Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma): Recent submissions
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Nurse-Led Interventions for Hypertension Management in General Practice: A Systematic Review
Due to the increased demand for chronic disease management and lifestyle risk factor reduction the nursing workforce in primary care has grown significantly. This review synthesizes the international evidence on the impact ... -
Effects of a Home-Based Breathing Training on Menopausal Symptoms Among Community Postmenopausal Women
This is a prospective, triple-blinded and randomized controlled trial with a crossover design. Our results confirm that this four-week home-based breathing training assisted with biofeedback has a beneficial impact on ... -
Evaluating Knowledge, Use, and Skills After Attending Mental Health First Aid Training
EBP Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training provides participants with the tools to assess individuals for risk of suicide/harm, listen nonjudgmentally, give reassurance/information, encourage appropriate professional help ... -
A Family Experience of Decision-Making Home Care for the Cancer Elderly With In-Home Medical Care
The learner will be able to identify the process of home care decision-making of a family for the cancer elderly with in-home medical care at the discharge from an acute care hospital. -
Assessing the Impact of an RMN Supporting Healthcare Professionals in Dementia Care in Acute Settings
The focus of this research is the use of expertise in Dementia Care. This work looks particularly at a Quality Improvement role to improve innovations, support staff and develop education. -
Extended Care Activities for Nursing Support Workers in Mental Health Inpatient Settings: A Delphi Study
Generic scopes of practice for nursing support workers provide limited guidance in mental health environments, with role ambiguity and under-utilisation reported. This study reports on context specific care activities for ... -
Delivering Primary Healthcare to Refugees in New Zealand: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis
Providing responsive primary health care (PHC) to refugees is a pressing issue in New Zealand (NZ) and internationally. Evidence on best practice PHC for refugees is limited. We reviewed NZ refugee health literature/policies ... -
Caregiver Barriers to HPV Vaccination in the African American and Afro-Caribbean Population
This systematic review explores caregiver barriers to HPV vaccination in the African-American and Afro-Caribbean population in order to guide health promotion strategies to counteract existing obstacles to HPV vaccination, ... -
Social Support and Intimate Partner Violence Interaction Effects on Quality of Life Among Thai Women
Intimate partner violence (IPV) can impact women's quality of life (QOL). Family and friend support was found to alleviate the adverse effect of IPV. However, little is known about the interaction effects of such support ... -
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korean College Students
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder in the West. But information on the prevalence of IBS in Asia is still lacking, especially in Korea. The purpose of this study was to determine ... -
Facilitators and Barriers to Confidence Development in the Clinical Teaching Role
This abstract addresses an important aspect in nursing education literature about clinical nurse educator confidence. Evidence about facilitators and barriers to the development of confidence in clinical teaching in a ... -
To Write, Right? That Is the Scholarly Question
As educators, we want our students to thrive and incorporate research. However, with the influx of informal written communication, scholarly writing has been pushed from the forefront of academia. Though collaboration the ... -
BSN-to-PhD, Knowing What I Know Now: A Personal Story of Triumph and Pitfalls
Nurses know that they want to enhance their education by obtaining doctoral degrees, however, finding appropriate programs that meet individual goals is usually a challenge. Additionally, students are not mentally prepared ... -
Can Technology-Assisted Nursing Intervention Improve Postpartum Mood and Decrease Parenting Stress?
The effectiveness of electronic messages provided to postpartum women for improving mood and decreasing parenting stress is being measured in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Initial feasibility data demonstrates that ... -
A Study of Paternal Involvement and Its Related Factors in Fathers of Preterm Infants
The paternal involvement is important in child development and facilitates reduction of the maternal stress. Nursing care measures be provided for fathers to improve the paternal involvement before their premature infants ... -
Patient Adherence: A Concept Analysis
Participants will explore how the concept of adherence is defined and used throughout the medical literature. Attributes, related terms, antecedents, and consequences of adherence will also be identified. Exploration of ... -
Factors Associated With the Advance Care Planning Among Community Older Adults in Taiwan
Because of the cultural taboo, only few older adults in Taiwan have had the opportunity to discuss advance care planning (ACP). The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and stage of change ... -
Predictors of Readiness for Disaster-Management Competency and Disaster-Nursing Skills From OSCE Among Hospital Nurses
Disaster-nursing skills based on OSCE are associated with the readiness for disaster management competency. Predictors of disaster-nursing skills based on OSCE include gender, nursing ladder, and previously received disaster ... -
Improving Healthcare Quality for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis by Analyzing Vascular Access Methods
Vascular access is the main access method for administering hemodialysis to patients. Hemodialysis quality is crucial for the health care quality of patients requiring such treatment. Complications related to hemodialysis ... -
Under Reporting of Workplace Violence by Nurses in a Regional Hospital in South Africa
Quantitative, descriptive research was conducted to determine why nurses in a regional hospital in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, under-report workplace violence. Data was collected with a questionnaire and analysed ...