Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports
To encourage the advancement of nursing through research around the globe, Sigma Foundation for Nursing provides funding for small and collaborative research grants. This collection houses reports of the recipients' research endeavors.
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Recent Submissions
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Exploring resident-to-resident aggression in long-term care from a nurse leader perspective
Purpose: Resident-to-resident aggression (RRA) is one of the most common forms of violence in long-term care (LTC) and can have devastating physical, emotional and psychological consequences. Incidents of RRA remain ... -
Unmet needs in adolescents and young adults with cancer: A mixed-method study using social media
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify and compare the unmet needs of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer by age and gender. Methods: This is a mixed-methods study to analyze textual data from blog ... -
Psychosocial factors and prevention of HIV/AIDS related risky sexual behaviors among college students
Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate HIV/AIDS preventive self-efficacy, depression, spiritual well-being, and risky sexual behaviors among college students in the United States, to examine the relationships ... -
Nursing students’ views regarding the use of virtual reality: A qualitative exploration
Background: The popularity and use of virtual reality in healthcare delivery and nursing education is on the rise. Yet, the views of future nurses regarding this technology remain underexplored. This qualitative study ... -
Exploration of RN to BSN students intent for faculty role
Aim: The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the factors that RN to BSN students’ intent to become nursing faculty. Background: The nursing faculty shortage is predicted to worsen as faculty members reach ... -
The influence of caregivers’ gender attitudes on adolescents’ health and well-being in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Introduction: Adolescence is a developmentally important phase in one’s life. However, restrictive gender attitudes that gain increased importance during adolescence prevent many from reaching their health and development ... -
Determining the influence of parent mental health on two-generation outcomes in families with children in residential treatment
Adolescents with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders discharged from residential treatment (RT) experience severe, life-altering psychosocial outcomes that may be ameliorated by addressing positive parenting ... -
Exploration of competence in new graduate nurses
The primary goal of nursing education programs is to graduate competent novices who are ready to begin their nursing careers. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to know how the employers of new graduates define competence. ... -
Polygenic risk score distributions suggest that treatment resistance in schizophrenia is unlikely to be driven by schizophrenia associated common variations
This work will extend the current approach in the field and has the potential to decode the etiopathogenesis of schizophrenia by focusing on symptom domains which not only have important and direct clinical outcomes but ... -
Symptom experience and correlation with fecal microbiota In colorectal cancer survivors
The purpose of this descriptive study with a cross-sectional study design is to explore the differences in symptom experience and features of fecal microbiota among three groups (CRC survivors before cancer treatments, CRC ... -
Family management of severe obesity in adolescents
Purpose: Severe obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) >120th percent of the 95th BMI percentile for age and sex, is the fastest growing subcategory of obesity among children and adolescents. The aims of this study ... -
Resistiveness in dementia: Nurse communication in acute care
Persons living with dementia (PLWD) are twice as likely to be hospitalized compared to cognitively intact older adults and while hospitalized PWD often exhibit behavioral symptoms of dementia such as aggression. Challenging ... -
Sleep health knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices of underserved mothers with a history of prenatal depression
The purpose of this study was to describe the sleep health knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices of an underserved sample of mothers with a history of prenatal depression. This was a cross-sectional, multimethods ... -
Implementation interventions for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in public health sexually transmitted infections clinic and related PrEP minority trends
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) effectively reduces the risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. PrEP implementation in public health clinics is suggested for increasing PrEP access; However, it is unclear if ... -
Beyond prognosis communication: Exploring the existential dimensions of palliative care conversations with adults with advanced cancer
Communication about prognosis is integral to effective palliative care. However, prognosis communication often entails considering mortality, which can trigger existential questions. We understand very little about how ... -
The impact of emotional regulation on treatment burden in the primary care population
For the 60% of the US population living with one or more chronic conditions, understanding how emotional regulation contributes to treatment burden is an unstudied, yet potentially important dynamic affecting self-management ... -
Quantifying responsive feeding of infants and young children: An analysis from three countries: Peru, Nicaragua and Indonesia
Introduction: Responsive feeding, the age and developmentally appropriate interactions between caregivers and infants and young children (IYC) 6-23 months, represents a critical component of complementary feeding to promote ... -
Nursing staffing and state-level dementia training in relation to inappropriate psychotropic medication use In nursing home residents with dementia
Background: Psychotropics use to manage behavioral symptoms associated with dementia in nursing homes (NHs) has been the focus of policy attention due to their adverse effects. NHs can be flagged for inappropriate psychotropics ... -
Can a patient-centred pressure injury prevention care bundle increase patient participation and reduce pressure injuries; An implementation study
Preventing hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) in patients is a key quality of care and safety goal for healthcare organisations and clinicians. Nurses implement numerous pressure injury prevention (PIP) strategies ... -
Adult patients’ experience using patient portal: The impact of perceived usability on portal use behavior
Background: Patient portals (PPs) are a robust tool that can engage patients into their care. PPs can be especially helpful for older adults who have complex healthcare conditions. Usability of PPs is a major influencing ...
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