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Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2002

... 357370 © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. A Randomized Clinical Trial of the Effectiveness of An Acupr... more ... 357370 © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. A Randomized Clinical Trial of the Effectiveness of An Acupressure Device (Relief Brief) for Managing Symptoms of Dysmenorrhea DIANA TAYLOR, RN, Ph.D.,1 CHRISTINE MIASKOWSKI, RN, Ph.D.,2 and JOEL KOHN3 ABSTRACT ...

Journal of Women's Health & Gender-Based Medicine, 2001

This report examines the impact of individualized, population-based recruitment and retention app... more This report examines the impact of individualized, population-based recruitment and retention approaches on the development of a subject pool, enrollment, and retention at 12 months of healthy, community-based women in three ethnic groups: African Americans, non-Hispanic European Americans, and Mexicans/Central Americans. Of 722 women contacted and screened, 346 (48%) were eligible and consented to participate. Attrition at 12 months was low (10%) compared with other published reports. The largest group of potential subjects was identified through broadcast media approaches, but this method produced the highest number of ineligible women and highest rate of attrition. Printed matter produced the next largest group of potential subjects, but ineligibility was high (53%). Face-to-face interactions enrolled the highest proportion of eligible women (84%) and lowest overall attrition (7%). Direct referral yielded fairly efficient enrollments (57%) and average attrition. Multiple approaches for recruitment can produce a diverse sample of healthy, community-based women. Face-toface recruitment results in the highest yield of participants with the lowest attribution but is presumed to require more resources. 77

Women's Health Issues, 2014

Objective: Patient experience is an essential component of quality care. Few studies have compreh... more Objective: Patient experience is an essential component of quality care. Few studies have comprehensively evaluated patient experiences of abortion care. The objectives of this study were to describe women's experiences of abortion care in their own words, and to determine themes across patient experiences. Study Design: Data for this thematic analysis, a qualitative method that allows for the identification, analysis, and report of patterns or themes within data, come from a larger study of safety and quality of aspiration abortion care across 22 clinical sites. Participants completed an abortion experience survey including fixed choice questions and an open-ended question: "Is there anything you would like to tell us about your experience?" The data were then categorized by responses to another survey question: "Overall, was your experience about, better, or worse than you expected?" Results: A total of 5,214 responses were analyzed. Women reported positive abortion care experiences with the majority of women rating their experience as better than expected (n ¼ 3,600). Two major themes that emerged from the data include clinic-and patient-level factors that impact how patients rate their experiences. Analysis of the responses categorized in the worse than expected group (n ¼ 136) found that women primarily faulted clinic-level factors for their negative experiences, such as pain control and management, and wait time for appointments and in clinic. Conclusion: This analysis highlights specific areas of abortion care that influence patients' experience. The few women who were disappointed by care in the clinic tended to fault readily modifiable clinical factors, and provided suggested areas of improvement to enhance positive experiences related to their abortion care.

Menopause, 1999

The purpose of this study was to describe the perimenopausal symptom experience of Filipino Ameri... more The purpose of this study was to describe the perimenopausal symptom experience of Filipino American midlife women with particular emphasis upon estrogen-related menopause symptoms (day sweats, hot flashes, night sweats, and vaginal dryness). A cross-sectional, descriptive survey was used to generate symptom experience data for 165 Filipina Americans between the ages of 35 and 56 who self-identified as Filipina American and were English-language proficient. The community-based sample completed questionnaires composed of sample characteristic questions and a 51-item menstrual symptom checklist with menopause-related symptoms embedded in it. Sample characteristics and symptom experience were compared among age groups of 35 to 39 (n = 39), 40 to 44 (n = 40), 45 to 49 (n = 37), and 50 to 56 (n = 49) and by perimenopausal phase, defined as premenopausal (n = 85), transitional (n = 33), and menopausal/postmenopausal (n = 47). The most reported individual symptoms were "felt energetic" (86.1%) and "well-being" (83.6%). Estrogen-related menopause symptoms were reported as "vaginal dryness" (39.4%), "hot flashes" (37.6%), "day sweats" (27.9%), and "night sweats" (24.2%) by the total sample. Distress associated with estrogen-related menopause symptoms was reported by 17% (n = 28) of all women. Subjects' chi 2 tests indicated that 50-to-56-year-old women were more likely to report fatigue/sleep symptoms, physical symptoms, and estrogen-related menopause symptoms than all other age groups. When compared by perimenopausal phase, transitional women were more likely to report moderate or extreme severity for day sweats. Premenopausal women were more likely to report minimal or mild severity and women in the perimenopausal transition were more likely to report moderate or extreme severity on estrogen-related menopause symptoms. Filipino American midlife women appear to consider the perimenopausal transition in a positive light and experience little distress associated with estrogen-related menopause symptoms experienced. Findings from this study suggest that Filipina Americans view perimenopausal symptoms as part of a normal life stage that does not warrant concern.

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2005

The purpose of this study was to examine the reasons midlife women report for changing healthcare... more The purpose of this study was to examine the reasons midlife women report for changing healthcare providers and to determine if there were any differences in reasons given for the change based on gender or ethnicity.

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&"/> Neonatal Nursing, 1996

Women's health is a field of study and health care that is of the highest concern for nurses, bot... more Women's health is a field of study and health care that is of the highest concern for nurses, both from a professional and personal standpoint. It is imperative that those in nursing practice, education, and research be knowledgeable about, prepared for, able to advocate for, and participate in the transformation of health care policy and practice. The changing health care patterns and changing health care delivery system influencing the future of women's health are discussed. Recommendations for nursing practice, education, and research are proposed to advance women's health care. JOGNN, 25,791-802; 1996.

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Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2009

Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2001

0 0 1 ) D . ( 2 0 0 1 ) Journal of Advanced Nursing 33(5), 668±676 Advancing the science of sympt... more 0 0 1 ) D . ( 2 0 0 1 ) Journal of Advanced Nursing 33(5), 668±676 Advancing the science of symptom management Abstract. Since the publication of the original Symptom Management Model (Larson et al. 1994), faculty and students at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing Centre for System Management have tested this model in research studies and expanded the model through collegial discussions and seminars.

Health Care for Women International, 2010

Our purpose in this study was to examine the relationship between interpersonal violence and back... more Our purpose in this study was to examine the relationship between interpersonal violence and background traumas and symptom distress in a community sample of Colombian women (N = 217). We utilized the Life Stressor Checklist-Revised (LSC-R) to measure lifetime interpersonal violence (IPV) and background trauma exposure and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) to measure current symptom distress. Although both exposures were common in this sample, IPV was strongly correlated with current symptom distress; background traumas made no unique contribution to the variance in current symptom distress. Based on our findings, it is suggested that interpersonal events may be particularly distressing.

Health Care for Women International, 1997

In this report we describe the results from 19 focus groups of nearly 250 women held in 1993 and ... more In this report we describe the results from 19 focus groups of nearly 250 women held in 1993 and 1994, in which diverse groups of women were asked to respond to a model health care delivery system. This project, sponsored by the Women's Health Advisory Committee of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, solicited focused input from diverse groups of women as they reviewed the draft of an "ideal" women's health care service model. Women's responses to an ideal system revealed some of the problems inherent with the current "nonsystem" of health care delivery. These responses were categorized into general themes and are presented here to demonstrate the range of women's experiences with their current health care, from their perspective and in their voices.

American Journal of Public Health, 2013

Note. CNM = certified nurse midwife; NP = nurse practitioner; PAs = physician assistants.

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2005

clarified that advanced practice clinicians could legally provide medical abortion. Little is kno... more clarified that advanced practice clinicians could legally provide medical abortion. Little is known about the characteristics associated with nonphysician clinicians' interest in receiving medical abortion training or their perceptions of barriers to medical abortion provision.