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Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:57:06 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5423846&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F4%2F411%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5423846 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5423846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5410739&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F4%2F520%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5410739 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5410739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5410738&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F4%2F518%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5410738 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5410738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5410737&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F4%2F515%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5410737 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5410737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5410736&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F4%2F512%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5410736 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5410736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5410735&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F4%2F511%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5410735 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5410735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5410734&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F4%2F485%3Frss%3D1 This study provides application of the family ecological framework in families in a multicultural environment and identifies potential areas for family assessment and intervention that may of interest to health care professionals who care for families living away from their home countries. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5410734 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5410734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5410733&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F4%2F463%3Frss%3D1 This article presents an elaboration of this particular finding. The meanings that participants ascribed to ECP use represented a continuum of value attributes regarding ethics, safety, efficacy, and responsibility. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5410733 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5410733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5410732&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F4%2F441%3Frss%3D1 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders, and little attention has been paid to the parents and their experiences. The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the Norwegian parents’ lived experiences of having a child with an ADHD diagnosis. A descriptive design using phenomenological approach was chosen as the research method. Individual qualitative interviews with nine parents, who were members of the ADHD Association, were conducted. The interviews were analyzed according to Colaizzi’s method. The essential structure of the parents’ experiences was Contending and Adapting Every Day—Windsurfing in unpredictable waters which was embedded in the interrelated main themes: Maintaining the Self and Pa... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5410732 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5410732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5410731&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F4%2F416%3Frss%3D1 This article reviews family nursing research published from 1996 to 2011. This is a follow-up to a review published in the Journal of Family Nursing in 1995. Findings from the first review are compared with this one, trends in family nursing scholarship are identified, and predictions and suggestions for future directions are offered. The latest generation of family nursing scholarship is conceptually and methodologically sound, and there is evidence of more multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research conducted by family nursing researchers. Scholars are paying more attention to issues of diversity and family context at present than in the past, although there are still aspects of diversity that need more attention. Strong research programs in family nursing exist worldwide; an intern... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5410731 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5410731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5410730&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F4%2F411%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5410730 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5410730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5089960&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F3%2F405%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5089960 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5089960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5089959&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F3%2F403%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5089959 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5089959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5089957&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F3%2F380%3Frss%3D1 Although recent work has recognized that the influence and consequences of cancer extend beyond the individual receiving the diagnosis, no studies have focused on the specific psychosocial intervention needs of female co-survivors in low-income populations. In this qualitative study, the co-survivors, 16 women, representing 10 low-income families and predominately Hispanic, were interviewed about their experience of having someone in their family diagnosed with cancer. Several themes emerged from the data, including family stress, lack of skill in coping with the effects of cancer (e.g., depression of their loved one), a need for financial help, a willingness to share with others, and reliance on faith to see them through the cancer experience. Whereas no agreement existed as to where and ... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5089957 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5089957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5089956&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F3%2F357%3Frss%3D1 Many families of children with asthma and allergies experience support deficits and isolation. However, support interventions have not been designed to meet their needs. Consequently, parents’ intervention preferences were elicited, and an online peer support group intervention was designed based on these preferences and piloted in the study described. In-depth interviews with 44 parents elicited preferences for support interventions for both children and parents. Many said they felt alone and wanted support from others in similar situations. Based on the parents’ preferences for accessible online peer support groups, a pilot online intervention was designed and implemented. Parents received information and reassurance from other parents in peer support sessions. Parents apprec... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5089956 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5089956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5089955&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F3%2F330%3Frss%3D1 This article presents bereaved parents’ perceptions of their parents’ (the grandparents) reactions at the time of loss and in the pregnancy that follows. Data originated from two phenomenological studies conducted to understand bereaved parents’ experiences during their loss and subsequent pregnancy. However, this article reports a secondary thematic analysis focused on bereaved parents perceptions of the grandparents’ support (or lack of) at the time of loss and during the pregnancy following loss. Our findings illustrate some families found the means to share their grief at the time of loss in a constructive manner, while in others the intergenerational relationship was strained. Most important to parents was intergenerational acknowledgment of the ongoing relatio... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5089955 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5089955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5089954&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F3%2F312%3Frss%3D1 The instrument Families’ Importance in Nursing Care–Nurses’ Attitudes (FINC-NA) was developed to measure nurses’ attitudes toward the importance of families in nursing care. The low variations in item responses, which affect the discrimination ability and unstable internal consistency, have been considered as limitations. The aim of this study was to refine and revalidate FINC-NA regarding score distribution, homogeneity, dimensionality, differential item functioning for gender, stability, and internal consistency. There were 246 registered nurses studying at advanced levels who answered the revised FINC-NA. The FINC-NA had five response alternatives. The findings showed that although some subscales still deviated from a normal distribution, the variability of the s... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5089954 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5089954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5089953&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F3%2F291%3Frss%3D1 This qualitative study explored the experience of parents and adolescents living with cystic fibrosis prior to the transfer of the adolescent’s care from a pediatric to an adult health care facility. Semistructured interviews were conducted with seven families receiving care from a specialized cystic fibrosis clinic; parents and adolescents were interviewed separately, followed by a group interview with members of a health care team comprising eight professionals from the clinic. Interviews were analyzed through a systemic lens which accounts for interaction and reciprocity in relationships. The parents’ experience was marked by suffering and uncertainty that remained unexpressed to the health care team, even though team members had known the family since the child was first di... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5089953 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5089953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5089952&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F3%2F283%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5089952 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5089952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764705&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F2%2F275%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764705 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4764705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764704&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F2%2F272%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764704 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4764704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764703&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F2%2F270%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764703 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4764703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764702&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F2%2F241%3Frss%3D1 Children using mechanical ventilation for survival represent a small, but growing, vulnerable population in society. The aim of this study was to describe the existing qualitative research that examined family members’ experiences when a child is dependent on ventilator at home. A metasynthesis is an interpretative integration of qualitative research findings based on a systematic literature search. Twelve original research reports focusing on the life situation of ventilator- and technology-dependent children and their families published between 1998 and 2006 were selected as data. Themes from the metasynthesis included experiences of the ill child, siblings, and parents and the meaning of space and place. These findings provide an understanding of the family members’ experien... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764702 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4764702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764701&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F2%2F224%3Frss%3D1 This article presents findings from content analysis of baseline interviews with 40 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) spousal caregivers enrolled in a home care skill-training trial who identified their care relationship as a source of care burden. Disappointment and sadness about the loss of the relationship; tension within the relationship; and care decision conflicts within the relationship were recurrent themes of relational stress in caregiving. These spousal caregivers had relationship quality scores below the mean and burden and depressive symptom scores above the means of other caregivers in the study. These findings provide support for developing dyadic interventions that help spouses manage relational losses, care-related tensions, and care decisio... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764701 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4764701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764700&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F2%2F202%3Frss%3D1 The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the experiences of Taiwanese aboriginal grandmothers when raising their grandchildren. Adopting a phenomenological approach, interviews were conducted with 15 Taiwanese aboriginal grandmothers who served as primary caregiver to a grandchild or grandchildren. Data were analyzed using Giorgi’s phenomenological method. Four themes emerged from the data analysis, reflecting the parenting experience of grandmothers: using aged bodies to do energetic work: represented the physical effects of raising grandchildren; conflicting emotions: reflected the psychological effects of raising grandchildren; lifelong and privative obligation: described the cultural and societal beliefs of raising grandchildren; and coping strategies for raising g... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764700 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4764700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764699&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F2%2F182%3Frss%3D1 The primary aim of this study was to examine the effects of family demographics, family demands, and family appraisal on adaptation in Taiwanese families of children with Down syndrome. A second aim was to assess the potential mediating effect of family appraisal on the relationship between family demands and adaptation. Eighty-three families completed mailed questionnaires. Data were analyzed using a principal component analysis and a mixed linear modeling. Gender, family demands, and family appraisal were significantly associated with individual health. Age of the child with Down syndrome, family demands, and family appraisal significantly accounted for family functioning. Family appraisal partially mediated the relationship between family demands and individual and family adaptation. Id... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764699 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4764699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764698&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F2%2F148%3Frss%3D1 The critical illness of an adult constitutes a crisis for the patient’s family. They relinquish primary responsibility for the physical well-being of the patient to health providers, but remain involved, working to get through the situation. What constitutes this "work"? Results of two grounded theory studies revealed that family members were engaged first in the pivotal work of gaining access because of their overarching need to be present with and for their critically ill relative. Other work included patient-related work, nurse/physician-related work, and self-related work. These findings extend our understanding of their experiences beyond current knowledge and paternalistic perceptions of burden, stress and coping, and need recognition and fulfillment. Critical care nurses are e... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764698 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4764698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764697&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F2%2F145%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764697 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4764697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4764696&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F2%2F143%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4764696 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4764696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4508953&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F1%2F139%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4508953 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4508953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4508952&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F1%2F136%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4508952 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4508952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4508951&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F1%2F133%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4508951 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4508951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4508950&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F1%2F105%3Frss%3D1 The childhood cancer experiences of stepfamilies have not been described despite the fact that nearly one third of U.S. children will live in a stepfamily household. To describe the impact of diagnosis on parental relationships in stepfamilies, we undertook a secondary analysis of data from a study of parental decision making in structurally diverse families. As described by 13 parents of six stepfamilies, the crisis of a childhood cancer diagnosis immediately changed family dynamics. Parental relationships changed, which shifted family boundaries, creating instability in families who were trying to cope with a very stressful life experience. Through increased understanding of parental relationship changes that occur after the diagnosis of childhood cancer in stepfamilies, clinicians can a... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4508950 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4508950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4508949&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F1%2F82%3Frss%3D1 In order to discover if differences or relationships exist between religiosity, spirituality, and marital relationships, 111 parents raising a child with a disability (CWD) and 34 parents raising typically developing children independently completed self-report questionnaires assessing religiosity, spirituality, and marital relationships. Parents raising typically developing children scored higher on private and public religiosity and marital satisfaction than parents raising a CWD; mothers scored higher on religiosity variables than fathers. Mothers’ ratings of spirituality and family type (disability or typically developing child) predicted their ratings of marital conflict. Higher spirituality and raising typically developing children were associated with higher ratings of marital... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4508949 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4508949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4508948&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F1%2F61%3Frss%3D1 This study examines decisions made by hospitalized older adults, families, and health care team members (HCTMs) about hospital discharge. The sample included older adults (n = 13, average age 84), family members (n = 12, average age 71), and HCTMs (n = 7, average age 47). Findings revealed the complexity of hospital discharge planning for older adults through five themes as follows: (a) home, (b) staying independent, (c) "advocating for them," (d) deciding what to tell, and (e) changing the plan. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4508948 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4508948 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4508947&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F1%2F29%3Frss%3D1 Due to the critical role of family caregivers in cancer pain management, this systematic review was undertaken to examine what is known about of their experiences and needs. Searches were conducted using electronic databases, and research reports from 1991 to 2007 were analyzed using a matrix method. Family caregivers were actively engaged in assisting with pain management and experienced significant needs and concerns related to this role. Myths and fears about opioid use remain widespread across cultures studied and across care settings. Family caregivers need education about pain management, training in problem-solving skills, and recognition from providers about their role in pain management. When clinicians better understand and respond to the needs of the family caregivers, they can ... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4508947 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4508947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4508946&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F17%2F1%2F11%3Frss%3D1 This article describes the evolution of the Caregiver Empowerment Model (CEM) to explain and predict positive outcomes of family caregiving. Although empirical findings support positive outcomes of family caregiving, less attention has been given to theoretical rationale for positive effects. The CEM predicts that, in the presence of filial values and certain background variables, caregiving demands are appraised as challenges instead of stressors. Appraising caregiving demands as a challenge, finding meaning, and using certain types of coping strategies are posited to be associated with growth and well-being. The CEM extends our understanding of the complexity of the caregiving experience, and can serve as a framework to guide in developing and testing theory-based interventions to promot... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4508946 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4508946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4508945&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F17%2F1%2F3%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4508945 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4508945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136644&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F4%2F511%3Frss%3D1 (No abstract is available for this citation) (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136644 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4136644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136643&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F4%2F510%3Frss%3D1 (No abstract is available for this citation) (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136643 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4136643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136642&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F4%2F507%3Frss%3D1 (No abstract is available for this citation) (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136642 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4136642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136641&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F4%2F506%3Frss%3D1 (No abstract is available for this citation) (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136641 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4136641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136640&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F4%2F503%3Frss%3D1 (No abstract is available for this citation) (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136640 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4136640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136639&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F4%2F487%3Frss%3D1 This article identifies the burgeoning field of positive psychology as an important extension to the knowledge base of family nursing. Representing a new emphasis from the traditional social and human sciences, which have largely focused on problem- and deficit-based approaches, positive psychology focuses on optimal functioning and is an ideal complement to the strengths-based orientation of family nursing. Domains of positive psychology are presented and exemplars of supporting research offered. Finally, suggestions are given for ways to apply concepts from positive psychology to family nursing practice, research, and education. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136639 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4136639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136638&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F4%2F462%3Frss%3D1 Nursing care of families is essential to strong family support and maintenance of family health during a critical illness. Secondary data analysis of interviews conducted with 11 families with a family member in the intensive care unit revealed two essences: the family critical illness experience and the family vision for the kind of care families required and desired from nurses. The purpose of this article was to explicate the essence of these phenomena and their implications for family nursing practice. Findings affirm the need for a family intervention described in the literature, that of regularly scheduled nurse—family meetings. Although developed for work with families experiencing a chronic illness, bringing families together and inviting meaningful conversation about their e... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136638 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4136638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136637&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F4%2F435%3Frss%3D1 In 2006, there were 46 million surgical procedures performed in the United States, all of which would have typically included waiting by the family and/or friends. A grounded-theory approach was used to examine the experiences of waiting family members during surgery of a loved one. A convenience sample of 32 family members of patients undergoing surgery were interviewed in two surgical waiting rooms. Constant comparison of the data was performed until saturation of categories was achieved. The resulting middle-range theory, maintaining balance during the wait, described the family member’s struggle for balance during the surgical wait. Four domains were identified: focusing on the patient, passing the time, interplay of thoughts and feelings, and giving and/or receiving support. Stu... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136637 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4136637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136636&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F4%2F422%3Frss%3D1 This study retrospectively investigated the relationship between maternal overprotection and caring during childhood and self-efficacy in adulthood. Using a cross-sectional survey design, 32 adults with SCD completed questionnaires about demographics, maternal parenting behaviors, and self-efficacy. On average, adults with SCD reported moderate levels of SCD self-efficacy, high levels of overprotection, and high levels of caring. Self-efficacy was significantly related to educational level ( r = .39, p = .04), number of SCD crises per year (r = —.41, p = .04), and caring (r = .48, p = .01). Using simultaneous regression modeling, maternal caring was significantly predictive of self-efficacy (β = .44, p = .03). Results suggest that maternal caring during childhood may promote the... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136636 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4136636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136635&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F4%2F394%3Frss%3D1 Mother—daughter relationships are critical to the health and well-being of adolescent girls. Understanding mothers’ and daughters’ perspectives on the relationship can inform health promotion strategies that may benefit both. In-depth semistructured interviews were conducted with mothers (N = 12) and their adolescent daughters (N = 16). Narrative profiles were constructed to identify participants’ perceptions of each other and the relationship. Profiles were condensed into analytic poems that were compared and contrasted across roles and within and across dyads. Maternal navigational strategies of protection and preparation, and subthemes of maternal self-protection and daughter reverse protection emerged. The fabric of maternal strategies changed by girls’ de... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136635 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4136635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136634&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F4%2F378%3Frss%3D1 This article reviews practice and research literature to examine the impacts of stigma on the social security, lived experience, and health status of these families. The article then applies the Link and Phelan (2001) stigmatization model to work with LGBT parents to help family nurses improve practice effectiveness. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136634 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4136634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136633&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F4%2F355%3Frss%3D1 The central aim of this article is to examine the evidence that family interventions improve health in persons with chronic illness and their family members, across the life span. The review focuses on recent meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials of family intervention research. In adults, evidence supports the salutary effects of family interventions versus usual medical care for patient health and mental health, and for family member health. In children, robust evidence supports family-based multimodal interventions for obesity treatment. Reasonable evidence supports family approaches to type 1 diabetes treatment in children. Nurses led the research or were members of interdisciplinary research teams in several of these literatures, representing one quarter to one third of the re... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136633 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100 4136633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3819098&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F3%2F348%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3819098 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:35:51 +0100 3819098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3819097&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F3%2F347%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3819097 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:35:51 +0100 3819097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3819096&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F3%2F344%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3819096 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:35:51 +0100 3819096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3819095&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F3%2F322%3Frss%3D1 This study investigated the impact of maternal parenting factors on the emotional and behavioral health of Mexican Migrant Head Start children. Although the majority of children sampled in this study did not exhibit problematic behaviors, the findings concluded that children who demonstrated emotional and behavioral problems experienced a more rejecting maternal parenting style, greater parenting stress, and mothers reporting feelings of depression. Gender differences were found between the behavioral and emotional problems of sons and daughters. Surprisingly, years in the United States, maternal birthplace, income, education, and language spoken in the home were not associated with child behavioral problems. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3819095 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:35:51 +0100 3819095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3819094&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F3%2F302%3Frss%3D1 The purpose of this clinical research project was to examine the usefulness of a family nursing intervention program offered to families experiencing illness suffering related to HIV/AIDS. The interventions were based on the Family Caregiving Model and the Illness Beliefs Model. Sixteen Thai families with one or more family members living with HIV/AIDS were offered three to four family clinical sessions by an advanced practice family nurse. The audiotaped family clinical sessions and field notes were analyzed using thematic analysis. The outcomes reported by families included a competence to manage illness care of family members experiencing HIV/AIDS, new meaning and purpose, improved family interaction, embraced facilitating beliefs and changed constraining beliefs, and a recognition of t... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3819094 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:35:51 +0100 3819094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3819093&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F3%2F282%3Frss%3D1 Although individuals who are diagnosed with smoking-related disorders are offered smoking cessation programs, little attention has been directed toward reducing tobacco use among healthy relatives who smoke. The purpose of this article is to report smoking relatives’ responses to a family member’s diagnosis of lung disease, their constructions of smoking in this context, and their interaction patterns with the patient. Interviews with 11 family members where there was a diagnosis of lung cancer and 3 family members where there was another serious smoking-related diagnosis were analyzed. Family members used two strategies to support their continued smoking: distancing themselves from the diagnosis and taking the position that smoking cessation needed to be internally motivated b... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3819093 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:35:51 +0100 3819093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3819092&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F3%2F269%3Frss%3D1 The purpose of this article is to illustrate strategies used to design and implement a family-centered, participatory action research (PAR) project to meet the asthma information needs identified by English-, Hmong-, and Spanish-speaking parents of preschool children with asthma enrolled in a multisite, urban Head Start program. PAR is an approach that encourages researchers and those who will benefit from the research (e.g., families and community leaders) to work together in all phases of the project. PAR projects involve two core components: a needs assessment and action plan development. PAR is rooted in the cultural tradition of the participants and builds on strengths and resources in the community. Actively involving family participants and community leaders in community-based PAR p... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3819092 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:35:51 +0100 3819092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3819091&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F3%2F256%3Frss%3D1 This article summarizes the efforts of the Department of Nursing Science, University of Tampere, Finland, to advance knowledge about family nursing over the past 15 years. Definitions of family, family nursing, and family nursing science are offered. Programs of research include families’ experiences of care received in health care settings, family violence and child maltreatment, and the psychometric development of instruments to assess family functioning and family health. Research is currently examining the effectiveness of family nursing interventions. Recommendations are offered to strengthen collaboration between family nursing researchers, educators, and practitioners at the local level and initiate greater collaboration between family researchers at the interdisciplinary and ... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3819091 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:35:51 +0100 3819091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3819090&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F3%2F251%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3819090 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:35:51 +0100 3819090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488809&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F2%2F243%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488809 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:13:58 +0100 3488809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488808&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F2%2F239%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488808 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:13:58 +0100 3488808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488807&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F2%2F234%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488807 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:13:58 +0100 3488807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488806&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F2%2F213%3Frss%3D1 A Web-based certificate program for international health professionals to acquire understanding of family health and strategies to implement culturally sensitive health care of families is outlined. In four Web courses and a project, students progress interactively to apply culture, family, and interdisciplinary health system theories to assessments and clinical interventions with families in the interdisciplinary setting. Four online educational strategies to facilitate student success from the virtual classroom to actual clinical care are described: adjusting to the technology, communicating the learning progress openly, giving mutual feedback, and implementing evidence-based family care. Outcomes addressing student learning and skill enhancement, family interaction, and student and facu... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488806 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:13:58 +0100 3488806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488805&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F2%2F196%3Frss%3D1 Integrating family nursing into a busy mental health urgent care setting is a challenge given the high acuity of patients and the demands of delivering service 7 days/week, 14 hours/day. In this article, the authors describe the development of a Mental Health Urgent Care Practice Framework that incorporates four elements: mental health/psychiatric assessment, physical health assessment, family nursing, and integrated behavioral health care. Sample family nursing skills and ladders for mental health urgent care practice are highlighted.The framework and ladders have implications for recruitment and hiring, orientation, peer mentoring, performance appraisals, and continuing education and supervision. A clinical vignette illustrates sample conceptual/ perceptual and executive skills used to a... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488805 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:13:58 +0100 3488805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488804&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F2%2F177%3Frss%3D1 Because the structure, development, and functioning of a family plays an important role in health and illness, preparing nursing students to assess families in health care settings is of critical importance. A quasi-experimental design using a pre- and postcourse questionnaire was used to examine students’ perceived knowledge about family assessment and perceived difficulty applying family assessment in the clinical setting. The Calgary Family Assessment Model (CFAM) was taught in an elective nursing course, "Families in Health and Illness," offered at the University of Hong Kong. At the completion of the course, 46 senior baccalaureate nursing students showed a significant increase in their perceived understanding of all subcategories in CFAM compared with the control group of 43 se... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488804 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:13:58 +0100 3488804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488803&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F2%2F161%3Frss%3D1 This article articulates how one faculty group created the Family Case Model (FCM) as a vehicle for embedding family nursing across five courses in an undergraduate curriculum, allowing students to become immersed in the lives of families. Five skeleton case families representing different cultures, family forms, and family illness experiences were designed to reinforce both individual and family development and response to illness. These case families were linked to specific courses within the curriculum dealing with the traditional medical—surgical content of undergraduate nursing programs. The FCM invited a focus on the reciprocity between illness, family members, and the nurse across courses. The article describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of the FCM. (Sourc... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488803 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:13:58 +0100 3488803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488802&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F2%2F146%3Frss%3D1 This article embeds a piece of reflective writing and analysis from an undergraduate nursing student about the integration of course content to practice in the nursing of families. Surrounding the reflection of the student, the course professor discusses the content, intent, history, and delivery of the family nursing course and examines how the theory taught is necessarily mirrored in the way it is taught and the ways that students are invited into experiencing and "practicing" the skills, philosophies, theories, and beliefs of nursing families well. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488802 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:13:58 +0100 3488802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3488801&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F2%2F135%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3488801 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:13:58 +0100 3488801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256858&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F1%2F128%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256858 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:07 +0100 3256858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256857&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F1%2F126%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256857 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:07 +0100 3256857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256856&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F1%2F124%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256856 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:07 +0100 3256856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256855&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F1%2F101%3Frss%3D1 This study aimed to illuminate meanings of being closely connected to health care providers experiencing burnout. Ten interviews were conducted with five people closely connected (i.e., family members or supportive friends) to health care providers recovering from burnout. The interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim, and the resulting text was interpreted using a phenomenological-hermeneutic method. One consequence of being closely connected to health care providers experiencing burnout is putting one’s life on hold to help. In facing an almost unmanageable burden, those closely connected revealed their own suffering, emphasizing their need for support. Health care professionals need to be aware that those who are closely connected to a person experiencing burnout may ... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256855 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:07 +0100 3256855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256854&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F1%2F68%3Frss%3D1 Much of the existing research on caregiving in families of individuals with mental illness has been conducted in Western societies. Therefore, the purpose of this review was to critically examine research on caregiving in families of individuals with mental illness living in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China. A search using computerized databases, public search engines, and references from retrieved articles revealed 37 studies published from 1990 to 2009. Four studies were theory driven at an individual level, and one study was guided by a family-level framework. Thirty-two articles were quantitative studies, and 5 were qualitative studies. All but 5 of 37 studies were cross-sectional. Findings suggest that misconceptions about mental illness, behavior disturbances, inadequate social ... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256854 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:07 +0100 3256854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256853&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F1%2F45%3Frss%3D1 During deployment of National Guard or reserve troops to Iraq or Afghanistan, spouses on the home front have been largely invisible to our collective consciousness. A total of 18 spouses living in rural Wisconsin were interviewed to identify sources of stress and coping strategies. Stressors varied from predeployment through postdeployment, as did coping responses. During predeployment, spouses articulated that the primary stressor was their lives being "on hold." During deployment, five stressors summarize the experience: worrying, waiting, going it alone, pulling double duty, and loneliness. Communication technology made it possible for most spouses to stay in touch using telephone, e-mail, or even Webcam. Keeping busy—managing personal, family, and household responsibilities&mdash... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256853 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:07 +0100 3256853 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256852&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F1%2F26%3Frss%3D1 This article offers a synthesis of the significant developments and progress of family nursing in Sweden. A review was conducted to locate Swedish family nursing research produced over the past 10 years. CINAHL, Medline, and PubMed were the primary databases used to locate approximately 75 family nursing studies conducted in Sweden. The majority of the studies used descriptive methods with data collected from surveys and interviews involving nurses and family members either together or individually. Only a few of the studies examined family nursing interventions. This article also reports the results of a recent survey of Swedish nurses that examined how family nursing is used in practice. After 10 years of creating a strong foundation for family-focused nursing in Sweden, there is still a... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256852 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:07 +0100 3256852 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256851&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F16%2F1%2F8%3Frss%3D1 The author’s reflections on knowledge transfer/translation highlight the importance of the circular process between science and practice knowledge, leading to the notion of "knowledge exchange." She addresses the dilemmas of translating knowledge into clinical practice by describing her academic contributions to knowledge exchange within Family Systems Nursing (FSN). Teaching and research strategies are offered that address the circularity between science and practice knowledge. The evolution of 20 years of teaching, research, and clinical experience has resulted in the recent creation of a Center of Excellence in Family Nursing at the University of Montreal. The three main objectives of the Center uniquely focus on knowledge exchange by providing (a) a training context for skill dev... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256851 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:07 +0100 3256851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3256850&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F16%2F1%2F3%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3256850 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:07 +0100 3256850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2929244&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F15%2F4%2F506%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2929244 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:40:15 +0100 2929244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2929243&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F15%2F4%2F504%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2929243 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:40:15 +0100 2929243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2929242&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F15%2F4%2F502%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2929242 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:40:15 +0100 2929242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2929241&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F4%2F486%3Frss%3D1 Outcomes for maternal well-being and behavior as well as difficult child behavior following participation in a 5-day early parenting center residential parenting program were explored. Participants were 44 mothers and their children, the majority presenting with child sleeping difficulties. Data were collected at four stages: intake (2-4 weeks prior to the program), the first day of the program, the last day of the program, and 4 weeks after the program. Measures included questionnaires, monitoring sheets, and videotaped observations of parent— child interactions. Improvements were seen in mothers’ behavior during parent—child interaction over the week they attended the program. Maternal symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress were lower after the program. The perceiv... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2929241 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:40:15 +0100 2929241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2929240&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F4%2F461%3Frss%3D1 The "One Question Question," first coined by Dr. Lorraine M. Wright in 1989, is an interventive question designed to elicit family members’ most pressing needs or concerns within the context of a therapeutic conversation. In this article, two clinical projects analyzed the responses to this unique interventive question. The first project analyzed the responses of 192 family members experiencing illness who were asked the question in the context of a therapeutic conversation; families focused on their need to deal with the impact of the illness on the family. The second project examined responses of 297 nurses who were asked the question prior to a 1-week Family Systems Nursing training program; nurses wanted to know how to deal with conflictual relationships between families and heal... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2929240 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:40:15 +0100 2929240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2929239&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F4%2F445%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions about facilitating the implementation of family nursing knowledge into clinical practice are offered. The circularity between knowledge translation and practice is emphasized. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2929239 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:40:15 +0100 2929239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2929238&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F4%2F417%3Frss%3D1 This study tested the hypothesis that various components of the stress process model were related to negative outcomes (depression, guilt, negative health) in cancer caregivers. This study also tested the hypothesis that psychosocial resources (mastery, socioemotional support) mediated the relationship between the various domains of the stress process model and negative outcomes. A total of 238 cancer caregivers were recruited from radiation medicine clinics at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center (n = 186) and the University of Minnesota Cancer Center (n = 52). A comprehensive interview battery was administered. A multivariate regression found that primary subjective stressors were the strongest predictors of depression and negative health impact. A path analysis indicated ... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2929238 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:40:15 +0100 2929238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2929237&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F15%2F4%2F412%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2929237 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:40:15 +0100 2929237 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2929236&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F15%2F4%2F407%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2929236 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:40:15 +0100 2929236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2623879&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F15%2F3%2F402%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2623879 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2623879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2623878&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F15%2F3%2F400%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2623878 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2623878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2623877&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F3%2F384%3Frss%3D1 This article reviews current literature to identify fundamental issues facing families that include sexual minority parents and their children. The unique nursing needs of families with gay, lesbian, transgender, or bisexual parents are critically examined for direct relevance to family nursing practice. Nurses and other health care professionals can incorporate current knowledge of unique child developmental, parenting, and legal issues into their work with these families. Nursing assessment and policies that consider the unique needs of these families will be addressed. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2623877 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2623877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2623876&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F3%2F360%3Frss%3D1 The objectives were to (a) explore the formation and maintenance of family—staff relationships, with attention paid to the relational elements of engagement and mutual respect; (b) explore family and staff perspectives of environmental supports and constraints; and (c) identify practical ways to support and enhance these relationships. Results indicate that the resource-constrained context of continuing care has directly impacted family and staff relationships. The nature of these relationships are discussed using the themes of "Everybody Knows Your Name," "Loss and Laundry," "It's the Little Things That Count," and "The Chasm of Us Versus Them." Families' and staff's ideas of behaviors that support or undermine relationships are identified, as are concrete suggestions for improving ... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2623876 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2623876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2623875&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F3%2F343%3Frss%3D1 This article describes the development and testing of a research instrument called Parents' Perceptions of Care (PPC). It is designed to measure the interaction between health care professionals and family members in situations where a child aged 1 to 3 years is in need of acute hospital care. Administered to the child's parents or other persons responsible for the child's care, PPC was developed using four concept categories drawn from Maijala's substantive theory of interaction. The instrument was piloted with 91 parents recruited from four hospitals in southern Finland. The construct validity of the scale was assessed by item analysis, and internal consistency was assessed by Cronbach's alpha values. The results of the statistical analysis are sufficient to encourage further psychometri... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2623875 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2623875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2623874&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F3%2F318%3Frss%3D1 This study provides an opportunity to enhance our understanding of the parenting patterns of mothers of children with ADHD in Korea. The findings can function as a cornerstone for developing future models of parenting children with ADHD and parent—child interactions. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2623874 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2623874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2623873&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F3%2F295%3Frss%3D1 This study has implications for practice and policies to meet the needs of families and promote the independence of older persons. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2623873 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2623873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2623872&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F3%2F273%3Frss%3D1 The purpose of this report is to describe caregiving by teens for family members with Huntington disease (HD). Thirty-two teens in HD families in the United States and Canada participated in focus groups from 2002 to 2005 in a study to identify concerns and strategies to manage concerns. An unexpected finding was 24 (77%) described caregiving activities. Descriptive analysis of caregiving statements identified themes of Tasks and Responsibilities, Subjective Burden, Caregiving in Context of Personal Risk for HD, and Decisional Responsibility. Teens took an active part in nearly all aspects of care with the exception of contacting health care providers and attending doctors' appointments. Some described emotional distress, and many provided care knowing they had the potential to develop HD.... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2623872 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2623872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2623871&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F15%2F3%2F267%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2623871 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2623871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400960&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F2%2F237%3Frss%3D1 Swedish couples' perceptions of their marital quality when their firstborn was 6 months old and then 4 years later were studied in 2002 and 2006, respectively. The results show that almost half of the 368 responding parents were satisfied with their marital relationship both in 2002 and 2006 as assessed by a modified Dyadic Adjustment Scale. However, a study of the various dimensions showed a significant decrease in marital quality. Housework and child care were perceived as having a greater strain on the relationship between couples who had had additional children during this period. Dyadic Sexuality and Dyadic Cohesion were the most significant predictors of marital quality. Covariates of marital quality in the group with additional children were "partner relation and parenthood perceive... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400960 Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2400960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400959&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F2%2F220%3Frss%3D1 Electronic mail (e-mail) is being investigated as a health care intervention for mothers caring for their infants. The purpose of this study is to describe themes representing the content of e-mail messages written by 12 single, low-income, African American mothers to nurses participating in the New Mothers Network Study. Three themes that emerged were (a) life's logistics: day-to-day concerns; (b) relationships of support; and (c) personal reflections about being a new mother. Reported themes support the social support theory based on works by House and Revenson, Schiaffano, Majerovitz, and Gibofski used to develop the nursing intervention. Nurses are in key positions to offer social support to African American mothers adjusting to single parenting. Nurses can provide social support to si... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400959 Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2400959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400958&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F2%2F198%3Frss%3D1 This article presents the results of a qualitative study aimed at explaining how this advocacy role evolves following institutionalization. In-depth interviews were conducted with daughters (N = 14) of an institutionalized parent with dementia and selected using a theoretical sampling procedure. Data analysis using grounded theory revealed three interrelated processes that explain role transformation of the daughters: integration in the care setting, evaluation of quality of care, and development of trust. Implications for involving daughters as care partners in long-term care settings are offered. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400958 Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2400958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400957&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F2%2F171%3Frss%3D1 Men's involvement as family caregivers has grown as the prevalence of dementia has increased. Men rely on support from others for caregiving but also experience nonsupportive interactions. The purpose of this ethnographic study of 34 men (24 spouses and 10 sons) caring for a relative with dementia, 5 assisting caregivers, and 15 professionals was to identify primary caregivers' perceptions of nonsupportive and supportive interactions in relationships with kin and friends as well as professionals. Thematic analysis of transcribed data generated from interviews, diaries, and focus group discussions revealed the nature of men's caregiving journeys, the characteristics of their social networks, and their expectations of supportive interactions. The nonsupportive interactions men caregivers exp... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400957 Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2400957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400956&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F2%2F152%3Frss%3D1 This study describes the relationship between adolescent risk/protective factors, parent-adolescent communication, and their effects on alcohol use of 14- to 17-year-old adolescents living in Mexico (N = 829; 458 girls, 371 boys). In this study, adolescents reported that 55% ever used alcohol, 24% used alcohol in the past 30 days, and 10% reported binge drinking. Adolescents with high family intimacy were less likely to report ever using alcohol and binge drinking. Regression analysis revealed that parent-adolescent communication mediated the effect of family intimacy on overall and binge drinking. Alcohol use prevention with Mexican adolescents should focus on family intimacy and parent-adolescent communication. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400956 Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2400956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400955&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F2%2F130%3Frss%3D1 This article demonstrates the use of linear mixed modeling to account for IFC in the important special case of univariate measurements for family dyads collected at a single point in time. Example analyses of data from partnered parents having a child with a chronic condition on their child's adaptation to the condition and on the family's general functioning and management of the condition are provided. Analyses of this kind are reasonably straightforward to generate with popular statistical tools. Thus, it is recommended that IFC be reported as standard practice reflecting the fact that a family dyad is more than just the aggregate of two individuals. Moreover, not accounting for IFC can affect the conclusions. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400955 Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2400955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400954&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F15%2F2%2F123%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400954 Thu, 07 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2400954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2265275&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F15%2F1%2F117%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2265275 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2265275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2265274&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F15%2F1%2F112%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2265274 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2265274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2265273&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F1%2F102%3Frss%3D1 This article explores the technological implications of the translation of therapeutic letters to therapeutic e-mail communication. The history of letters is juxtaposed with the currency with which the written language locates itself in today's methods and patterns of communication. Implications of such a translation, inherent with gifts and limitations, all deeply embedded in a historical context, are explored. The future of therapeutic letters continues to be located in their utility and ultimately their capacity to offer healing and helpful words to families in suffering. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2265273 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2265273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2265272&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F1%2F83%3Frss%3D1 This article describes (a) the examination process, which was the context for writing therapeutic letters, (b) results of analyses of the letters, and (c) student's post-examination evaluation comments. Results indicate that most students needed encouragement to focus on the family's strengths and resources instead of focusing on own feelings or problems they perceived the family as having. Students also needed support in relinquishing their hierarchical role of "expert nurse." Students' evaluation comments showed that writing therapeutic letters provided students with opportunities to reflect about the connections between family nursing theory and the family itself. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2265272 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2265272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2265271&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F1%2F65%3Frss%3D1 This article presents selected findings from a larger study that examined both the letter-writing practices of nine clinicians as well as the experiences of seven adult clients who received a therapeutic letter or letters during the course of individual or family therapy. A novel aspect of this study is that data from clients were gathered in the form of letters—eight letters written by the clients to the researcher about their experience of receiving a therapeutic letter or letters from their clinician. Thematic analysis guided the analysis of the data. Findings are placed within the context of relationally responsive (or relationally engaged) practice. An invitation is extended to conceptualize letters not as monologic documents but as a means of dialogically relating to clients an... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2265271 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2265271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2265270&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F1%2F50%3Frss%3D1 This article explores the impact of letter writing on therapeutic boundaries. Letters challenged and extended the spatial and temporal boundaries of the therapeutic relationship, and especially the boundary between the personal and the professional, resulting in greater relational connectedness and therapeutic intimacy between the author as therapist and his client participants. By crossing boundaries traditionally posited to keep clients safe, letter writing evoked a carefully considered use of boundary that, perhaps paradoxically, brought the author and the participants into a fuller relationship with self and with each other. A revisioning of therapeutic boundary that challenges "professionalism" and patriarchal constructions of boundary is followed by an exploration of how letters cont... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2265270 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2265270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2265269&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F1%2F31%3Frss%3D1 This article summarizes the first research to be completed on the Family Systems Nursing intervention of therapeutic letters. In the Family Nursing Unit (FNU) at the University of Calgary, therapeutic letters have been used for more than 22 years in work with families experiencing illness and suffering. Using Gadamerian philosophical hermeneutic inquiry, the research explores 11 therapeutic letters sent and received in the work with three families (four participants) seen in the FNU. Textual interpretation of the 11 letters was complemented by research interviews with the families and nurses who wrote the letters as well as in-session, presession, and postsession transcriptions. Interpretations suggest that letters have an influence related to the tone of the individuals and the relationsh... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2265269 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2265269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2265268&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F15%2F1%2F6%3Frss%3D1 This article focuses on the history of the use of therapeutic letters in the clinical scholarship of the Family Nursing Unit at the University of Calgary and offers examples of a variety of therapeutic letters written to families experiencing illness suffering. A case study from the research of Moules (2000, 2002) is offered to further illustrate the usefulness of therapeutic letters as a family nursing intervention. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2265268 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2265268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2265267&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F15%2F1%2F3%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2265267 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2265267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2096855&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F4%2F488%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2096855 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2096855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2096854&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F4%2F486%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2096854 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2096854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2096853&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F4%2F469%3Frss%3D1 This article outlines the delivery of the Family Health Nurse Education Programme of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the University of Stirling, Scotland, from 2001 to 2005. The program was part of the WHO European Family Health Nurse pilot project. The curriculum outlined by the WHO Curriculum Planning Group detailed the broad thrust of the Family Health Nurse Education Programme and was modified to be responsive to the context in which it was delivered, while staying faithful to general principles and precepts. The Family Health Nurse Education Programme is described in its evolving format over the two phases of the project; the remote and rural context occurred from 2001 to 2003, and the modification of the program for the urban phase of the project occurred during 2004 and 2005.... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2096853 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2096853 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2096852&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F4%2F456%3Frss%3D1 This article describes the phases of the implementation model for knowledge translation that will be operationalized over four years. The goals of implementing Family Systems Nursing at the Landspitali University Hospital are to (a) educate all practicing nurses in Family Systems Nursing and, in particular, the Calgary family assessment and intervention models; (b) strengthen practicing nurses' clinical skills for intervening with families by offering specific clinical training courses to all nurses using family skills labs; and (c) explore and assess the difference that the theoretical and clinical programs make for the nurses, the patients and their families, and the nurses' practice (the family—nurse relationship). (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2096852 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2096852 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2096851&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F4%2F442%3Frss%3D1 Significant developments in family nursing in Japan are described and analyzed beginning with the political and health care legislation in the country that stimulated a need for family nursing and the early adoption of family nursing theories and models by visionary leaders in nursing education. In 1994, Japan was the first country in the world to establish a national family nursing association, the Japanese Association for Research in Family Nursing, that provided the necessary infrastructure and leadership for family nursing in Japan to flourish. The strengths and challenges of family nursing in Japan are identified and a call is made for innovations in nursing curricula as well as global networking of family nurses around the world. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2096851 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2096851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2096850&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F4%2F436%3Frss%3D1 A family perspective has been influencing Brazilian nursing practice and research, in particular in the past decade. Despite this development, there is evidence from research and from nurses' narratives that nurses still experience serious challenges in providing nursing care to families in Brazil. These challenges are analyzed and strategies are offered to support nurses in Brazil to "think family" and stimulate advanced practice in family nursing. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2096850 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2096850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2096849&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F4%2F429%3Frss%3D1 This article highlights 20 years of family nursing development and evolution in Thailand in the areas of education, practice, and research. The progress of family nursing in Thailand has been impressive and steady despite the challenges of nursing policy, conceptualization controversies, and knowledge transfer. One of the most unique and hopeful developments has been the establishment of health centers that have a designated family nurse responsible for approximately 300 households. Future dreams for family nursing in Thailand are also offered. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2096849 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2096849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2096848&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F4%2F412%3Frss%3D1 This article describes the process of development of the Family Management Style Framework. The FMSF is a conceptual representation of family response to a child's condition that takes into account the views of individual family members to conceptualize overall patterns of family response. The FMSF provides a more complete understanding of family life in the context of a child's chronic condition and directs researchers' and clinicians' efforts to assess family response, especially with regard to how condition management is incorporated into everyday family life. Framework development has included conceptual analyses of the literature, empirical studies of family management of childhood illness, and methodological work directed to treating the family as a unit of study and analysis. This a... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2096848 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2096848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2096847&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F4%2F394%3Frss%3D1 Nurses are engaged and encounter suffering routinely and commonly in their everyday practice. It is therefore a moral and ethical obligation for nurses to soften the emotional, physical, and spiritual suffering of the individuals and families in their care. Softening suffering is the heart of nursing. However, this article ponders the question, "What happened to suffering in nursing care?" A discussion of suffering is explored from many aspects, such as what invites suffering and the connection of suffering to spirituality. Lessons learned from the author's clinical practice and research are described, such as acknowledging suffering, social support, hope and prayer, and individual and family counseling. Finally, seven spiritual care practices within the Trinity Model that have shown to be... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2096847 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2096847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2096846&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F4%2F391%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2096846 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2096846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1777667&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F3%2F385%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1777667 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1777667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1777666&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F3%2F383%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1777666 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1777666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1777665&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F3%2F363%3Frss%3D1 This report is part of a larger study that investigated the relationships between illness demands, marital support, and psychological adjustment in the context of diabetes mellitus in rural and urban middle-aged marital couples in Botswana. Ninety-six persons experiencing diabetes and 87 of their spouses participated in the study. This report is based on data from 87 diabetic patients and their spouses. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews. Patients and their spouses were interviewed separately. Three open-ended questions elicited participants' personal experiences of illness demands. The couple participants reported many challenging illness experiences associated with the illness and contextual factors that influenced their perception about the burden of illness and reporte... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1777665 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1777665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1777664&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F3%2F347%3Frss%3D1 Implementation of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) in the United States has transferred decision making from the responsibility of health care professionals to the responsibility of family members. Dilemmas occurring as a result of this responsibility may cause stress and conflict among family members. The purpose of this study is to describe the patterns of decision making by family members of patients with life-threatening cardiac disease. Purposive sampling is used to select 10 wives of patients with life-threatening cardiovascular disease. Data are gathered through unstructured interviews and are analyzed using grounded theory and theory triangulation. Analysis of the data reveal three patterns of decision making: advocacy, acquiescence, and abdication. (Source: Journal of Fam... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1777664 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1777664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1777663&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F3%2F333%3Frss%3D1 This exploratory study uses survey methodology to generate data on grandparent—grandchild sexuality communications and attitudes and feelings about these processes. The sample includes 40 African American grandparent— grandchild dyads for a total of 80 participants recruited from five churches. One open-ended question asks the participants about their willingness to use churches as venues in HIV prevention. Grandparents have more positive attitudes and feelings about sexuality communications than their adolescent grandchildren. Both grandparents and their adolescent grandchildren are receptive to the idea of using churches as venues in HIV prevention and provide recommendations about how a church-based sexuality program could be developed. The role of grandparents is constantly... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1777663 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1777663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1777662&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F3%2F314%3Frss%3D1 Little is known about changes in family life perceived by mothers of young adult survivors of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). A phenomenological method was used to describe the changes that seven mothers of TBI survivors perceived in family life 6 months or more after the TBI. The five basic changes in family life reported by mothers were: getting attention from each other for different reasons now, getting along with each other since the injury, facing new financial hurdles, going our separate ways down this new path, and splitting the family apart against our will. Compared to literature on stress and coping, the findings offered a unique perspective on changes in family life. Nurses can use the findings to initiate therapeutic conversations with mothers about changes in family life afte... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1777662 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1777662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1777661&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F3%2F289%3Frss%3D1 This study examines the effectiveness of therapeutic conversations with families (through family sessions) in alleviating health complaints among adolescent girls in a school setting. Four girls with recurrent, subjective health complaints and their families were included in the study. Three sessions were held with each family, using genograms, ecomaps, interventive questions, and other family nursing interventions; practicing school nurses were also present. A therapeutic letter was sent to each family at the end of the sessions. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire was used as a pre- and posttest measure. Evaluative interviews were carried out with the families and with school nurses. The families reported feeling relief and described positive affective, behavioral, and cognitive... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1777661 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1777661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1777660&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F3%2F275%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1777660 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1777660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1441123&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F2%2F270%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1441123 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1441123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1441122&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F2%2F268%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1441122 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1441122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1441121&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F2%2F242%3Frss%3D1 This exploratory case study of the role of the clinical laboratory in teaching and learning family nursing skills was undertaken at the Family Nursing Unit (FNU), University of Calgary. Qualitative data were gathered from current graduate students, graduates of the Master of Nursing program, faculty members, and clients of the FNU using participant observation, in-depth interviews, and review of documents. Content analysis was used to identify key themes. The study found that the family nursing clinical laboratory provided a safe, structured learning environment where students had the opportunity to observe expert clinical practice in family nursing and undertake closely supervised practice. Graduates felt well prepared and confident in their advanced nursing practice with families. Key to... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1441121 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1441121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1441120&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F2%2F224%3Frss%3D1 This study demonstrates the preliminary reliability and validity of the grandparent version of the Grandparent Support Scale for Teenage Mothers (GSSTM-G), a measure designed to assess grandparents' perceptions of triadic relationships that support or imperil the teen mother's care of her baby. Grandparents (N = 61) who participated in this study were parents and parent surrogates of teen mothers who completed a teen version of the scale (GSSTM-T). Principal axis factoring with oblique rotation resulted in a reduction of the GSSTM-G scale from 19 to 14 items. A two-factor solution was supported by item factor loadings and conceptual clarity. The GSSTM-G factors revealed two different patterns of family relationships, Responsive Family Relationships ( = .82) and Adversarial Family Relations... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1441120 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1441120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1441119&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F2%2F201%3Frss%3D1 A Chinese version of the Feetham Family Functioning Survey (Chinese FFFS) was developed and psychometrically tested using a sample of 317 child-rearing mothers in Hong Kong. The Chinese FFFS is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 25 items from which an instrument discrepant score (d score) can be extracted. The results from the confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory factor analysis confirm that the Chinese FFFS has a five-factor structure based on the family ecological model, thereby affirming its construct validity. Cronbach's alpha for d scores was .91, indicating a high internal consistency. In the test—retest study of 39 mothers, the correlation coefficient for "total d score" over a 2-week period was .82, which showed high test—retest reliability. The hig... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1441119 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1441119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1441118&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F2%2F181%3Frss%3D1 A previous study identified four family management styles (FMSs) exhibited in families with children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and suggested that understanding how families deal with a child's ADHD would provide additional information from which to create effective interventions. The present study used the FMS typology with a sample of children and adolescents with ADHD with the aims of demonstrating that FMSs could be reliably identified in a different clinical sample and clarifying changes in FMS that occur with treatment. All four FMSs were reliably identified in the sample and more than half of the families (56.3%) improved to a higher functioning FMS with treatment. The findings suggest that FMSs can elicit important information about family functioning and ... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1441118 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1441118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1441117&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F2%2F162%3Frss%3D1 The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of registered nurses (RNs) about the importance of involving families in nursing care. A sample of 634 randomly selected Swedish RNs completed the instrument, Families' Importance in Nursing Care—Nurses' Attitudes (FINC-NA), and reported holding supportive attitudes about families. High scores were found for the subscales: family as a resource in nursing care, family as a conversational partner, family as a burden, and family as its own resource. Variables that predicted a less supportive attitude about involving families in nursing care included being a newly graduated nurse, having no general approach to the care of families at the place of work, and being a male nurse. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1441117 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1441117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1441116&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F2%2F157%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1441116 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1441116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1441115&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F2%2F151%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1441115 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1441115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1441114&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F2%2F147%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1441114 Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1441114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1235269&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F1%2F143%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1235269 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1235269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1235268&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F14%2F1%2F142%3Frss%3D1 (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1235268 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1235268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1235267&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F1%2F118%3Frss%3D1 A serious illness often creates suffering and precipitates a search for spiritual meaning. The purpose of this hermeneutic inquiry was to explore the meaning of spirituality and spiritual care practices in family systems nursing. The videotapes of 12 therapeutic conversations with three families living with serious illness were the primary data for the inquiry. Findings suggest that suffering embodies an invitation to respond to the spiritual. Identified spiritual care practices included gathering stories of illness and faith, opening space to reinterpret experiences from a spiritual perspective, drawing on imagination and metaphor, and listening with an opening silence. The therapeutic work with one family is highlighted. This inquiry revealed that spiritual care requires literacy in read... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1235267 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1235267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1235266&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F1%2F97%3Frss%3D1 This article describes the development and testing of a research instrument, Families' Importance in Nursing Care—Nurses' Attitudes (FINC-NA), designed to measure nurses' attitudes about the importance of involving families in nursing care. The instrument was inductively developed from a literature review and tested with a sample of Swedish nurses. An item-total correlation and a first principal component analysis were used to validate the final instrument, including a second principal component analysis to analyze dimensionality, and Cronbach's alpha was used to estimate internal consistency. The instrument consists of 26 items and reveals four factors: families as a resource in nursing care, family as a conversational partner, family as a burden, and family as its own resource. Cro... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1235266 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1235266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1235265&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F1%2F74%3Frss%3D1 The experience of parenting foster children with chronic illness and complex medical needs was explored in a phenomenological inquiry with 10 foster families. Thirteen participants currently fostering chronically ill children with complex medical needs were interviewed. Recorded interviews were transcribed and analyzed using van Manen's method. Data analysis yielded five essential themes: Foster parents described being committed to the child in their care, coming to know the needs of a medically complex foster child, and identifying effective and ineffective interventions encountered through day-to-day living with a medically complex child. Furthermore, they shared what it was like to experience loss of a child through relinquishment and death. Last, for these parents, fostering children w... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1235265 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1235265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1235264&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F1%2F56%3Frss%3D1 Like a pebble that creates ripples when dropped into still water, depression is a health problem with an impact that reaches beyond the individual to touch family members. This health problem can limit the individual's ability to function and can create distress for loved ones. In this article, the authors present a clinical vignette about maternal depression to highlight the reciprocal nature of depression and family functioning. Family focused interventions based on the Calgary Family Intervention Model and the Illness Beliefs Model are presented and include psychoeducation, circular pattern diagrams, and therapeutic letters. The authors conclude the article with a discussion of implications for nursing practice. (Source: Journal of Family Nursing) Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1235264 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1235264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1235263&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F1%2F33%3Frss%3D1 Family resilience is the successful coping of family members under adversity that enables them to flourish with warmth, support, and cohesion. An increasingly important realm of family nursing practice is to identify, enhance, and promote family resiliency. Based on a review of family research and conceptual literature, prominent factors of resilient families include: positive outlook, spirituality, family member accord, flexibility, family communication, financial management, family time, shared recreation, routines and rituals, and support networks. A family resilience orientation, based on the conviction that all families have inherent strengths and the potential for growth, provides the family nurse with an opportunity to facilitate family protective and recovery factors and to secure ... Journal of Family Nursing journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1235263 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1235263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1235262&cid=s_32321_27_f&fid=32321&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjfn.sagepub.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fabstract%2F14%2F1%2F16%3Frss%3D1 The purpose of this study is to define family management styles (FMSs) and determine distinctive characteristics of each FMS used by families participating in the process of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy from a family member with an unexpected, life-threatening illness or injury. A total of 56 family members of 19 families participated in interviews and observations. Data were managed and analyzed maintaining a family focus, and each family was first examined for within family patterns of management, then compared to other families to identify differing patterns. A typology of five FMSs emerged: progressing, accommodating, maintaining, struggling, and floundering. Within this typology, dimensions emerged describing the families' varying definitions of the situations, management beh... 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