ADVANCED PRACTICE

Armmer, F A., & Humbles, P. (1995). Parish nursing. N&HC: Perspectives on Community, 16(2), 64-68.

Bless, C., Murphey, D., & Vinson, N. (1995). Nurses' role in primary health care. N&HC: Perspectives on Community, 16(2), 70-76.

Campinha-Bacote, J. (1995). The quest for cultural competency in nursing care. Nursing Forum, 30, 19-25

Collins, R.D. (1995). Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs Cost Effective Approach. New York: Igala Publishers.

Craig, C. (1996). Making the most of a managed care clinic. N&HC: Perspectives on Community, 17(3), 124-126.

DeStephen, D., & Rasmusse, K. (1978). Building cases: A systemic perspective. In Brockriede, W., & Ehninger, D., Decision By Debate,174-199. New York: Harper & Row.

McNeal, G. (1996). Mobile health care for those at risk. N&HC: Perspectives on Community, 17(3), 134-140.

Shuler, P.A., & Davis, J.E. (1993). The Shuler Nurse Practitioners Practice Model: A theoretical framework for nurse practitioner clinicians, educators, and researchers, part 1. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 5(1), 11-18.

Shuler, P.A., & Davis, J.E. (1993). The Shuler Nurse Practitioners Practice Model: A theoretical framework for nurse practitioner clinicians, educators, and researchers, part 2. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 5(2), 73-88.

Population/Disease Based Advanced Practice

Women's Health

Blixen, Carol E., & Kippes, Christopher. (1999). Depression, social support, and quality of life in older adults with osteoarthritis. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 31 (3), 221-226.

Ferrans, Carol Estwing. (1994). Quality of life through the eyes of survivors of breast cancer. Oncology Nursing forum, 21 (10), 1645-1651.

Carlson, K.J., Eisenstat, S.A., Frigoletto, F.D., & Schiff, I. (1995). Primary Care of Women. St. Louis: C.V. Mosby Co.

Heart Disease

Ashraf, T., Hay, J.W., Pitt, B., Wittels, E., Crouse, J., Davidson, M., et al. (1996). Cost effectiveness of pravastatin in secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. American Journal of Cardiology, 78(4), 409-414.

Grady, Kathleen L., Jalowiec, Anne, & White-Williams, Connie. (1998). Quality of life 6 months after heart transplantation compared with indicators of illness severity before transplantation. American Journal of Critical Care, 7 (2), 106-116.

Hawkins, D.W. (1996). Global economic perspective on the use of low molecular weight heparin. Clin & Appl Thromb-Hemo, 2(Suppl 1), S40-S43.

Oster, G., Borok, G.M., Menzin, J., Heyse, J.F., Epstein, R.S., Quinn, V., Benson, V., Dudl, R.J., Epstein, A.M. (1996). Cholesterol-reduction intervention study (CRIS) - A randomized trial to assess effectiveness and costs in clinical practice. Arch Int Med, 156(7), 731-739.

Oster, G., Borok, G.M., Menzin, J., Heyse, J.F., Epstein, R.S., Quinn, V., et al. (1996). Cholesterol reduction intervention study (CRIS) - A randomized trial to assess effectiveness and costs in clinical practice. Arch Intern Med, 156(7), 731-739.

Oster, G., Thompson, D. (1996). Estimated effects of reducing dietary saturated fat intake on the incidence and costs of coronary heart disease in the United States. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 96(2), 127-131.

Simpson, K.N., LaVallee, R., Halpern, M., Palmer, C. (1996). Is POCT cost effective for coronary bypass patients in ICUs? MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer, 28(2), 58-62.

Weir, M.R., Berger, M.L., Weeks, M.L., Liss, C.L., & Santanello, N.C. (1996). Comparison of the effects on quality of life and of the efficiacy and tolerability of lovastatin versus pravastatin. American Journal of Cardiology, 77(7), 475-479.

Vascular Disease

Carruth, A.K., Tate, U.S., Moffett, B.S., & Hill, K. (1997).  Reciprocity, emotional well-being, and family functioning as depterminants of family satisfaction in caregivers of elderly parents.  Nursing Researcher, 46, 93-100.

Leibson, C.L., Hu, T., Brown, R.D., Hass, S.L., O'Fallon, W.M., & Whisnant, J.P. (1996). Utilization of acute care services in the year before and after first stroke - A population based study. Neurol, 46(3), 861-869.

Chang, Jacqueline A., Curtis, J. Randall, Patrick, Donald L., & Raghu, Ganesh. (1999). Assessment of health-related quality of life in patients with interstitial lung disease. Chest,116 (5), (November), 1175-1182.

DeVires, Jolanda & Drent, Marjolein. (2000). Measuring quality of life in interstitial lung disease (letter to the editor) Chest, 118 (1) (July), 275.

Nowotny, Mary L. (1999). Life on a ventilator. Home Healthcare Nurse, 17 (11), (Nov-Dec) 691-694. http://www.nursingcenter.com

Quality of Life

Coons, S.J., Hays, R.D., Kallich, J.D., Carter, W.B., & Mapes, D. Development of the kidney disease quality of life (KSQOL) instrument - analysis version. Annual Meeting Int Soc Tech Assessm Health Care, 11, Abst. 68.

Ferrans, Carol Estwing. (1996). Development of a conceptual model of quality of life. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, 10 (3), 293-304.

Ferrans, Carol E., & Powers, Marjorie J. (1985). Quality of life index: development and psychometric properties. Advances in Nursing Science, 8 (1), 15-24.

Haas, Barbara K. (1999). A multidisciplinary concept analysis of quality of life. Western Journal of Nuraing Research 21 (6), 728-742.

Hoshino, K., Yamada, H., Endo, H., & Nagura, E. (1996). A preliminary study on quality of life scale for elderly - An examination in terms of psychological satisfaction. Japanese J Psychol, 67(2), 134-140.

Juniper, Elizabeth F., Guyatt, Gordon, H., Streiner, David L., & King, Derek R. (1997). Clinical impact versus factor analysis for quality of life questionnaire construction. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 50 (3), 233-238.

Lydick, Eva. (2000). Approaches to the interpretation of quality-of-life scales. Medical Care, 38 (9), (supp.), pp. II-180-II-183.

Meniscus Limited. Quality of Life: A Nursing Challenge. http://www.meniscus.com/qol/index.html 

Nord, E., Richardson, J., & Macarounas-Kirchmann, K. (1992). Social evaluation of health care versus personal evaluation of health status: Evidence on the validity of four health state scaling instruments using Norwegian and Australian survey data. National Ctr Health Centre Evaluation.

Schipper, Harvey, Clinch, Jennifer J., & Olweny, Charles L.M. (1996). Quality of life studies: Definitions and conceptual issues (chapter 2) pp. 11-23. In Quality of life and pharmacoeconomics in clinical trials (2nd ed.) B. Spilker (ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven.

Souetre, E., Martin, P., Lozet, H., & Monteban, H. (1996). Quality of life in depressed patients - Comparison of fluoxetine and major teicyclic antidepressants. Int Clin Psychopharm, 11(1), 45-52.

Renal Disease

Bloom, B.S., Fendrick, A.M., Chernew, M.E., & Patel, P. (1996). Clinical and economic effects of mupirocin calcium on preventing staphylococcus aureus infection in hemodialysis patients - a decision analysis. Am J Kid Dis, 27(5), 687-694.

Thamer, M., Richard, C., Ray, N.F., Greer, J.W., Cotter, D.J., & Pearson, B.C. (1996). The effect of insurance status on use of recombinant erythropoietin therapy among end-stage renal disease patients in three states. Am J Kid Dis, 28(2), 235-249.

Cancer/Death and Dying

Weitzner, Michael A., McMillan, Susan C. (1999). The caregiver quality of life index-cancer (CQOLC) scale: Revalidation in a home hospice setting. Journal of Palliative Care, 15 (2), 13-20.

Weitzner, Michael A., McMillian, Susan C., & Jacobsen, Paul B. (1999). Family caregiver quality of life: Differences between curative and palliative cancer treatment settings. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 17 (6), 418-428.

Arzouman, Jill M.R., Dudas, Susan, Ferrans, Carol Estwing, & Holm Karyn. (1991). Quality of life of patients with sarcoma postchemotherapy. Oncology Nursing Forum, 18 (5), 889-894).

Ferrel, Betty R., Dow, Karen Hassey, Leigh, Susan, Ly, John, Gulasekaram, Pratheepan. (1995). Quality of life in long-term cancer survivors. Oncology Nursing Forum, 22 (6), 915-922.

Phillips, L.R., Luna, I., Russell, C.K., Baca, G., Lim, Y.M., Cromwell, S.L., & de Ardon, E.T. Toward cross-cultural perspective of family caregiving.

Lim, Y.M., Luna, I., Cromwell, S.L., Phillips, L.R., Russell, C.K. & de Ardon, E.T. Toward cross-cultural understanding of family caregiving burden.

Luna, I., de Ardon, E.T., Lim, Y.M., Cromwell, S.L., Phillips, L.R., & Russell, C.K.  The relevance of familism in cross-cultural studies of family caregiving.

Cromwell, S.L., Russell, C.K., Lim, Y.M., Luna, I., de Ardon, E.T., & Phillips, L.R. Uncovering the cultural context for quality of family caregiving for elders.

Chang, B.L. (1999).  Cognitive-behavioral intervention for homebound caregivers of persons with dimentia.  Nursing Research, 48, 173-182

Children and Poor

Kelso, T.M., Aboushala, N., Heilker, G.M., Arheart, K.L., Portner, T.S., & Self, T.H. (1996). Comprehensive long-term management program for asthma - Effect on outcomes in adult African-Americans. Am J Med Sci, 311(6), 272-280.

Martin, B.C., & McMillan, J.A. (1996). The impact of implementing a more restrictive prescription limit on Medicaid recipients - Effects on cost, therapy, and out-of-pocket expenses. Med Care, 34(7), 686-701.

McGhan, W.F., Smith, M.D., Pharmacoeconomic analysis of smoking cessation interventions. Am J Health-Sys Pharmac, 53(1), 45-52.

Menzin, J., Oster, G., Davies, L., Drummond, M.F., Greiner, W., Lucioni, C., et al. (1996). A multinational economic evaluation of rhDNase in the treatment of cystic fibrosis. Int J Tech Assessm Health Care, 12(1) 52-61.

Oster, G., Delea, T.E., Huse, D.M., Regan, M.M., & Colditz, G.A. (1996). The benefits and risks of over the counter availability of nicotine polacrilex (nicotine gum). Med Care, 34(5), 389-402.

Gastrointestinal Illnesses

Fennerty, M.B., Castell, D., Fendrick, A.M., Halpern, M., Johnson, D., Kahrilas, P.J., et al. (1996). The diagnosis and treatment of gastroesopageal felux disease in a managed care environment - Suggested disease treatment guidelines. Arch Intern Med, 156(5), 477-484.

Puntis, John William Lambert. (1998). The economics of home parenteral nutrition. Nutrition, 14, 809-812.

Reddy, Prabashni & Malone, Margaret. (1998). Cost and outcome analysis of home parenteral and enteral nutrition. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 22 (5), 302-310.

Richards, David M., & Irving, M. H. (1997). Assessing the quality of life of patients with intestinal failure on home parenteral nutrition. Gut, 40, 218-222.

Rothman, M.L., Ehreth, J., Palmer, C.S., Collins, J., Rebalando, J., & Luce, B.R. The potential benefits and costs of selected components of the comprehensive school health education program [Abst.]. Annual Meeting Int Soc Tech Assessm Health Care, 11: Abst. No. 108.

Smith, Carol E. (1993). Quality of life in long-term total parenteral nutrition patients and their family caregivers. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 17 (6), 501-506.

Smith, Carol E. (1996). Quality of life and caregiving in technological home care. Annual Review of Nursing Research, 14, 95-117 (chapter 5). Joyce J. Fitzpatrick & Jane Norbeck, eds.

Tierney, W.M., & Fendrick, A.M. (1996). Cost effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening strategies. Gastroenterol, 110(6), 2026.

Chronically Ill

Donahue, D.C., Lewis, B.E., Ockne, I.S., & Saperia, G. (1996). Research collaboration between an HMO and an academic medical center - Lessons learned. Acad Med, 71(2), 126-132.

Raholm, Maj-Britt, & Lindholm, Lisbert. (1999). Being in the world of the suffering patient: A challenge to nursing ethics. Nursing Ethics, 6 (6), 528-539.

Rizzo, J.A., Abbott, T.A., & Pashko, S. (1996). Labour productivity effects of prescribed medicines for chronically ill workers. Health Econ, 5(3), 249-265.

Testa, Marcia A., & Simonson, Donald C. (1996). Assessment of quality of life outcomes. The New England Journal of Medicine, 334 (13) (March 28), 835-840.

Ways of Thinking/Analyzing/Decision Making

Bloom, B.S., Fendrick, A.M., Chernew, M.E., & Patel, P. (1996). Clinical and economic effects of mupirocin calcium on preventing staphylococcus aureus infection in hemodialysis patients - a decision analysis. Am J Kid Dis, 27(5), 687-694.

Collins, R.D. (1995). Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs Cost Effective Approach. New York: Igala Publishers.  

Oermann, MH & Wilson, FL. Quality of care information for consumers on the Internet. J Nurs Care Qual. 2000;14(4):45-54.

Wyrwich, Kathleen W., Nienaber, Nancy A., Tierney, William M., & Wolinsky, Frederic D. (1999). Linking clinical relevance and statistical significance in evaluating intra-individual changes in health-related quality of life. Medical Care, 37 (5), 469-478.

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