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To be, or to be two, the question of dichotomizing variables:
16 May 2012
Jason W. Beckstead
Many important phenomena in clinical research are complicated and require challenging statistical models to best represent their complexity for scientific study. As clinical researchers we may be pert...
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An exploration of the hydration care of older people: A qualitative study
11 May 2012
Helen Godfrey, Jenny Cloete, Elizabeth Dymond, Adele Long
Abstract: Background: Older adults are more susceptible to water imbalance and ensuring they drink sufficiently is a complex and challenging issue for nurses. The factors that promote adequate hydrati...
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Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Acute Coronary Syndrome Response Index (C-ACSRI)
10 May 2012
Xiuling Cao, Yingjuan Cao, Yenna Salamonson, Michelle DiGiacomo, Yuguo Chen, Sungwon Chang, Barbara Riegel, Patricia M. Davidson
Abstract: Background: Patients’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs toward acute coronary syndrome are important predictors of delay in seeking medical attention. Currently, there is no instrument in Ch...
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Translation and validation of the Chinese-Cantonese version of the Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale
09 May 2012
C.L. Wong, W.Y. Ip, T.Y. Shiu
Abstract: Background: Effective self-care is important in the management of dysmenorrhea. Yet measures of adolescents’ capabilities or self-care agency to exercise self-care to cope with dysmenorrhea ...
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Nurses’ early experiences with patient death: The results of an on-line survey of Registered Nurses in New Zealand
09 May 2012
Bridie Kent, Natalie Elizabeth Anderson, R. Glynn Owens
Abstract: Background: Death has been identified as a known stressor for nurses and has been extensively researched in nursing populations. However, very little is known about the impact of a specific ...
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