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Impact of managed care on health care delivery practices as perceived by health care administrators and practitioners
(2002-05)Managed care has had a significant impact on many components of the U.S. health care delivery system such as cost effectiveness, access to care, and quality of care. These changes have affected how administrators and ... -
Maternal identity, role satisfaction and employment among first-time mothers
(1990-12)The relationship between employment resumption time, maternal identity and maternal satisfaction was investigated in 43 adult employed first-time mothers. The study used a descriptive correlational design. Maternal identity ... -
The role of client characteristics, system characteristics, and interventions in ischemic stroke outcomes
(2002-05)The purpose of this study was to utilize an administrative database to examine differences in system characteristics, client characteristics, and interventions as they influence identified stroke outcomes. Additionally, ... -
Predictors of relapse for nurses participating in a peer assistance program
(2005-12)The study purpose was to investigate if certain variables predicted relapse of 158 nurses with substance use disorder (SUD) who were peer assistant program (PAP) participants. The average age and years of nursing experience ... -
An intervention to promote quality of life in older adults experiencing chronic nonmalignant pain
(2006-05)Chronic nonmalignant pain (CNP) is a major problem among older adults, emphasizing the need for nurses and other health care professionals to work together in helping the individual to manage it. The major purpose of this ... -
Reliability and validity testing of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory -Heart Failure (MDASI-HF): An evaluative instrument for symptom identification in cancer patients with concurrent heart failure
(2006-12)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory- Heart Failure (MDASI-HF), an evaluative instrument for symptom assessment in cancer patients with concurrent heart ... -
An intervention to improve the health of people 60 years and older
(2004-12)This study describes a two-group randomized controlled trial that assessed the effect of a writing intervention, Life Story Workshop, on the perceived health and depression status of people over 60 years of age. A sample ... -
Effects of an educational intervention on breast cancer screening and early detection in Vietnamese American women
(2006-12)This experimental two-group pretest-posttest study evaluate the effects of an educational intervention on breast cancer knowledge, breast cancer health beliefs, breast self exam (BSE) knowledge, breast self-exam practices ... -
Preventive services use by Mexican and Mexican American mothers in a child's first six months of life
(2005-05)An investigation was conducted to explore preventive healthcare service use by Mexican and Mexican-American mothers (n=97) for their infants in the first 6 months of life. Data collection was completed at Women, Infants, ... -
Complementary and alternative modalities used by women with female-specific cancers
(2007-05)In this cross-sectional, retrospective, explanatory secondary analysis of the 2002 National Health Interview Survey, complementary and alternative modality (CAM) use and high-risk CAM use by women with female-specific ... -
Women's stories of their experiences as overweight patients
(2007-12)Overweight and obesity, increasingly significant issues for women's health, are chronic health conditions associated with societal bias and stigma. Negative attitudes toward overweight people are persistent. Overweight or ... -
Being family: The family experience when an adult member is critically ill
(2004-12)Patients enter a critical care setting in physiologic crisis but families enter the setting in psychologic crisis. Nursing practice in critical care settings has traditionally focused on addressing individual patient needs ... -
Perception of hematopoietic stem cell donation of Vietnamese- Americans: A mixed methods study
(2019-08-05)ABSTRACT SUZETTE RENEE STONE PERCEPTION OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL DONATION OF VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN: A MIXED METHODS STUDY AUGUST 2019 The purpose of this study is to understand the perception of Vietnamese-American ... -
Effects of an educational intervention on nurse practitioners' clinical breast examination techniques and ability to detect lumps in silicone breast models
(2006-12)Breast cancer continues to strike one in eight women during her lifetime in the United States. Until a cure is found, early detection offers the best treatment options and reduces mortality. The clinical breast examination ... -
Interpersonal trust, life events and selected coronary heart disease risk factors in a college population
(1979-12)Problem: What is the relationship between interpersonal trust and life events/and coronary heart disease risk factors? A two group survey method with a volunteer university sample of 105 subjects comprising 54 males and ... -
Development of a subjective workload assessment for nurses
(2006-12)Understanding perceptions of workload and workload demands for nurses providing direct care is an area that has not been well researched and is important to maintaining a safe practice environment. This study focused on ... -
Predictors of students outcomes on perceived knowledge and competence of genetic family history risk assessment
(2008-08)The purpose of this predictive correlational study was to determine the degree to which certain nursing school characteristics predict graduating undergraduate nursing student perceived knowledge and perceived competence ... -
Intervention trial for workers with depressive symptoms
(2006-12)Depression is a major public health concern, because of its high prevalence, personal cost and suffering, and economic impact. A particular problem exists for depressed workers facing layoff and possible loss of health ... -
An exploration of the finding and seeking of meaning in the life and the Mexican-American nurse's mood state
(1980-12)The literature documents increasing concern about nurses' personal and professional life situations related to stress, frustrations, concerns and problems. An exploratory design was used to ascertain the relationship between ... -
Concept-based curriculum: An interpretive study of efficacy and pedagogical usability
(2019-09-06)This hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of nurse educators practicing within a concept-based curriculum (CBC). Given the significant change in the framework of the nursing content and the ...
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