R L Burr

Summary

Affiliation: University of Washington
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Interpretation of normalized spectral heart rate variability indices in sleep research: a critical review
    Robert L Burr
    School of Nursing, University of Washington, UW Box 357266, Seattle, Washington 98195 7266, USA
    Sleep 30:913-9. 2007
  2. ncbi Catecholamine and cortisol levels during sleep in women with irritable bowel syndrome
    R L Burr
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
    Neurogastroenterol Motil 21:1148-e97. 2009
  3. ncbi Detrended fluctuation analysis of intracranial pressure predicts outcome following traumatic brain injury
    Robert L Burr
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University ofWashington, Seattle, Washington 98195 7266, USA
    IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 55:2509-18. 2008
  4. ncbi Logit50: a nonlinear transformation of pNN50 with improved statistical properties
    Robert L Burr
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    J Electrocardiol 36:41-52. 2003
  5. ncbi Heart rate variability and 24-hour minimum heart rate
    Robert L Burr
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 7266, USA
    Biol Res Nurs 7:256-67. 2006
  6. ncbi Cerebral autoregulation and outcome in acute brain injury
    C J Kirkness
    Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, Box 357266, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7266, USA
    Biol Res Nurs 2:175-85. 2001
  7. ncbi The impact of a highly visible display of cerebral perfusion pressure on outcome in individuals with cerebral aneurysms
    Catherine J Kirkness
    Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
    Heart Lung 37:227-37. 2008
  8. ncbi Anticipation of public speaking and sleep and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in women with irritable bowel syndrome
    M M Heitkemper
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
    Neurogastroenterol Motil 24:626-31, e270-1. 2012
  9. ncbi Relationship of cerebral perfusion pressure levels to outcome in traumatic brain injury
    C J Kirkness
    Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
    Acta Neurochir Suppl 95:13-6. 2005
  10. ncbi Heart rate variability is related to pain severity and predominant bowel pattern in women with irritable bowel syndrome
    K C Cain
    Department of Biostatistics and Office for Nursing Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    Neurogastroenterol Motil 19:110-8. 2007

Detail Information

Publications35

  1. ncbi Interpretation of normalized spectral heart rate variability indices in sleep research: a critical review
    Robert L Burr
    School of Nursing, University of Washington, UW Box 357266, Seattle, Washington 98195 7266, USA
    Sleep 30:913-9. 2007
    ..LFnu, HFnu, and LF:HF ratio should be considered equivalent carriers of information about sympathovagal balance...
  2. ncbi Catecholamine and cortisol levels during sleep in women with irritable bowel syndrome
    R L Burr
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
    Neurogastroenterol Motil 21:1148-e97. 2009
    ..Neuroendocrine profiles during sleep may contribute to our understanding of symptom expression in IBS...
  3. ncbi Detrended fluctuation analysis of intracranial pressure predicts outcome following traumatic brain injury
    Robert L Burr
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University ofWashington, Seattle, Washington 98195 7266, USA
    IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 55:2509-18. 2008
    ..DFA describes properties of ICP signal in TBI patients that are associated with both initial neurological condition and outcome at six months postinjury...
  4. ncbi Logit50: a nonlinear transformation of pNN50 with improved statistical properties
    Robert L Burr
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    J Electrocardiol 36:41-52. 2003
    ..In particular, the Logit50 is demonstrated to be relatively unaffected by the positive distributional skew that is common in most statistical applications of pNN50...
  5. ncbi Heart rate variability and 24-hour minimum heart rate
    Robert L Burr
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle 98195 7266, USA
    Biol Res Nurs 7:256-67. 2006
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  6. ncbi Cerebral autoregulation and outcome in acute brain injury
    C J Kirkness
    Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, Box 357266, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7266, USA
    Biol Res Nurs 2:175-85. 2001
    ..The meaning of PRx in individuals with cerebrovascular pathology is unclear, and further study is needed to examine the paradoxical findings observed...
  7. ncbi The impact of a highly visible display of cerebral perfusion pressure on outcome in individuals with cerebral aneurysms
    Catherine J Kirkness
    Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
    Heart Lung 37:227-37. 2008
    ..Nurses' ability to rapidly detect decreases in cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), which may contribute to secondary brain injury, may be limited by poor visibility of CPP displays...
  8. ncbi Anticipation of public speaking and sleep and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in women with irritable bowel syndrome
    M M Heitkemper
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
    Neurogastroenterol Motil 24:626-31, e270-1. 2012
    ..As the subjects had different sleep onsets, each subject's results were synchronized to the first onset of stage 2 sleep...
  9. ncbi Relationship of cerebral perfusion pressure levels to outcome in traumatic brain injury
    C J Kirkness
    Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
    Acta Neurochir Suppl 95:13-6. 2005
    ..Accumulated episodes of low CPP had a stronger negative relationship with outcome in patients with more severe primary brain injury...
  10. ncbi Heart rate variability is related to pain severity and predominant bowel pattern in women with irritable bowel syndrome
    K C Cain
    Department of Biostatistics and Office for Nursing Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    Neurogastroenterol Motil 19:110-8. 2007
    ..The relationship of predominant bowel pattern to HRV is qualitatively different in the subgroup of patients with more severe pain than in the subgroup with less severe pain...
  11. ncbi Accurate assessment of mother & infant sleep: how many diary days are required?
    Karen A Thomas
    Department of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs 34:256-60. 2009
    ..The purpose of the study was to determine the number of days of diary data collection needed to reliably measure mother and infant sleep-wake pattern...
  12. ncbi Intracranial and blood pressure variability and long-term outcome after aneurysmal sub-arachnoid hemorrhage
    Catherine J Kirkness
    University of Washington, Seattle, USA
    Am J Crit Care 18:241-51. 2009
    ..Research suggests, however, that the dynamic variability of these pressure signals provides additional information about physiological functioning and may reflect adaptive capacity...
  13. ncbi Intracranial pressure variability and long-term outcome following traumatic brain injury
    Catherine J Kirkness
    School of Nursing, University of Washington, P O Box 357266, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
    Acta Neurochir Suppl 102:105-8. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine the association between ICP variability in patients following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and outcome at hospital discharge and 6 months post-injury...
  14. ncbi Comprehensive self-management for irritable bowel syndrome: randomized trial of in-person vs. combined in-person and telephone sessions
    Monica E Jarrett
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98125 7266, USA
    Am J Gastroenterol 104:3004-14. 2009
    ..The aims of this study were to compare two delivery modes for a comprehensive self-management (CSM) intervention, primarily by telephone vs. entirely in person, and to compare each with usual care (UC)...
  15. ncbi Circadian research in mothers and infants: how many days of actigraphy data are needed to fit cosinor parameters?
    Karen A Thomas
    University of Washington, Seattle 98195 7262, USA
    J Nurs Meas 16:201-6. 2008
    ..Acceptable reliability (r > .80) was achieved with > or = 2 days of data. It was concluded that a recording period of 2 days adequately depicted circadian rhythm of actigraphy in mothers and infants...
  16. ncbi Temperature rhythm in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
    Catherine J Kirkness
    Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Health Sciences Building, Room T620A, Box 357266, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
    Neurocrit Care 8:380-90. 2008
    ..However, few studies have examined temperature rhythm following brain insult, such as rupture and surgical management of ruptured cerebral aneurysms, and its association with clinical factors and outcome...
  17. ncbi Daily stress and gastrointestinal symptoms in women with irritable bowel syndrome
    Vicky L Hertig
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    Nurs Res 56:399-406. 2007
    ..Stress has been implicated as contributing to the initiation and exacerbation of bowel and discomfort symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)...
  18. ncbi Autonomic nervous system function during sleep among women with irritable bowel syndrome
    Monica E Jarrett
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Box 357266, Seattle, WA 98125 7266, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 53:694-703. 2008
    ..These results suggest that differences in mean level of HRV between predominant bowel groups in IBS patients are large, and that this effect is consistent in the different sleep stages and at different times of night...
  19. ncbi Relationship of SERT polymorphisms to depressive and anxiety symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome
    Monica E Jarrett
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 7266, USA
    Biol Res Nurs 9:161-9. 2007
    ..The results support a biopsychosocial model of IBS in which SERT genotype modifies the risk for depressive episodes. Long term, practitioners may individualize treatment of patients with IBS using genotype as one of the factors...
  20. ncbi Is there a sex difference in the course following traumatic brain injury?
    Catherine J Kirkness
    Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, Box 357266, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
    Biol Res Nurs 5:299-310. 2004
    ..Further study is needed to elucidate the reasons why sex may affect outcome following TBI...
  21. ncbi Self-management for women with irritable bowel syndrome
    Margaret M Heitkemper
    Department of Behavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, USA
    Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2:585-96. 2004
    ..A randomized clinical trial was used to test the effectiveness of an 8-session multicomponent program (Comprehensive) compared to a Brief (single session) version and Usual Care for women with irritable bowel syndrome...
  22. ncbi Alcohol and cognitive performance: a longitudinal study of older Japanese Americans. The Kame Project
    Gail E Bond
    Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7263, USA
    Int Psychogeriatr 17:653-68. 2005
    ..Recent data demonstrate that moderate consumption of alcohol (13-52 grams of ethanol per day) may be beneficial to cognitive functioning among older adults...
  23. ncbi Abdominal pain impacts quality of life in women with irritable bowel syndrome
    Kevin C Cain
    Office for Nursing Research and Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, USA
    Am J Gastroenterol 101:124-32. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: Abdominal pain is the most disruptive IBS symptom. Diarrhea also has an independent and significant impact when it occurs, especially in those with diarrhea-predominant IBS...
  24. ncbi Relationship of bloating to other GI and menstrual symptoms in women with irritable bowel syndrome
    Margaret M Heitkemper
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 49:88-95. 2004
    ..In conclusion, bloating is a very common symptom in women with IBS that is most strongly related to abdominal pain and intestinal gas but may be confounded with menses-associated symptoms...
  25. ncbi Effect of continuous display of cerebral perfusion pressure on outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury
    Catherine J Kirkness
    Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
    Am J Crit Care 15:600-9; quiz 610. 2006
    ..Clinical bedside monitoring systems do not provide prominent displays of data on cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP). Immediate visual feedback would allow more rapid intervention to prevent or minimize suboptimal pressures...
  26. ncbi Melatonin level and pattern in postpartum versus nonpregnant nulliparous women
    Karen A Thomas
    Department of Family and Child Nursing in the University of Washington, Seattle, USA
    J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 35:608-15. 2006
    ..To compare 24-hour melatonin level and timing in postpartum and nonpregnant nulliparous women. Melatonin release provides information regarding circadian rhythm timing, which influences health...
  27. ncbi Gender differences in gastrointestinal, psychological, and somatic symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome
    Kevin C Cain
    Department of Biostatistics and Office for Nursing Research, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 54:1542-9. 2009
    ..The presence of somatic symptoms in postmenopausal women with IBS may challenge clinicians to find suitable therapeutic options...
  28. ncbi The effects of a web-based intervention on psychosocial well-being among adults aged 60 and older with diabetes: a randomized trial
    Gail E Bond
    College of Nursing, Seattle University, Seattle, WA 98122 1090, USA
    Diabetes Educ 36:446-56. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a 6-month Web-based intervention on the psychosocial well-being of older adults with diabetes...
  29. ncbi Anxiety and depression are related to autonomic nervous system function in women with irritable bowel syndrome
    Monica E Jarrett
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
    Dig Dis Sci 48:386-94. 2003
    ..Further exploration is needed to understand if lower parasympathetic activity influences the pain and stool pattern changes seen in persons with irritable bowel syndrome...
  30. ncbi Effect of external motion on correspondence between infant actigraphy and maternal diary
    Shao Yu Tsai
    Department of Family and Child Nursing, Box 357262, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7262, USA
    Infant Behav Dev 32:340-3. 2009
    ..External motion occurred in 40% of recording time and significantly changed activity count per epoch...
  31. ncbi Symptoms across the menstrual cycle in women with irritable bowel syndrome
    Margaret M Heitkemper
    Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
    Am J Gastroenterol 98:420-30. 2003
    ..The menstrual cycle variation was similar regardless of oral contraceptive use or predominant bowel pattern...
  32. ncbi Information technology and CPP management in neuro intensive care
    P H Mitchell
    Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    Acta Neurochir Suppl 81:163-5. 2002
    ..Nursing acceptability of the information interface was achieved through the use of end-user focus groups that resulted in modifying the metaphor graphic approach to a more readily understandable one...
  33. ncbi Melatonin and bright-light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with Alzheimer's disease
    Glenna A Dowling
    Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:239-46. 2008
    ..To test whether the addition of melatonin to bright-light therapy enhances the efficacy in treating rest-activity (circadian) disruption in institutionalized patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD)...
  34. ncbi Effect of morning bright light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with severe Alzheimer's disease
    Glenna A Dowling
    University of California, San Francisco, Department of Physiological Nursing, 2 Koret Way, Room N631, San Francisco, CA 94143 0610, USA
    Int Psychogeriatr 17:221-36. 2005
    ..The purpose of this randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial was to test the effectiveness of morning bright light therapy in reducing rest-activity (circadian) disruption in institutionalized patients with severe AD...
  35. ncbi Effect of timed bright light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with Alzheimer's disease
    Glenna A Dowling
    University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0610, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:738-43. 2005
    ..In most institutional environments, light levels are very low and may not be sufficient to entrain the circadian clock to the 24-hour day...