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Demo-Socioeconomic, Obstetric Variables, Perceived Stress and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Pregnant Women in Macao, China
(2012-9-12)Purpose: To identify the relationship of demographic, socioeconomic and obstetric variables and health-related quality of life to perceived stress among Macao Chinese pregnant women. Methods: It was a cross-sectional and ... -
Valid Items for Screening Dysphagia Risk in Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Early detection of dysphagia in acute stroke is critical as it allows for immediate intervention, thereby reducing mortality, morbidity, length of hospitalization, and healthcare costs. These findings have led ... -
Integrating Nursing and Bioengineering Expertise in Research: Use of Optical Imaging to Uncover Neural Correlates of Adult Risk Decisions
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Across the lifespan, the degree of prefrontal cortex (PFC) maturity or decline influences executive cognitive functions. Adults are expected to demonstrate mature decision-making skills, impulse control, and delay ... -
Effect of a Brief Seated Massage on Nursing Student Attitudes to Touch for Comfort Care
(2012-9-12)Purpose: While nursing curriculums have deleted touch modalities/massage from nursing education/practice, randomized controlled trials indicate that these modalities are safe and effective for both nurse self care and ... -
Is There a Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Sibling Relationships in Families Raising a Child with a Disability?
(2012-9-12)Purpose: This quantitative design examined parenting practices and sibling relationships according to parent gender, sibling gender and type of disability and then determined if parenting practices and sibling relationships ... -
Dissemination and Utilization Gap of Nursing Research in India: Call for International Collaboration
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Research dissemination and knowledge utilization are essential components of today's nursing practice. The CURN model (1980) explains the importance of research utilization in nursing. It was evident from researchers ... -
Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies of Hong Kong Pre-Registration Nursing Degree Students During Their Clinical Placement
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Appropriate levels of stress can be a motivator for learning. A few studies in Hong Kong and Taiwan demonstrated that various levels of stress were experienced by pre-registration nursing students during their ... -
Knowledge Acquisition Through Simulation in Nursing Education: A Meta-Analysis
(2012-9-12)Nursing education is the process whereby students are guided, assisted and provided with means which enable them to learn the professional knowledge so that they can apply it to nursing care of people. Simulation is a ... -
Variations in Utilization of Clinical Preventive Services in Older Adults with Near Universal Health Coverage
(2012-9-12)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between potential access (characteristics of the delivery system and population at risk) and realized access (utilization of clinical preventive services ... -
Competency-Based Public Health Clinical Educational Strategies
(2012-9-12)Challenges facing nursing educators and public health agencies in preparing a public health nursing workforce for the 21st century include a lack of clinical sites, competition between schools of nursing for public health ... -
Testing a Model of Clarity of Self, Role, and System as Predictors of Job Satisfaction of Nurses in Jamaica
(2012-9-12)Research in job satisfaction has positioned the organization as the primary entity responsible for improving the work environment. This study tests a model that positions the individual nurse as the primary source to ... -
Sensitivity of Radiofrequency Devices for Detection of Retained Surgical Sponges in Morbidly Obese Subjects
(2012-9-12)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the detection of surgical sponges through the torso of non-morbidly obese and morbidly obese subjects using a radiofrequency mattress. ... -
Adding an Integrative Health and Wellness Assessment of Nursing Staff to the Caring Science Research Trajectory in a Mid-Size Hospital in Wyoming, USA
(2012-9-12)Four hundred nurses in a large community hospital in Casper, Wyoming, USA have been involved in the implementation of a Caring Science program since 2005. This research trajectory of Caring Science that is using a ... -
Perceived Quality of Life After Prostate Cancer Treatment: Response Shift
(2012-9-12)Purpose: Response shift refers to when individuals alter their internal standards in adjusting to changing circumstances such as illness. This shift can occur in persons with cancer who may perceive quality of life differently ... -
Domestic Violence Risk Factors Among Arab Immigrant Women
(2012-9-12)Purpose: The purpose of this research was to develop and standardize an evidence-based, culturally-sensitive bi-lingual (Arabic/English) measure of risk for domestic violence for use in health, mental health and social ... -
The Development and Psychometric Testing of the Cognitive of Information Literacy Inventory (CILI)
(2012-9-12)Purpose: This is two-year research project, one of the aims was to develop and test two instruments, including the CILI and "attitude toward information literacy inventory (ATILI)." This study was to develop and test ... -
Community-Based Wellness Center: Getting People to Move
(2012-9-12)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to increase the physical activity in low income Hispanic men and women in a community center. With the increase in obesity rates, physical activity plays a central role in overall ... -
Community Awareness: Nutritional Patterns
(2012-9-12)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the reported diets of clients in a community wellness center. The Hispanic population is at higher risk for the development of fatty liver disease. It is correlated with ... -
Contributory Elements in the Introduction of New Health Care Delivery Models to Health Care Systems Globally
(2012-9-12)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe influential factors in the introduction of expanded nursing roles to existing health-care systems for improving access to care in health workforce shortage areas globally. ... -
Use of Risk Scoring Tools to Determine Risk of Secondary Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Events During Hospitalization for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Cohort of Women
(2012-9-12)Purpose: GRACE, TIMI and CADILLAC are risk scores designed for predicting short term outcomes after acute coronary syndromes. The aim of our study was to test their utility for prediction of a secondary major cardiac and ...
