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Readiness For Hospital Discharge Scale For Older People: Psychometric Testing And Short Form Development With A Three Country Sample, Cédric Mabire, Alice Coffey, Marianne E. Weiss
Readiness For Hospital Discharge Scale For Older People: Psychometric Testing And Short Form Development With A Three Country Sample, Cédric Mabire, Alice Coffey, Marianne E. Weiss
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Aim
To develop and psychometrically test Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale for older people and to reduce the scale to a more practical short form.
Background
The Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale is the only available and validated scale measuring patients' perceived readiness just prior to discharge.
Design
Secondary analysis of hospital studies data from three countries.
Method
Data were collected between 2008–2012. The study sample comprised 998 medical-surgical older patients. Factor analysis was undertaken to identify the factor structure of the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale. Group comparisons for construct validity and predictive validity for readmission were also conducted. …
Predictors Of Engagement In Postpartum Weight Self-Management Behaviours In The First 12 Weeks After Birth, Jennifer Ohlendorf, Marianne E. Weiss, Debra Oswald
Predictors Of Engagement In Postpartum Weight Self-Management Behaviours In The First 12 Weeks After Birth, Jennifer Ohlendorf, Marianne E. Weiss, Debra Oswald
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Aim
To explore factors that influence postpartum weight self-management behaviours. Transitions Theory and the Integrated Theory of Health Behaviour Change guided selection of variables. Transition conditions, level of patient activation and social facilitation were examined for association with postpartum weight self-management behaviours.
Background
Retention of pregnancy weight increases risk of overweight and obesity later in life. Little is known about what women do to self-manage return to pre-pregnant weight and how providers can influence their behaviours.
Design
Prospective, longitudinal, correlational.
Methods
Data collection occurred from March through October, 2013. One hundred and twenty-four women completed surveys during postpartum hospitalization; telephone …