ISRN nursingPub Date : 2011-01-01Epub Date: 2011-11-16DOI: 10.5402/2011/638218
Bonnie Raingruber
{"title":"The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions with cancer patients: an integrative review of the literature (2006-2011).","authors":"Bonnie Raingruber","doi":"10.5402/2011/638218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2011/638218","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Unlabelled: </strong>Background. Previous integrative literature reviews and meta-analyses have yielded conflicting results regarding the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for cancer patients. Methods. An integrative review of the literature focused on 19 randomized, controlled trials (2006-2011) was completed to examine the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for cancer patients.</p><p><strong>Eligibility criteria: </strong>Inclusion criteria were the study was an English language randomized controlled clinical trial. Results. Seven studies involved nurses. Eleven studies resulted in positive outcomes. Overall, study quality was limited. In eight studies the intervention was not adequately described, 7 studies did not contain a hypothesis, 4 did not include clear eligibility criteria, 10 studies did not randomize appropriately, 9 did not list recruitment dates, 11 did not include a power analysis, 14 did not include blinded patients or data collectors, 11 did not use an intent-to-treat analysis, 10 did not clarify reasons for drop outs, and 11 did not discuss treatment fidelity. Conclusions. Future studies should build on previous findings, use comparable outcome measures, and adhere to standards of quality research. Qualitative studies are needed to determine what cancer patients of varied ages, cancer stages, and racial/ethnic backgrounds believe would be an effective intervention to manage their psychosocial needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":89398,"journal":{"name":"ISRN nursing","volume":"2011 ","pages":"638218"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236414/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30343505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN nursingPub Date : 2011-01-01Epub Date: 2011-05-11DOI: 10.5402/2011/821514
Cara Elizabeth Crothers, Jillian Dorrian
{"title":"Determinants of Nurses' Attitudes toward the Care of Patients with Alcohol Problems.","authors":"Cara Elizabeth Crothers, Jillian Dorrian","doi":"10.5402/2011/821514","DOIUrl":"10.5402/2011/821514","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nurses (n = 49, age = 39 ± 11 y) from an Australian metropolitan hospital completed the Marcus Alcoholism, Seaman Mannello Nurses' Attitudes toward Alcoholism, and the shortened Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Perception Questionnaires. The majority had personal (73%) and/or professional (93%) experience with people with alcohol problems. Not one reported receiving drug and alcohol training. On average, nurses held neutral to positive attitudes toward alcohol problems; however, 14.3% completely disagreed with the statement \"I want to work with drinkers,\" and 12.5% completely disagreed that they were likely to find working with people with alcohol problems rewarding. Attitudes to care were significantly influenced by age, personal drinking habits, and beliefs about whether patients can be helped, whether alcoholism is a character defect, and the relationship between alcoholism and social status. Negative attitudes towards patient care persist and are influenced by age, personal drinking habits, and beliefs about alcoholism. Specific training in this area may be beneficial.</p>","PeriodicalId":89398,"journal":{"name":"ISRN nursing","volume":"2011 ","pages":"821514"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169239/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30214746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN nursingPub Date : 2011-01-01Epub Date: 2011-09-07DOI: 10.5402/2011/838930
Pamela Reed Gibson, Amanda Lindberg
{"title":"Physicians' perceptions and practices regarding patient reports of multiple chemical sensitivity.","authors":"Pamela Reed Gibson, Amanda Lindberg","doi":"10.5402/2011/838930","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2011/838930","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ninety physicians practicing in the state of Virginia USA completed a mail survey regarding Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). Survey questions addressed demographics; familiarity with MCS; etiology; overlapping conditions; accommodations made for patients and practices regarding evaluation, treatment, and referral. A little over half of respondents were familiar with MCS. Under a third had received any medical training regarding chemical sensitivity, only 7% were \"very satisfied\" with their knowledge, and 6% had a treatment protocol for the condition. Participants cited a range of etiologies and overlapping conditions including asthma, Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS), Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), Chronic Fatigues Syndrome (CFS), and Fibromyalgia. Physicians infrequently considered chemicals as a cause of illness when seeing new patients. Evaluation techniques included interviews, blood work, immune profiles, and allergy testing. Interventions recommended included chemical avoidance, alterations in the home environment, diet restrictions, the use of air filters, and referrals to outside specialists.</p>","PeriodicalId":89398,"journal":{"name":"ISRN nursing","volume":"2011 ","pages":"838930"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168894/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30214747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN nursingPub Date : 2011-01-01Epub Date: 2011-10-25DOI: 10.5402/2011/245417
Rose Chapman, Ravani Duggan, Shane Combs
{"title":"Leading Change and Advancing Health by Enhancing Nurses' and Midwives' Knowledge, Ability and Confidence to Conduct Research through a Clinical Scholar Program in Western Australia.","authors":"Rose Chapman, Ravani Duggan, Shane Combs","doi":"10.5402/2011/245417","DOIUrl":"10.5402/2011/245417","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper reports on an evaluation of a Clinical Scholar Program initiated at a hospital in Western Australia. The aim of the program was to build the capacity of nurses and midwives to conduct research and evidence-based practice within the hospital. The program was based on a previous program and consisted of six teaching days and four hours per month release for proposal preparation. At the end of the program participants were asked to complete a short anonymous questionnaire. The answers were analysed using standard processes of qualitative analysis. Themes emerging from the data included program strengths, individual gains, ability to conduct research, and areas for improvement. The findings highlighted that, while the participants considered that they were more knowledgeable and confident to conduct research, they still required support. The Clinical Scholar Program has provided a way to increase the capacity of clinicians to participate in research activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":89398,"journal":{"name":"ISRN nursing","volume":"2011 ","pages":"245417"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3206500/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30276389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN nursingPub Date : 2011-01-01Epub Date: 2011-05-19DOI: 10.5402/2011/531717
Gloria F Carr
{"title":"Empowerment: a framework to develop advocacy in african american grandmothers providing care for their grandchildren.","authors":"Gloria F Carr","doi":"10.5402/2011/531717","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2011/531717","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Purpose. Based on a review of the literature, this paper presents a unique and innovative model that offers an empowerment framework, which may be used to develop advocacy in African American (AA) grandmother caregivers. This proposed framework centers on education as a catalyst to the empowerment process in these grandmothers. Application of this model has potential to guide the practice of healthcare providers as they assist these caregivers in managing their own lives. Methodology. Various empowerment definitions and research were used to develop this empowerment framework. Discussion. This framework offers an empowerment education program for AA grandmothers providing care for their grandchildren on topics that they feel are necessary to appropriately care for themselves and their grandchildren. Outcomes of this empowerment education are to develop skills within these grandmothers so that they will be able to advocate for themselves, their grandchildren, and others within their communities. This education will ultimately produce skillful AA grandmothers who will develop abilities to empower themselves and other AA grandmothers who are in similar circumstances.</p>","PeriodicalId":89398,"journal":{"name":"ISRN nursing","volume":"2011 ","pages":"531717"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169837/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30205097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN nursingPub Date : 2011-01-01Epub Date: 2011-05-26DOI: 10.5402/2011/735936
Clarann Weinert, Wade G Hill, Charlene A Winters, Sandra W Kuntz, Kimberly Rowse, Tanis Hernandez, Brad Black, Shirley Cudney
{"title":"Psychosocial health status of persons seeking treatment for exposure to libby amphibole asbestos.","authors":"Clarann Weinert, Wade G Hill, Charlene A Winters, Sandra W Kuntz, Kimberly Rowse, Tanis Hernandez, Brad Black, Shirley Cudney","doi":"10.5402/2011/735936","DOIUrl":"10.5402/2011/735936","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A cross-sectional exploratory study was conducted to describe the psychosocial health status of persons seeking health care for exposure to Libby amphibole asbestos (LAA). Health indicators including depression, stress, acceptance of illness, and satisfaction with access and financial aspects of care were obtained via electronic and paper-pencil survey. The exposure pathway and demographic data were gleaned from the health record. Of the 386 participants, more than one-third (34.5%) demonstrated significant levels of psychological distress. The oldest group of women had the lowest levels of depression and stress and the highest acceptance of illness. Gender, age, and satisfaction with financial resources were significantly related to depression, stress, and acceptance of illness. Satisfaction with access to care was significant only for stress. No differences in depression, stress, and acceptance of illness were found based on residence, exposure pathway, or insurance status.</p>","PeriodicalId":89398,"journal":{"name":"ISRN nursing","volume":"2011 ","pages":"735936"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169324/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30214745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN nursingPub Date : 2011-01-01Epub Date: 2011-11-20DOI: 10.5402/2011/824209
Kerstin Linnéa Samarasinghe
{"title":"A conceptual model facilitating the transition of involuntary migrant families.","authors":"Kerstin Linnéa Samarasinghe","doi":"10.5402/2011/824209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2011/824209","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Refugee families face a complex transition due to the nature of involuntary migration and the process of acculturation. There are several risk factors to the family adaptation process during the transition period, which are sociocontextually environmental dependant. Facilitating a healthy transition for refugee families, therefore, requires the role of nursing to incorporate sociopolitics into the discipline. This paper introduces a sociopolitically oriented and community-driven assessment and intervention model which is based on a family systematic approach. Interventions that aid the families in their acculturation process as well as empowers them to a well-functioning daily life, as per the SARFI model, should be adopted. As such, the future of nursing may provide additional primary health care services for refugee families; this is through a team-led \"family nurse\" who provides quality care for the family unit in collaboration with other health care professionals and societal authorities.</p>","PeriodicalId":89398,"journal":{"name":"ISRN nursing","volume":"2011 ","pages":"824209"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236443/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30343508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN nursingPub Date : 2011-01-01Epub Date: 2011-05-11DOI: 10.5402/2011/726063
Libba Reed McMillan, David M Shannon
{"title":"Psychometric Analysis of the JSPE Nursing Student Version R: Comparison of Senior BSN Students and Medical Students Attitudes toward Empathy in Patient Care.","authors":"Libba Reed McMillan, David M Shannon","doi":"10.5402/2011/726063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2011/726063","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Background. Empathic communication skills are critical to providing high-quality nursing care to holistically understand the patient's perspective. A survey research design was used to address the research questions discussed in this study. Data consisted of responses from nursing students attending accredited programs in the southeastern United Sates using the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy Nursing Student Version R (JSPE-R). Findings. Comparisons of the total scores from JSPE Versions S and R yielded similar means and standard deviations with 115 and 114.57, respectively, and standard deviations of 10 and 10.94, respectively. The results of a one-sample t-test failed to render statistical significance (t = -1.22, P = .224), indicating that the overall attitudes of nursing students and medical students are similar. The 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles and overall instrument reliability were also comparable. Conclusions. This paper supports the emergence of alternative factor analysis structures as applied to nursing students through statistical progression from exploratory factor analysis to confirmatory structures. Implications for practice explore the utility of empathy instruments in nurse education, such as empathy progression through curriculum. As nursing educators, the utility of development of instruments to measure effectiveness of teaching strategies and pedagogy for empathy enhancement in practice is important.</p>","PeriodicalId":89398,"journal":{"name":"ISRN nursing","volume":"2011 ","pages":"726063"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169335/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30205098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN nursingPub Date : 2011-01-01Epub Date: 2011-06-16DOI: 10.5402/2011/429249
Young-Me Lee, Karyn Holm
{"title":"Family Relationships and Depression among Elderly Korean Immigrants.","authors":"Young-Me Lee, Karyn Holm","doi":"10.5402/2011/429249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2011/429249","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purposes of the study were to describe family relationships within the context of living arrangements (living with adult children or without adult children) and support network, and to further determine associations of these factors to depression in elderly Korean immigrants. Over 70% (N = 160) of Korean elders were found to live apart from their adult children. However, Korean elders who were living independently reported higher levels of depression in spite of their expressed desire to live independently and to be less dependent upon their adult children. These findings suggest that family support and close relationships with their adult children play a central role in adjusting to a new life and in preventing and/or lessening depression in elderly Korean immigrants.</p>","PeriodicalId":89398,"journal":{"name":"ISRN nursing","volume":"2011 ","pages":"429249"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169852/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30214740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ISRN nursingPub Date : 2011-01-01Epub Date: 2011-06-06DOI: 10.5402/2011/534803
Khairunnisa Aziz Dhamani, Pauline Paul, Joanne Kaye Olson
{"title":"Tanzanian nurses understanding and practice of spiritual care.","authors":"Khairunnisa Aziz Dhamani, Pauline Paul, Joanne Kaye Olson","doi":"10.5402/2011/534803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5402/2011/534803","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spirituality, as a basic characteristic of humans and a contributor to human health, is regarded as part of nursing practice. The purpose of this study was to examine how Tanzanian nurses understand spirituality and spiritual care. Using the qualitative method of interpretive description, fifteen registered nurses engaged in clinical practice in a Tanzanian hospital were recruited to participate in this study. In-depth interviews using open-ended questions were carried out, tape-recorded, and transcribed verbatim. Data collection and inductive analysis occurred concurrently. In this paper, key findings are grouped under the following headings: meaning of spiritual care, recognition of spiritual needs, and interventions to respond to spiritual needs. Although there were some differences, overall participants' understanding of spirituality and spiritual care was similar to what is found in the literature about nurses in other countries. The provision of spiritual care also included some unique elements that may reflect the African context.</p>","PeriodicalId":89398,"journal":{"name":"ISRN nursing","volume":"2011 ","pages":"534803"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169833/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"30214741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}