From research to practice: the effects of the jointly sponsored dissemination of an arthritis self-care nursing intervention.
Various educational programs have been developed and found to be effective in the self-management of arthritis. This study reexamined the effectiveness of one such program, "Bone Up On Arthritis" (BUOA), when the program was delivered by a community-based service organization to a sample of persons (N = 154) who differed widely in disease type and demographic characteristics. Arthritis Foundation staff implemented BUOA at four national sites; data were collected and analyzed by University of Michigan nurse researchers. Investigators found improved scores on all outcome measures (self-care behavior, helplessness, pain, dysfunction, and depression). These findings suggest that "Bone Up" is an effective nursing intervention in multiple organizational and community environments and for diverse patient populations.
Goeppinger
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Department of Community and Mental Health, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
Macnee
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Anderson
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MK
Boutaugh
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Stewart
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D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000451:nursing*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012648:Self Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014768:Virginia