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Effects Of A High Fiber-High Carbohydrate Diet On Selected Blood Chemistries Of Post-Myocardial Infarction Clients, Evelyn Mckinney Baskin
Effects Of A High Fiber-High Carbohydrate Diet On Selected Blood Chemistries Of Post-Myocardial Infarction Clients, Evelyn Mckinney Baskin
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This was a quasi-experimental study designed to determine the difference in blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels of subjects post-myocardial infarction (post-MI) who practiced the high fiber-high carbohydrate diet and subjects post-MI who did not practice the diet. The researcher had hypothesized that when the blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides of post-MI subjects who were practicing the high fiber-high carbohydrate diet were compared to those who were not practicing the d i e t , there would be no significant difference. There was a total of 18 subjects in the study, two groups with nine participants in each group. The …
Effects Of Pet Facilitation On Social Interactions And Cardiovascular Responses Among Institutionalized Elderly, Katherine Hubbard Burkhalter
Effects Of Pet Facilitation On Social Interactions And Cardiovascular Responses Among Institutionalized Elderly, Katherine Hubbard Burkhalter
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This quasi-experimental study was designed to determine the psychosocial and physiological effects of pet-facilitated therapy upon a group of institutionalized elderly. The study population was comprised of 16 institutionalized elderly who were (a) oriented to person, place, and time; (b) mobile; and (c) physically able and willing to hold a live pet rabbit during 30 minutes of four group sessions. Researcher-designed tools and protocols were used in the study to record blood pressures, heart rates, and the number of social interactions during each group session. The subjects were randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group. Each group had …
Participation In A Hospice Program And Its Effect On The Grief Process, Carolyn Ruth Estes
Participation In A Hospice Program And Its Effect On The Grief Process, Carolyn Ruth Estes
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The purpose of this study was to compare the grief process outcomes of primary family members who participated in hospice after the death of their loved one to the grief process outcomes of those primary family members who did not participate. The null hypothesis stated that there would be no significant difference in the grief process outcomes of primary family members in a hospice care program during the first year of bereavement and the grief process outcomes of primary family members not in a hospice care program during the first year of bereavement using the ^ test at the .05 …
An Experimental Study: The Effects Of A Premenstrual Syndrome Intervention Program On Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms, Lisa May Pullen
An Experimental Study: The Effects Of A Premenstrual Syndrome Intervention Program On Premenstrual Syndrome Symptoms, Lisa May Pullen
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This experimental study was designed to compare the relief of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) symptoms of women between the ages of 18 to 40. The experimental group was asked to follow a nonmedical PMS Intervention Program one week prior to and during their menstrual cycle. The researcher hypothesized that there would be no significant difference in PMS symptoms between women who participated in the treatment and women who did not participate in the treatment. A researcher-designed survey which consisted of the Menstrual Symptomatology Fact Sheet (MSFS) and the Menstrual Symptomatology Questionnaire (MSQ) was administered to 35 women who reported PMS symptoms …
Sexuality And The Elderly: A Study Of Knowledge And Attitudes Of Health Care Providers In A Nursing Home Setting, Leola Fielder Kirsh
Sexuality And The Elderly: A Study Of Knowledge And Attitudes Of Health Care Providers In A Nursing Home Setting, Leola Fielder Kirsh
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This descriptive study was designed to measure knowledge and attitudes toward sexuality of nursing home health care personnel. A researcher-designed test measuring sexual knowledge and attitudes was administered to 72 nursing home employees. These health care providers included registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse's aides. The researcher hypothesized that there would be no significant correlation between the knowledge and attitude scores of nursing home personnel on a test about sexuality in the elderly. Data were analyzed using the Pearson r_ statistic and the findings led to rejection of the null hypothesis. The researcher concluded that the more knowledge about …
The Effects Of Exercise On Cognitive Function In The Elderly, Pamela D. Thomas
The Effects Of Exercise On Cognitive Function In The Elderly, Pamela D. Thomas
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In order to determine the effect of exercise upon cognition of institutionalized elderly a quasi-experimental research approach was used. A sample of 20 was selected from two long-term care nursing facilities to make an experimental and a control group. The experimental group had a prescribed exercise plan followed by a cognition test while the control group received only the cognition test. The cognition test scores were analyzed using the ^ test statistic with a significance level of 0.05. Analysis of the data led the researcher to fail to reject the null hypothesis; however, a marginally significant trend for the experimental …
A Comparison Of Stress Levels And Body Weight In School-Age Children, Melissa Kent
A Comparison Of Stress Levels And Body Weight In School-Age Children, Melissa Kent
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This descriptive study was designed to compare stress levels in school-age children according to weight category. The researcher hypothesized that when third-grade students’ scores on the Kent Stress Measurement Tool for children were compared according to weight category (underweight, appropriate weight, overweight), there would be no signifi cant difference. Sixty-four third-grade public school students participated in the study. Height and weight measurements were done, plotted on a growth percentile graph, and a weight category assigned. A researcher-designed question naire, the Kent Stress Management Tool for Children, was administered to the students. The one-way ANOVA was used to analyze the scores. …
Haemophilus Influenzae In Adults: An Analysis Of Incidence, Serotype, Biotype, Beta-Lactamase Production And Clinical Spectrum, Mildred Ramsey Norris
Haemophilus Influenzae In Adults: An Analysis Of Incidence, Serotype, Biotype, Beta-Lactamase Production And Clinical Spectrum, Mildred Ramsey Norris
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A selective medium, chocolate agar with vancomycin, bacitracin, and clindamycin, was used to enhance the recovery of Haemophilus influenzae from adult patients. Cultures of the 634 respiratory specimens yielded 130 (20.5 percent) H. influenzae isolates, representing 93 patients. The serotype, biotype, and Beta-lactamase production of all isolates were determined. Of 103 distinct isolates, nine percent were serotypable and included serogroups a ,b ,d ,and e. Although biotypes I, II, III, V, and VI were represented, 81.5 percent of the isolates were in the II/III group. Twenty-six percent of the isolates were Beta-lactamase producers and, therefore, ampicillin resistant. The clinical characteristics …
The Effect Of A Human Sexuality Course On Preteen Knowledge Of Sexuality, Margareta Connell
The Effect Of A Human Sexuality Course On Preteen Knowledge Of Sexuality, Margareta Connell
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This was a quasi-experimental study designed to deter mine the effectiveness of a planned sexual health teaching program for fifth grade students. The null hypothesis stated that when the sexual health knowledge of fifth grade students who participated in a sexual health teaching program was compared to the sexual health knowledge of fifth grade students who did not participate in a sexual health teaching program, there would be no significant difference. Subjects were selected from two different schools. School A was the experimental group and consisted of 36 students. School B was the control group and also included 36 students. …
A Comparison Of Nursing Home Residents And Nursing Personnel In Terms Of Perceived Control Over The Resident’S Activities Of Daily Living, Patricia A. Kohler
A Comparison Of Nursing Home Residents And Nursing Personnel In Terms Of Perceived Control Over The Resident’S Activities Of Daily Living, Patricia A. Kohler
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This study compared 23 nursing home residents’ and 23 nursing assistants’ control perceptions over the residents’ activities of daily living. Residents’ perceptions were measured with Chang’s Situational Control of Daily Activities (SCDA). Nursing assistants’ perceptions were measured by an investigator designed questionnaire, the Questionnaire of Activities of Daily Living (QADL). Scores of each group were compared using the ^ test which found both groups perceived a high degree of control over the residents’ activities. Based on this finding, the hypothesis that no significant difference in perceived control over residents’ daily activities exists between nursing home residents and nursing assistants was …
Mississippi Public Health Nurses' Attitudes And Knowledge About Adolescent Sexuality, Charlotte Peavie
Mississippi Public Health Nurses' Attitudes And Knowledge About Adolescent Sexuality, Charlotte Peavie
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This descriptive study was designed to determine the need for education about adolescent sexuality for public health nurses (PHNs) in Mississippi. Two null hypothesis were stated. Hypothesis I stated that when the nurses' levels of education and attitude scores on the Adolescent Knowledge and Attitude Questionnaire were correlated, there would be no significant correlations at the .05 level. Hypothesis II stated that when the nurses' levels of education and knowledge scores on the Adolescent Knowledge and Attitude Questionnaire were correlated, there would be no significant correlations at the .05 level. Data were collected from 139 subjects who completed the Adolescent …
The Development And Field Testing Of A Teaching Module On Stress Management For Use In The Secondary Home Economics Classroom, Joann Branson
The Development And Field Testing Of A Teaching Module On Stress Management For Use In The Secondary Home Economics Classroom, Joann Branson
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A developmental study was designed to address the problem of adolescent stress and the need to provide home economics teachers with an instructional approach for teaching stress management. The specific purpose of the study was to develop, field test, and evaluate a teaching module on stress management. Module evaluation by field test teachers and student pretest and posttest scores on a test of stress management knowledge were designated as criteria for effectiveness. The stress management module was designed as a written plan, organized around concepts, for use by a teacher in directing the learning process. The module included terminal performance …
Depiction Of The Elderly In Contemporary Children's First Literature, Cynthia Lou Macneil
Depiction Of The Elderly In Contemporary Children's First Literature, Cynthia Lou Macneil
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This study investigated how the elderly are portrayed in books intended for pre-readers.