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 2023
Person-centred caring towards improvement of diabetic foot care compliance in rural primary health care, KwaZulu-Natal, Anné Joubert
Prevalence, severity, and risk factors of delirium in critically ill stroke patients, Thomas Lawson
Climate justice perspectives and strategies implemented by public health nurses and their community partners, Jessica LeClair
Digital pulse: Unraveling the complexities of AI-enabled hypertension management in African American communities, Keisha Lovence
Long term care home residents' experiences with socially assistive technologies and the effectiveness of these technologies: A mixed methods systematic review protocol, Marilyn Macdonald
Lipid profiles and associated symptoms and outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients, Sarah R. Martha, Samuel H. Levy, Emma Federico, Michael R. Levitt, and Melanie Walker
Building a culture of health through a laundromat-based health educational intervention focused on women's fertility, pregnancy, and health-seeking behaviors, Roxanne Mirabal-Beltran
Stress, the Superwoman Schema and cardiovascular wellbeing among rural and medically underserved African American women, Amnazo Muhirwa
BIPOC students' experiences with social justice content in the classroom, Oluwatoyin Olukotun, Adeline Paguirigan, and Erica Bailey
Influencing pre-nursing student well-being through a five-week online intervention. A pilot study, Regina W. Urban and Leslie A. Jennings
The breastfeeding relationship between employed mother-infant dyads: A mixed methods prospective study, Natsuko K. Wood
Submissions from 2022
Breast cancer-related lymphedema and rural/small town survivors' return to work, Allison Brandt Anbari, Yuanlu Sun, Sarah McCaffrey, Jamie Morton, and Jane M. Armer
Effects of a nurse-led transitional rehabilitation programme (4Cs-TBuRP) for adult burn survivors: A randomized controlled trial, Jonathan Bayuo
The effects of a same gender and same race coaching intervention on the resilience of Black baccalaureate nursing students, Sagine Bien-Aimé
Health literacy-based heart failure self-care intervention (H2Lit), Maan Isabella Cajita, Karen M. Vuckovic, Spyros Kitsiou, Nathan Tintle, and Susan L. Dunn
Discrimination, health, and vaccine acceptance among Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans amid COVID-19, Angela Chia-Chen Chen, SeungYoung Han, Wei Li, and Lihong Ou
The translation of learning about person-centredness into practice from a community nursing preparation programme, Caroline Dickson, Vaibhav Tyagi, Julie Churchill, and Kristina Mountain
Splanchnic oxygenation and feeding intolerance in the very low birthweight infant, Melissa C. Dollings
Multi-level peer-to-peer engagement: Using simulation to facilitate intercultural development in undergraduate nursing students, Gina Fieler, Jitana Benton-Lee, Shawn Nordheim, Traci Freeman, and Lisa Cuntz
Informal advance care planning with family in Blacks on dialysis, Marlena C. Fisher
Keto prescribed, Audra Hanners
Rural older female family caregivers lived experiences in the context of caregiving for those with AD/ADRD during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Candace Harrington and Cheryl Witt
A feasibility study of a web-based physical activity program for university students: Final report for Sigma Foundation for Nursing, Kimberly R. Hartson, Lindsay Della, and Kristi M. King
