Psychometric Testing of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire for Children.

This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire for Children (DEBQ-C) among 6- to 8-year-old Black girls. Investigators of this cross-sectional online survey of 112 Black mother-daughter dyads used principal component analysis (PCA) to assess evidence of the DEBQ-C's construct validity. Pearson's product-moment correlations were also used to compare the DEBQ-C's subscale scores to an independent measure of eating behaviors.

Older African American women's beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors about breast cancer.

Breast cancer poses a greater risk for African American than Caucasian women due to persistent health disparities. To reduce mortality risk, culturally specific knowledge is needed to support and encourage regular breast cancer screening and risk-reduction behaviors in older African American women. The specific aims of this study were to identify social, cultural, and behavioral factors associated with regular participation in breast cancer screening and risk-reduction behaviors; examine health beliefs that may influence regular participation in breast cancer screening and risk-reduction behaviors; and identify perceived facilitators and barriers to regular breast cancer screening and risk-reduction behaviors.

Nurses of African descent and career advancement.

The purpose of this article is to evaluate a leadership institute designed to promote career advancement and leadership in administration, education, and research among nurses of African descent. Government reports indicate that Black Americans receive lower quality health care than other racial groups even when insurance and income are equal. Moreover, the literature suggests that less than 10% of practicing professional nurses in America are Black-and of these, less than 1% are in senior executive leadership positions.

Measuring cultural awareness of nursing students: a first step toward cultural competency.

This pilot study was designed to measure nursing students' level of cultural awareness. It replicated phase II of Rew, Becker, Cookston, Khosropour, & Martinez's (2003) methodological study that developed and tested a Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS). Using a cross-sectional design, the CAS was distributed to nursing students in three nursing programs' (bachelor's, master's, doctoral) beginning and end courses.

An alternative model for postdoctoral education of nurses engaged in research with potentially vulnerable populations.

Post-doctoral education has become a necessity for new nursing doctoral graduates. However, post-doctoral positions are limited and nurse scientists may face barriers that make non-traditional programs necessary. This study describes the outcomes of the Summer Nursing Research Institute (SNRI), an alternative post-doctoral educational program, reports formative perceptions of SNRI participants, and illustrates the efficacy and limitations of the model with selected summative research related outcomes.

Disordered eating and food cravings among urban obese African American women.

Objective: The prevalence of night eating syndrome (NES), binge eating disorder (BED), and bulimia nervosa (BN) and the general experience of food cravings were examined in 88 obese urban African American women.

Method: Participants were administered The Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns-R, the Night Eating Syndrome Questionnaire, and the State and Trait Food Cravings Questionnaire, Trait version (FCQ-T).

Results: Twenty-eight percent reported symptoms of eating disorders (18.

Making decisions about sexual rights in psychiatric facilities.

Making decisions about sexual activity between residents living in psychiatric facilities is a complex issue. The objectives of this study were to determine staff perception of sexual activity within psychiatric facilities and the prevalence of facilities with sexual policies and sexual education programs in place for residents and staff. Questionnaires were mailed to psychiatric facilities nation-wide.

Home care nurses' ratings of appropriateness of wound treatments and wound healing.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine nurses' ratings of appropriateness of wound treatments and wound healing for patients in home care in relation to patient demographic and visit variables.

Design: A cross-sectional design was used.

Setting And Subjects: Data were collected about patients with wounds by 281 nurses from 13 home care agencies located throughout lower Michigan.