Terri Weaver

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Relationship between hours of CPAP use and achieving normal levels of sleepiness and daily functioning
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    Sleep 30:711-9. 2007
  2. ncbi Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy: the challenge to effective treatment
    Terri E Weaver
    Division of Biobehavioral and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    Proc Am Thorac Soc 5:173-8. 2008
  3. ncbi Predicting adherence to continuous positive airway pressure--the role of patient perception
    Terri E Weaver
    School of Nursing, Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA
    J Clin Sleep Med 1:354-6. 2005
  4. ncbi Continuous positive airway pressure treatment for sleep apnea in older adults
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, School of Nursing, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Nursing Education Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    Sleep Med Rev 11:99-111. 2007
  5. ncbi Adherence to positive airway pressure therapy
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Science Division, School of Nursing, Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6096, USA
    Curr Opin Pulm Med 12:409-13. 2006
  6. ncbi A randomized trial evaluating the effectiveness of sodium oxybate therapy on quality of life in narcolepsy
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    Sleep 29:1189-94. 2006
  7. ncbi Management of obstructive sleep apnea by continuous positive airway pressure
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Claire M Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 21:403-12. 2009
  8. ncbi Enhancing multiple disciplinary teamwork
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    Nurs Outlook 56:108-114.e2. 2008
  9. ncbi Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea: implications for future interventions
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Center, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Indian J Med Res 131:245-58. 2010
  10. ncbi Modafinil improves functional outcomes in patients with residual excessive sleepiness associated with CPAP treatment
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, School of Nursing, Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    J Clin Sleep Med 5:499-505. 2009

Research Grants

  1. Impact of CPAP on Functional Outcomes in Milder OSA
    Terri Weaver; Fiscal Year: 2006

Detail Information

Publications31

  1. ncbi Relationship between hours of CPAP use and achieving normal levels of sleepiness and daily functioning
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    Sleep 30:711-9. 2007
    ..This study, employing probit analyses and piecewise regression to estimate dose-response functions, estimated likelihoods of return to normal levels of sleepiness and daily functioning relative to nightly duration of CPAP...
  2. ncbi Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy: the challenge to effective treatment
    Terri E Weaver
    Division of Biobehavioral and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    Proc Am Thorac Soc 5:173-8. 2008
    ..Emerging data suggest that various behavioral interventions may be effective in improving CPAP adherence...
  3. ncbi Predicting adherence to continuous positive airway pressure--the role of patient perception
    Terri E Weaver
    School of Nursing, Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA
    J Clin Sleep Med 1:354-6. 2005
  4. ncbi Continuous positive airway pressure treatment for sleep apnea in older adults
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, School of Nursing, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Nursing Education Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    Sleep Med Rev 11:99-111. 2007
    ..Once initiated, CPAP treatment is tolerated by older adults, including those with Alzheimer's disease. Patterns of adherence in older individuals are consistent with that of middle-aged adults...
  5. ncbi Adherence to positive airway pressure therapy
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Science Division, School of Nursing, Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6096, USA
    Curr Opin Pulm Med 12:409-13. 2006
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  6. ncbi A randomized trial evaluating the effectiveness of sodium oxybate therapy on quality of life in narcolepsy
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    Sleep 29:1189-94. 2006
    ..To evaluate the efficacy of sodium oxybate versus placebo to improve quality of life in patients with narcolepsy...
  7. ncbi Management of obstructive sleep apnea by continuous positive airway pressure
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Claire M Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 21:403-12. 2009
    ....
  8. ncbi Enhancing multiple disciplinary teamwork
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    Nurs Outlook 56:108-114.e2. 2008
    ..Ongoing evaluation of team functioning and achievement of designated outcomes ensures the continued development of the multiple disciplinary team and confirmation of this approach as important to the advancement of science...
  9. ncbi Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea: implications for future interventions
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Center, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Indian J Med Res 131:245-58. 2010
    ..Our current understanding of CPAP adherence suggests that adherence is a multi-factorial, complex clinical problem that requires similarly designed approaches to effectively address poor CPAP adherence in the OSA population...
  10. ncbi Modafinil improves functional outcomes in patients with residual excessive sleepiness associated with CPAP treatment
    Terri E Weaver
    Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, School of Nursing, Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    J Clin Sleep Med 5:499-505. 2009
    ..We also explored the association of improvement of functional status with the presenting level of subjective sleepiness...
  11. ncbi Self-efficacy in sleep apnea: instrument development and patient perceptions of obstructive sleep apnea risk, treatment benefit, and volition to use continuous positive airway pressure
    Terri E Weaver
    School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
    Sleep 26:727-32. 2003
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Self-Efficacy Measure for Sleep Apnea (SEMSA) designed to assess adherence-related cognitions...
  12. ncbi Who gets the best sleep? Ethnic and socioeconomic factors related to sleep complaints
    Michael A Grandner
    Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
    Sleep Med 11:470-8. 2010
    ..g., sleep apnea), which are all related to increased mortality risk. General sleep complaints, however, which may better approximate symptoms as they are experienced, have not been examined in a large population sample...
  13. ncbi Outcome of CPAP treatment on intimate and sexual relationships in men with obstructive sleep apnea
    Judith L Reishtein
    College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    J Clin Sleep Med 6:221-6. 2010
    ..To examine intimate and sexual relationships in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the association with daytime sleepiness, and the change in these outcomes with continuous positive airway pressure treatment (CPAP)...
  14. ncbi Predictors of health-related quality of life in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
    Lichuan Ye
    University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    J Adv Nurs 63:54-63. 2008
    ..This paper is a report of a study to identify the common symptoms and demographic and physiological factors of obstructive sleep apnoea that are predictive of health-related quality of life in a Chinese population...
  15. ncbi Sleepiness, physical activity, and functional outcomes in veterans with type 2 diabetes
    Eileen R Chasens
    School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    Appl Nurs Res 22:176-82. 2009
    ..Sleepiness was predictive of being sedentary (p = .01) after controlling for age and body mass index. The conclusion is that daytime sleepiness may impede physical activity among veterans with diabetes, confounding self-management...
  16. ncbi Development of the FOSQ-10: a short version of the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire
    Eileen R Chasens
    School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Sleep 32:915-9. 2009
    ..The purpose of this study was to develop a shorter version of the instrument (FOSQ-10) that may be more easily implemented in clinical practice...
  17. ncbi Poor sleep and impaired self-care: towards a comprehensive model linking sleep, cognition, and heart failure outcomes
    Barbara Riegel
    School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6020, USA
    Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 8:337-44. 2009
    ..The purpose of this article is to propose a conceptual model describing how poor sleep may contribute to inadequate self-care and untoward outcomes in persons with HF...
  18. ncbi Differences in perceptions of the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and continuous positive airway pressure therapy among adherers and nonadherers
    Amy M Sawyer
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Qual Health Res 20:873-92. 2010
    ..Our findings suggest opportunities for developing and testing tailored interventions to promote CPAP use...
  19. ncbi Sleep behaviors and sleep quality in children with autism spectrum disorders
    Margaret C Souders
    Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and School of Medicine, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Center for Autism Research, 3535 Market Street, Room 835, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Sleep 32:1566-78. 2009
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  20. ncbi The development and psychometric analysis of the short-form Pulmonary Functional Status Scale (PFSS-11)
    Yea Jyh Chen
    School of Nursing, Robert C Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506 9600, USA
    Res Nurs Health 33:477-85. 2010
    ..The PFSS-11© has solid psychometric properties useful in research and clinical practice, similar to the PFSS-35...
  21. ncbi Functional outcomes of excessive daytime sleepiness in older adults
    Nalaka S Gooneratne
    Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 51:642-9. 2003
    ..To describe the effect of self-reported excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) on functional outcomes...
  22. ncbi Insulin resistance and obstructive sleep apnea: is increased sympathetic stimulation the link?
    Eileen R Chasens
    School of Nursing, Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2024 NEB, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Biol Res Nurs 5:87-96. 2003
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  23. ncbi Effects of modafinil on sustained attention performance and quality of life in OSA patients with residual sleepiness while being treated with nCPAP
    David F Dinges
    Division of Sleep and Chronobiology, Department of Psychiatry, and Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1013 Blockley Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6021, USA
    Sleep Med 4:393-402. 2003
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  24. ncbi Claustrophobia and adherence to CPAP treatment
    Eileen R Chasens
    School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, USA
    West J Nurs Res 27:307-21. 2005
    ..Identification of persons with increased claustrophobia tendencies and targeted interventions may increase adherence...
  25. ncbi Sleepiness and relationships in obstructive sleep apnea
    Judith L Reishtein
    School of Nursing, and Division of Sleep Medicine and Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6096, USA
    Issues Ment Health Nurs 27:319-30. 2006
    ..Intrapersonal themes included embarrassment and poor mood. This report adds specific details to previous reports of impaired relationships in OSA, and stresses the importance of assessing this critical area...
  26. ncbi Daytime sleepiness, exercise, and physical function in older adults
    Eileen R Chasens
    School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    J Sleep Res 16:60-5. 2007
    ..The findings suggest that sleepiness in older adults is not benign but has implications for continued physical decline and warrants attention...
  27. ncbi Health literacy and sleep disorders: a review
    Janel E Hackney
    Department of Public Health, Health Care Center 4, 4400 Haverford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Sleep Med Rev 12:143-51. 2008
    ..Further research needs to be done to investigate the prevalence and impact of low health literacy in patients with sleep disorders...
  28. ncbi Editorial: the critical role of behavioral research for improving adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapies for sleep apnea
    David F Dinges
    Behav Sleep Med 5:79-82. 2007
  29. ncbi Sleep apnea and commercial motor vehicle operators: Statement from the joint task force of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and the National Sleep Foundation
    Natalie Hartenbaum
    OccuMedix, Inc, Dresher, PA, USA
    Chest 130:902-5. 2006
  30. ncbi Sleep apnea and commercial motor vehicle operators: statement from the joint Task Force of the American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and the National Sleep Foundation
    Natalie Hartenbaum
    OccuMedix, Inc, Dresher, Pennsylvania 19025, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 48:S4-37. 2006
  31. ncbi Sleep and chronobiology: recommendations for nursing education
    Kathryn A Lee
    Nursing Task Force, Association of Professional Sleep Societies
    Nurs Outlook 52:126-33. 2004

Research Grants4

  1. Impact of CPAP on Functional Outcomes in Milder OSA
    Terri Weaver; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..Secondary aims of the study are: 1) to examine whether CPAP also improves daytime sleepiness; 2) to determine whether CPAP can reduce nocturnal blood pressure to lower the risk for stroke and hypertension linked to OSA. ..