A5036767063- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
- Cardiovascular, Neuropeptides, and Oxidative Stress Research
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Paraoxonase enzyme and polymorphisms
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
The University of Texas at Arlington
2022-2025
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
2025
Universität Hamburg
2025
Kinderkrebs-Zentrum Hamburg
2025
Emergency Nurses Association
2023
Galveston College
2023
Illinois Wesleyan University
2015-2022
Illinois State University
2022
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
2022
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2022
Fatigue is a prevalent and disabling symptom associated with many acute chronic conditions, including myocardial infarction heart failure. has not been explored in patients stable coronary disease (CHD).The purpose of this partially mixed sequential dominant status study was to (a) describe fatigue CHD; (b) determine if specific demographic (gender, age, education, income), physiological (hypertension, hyperlipidemia), or psychological (depressive symptoms) variables were correlated fatigue;...
Studies have identified sex differences in symptoms of acute coronary syndrome (ACS); however, retrospective designs, abstraction from medical records, and variations assessment forms make it difficult to determine the clinical significance differences.The aim this study is influence on occurrence distress 13 for patients presenting emergency department suggestive ACS.A total 1064 admitted 5 departments with triggering a cardiac evaluation were enrolled. Demographic variables, symptoms,...
Background Triage nurses are responsible for determining the urgency with which patients evaluated and treated. How triage make decisions is critical to providing effective care. Objective The aims were (1) analyze psychometric properties of Nurses' Cardiac Instrument in a large, national sample emergency department nurses, (2) recommendations refining instrument. Methods Data obtained from descriptive, survey study. Participants recruited Emergency Nurses Association website using...
Fatigue is a symptom of acute myocardial infarction (AMI); however, few studies have characterized the fatigue associated with AMI in men and women.The convenience sample included 88 28 women admitted diagnosis at 6 Midwestern facilities. Data were collected upon hospital admission 30 days after discharge. A total 37 10 responded to 30-day questionnaires. The Profile Mood States (POMS-F) subscale was used measure Depression-Dejection depressed mood.At baseline, significant gender differences...
Abstract Background Many critical care nurses provide to patients who are injured or ill and at the end‐of‐life. Therefore, they high risk for developing negative emotional responses due exposure patient suffering death. Aim To determine association between attitudes towards of dying, resilience, Sense Coherence. Study Design A cross‐sectional descriptive approach was used. Head 74 hospitals in Japan were sent a letter about study; 29 head agreed send information their hospital. Demographic...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties three questionnaires measure fatigue with myocardial infarction. Fatigue Symptom Inventory Interference Scale, Profile Moods States subscale (POMS-F), and Short Form 36 (SF-36) Vitality Scale were completed during hospitalization ( n = 116) 30 days after hospital admission 49). Moderate strong correlations found among each these scales between scale measures other variables include vigor, depressed mood, anxiety, physical...
Evaluation of rigor in mixed-methods (MM) research is a persistent challenge due to the combination inconsistent philosophical paradigms, use multiple methods which require different skill sets, and need combine at points process. Researchers have proposed variety ways thoroughly evaluate MM research, but each method fails provide framework that useful for consumer research. In contrast, MIXED meant bridge gap between an academic exercise practical assessment published work. The (methods,...
Background Patients with acute coronary syndrome report poor health-related quality of life and decreased levels perceived control. Perceived control is a person's belief that they can cope negative events. Resilience an adaptation gives people the capacity to recover from difficult situations, higher resilience may impact recovery after event. Objective The aim this study was analyze relationship between resilience, control, health outcomes patients hospitalized within 6 months discharge....
Background The Chest Pain Conception Questionnaire was developed to measure the lay public's conceptions of chest pain related acute coronary syndrome. Objective purpose this study further test in a racially and ethnically diverse sample. Methods Participants from across United States completed an online survey. Confirmatory factor analysis descriptive statistics were used characterize instrument's performance. Results (N = 597) primarily women (59.6%), White (69.3%), non-Hispanic (83.4%)...
Although extensive research and public education for the last 2 decades has focused on symptom differences experienced by men women, little is known about what acute coronary syndrome symptoms lay associates with men, both women.The aim of this study was to describe women explore whether in participant gender affect how these are associated.A descriptive, cross-sectional survey design used, using an online survey. We recruited (n = 209) 208) living United States from crowdsourcing platform...
Objective: College students make many important decisions related to sexual health, but little is known about their reproductive health knowledge. The purpose of the study was examine literacy and knowledge female reproduction, contraception, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in college students. Participants: Undergraduate (n = 323) completed a survey November 2017. Methods: included Newest Vital Sign (NVS), Knowledge Female Body (KFB) scale, contraceptive questions, STI prevention...
Most academic-clinical partnerships are described as formal agreements between schools of nursing at research-intensive universities and large teaching hospitals. This article demonstrates less versions established a small, private liberal arts university school 2 regional clinical agencies. In both exemplars, students, faculty, staff contributed to evidence-based practice projects. Schools in non-research-intensive environments can develop right-size that beneficial for all parties involved.
Abstract Aim To explore the relationship between demographic factors, acute coronary syndrome‐related perceived control and health‐related quality of life during admission, 3 months 6 after discharge, in patients with syndrome. Methods Participants were recruited for this longitudinal study admission syndrome three university hospitals Tokyo metropolitan area, Japan. Self‐administered questionnaires included data, control, life, symptoms, fatigue, depression anxiety. Results (N = 137) had an...
The benefits of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass surgery (OPCAB) are well documented, but little information is available that explores the patient's perception experience. purpose this study was to explore differences in perceptions and experiences patients who have undergone both OPCAB on-pump Grafting procedures. Guided by naturalistic inquiry, semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted audio taped with 4 men living independently. Inductive analysis transcripts revealed 7 themes:...
Background The COVID-19 pandemic added challenges to patient assessment and triage in the emergency department (ED). Objective aim of this study was describe effects on ED nurse decisions for patients with potential acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods This a secondary analysis data from descriptive, electronic, survey-based study. Participants were asked 2 questions: whether had affected their and/or practices ACS and, if so, how. Descriptive statistics used compare characteristics...