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Childhood predictors of adolescent competence and self-worth in rural youthLynn Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs 25:169-77. 2012..Less is known about the risk and protective factors that characterize resilience among Hispanic/Latinos living in rural areas...
Adolescents' concerns as they transition through High SchoolLynn Rew
University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
ANS Adv Nurs Sci 35:205-21. 2012..These concerns reflect both developmental and situational transitions congruent with transition theory and have implications for nursing practice, research, and further theory development...
Measuring cultural awareness in nursing studentsLynn Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78701 1499, USA
J Nurs Educ 42:249-57. 2003..The scale then was administered to 118 nursing students. Data from the two samples then were combined, and factor analysis was conducted to support construct validity. Cronbach's alpha for the combined samples was .82...- Factors associated with health behaviors in middle childhoodLynn Rew
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
J Pediatr Nurs 25:157-66. 2010..With the federal mandate for schools to establish wellness policies, school nurses are ideally situated to influence school environments to support children's healthy behaviors... - A systematic review of associations among religiosity/spirituality and adolescent health attitudes and behaviorsLynn Rew
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
J Adolesc Health 38:433-42. 2006..To systematically review and synthesize literature concerning the relationships among religiosity, spirituality, health attitudes, and health behaviors in adolescents... - Cool, but is it credible? Adolescents' and parents' approaches to genetic testingLynn Rew
University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
West J Nurs Res 32:610-27. 2010..These findings have implications for developing interventions and public health policy highlighted by the need for improved education about the benefits and harms of genetic testing... - Sexual health promotion in adolescents with chronic health conditionsLynn Rew
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Fam Community Health 29:61S-9S. 2006..The article concludes with several suggestions for healthcare professionals, parents, and teachers in addressing sexual health promotion in this vulnerable population... - The relationship between prayer, health behaviors, and protective resources in school-age childrenLynn Rew
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78701 1499, USA
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 27:245-55. 2004..In addition, children who prayed frequently reported significantly higher levels of positive health behaviors than children who never prayed. These two groups of children did not significantly differ in their levels of perceived stress... - Sexual health risks and protective resources in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual homeless youthLynn Rew
University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, USA
J Spec Pediatr Nurs 10:11-9. 2005.... - A systematic review of literature about the genetic testing of adolescentsLynn Rew
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
J Spec Pediatr Nurs 14:284-94. 2009..Mapping of the human genome raises interest in and concern about the genetic testing of adolescents. Our purpose was to determine the attitudes and knowledge adolescents and their parents have about genetic testing... - Development of a dynamic model to guide health disparities researchLynn Rew
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, TX, USA
Nurs Outlook 57:132-42. 2009..Reflection on these studies, their respective methodologies, and findings resulted in a revised model to guide further studies of communities experiencing health disparities... - Interaction of duration of homelessness and gender on adolescent sexual health indicatorsLynn Rew
School of Nursing, Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78701, USA
J Nurs Scholarsh 40:109-15. 2008..The purpose of this analysis was to determine the effects of duration of homelessness and gender on personal and social resources, cognitive-perceptual factors, and sexual health behaviors among homeless youth... - Sexual health of adolescents with chronic health conditionsLynn Rew
Department of Nursing, University of Texas, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Adolesc Med State Art Rev 18:519-29, vii. 2007..Suggestions for anticipatory guidance of these young people are also addressed... - Older adolescents' perceptions of the social context, impact, and development of their spiritual/religious beliefs and practicesLynn Rew
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, Texas, USA
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 30:55-68. 2007..Findings add to the description of how religious and spiritual beliefs develop during adolescence... - Outcomes of a brief sexual health intervention for homeless youthLynn Rew
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78701, USA
J Health Psychol 12:818-32. 2007..Females scored significantly higher on cognitive and behavioral outcomes while males reported significantly more sexual risk-taking behaviors. Findings support gender-specific interventions... - A linguistic investigation of mediators between religious commitment and health behaviors in older adolescentsLynn Rew
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 30:71-86. 2007..Implications of findings and directions for future research are discussed... - Caring for and connecting with homeless adolescentsLynn Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Fam Community Health 31:S42-51. 2008..The article includes brief descriptions of theories of caring, pathways to homelessness for adolescents, survival needs of homeless youth, and characteristics of service programs that incorporate caring and connectedness... - Systematic review of psychosocial benefits and harms of genetic testingLynn Rew
University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing, Austin, Texas 78701, USA
Issues Ment Health Nurs 31:631-45. 2010..As technologies increase, genetic testing will expand and psychiatric mental health nurses must be prepared to meet the challenges of psychosocial disorders that may develop in response to genetic testing... - The systematic review of literature: synthesizing evidence for practiceLynn Rew
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, USA
J Spec Pediatr Nurs 16:64-9. 2011..One method to identify and evaluate the existing evidence is to conduct or read a systematic review of the literature. The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of conducting a systematic review of literature... - Without parental consent: conducting research with homeless adolescentsL Rew
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, USA
J Soc Pediatr Nurs 5:131-8. 2000..To identify the ethical and legal implications of conducting research with homeless adolescents and to discuss guidelines for conducting research without parental consent... - Friends and pets as companions: strategies for coping with loneliness among homeless youthL Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs 13:125-32. 2000..Loneliness and negative health outcomes associated with being homeless and living on the streets... - Correlates of resilience in homeless adolescentsL Rew
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
J Nurs Scholarsh 33:33-40. 2001.... - Correlates of recent suicide attempts in a triethnic group of adolescentsL Rew
University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, TX, USA
J Nurs Scholarsh 33:361-7. 2001.... - State of the science: intuition in nursing, a generation of studying the phenomenonLynn Rew
University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, TX 78701, USA
ANS Adv Nurs Sci 30:E15-25. 2007..Findings show that, to date, most studies are descriptive, exploratory in design. Nurses affirm that intuition is salient to expertise in clinical practice and should be carefully taught to students and novice nurses... - Relationships of sexual abuse, connectedness, and loneliness to perceived well-being in homeless youthLynn Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
J Spec Pediatr Nurs 7:51-63. 2002..To describe respondents' perceptions of connectedness, loneliness, and well-being; and to explore relationships among these variables... - Sexual health practices of homeless youthLynn Rew
University of Texas School of Nursing, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
J Nurs Scholarsh 34:139-45. 2002.... - Characteristics and health care needs of homeless adolescentsLynn Rew
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Nurs Clin North Am 37:423-31. 2002.... - Personal strengths of homeless adolescents living in a high-risk environmentLynn Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 78701, USA
ANS Adv Nurs Sci 26:90-101. 2003..By recognizing the many strengths of homeless youth, nurses may develop community-based programs to help this population reenter society... - Early and risky sexual behavior in a sample of rural adolescentsLynn Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78701, USA
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 34:189-204. 2011..Early and risky sexual behavior has been studied primarily in urban adolescents... - Computer-assisted survey interviewing of school-age childrenLynn Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Tex 78701, USA
ANS Adv Nurs Sci 27:129-37. 2004..Lessons learned in the first wave of a longitudinal study of approximately 1161 children in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades illustrate both the strengths and limitations of this method... - Youth Resilience Framework for reducing health-risk behaviors in adolescentsLynn Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 78701, USA
J Pediatr Nurs 18:379-88. 2003..This framework incorporates a developmental approach to address precursors and health-risk behaviors that may be amenable to early health-promoting interventions... - Health educators' perceptions of a sexual health intervention for homeless adolescentsLynn Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78710, United States
Patient Educ Couns 72:71-7. 2008..The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore the perceptions and experiences of health educators in providing a brief, street-based intervention to homeless adolescents... - Health-risk behaviors in early adolescenceLynn Rew
The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, TX, USA
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 34:79-96. 2011..Protective resources suggest numerous nursing interventions to promote healthy adolescent development... - A theory of taking care of oneself grounded in experiences of homeless youthLynn Rew
The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Nurs Res 52:234-41. 2003..Homeless adolescents are vulnerable to poor health outcomes owing to the dangerous and stressful environments in which they live. Despite their vulnerability, many of them are motivated to engage in self-care behaviors... - Sexual abuse, alcohol and other drug use, and suicidal behaviors in homeless adolescentsL Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 24:225-40. 2001..High prevalence of sexual abuse, alcohol and other drug use, and suicidal behaviors in this sample of homeless youth underscores the need to develop and test community-based interventions to improve their health status... - Eating behaviors among school-age children associated with perceptions of stressSandra K Jenkins
University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, Texas, USA
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 28:175-91. 2005..Future research should focus on the development of interventions to encourage positive coping mechanisms and healthy eating behaviors... - A systematic review of recent research on adolescent religiosity/spirituality and mental healthY Joel Wong
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78701, USA
Issues Ment Health Nurs 27:161-83. 2006..Recommendations for future research and implications for mental health nursing are discussed... - Protecting youth from early and abusive sexual experiencesLynn Rew
The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing, Austin, TX, USA
Pediatr Nurs 34:19-25. 2008..This protection includes comprehensive sex education and access to other sources of accurate information... - Protective resources and perceptions of stress in a multi-ethnic sample of school-age childrenJ Carole Taxis
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Pediatr Nurs 30:477-82, 487. 2004.... - Sexual health practices of homeless youth: a model for interventionL Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 78701, USA
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 24:1-18. 2001..Research measures are presented and discussed to promote further development and testing of the model for interventions... - Planning a sexual health promotion intervention with homeless adolescentsLynn Rew
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 78701
Nurs Res 51:168-74. 2002..Homeless adolescents are at very high risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), but few street-based interventions have been developed, tested, and made available to reduce risk and promote sexual health within this growing population... - Developing holistic nursing interventions to improve adolescent healthLynn Rew
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
J Holist Nurs 22:303-19; quiz 298-302. 2004..Interventions that address these health behaviors and outcomes are presented along with suggestions for a holistic nursing response to this important public health concern... - Risky sexual behavior among adolescent womenM Taylor-Seehafer
Center for Adolescent Health, People s Community Clinic, Austin, TX, USA
J Soc Pediatr Nurs 5:15-25. 2000..To review the epidemiology and etiology of risky sexual behavior in adolescent women, and to discuss implications for primary prevention... - Attachment and sexual health behaviors in homeless youthMargaret Taylor Seehafer
University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, TX, USA
J Spec Pediatr Nurs 12:37-48. 2007..To explore relationships and group differences in attachment-related constructs (social connectedness and social support) and sexual health behaviors in a sample of homeless youth... - Gender differences in victimized homeless adolescentsRegina Jones Johnson
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing, 1700 Red River St, Austin TX 78701-1499, USA
Adolescence 41:39-53. 2006..Effective short-term interventions are needed for the adolescent victims of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA), particularly those who are homeless and prone to further sexual victimization... - Enhancing intervention fidelity: a means of strengthening study impactSharon Horner
University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing, Austin, TX, USA
J Spec Pediatr Nurs 11:80-9. 2006..The purpose of this paper is to present strategies and discuss the rationale for including intervention fidelity in study design... - Safer sexual decision making in adolescent women: perspectives from the conflict theory of decision-makingKathryn B Chambers
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
Issues Compr Pediatr Nurs 26:129-43. 2003..The Conflict Model of Decision Making is presented and discussed as a framework for enhanced understanding of safer sexual decision making by adolescent women... - Cognitive reorganization and stigmatization among persons with HIVElizabeth Abel
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78701, USA
J Adv Nurs 47:510-25. 2004..The result is a reduction in inhibition and change in basic cognitive and linguistic processes, which have contributed to meaningful behavioural, psychological, and physical health benefits across a variety of populations... - A feminist perspective on sexuality and body image in females with colorectal cancer: an integrative reviewChia Chun Li
The University of Texas at Austin, School of Nursing, Austin, TX 78701, USA
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 37:519-25. 2010..Research should focus on how age, physical, psychosocial factors influence sexual function in particular... - Three intervention models for exploring oral health in pregnant minority adolescentsChristina Murphey
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
J Spec Pediatr Nurs 14:132-41. 2009..The purpose of this article is to identify the scope of oral health problems and describe three models to guide pediatric nursing research and interventions related to oral health in pregnant minority adolescents... - Childhood maltreatment among community dwelling adult LatinasKatherine Bowman
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX78701 1499, USA
Issues Ment Health Nurs 30:443-50. 2009..Women sexually abused during childhood were more likely than women without this history to be employed and high school graduates. These Latinas may have developed more adaptive coping mechanisms than other Latinas... - The relationship between childhood sexual abuse and sexual health practices of homeless adolescentsRegina Jones Johnson
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78701 1499, USA
Adolescence 41:221-34. 2006..Adolescents who report sexual abuse should receive risk counseling and be screened regularly for the development of sexual risk behaviors... - Commentary on "Factors Contributing to Women's Ability to Maintain a Walking Program"Lynn Rew
University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Austin, Texas, USA
J Holist Nurs 24:15-6. 2006 - Guidelines for preparing research proposalsNoreen Cavan Frisch
School of Nursing, Cleveland State University, Ohio, USA
Beginnings 26:20-2. 2006 - Commentary on "Continued psychometric evaluation of an intuition instrument for nursing students"Lynn Rew
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
J Holist Nurs 24:90-1. 2006
Research Grants
- A Longitudinal Study of Health Risk Behavior in YouthDONNA REW; Fiscal Year: 2006..abstract_text> ..
- Developing Health Behaviors in Middle AdolescenceDONNA REW; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- SEXUAL HEALTH PRACTICES OF HOMELESS ADOLESCENTSDONNA REW; Fiscal Year: 2005..The expected outcome is an effective, brief intervention for promoting sexual health that can be delivered to homeless adolescents in an unsheltered environment. ..
- Developing Health Behaviors in Middle AdolescenceDONNA REW; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- SEXUAL HEALTH PRACTICES OF HOMELESS ADOLESCENTSDONNA REW; Fiscal Year: 2001..The expected outcomes of the study are the refinement of a theoretical model of sexual health practices that will provide a framework for interventions to reduce the prevalence and incidence of STDs in vulnerable homeless adolescents. ..
- Developing Health Behaviors in Middle AdolescenceDONNA LYNN REW; Fiscal Year: 2010....