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Physical Activity as an Intervention for Pain Based on Gate Control Theory
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of physical activity on pain tolerance and pain perception. The expectation that physical activity would reduce the perception of pain was deduced from clinical ... -
Mental Health Nurses' Imagination, Power, and Empathy: A Descriptive Study Using Rogerian Nursing Science
The researcher developed a perspective on empathy derived from Rogers' (1970, 1994) Science of Unitary Human Beings. Building on Barrett's (1983) Rogerian theory of power as knowing participation in change, the researcher ... -
Food, Body Weight, and Health Among Adolescents in the Digital Age: An Explorative Study from a Health Promotion Perspectives
The overall aim of this thesis was to explore adolescents’ relationship with food, body weight, and health communication in online digital media, as well as how adolescents experience participating in a health promotion ... -
A Description of Self-concept Following Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of the present study was to describe self-concept following a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) at the expected endpoint of maximum recovery of function. According to the literature, this endpoint occurs between ... -
The Relationship Between Two Types of Artificial Lighting and Restlessness as Manifested by Level of Activation and Motor Activity in the Elderly
The researcher's purpose in this study was to investigate a proposed relationship between the spectral power distribution of two different fluorescent lights and two measures of restlessness, motor activity and level of ... -
Patterns of Fatigue and Factors Influencing Fatigue During Adjuvant Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
Women beginning adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer seek information from health professionals regarding fatigue, but knowledge regarding this distressing symptom is currently limited. The purposes of this study were ... -
Fleet Mental Health: A Discourse Analysis of Navy Leaders' Attitudes About Mental Health Problems
Mental disorders are a significant source of medical and occupational morbidity for active duty military members. The majority of military personnel believe that using mental health services will cause career harm, and ... -
Self-selected Distraction for Acute Procedural Pain in Adolescents: An Intervention Feasibility Study
Purpose. This feasibility study evaluated all phases of the planned main study. The study tested the effect of self-selected distraction on acute pain perception in adolescents undergoing allergy skin testing. Distraction ... -
Development of a Foot Care Knowledge Test for Elderly People with Diabetes
Purpose of the study was to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure foot care knowledge in elderly people with diabetes. Utilizing a three phase design, Phase I focused on survey of foot care content deemed ... -
Early Outcomes from Mild Traumatic Brain Injury from Child and Proxy Perspectives
Background. Approximately 70-90% of traumatic brain injuries are mild, with a worldwide incidence greater than 600 per 100,000 people. Previous studies of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after a mild traumatic brain ... -
Clinical Decision-making Among Nursing Students: An Interpretive Study
Clinical decision making has been identified as one of the most important contributions made by the professional nurse in the care of patients. Yet as a discipline, we continue to question what factors influence the ... -
Effectiveness of Experiential Learning Strategies
The aim of this experimental study was to determine if Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) students who complete a service learning (SL) assignment within a nursing course score significantly higher on the Nursing ... -
Increasing Patient Engagement in the Pre-operative Patient Population
The United States (U.S.) spends more revenue than any other industrialized nation on healthcare yet research indicates this does not equate to delivering the safest or most efficient quality patient care (Riehle & Hyrkas, ... -
Nursing Informatics and Hospital Decision-making: The Use of Information Generated by an Automated Patient Classification System
Automated patient classification systems (PCS) are widely used throughout the United States. Their intended purpose is to generate information to be used in decision making by and for nurses and nursing services. Expenditures ... -
Interprofessional Healthcare Provider Education on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
The rapidly increasing incidence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) in the U.S. has been identified as a national healthcare crisis. An evidence-based practice change project, “Interprofessional Healthcare Provider ... -
Self-reported Health Status and Health Determinants in Low Income Midlife Women Aged 40 to 64
The purpose of this descriptive longitudinal study was to describe (a) self-reported health status, (b) the relationship between self-reported health status and individual, environmental, and system health determinants, ... -
The Lived Experience of Breastfeeding for Women with Perinatal Depression
Exclusive breastfeeding for at least 6 months provides numerous infant and maternal benefits. Yet mothers with risk factors, such as lower education, lower socioeconomic status, younger maternal age, planned cesarean birth, ... -
Experiences of Homeless Vietnam Veterans in Deciding to Access or Not Access Health Care
Homeless Vietnam Veterans (HVV) report their health status as poor, indicating a multitude of health concerns, including physical and psychological problems, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and alcohol or drug ... -
Adolescent Motherhood: The Human Agency Perspective
The purpose of this study was to develop and test a causal model a priori. The mediating influence of self-esteem in the relationship among the sociocultural variables of race, social status and family relationships, ... -
Exploring Student Perceptions of Retention Issues in a 3-year Baccalaureate-Level Nursing Program
The nursing shortage, a major concern for the United States, has a multitude of causative factors. Nursing education has been tasked with helping to decrease the shortage of qualified registered nurses. Poor retention of ...
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