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The human-companion animal bond: how humans benefitErika Friedmann
University of Maryland School of Nursing, 655 W Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 39:293-326. 2009..Client education and enhanced veterinary care can reduce the risk from zoonotic diseases, even for the immunocompromised...- Changes in psychosocial distress in outpatients with heart failure with implantable cardioverter defibrillatorsSue A Thomas
University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 1579, USA
Heart Lung 38:109-20. 2009..A significant proportion of ICD recipients were depressed or anxious, or had diminished social support even after 2 years. Investigation of strategies to improve ICD recipients' psychosocial status is warranted... 
Changes in anxiety and depression over 2 years in medically stable patients after myocardial infarction and their spouses in the Home Automatic External Defibrillator Trial (HAT): a longitudinal observational studySue A Thomas
University of Maryland School of Nursing, 655 W Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
Heart 97:371-81. 2011....
A review of nursing research on blood pressureSue Ann Thomas
University of Maryland, School of Nursing, 655 W Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Nurs Scholarsh 34:313-21. 2002..To provide this second 10-year review of nursing research on blood pressure (BP) and to focus attention on incorporating biopsychosocial factors affecting BP in nursing research...- Depression in patients with heart failure: physiologic effects, incidence, and relation to mortalitySue Ann Thomas
School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltomore 21201, USA
AACN Clin Issues 14:3-12. 2003..Reduction in depression is likely to decrease morality in patients with heart failure... - The influence of age, gender, and race on the prevalence of depression in heart failure patientsStephen S Gottlieb
Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center, 21201, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 43:1542-9. 2004..The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of depression in an out-patient heart failure (HF) population; its relationship to quality of life (QOL); and the impact of gender, race, and age... - Secondary traumatic stress in trauma nurses: prevalence and exposure, coping, and personal/environmental characteristicsKathryn T Von Rueden
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Trauma Nurs 17:191-200. 2010..5. Nine nurses (7%) scored 35 or more, reflecting STS. Those with STS had fewer years of nursing experience and in trauma nursing, were more likely to use medicinals, and had fewer and weaker support systems... - Depression, quality of life, and glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetesHyeon Joo Lee
University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Am Acad Nurse Pract 21:214-24. 2009..Further, this article evaluates the contributions of diabetic complications, depression, and quality of life to A1C (also know as HbA1c) beyond the contributions of demographic characteristics in individuals with type 2 diabetes... - Quality of life and psychological status of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillatorsSue Ann Thomas
School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Crit Care 15:389-98. 2006..Nursing interventions to reduce psychological distress and improve quality of life may reduce morbidity and mortality in these patients. Additional research is needed to determine effective interventions... - Effects of interventions on depression in heart failure: a systematic reviewPatricia C Woltz
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Heart Lung 41:469-83. 2012..We sought to conduct a systematic review to evaluate the effects of interventions on depression in adults with heart failure (HF)... - Depression in patients with heart failure: prevalence, pathophysiological mechanisms, and treatmentSue A Thomas
School of Nursing, University of Maryland, 655 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Crit Care Nurse 28:40-55. 2008 - Exploration of patients' readiness for an eHealth management program for chronic heart failure: a preliminary studyEun Shim Nahm
University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Cardiovasc Nurs 23:463-71. 2008..The findings showed the participants' high readiness to use the proposed eHealth program if access and training were provided. This study used a small convenience sample. Further studies are needed with larger, diverse samples... - Relationship of depression, anxiety, and social isolation to chronic heart failure outpatient mortalityErika Friedmann
School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am Heart J 152:940.e1-8. 2006..Depression and social isolation predicted mortality independent of demographic and clinical status in HF outpatients... - Promoting heart health in women: a workplace intervention to improve knowledge and perceptions of susceptibility to heart diseaseDeborah E Jones
University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA
AAOHN J 55:271-6. 2007..A workplace health education program for women targeted at increasing their knowledge of heart disease may also increase their perceptions of susceptibility to heart disease...