Posttraumatic Growth in Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Abuse.

The purpose of the current qualitative descriptive study was to describe the experiences of women who have endured intimate partner abuse using the theoretical framework of posttraumatic growth (PTG). Women ( = 14) who reported emotional and/or physical abuse by their male partners were interviewed. Five themes were identified: ; ; ; ; and .

Women's Experiences of a Close Brush With Death and Posttraumatic Growth.

Objective: To describe the experiences of women who have had a close brush with death and the elements of posttraumatic growth as a result of their experiences.

Design: Using a theoretical framework of posttraumatic growth, we conducted a qualitative descriptive study with interviews of women who have had a close brush with death.

Setting: Women were interviewed in the environment of their choosing: in their home, at a coffee shop, or over the telephone.

An Education Intervention to Improve Knowledge of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Treatments Among U.S. Women Service Members and Veterans.

Introduction: Due to decades of prolonged combat operations, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is widely discussed and generally well conceptualized. The objective of this study was to determine if an educational program on the signs and symptoms of PTSD and an explanation of the current treatments utilized by the Veterans Administration is effective in increasing the knowledge levels of women service members and veterans, leading to seeking treatment.

Materials And Methods: The design of this study was a quantitative pretest/posttest interventional study.

Posttraumatic growth in women who have experienced the loss of their spouse or partner.

Background: The loss of a spouse or long-term partner has a significant impact on a woman's well-being; psychological, physical, social, spiritual, and economic. Women dealing with loss are faced with numerous stressors which place them at risk for a variety of health challenges.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of women who have lost their spouse or partner to death using the theoretical framework of posttraumatic growth (PTG) developed by Tedeschi and Calhoun.

Posttraumatic Growth in Women who have Experienced Loss of a Child.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe and explore the experiences of women who have lost a child and the degree of posttraumatic growth revealed by the experiences.

Study Design And Method: A qualitative descriptive study was conducted with interviews of mothers and grandmothers of children who died using the posttraumatic growth framework.

Findings: Participants included 11 mothers and 2 grandmothers.

A Positive Side of Deployment: Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in U.S. Military Nurses Who Served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.

Purpose: To describe vicarious posttraumatic growth in U.S. military nurses who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

After the parade: military nurses' reintegration experiences from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The purpose of the current study was to describe reintegration experiences of U.S. military nurses returning from deployments in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The lived experience of nurse-parents deployed to war.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the lived experience of military nurse-parents separated from their children during deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan, 2003-2010.

Design And Methods: A qualitative study using a phenomenological approach. Semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 20 military nurse-parents deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.

Women's health and hygiene experiences during deployment to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, 2003 through 2010.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to describe women's health and hygiene experiences during their deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan during the war years, 2003 through 2010.

Methods: A phenomenological method described the essential structures embedded in the women's health and hygiene experiences. Colaizzi's method of data analysis was used to guide the discovery of themes.

Experiences of U.S. military nurses in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, 2003-2009.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the lived experience of U.S. military nurses who served in Iraq or Afghanistan during the war years 2003 to 2009, and life after returning from war.

The lived experience of widowhood during pregnancy.

Approximately 7 million women in the United States become widows each year. It is not known how many women are pregnant at the time of their husband's death. This study describes the lived experience of widowhood during pregnancy as defined by 10 widows whose husbands were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks or while they served in the US military during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Mid-life widows' narratives of support and non-support.

1. People who simply listened and did not try to give unsolicited advice or control the conversation were perceived by mid-life widows as "supportive listeners." 2.

Lessons learned and advice from Vietnam war nurses: a qualitative study.

Aim: The aim of this paper is to describe guidance for nurses today from the lessons learned by nurses who served in the Vietnam War.

Background: There is little research focusing on nurses' experiences in the Vietnam War. Lessons learned and subsequent advice from nurses who served in Vietnam may be helpful to those serving in current and future wars.

Women's adjustment to widowhood. Theory, research, and interventions.

1. People respond differently to loss and grieve in their own time. 2.