Psychometric Evaluation of the Powe Fatalism Inventory.

Powe conceptually defined "cancer fatalism" and developed the Powe Fatalism Inventory (PFI) to operationalize cancer fatalism. Researchers report disparate underlying factor structures, and sparse evidence supports the validity and reliability of the PFI. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the PFI.

Women's Health Beliefs and Intention to Use Chemoprevention for Breast Cancer.

Objectives: To investigate the associations between women's health beliefs and their intention to use chemoprevention.

Sample & Setting: Participants were postmenopausal women (N = 400) aged 50-64 years who were recruited for a study on mammographic breast density.

Methods & Variables: Participants completed a screening mammogram and breast cancer health belief questionnaires.

The relationship between cancer fatalism and education.

Purpose: Fatalism is defined by feelings of pessimism, hopelessness, and powerlessness regarding cancer outcomes. Early researchers reported associations between race and cancer fatalism. Yet current evidence suggests that social determinants of health are better predictors of cancer fatalism than race.

Clinical presentation and outcomes of hospitalized adults with COVID-19: A systematic review.

Aims: The aims of this review were to: (a) determine the clinical presentation; and (b) outcomes of adult hospitalized patients with COVID-19 to provide practicing nurses with a cogent and concise clinical impression of COVID-19 patients.

Design: We conducted a systematic review of early published, peer-reviewed, original research where researchers presented data from adult hospitalized COVID-19 patients regarding their presenting signs, symptoms, and definitive survival outcomes.

Data Sources: We searched the databases PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus for relevant articles published between 1 January 2020 -18 May 2020.

Nurse Counseling as Part of a Multicomponent Tobacco Treatment Intervention: An Integrative Review.

Introduction: Although tobacco use is widely recognized as a major cause of preventable morbidity and mortality, tobacco treatment remains challenging.

Purpose: The purpose of this integrative review is to synthesize the research findings regarding multicomponent tobacco treatment interventions combining nurse counseling and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).

Methods: Published literature from 1990 through April 2019 was searched using the databases PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Scopus.