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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to provide nursing intervention with basic data extracted through investigating self-care and nursing of lymphedema in patient who have had a mastectomy.
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study were to identify the essential component and meaning structure of the experience of 'Sockalee' among abused elders.
METHOD: This study was done using a...
PURPOSE: Behavioral symptoms in dementia (BSD) are one of the most disturbing behaviors to caregivers and a major reason for nursing home placement. Behavioral symptoms are often treated with psychotropic...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study were to find out the degree of memory decline and to confirm its correlated factors in old adults.
METHOD: The subjects consisted of 68...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the main factors influencing family functioning of caregivers in families with stroke.
METHOD: A Convenient sample of 173 primary family caregivers...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for nursing programs in order to reduce depression among middle aged adults by looking at gender differences.
METHOD: A...
PURPOSE: This study were to examine the relationship among chronic pain, pain beliefs, pain coping, and fatigue and to define the main factors influencing chronic pain in the elderly.
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study were to examine the incidence of lymphedema and to compare to physiological and psychosocial symptoms between breast cancer patients with lymphedema and without lymphedema....
PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to measure the degree of uncertainty in illness, hope, and spiritual well-being and to examine the relationship among uncertainty in illness, hope, and...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the discharge education program on compliance with the sick role behavior for patients having undergone cerebrovascular surgery.
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PURPOSE: This study was designed to explore the effects of providing individualized education for hemodialysis patients on their knowledge of hemodialysis, compliance of patient role behavior, and physiologic parameters.
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PURPOSE: This study investigated the effect of a structured group intervention on knowledge about lung cancer, self efficacy and quality of life for family caregivers of patients with lung cancer...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of a follow-up program for breast cancer patients after surgery.
METHOD: A quasi-experimental design was used. The subjects were 56 breast cancer patients (experimental group:...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore the predictors of cardiovascular risk factors among type 2 diabetic patients.
METHOD: Data were collected from November, 2003 to June, 2004...
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to compare the process of change, decisional balance, and self-efficacy according to the stages of change of exercise on the basis of the Transtheoretical Model...