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The Relationship Of Age To Knowledge About Diabetes, Veonnie Harper

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this research study was to correlate k n owledge about diabetes to age. From a population of former clients of the diabetic unit at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, a sample of 21 individuals w e r e g i v e n the Assessment of Educational Needs of the Diabetic Patient Questionnaire. Age of subjects ranged from 25 to 83 years with a mean of 51.5 years. There were 13 (62%) males and 8 (38%) females. Educational levels varied from 5 to 16 years with a mean of 10 years. There were 14 (67%) blacks …

The Effect Of Plush Animals On Depression In Elderly Nursing Home Residents, William J. Bergin

MSN Research Projects

A quasi-experimental study was used to study the effect of plush animals on depression in elderly nursing home residents. The researcher hypothesized that there would be no significant difference between depression prior to and following plush animal therapy. Data were collected preand p o s t - p l u s h animal therapy using the Beck Depression Inventory. There were four subjects who each selected a plush animal, kept it with them for 5 weeks, and were then retested using the Beck Depression Inventory. The results of the ^ test led the researcher to reject the null hypothesis. Plush …

The Effects Of A Game Simulation Program About Aging On The Attitudes Of Nursing Home Personnel, Renate Eaton

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the effects of game simulation on nursing home personnel's attitudes toward the elderly. Data were collected using the Elderly Person's Questionnaire pre- and post-game simulation. The hypothesis stated there would be no significant difference in the attitudes toward elders of nursing home personnel who participated in a game simulation program and nursing home personnel who did not participate in the program. Subjects were 10 nursing personnel employed in a nursing home in North Mississippi. Five of these 10 were in an experimental group and participated in game simulation and 5 were …

The Differences In The Coping Strategies Of Male And Female Spouses Of Alzheimer Victims, Shelah M. Teeters

MSN Research Projects

This study was descriptive in nature, designed to identify differences in coping strategies of spouses of Alzheimer patients who are cared for at home . Data were collected using the Chronicity Impact and Coping Instrument: Spouse Questionnaire. The sample consisted of 14 subjects (3 males and 11 females) who met the criteria for the study. Subjects ranged in age from 60 to 86 years with an average age of 68.9 years. One Black and 13 Caucasians participated. To test the hypothesis, data were analyzed using percentiles. Eight coping strategies were found to be used "More often" by the participants. Males …

What's Happening: May 27, 1987, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xxxvi, Number 3, Spring 1987

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XXXVI, Number 3, Spring 1987

A call for reform, Page 2

An alumni potpourri, Page 7

Jefferson scene, Page 16

Class notes, Page 24

Stress Of The Caregiver: Effective Management Of Dementia Patients In Hospital And Community Settings, Ruth E. Dunkle, Michael Nevin

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This study explores the management problems among elders with dementia and their medical and family caregivers. Twenty-five patients were interviewed as well as professional health care personnel and a family member. Findings indicated that professional assessment facilitates home caregiving but has little bearing on successful coping by the caregiver. Variability of coping relates to the strategy employed.

Convention Evaluation, 1987-1988; Series I; File 41, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Voting Body Action; Series Ii; File 106, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

The Establishing Of Validity And Reliability Of An Incontinence Monitoring Record Used To Describe Individual Patterns Of Urinary Incontinence, Janis Miller

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Comprehensive Index Of Elder Abuse, 2nd Edition, Mary C. Sengstock, Melanie Hwalek

Sociology Faculty Research Publications

In conjunction with the "EAST", Drs. Hwalek and Sengstock developed a more extensive instrument for documenting the presence of actual symptoms of elder abuse, neglect, and maltreatment.

This more extensive measure was designed to be used with elderly persons who were actually suspected of being abuse victims, and to provide documentation for use in treatment of these cases, as well as for use in possible legal cases.

Nysna General Information; Series Ii; File 79, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Unit Assessment; Series Ii; File 107, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

Characteristics Of Older Men And Their Ability To Comprehend Printed Health Education Materials., Lora Lebowitz Craig

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Oral Health Status, Perceived And Evaluated Treatment Needs, And Utilization Of Dental Services By Well Elderly Attending Polk County Senior Centers, Sandra Kaye Leggett

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to identify the following characteristics of well elderly attending Polk County, Iowa senior centers: (a) oral health status, (b) perceived and evaluated treatment needs, and (c) utilization of dental services. An oral health screening of 176 senior center participants age 60 and older was used to assess each of the variables. Data suggested there was an increased rate of oral mucosal lesions and edentulousness (without teeth) for this population when compared to Iowans of similar age and oral health status. There was a perceived dental need by 60% of the population, and an evaluated …

The Effects Of Aquatic Exercise On Self-Concept In The Elderly, Ok Chon Allison

MSN Research Projects

This quasi-experimental research study examined the effects of the aquatic exercise on self-concept in the elderly. The researcher hypothesized that there would be no significant difference in self-concept between elders who participated in an aquatic exercise program and elders who did not participate. A researcher-designed demographic data form and the Tennessee Self Concept Scale were used to collect pertinent data. A total of 22 subjects from two cities 30 miles apart participated in the study. Ten white female subjects were in the experimental group and 9 white and 3 black females were in the control group. The total positive self-concept …

The Effects Of Validation Fantasy On The Attitudes Of Nursing Students Toward The Elderly And The Willingness Of The Students To Work With The Elderly, Betty Thornton

MSN Research Projects

This was a descriptive study designed to determine the effect of Validation Fantasy (VF) on the attitudes of nursing students toward the elderly and their willingness to work with elderly clients. The null hypothesis stated that when second semester Associate Degree freshmen nursing students who had been taught by VF were administered the adaptation of Marion Gillis' Older Persons Questionnaire (OPQ) and the Personal Preferences Questionnaire (PPQ) and the results were compared using the ANOVA and the Newman- Keuls to the results from students taught by Reality Orien­ tation (RO) or a nonspecific approach, there would be no difference at …

Effects Of Seating Arrangement On Affective Meanings And Group Interaction In Healthy Senior Citizens, Judith Ann Boughton

Masters Theses

Occupational therapists state that environmental factors (seating arrangements) influence behavior. This ex post facto study examined the effect of peripheral versus central seating arrangement on interaction (verbalizing and looking), affect, and group climate in 41 healthy senior citizens. Nine men and 32 women aged 62 to 83 participated in two collage activities (creative and imitative) in either a parallel/nonsharing group or a project/ sharing group. Seating arrangement was added to an earlier study's independent variables (creative and imitative activities, and sharing and nonsharing groups). Dependent variables consisted of three factors of affective meaning from the Osgood Semantic Differential, evaluation, power, …

The Relationship Between Functional Impairment And Self-Concept In The Elderly Witih Chronic Illness, Larry Loden

MSN Research Projects

This was a descriptive study designed to determine the relationship of functional impairment and self-concept of elderly clients with chronic illness. The null hypothesis stated that when the clients' scores on the Functional Assessment Form and Tennessee Self-Concept Scale were compared, there would be no significant correlation at the .05 significance level. Data were collected from 15 subjects who were 65 years of age or over, had a chronic illness, and were receiving the services of a home health agency. All subjects were administered the Functional Assessment Form and the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale. These scores were then compared utilizing the …

Vital Signs, Summer 1986, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

A twenty eight page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, alumni profiles, class notes, and more.

What's Happening: June 4, 1986, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

What's Happening: May 14, 1986, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

What's Happening: April 9, 1986, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Dual-Purpose Activity Versus Single-Purpose Activity In An Institutionalized Geriatric Population, Rita M. Yoder

Masters Theses

The use of purposeful, goal-directed activity has traditionally been a central theme for occupational therapy. In dual-purpose activity the participant has two goals: successful task completion and the making of adaptive responses in the activity process. This study compares the extent to which a dual-purpose activity (stirring for the purpose of exercise and baking cookies) enhances performance in contrast to a single-purpose activity (stirring for the purpose of exercise alone) in an institutionalized geriatric population.

Thirty women between 70 and 92 years of age were randomly assigned to either the single- or dual-purpose activity. Duration, exertion, and discontinuities were measured …

Vital Signs, Spring 1986, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

A twenty six page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, alumni profiles, class notes, and more.

What's Happening: March 12, 1986, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Social Support Upon Compliance As Measured By Functional Health Patterns, Olivia Catolico-Dixon

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Observation of client noncompliance with therapeutic regimens prompted this study. The purpose of this study was to investigate the client's social support system and its effect on compliance. The null hypothesis constructed was:

H₀: There will be no relationship between social support and compliance as measured by functional health patterns in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Client (COPD) ( cx = 0.05).

A convenience sample of 38 subjects from the outpatient Pulmonary Clinic at a Southern California Veterans' Administration Hospital were interviewed for this study. Using a structured interview format, the investigator administered four questionnaire tools to each …

Comparison (Nurse Pract. Legislation); Series Ii; File 31, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

New District; Series Ii; File 74, Juanita Hunter

Juanita Hunter, RN & NYSNA Papers [1973-1990]

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Nocturnal Noise Levels In Upper Midwestern Longterm Care Facilities On Sleep Interference In Selected Residents' Well-Being, Jane C. Walgenbach

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The objectives of this study were:
1. To determine noise levels in selected upper Midwestern longterm care facilities at night during August and September.
2. To determine to what extent noise levels interfered with residents' nocturnal sleep.
3. To determine to what extent sleep interference affected residents' well-being.
4. To determine to what extent noise levels interfered with residents' well-being.