Sense of coherence and illness appraisal in older women's quality of life.

The purpose of this descriptive, correlational study was to test a conceptual model of proposed relationships between physical health limitation, the sense of coherence, illness appraisal, and quality of life in a sample of 137 older women. The typical respondent was 76, widowed, with an income less than $12,000, and several health problems. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that physical health limitation, particularly symptom bother and functional health, had a significant negative influence on quality of life.

Orientation with style. Matching teaching/learning style.

Satisfaction with orientation and the link to overall job satisfaction are important because of the cost of providing new employees with orientation. Matching the teaching style of preceptors with the learning style of orientees is one way to maximize satisfaction. In this article, the author reports the results of a study conducted to determine whether there was a difference in an orientee's perceived satisfaction with orientation, based on whether the teaching style of the preceptor and the learning style of the orientee were matched or not matched.

The experience of terminating an abusive relationship from an Anglo and African American perspective: a qualitative descriptive study.

A common question asked about abused women is, "Why don't they leave?" This qualitative study explored the experiences of 15 African American and 15 Anglo American women who had terminated abusive relationships. The constant comparative method of analysis of audiotaped interviews revealed a 3-phase process of leaving: being in, getting out, and going on. Participants endured abuse until they could relinquish the fantasy of a happy relationship.

Dietitians: experts about food systems?

Dietary advice that promotes optimal nutrition presupposes adequate land for growing food, environmental quality conducive to food production, stable government, a strong economy, and community food security (or a reliable transportation system). Without these conditions, recommendations for optimal nutrition become moot. Our profession will be strengthened as we develop a broad knowledge of our entire food system.

Community program planning: a clinical outcome.

Healthcare reform has affected all aspects of the healthcare system including nursing education. According to Nursing's Agenda for Health Care Reform, a major focus of future care will be in the community. Critical thinking skills are needed to practice effectively in this domain.

Verse letters to T.W. from John Donne: "By you my love is sent".

Relying on an audience of one for their impact, the verse letters of John Donne are closer to autobiography than anything else in his poetry. Among the most tender of these lyrics are the verse letters written to a young man named Thomas Woodward, whose older brother was one of Donne's closest friends. Using sexual metaphors, the poems reflect a homoerotic undercurrent and demonstrate affection that most readers of Donne associate only with his heterosexual love poems.

Type T personality and the Jungian classification system.

The Type T personality has been described as a personality dimension referring to individual differences in stimulation seeking, excitement seeking, thrill seeking, arousal seeking, and risk taking. This article explores its relationship to the theoretically relevant personality classification system of C.G.