Purpose: The purpose of this article is to describe a substantive theory that details how adolescents manage living with a parent experiencing chronic noncancer pain (CNCP). Design: Grounded theory methods were used to recruit 30 young adults, ages 18 through 21 years, from community settings. Methods: During open-ended interviews, participants were asked to look back on their adolescence and t…
Purpose: Sending text messages (TMs) is a promising global intervention to help adults increase their engagement in walking as a form of physical activity (PA). But, little is known about how effective and acceptable TMs are developed. Design: Our study was designed to (a) determine the acceptability, among low-income adults, of receiving TMs to increase their walking and (b) develop, using pho…
Purpose: To introduce current and emerging approaches that are being utilized in the field of genomics so the reader can conceptually evaluate the literature and appreciate how these approaches are advancing our understanding of health-related issues. Organizing Construct: Each approach is described and includes information related to how it is advancing research, its potential clinical utility…
Purpose: Some forms of genetic skin disease are highly prevalent and others are exceedingly rare, but collectively, genetic skin disorders (or genodermatoses) are often poorly understood. The purpose of this article, therefore, is to increase nurses’ awareness and understanding of some of the physical, psychological, social, and ethical issues facing patients with inherited skin disorders. Or…
Many patients with hypertension have not got the proper treatment in controlling blood pressure (BP). The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of deep breathing (DB) and slow-stroke back massage (SSBM) in BP reduction to patients with hypertension. The study design was a True Experiment the Solomon Three-Group Design. Sampling technique was group randomized plan as many as 60 …