Browsing by Sigma Chapters "Alpha Eta"
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Adult Ambulatory Care Visits for Illness-related Complaints in the United States, 1995/1996
The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of a subset (illness-related complaints) of adult ambulatory care visits during 1995 and 1996 to physician offices (MDO), emergency departments (ED), and ... -
Association of Occupational Noise Exposure With Cardiovascular Diseases Among Career Firefighters in Northern California, USA
The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the association between occupational noise exposure and cardiovascular disease among career firefighters in Northern California, USA. -
Breastfeeding Behavior and Sleep of New Mothers in a Predominantly Low-Income and Ethnically Diverse Sample
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013: Purpose: To add to current knowledge about sleep and breastfeeding behavior of new mothers in order to promote exclusive breastfeeding in the first month postpartum, a vulnerable ... -
Cognitive Function in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Background. Recent studies suggest that standard dose chemotherapy (CTX) may cross the blood-brain barrier. However, the evidence for CTX-induced cognitive impairments in breast cancer patients is inconsistent. Purposes. ... -
Consequences of Job Loss: Impact on Self Identity and Family Role
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Monday, July 27, 2015: Purpose: This qualitative study relied on narrative from individuals who had lost their job following injury or illness. Their words revealed experiences that demonstrated a shift ... -
Content-Analysis of Social Networks and Mobile Phone Text Messages Among HIV Patients in Tanzania
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: The study aimed to explore and understand HIV patients' social networks and support in relation to their use of mobile text messages (SMS). This study also presents HIV ... -
Dementia Care: Long-Term Care Facilities' Environmental Design and Quality-of-Life of Older Adults
(2018-06-20)This study examined the relationship between the environmental design in long-term care facilities in the United States and Japan and its effect on residents with dementia's daily activity patterns and quality of life. -
Developing Change Agents in an Ever-Evolving Healthcare Delivery System
()The changing demands of our complex healthcare environment require the highest level of scientific knowledge and practice expertise to assure quality patient outcomes. This presentation will describe how DNP nurse leaders ... -
Disparities in Self-Rated Health Among Chinese Immigrants: Exploring Inequality Identities
(2017-07-25)This study investigated the degree to which self-rated health varies by gender, age, socioeconomic status, acculturation, stress and discrimination, and social position among U.S. Chinese immigrants. Results revealed Chinese ... -
Ethical Knowing in the Classroom and the Care of Underserved Populations
(2013-10-22)Session presented on: Thursday, July 25, 2013: Purpose: The purspose of this study was to examine how ethical knowing is created in the setting of graduate level nursing education regarding the care of undersered and ... -
An evaluation of the molecular species of CA125 across the three phases of the menstrual cycle
CA125, a tumor-associated antigen, is primarily used to monitor epithelial ovarian cancer. However, CA125 alone lacks the sensitivity and specificity necessary for population-based screening in healthy women. Barriers to ... -
Expanding Our Understanding Complex Decision-Making in Emergent, Routine and Urgent Ethically Challenging Clinical Situations
(2014-11-17)Session presented on Thursday, July 24, 2014: Purpose: Nurses routinely provide care to patients in ethically challenging situations. The purpose of this study was to discover and identify the continuum between conscientious ... -
Factors Associated with Sleep Disturbance in Midlife Women
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: The purpose of this secondary analysis is to describe factors associated with sleep disturbance in late pre-menopause and peri-menopause. Methods: We conducted a secondary ... -
Factors That Affect Nutritional Adequacy in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition Support
The purpose of this study was to examine the adequacy of enteral nutritional intake and the factors affecting its delivery in mechanically ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients. A prospective, descriptive design ... -
Global Research and International Collaborations in the Pacific Rim
(2017-07-25)The studies to be presented in this symposium address Goal Three of the United Nations Sustainable Development program to reduce by 2030 one third of premature mortality from NCD’s through prevention and treatment with the ... -
Health and the Hospital Workplace Environment of US Nurses
(2018-06-18)A cross-sectional study using the American Nurses Association HealthyNurseTM online health risk appraisal data to describe hospital registered nurses' health, perceived health and their perception of the health and safety ... -
Hospital Discharge Preparation for Homeward Bound Elderly
Hospital discharge planning (DCP) for the elderly is a research priority. Within the cost conscious healthcare environment, there is concern about short hospitalizations and responsibility shifts to patients for continued ... -
Immigrant women and their health: An olive paper
(Indianapolis, Ind. : Sigma Theta Tau International, Center Nursing Press, c1998, 1998)Migration and population relocation are part of human history. However, recent national and international issues create a need to pay more attention to immigration and its effects on immigrants and the societies in which ... -
Influences of social relationships, illness characteristics, and personality on chronic pain and depression
Subjects with myofascial pain disorders (n = 67) and arthritis (n = 84) were studied to examine the contribution of personality traits and social relationships to their complaints of pain and depression. Structured interviews ... -
Introducing a “brain” to anxious novice nursing students to obtain essential patient information
This study examined the effects of using the patient data sheet, "brain," on novice nursing students' ability of obtaining essential patient information during the first clinical rotation.
