Showing papers in "International Journal of Nursing Studies in 2003"

TL;DR: This analysis will provide the nursing profession with the conceptual basis to effectively develop, implement, evaluate, and compare peer support interventions while also serving as a guide for further conceptual and empirical research.

TL;DR: The effects of stress as manifested through the General Health Questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory are examined and nurses' views on various stress-coping strategies are discussed.

TL;DR: The study indicated that content validity index and panel discussion are easy, but reliable ways of demonstrating the instrument's content validity, and resulted in a country-specific 33-item instrument.

TL;DR: Higher education level, work experience and higher status decrease burnout while working at night shifts increases it, and nurses who have problems in relations with the other team members and are not satisfied with their work conditions have higher levels of burnout.

TL;DR: Results showed inter- and intra-cultural similarities and differences among the study groups providing support for the social role theory and the principle of least interest in inter-professional relationships.

TL;DR: Findings suggested nurses need time to read and apply research; authority to change practice; critical appraisal skills, an understanding of statistics and support of managers and peers (particularly doctors) to achieve successful practice change.

TL;DR: Patients and nursing staff perceptions of the most and least important nurse caring behaviors are identified using a Swedish version of the CARE-Q instrument, which shows significant differences between the two groups in the rating of 29 of the instrument's 50 specific behaviors.

TL;DR: Reminiscence therapy requires further testing, it should be considered as a valuable intervention and future directions of studies on reminiscences therapy are suggested.

TL;DR: Main findings were: interpreters, bilingual health workers and combinations of different strategies were used to communicate with CLD patients; some nurses showed empathy, respect and a willingness to make an effort in the communication process with others showing an ethnocentric orientation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored beliefs about health and illness in females with diabetes mellitus from different religious backgrounds living in Sweden and found that women with DM showed an active self-care behaviour and a healthy and controlled life style.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the results of a study of occupational stress undertaken with a large sample of Northern Ireland nurses, including qualified staff (both community and hospital based) up to and including sister/charge nurses.

TL;DR: In this paper, two patients in the final stage of dementia of Alzheimer type were stimulated with music, touch and object presentation during 12 consecutive days (16 trials per patient) and evaluated by direct observations, analysis of video-taped recordings and registrations of pulse and rate of respiration.

TL;DR: Health care students showed a stronger SOC at the beginning of their studies than the two other groups and during the follow-up focused on the health care students, SOC weakened in 6%, remained unchanged in 65% and strengthened in 32% of the participants.

TL;DR: Worldwide, the older population is increasing and predictions indicate the largest increase for the old old-age group of 75 and over, with one consequence of the life span prolongation points to an increase in the number of elderly with senile brain disease.

TL;DR: The interpretative analysis reveals an adaptation to organisational demands for efficiency, on the part of both nurses and patients, which seems to constitute a precondition for a well-functioning ECU.

TL;DR: Most children reported their worst pain to be severe or moderate, which indicates that pain management in hospitalized children should be more aggressive.

TL;DR: Sleep log data showed that the acupressure group significantly decreased awake time and improved quality of sleep over time more than the control group (p < 0.01), and improvement could be seen as soon as the ac upoints massage was implemented, and it was maintained through the post intervention.

TL;DR: Overall, the investigation showed that MSD was less common among a Japanese cohort than in previous reports of nursing students and working nurses.

TL;DR: The purpose is not to review the achievements of health surveys but to answer specific questions -namely, when, where and bow is it most productive to ask hospital patients ‘for their opinions?’

TL;DR: Results of this study can be used by nurse leaders and recruiters to develop strategies and help school leavers perceive nursing in a more positive way and expand the informational sources about nursing to facilitate the recruitment process.

TL;DR: This study provides significant information for the relatively unstudied Korean adolescents and has the potential to influence the development of better mental health programs for adolescents.

TL;DR: Until a clearer perception of the concepts of care and nursing is arrived at, the profession will be limited in its ability to develop its expertise or to set standards related to the quality of care.

TL;DR: In this paper, two patients in the final stage of dementia of Alzheimer type were stimulated with music, touch and object presentation during 12 consecutive days (16 trials per patient) and evaluated by direct observations, analysis of video-taped recordings and registrations of pulse and rate of respiration.

TL;DR: An attempt was made to define the concept of 'quality of life' and outline the development of a self-assessment instrument for detecting the changes in life as a whole which result from the presence and treatment of malignant disease.

TL;DR: A study exploring nurses and doctors perceptions of young people who engage in suicidal behaviour revealed two main categories and associated subcategories: Experiences of frustration in practice and strategies for relating to young people.

TL;DR: MS-related fatigue is a comprehensive phenomenon and its relationship with self-care requires further investigation, involving the body and the whole human being.

TL;DR: This study uses a grounded theory approach to explore the diagnostic and clinical decision-making processes used by parents and healthcare professionals in relation to pain in children with severe to profound neurological impairment.

TL;DR: Perceptions of the nurse's role within the multi-professional rehabilitation team and challenges for effective team working are explored, drawing on findings from a 2-year qualitative study exploring the role of the Nurse within rehabilitation.

TL;DR: Conversational analysis of the use in practice of structured health needs assessment tools in two different NHS Community Trusts in England showed that use of the instruments was associated with a failure to either identify needs that are relevant to the client or to enable clients to participate in the process.

TL;DR: For example, the authors found a small but statistically significant correlation between health locus of control and exercise when these intervening variables were taken into account, and this negative finding is the currency of this paper.