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S Acorn

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PubMed1990

Depression in multiple sclerosis: critique of the research literature.

Depression has been found to be increased in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Depression is currently being studied as either a reactive response, a part of the symptomatology or a precipitating factor of the disease. The purpose of this article is to provide a review of the research literature on depression in multiple sclerosis. In addition, implications for neuroscience nurse who work with MS individuals are identified.

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Patients' loneliness: a challenge for rehabilitation nurses.

The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of loneliness felt by young and middle-aged adults in a long-term rehabilitation center and the relationship among such variables as loneliness, age, and length of institutionalization. A convenience sample was taken from a long-term rehabilitation center in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Findings indicate that loneliness is present among young and middle-aged adults in this long-term rehabilitation center and is more prevalent among those who have been admitted more recently. Nursing intervention strategies to deal with loneliness are presented.

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Quality of life for family caregivers of people with chronic health problems.

The trend toward community-based care, along with advances in medical technology, has resulted in increased numbers of individuals with complex healthcare needs being cared for at home by their families. This shift from hospital to community care places increased demands on family caregivers. Families are now providing long-term care for chronically ill people with a variety of conditions. Caregiver research has, for the most part, explored burden, stress, and depression as outcomes of caregiving. There is little research assessing the quality of life (QOL) of long-term caregivers. In the research on quality of life, the patient is most frequently the focus. With the increased demand on families as caregivers, quality of life needs to be included as a variable in studying family caregivers for chronically ill individuals. The purpose of this paper is to discuss issues in studying quality of life in family caregivers of persons with chronic conditions. Conceptualization of quality of life is explored, measurement of quality of life examined and the research on quality of life reviewed, with a focus on the quality of life of the family caregiver.

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Relationship of role conflict and role ambiguity to selected job dimensions among joint appointees.

The purpose of this study was to examine perceptions of role conflict and role ambiguity experienced by nurse faculty in joint academic-clinical appointments and non-joint-appointed faculty (traditional faculty), and to examine the relationships of these two constructs with social support, job satisfaction, and propensity to leave the joint appointment. Scholarly productivity of the two groups was also examined. Five hypotheses were proposed. The sample (N = 113) was drawn from the five Canadian university nursing faculties with the largest proportion of joint academic-clinical appointees. Findings indicate that assuming a joint appointment does not necessarily lead to an increase in role conflict and role ambiguity, and that joint appointees do not differ from traditional faculty in levels of role conflict and role ambiguity, scholarly productivity levels, or job satisfaction. Within the joint-appointee group (N = 33), role conflict was significantly higher than role ambiguity, both role conflict and role ambiguity had an adverse effect on job satisfaction and are determinants of intent to leave the joint appointment. In addition, social support was found to have a buffering effect on role conflict.

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Decentralization as a determinant of autonomy, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among nurse managers.

The purpose of this study was to test a theoretical model of the following variables, decentralization, professional autonomy, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Data were collected through a comprehensive survey of first-line nurse managers (N = 200) in acute care hospitals with more than 100 beds in British Columbia, Canada. The final model excluded all explored personal characteristics of the nurse manager-gender, health or vitality status, marital status, age, education, and years of supervisory or management experience. Job satisfaction was found to be an important predictor of organizational commitment. However, decentralization was most important because it affected organizational commitment directly, as well as indirectly, through professional autonomy and job satisfaction.

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Joint appointments: perspectives of nurse executives.

Today's nurse executives must seek ways to combine the talents of the academic community with the talents of the practice setting to promote the development of professional nursing. One such strategy is through the selected use of joint appointments. The opinions of nurse executives (deans/directors of university schools of nursing and of senior nurse administrators of health care agencies) about joint academic/clinical appointments in nursing are reported in this article. Data, from 10 deans/directors and 36 nurse administrators, were collected through self-administered questionnaires and are part of a larger study. Views of the nurse executives on perceived benefits of joint appointments, identification of potential problem areas, and desirable characteristics of joint appointees are presented. Suggestions for planning and implementation of joint appointments are provided.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗