The purpose of this descriptive research was twofold: 1) to
determine the expressed concerns, feelings, and needs of a selected
group of expectant fathers; and 2) to categorize those expressed
concerns, feelings, and needs into broad areas and to develop a
priority listing of those items as a basis for...
Purpose
The primary purpose of this study was the development of an
instrument for identifying competencies required by nurse-supervisors
in small general hospitals. Secondary objectives of this study were:
(1) to demonstrate the applicability of the instrument, and (2) to
determine similarities and differences in the perceptions of hospital
administrators,...
This study, conducted with the cooperation of the Oregon Comprehensive
Health Planning Agency, Salem, had a threefold purpose:
(1) to identify the role of the physician's assistant (PA) in Oregon,
(2) to provide substantive data for recommendations regarding changes
in PA licensure, and (3) to provide information which may be...
The purpose of this study was three-fold: to determine how
the false assumption of an abnormal heart condition affected the
lives of false-positive students; the effects of phonocardioscan screening
and cardiologist follow-up procedures on delabeled school children;
and the effectiveness of the follow-up procedures used in
delabeling the false-positive students....
Purpose: The major purpose of this study was to determine the readability of selected patient education materials for older adults using the cloze procedure as a criterion. Actual cloze test scores from three selected passages on hypertension were compared with the Coleman readability scores on those same passages. Age and...
This study was designed to establish a baseline of data
regarding guidelines for curriculum development in the
preparation of health education specialists in health-care
delivery settings.
The survey method was utilized and an expert panel of
15 jurors was selected to respond to a 51 item questionnaire.
Professions represented on...
The primary purpose of this study was the identification of
specific medicine education learning outcomes which are important
and appropriate for ambulatory, non-institutionalized older adults.
A modification of the Delphi technique was utilized and a panel
of 16 national experts was selected on the basis of four criteria to
respond...
The primary purpose of this study was to identify the competencies
needed to perform effectively as a long-term care administrator.
An original list of competency statements was generated from the literature
and from persons active in the field of long-term care administration.
This list of 53 statements was placed into...
The major purpose of this study was to develop an Adaptation
Model for emergency departments in urban and suburban Health
Maintenance Organizations. Questions explored which provided data
for the Model were: 1) are there significant differences in the
demographic, sociologic, and decision-making characteristics of
clients seeking services in emergency rooms...