Psychometric Properties of the Survey of Workplace Intimidation Instrument.

Background And Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Survey of Workplace Intimidation (SWI), including content and construct validity, factor structure, and internal consistency.

Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study design was used for this study. The final sample consisted of 237 labor and delivery nurses who completed the SWI and the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI).

Peak flow values by gestation in women with asthma.

Asthma is one of the most common medical complications of pregnancy. Asthma control is associated with improved perinatal outcomes. Peak flow measures have been recommended to determine the status of asthma, yet norms for peak flow values in women with asthma are missing from the literature.

The effects of asthma on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes.

The objective of the study was to examine the perinatal outcomes of women who have asthma and to determine if peak flow values change during pregnancy. A retrospective chart audit was conducted analyzing records of 567 women with asthma who delivered between 1992 and 1997. The most common maternal complications were meconium-stained amniotic fluid, preterm labor or delivery this pregnancy, oligohydramnios, and pregnancy-induced hypertension.

A descriptive study of women's perceptions of their asthma during pregnancy.

Purpose: To determine the impact of asthma during pregnancy from the perspective of the pregnant woman.

Study Design And Methods: A descriptive survey using the Internet for subject recruitment and data collection was conducted using an adaptation of the Cancer Survivors Survey Questionnaire. Women with asthma who were pregnant or who had recently given birth (n = 166) were the sample.