A5031227810- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Sex work and related issues
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Radiology practices and education
- Educational Systems and Policies
- Disaster Response and Management
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Torture, Ethics, and Law
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Digital Imaging in Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2014-2024
American Academy of Nursing
2022
Villanova University
2022
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
1995-2016
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
2007-2016
University of Pennsylvania
2016
Pennsylvania Hospital
2016
Kennedy Center
2013
King's College London
2008-2011
California State University, Dominguez Hills
2010
Spiritual beliefs are rarely considered in psychological or medical publications. We recently published the psychometric properties of an interview designed to measure religious and spiritual belief. In this study, we aimed develop instrument further as a self-report questionnaire make it more comprehensive by including measurement experiences addition faith intellectual assent.Based on extensive discussion with colleagues, advice from users comments respondents, format was designed. then...
Synopsis We present the development and standardization of a measure spiritual, religious philosophical beliefs. An interview was constructed based on on-going studies by authors nature strength belief held people hospitalized with an acute illness. The tested three standard populations–staff teaching hospital; attenders to inner city general practice; clearly defined, devout beliefs–in order establish population norms, validity reliability for each question. performed well satisfactory high...
BNT162b2 by Pfizer-BioNTech and mRNA-1273 Moderna are the most commonly used vaccines to prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. Head-to-head comparison of efficacy these in immunocompromised patients is lacking.Parallel, 2-arm (allocation 1:1), open-label, noninferiority randomized clinical trial nested into Swiss HIV Cohort Study Transplant Study. People living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) or solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR; ie,...
Pain is a common cancer-related symptom, but little research has been conducted that explores the meanings of this symptom across different ethnic groups. This study involved qualitative interviews to explore and compare pain among 26 Black Caribbean 19 White patients with advanced cancer. Patients were recruited from oncology outpatient clinics, lung clinic palliative care teams. Interview transcripts analysed using framework approach. A total 23/26 15/19 reported pain. Accounts identified...
Over the past 30 years, researchers have found that childhood trauma and its subsequent stress a strong cumulative effect on health in adulthood. Trauma often leads to mental problems, skeletal fractures, early death from conditions such as heart disease, cancer, lung liver disease. Compounding effects of traumatic stress, care systems create population "never-served" persons who avoid settings because they've been subject judgment marginalization. Trauma-informed (TIC) is skill...
Rare is the opportunity to witness birth of a nursing specialty. The article only one person's memory (confirmed by persons acknowledged) and challenge for all who were part growth before or during forensic contribute their memories too.
Introduction: Vulnerability is a poorly understood concept in research ethics, often aligned to autonomy and consent. A recent addition the literature represents taxonomy of vulnerability developed by Kipnis, but this refers conduct clinical trials rather than qualitative research, which may raise different issues. Aim: To examine issues cancer palliative care obtained through interviews. Method: Secondary analysis data from 26 black Caribbean 19 white British patients with advanced cancer....
Nurses review, evaluate, and use diagnostic test results on a routine basis. However, the skills necessary to evaluate particular using statistical outcome measures is often lacking. The purpose of this article examine interpret underlying principles for outcomes screening tests (sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPV) negative (NPV) predictive values, with discussion about SpPIn [Specificity, Positive = rule in], SnNOut [Sensitivity, Negative out]) in advanced nursing clinical practice....
Abstract Objective This study was designed to determine whether singleton women who had not previously breastfed and a women, infant children ( WIC ) peer counselor were more likely initiate breastfeeding than exposed the counselor. Design Sample The retrospective cross‐sectional used data from 2009 T exas D epartment of S tate H ealth ervices DSHS Infant Feeding Practices Survey IFPS administered through 73 local agencies. Of 5,427 responses IFP Survey, 56.6% N = 3,070) included in this...
The study purpose was to examine the reflections of lived experiences nurses in shelters or temporary community medical clinics responding for first time a civilian disaster. disaster-nursing literature echoes need development disaster content nursing curriculum. However, little thematic analysis-supporting curriculum from experience first-time responders exists literature. This study's is identify essential knowledge and skills necessary provide care survivors communities determining themes...
Abstract Introduction and aims Palliative care (PC) is an urgent public health issue in Africa, but evidence to inform the spiritual dimension of PC lacking. Feeling at peace strongly correlated with wellbeing (SWB), occurs measures validated cross-culturally populations. We aimed to: Determine levels SWB among patients South Africa Uganda. Explore how interpret ‘feeling peace’. Methods Cross-sectional survey using APCA African Outcome Scale (POS) item: ‘Over past 3 days, have you felt...
Decreased heart rate variability (HRV) occurs with physical and psychological disorders is a predictor of cardiac all‐cause mortality. This study was the first which we are aware to examine report relationship between military sexual trauma (MST) HRV measures. In historical cohort female veterans ( n = 27) without 99) MST who received Holter electrocardiogram evaluation at Veteran Affairs medical center during 2007–2010, examined standard deviation all R‐R intervals (SDNN) square root mean...
Longitudinal research helps to clarify changing needs and the timing of treatments referral but is hampered by poor recruitment retention participants. We explored, using semi-structured interviews in a cross-sectional design, views preferences patients with advanced cancer on taking part planned longitudinal questionnaire-based studies. Patients lung colorectal were recruited from outpatient clinics London hospital. Semi-structured undertaken explore their about specific future...