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Patient Experience Measurement Ignores Mental Health: Suggestions For Healthcare Organizations, Mona Shattell Phd, Rn, Faan, Andrew Gallan Phd Jan 2015

Patient Experience Measurement Ignores Mental Health: Suggestions For Healthcare Organizations, Mona Shattell Phd, Rn, Faan, Andrew Gallan Phd

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.


Intergrative Review Of Palliative Care In End Stage Heart Failure, Joyce K. Kutin Jan 2013

Intergrative Review Of Palliative Care In End Stage Heart Failure, Joyce K. Kutin

Joyce K Kutin RN, MSN, MOL

The aim of this integrative literature review is to explore and discuss palliative care placement within the trajectory of heart failure in the end stage process. After an extensive search through 200 peer-reviewed studies published from 2009-2013 in the following databases: CINAHL, Academic Search Elite, Health Source Consumer Source Edition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, MEDLINE, Academic Collection (EBSCOhost), seven articles meeting the constraints were chosen.. Common themes of these studies concern symptom management, medication administration, and decision-making tools for assessing patient centered needs and future research regarding effective implementation of palliative care integration in end stage heart failure patients. Nurses …


Qualidade De Vida De Estudantes De Enfermagem De Uma Faculdade Privada / Quality Of Life Of Undergraduate Nursing Students From A Private University, Everton Fernando Alves Jul 2010

Qualidade De Vida De Estudantes De Enfermagem De Uma Faculdade Privada / Quality Of Life Of Undergraduate Nursing Students From A Private University, Everton Fernando Alves

Everton Fernando Alves

O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a qualidade de vida dos estudantes no curso de Enfermagem de uma faculdade privada. Realizou-se um estudo descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, utilizando a Escala de Qualidade de Vida de Flanagan e um instrumento de coleta de dados complementares, contendo questões estruturadas. Resultou numa amostra de 192 (cento e noventa e dois) estudantes. O diagnóstico evidenciou que a maioria dos estudantes está „Satisfeitos‟ e „Pouco satisfeitos‟ com a sua qualidade de vida, entretanto identificou a presença de vários problemas que necessitam de atenção dos educadores. Concluiu-se que se faz necessária a formação de um …


Relationship Between Precipitant Stressor And Timing Of Clinical Diagnosis In Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy., C Neil, Angela M. Kucia, H Nguyen, A Sverdlov, A Chan, D Dautov, I Mohasseb, J Selvanayagam, M Arstall, C Zeitz, J Beltrame, J Horowitz Jan 2010

Relationship Between Precipitant Stressor And Timing Of Clinical Diagnosis In Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy., C Neil, Angela M. Kucia, H Nguyen, A Sverdlov, A Chan, D Dautov, I Mohasseb, J Selvanayagam, M Arstall, C Zeitz, J Beltrame, J Horowitz

Angela Kucia

In practice, TTC is diagnosed almost exclusively either via (1) emergency cardiac catheterisation, primarily for apparent 'STEMI', or (2) recognition of a potentially precipating stress, primarily in patients with a non-ST-elevation (N-STE) ECG pattern. We therefore hypothesized that the greatest delays in diagnosis would occur in the subgroup with N-STE and no known stressor. A seasonality analysis was also undertaken, to test a possible association between heat stress and TTC.


Evolution Of Ecg Changes In Tako Tsubo Cardiomyopathy: Arrhythmias First, Qt Prolongation Later?, Angela M. Kucia, C Neil, T Nguyen, J Beltrame, M Arstall, J Horowitz Jan 2010

Evolution Of Ecg Changes In Tako Tsubo Cardiomyopathy: Arrhythmias First, Qt Prolongation Later?, Angela M. Kucia, C Neil, T Nguyen, J Beltrame, M Arstall, J Horowitz

Angela Kucia

Electrocardiographic changes previously described in Tako Tsubo Cardiomyopathy (TTC) include T-wave inversion with QTc prolongation, but the relationship of these changes to the evolution of TTC is uncertain. Furthermore, torsade de pointes (TdP) has been reported to occur, but its relationship to QT prolongation in TTC is unclear.


Embodied Work: Insider Perspectives On The Work Of Hiv/Aids Peer Counselors, D.K. Messias, L Moneyham, M. Vyavaharkar, C. Murdaugh, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2009

Embodied Work: Insider Perspectives On The Work Of Hiv/Aids Peer Counselors, D.K. Messias, L Moneyham, M. Vyavaharkar, C. Murdaugh, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

Our aim in this study was to explore HIV/AIDS peer counseling from the perspective of women actively engaged in this work within the context of a community-based program in rural areas of the southeastern United States. Based on this research we suggest that the embodied work of HIV/AIDS peer counselors is constructed around their personal identities and experiences. This work involves gaining entry to other HIV-positive women’s lives, building relationships, drawing on personal experiences, facing issues of fear and stigma, tailoring peer counseling for diversity, balancing risks and benefits, and terminating relationships. Peer counselors recognize the personal and collective value …


Secondary Prevention For Acute Coronary Syndrome In Rural South Australia: Are Drugs Best? What About The Rest?, Tracey Wachtel, Angela Kucia, Jennene Greenhill Oct 2008

Secondary Prevention For Acute Coronary Syndrome In Rural South Australia: Are Drugs Best? What About The Rest?, Tracey Wachtel, Angela Kucia, Jennene Greenhill

Angela Kucia

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Current Australian clinical guidelines recommend all patients with ACS receive comprehensive secondary prevention services to address this burden. Optimal patient outcomes rely on the timely and effective implementation of proven therapies and for secondary prevention to be successful, pharmcological interventions must be combined with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor identification and management. The ability to implement clinical guidelines is also reliant on available resources, yet many rural populations in Australia do not have access to structured secondary prevention services, and the level of support available to them …


Continuous St/T Wave Monitoring During An Acute Coronary Syndrome Presentation In Patients With The Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon (Csfp), Natalie Cutri, Angela Kucia, John F. Beltrame Jan 2008

Continuous St/T Wave Monitoring During An Acute Coronary Syndrome Presentation In Patients With The Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon (Csfp), Natalie Cutri, Angela Kucia, John F. Beltrame

Angela Kucia

The coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP) is a coronary microvascular disorder that typically presents as an acute coronary syndrome and is characterised by delayed vessel opification on angiography in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease. This study compared the frequency of the ST segment (STs) and T wave (TW) change during continuous ST/T wave monitoring in healthy controls and patients with the CSFP.


The Effects Of Positional Changes On T Wave Amplitude In Healthy Subjects, Natalie Cutri, John F. Beltrame, Angela M. Kucia Jan 2008

The Effects Of Positional Changes On T Wave Amplitude In Healthy Subjects, Natalie Cutri, John F. Beltrame, Angela M. Kucia

Angela Kucia

ST segment (STs) and T wave (Tw) changes are markers of myocardial ischaemia. However, STs changes have been reported with changes in body position. The effect of body position on Tw changes is unknown and the objective of this study.


Moderate Intensity Exercise Training Reverses Functional Aerobic Impairment In Hiv-Infected Individuals, Kenneth D. Phillips` Jan 2008

Moderate Intensity Exercise Training Reverses Functional Aerobic Impairment In Hiv-Infected Individuals, Kenneth D. Phillips`

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Creativity In Older Adults: A Plethora Of Possibilities, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2007

Creativity In Older Adults: A Plethora Of Possibilities, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Social Support, Coping, And Medication Adherence Among Hiv-Positive Women With Depression Living In Rural Areas Of The Southeastern United States, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2007

Social Support, Coping, And Medication Adherence Among Hiv-Positive Women With Depression Living In Rural Areas Of The Southeastern United States, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


A Look At Tuberculosis And Its Relationship To Hiv/Aids, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2007

A Look At Tuberculosis And Its Relationship To Hiv/Aids, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Perceived Stress In Hiv-Infected Individuals: Physiological And Psychological Correlates, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2006

Perceived Stress In Hiv-Infected Individuals: Physiological And Psychological Correlates, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Alcohol And Other Drug Disorders, Comorbidity And Violence In Rural African American Women, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2006

Alcohol And Other Drug Disorders, Comorbidity And Violence In Rural African American Women, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Hiv/Aids Peer Counselors' Perspectives On Intervention Delivery Formats, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2006

Hiv/Aids Peer Counselors' Perspectives On Intervention Delivery Formats, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Counteracting Muscle Wasting In Hiv-Infected Individuals, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2006

Counteracting Muscle Wasting In Hiv-Infected Individuals, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Spiritual Well-Being, Sleep Disturbance And Mental And Physical Health Status In Hiv-Infected Individuals, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2006

Spiritual Well-Being, Sleep Disturbance And Mental And Physical Health Status In Hiv-Infected Individuals, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Predictors Of Quality Of Life In Hiv-Infected Rural Women: Psychometric Test Of The Chronic Illness Quality Of Life Ladder, C. Murdaugh, L. Moneyham, K. Jackson, Kenneth D. Phillips, A. Tavakoli Jan 2006

Predictors Of Quality Of Life In Hiv-Infected Rural Women: Psychometric Test Of The Chronic Illness Quality Of Life Ladder, C. Murdaugh, L. Moneyham, K. Jackson, Kenneth D. Phillips, A. Tavakoli

Kenneth D. Phillips

The Chronic Illness Quality of Life Ladder (CIQOLL) underwent psychometric testing in a sample of 278 women with HIV disease. The CIQOLL, a self-anchoring striving scale based on Cantril’s Ladder, measures seven domains (physical , emotional, financial, family and friends, spiritual well-being, peace of mind, and overall life satisfaction) across four time periods (present, past, future, life without a diagnosis of HIV). The domains were derived from focus groups with persons with HIV disease. Women with a diagnosis of HIV Infection, age 18 or older, residing in rural areas in the southeastern United States, completed questionnaires that measured physical functioning, …


Stress Reduction As A Means To Enhance Oral Immunity In Hiv-Infected Individuals, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2005

Stress Reduction As A Means To Enhance Oral Immunity In Hiv-Infected Individuals, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Sleep Disturbance And Depression As Barriers To Adherence, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2005

Sleep Disturbance And Depression As Barriers To Adherence, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Sleep Quality And Health-Related Quality Of Life In Hiv-Infected African-American Women Of Childbearing Age, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2005

Sleep Quality And Health-Related Quality Of Life In Hiv-Infected African-American Women Of Childbearing Age, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


A Peer-Based Substance Abuse Intervention For Hiv+ Rural Women: A Pilot Study, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2005

A Peer-Based Substance Abuse Intervention For Hiv+ Rural Women: A Pilot Study, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Patterns Of Risk Of Depressive Symptoms Among Hiv-Positive Women In The Southeastern United States, Linda Moneyham, Carolyn Murdaugh, Kenneth D. Phillips, Kirby Jackson, Abbas Tavakoli, Mary Boyd, Medha Vyavaharkar Jan 2005

Patterns Of Risk Of Depressive Symptoms Among Hiv-Positive Women In The Southeastern United States, Linda Moneyham, Carolyn Murdaugh, Kenneth D. Phillips, Kirby Jackson, Abbas Tavakoli, Mary Boyd, Medha Vyavaharkar

Kenneth D. Phillips

Depressive symptoms are a common response to HIV disease, and women appear to be at particularly high risk. The authors report results from a crosssectional analysis of data collected from 280 rural women with HIV/AIDS in the Southeastern United States aimed at identifying risk factors of depressive symptoms. Stress theory provided a framework for identification of potential risk factors. Descriptive statistics, measures of association, and regression analyses were used to systematically identify patterns of risk. The final regression model included 22 factors that accounted for 69% of the variance in depressive symptoms. The majority of variance in depressive symptoms was …


Physiological And Psychological Effects Of Exercise Interventions In Hiv Disease, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2004

Physiological And Psychological Effects Of Exercise Interventions In Hiv Disease, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Depression In Hiv-Infected Patients: Allopathic, Complementary, And Alternative Treatments, Kenneth D. Phillips Jan 2004

Depression In Hiv-Infected Patients: Allopathic, Complementary, And Alternative Treatments, Kenneth D. Phillips

Kenneth D. Phillips

No abstract provided.


Physical Activity And Immunity In Hiv-Infected Individuals, C.M. Bopp, Kenneth D. Phillips, L.J. Fulk, W.D. Dudgeon, R.L. Sowell Jan 2004

Physical Activity And Immunity In Hiv-Infected Individuals, C.M. Bopp, Kenneth D. Phillips, L.J. Fulk, W.D. Dudgeon, R.L. Sowell

Kenneth D. Phillips

The purpose of this study was to determine what relationship exists among physical activity levels and viral load and CD4+ cell count in HIV-infected individuals. Increased viral load is associated with disease progression and symptom severity. A convenience sample of 66 male and female subjects between the ages of 18 and 64 years of age (mean 399/8) was recruited from a hospital-based HIV/AIDS clinic. Components of PA were assessed for three continuous days using a mini-motion logger wrist actigraph. These components included mean PA level, and PA index and acceleration index. Pearson’s correlational analysis was used to test the strength …


Physiological And Psychological Correlates Of Fatigue In Hiv/Aids, Kenneth D. Phillips, R.L. Sowell, M. Rojas, A. Tavakoli Jan 2004

Physiological And Psychological Correlates Of Fatigue In Hiv/Aids, Kenneth D. Phillips, R.L. Sowell, M. Rojas, A. Tavakoli

Kenneth D. Phillips

Fatigue is a frequent symptom reported by persons living with HIV disease and one that affects all aspects of quality of life. To improve quality of care of persons with HIV disease, it is important to address all factors that contribute to fatigue. The purpose of this study was to determine the associations of physiological, psychological, and sociological factors with fatigue in an HIV-infected population. With Piper’s integrated fatigue model guiding selection, factors examined in this study were hemoglobin, hematocrit, CD4+ cell count, HIV-RNA viral load, total sleep time, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, HIV-related symptoms, anxiety, depression, and perceived stress. …


Psychological And Physiological Correlates Of Sleep In Hiv Infection, Jennifer L. Robbins, Kenneth D. Phillips, Wesley D. Dudgeon, Gregory A. Hand Jan 2004

Psychological And Physiological Correlates Of Sleep In Hiv Infection, Jennifer L. Robbins, Kenneth D. Phillips, Wesley D. Dudgeon, Gregory A. Hand

Kenneth D. Phillips

Insomnia, a common problem associated with HIV disease, is most likely caused by a multitude of factors. This study investigated the correlations between a selected group of physiological and psychological factors and sleep quality in an HIV-infected population. A convenience sample of 79 ethnically diverse HIVpositive adults, ages 24 to 63, completed a number of questionnaires and released their laboratory records for CD4+ cell count and viral load information. Variables significantly related to sleep quality were HIV-related symptoms, total pain, fatigue, depression, state anxiety, and the number of adults in the household. Findings support the need for health care providers …


Disclosure Of Hiv Infection: How Do Women Decide To Tell?, R.L. Sowell, B.F. Seals, Kenneth D. Phillips, C.H. Julious Jan 2003

Disclosure Of Hiv Infection: How Do Women Decide To Tell?, R.L. Sowell, B.F. Seals, Kenneth D. Phillips, C.H. Julious

Kenneth D. Phillips

This descriptive study explores the phenomenon of disclosure of HIV infection by women. Specifically, we examined women’s level of disclosure to various groups and how these disclosure decisions are made. The sample consisted of 322 HIV-infected women residing in the southern US. Participants were predominantly African-American, single women of reproductive age with yearly incomes less than $10 000. Data were collected at the first interview of a longitudinal study of reproductive decision making. Findings showed that the majority of the women had disclosed to some sex partners, close family and friends, and health care professionals. However, for a group of …