Journal of advanced nursing
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This paper is a report of a study of the correlates of mammogram use among Korean American women. ⋯ Nurses should consider the inclusion in culturally tailored interventions of more targeted outreach and healthcare system navigation assistance for promoting mammography screening in Korean American women. Further research is needed to unravel the interplay between acculturation, cultural factors and health beliefs related to cancer screening behaviours of Korean American women.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Reducing burnout in mothers with an intellectually disabled child: an education programme.
This paper is a report of a study conducted to examine the effect of participating in an education program on burnout for mothers of children with an intellectual disability. ⋯ Nurse-administered education should be provided for mothers who have an intellectually disabled child in order to reduce the degree of emotional burnout that these mothers typically experience.
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Multicenter Study
Nurses' satisfaction with shiftwork and associations with work, home and health characteristics: a survey in the Netherlands.
This paper is a report of a study conducted to determine if satisfaction with irregular working hours that are a form of shiftwork operates as a mediator between work and home characteristics and health problems. ⋯ Satisfaction with irregular working hours is a useful construct that requires further longitudinal study. The results also underline the importance of considering home characteristics when predicting health outcomes.
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Review
Psychological adjustments made by postburn injury patients: an integrative literature review.
Psychological adjustments made by postburn injury patients: an integrative literature review. ⋯ The diversity and complexity that characterize burn patients lead to unique adjustment difficulties. Recognizing these difficulties is the first step to offering appropriate intervention and treatment for this unique patient group.
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Hope, self-efficacy, spiritual well-being and job satisfaction. ⋯ Hope is an important concept in the work life of Continuing Care Assistants. Supportive relationships, adequate resources, encouragement by others, and improving perceptions of self-efficacy (ability to achieve goals in their workplace) may foster their hope.