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Nursing research in Italy, 1998-2001
No full textThis study reviewed the areas of inquiry and characteristics of research articles published in Italian journals from 1998 throughout 2001. Phenomena of interest, research design, sampling, and internal consistency have been used as evaluation criteria. Of 64 articles identified, only 52 have been reviewed (81%) because matching the selection criteria. Of the reviewed studies, 73% focus on clinical aspects, 21.2% on management, and 5.8% on nursing education. The majority of the reviewed studies use cross or longitudinal observational design, correlational (3.8%), or quasiexperimental design (5.2%). Convenience selection was the most used sampling method when reported. Data analysis was mostly done using descriptive statistics with only few exceptions. The majority of the reviewed studied adopt a quantitative approach. A nurse was principal investigator only in 58% of the studies
Development and validation of a dependence scale
Full text linkTwo dimensions are identifiable in nursing hospital caring: a) nurse activities based on nurse critical evaluation, carried-out in order to achieve patients highest independence; b) nurses activities implementing routinely care and medical prescriptions. Therefore, in order to improve the appropriateness of their evaluations, nurses should measure patients level of dependence using valid and reliable instruments. The study was designed to develop and test a dependency scale for hospitalized patients, in order to better identify their needs of nursing care; the study was carried out at Udine University Hospital. The instrument developed (ADI 8) is a eight-ranks scale. A comparative validation between ADI 8, Barthel Index ans Swiss Grid (MS) proved that ADI 8 has more discriminative power for medium dependency level subjects. Moreover, ADI 8 showed less tendency to overestimate than Bartel Index. Reliability test was carried out using paired observers in blind mode. Kendall statistics proved that ADI 8 possess high reliability for each factor and overall (.80)
I tipi di prato permanente in Trentino. Tipologia agroecologica della praticoltura con finalità zootecniche, paesaggistiche e ambientali.
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Le aree industriali, nuove città nelle città: indirizzi sperimentali per il benessere degli utenti
No full textTHE INFLUENCE OF SEX AND GONADECTOMY ON THE GROWTH HORMONE AND CORTICOSTERONE RESPONSE TO HEXARELIN IN THE RAT
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