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Prevalence Of Obesity In A National Representative Sample Of Taiwan Adolescents, Chen-Mei Chen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of obesity in Taiwanese adolescents and important related variables.

Methods: This analysis was based on the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT) data during 2010 and 2011. The original study was a cross-sectional and national representative survey. A total of 1842 subjects (920 males and 922 females) aged 11-20 years participated. Research tools consisted of questionnaires and anthropometry parameters, and Taiwanese criteria were used to classify adolescents' weights. The acquired data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: The prevalence of obesity in Taiwanese adolescents was …

Basic Principles And Applications Of Community-Based Participatory Research To Advance Nursing Science In Hiv Prevention, Adeline Nyamathi, Deborah Koniak-Griffin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

This session introduces participants to Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and provides case illustrations of research applying this approach. Participants learn how CBPR, also known as community-partnered research, differs from traditional research; the rationale for using the approach and historical grounding in nursing; fundamental principles of how CBPR is conducted; and strategies to facilitate the planning of research in collaboration with the communities. The workshop also includes information on establishing effective community advisory boards. Guidelines are provided for implementation and evaluation of CBPR. The Anderson Community Partnership Model is presented with its process phases …

Comparison Of Telemedicine To Traditional Face-To-Face Care For Children With Special Healthcare Needs: Analysis Of Cost, Caring, And Family-Centered Care, Mary A. Hooshmand

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this research project was to examine cost, caring and family-centered care in relation to pediatric specialty services utilizing telemedicine technology compared to traditional face-to-face visits for CSHCN in rural, remote and medically underserved areas of Southeast Florida. Family costs, caring, and family-centered care were examined from the perspectives of the parents/ guardians of CSHCN.

Methods: A quasi-experimental research design was used with a convenience sample of 222 parents/guardians of CSHCN residing in rural, remote and medically underserved areas of Southeast Florida enrolled in the Children's Medical Services (CMS) program. …

Overweight And Obesity In Young Children: A Critical Period For Intervention, Leigh Small

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Background and Significance: While there has been a surge in prevalence rates of overweight and obese children over the last three decades; recent epidemiological data suggest that the trends have stabilized for all child age groups except preschool-aged children. Furthermore, the increase in the prevalence of obesity across child age groups continues to be the greatest between the preschool and school-age groups; underscoring the importance of intervening with young children. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to appreciate the effect of a parent-focused intervention conducted in an office setting on child (4-8 …

Use Of Caring Theory In Culture And Context In Scotland And Cameroon, John W. Nelson, Relindis Moffor

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: This session includes two sub-sessions regarding how caring science theory was selected and used in two different cultures and context. The first sub-session will review how Swanson's theory of caring was a better fit for the culture of Scotland than was Watson's theory. The second sub-session will review how Watson's theory of caring science was used to assess the farming needs of women living with AIDS a village in Cameroon, Africa The first portion of this session will review how two different theories of caring were tested for the purpose of developing a …

An Investigation Of The Influence Of Fish Oil Supplementation On Il-8: A Possible Protection Against Preeclampsia, Sara Mitchell Edwards

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014: Purpose: Ten million women develop preeclampsia each year around the world. Of those, about 76,000 pregnant women will die from preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders. Further, the annual infant mortality rate from these disorders is estimated to be approximately 500,000. Land-locked or mountainous regions of the globe, and thus with less oily ocean fish available in the diet, tend to have higher rates of preeclampsia. Poor women are also more vulnerable to the disease. A woman is seven times more likely to develop preeclampsia in a developing country than a woman in an …

A Concept Analysis Of Self-Management Behavior And Its Implications In Research And Policy, Amanda Constance Green

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: The concept of self-management behavior (SMB) has been used extensively by professionals from multiple disciplines. Nursing scholars often use the concept with chronic illness and international health organizations, such as the World Health Organization, use the concept for disease management. The purpose of this concept analysis was to create a clarifying theoretical definition of self-management behavior.

Methods: The analysis was conducted conceptually in the context of Orem's Self-care Framework. Walker and Avant's eight-step concept analysis approach guided the analysis. A systematic review of the literature was conducted using seven relevant academic databases, …

Transitional Care Using Telehealth: Fewer Emergency Unplanned Admissions And Improved Quality Of Life And Functional Ability, Mary Courtney, Chiung-Jung (Jo) Wu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Prof. Courtney's research program involves the development, trial and evaluation of innovative discharge planning and transitional care models that span across hospital and community health sectors and include hospital and in-home assessment, exercise strategies and telephone follow-up interventions with 'at-risk' community-living older adults (1,2,3,4). This presentation focuses on results of her previous clinical trials in 'general hospitalised medical patients' and presents findings published in Journal of American Geriatric Society (JAGS) and PlusOne which demonstrate significantly few emergency hospital readmissions (22% intervention, 47% control, P = .007) and emergency GP visits (25% intervention, 67% …

The Effects Of An Oral Care Program On Oral Health Of Institutionalized Elderly, Chia-Chi Chang, Jih-Hsuan Wu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: Institutionalized elderly overlooked the oral care because of multiple chronic diseases and decline self-care skills, impact the oral health quality of life, oral health status and nutritional status, resulting in oral-related diseases. There are few oral care program interventions. The purpose of this study was to develop an oral care program and to examine the effects of this program among institutionalized elderly.

Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study. Fifty-five convenience subjects were recruited from two northern long-term care facilities, randomly assigned to the experimental group (n = 24) and the control group(n …

The Family Partners For Health Study: A Randomized Cluster Control Trial For Child And Parent Weight Management, Diane C. Berry, Madeline Neal, Natnaree Aimyong, Robert G. Mcmurray, Gail D'Eramo Melkus, Emily Gail Hall, Todd A. Schwartz, Dean J. Amatuli

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test a two-phased nutrition and exercise education, coping skills training, and exercise intervention for overweight or obese low-income ethnic minority 2nd to 4th grade children and their parents in rural North Carolina, U.S.

Methods: A cluster randomized controlled trial was carried out with 358 children (7-10 years) and a parent (n = 358). General linear mixed models were used to determine the effects of the intervention on weight, adiposity, health behaviors and eating and exercise self-efficacy by examining changes in children and parents from baseline …

The Effect Of Breastfeeding Intervening Program In The Non-Authorized Baby-Friendly Hospital, Ya-Ling Yang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Background: The program of 'baby-friendly hospital' gave fresh impetus to enhance the rate of effectively feeding of mother's milk in Taiwan area. Fifty-two percent babies were born in authorized 'baby-friendly hospital'. According to the authorized 'baby-friendly hospital' qualifications, there is an almost 100% attending rate in medical centers and regional hospitals, while community hospitals only account for 41.5%. Even though the breastfeeding rate in private obstetrics clinics is only 3.5%, the birth number rate is up to 32.5% of the yearly total birth. The breastfeeding rates at non-authorized 'baby-friendly hospitals', which are classified …

Meta-Analyses Of Epigenetics Risk Factors For Heart Disease Prevention: Nos3 Human Gene Variations Across Different Race-Ethnicity Groups, Nien-Tzu Chang, Lisa Delacruz, Shyang-Yun Pamela K. Shiao

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Monday, July 28, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to disseminate current evidence on population genome health, through meta-analyses of epigenetic risk factors, for heart disease prevention. Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the major leading cause of deaths worldwide. Epidemiological studies have revealed the association between nitric oxide synthase 3 (NOS3) gene mutation variations with increased risks of IHD in various populations in the world. NOS3 is a gene affects metabolism in the urea cycle of the methylation pathways, critical for preventing systematic inflammation as an epigenetics risk factor for heart health.

Methods: Literature searches, …

Partnerships In Global Health: Nursing Assessments With School-Age Children In Belize To Promote Healthy Living, Mary Lou De Natale, Enna Edouard Trevathan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014: School age children across the world represent the future, thus their growth and development are a prime concern of all societies (World Health Organization, 2013). One way to address this need is to educate children regarding their own health and wellness, which proved to be beneficial for a community in Belize, Central America. This program provided a partnership for nurses and nursing students with children/adolescents as they learned about how to perform their own health assessments. Physical assessments and nutrition education for over 700 school-age children/adolescents were provided. Children and adolescents, as active …

Sleep And Adolescent Obesity: Results From The Creating Opportunities For Personal Empowerment (Cope) Randomized Controlled Trial, Diana L. Jacobson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to report baseline findings related to sleep, gender, weight and mood in adolescents participating in the NIH funded, COPE healthy lifestyles intervention which was delivered by trained health teachers in high schools in a large, southwest metropolitan area.

Methods: Several analyses were conducted on this large sample of 14-17 year old adolescents including: (1) chi square (2) t-tests, (3) frequencies, and (4) Pearson's correlations. Comparisons were conducted between males/females and overweight/non-overweight participants.

Results: There were 779 teens in this study. The majority of adolescents were Hispanic …

Improving Health Outcomes For Surgical Patient In Nicaragua: Empowering Nurses Participating In A Multidisciplinary Cleft Lip And Palate Team Implementing Evidence-Based Practice Solutions, Teresa A. Pfaff, Maria Julia Perez, Anina Terry, Carmen Maria Urruita Gomez

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented in Saturday, July 26, 2014:

In Nicaragua, the increase in those suffering from the congenital malformation of cleft lip and palate has bee seen across a diverse range of socio-economic levels. Although the World Health Organization estimates that cleft lip, with or without palate involvement, affects almost 1 in every 600 newborns worldwide, the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health has not updated statistical data of the percentage of children with this congenital malformation. These children encounter challenges with maternal and familial acceptance, in addition to multiple surgeries and visits to healthcare providers required in the first few years of …

Innovative Community Placements: Enhancing Students Experiences With Diverse Population, Ruth Trudgeon, Ivy Tuason, Stephanie Cornett

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: The recent focus on community and population based health care in nurse education means that effective clinical experiences within the community are an essential component of the nursing program. However, two factors have made this harder to do over the last decade as student nurse enrollment has increased annually but at the same time budget cuts have led to reductions in many traditional community health services. Therefore more students are competing for a limited number of spots in traditional community sites such as clinics, public health agencies and schools. This has led to a trend of implementing innovative community …

Diet, Encoded Memory, Visual Cues, Obesity, And Neuroimaging: The Role Of Affective Response In Eating Behavior, Joann D. Long, Ngozi Anyanwu, Carol Boswell, Sara L. Dodd, Toby Rogers, Martin Binks

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014:

Purpose: According to the World Health Organization, 35.8 million people are obese world-wide. The obesogenic factors contributing to this global problem are thought to reflect a complex interrelationship between social, physiological, and environmental factors. Behaviorally focused interventions focused on healthy eating, portion size, and public health strategies to increase fruit and vegetable intake have reported modest success in addressing the obesity epidemic. Appreciating how individuals differ in response to environmental eating conditions remains enigmatic. Recent advances in neuroimaging have opened the possibility of a new frontier by understanding the neural responses to food …

A Systematic Review Of Non-Pharmacological Management Of Heel-Stick Pain In The Pre-Term Neonates, Ming-Huei Lu, I-Chuan Li

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Purpose: To identify effective non-pharmacological interventions in the literature regarding Heel Stick Pain prevention and treatment in preterm neonates.

Methods: A literature search from 2007 to 2012 was conducted using MedLine, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library databases, and was complemented by a search of known articles. Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed methodological quality according to pre-defined criteria.

Results: We identified 14 randomized controlled studies that pertained to non-pharmacological pain management methods. The selected interventions were "non-nutritive sucking", "sucrose", "glucose", "sensorial saturation", "facilitated tucking", "kangaroo care", "sensorial saturation", "breast milk" and "incubator …

Utilization Of Nursing Classification Systems For The Depiction Of The Nursing Process In Electronic Patient Records In Order To Improve Evidence-Based Nursing, Pia Wieteck

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Nursing classification systems are continuously gaining importance in providing the framework for the nursing process and are increasingly used as basis for the evaluation of nursing practice. In addition, the use of terminologies in electronic patient records enables the quantification of data obtained from the nursing process. Data, which can not only be used for reimbursement but also for outcome research, further development of nursing knowledge, implementation of Evidence-based nursing, and the interprofessional communication. However, the discussion of requirements nursing classification systems should meet in order to fulfill the demands of being an …

Comparison Of Family Eating Habits And Activity Practices Among Blacks, Hispanics, And Filipinos: Implications For Prevention And Control Of Overweight And Obesity, Luz S. Porter

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the eating habits and physical activity practices among Filipino, Black, and Hispanic families. Overweight and obesity among children and adults is well-documented as an escalating problem. Concern about this rise centers on the link between obesity and increased health risks that translate into increased medical care and costs. Preventing childhood obesity is a national priority. Findings of earlier studies point to the interplay betweeNon-membermong personal attributes and environmental factors in development of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence.

Methods: This descriptive …

Nurses' Commitment And Motivation To Improved Personal Health: The Role Of Hospital Administration, Carey Marie Phelan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: As nurses comprise the largest sect of the healthcare industry, their health affects the overall effectiveness of health systems. Nurses are highly educated, yet, for many there is a disconnect between knowledge and the status of their physical health. Thus, it is important to investigate what could motivate nurses to improve their health, particularly in three major facets: decrease BMI, increase physical exercise and eat healthier. The purpose of the research is to ascertain the most effective interventions that employers could institute to motivate nurses to increase their physical health. Currently, there …

Factors Contributing To Malnutrition In Patients With Gynecologic Cancer, Juhee Nho, Sung Reul Kim

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: 40-80% of cancer patients had nutritional disorder. Patients with gynecological cancer who is recognized as a major health problem, but the incidence of malnutrition and related factors about the results are reported to be varied. Malnutrition appears differently depending on the treatment period, psychological factors such as depression affect malnutrition. It is important nursing actions that nurses understand the nutritional status of the subjects and identify the relevant factors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status and to identify clinical, psychosocial, and nutritional factors contributing to malnutrition in Korean gynecologic cancer patients.

Methods: There were …

Prevalence Of Colorectal Cancer In Psychiatric Patients: The Preliminary Results Of Colorectal Cancer Screen, Yu-Cheng Chen, Shu-Hui Wang, Ya-Lin Ciou, Luan-Chen Lin, Shih-Hsien Kuo, Chiou-Shiang Wu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The aim of this study was to demonstrate colorectal cancer prevalence in Taiwanese psychiatric patients to provide the reference for psychiatric professionals to improve the physical care for these patients.

Methods: A "Quantitative immunoassay fecal occult blood test" and a questionnaire of habitual diet and daily health behavior were used to screen colorectal cancer and related health behaviors to determine the prevalence an its correlations with habitual diet and health behavior in psychiatric patients. Samples of this study were recruited from a psychiatric hospital in southern Taiwan.

Results: 2088 psychiatric patients (1011, …

A Comparison Of Health Promoting Behavior And Quality Of Life Among Early Stage Of Ckd And Healthy Adults In Taiwan, Hsiu-Lan Teng

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: This study was to compare 1-3 stage of CKD and healthy adults in terms of: (a) the differences in health promoting behaviors and quality of life; (b) the relationships between health promoting behavior and quality of life.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted through a convenience sample of 78 CKD subjects and 87 healthy adults recruited in southern Taiwan. The Chinese version of the Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile-II (HPLP-II) was used to measure the health promotion behaviors. Quality of life was measured using Taiwan version of the WHOQOL-BREF. Independent t-tests were used …

Preoperative Skin Traction In Adults With Hip Fracture: Evidence-Based Practice, Betul Tosun, Ozlem Aslan

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Introduction: Mortality rate in the first year of hip fractures ranges from 12% to 37%. Moreover, many patients are not to return to their homes and rather to stay in hospital or nursing homes due to morbidity related to complications that occur in treatment and rehabilitation process of hip fracture. In order to minimize the mortality and morbidity rates and to promote the treatment outcomes, patients should be dealt with a multidisciplinary approach and should be given evidence based nursing care from admission to discharge.

Aim: The aim of this study, that has …

Cultural Relevance Of The Healthy Choices Intervention Program, Diana L. Jacobson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

Background: The burden of obesity and its health consequences disproportionately affects Hispanic children and families. In Arizona, nearly 18% of the state's children and adolescents are obese (up from 12.2% in 2003) with the rate rising by nearly 46% between 2003 and 2007. Researchers have determined that multi-component; comprehensive obesity interventions are feasible in the primary care setting. In addition, it has become evident that intervention effectiveness is improved when obesity interventions are individualized to address the family's social and cultural influences on health. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine …

Preventing Complications Associated With Tube Feedings, Norma Metheny

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The session will include a discussion of evidence to support or refute a variety of commonly used methods to determine feeding tube placement. Among the methods to be evaluated are: pH testing of feeding aspirates, observing the appearance of feeding tube aspirates, auscultation for a bubbling sound over the epigastric region as air is injected through the tube, electromagnetic monitoring, and carbon dioxide detection devices. Because the pH method is the most widely recommended bedside placement method, factors that may affect its accuracy will be reviewed; among these are the use of gastric acid inhibitors and recent feedings. Variations in …

The Influence Of The Social Determinants Of Health On Diabetes Self-Management In Rural Appalachia, Myra Leslie Clark

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: Diabetes, a worldwide public health concern, has been linked with lower socioeconomic status, obesity, poor nutrition, membership in certain racial and/or ethnic groups, and family history of diabetes - factors often present in both urban and rural regions. Researchers are finding that greater knowledge of the relationship between social determinants of health and diabetes may provide insight into individuals' health outcomes related to diabetes. The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to explore the social determinants of health as they relate to diabetes self-management in a rural United States population.

Methods: …

A Faculty And Bsn Student Care Delivery Model For Patients With Diabetes, Patty M. Orr, Shondell Hickson, Kempa (Kim) French

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 26, 2014:

The integrated, conceptual framework of faculty nurse practitioners (NPs) and BSN nursing students caring for a chronic disease population in the community clinic serves as a model of applied health service research. A teaching/learning clinical partnership environment serves as the pedagogy for effective, active synthesis of critical thinking and skills building with a focus on prevention by the BSN students.' The care delivery model challenges faculty and nursing students to be part of the solution in providing an example of health system reform by driving improved clinical outcomes for people with chronic disease. …

Requirements Of Nursing Classification Systems For An Useful Application In Electronic Data Records, Pia Wieteck

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: In the final presentation, the necessary requirements of nursing classification systems for an useful application in electronic data records will be discussed. The main question will be which abstraction level or granulation is needed for nursing terminologies to enable nursing documentation and all of the before presented aims in an electronic patient record.

Methods: To support the discussion the levels of granulation of a number of nursing diagnoses in different nursing terminologies and the results of a cross-mapping of ENP and NANDA will be presented.

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Conclusion: This and the other …