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Philosophical exploration in search of the ontology of authentic presence
Title
Philosophical exploration in search of the ontology of authentic presence.
Creator
Linden, Danielle Moffatt., Florida Atlantic University, Freeman, Edward
Abstract/Description
This study examines authentic presence. Authentic presence, as identified in the study, comes from a theory of nursing developed by Anne Boykin and Savina Schoenhofer, Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice. Authentic presence must be viewed in a philosophical context in order to be fully understood in practice. This analysis of Nursing as Caring reveals philosophical underpinnings in the theory's foundation. The primary texts of Soren Kierkegaard and Gaston Bachelard, both...
Show moreThis study examines authentic presence. Authentic presence, as identified in the study, comes from a theory of nursing developed by Anne Boykin and Savina Schoenhofer, Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice. Authentic presence must be viewed in a philosophical context in order to be fully understood in practice. This analysis of Nursing as Caring reveals philosophical underpinnings in the theory's foundation. The primary texts of Soren Kierkegaard and Gaston Bachelard, both philosophers, are used to develop a foundation upon which is built a preliminary aesthetic framework to guide the examination of authentic presence. It is proposed that this framework reflects the meaning of the essence of abstract concepts and is demonstrated in an analysis of two poetic expressions.
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Date Issued
1996
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15343
Subject Headings
Authenticity (Philosophy), Nursing--Philosophy, Caring
Format
Document (PDF)
effects of meditation on global and factor scores on the BSI: A secondary analysis
Title
The effects of meditation on global and factor scores on the BSI: A secondary analysis.
Creator
Buti, Rebecca Leigh., Florida Atlantic University, Freeman, Edward
Abstract/Description
This study was a secondary analysis or data collected by Freeman, E., Ruppenthal, B., and Flinders, R. entitled "Meditation on a Passage and Repetition of a Mantram to Enhance Self-Care of Persons with HIV Infection" (1992). Selected data were re-analyzed considering the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (Orem, 1995). Self-care consisted of daily repetition of an inspirational passage and mantra, which served as the interventions for the primary study. The primary researchers noted that Brief...
Show moreThis study was a secondary analysis or data collected by Freeman, E., Ruppenthal, B., and Flinders, R. entitled "Meditation on a Passage and Repetition of a Mantram to Enhance Self-Care of Persons with HIV Infection" (1992). Selected data were re-analyzed considering the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (Orem, 1995). Self-care consisted of daily repetition of an inspirational passage and mantra, which served as the interventions for the primary study. The primary researchers noted that Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) scores rose significantly after the intervention. Thus, secondary analysis focused on the relationships of the basic conditioning factors (BCF) to the global and factor scores on the BSI before and after the intervention of meditation. Secondary analysis revealed a difference in scores between entry and exit on the Global Severity Index (GSI) of the BSI in reference to the basic conditioning factor of age. By the end of the 10 weeks of meditation, age was no longer a factor in causing GSI scores to increase.
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Date Issued
1998
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15541
Subject Headings
HIV-positive persons, AIDS (Disease)--Patients, Psychodiagnostics, Self-care, Health
Format
Document (PDF)
exploratory study of biofeedback in reducing pain after thoracic surgery
Title
An exploratory study of biofeedback in reducing pain after thoracic surgery.
Creator
Angel, Laurie R., Florida Atlantic University, Freeman, Edward
Abstract/Description
This study is a pilot concerning the relationship between acute pain management and biofeedback training. The population studied included patients from a local community hospital undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The study applied theories of the mind/body connection and stress frameworks for exploring the correlation between patients' hand temperatures and their reported levels of pain pre-operatively and post-operatively. Study findings indicated that there was significant...
Show moreThis study is a pilot concerning the relationship between acute pain management and biofeedback training. The population studied included patients from a local community hospital undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The study applied theories of the mind/body connection and stress frameworks for exploring the correlation between patients' hand temperatures and their reported levels of pain pre-operatively and post-operatively. Study findings indicated that there was significant within-subjects effect in hand temperature after biofeedback treatment across three points in time. But the study also found no difference between-subjects in hand temperature after biofeedback treatment across three points in time. Therefore, the sample proved to be heterogeneous. Further study was indicated with larger samples to demonstrate the analgesic effects of biofeedback in the management of acute pain.
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Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15489
Subject Headings
Biological control systems, Pain--Treatment, Mind and body, Pain--Psychological aspects, Nurse and patient
Format
Document (PDF)
study of the impact of using electronic mail to disseminate nursing research on nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilization
Title
A study of the impact of using electronic mail to disseminate nursing research on nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilization.
Creator
Bobo, Charles M., Florida Atlantic University, Freeman, Edward
Abstract/Description
Bridging the gap between the extant body of nursing research and clinical staff at the patient bedside remains a current problem, despite almost two decades of studies. This study examined the impact of using electronic mail to disseminate nursing research on nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilization. The BARRIERS Scale tool was used to measure the nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilization. Forty subjects, from a one-thousand bed Medical Center, comprised the...
Show moreBridging the gap between the extant body of nursing research and clinical staff at the patient bedside remains a current problem, despite almost two decades of studies. This study examined the impact of using electronic mail to disseminate nursing research on nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilization. The BARRIERS Scale tool was used to measure the nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilization. Forty subjects, from a one-thousand bed Medical Center, comprised the sample. The design for this study was pre-test and post-test design involving a treatment and control group. The treatment consisted of four summarized research articles disseminated via electronic mail (E-mail), over a four week time period. An existing hospital information system E-mail was used to disseminate the research synopsis. This study's use of an E-mail system to deliver research synopsis proved successful in decreasing the nurses' perceptions of barriers to research utilization.
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Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15398
Subject Headings
Nursing--Research, Clinical medicine, Electronic mail systems
Format
Document (PDF)
Self-care agency in adults with diabetes mellitus
Title
Self-care agency in adults with diabetes mellitus.
Creator
Thompson, Marybeth Eleanor., Florida Atlantic University, Freeman, Edward
Abstract/Description
Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic illness which provides numerous and varied self-care challenges to those individuals seeking to avoid or delay complications. The purpose of this study is to determine the self-care agency, as defined by Orem, of sample of 100 adults diagnosed with non-insulin dependant diabetes mellitus. Self-care agency was measured by the Self-As-Carer Inventory, a 40-item questionnaire, and a descriptive, cross-sectional design was utilized to structure the study.
Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15524
Subject Headings
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes, Diabetics, Self-care, Health
Format
Document (PDF)
The relationship between basic conditioning factors and the self-care practice of meditation in HIV-seropositive persons
Title
The relationship between basic conditioning factors and the self-care practice of meditation in HIV-seropositive persons.
Creator
Ludlow, Michael Dale., Florida Atlantic University, Freeman, Edward, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description
This study was a secondary analysis of data collected by Freeman, E., Ruppenthal, B., and Flinders, R. entitled "Meditation on a Passage and Repetition of a Mantram to Enhance Self-Care of Persons with HIV Infection" (1992). Selected data were re-analyzed in light of the Self-Care Deficit Theory (Orem, 1995). Self-care consisted of daily repetition of an inspirational passage and mantram, which served as the interventions for the primary study. The primary researchers noted that ASCAS scores...
Show moreThis study was a secondary analysis of data collected by Freeman, E., Ruppenthal, B., and Flinders, R. entitled "Meditation on a Passage and Repetition of a Mantram to Enhance Self-Care of Persons with HIV Infection" (1992). Selected data were re-analyzed in light of the Self-Care Deficit Theory (Orem, 1995). Self-care consisted of daily repetition of an inspirational passage and mantram, which served as the interventions for the primary study. The primary researchers noted that ASCAS scores rose significantly after the intervention. Thus, secondary analysis focused on the relationships of the basic conditioning factors (BCFs) to the total scores on the Adult Self-Care Agency Scale (ASCAS) before and after the self-care intervention. Secondary analysis revealed that diet alone, from among the BCFs, differentiated the sample of HIV-infected or family members of infected persons according to ASCAS scores at study entry and exit.
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Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15439
Subject Headings
Self-care, Health, HIV-positive persons--Care, Meditation, HIV infections--Nursing, Quality of life
Format
Document (PDF)