To encourage the advancement of nursing through research around the globe, Sigma Foundation for Nursing provides funding for small and collaborative research grants. This collection houses reports of the recipients' research endeavors.
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Submissions from 2026
Characterizing Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, and Glucoregulation in Critically Ill Cardiac Surgery Patients and the Role of Socioeconomic Deprivation, Pamela J. Bolton
Personal Healthcare Networks of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults After Gender-Affirming Surgery, Tyler Gaedecke
Attitudes Towards Gender-Based Violence, Perception of HIV Risk, and Alcohol Consumption Among Migrants in Transit at the Southern Border of Mexico, Pedro González Angulo
Engaging Rural Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Adaptation of a Physical Activity Intervention for a Mobile App, Chelsea Howland
Barriers and Facilitators to Access Breast Cancer Care in the Underserved Chinese Americans, Lu Hu and Jing Liu
Combined EMA Tools to Assess Stress and Glycemia in Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes, Jorden G. Rieke
The Effect of Cold Therapy on the Level of Vincristine-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, Remziye Semerci Şahin
Relocation Experience and Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Newly Admitted Residents to Assisted Living Facilities, Jung Yoen Son
Submissions from 2025
Understanding Challenges to Client and Clinician Participation in Biomedical HIV and STI Research, Nathaniel Albright
Opiophobia in Postsurgical Adults with Cancer, Karen E. Alsbrook, Valerie Shelton, Bryan M. Fellman, Eduardo Bruera, and Eileen D. Hacker
Culturally competent mental health promotion program for adolescent migrants in Colombia and Panama, Saidy Eliana Arias Murcia, Jose Luis Alvarez, Johanna Carolina Sánchez Castro, Ana María Cano Polanco, María Irene Carrillo Mayanquer, and Angela María Orozco Gómez
Development of an Intervention for Optimizing Values Discussions between Patients with an LVAD, their Family Caregivers, and the Healthcare Team, Avery C. Bechthold, Rachel D. Wells, Colleen K. McIlvennan, Martha Abshire Saylor, Daniel D. Matlock, Jesse LeJeune, and J. Nicholas Odom
Exploring Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Healthcare Providers in Addressing the Care Needs of Individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+ : A Mixed-Method Study, Seda Karakaya Çataldaş, J. Anneke Rummens, Erin Ziegler, Fahriye Olfaz, Esra Ummak, and C. Hürrem Ayhan
Psychometric Validation of the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS) in Individuals with Heart Failure, Rita de Cassia Gengo e Silva Butcher
Development and Psychometric Testing of the Capstone-Experience Preceptor Preparedness Scale: The Cap-ExPresS Study, Lisa Eyring Guthrie
Does lifetime stress influence chemotherapy symptoms in women from different racial and ethnic groups?, Jemmie Hoang
Web-Based Tailored Psychoeducation for Advanced Cancer Patients in Indonesia, Nurul Huda
Difficult Conversations: Educating Nursing Students on Responding to Child Maltreatment, Angela Karakachian
Safe Nurse Staffing for Scotland: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study, Eileen T. Lake
Impact of Unmet Needs the Health Outcomes of Cancer Patients and their Family Caregivers (FCs) in Uganda, Joshua Muliira
