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"Making Do" Decisions: How Home Healthcare Personnel Manage Their Exposure to Home Hazards
This study describes the decision-making processes home healthcare personnel (HHP) use to manage their personal health and safety when managing hazards in client homes. A professionally diverse national sample of 68 HHP participated in individual semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions, and described their decision making and strategies for hazard management in their work environments. HHP described 353 hazard management dilemmas within 394 specifically identified hazards, which were clustered within three broader categories: electrical/fire, slip/trip/lift, and environmental exposures. HHP described multipl...
Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - March 18, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Wills, C. E., Polivka, B. J., Darragh, A., Lavender, S., Sommerich, C., Stredney, D. Tags: MNRS SAGE Best Paper Award Article Source Type: research

Effect of Preferred Music on Agitation After Traumatic Brain Injury
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a preferred music intervention on the reduction of agitation in TBI patients and to compare the effects of preferred music with those of classical "relaxation" music. A single group, within-subjects, randomized crossover trial design was formed, consisting of 14 agitated patients with cognitive impairment after severe TBI. Patients listened to preferred music and classical "relaxation" music, with a wash-out period in between. Patients listening to the preferred music reported a significantly greater reduction in agitation compared with the effect seen during the classical "relax...
Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - March 18, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Park, S., Williams, R. A., Lee, D. Tags: Intervention Research Source Type: research

Walk the Talk: The Nurses Role in Increasing Physical Activity
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Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - March 18, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Richards, E. A. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

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Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - January 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Lach, H. W., Aaronson, L. S. Tags: Information Exchange Source Type: research

Retention of African American Women in a Lifestyle Physical Activity Program
The purpose of the article is to examine how well individual characteristics, neighborhood characteristics, and intervention participation predict study retention and staff level of effort needed for retention, using a cohort of African American women enrolled in a physical activity program. Secondary data analysis was conducted from a randomized clinical trial. Participants were aged 40 to 65 years without major signs/symptoms of cardiovascular disease. Assessments were conducted at community sites in/bordering African American communities. Study retention was 90%. Of those retained, 24% required moderate/high level of st...
Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - January 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Buchholz, S. W., Wilbur, J., Schoeny, M. E., Fogg, L., Ingram, D. M., Miller, A., Braun, L. Tags: Methods Research Source Type: research

Meta-Analyses of Predictors of Hope in Adolescents
The purposes of this study were to identify predictors of hope in the literature reviewed, to use meta-analysis to determine the mean effect size (ES) across studies between each predictor and hope, and to examine four moderators on each predictor–hope relationship. Using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines for the literature reviewed, 77 published studies or doctoral dissertations completed between 1990 and 2012 met the inclusion criteria. Eleven predictors of hope were identified and each predictor in relation to hope was subjected to meta-analysis. Five predictors...
Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - January 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Yarcheski, A., Mahon, N. E. Tags: Review Papers Source Type: research

Activation for Health Management in Colorectal Cancer Survivors and Their Family Caregivers
Activation, the state of possessing the skills, knowledge, and confidence to manage one’s own health, is associated with positive self-management behaviors in individuals with chronic illness. Little is known about its role in cancer survivorship. The aims of this study were to describe activation in patients with colorectal cancer and their family caregivers, examine the relationship between patient and caregiver activation, and determine whether activation is related to symptom distress, depression, anxiety, fatigue, physical activity, and work productivity. Using a longitudinal, correlational design, a convenience...
Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - January 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Mazanec, S. R., Sattar, A., Delaney, C. P., Daly, B. J. Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research

Relationships Among Perceived Wellness Culture, Healthy Lifestyle Beliefs, and Healthy Behaviors in University Faculty and Staff: Implications for Practice and Future Research
Identifying key factors influencing healthy lifestyle behaviors in university faculty and staff is critical in designing interventions to improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs. A descriptive study was conducted with 3,959 faculty and staff at a Midwestern, U.S. University. Key measures included perceived worksite culture, healthy lifestyle beliefs, and healthy lifestyle behaviors. Healthy lifestyle beliefs were strongly positively associated with healthy lifestyle behaviors. Regression analyses demonstrated positive healthy lifestyle behaviors based upon sex (female, Std. β = .068, p < .001) and role...
Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - January 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Melnyk, B. M., Amaya, M., Szalacha, L. A., Hoying, J. Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research

Lateral Hypothalamic Stimulation Reduces Hyperalgesia Through Spinally Descending Orexin-A Neurons in Neuropathic Pain
No evidence to date shows that lateral hypothalamic (LH) stimulation produces orexin-A-mediated antinociception in the spinal cord dorsal horn (SCDH) in a model of neuropathic pain. We conducted experiments to examine the effect of orexin-A-mediated LH stimulation in female rats with chronic constriction injury (CCI) on thermal hyperalgesia. Rats receiving carbachol into the LH demonstrated antinociception on both the left CCI and right nonligated paws (p < .05). Rats were given carbachol in the LH followed by intrathecal injection of the orexin-1 (OX1) receptor antagonist SB-334867, which blocked LH-induced antinocicep...
Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - January 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Wardach, J., Wagner, M., Jeong, Y., Holden, J. E. Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research

A Home-Based Diaphragmatic Breathing Retraining in Rural Patients With Heart Failure
Dyspnea limits physical activity and functional status in heart failure patients. This feasibility study examined effects of a diaphragmatic breathing retraining (DBR) intervention delivered over 8 weeks with follow-up at 5 months. The intervention group (n = 18) was trained at baseline and received four telephone calls. An attention control group (n = 18) received four telephone calls with general health information. Results from linear mixed model analysis with effect sizes (2) showed dyspnea improved in both groups, with little difference between groups. Compared with attention alone, the intervention increased physical...
Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - January 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Seo, Y., Yates, B., LaFramboise, L., Pozehl, B., Norman, J. F., Hertzog, M. Tags: Intervention Research Source Type: research

Identifying and Promoting Hope in Patients
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Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - January 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Dunn, S. L. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Midwest Nursing Research Society News
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Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - December 30, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Lach, H. W., Sommers, M. S. Tags: Information Exchange Source Type: research

Functional Status and Search for Meaning After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in the search for meaning and functional status (psychological and physical) between persons who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention and have recurrent angina symptoms and those who do not have recurrent symptoms. Participants (224; 147 male, 77 female) who underwent PCI completed the following study materials: Meaning in Heart Disease instrument, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and SF36v2™. Persons with recurrent angina symptoms (40% of the sample) were more likely to have higher disrupted meaning, greater anxiety, greater depression, lower phy...
Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - December 30, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Skaggs, B. G., Yates, B. C. Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research

Zero-Inflated Poisson Modeling of Fall Risk Factors in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for falls among community-dwelling older adults. The study used a cross-sectional descriptive design. Self-report questionnaires were used to collect data from 658 community-dwelling older adults and were analyzed using logistic and zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP) regression. Perceived health status was a significant factor in the count model, and fall efficacy emerged as a significant predictor in the logistic models. The findings suggest that fall efficacy is important for predicting not only faller and nonfaller status but also fall counts in older adults who may or may not...
Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - December 30, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Jung, D., Kang, Y., Kim, M. Y., Ma, R.-W., Bhandari, P. Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research

Infected Lives: Lived Experiences of Young African American HIV-Positive Women
This hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of young African American HIV-infected women. Eleven women between the ages of 21 and 35 participated. One pattern, Infected Lives, and three themes—Living Alone With HIV, Living With Unresolved Conflicts, and Living With Multiple Layers of Betrayal—emerged. The pattern and themes portray the very complex and challenging experiences faced by these young women living with HIV infection. They have experienced isolation, abandonment, betrayal, and discrimination in their interpersonal and social systems. They often dealt with conflicts of hope ...
Source: Western Journal of Nursing Research - December 30, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Peltzer, J. N., Domian, E. W., Teel, C. S. Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research