Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma): Recent submissions
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Using a Nursing Assessment for Identifying the Fall Syndrome's Risk Factors
Falls, in older adults are a major clinical problem in morbidity and mortality, four out of ten report a fall at least during the last year. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment is a multidimensional and interdisciplinary ... -
Pathopharmacological Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice: Obesity Pathophysiology, Identification, Treatment, and Disease Management
This paper will provide the pathophysiology differences in obese individuals, best practices according to the standard of practice published by the National Institutes of Health, and application of those recommendations ... -
Why Do So Many Veterans Smoke Cigarettes?
Tacit approval of cigarette smoking by the military is a key factor in the elevated number of military veterans who smoke as compared to civilians. Understanding the historical perspective is important for healthcare ... -
Emergency Department Triage Factors Predictive of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Emergency department nurse triage is tasked with differentiating clinical conditions at high-risk for morbidity and mortality. Nurses struggle to identify acute coronary syndrome at triage to help initiate life-saving ... -
2 Feet 4 Life: A Foot Care Self-Management Intervention for Older Adults Without Diabetes
The high prevalence of foot problems in older adults necessitates preventative foot self-care. This feasibility study evaluated a foot care self-management program on community-dwelling older adults without diabetes. ... -
Culture and Health Disparities: Hmong Health Beliefs and Practices in the United States
This project is a literature review about the Hmong health beliefs and practices in the United States. Coupled with health literacy, linguistic discordance, and mistrust of the Western healthcare system, the Hmong are ... -
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Veterans With PTSD
A review of the current literature suggests that different forms of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is effective in improving quality of life outcomes for veterans with PTSD. -
Role of Promotoras de Salud in Mexican American Healthcare
The researcher provides a literature overview of published roles for promotoras in Mexican American (MA) healthcare. Next, the researcher conducted a qualitative interview with two promotora participants to describe current ... -
A Scoping Review of Regulation and Pre-Licensure Education of Registered Nurses
International, English-language literature reporting outcomes of regulation of pre-licensure RN education was examined, mapped, and summarized to elucidate available evidence regarding the outcomes of such regulation. Five ... -
Using Vignette-Based Methodology to Explore Caring in the Recruitment of Older African Americans Into Health-Related Research
Older African-Americans are considered hard to recruit into health related research studies. Historical research atrocities, non-standardized recruitment protocols and concerns about high costs contribute to researchers ... -
The Complexity Around Stroke Awareness and Management in the Hispanic Community
The incidence of stroke in the Hispanic population occurs at a younger age with higher disability and a prolonged survival rate. Worse neurological outcome, prolonged post stroke survival and increased post stroke disability ... -
The Effectiveness of an Interprofessional Ambulatory Care Health System Redesign on Patient Outcomes
This study aim was to determine if a nurse-led, interprofessional, collaborative, care coordinated primary care model (ICCCM) in a high need geographical area affected patient engagement, health care utilization and clinical ... -
Uncertainty in the Medically-Managed Patient With Coronary Heart Disease
The relationships among uncertainty, perceived control, and self-management were examined in 71 coronary heart disease patients. Analysis revealed lower levels of uncertainty predicted higher levels of self-management ... -
Chronic Disease Outcomes Triad Model
The purpose of this presentation is to investigate the inter-relational and interactional relationship of the triadic sequelae (physical sequelae, mental/emotional sequelae, and social sequelae) as predictors of negative ... -
HPV Vaccination Intentions in Black Young Adults: Preliminary Data
The purpose of this quantitative study in HPV vaccine naive, Black college students aged 18-24, is to assess perceived vulnerability, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and risk behavior factors ... -
Factors Predicting High-Risk Sex Practices and Incidence of STIs Among Female Veterans
STIs are more prevalent among female military personnel than among civilian women. Studies have demonstrated that military personnel engage in high risk sex. However, do we know what factors influence their sexual behaviors, ... -
Symptom Clusters in Patients With Gastric Cancer: A Qualitative Study
Gastric cancer was the fifth frequently diagnosed and the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide in 2018. Gastric cancer survivors experience multiple disease- and treatment-related symptoms. We conducted a qualitative ... -
Making the Switch: A New Multicultural Curriculum for Improving Clinical Care and Reducing Health Disparities
With Israel's great cultural diversity, Israeli health professionals must increase their cultural competency so as to improve quality of medical care. This presentation describes efforts to introduce multiculturalism, ... -
Planned Medical Program for Ramadan's Fasting Diabetic Patients
Over one billion Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan worldwide, when they abstain from eating and drinking until after sunset. To fast safely and without life-threatening complications to diabetic patients, we need ... -
Factors Influencing Quality of Life in Elderly Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Total knee arthroplasty is one of the most common treatment for patients with severe knee osteoarthritis. Therefore, it is important to understand factors predicting patients' quality of life during post operation.