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I Burnside

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PubMed1998

Research instrumentation and elderly subjects.

PURPOSE: To address instrumentation problems in conducting research with elderly subjects. SCOPE: The needs of older adults are considered with regard to instrument selection. Techniques for pretesting instruments are provided through illustrations from research reports and instrument development. Types of instruments are evaluated for use with older adults and methods for strengthening their applicability are provided. SIGNIFICANCE: Instrument development is sorely needed in gerontological research. Many of the instruments currently used to study elderly subjects lack adequate testing for applicability with old and very old populations. Knowledge about instrumentation can help researchers choose appropriate instruments for elderly subjects and strive to balance subject capacity and the demands of research. CONCLUSIONS: Four factors for consideration in selecting research instruments for use with older adults include subject (a) fatigue, (b) anxiety, (c) ethnic background, and (d) education. These factors are not adequately addressed in the current literature. Certain types of instruments may be more useful than others in studying the elderly.

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PubMed1996

Three years of an adult burns support group: an analysis.

A retrospective analysis, by survey, of the benefits of a support group and preference for its structure is presented. Psychosocial support after burn injury is identified as important and a support group is recommended as being routine in the aftercare for burns' patients.

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PubMed1994

Reminiscence and life review: therapeutic interventions for older people.

Gerontological literature in general, and gerontological nursing literature specifically, does not clearly differentiate two important therapeutic interventions for older people: reminiscence and life review. However, practitioners often implement both interventions in a variety of settings. Because of the confusion regarding the interventions, this paper explains the differences between reminiscence and life review, and offers protocols to improve the effectiveness of both interventions. The three protocols include one-to-one reminiscence therapy, group reminiscence, and one-to-one life review.

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PubMed1993

Reminiscence and life review: explaining the differences.

Although the terms reminiscence and life review continue to be used interchangeably in the literature, they are separate interventions. This article describes the differences, similarities, and commonalities in these two nursing interventions by highlighting differences in goals, theory base, the nurse's role, and the client's role. The implementation process and the desired outcomes are also differentiated to move forward nurse's understanding of these two important nursing interventions.

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PubMed1993

Themes in reminiscence groups with older women.

The preponderance of older women in the United States is apparent to all professionals in health care for elderly individuals. Because there is much emphasis on health care promotion for all age groups, providers of health care seek strategies for health promotion for older women. Although the literature is replete with information on reminiscence in general, and specifically reminiscence group therapy, there has been little discussion about the use of themes in reminiscence therapy groups. There are no publications about themes appropriate for reminiscence groups composed solely of older women. This article is based on three research studies and analyzes themes used in the three protocols for those studies. Appropriate themes for an all women's group are discussed and implications for practice are suggested.

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PubMed1992

Reminiscence and life review: analysing each concept.

Gerontological nurses are currently using life review and reminiscence with clients. The terms are used interchangeably in practice and in the literature as though both were the same modality. Much confusion has resulted from lack of definitions of the modalities. Therefore, potentially effective nursing interventions are neither clearly understood nor correctly operationalized. This paper presents an analysis of each modality in an effort to clarify differences and further elucidate the current usage of them as concepts in nursing practice.

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PubMed1992

Clinical research with community-based older women.

Subjects for research with community-based elderly women are best obtained by first establishing rapport with the manager of the retirement home or apartment complex for the elderly. The site for group research should be comfortable, private, and free of distractions; it should also be centrally located and easily accessible for subjects with impaired mobility. Verbal instructions and printed questionnaires must be appropriate for the elderly subject's hearing, visual acuity, and reading level. It is important to ensure that subjects are using functional hearing aids and glasses, to allow extra time to repeat or explain questions, and to plan sessions that are not lengthy or tiring.

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PubMed1992

Reminiscence and life review: conducting the processes.

This article offers basic instructions for performing a life review and running a reminiscence therapy group. The differences between the two modalities become apparent with the descriptions of the separate processes. Each use recall and memory to function. It is hoped that the descriptions and directions described will clarify the differences in reminiscence group therapy and life review and provide direction for gerontological nurses in clinical practice.

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PubMed1990

Reminiscence: an independent nursing intervention for the elderly.

The nursing literature states that reminiscence is an independent nursing intervention for elderly clients and patients. This paper is about the use of reminiscence by nurses in all settings. Nurses have not to date built a firm knowledge base. The paper discusses the need for knowledge about the phenomenon and life review versus reminiscence. The uses of reminiscence therapy in one-to-one interaction, in the group modality, and as a research tool are all important applications of the concept. In contrast to other disciplines, reminiscence therapy, as studied by nurses, focuses on interventions. Reminiscence is a fascinating, elusive, and complex phenomenon, but although nursing textbooks tout its usefulness, the research findings are less optimistic.

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PubMed1990

A scarce professional: the geropsychiatric clinical nurse specialist.

The purpose of this paper is threefold: (1) to provide detailed data to substantiate the urgent need for geropsychiatric clinical-nursing specialists (GCNSs), (2) to suggest curricula content areas for GCNSs, and (3) to discuss potential topics for research on mental health and the aged. The GCNS is a rare professional; therefore, rationale is provided for the need for increasing the quantity and the quality of GCNSs. The demographic changes are emphasized in this paper, and a wide array of research topics for nurse researchers are suggested. One area needing further research is reminiscence therapy.

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PubMed1972

Poppy capsule dependence.

Nine poppy-head addicts were seen at a Birmingham hospital. Seven were Sikhs born in Jullundur and two were West Pakistanis. Most began their poppy-head addiction in their early 20s, usually out of curiosity or to relieve the hangover effects of alcohol. Only two took opium in addition and one of these had taken cannabis, morphine, and heroin. They all drank several pints of beer a day and were heavy smokers. All had had little schooling and married young. Most of them were industrious foundry workers in good physical health. Withdrawal of poppy capsules failed in each case. The present situation whereby an addictive drug is readily imported and sold in local shops is questioned.

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