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The efficacy of a comprehensive psychiatric program on nursing home patients
(2000-05)The purpose of this retrospective, descriptive study was two-fold: (a) the first was to evaluate the effect of a comprehensive psychiatric program in nursing homes on psychiatric hospitalization rates of those nursing home ... -
Health locus of control, perception of risk, and risk-taking behavior in older adolescents
(2000-08)This study examined the relationships among the three dimensions of health locus of control, perception of risk, and risk-taking behavior in older adolescents. Additionally, the study tested a conceptual model of intrapersonal ... -
A meta-analysis of quality of life in older adults
(1994-12)The purpose of the study was to identify physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and economic variables predictive of Quality of Life (QOL) among community-residing healthy and chronically ill adults aged 55$\sp{+}$ ... -
Cancer screening behaviors in older adults: Grounded theory
(1994-12)The purpose of this study was to address the knowledge gap regarding older adults' health care decisions occurring after a cancer screening examination was performed. The research question "What phenomena are perceived by ... -
Ethnic specific perceptions about pregnancy as related to abuse status and their application to clinical identification of abused women
(1992-12)This study was a secondary data analysis of a prospective cohort study designed to investigate abuse during pregnancy. A triangulated design was used to investigate the association between an ethnic specific topology of ... -
Health and nursing practice behaviors of registered nurses related to completion of health promotion/disease prevention course
(1991-05)This study was designed to examine the question: Following a 30-hour course in health promotion and disease prevention (HP/DP), do registered nurses (RNs) record a greater magnitude of change in practiced health behaviors ... -
Assessing senior baccalaureate nursing students’ attitudes toward sexual health education as a nursing responsibility following a family life and sexual health education intervention
(2020-11-04)According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately one in four adolescents has a sexually transmitted infection. Early sexual health education provided by specially trained educators has been shown ... -
Diabetes self-management using online low carbohydrate support groups
(2021-01-12)Adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes experience derangements of carbohydrate metabolism and decreased sensitivity to insulin (e.g., carbohydrate intolerance) that lead to persistent hyperglycemia. Drastic restriction of ... -
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(2020-11-18)THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN ON THEIR JOURNEY TO DIAGNOSIS OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS DECEMBER 2020 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects women during the third or ... -
Moral distress in clinical research nurses
(2020-11-09)Clinical research nursing is the nursing specialty that focuses on the care of research participants and the management of clinical trials. Clinical research nurses (CRN) experience unique challenges in the context of their ... -
Cultural competence and knowledge of South Asian culture of registered nurses working in an urban hospital setting
(2020-12-01)Little research has been done to examine the cultural competence (CC) and knowledge of the South Asian culture of registered nurses (RNs) working in an urban hospital setting. The purpose of this correlational descriptive ... -
Visual impairment in the elderly and its impact on their daily lives
(1993-08)The purpose of this descriptive study was twofold: (1) to identify visual problems in the elderly, and (2) to identify the consequences of decreased vision in the elderly person's daily life. The Roy (1980, 1984) Adaptation ... -
School readiness in children born to Hispanic adolescent mothers compared to children of Hispanic post-adolescent mothers
(1991-12)A non-experimental, explanatory four-group research design was conducted to investigate the level of school readiness and quality of home environment of children of younger and older Hispanic adolescent mothers as compared ... -
Personal power perceptions need satisfaction and self-esteem: Theory formation
(1991-12)Three problems were identified for a theory formation study of personal power perceptions, need satisfaction and self-esteem: (1) What is the validity and reliability of the following instruments: (a) the Motivation to ... -
Perceived control and health-promoting behaviors as predictors of life satisfaction and well-being outcomes of women with long-term spinal cord injury
(1991-08)Forty women with long-term SCI, living in the community, were randomly selected to investigate the relationship between personal control of lifestyle and adjustment to rehabilitation. Utilizing the Nunchuck Interpersonal ... -
Battered women's decision to leave or return to abusive relationships
(1990-08)A nonexperimental, descriptive, retrospective study was conducted using the records of 330 residents housed in a shelter for battered women during the year of 1984. Data were analyzed using descriptive and multivariate ... -
Videotaped modeling and maternal influences on perceived maternal self-efficacy
(1993-05)The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine if providing mothers of infants with minor health problems the opportunity to view the videotape, "Yes, Mom, You Can Be Successful," significantly increases ... -
Student nurses' attitudes toward sexuality in the care of the terminally ill
(1993-08)The problem for this study was to explore the relationship between a program on human sexuality and attitudes toward human sexuality and attitudes toward inclusion of sexual health in nursing care of the terminally ill ...
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