Biomedical subjects

Lora Humphrey Beebe

Publications and source records attributed to Lora Humphrey Beebe.

6 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2006

Describing the health parameters of outpatients with schizophrenia.

Few studies have examined the physical health parameters of persons with schizophrenia. This pilot study describes the physical health and psychiatric symptoms in outpatients with schizophrenia. Participants (N = 11) were recruited from a population of persons with schizophrenia receiving care at an outpatient clinic in a Veterans Affairs hospital located in the southeast. Following the granting of medical clearance, data regarding sociodemographics and prescribed medications were collected via record review. Physical health parameters included 6-minute walking distance, body mass index, and percentage of body fat. Functional health status was measured using the Duke Health Profile. Psychiatric symptoms were measured using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. A trained research assistant performed all measures in private offices at the study site. Most participants met the criteria for being classified as overweight or obese and demonstrated poor aerobic fitness. More research is needed to examine responses of veterans with schizophrenia to interventions designed to improve physical health parameters.

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PubMed2005

Effects of exercise on mental and physical health parameters of persons with schizophrenia.

Although the benefits of exercise are well documented, few published research studies have examined exercise in persons with schizophrenia. This pilot examined a 16-week walking program for outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia (N = 10). Six-minute walking distance, body mass index, percent body fat and severity of psychiatric symptoms were measured. Experimental participants in the walking group experienced significant reductions in body fat (p = 0.03) compared to a control group not participating in the exercises during the same time period. Experimental participants also had greater aerobic fitness, lower body mass indexes, and fewer psychiatric symptoms than controls at the conclusion of the program. Research is needed to identify effective exercise interventions and feasible delivery modalities for persons with schizophrenia in community settings.

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PubMed2002

Problems in community living identified by people with schizophrenia.

1. Problems in community living were identified by a group of people with schizophrenia who received a telephone nursing intervention after discharge from a state psychiatric facility. 2. The most frequently reported problems were medication side effects, financial concerns, and anxiety. 3. A telephone nursing intervention has the potential to reduce the negative effects of stressors on people with schizophrenia living in the community.

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Parental bonding: a key factor for mental health of college women.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of parental bonding to the mental health of college women aged 18 to 24 years. A cross-sectional study of a volunteer sample of 246 college women was conducted. Data on depressive symptoms, negative thinking, self-esteem, and parental bonding were collected via self-report. Maternal care was the strongest predictor of all four mental health indices. Paternal overprotection predicted scores of three of the four mental health measures. Women with optimal maternal and paternal bonding profiles (high care/low overprotection) had fewer depressive symptoms, less negative thinking, and higher self-esteem than women with other bonding profiles. The findings have implications for prevention, screening, and intervention to enhance the mental health of college women.

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TIPS: telephone intervention--problem solving for persons with schizophrenia.

A prospective experimental design was used to examine whether face-to-face meetings designed to establish rapport had an effect on the verbal responses of persons with schizophrenia in subsequent Telephone Intervention--Problem Solving (TIPS). Verbal responsiveness was operationalized as length of telephone conversation, number of feeling statements expressed, and number of one-word responses. Experimental participants met with the TIPS provider twice during hospitalization, while controls did not meet with the TIPS provider. All subjects received TIPS weekly from a psychiatric nurse for six weeks after hospital discharge. Compared to controls, experimental participants conversed longer at every measurement point, and significantly longer during weeks one through three. Experimental participants were approximately twice as likely to make a feeling statement as those in the control group. These data suggest that psychiatric nurses who would like to employ TIPS to support clients in the community should plan for at least two face-to-face interventions to establish rapport prior to initiating TIPS.

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Theory-based research in schizophrenia.

TOPIC: Theoretical models to guide research into schizophrenia. PURPOSE: To review the most commonly used biological and environmental models of schizophrenia. SOURCES: Published literature and research conducted by the author. CONCLUSIONS: The vulnerability model includes both biological and environmental variables that impact the course of schizophrenia and treatment. RESPONSES: Thus, it may be a useful framework for nursing research examining responses to various psychosocial treatments in schizophrenia.

Adolescent↗