Health perception and adherence with blood pressure control among rural Chinese adults with hypertension.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine associations among blood pressure, personal and illness characteristics, illness perception and medication and self-management adherence among adults with hypertension in rural mainland China.

Background: Despite the high prevalence of hypertension in China, the control rate is only 20%. Identifying factors associated with blood pressure control is critical.

The Relationship Between Mutuality and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Child Caregivers in China.

The strain inherent in caregiving relationships between adult children and aging parents is a prominent issue in contemporary China due to a combination of demographic and socioeconomic changes. The purpose of this study was to explore how mutuality, a positive quality of caregiving relationships, contributes to the physical health and mental health (health-related quality of life [HRQoL]) of adult child caregivers [ACCs] of parent stroke survivors. A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted on a nonproportional quota sample of 126 ACCs, using questionnaires of demographics, the 15-item Mutuality Scale, and the Second Version of the Standard 12-Item Health Survey (SF-12v2).

Effects of an online support group for prostate cancer survivors: a randomized trial.

This longitudinal study evaluated the effect a prostate cancer-specific online support group had for self-assessed quality of life. Participants (N = 40) were randomly assigned to an online support group or the control group. Data consisted of four previously validated quality-of-life measurements.

Create a low-cost tracheotomy model for suctioning simulation.

Use of simulation for nursing skill development can provide effective learning while minimizing risk to patients. However, simulators are expensive and portability can be limited. The author describes how to create a low-cost model for simulating tracheotomy suctioning and care.

Hospitalized children with history of sexual abuse: incidence and care issues.

This study used a questionnaire to identify the incidence of sexual abuse history and behavioral characteristics of prepubertal children in 110 psychiatric inpatient settings. Suggestions of clinical care issues that arise for staff working with this population were generated. Implications of the findings are considered and the need for development of special staff training programs and milieu treatment planning is highlighted.

Effects of sensory-motor training on the language development of retarded preschoolers.

Previous research indicates that perceptual-motor training positively influences the development of language in retarded children. In this year-long study, 30 retarded children attending a preschool training center were divided into three equal groups given perceptual-motor training, movement training, or no systematic training. No significant differences were found among the groups on language measures, suggesting that the total remedial environment may be an important factor in the effectiveness of perceptual-motor and of movement training programs.