Spring 2020 Research Highlights

Recent scholarly publications from faculty and students of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

*Asterisk denotes lead author

aging

“Longitudinal and Reciprocal Associations Between Financial Strain, Home Characteristics and Mobility in the National Health and Aging Trends Study,”
Laura Samuel*, Sarah Szanton & colleagues
—BMC Geriatrics

“Living in the Community with Dementia: Who Receives Paid Care?”
Sarah Szanton, Bruce Leff & colleagues
—Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

“Attention Control Group Activities and Perceived Benefit in a Trial of a Behavioral Intervention for Older Adults,”
Sarah LaFave*, Marianne Granbom, Sarah Szanton & colleagues
—Research in Nursing & Health

Cancer

“Recruiting African Immigrant Women for Community‑Based Cancer Prevention Studies: Lessons Learned from the AfroPap Study,”
Jocelyn Cudjoe*, Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, Manka Nkimbeng, and Hae-Ra Han
—Journal of Community Health

Chronic Care

“High Coping Self-Efficacy Associated with Lower Odds of Pre-Frailty/Frailty in Older Adults with Chronic Disease,” Melissa Hladek*, Jerilyn Allen, Sarah Szanton & colleagues
—Aging & Mental Health

“High Coping Self-Efficacy Associated with Lower Sweat Inflammatory Cytokines in Adults: A Pilot Study,”
Melissa Hladek*, Sarah Szanton & colleagues
—Biological Research for Nursing

“A Systematic Review of Community Health Center Based Interventions for People with Diabetes,”
Hae-Ra Han*, Siobhan McKenna, Manka Nkimbeng, Patty Wilson, Sally Rives, Olayinka Ajomagberin, Mohammad Alkawaldeh, Kelli Grunstra, Phyllis Sharps & colleague
—Journal of Cardiovascular Health

“Shifting Paradigms to Build Resilience Among Patients and Families Experiencing Multiple Chronic Conditions,”
Sarah Szanton*, Hae-Ra Han, Jacquelyn Campbell, Nancy Reynolds, Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb, Nancy Perrin & Patricia Davidson
—Journal of Clinical Nursing

“Nurse Case Management to Improve The Hepatitis C Care Continuum in HIV Co-infection: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial,”
Laura Starbird*, Chakra Budhathoki, Hae-Ra Han, Nancy Reynolds, Jason Farley & colleague
—Journal of Viral Hepatitis

education

“Is It Time for the 4^th P in Nurse Practitioner Education? Physical Assessment, Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and Procedures: A Systematic Review,”
Timian Godfrey, Darryn Dunbar, Kristen Brown, Rita D’Aoust & colleagues
—Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

“Mentoring in Research-Focused Doctoral Nursing Programs and Student Perceptions of Career Readiness in the United States,”
Paula Nersesian*, Maan Isabella Cajita & colleagues
—Journal of Professional Nursing

“Views of Regulatory Authorities on Standards to Assure Quality in Online Nursing Education,”
Sabianca Delva*, Manka Nkimbeng, Sotera Chow, Susan Renda, Hae-Ra Han, and Rita D’Aoust
—Nursing Outlook

Mental health

“A 12-Week Evidence-Based Education Project to Reduce Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk in Adults with Serious Mental Illness in the Integrated Care Setting”
Ashley Fenton, Phyllis Sharps, Karan Kverno, and colleagues
—Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Palliative care

“Health-related Quality of Life and Its Predictors in Korean Patients with Myocardial Infarction in the Acute Phase,” Hae-Ra Han & colleagues
—Clinical Nursing Research

“Loneliness Among Cancer Caregivers: A Narrative Review,”
Paula Nersesian & colleagues
—Palliative and Supportive Care

Parenting

“Executive Function in the Adolescent Mother-Grandmother Dyad and Development of the Young Child,”
Demali Wilson*, Chakra Budhathoki, Deborah Gross & colleagues
—Journal of Child and Family Studies

“What Is Parent Engagement in Early Learning? Depends Who You Ask,”
Deborah Gross*, Amie Bettencourt, Kathryn Taylor, Lucine Francis, Kelly Bower & colleague
—Journal of Child and Family Studies

“Evaluating Implementation Fidelity of a School-Based Parenting Program for Low-Income Families,”
Amie Bettencourt*, Deborah Gross & colleague
—Journal of School of Nursing

“Financial Incentives for Promoting Participation in a School-Based Parenting Program in Low-Income Communities,”
Deborah Gross* & Amie Bettencourt
—Prevention Science

practice

“Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being by the Committee of Systems Approaches to Improve Patient Care by Supporting Clinician Well-Being,”
Cynda Rushton & colleagues
—National Academies Press

Technology

“Evaluation of miLINC to Shorten Time to Treatment for Rifampicin-Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis,”
Jason Farley*, Hyejeong Hong, Kelly Lowensen & colleagues
—International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

“Social Media and Drug Resistance in Nursing Training: Using a Twitterchat to Develop an International Community of Practice for Antimicrobial Resistance,”
Rebecca Wright, Patricia Davidson & colleagues
—Journal of Clinical Nursing

“Returning to Our Roots: The Use of Geospatial Data for Nurse-Led Community Research,”
Kelli DePriest* & colleagues
—Research in Nursing & Health

Violence & Trauma

“Associations Among Neighborhood Greenspace, Neighborhood Violence, and Children’s Asthma Control in an Urban City,”
Kelli DePriest*, Arlene Butz, Nancy Perrin, Deborah Gross, and colleague
—Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology

“Longitudinal Impacts of an Online Safety and Health Intervention for Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Randomized Controlled Trial,”
Nancy Perrin, James Case, Nancy Glass & colleagues
—BMC Public Health

Women’s Health

“The Impact of a Nurse Mentoring Program on the Quality of Labour and Delivery Care at Primary Health Care Facilities in Bihar, India,”
Nicole Warren & colleagues
—BMJ Global Health