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The Effects Of Touch On Responsive Behaviors Of Confused Elderly Nursing Home Residents, Diane Hollis
The Effects Of Touch On Responsive Behaviors Of Confused Elderly Nursing Home Residents, Diane Hollis
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This research study was a quasi-experimental one designed to investigate the effects of touch on responsive behaviors of confused elderly nursing home residents. This study is based on Neuman's Systems Model of Nursing and examines the effects of touch as a means of communication between the confused elderly person and the environment. The population included all confused elderly residents in a nursing home in the southeastern region of the United States. The sample was comprised of 16 residents over the age of 55 years who scored three to eight errors on the Mental Status Questionnaire (Kahn, Goldfarb, Pollack, & Gerber, …
The Effects Of Stress On Menstrusal Symptomatology In College-Age Women, Denese E. Cunningham
The Effects Of Stress On Menstrusal Symptomatology In College-Age Women, Denese E. Cunningham
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This was a correlational study designed to investigate the relationship of stress and menstrual symptomatology in college-age women. The null hypothesis stated there would be no significant correlation between stress levels and menstrual symptomatology in women attending college. Data were collected from 90 subjects between the ages of 18 and 40 years who were attending college and who currently experience menses. All of the subjects were given the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, Form C (MDQ) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Form Y-1 (STAX). Using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, the scores were compared at the .05 level of significance. The …
The Relationship Of Humor, Life Satisfaction, And Age, Doris Sanford
The Relationship Of Humor, Life Satisfaction, And Age, Doris Sanford
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among humor, life satisfaction and a g e . Three null hypotheses were tested using Pearson's Product Moment Coefficient at the .05 level of significance: I. There is no significant correlation between humor and life satisfaction. II. There is no significant correlation between age and humor. III. There is no significant correlation between age and life satisfaction. Data were collected from 28 subjects using the I PAT Humor Test, Form A, and the Life S atisfaction Index A. Subjects ranged in age from 23 to 71 years of age with …
The Effects Of Reminiscence Therapy On Social Interactions Of Institutionalized Elders, Lori A. Cooley
The Effects Of Reminiscence Therapy On Social Interactions Of Institutionalized Elders, Lori A. Cooley
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The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the effects of reminiscence therapy on social interaction in a group of institutionalized elders. The researcher hypothesized that there would be no significant differences over time in social interactions as institutionalized elders participated in a reminiscence group. The sample was comprised of three elderly females in a nursing home in North Mississippi. The subjects were observed for behaviors indicating interaction during eight sessions. These sessions were conducted for 3 weeks and each one lasted approximately one hour. A trained observer recorded observations using the Social Interaction Tool. The data were submitted …
The Effect Of Exercise On Joint Mobility And Perceived Pain Of The Hand In The Elderly With Arthritis, Jane Hulett
The Effect Of Exercise On Joint Mobility And Perceived Pain Of The Hand In The Elderly With Arthritis, Jane Hulett
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This was a quasi-experimental study designed to compare the amount of pain perceived and degree of joint mobility in elderly arthritics who participated in a water exercise program and elderly arthritics who participated in a land exercise program. The hypotheses tested in this study were: 1. There will be no significant difference in pain experienced by elderly arthritics who participate in land exercises and elderly arthritics who participate in water exercises. 2. There will be no significant difference in joint mobility of elderly arthritics who participate in land exercises and elderly arthritics who participate in water exercises. Twenty-three subjects participated …
The Effects Of A Game Simulation Program About Aging On The Attitudes Of Nursing Home Personnel, Renate Eaton
The Effects Of A Game Simulation Program About Aging On The Attitudes Of Nursing Home Personnel, Renate Eaton
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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 …
Profile Of Nurse Entrepreneurs: A Descriptive Study, Saundra L. Wheeler
Profile Of Nurse Entrepreneurs: A Descriptive Study, Saundra L. Wheeler
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The first purpose of this descriptive study was to determine if there were nurses who scored high enough on an e n t r e p r e n e u r ’s quiz to be considered possessing entrepreneurial characteristics. The second purpose was to determine if there were any correlations between the demographic data of age, sex, area of practice, educational level, length of nursing experience, site of practice, part-time work, extracurricular professional activity, marital status, number of children, ages of children, and the entrepreneurial score. Sixty-five registered nurses who practice in the West Alabama area completed a questionnaire …
The Relationship Of Age To Knowledge About Diabetes, Veonnie Harper
The Relationship Of Age To Knowledge About Diabetes, Veonnie Harper
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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 Effects Of Touch On Depression In Elderly Nursing Home Residents, Charlotte R. Taylor
The Effects Of Touch On Depression In Elderly Nursing Home Residents, Charlotte R. Taylor
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This was a quasi-experimental study designed to determine the effects of touch on depression in elderly nursing home residents. The null hypothesis stated there would be no significant difference at the .05 level of significance between depressed elders who participated in touch therapy and elders who did not participate in touch therapy. Data were collected from 10 elders, age 65 or older, who were residents of two nursing homes in Northeast Mississippi. All subjects were administered the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) as a pretest/posttest. These scores were then compared using the ^ test at the .05 level of significance. The …
The Differences In The Coping Strategies Of Male And Female Spouses Of Alzheimer Victims, Shelah M. Teeters
The Differences In The Coping Strategies Of Male And Female Spouses Of Alzheimer Victims, Shelah M. Teeters
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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 …
The Effect Of Plush Animals On Depression In Elderly Nursing Home Residents, William J. Bergin
The Effect Of Plush Animals On Depression In Elderly Nursing Home Residents, William J. Bergin
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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 Mothers' Attitudes And Willingness To Communicate Regarding Sexuality With Adolescent Daughters After Attending A 4-Hour Mother-Daughter Communication Workshop, Esther L. Dunlap
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The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the effect of a 4-hour mother/daughter sexuality workshop on the attitudes of mothers toward sexuality and their willingness to communicate sexuality to their adolescent daughters. The researcher sought to determine if there was a difference between mothers attending the mother/daughter workshop and mothers not attending the workshop. The hypotheses tested in this study were as follows: 1. When mothers who have participated in a 4-hour sexuality workshop are surveyed and the results are compared to a group of mothers not participating, there will be no significant difference in attitudes toward sexuality, …