Browsing Nursing - Seattle by Issue Date
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The effects of family support, expectation of filial piety, and stress on health consequences of older adults with diabetes mellitus
(1995)The primary purpose of this study was to test a theoretical model that proposed that the health consequences could be predicted by three key concepts: family support, expectation of filial piety, and stress. The health ... -
Interactions between depressed mothers and their infants: joint attention behaviors
(1995)Maternal depression is a major health problem in the US. A growing number of studies link maternal depression to negative outcomes in infant development. However, there is little research on how nurses can help a depressed ... -
Couple processes as a context for breast cancer recovery: doing everything we can
(1996)This research study was an exploratory effort designed to explicate the relational processes that developed between women and their male partners as they negotiated the early breast cancer recovery. Case-intensive interview ... -
The relationship between sleep hygiene practices and nocturnal sleep for midlife women with and without insomnia
(1996)In this study sleep hygiene practices and perceived and somnographic sleep indicators were analyzed for 92 women with insomnia and 29 women with no insomnia ages 40 to 55. Women recorded practices and perceptions in diaries ... -
Attention process training: its effectiveness in remediating attention and memory deficits following mild traumatic brain injury
(1996)Traumatic brain injury is an insult to the brain capable of producing physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and vocational changes. Statistics show a rapid increase in the number of brain injuries each decade in both ... -
Premature infant responses to taped maternal voice
(1997)Premature infants are at risk for many potential problems including deficits in social interaction and sensory perception skills. One of the major reasons for this is the relative social isolation of these infants housed ... -
Women with histories of cocaine or heroin use who lose child custody
(1997)This exploratory study used grounded theory methodology to develop a substantive theory regarding women with histories of cocaine or heroin use who lose child custody. The primary aims were to obtain information directly ... -
Effects of the 30-degree lateral recumbent position on pulmonary artery and pulmonary artery wedge pressures in critically ill adults
(1998)A common therapeutic nursing intervention is patient positioning. Despite demonstrated benefits of lateral positioning, critically ill patients may require prolonged supine positioning in order to obtain reproducible ... -
Women affected by U.S. welfare reform: considering health and its relationship to public policy
(1998)The concept of environment is considered fundamental to the paradigm of nursing. Nurse scientists, however, often do not consider how public policy (other than "health" policy) in the broader socioeconomic environment ... -
Comparison and prediction of completers and non-completers of a domestic violence program
(1999)Sixty-two male batterers and 31 female victim/partners were recruited from an existing batterers' rehabilitation program from June 1997 through December 1997. Forty-eight men were veterans and 14 active duty. All subjects ... -
Suicide-risk behaviors and drug involvement among potential high school dropouts
(1999)Two related studies were undertaken to provide a comprehensive profile of risk and protective factors for suicide among teens at risk for school dropout. Data from 801 potential high school dropouts (54% male and 46% female) ... -
Independence and older American women: a concept exploration and analysis
(2000)The goal of many public and private programs in the U.S. is to help older Americans maintain their independence. Assessments of independence are sometimes reduced to a single outcome: living alone. There is no consensus ... -
Transforming personal reality: a descriptive study of the experiences of women diagnosed initially with advanced stage breast cancer
(2000)The purpose of this study was to discover and elaborate the illness-related experiences and processes reported by a homogenous sample of women whom were initially diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer (BrCa) and to ... -
Longitudinal patterns of depressive symptoms in midlife women
(2001)Many people assume that women in midlife, approaching and completing menopause, will experience increased depression. Yet most studies show the best predictor of depression in midlife is a history of previous depression. ... -
Cognitive disturbance among elderly Taiwanese patients after elective surgery
(2001)Acute confusion or delirium is an indicator of cognitive disturbance and is a significant health problem for the hospitalized elderly. The purposes of the study were: (1) To test a theoretical model about post-surgical ... -
The effect of head of bed elevation on cerebrovascular dynamics in mild or moderate cerebral vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
(2002)Stroke is the leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of death. One type of stroke, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage accounts for approximately 7% of all strokes. One of the complications associated with ... -
Nobody was out back then: abuse of alcohol by midlife and older lesbians
(2005)This explorative study used grounded theory methodology to develop a substantive theory regarding the life experience of the abuse of alcohol amongst midlife and older lesbians. The primary aims were to obtain information ... -
Effectiveness of postural intervention via manual wheelchair change: feasibility of teleconsultation delivery
(2006)This study tested the following hypotheses: (1) Wheelchair configuration changes will change seated postural alignment, (2) Health outcome measures will improve after postural change and (3) Successful seating interventions ... -
Cabezonas con suenos: assets Latina/o nursing students used to overcome obstacles
(2006)This study used critical ethnography to explore and document the institutional, personal, and cultural assets that Latina/o nursing students and recently graduated Latina/o RNs used to surmount obstacles to successfully ... -
Perioperative immunonutrition in head and neck cancer: a feasibility study
(2006)Problem. Head and neck cancer (HNCA) has one of the highest associated mortality rates of all cancers. Immune-modulating nutrition (IMN) support before and after surgery has the potential to promote host defense, antitumor ...