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S V Owen

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PubMed1996

A measure of self-care self-efficacy.

Strategies Used by People to Promote Health (SUPPH), a 29-item self-report, is a measure of self-care self-efficacy. Items for the SUPPH were empirically generated, validated by an expert panel, and tested (N = 275) for psychometric properties, factor composition, and convergent and discriminant evidence with existing scales. Good initial psychometric properties were found for the SUPPH and four factors emerged: coping, stress reduction, making decisions, and enjoying life. These factors are consistent with the underlying self-efficacy theory upon which the scale is based.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1996

Asian-American men's acculturation and gender-role conflict.

There is limited research on Asian-Americans' acculturation and conflicts with contemporary gender roles. This research assessed three samples of Asian-American men's acculturation and gender-role conflict. Differences between Chinese-American, Japanese-American, and Korean-American men's acculturation and the four patterns of gender-role conflict were analyzed. The relationship of demographic and acculturation variables to gender-role conflict was also calculated. Subjects (N = 125) were administered a demographic questionnaire, the Suinn-Lew Asian Self-identity Acculturation Scale, and the Gender-role Conflict Scale. Multivariate analysis of variance showed no differences between the Asian-American groups on acculturation and the four patterns of gender-role conflict. A canonical correlation analysis indicated one significant variate connecting acculturation with two patterns of issues of gender-role conflict: success, power, and competition and restrictive emotionality. Methodological limitations and research are mentioned.

Acculturation↗
PubMed1995

Would it make a difference? A discussion group in a behaviorally oriented inpatient eating disorder program.

1. The formation of a group solely for patients with eating disorders was viewed as being very therapeutic by patients and staff. 2. Due to fluctuation of group size and variability of needs, the group had to be flexible in its focus and format. 3. The need and/or desire for an outpatient transitional group for patients with eating disorders was an unexpected outcome of this study.

Adult↗
PubMed1994

Influence of hip position on measurements of the straight leg raise test.

Variations of the straight leg raise (SLR) test are described clinically; however, no studies have examined how these variations may affect the outcome of this test. This study examined whether measurements of SLR are influenced by position of contralateral hip (flexed vs. extended), nature of the trial (active vs. passive), or trial repetitions (1 vs. 2). Twenty-two healthy, young subjects participated in this study. A 35-mm camera recorded the position of the pelvis and lower limb during the performance of a right SLR. Passive SLR (opposite hip extended vs. opposite hip flexed) and active SLR (opposite hip extended vs. opposite hip flexed) were performed twice, in random order. Three different measures of SLR were obtained while subjects performed SLR under the aforementioned conditions--SLR relative to horizontal, SLR relative to pelvis, and pelvis relative to horizontal. Differences in SLR between opposite hip flexed vs. extended, passive vs. active, and trials were analyzed using a multifactorial analysis of variance for repeated measures. Hip position affected SLR relative to horizontal (p < .000) and pelvis relative to horizontal (p < .000), with an increase in measurement occurring with the opposite hip flexed. Nature of the trial (active vs. passive) affected SLR to pelvis (p < .003) and pelvis to horizontal (p < .000) with an increase in measurement for passive SLR. A difference in measurements existed between trials 1 and 2 for SLR to horizontal (p < .005) and for SLR to pelvis (p < .005). Although conducted on healthy subjects, the study points out the necessity of consistency of method when performing and interpreting the SLR test.

Adult↗
PubMed1992

Development of a measure of attitudes toward persons with AIDS.

This paper describes the development of a brief scale to measure attitudes toward persons with AIDS. Results from content validation, factor analysis, classical reliability estimation and generalizability analysis show the measure to have strong psychometric properties.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1992

Empowering part-time nurses in the treatment of depressed inpatients.

1. With the consistent number of part-time nurses in the workforce, hospitals would benefit by more actively integrating them into professional nursing practice. 2. Empowering part-time nurses by affording them the opportunity to provide primary care has the potential to effectively use part-time personnel, decrease the workload for full-time staff, offer more flexibility in scheduling, and result in savings for hospitals in terms of nursing recruitment and retention. 3. This program has successfully developed and implemented a model of primary nursing that places three part-time nurses on a team capable of handling two to three primary patients. The success of this model has been attributed to excellent communication, trust in one another's professional skills, and nursing expertise.

Depressive Disorder↗
PubMed1990

Mothers' and nurses' perceptions of infant care skills.

New mothers' confidence in their infant care skills are important concerns for maternity nurses. In this study, correlates of mothers' self-efficacy ratings on 52 infant care behaviors included in the Infant Care Scale were identified. Data on demographic variables and nurses' ratings of mothers' skill on five selected tasks were collected from 200 mothers and their nurses. Results from bivariate and multivariate analyses pointed to predictors of maternal feelings of efficacy and to discrepancies between mothers' and nurses' ratings. Maternal age, number of children, and nurses' ratings of mothers' skills were the strongest predictors of self-efficacy for infant care. Mothers of male infants showed slightly lower efficacy perceptions than did mothers of females. Implications for assessing mothers' educational needs before discharge and focusing teaching efforts are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

Infant care self-efficacy.

As attention in health care turns to prevention and health promotion, identification of populations at risk for avoiding care becomes increasingly important. The Infant Care Survey (ICS) is a scale to assess self-efficacy expectations for infant care tasks. Reliability and validity estimates for the ICS are supportive. Descriptions of content, factorial, and construct validation are given. Finally, ongoing research is described, and suggestions for use of the ICS are offered.

Adolescent↗
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Teaching reliability and validity: fun with classroom applications.

In addition to the basic role of educating and facilitating learning, in recent years, staff development educators and continuing educators also have assumed a major role of facilitating research in many institutions. As more emphasis is placed on bedside research, stimulating staff interest has been a challenge. This article describes a fun way to help staff members acquire or refocus on skills and concepts essential to clinical research.

Data Collection↗
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Instrument development: cardiac diet and exercise self-efficacy.

Self-efficacy has been documented as a strong predictor of health behaviors. Unfortunately, availability of reliable and valid measures of self-efficacy for a range of health behaviors is still limited. This study validated two measures of cardiac risk factor self-efficacy: the Cardiac Diet Self-Efficacy Instrument (CDSEI) and the Cardiac Exercise Self-Efficacy Instrument (CESEI). A sample of 370 cardiac rehabilitation participants provided data for principal factor analyses showing the unidimensionality of each instrument. Known groups construct validity was supported by a comparison of CDSEI and CESEI scores for cardiac rehabilitation participants and marathon runners. The value of CDSEI and CESEI scores in predicting subsequent exercise and diet performance was demonstrated with a third group of cardiac rehabilitation participants. Stability and internal consistency estimates in the .80s and .90s, respectively, support the scales' reliabilities.

Adult↗