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The Assessment of Cognitive Function in Older Adult Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: An Integrative Review
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Considerations When Designing a Microbiome Study: Implications for Nursing Science
(SAGE Publications, 2018-11-08)Nurse scientists play an important role in studying complex relationships among human genetics, environmental factors, and the microbiome, all of which can contribute to human health and disease. Therefore, it is essential ... -
The effect of breathing retraining using metronome-based acoustic feedback on exercise endurance in COPD: A randomized trial
(Springer Verlag, 2019-02-09)Background: During exercise training patients with COPD can entrain their breathing pattern to visual feedback cues as to achieve a slower respiratory rate and prolong exhalation. The result is an improvement in exercise ... -
Quantifying Acute Changes in Renal Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Response to Central Nervous System Manipulations in Anesthetized Rats
(Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), 2018-09-11)Renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) and mean arterial pressure are important parameters in cardiovascular and autonomic research; however, there are limited resources directing scientists in the techniques for measuring ... -
Dietary Profiles of First-Generation South Asian Indian Adolescents in the United States
(Springer Verlag, 2017-04)Little is known regarding how hypoglycemia and associated fears influence day-to-day life among adults with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) who use contemporary diabetes management strategies. To address this gap, we performed an ... -
Effects of Perceived Discrimination and Trust on Breast Cancer Screening among Korean American Women
(Elsevier, 2018-03-01)Objective: Korean American (KA) women continue to have lower breast cancer screening rates than other racial groups. Perceived discrimination and trust have been associated with breast cancer screening adherence, but little ... -
Implementing motivational interviewing training: Strengthening the role of the registered nurse
(Sciedu Press, 2017-03-09)The current primary healthcare model is in need of urgent transformation, as it is vital to addressing health priorities at the systemic level. With over 3 million members, the nursing profession is the largest entity of ... -
Improving colorectal cancer screening rates using motivational interviewing
(Sciedu Press, 2018-01-23)Background and objective: Early diagnosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) through screening is associated with survival rates of more than 90%. Nearly half of American adults are not compliant with recommendations. The purpose ... -
Dietary Profiles of First-Generation South Asian Indian Adolescents in the United States
(Springer, 2017-04)Background: This study aimed to describe the dietary profile and health characteristics of first-generation South Asian Indian (SAI) adolescents in the United States because SAIs have a high prevalence of cardiovascular ... -
Health-Related Stigma as a Determinant of Functioning in Young Adults with Narcolepsy
(Public Library of Science, 2015-04-21)Symptoms of narcolepsy tend to arise during adolescence or young adulthood, a formative time in human development during which people are usually completing their education and launching a career. Little is known about the ... -
Association between general self-efficacy, social support, cancer-related stress and physical health-related quality of life: a path model study in patients with neuroendocrine tumors.
(BioMed Central, 2016-01-19)Background: A diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) provides challenges to patients and clinicians due to physical side effects of and mental response to treatment resulting in increased perceived stress. General ... -
Self-efficacy enhancing intervention increases light physical activity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Dove Medical Press, 2014-09)Background: People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease lead sedentary lives and could benefit from increasing their physical activity. The purpose of this study was to determine if an exercise-specific self-efficacy ... -
Smoking Cessation in Primary Care: Implementation of a Proactive Telephone Intervention
(Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2013-08)Purpose: To perform a smoking cessation intervention by a nurse practitioner in a primary care setting and assess its effectiveness. Data Sources: The intervention developed was an operationalization of the 5 As from the ... -
The Effects of Walking or Walking-with-Poles Training on Tissue Oxygenation in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012-08)This randomized trial proposed to determine if there were differences in calfmuscle StO2 parameters in patients before and after 12 weeks of a traditional walking or walking-with-poles exercise program. Data were collected ... -
COPD Exacerbations: Evidence-based guidelines for identification, assessment, and management.
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2013-02)OVERVIEW: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the United States. It's estimated that more than 13 million U.S. adults have COPD, and as many as 24 million have evidence of ... -
Proof of concept trial of dronabinol in obstructive sleep apnea
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2013-01)Study Objective: Animal data suggest that Δ(9)-TetraHydroCannabinol (Δ(9)THC) stabilizes autonomic output during sleep, reduces spontaneous sleep-disordered breathing, and blocks serotonin-induced exacerbation of sleep ... -
A Teaching Mentorship Program to Facilitate Excellence in Teaching and Learning
(WB Saunders, 2012-06)The impact of decreasing faculty numbers on the nursing shortage has been well documented. Mentoring is recognized as the most significant way to grow and nurture nurse educators. The purpose of this paper is to describe ... -
Epidermal Cell Proliferation in Calorie-restricted Aging Rats +
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2012-07)Calorie restriction (CR) has been known to produce many beneficial health effects, and lowered cell proliferation from CR has been shown to produce anti-cancer effects in some tissues. In this study the rate of epidermal ... -
Functional Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Declines with Time
(American College of Sports Medicine, 2011-02)Purpose. It is well known that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience declines in functional erformance, but little is known about the rate of decline. The purpose of this research was to ... -
Modulation of Ischemia-Induced NMDAR1 Activation by Environmental Enrichment Decreases Oxidative Damage
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2011-12)In this study, we examined whether enriched environment (EE) housing has direct neuroprotective effects on oxidative damage following transient global cerebral ischemia. Fifty-two adult maleWistar rats were included in the ...
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