Nurse Leadership Style, Nurse Satisfaction, and Patient Satisfaction: A Systematic Review.

The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize current evidence on nursing leadership styles, nurse satisfaction, and patient satisfaction. Results suggest that relational leadership traits contribute to greater nurse satisfaction whereas task-oriented styles may decrease nurse satisfaction. Minimal information for the connection between nursing leadership and patient satisfaction was found.

Stakeholders' Perceptions of Care Coordination: A Participatory Process.

Objective: Children with special health care needs or chronic conditions are more likely to have unmet health needs than other children. The purpose of this study was to use a community engagement research strategy to assess the essential elements of care coordination that can serve as the foundation for a system-wide care coordination model for children with special health care needs.

Study Design: As part of a summit designed to review the status of pediatric care coordination within the state of Arizona and a call to action, a qualitative descriptive study was conducted to solicit anonymous feedback from 104 stakeholders (family, health care provider, or community entity) on the strengths and areas of improvement in the current system that provides care to Arizona children with special health care needs.

A Mobile, Avatar-Based App for Improving Body Perceptions Among Adolescents: A Pilot Test.

Background: One barrier to effectively treating weight issues among adolescents is that they tend to use social comparison instead of objective measures to evaluate their own health status. When adolescents correctly perceive themselves as overweight, they are more likely to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors.

Objective: The purpose of this pilot test was to develop and assess acceptability and usability of an avatar-based, theoretically derived mobile app entitled Monitor Your Avatar (MYA).

The Value of Preparing PhD Students as Research Mentors: Application of Kram's Temporal Mentoring Model.

The ability to successfully mentor others is an essential skill necessary for building and strengthening an infrastructure of well-prepared nurse faculty to accelerate advancements in nursing science. Mentoring is a fundamental part of the nurse faculty role, but new faculty are often unprepared to take on mentoring roles early in their academic career. Applied training in research mentoring initiated during doctor of philosophy (PhD) programs may better prepare future faculty to manage teaching and mentoring responsibilities earlier and with greater confidence.

Longitudinal analysis of virtual community perceptions of cohesion: The role of cooperation, communication, and competition.

Online, virtual group interactions may help adherence to health promotion programs. The purpose of this study was to explore longitudinal relationships among dimensions of group cohesion and group-interaction variables to inform and improve group-based strategies within programs aimed at promoting physical activity in virtual communities. In all, 56 online virtual users completed a group dynamics-based physical activity promotion intervention and assessments of group cohesion and group interaction at baseline and 4 weeks.

Adolescent Boys' Reactions to Using Avatars to Represent Their Bodies.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to provide a detailed description of completing the Attitudes and Avatars Instrument in the classroom and explore the feasibility and acceptability of the instrument.

Methods: The descriptive study included three written open-ended questions for data collection to which young adolescent boys responded after completing the Attitudes and Avatars Instrument.

Results: Fifty-nine boys between 11 and 14 years of age completed the instrument in the time allotted and had an overall positive reaction.

Attitudes and avatars instrument: development and initial testing.

Background: The purpose of the study was to develop and test the initial psychometric properties of the ATTitudes and Avatars INstrument (ATTAIN). The integrated behavior model guided instrument development to measure the young adolescent boys' attitudes, intentions and actions to change their bodies.

Methods: An adolescent health expert panel and young adolescent boys were recruited to test for content validity.

How adolescent boys perceive their bodies, body parts, and weight: letting adolescent boys' voices be heard.

The purpose of this study was to conduct elicitation, semistructured interviews with adolescent boys to document their attitudes, perceived norms, personal agency, intentions, and actions about their weight. The boys indicated that they liked and disliked certain body parts and were in charge of their weight. Almost half of the boys did not want to change their weight.