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Correlations Among Self-Rated Health, Chronic Disease, and Healthcare Utilization in Widowed Older Adults in Taiwan
Conclusions/Implications for Practice: These findings identified that chronic diseases and healthcare utilization correlated strongly with self-rated health for widowed older adults. Therefore, self-rated health may be used as a screening tool by the National Health Insurance System in Taiwan, and the results may be referenced by public health officials who are responsible for developing welfare strategies to promote healthy aging among the widowed in Taiwan.
Source: Journal of Nursing Research - September 8, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The Impact of Nurse Staffing on In-Hospital Mortality of Stroke Patients in Korea
Conclusion: Policies to educate sufficient numbers of nurses and retain them in the field are warranted, especially because medical-cost containment has become a dominant concern in most countries. Further studies are needed to understand the mechanisms and other protective roles of nurse staffing to ensure long-term health outcomes after hospital discharge.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - January 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: Stroke Source Type: research

The Impact of Nurse Staffing on In-Hospital Mortality of Stroke Patients in Korea.
CONCLUSION: Policies to educate sufficient numbers of nurses and retain them in the field are warranted, especially because medical-cost containment has become a dominant concern in most countries. Further studies are needed to understand the mechanisms and other protective roles of nurse staffing to ensure long-term health outcomes after hospital discharge. PMID: 28481826 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - May 5, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Chung W, Sohn M Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research

Determinants of health‐promoting lifestyle behaviors among arab immigrants from the region of the levant
Abstract Arab immigrants in the United States are at risk for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. We explored health‐promoting lifestyle behaviors among Arab immigrants to the United States from the Middle Eastern region of the Levant. In 218 male and female Arab adults surveyed with the revised Health‐Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP‐II), the mean for the HPLP‐II was 2.73 (range 1–4), with spiritual growth and interpersonal relations the most frequently reported practices and physical activity the least frequently practiced dimension of health‐promoting behaviors. Multiple linear regression analysis highligh...
Source: Research in Nursing and Health - August 30, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Salah Aqtash, Gwen Van Servellen Tags: Research Article Source Type: research