Browsing by Level of Evidence "Observational"
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Adolescent resilience following parental death in childhood and its relationship to parental attachment and coping
Adolescent resilience following loss has been linked with supportive social relationships and coping. Retrospective studies have found that parental death during childhood has been a risk factor for serious mental health ... -
Behavioral Indices of Maternal Stress and Health Related Family Boundary Ambiguity in Pediatric Intensive Care
This study of mothers of children in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) created two measures, (a) Health Related Family Boundary Ambiguity (HRFBA:PICU), (b) Maternal Caretaking Behavior (MCOS:PICU), and explored ... -
Biomarker circadian rhythm profiles in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients
Objective: To explore the natural trajectory of core body temperature (CBT) and cortisol (CORT) circadian rhythms in mechanically ventilated intensive care unit (MV ICU) patients. Design: Prospective, observational, ... -
A Collaborative Case Management Model in an End Stage Renal Disease Patient Population
The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effectiveness of a collaborative case management (CCM) model on an end stage renal disease (ESRD) patient population. The study attempted to confront some of the conceptual ... -
Comparative analysis of two swallow screening tools
Background: Dysphagia after stroke is common and is associated with an increased risk of aspiration, dehydration, and malnutrition. Early identification can allow for interventions to reduce complications. Aim: This study ... -
Congruence of Illness Representation Between Older Adult Heart Failure Patients and Their Spouses or Partners and its Relationship to Adherence Behavior
Intentional nonadherence to prescribed treatment has been documented as a leading contributor to the deleterious outcomes observed for many heart failure patients. Investigation of adherence from the perspective of the ... -
Curricular Approaches to Teaching Ethics in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs
The purpose of this study was to gather information about the various curricular approaches used by baccalaureate nursing programs for teaching ethics. Specific information sought included: faculty preparation in ethics; ... -
Development of a Community Health Nursing Course Grounded in Nightingale's Framework
The lack of theory in Community Health Nursing (CHN) education is significant. Nightingale’s theory, with its emphasis on environmental effects on health, could guide CHN, and teaching her theory’s points in CHN courses ... -
Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant analgesic to improve patient outcomes
Poorly managed pain control in the perioperative period can result in decreased patient satisfaction, delayed recovery, prolonged hospitalization, and further complications. Acute postoperative pain can progress to chronic ... -
The effects of a structured mindfulness program on the development of empathy in healthcare students
(Elsevier, 2017)A growing body of literature demonstrates that high levels of anxiety and stress-related health concerns are experienced by under-graduate university students, in particular medical and nursing students). For students to ... -
Effects of prehospital communication times in STEMI patients
Expedient transfer of a ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patient presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) to a cath lab for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is well understood to make a difference in ... -
Electrical Cardiometry and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy During Transfusion: A Prospective Observational Study
This presentation reviews a single center prospective observational study investigating cardiovascular hemodynamics and perfusion in anemic and non-anemic premature infants during the transfusion. Topics include the use ... -
Emergence delirium in U.S. military combat veterans
This dissertation study examined the phenomenon of emergence delirium in U.S. military combat veterans. Emergence delirium is a post-anesthetic phenomenon that occurs immediately following emergence from general anesthesia ... -
Environmental modification strategies used by caregivers
The purpose of this study was to describe the environmental modification strategies used by family caregivers of chronically ill older people. The specific aims of the study were to describe: (1) the environmental modification ... -
Factors Associated with Degree of Adoption by Hospitals in the Central States of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Cancer Pain
Using contingency theory (Damanpour, 1991) and Rogers' (1995) diffusion of innovations theory, this study: (1) determined the degree of adoption of AHCPR management of cancer pain clinical practice guideline (CPG) by ... -
Gender Effects on Psychiatric Profiles of Substance Abusing Persons
The effects of gender on specific psychiatric variables of substance abusing persons was investigated with the goal of designing gender-appropriate programs for the treatment of addiction. A population of 120 male and 88 ... -
The health beliefs of Papua New Guinea nursing students
The present study was conducted to determine if a Western theoretical model, developed to explain the abstract structure of health beliefs, would provide appropriate guidelines to construct an instrument to assess health ... -
Healthcare Team Interventions in ICU for Patients With Acquired-Brain-Injury: A Pilot Study Using Participant Observation
The neurocritical patients care include interventions made with the intention to benefit, bed-bathing, suctioning of respiratory secretions and repositioning in bed are some examples. The aim of this study was to develop ... -
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 ... -
Hypertonic Lower Extremities in Infants: Correlation to Motor Function Scores at Thirteen Months of Age
Exploring a large data set, hypertonicity of the lower extremities has been incidentally identified as occurring in one out of every five infants, whether term or preterm. This retrospective, longitudinal, descriptive, ...
