Military Nursing Research Bibliographies (1996) / Chapter Skim
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6 Research in Progress
6 Research in Progress
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Risk reduction efforts focus on understanding behaviors which influence safer sex practices, such as the use of condoms. Similar to the civilian sector, unintended pregnancies of active duty women have been found to be related to adverse perinatal outcomes such as low birth weight babies, cesarean sections, and hypertensive syndromes.
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Anderson FD. (Army Active; Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA)
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(Army Active; Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA)
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Birgenheier P (Army Active; Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA)
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Training objectives will be achieved by carrying out the study, consulting with experts, assisting with biochemical assays, and formal coursework. The proposed study will contribute importantly to ongoing studies of IBS, and prepare me as an advanced clinician.
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Carr MA. (Army Active; Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA)
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Since AMI patients include active duty soldiers who are frequently retained on active duty, it is significant to military nursing that active duty patients have the maximum opportunity to return to duty with the optimum support from their families. The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of a family crisis intervention program on family need satisfaction, family functioning, and patient stress following acute myocardial infarction.
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Cobb G (Army Active; Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX)
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A pressure ulcer staging tool will be used if pressure ulcers develop. A total of 120 subjects will be recruited from surgical wards and surgical intensive care units at Brooke Army Medical Center.
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Risk reduction objectives outlined for heart disease and stroke include reductions in mean serum cholesterol levels and dietary fat intake. Health promotion efforts for the Department of Defense, likewise, are focused on ensuring optimal combat readiness of its forces and controlling spiraling health care costs.
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$49,513. The proposed study is a descriptive epidemiological study investigating the occurrence of risk factors for breast cancer among Active Duty (AD)
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The specific aims are to: (1) replicate the DGPP Model in a military setting (original study jointly funded by the National Center for Nursing Research and the Division of Nursing to demonstrate the DGPP Model in hospital nurses practicing in Arizona)
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Year Two will be used to strengthen the DGPP Model in demonstration units and to begin longitudinal data collection to test the sustainment of the DGPP Model. The DGPP Model is being demonstrated on two test units and two comparison units at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC)
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(Army Active, LTCHE-Academy of Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY)
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127 Dyer RE. (Army Active; Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA)
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Griffin-Agazio JB. (Army Active; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC)
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MANOVA will be used to test the instrument subscales' relationship to family functioning for differences between Group I and Group II. Relationships between the variables and to family functioning will be analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression to test causal modeling as hypothesized in the proposed model of relationships.
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DESIGN: Heideggerian Hermeneutical Inquiry. Fifteen active duty military women will self-identify for having breastfed their infants but stopped breastfeeding before they planned to.
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Analysis is accomplished by a research team in multiple stages to elicit themes that may be useful to direct further study. Themes may also offer greater understanding to people associated with military women who choose to breastteed while serving on active duty.
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(5) Is an educational program based on the Health Belief Model effective in increasing AIDS knowledge, AIDS health beliefs, and decreasing AIDS risk behaviors?
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; (8) determine if a culturally sensitive message makes a difference in AIDS risk behaviors, AIDS knowledge, and AIDS health beliefs within the culturally sensitive message group in the acculturated and non-acculturated.
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This will be achieved by systematically examining two types of exogenous surfactant, three methods of administration, the resulting neonatal outcomes, and nursing interventions in response to respiratory and cardiovascular physiologic responses of the neonate. Specific aims are to: (1)
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The method is designed to primarily generate theory from empirical data rather than to validate existing theory and is especially useful in areas where there is limited research data. Respondents will consist of approximately 12 members of families of guardsmen or reservists recalled to active duty during Desert Storm.
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Mygrant BI. (Army Active; Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA)
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(Army Active; Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA)
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Ethnographic data analysis will provide categories, domains, and themes to describe patterns and experiences of family support systems used by the study participants during the Persian Gulf War. Results of this study will enable the researchers to propose nursing interventions related to family support services.
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and two major universities, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Emory University, for the purpose of designing a culturally appropriate risk reduction intervention program for pre-menopausal African American women with coronary heart disease (CHD) or high risk factors for the development of the condition.
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Information on differences between military and civilian perinatal experiences is essential if the military health care delivery system is considered as a model for future health care reforms in America. This longitudinal, multisite study will compare military and non-military parents to describe their experiences as they adjust to the bird of an infant.
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It will also provide data for the development and testing of nursing interventions designed to promote adjustment to parenthood and optimal family function. The findings of this study are expected to provide nurses in military settings with additional information needed for family-focused care and health promotion during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium for mothers and fathers.
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Phyall G (Army Active; Army Medical Department, Tacoma, WA)
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This research has benefits for the entire military community. Reduction of fatigue in the military family should improve the function of the active duty soldier and improve infant outcomes.
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Pierce P (Air Force Reserve; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI)
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The specific aims of this study are to develop a psychosocial profile of the midlife, female Navy Nurse Corps officer by identifying stressful life events and daily hassles, ascertaining what coping and social support resources are used by this population. A second aim is to determine the relationship between quality of life to stressful life events and daily hassles, coping resources, and social support among this population.
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, that 15% of women who received the usual prenatal care offered high risk mothers delivered low birth weight (500-2,499 gram) infants, while 8% of women who received the usual care plus a specific nursing intervention delivered low birth weight infants.
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Rea R (Army Active; Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA)
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(Army Active; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC)
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Renaud MT. (Army Active; Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA)
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(Army Active; Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA)
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151 Rich I (Army Active; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC)
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(Army Active; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC)
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153 Sarnecky MT. (Army Active; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC)
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determine the relationship between adventitious lung sounds recorded before suctioning and volume and weight of secretions aspirated from patients' tracheobronchial tree. The following research questions will address these specific aims: (1)
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Staggers N (Army Active; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC)
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The nurse characteristics' relationship to the outcome variables will be a multivariate correlational design; multiple regression will be used during data analysis. Last, the demographic and cognitive characteristics of the TAMC sample will be compared to a representative sample of all Army Nurse Corps officers using profile analysis and a test for comparability of the sample distributions.
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$98,636. The specific aims of this research, using exploratory survey research procedures are: (1)
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Risk reduction efforts have focused on modifiable factors such as malnutrition, substance use, and prenatal care which affect the incidence of preterm birth. Active duty military women are relatively well nourished, have adequate access to prenatal care and have minimal exposure to illegal substance use.
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159 Torrance RJ. (Army Active; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC)
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Six Naval Ambulatory care settings have been selected, three randomly assigned as test sites and three randomly assigned as comparison sites. The intervention consists of a six hour training, protocol, and manual for ongoing reference and planning for system changes.
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$97,406. The purpose of this pilot study is to extend prior research on exogenous surfactant administration in premature infants by systematically examining two types of exogenous surfactant, two methods of administration and the resulting nursing interventions in response to improved pulmonary compliance.
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$355,225. The goal of this randomized clinical trial with repeated measures is to test the effectiveness of Therapeutic Touch (TT)
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Nosocomial infection will be operationalized by Centers for Disease Control guidelines and determined by expert surveillance techniques. Multiple regression procedures will be used to explore the relationship between possible predictors of burn wound healing and (1)
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These specific aims will be examined with the following methods: (1) isolation and primary culture of rat alveolar macrophages; (2)
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165 Walizer EM. (Army Active; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC)
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(Army Active; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC)
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167 Yoder LH. (Army Active; Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX)
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Young-McCaughan S (Army Active; Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA)
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Previous studies of patients with breast cancer have evaluated only very crude measurements of sexuality such as broad evaluations of sexual adjustment with the words "good" or "bad," frequency of intercourse, and ability to achieve orgasm. Using the DFSI with this study will attempt to sort out more specific aspects of sexuality such as sexual drives subject to neuroendocrine control, psychological symptoms, affect, body image, and sexual satisfaction in women treated with systemic adjuvant treatment as compared to women treated without pharmacological manipulation.
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. The focus is to lay the groundwork for creating prevention programs aimed at reducing risk factors for STD.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The primary objective of the proposed clinical trial is to investigate the effectiveness of nurse-mediated interventions to improve functional status and adherence to the Step-One Diet to lower blood cholesterol in women following coronary artery bypass surgery.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The aim of this communit~r-based, patient outcomes study is to implement a nursing intervention encouraging consumption of dietary fiber among southern black adults, then to assess the adherence outcomes and develop a composite adherence marker.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. This is a clinical trial to evaluate the effects of a nurse-run home-based exercise intervention for human immumodeficiency virus (HIV)
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. Nursing Interventions to Reduce Coronary Risk Factors.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The purpose of this study is to examine the interrelationships between the menstrual cycle and ulcerative colitis, and to demonstrate the effect of cyclical changes on symptoms and colonic inflammation in women with ulcerative colitis.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. Specific aims of this study are (1)
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to compare maternal and infant outcomes and cost of care between two groups of women at high risk for delivering low birth weight (LBW)
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The overall objective of this project is to test the effectiveness of the Project SAMM model in reducing HIV/AIDS risk-related behaviors in African American adolescents.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The purpose of this effort is to enable gerontological nurse researchers and scientists in other disciplines to examine cognitive and functional status and
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The purpose of this prospective study is to determine the relationships of sociodemographic risk factors, biomedical risk factors, and life-style behavior risk factors to each other and to low birth weight and other adverse pregnancy outcomes, including labor and delivery complications and infant complications
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The aim of the research is to evaluate the effectiveness of a pain management educational program designed for nurses, physicians, and pharmacists who provide perioperative care to patients.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The specific aims of this core of the Center for Nursing Research in Chronic Disorders are (1)
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The purpose of this four-group, repeated-measures randomized clinical trial is to test the effects of three sleep-related behavioral interventions on sleep activity disruption and related variables in Alzheimer's disease patients and their primary care-givers.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The purpose of this center is to provide the infrastructure support for a center of excellence in multidisciplinary, outcomes-based nursing research on chronic disorders among adults.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The overall purpose of this 3-year study is to describe and measure the quality of nursing care given to persons with AIDS during hospitalization compared to the quality of nursing care given to a general population of hospitalized patients.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of two medication adherence improvement interventions for clinical trials that are based on computer technology: the Telephone-Linked Computer System and the Medication Event Monitoring System.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The proposed study will develop, implement, and evaluate a model informed consent process for genetic testing for breast cancer that integrates the perceptions of consumers and providers.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. This study proposes to test whether an intervention combining some of the roles of an oncology nurse with a geriatric case manager will influence favorably the treatment of older breast cancer patients at community hospitals.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. This study aims (1)
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The knowledge of the process of change over time will facilitate the development of nursing interventions to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy. Harrell JS.
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Aims of this proposal are to conduct community-based research to test culturally appropriate nursing interventions targeting multiethnic low-income older women and to receive training in community-based cancer control research. Heitkemper M
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The aim of this study is to compare selected classification systems for their ability to represent the terms used to describe patient problems or nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions in the patient record.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. This 4-year, randomized clinical trial will test the effect of two interventions on the quality of family relationships, treatment adherence, and metabolic control in 150 elderly black individuals with diabetes mellitus who reside in the community.
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. The goal of this research is to generate basic knowledge for developing a controlled clinical trial of nursing interventions to manage symptoms and preserve functioning in AD patients.
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to assess signs of diabetes and state of health among the Mvskoke; and (4) to identify culturally appropriate nursing interventions for diabetes among the Mvskoke.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The overall purpose of the proposed research is to broaden the understanding of the male experience of expectant and new fatherhood for men deemed at risk in their transition to parenthood.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of administering nutritional supplements in early HIV infection and to explore the effects of this supplementation on selected measures of nutritional status and HIV disease progression.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The primary purposes of this 4-year multisite longitudinal descriptive study are (1 )
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The purpose of the proposed research is to expand and extend previous research related to children's preoperative coping.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The specific aims of this proposal are two: (1)
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The primary goal of the proposed study is to further test a measure of the patient's perspective on quality nursing care to provide documentation of its utility as a quality-of-care measure.
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to refine and expand the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The specific aims of the study are (1)
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. Nursing Interventions for Acute Oral Pain and Mucositis.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. This project reflects the next steps in developing an automated system for detecting changes in nursing home residents' nutritional intake arid body weight-changes assumed to be associated with health status.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The proposed study extends a successful nursing intervention for breast cancer patients to Caucasian and African American men with Stage B prostate cancer and to their family care providers.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. This study proposes to expand on the findings of two recent studies suggesting that the organization of nursing care and the collaboration between nurses and physicians are as important as the organization of medical care and technology in determining compelling clinical outcomes such as excess mortality.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The primary objective of the project is to determine whether a nursing intervention, intensive telephone contact, will reduce the incidence of low birth weight (LBW)
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. Parent Bereavement Stress and Nursing Intervention.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The objective of the proposed research is to develop and pilot-test a questionnaire to measure the occurrence of lymphedema in breast cancer patients.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. This randomized clinical trial of kidney transplant recipients will determine the effects of a 1-year program of exercise training on physical fitness, quality of life, and well-being.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. This investigation examines the effects of an after-school/summer physical activity promotion program on physical activity, behavioral determinants of physical activity participation, physical fitness, and tobacco and alcohol use in adolescent youth.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. This study will investigate methodological issues in examining preterm infant outcomes.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. This study is a longitudinal assessment of adolescent mental health and the development of effective nursing interventions to promote adolescent mental health and enhance coping.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of walking, as a nursing intervention, on some functional capacities (postural stability, muscle strength, flexibility, and reaction or movement times)
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The purpose of this application is to develop, implement, and evaluate an implicit review method for measuring the quality of nursing care delivered to acutely ill, hospitalized Medicare patients.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The long-term goal of this 4-year project is to improve the quality of care and therefore the quality of life of nursing home residents in a cost-effective manner.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The major objective of the proposed study is to examine the relationship between PKC activation and the activity of PLA2 and PLC on the process of ischemic preconditioning.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The goal of this preliminary longitudinal study is to increase the knowledge of nursing processes used in the nonpharmacologic management of secondary symptoms exhibited by Alzheimer's disease and related disorders-cognitively impaired residents in nursing homes.
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. Infant Growth Failure and Nursing Care.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The proposed 36-month study is designed to examine the influence of the refugee experience on awareness, expectations, and access regarding long-term care services for the aged living in the community.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The proposed study will test Gerdner's Explanatory Theory in an investigation of individualized music as a nursing intervention for agitation in the elderly.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. Specific aims of the study are to examine the development of temperature biorhythm in hospitalized infants born prematurely; to determine the relationship between prete~m infant sleep-wake state and both infant body and incubator temperature; to compare body temperature biorhythm and sleep-wake state and both infant body and incubator temperature, and to compare body temperature biorhythm and sleep-wake patterns in preterm and term infants in the home environment.
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to coordinate the research training of doctoral students and junior scientists in functional and cognitive health status measurements, gerontological nursing interventions, and the use of biostatistical methods in measuring the efficacy of gerontological nursing interventions; and (2) to disseminate scientific knowledge of functional and cognitive assessment and interventions for geriatric patients.
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. Several types of data are being collected for use in helping to design nursing interventions to help patients with RA and their families to cope with this chronic condition.
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It will examine the extent to which nursing interventions will assist families to provide care-giving that is congruent with the neurobehavioral vulnerabilities of their high-risk infants. Westfall UK.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. The specific aims of this study are (1)
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National Institute of Nursing Research. This study describes the automation of drug distribution systems for hospitals and nursing homes.
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National Institute of Nursing Research. In this study, data will be collected to answer research questions on the issues of assets, obligations, and attitudes implicated in family decisions to provide formal or informal care for aged relatives who have heart disease or who have experienced a stroke.
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NURSING RESEARCH INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS The following annotations were prepared by project staff, based on abstracts. The listing of projects was retrieved in November 1995.
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The purpose of this study is (1) to describe the patterns over time of body temperature, heart rate, and occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias in intensive care unit (ICU)
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This project was established to facilitate nursing research projects being planned arid conducted at the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kundrat MA.
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The specific aims of this study are (1) to test the effects of three interventions (planned walking, conversation treatment, and a combination of the two)
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