The effectiveness of Watson's Caring Model on the quality of life and blood pressure of patients with hypertension

Abstract

This study demonstrated a relationship between care given according to Watson's Caring model and increased quality of life of the patients with hypertension. Further, in those patients for whom the caring model was practised, there was a relationship between the Caring model and a decrease in patient's blood pressure. The Watson Caring Model is recommended as a guide to nursing patients with hypertension, as one means of decreasing blood pressure and increase in quality of life.

Promoting Holistic Well-Being in Chronic Stroke Patients Through Leisure Art-Based Creative Engagement

“…Participants in this study found that engaging in such caring occasions enhances a sense of enjoyment and self-expression, and strengthens selfappreciation, connection with others, and affirmation of life. Our findings are similar to those of previous research findings, that is, creative art-based activities can be used as a caring modality for restoring the sense of harmony between a person's mind and body (Baumann et al, 2013;Beesley et al, 2011;Erci et al, 2003;Rancour & Barrett, 2011). Throughout the LACE, many participants used the art process to create a new personal sense, such as creating a "poststroke" self-portrait, finding meaning to personal struggles, visualizing personal strengths to live with stroke, and connecting with self, others in the environment, life, and nature.…”

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effects of Educational Intervention to Strengthen Humanistic Practice Among Hemodialysis Nurses in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland: A Pilot Study

“…The participating nurses deemed the proposed educational intervention appropriate and suitable to their clinical context and expressed a high degree of satisfaction with it, thereby attesting to a high level of acceptability. Although various studies (Becker et al, 2008;Blum, Hickman, Parcells, & Locsin, 2010;Erci et al, 2003;Herbst, 2012;Julian & Bott, 2012;Ryan, 2005;Wu, Chin, & Chen, 2009) have mentioned the relevance of developing interventions based on a caring approach in order to strengthen nursing students' and nurses' caring attitudes/ behaviours, few evaluated proposed interventions in terms of acceptability. Yet, for Feeley and colleagues (2009), this step is indispensable prior to considering a clinical trial because a pilot study serves to provide researchers with information on the strengths and weaknesses of a proposed intervention and thus to make any necessary adjustments beforehand.…”

“…These points of divergence justify the relevance of our pilot study, the aim of which was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the proposed intervention. Consequently, this educational intervention, which was delivered to the participating HD nurses, seems just as relevant for the patients given that, as remarked by certain authors (Baldursdottir & Jonsdottir, 2002;Erci et al, 2003), any significant increase in nurses' caring attitudes/behaviors perceived by patients has positive effects on their health and QOL (Lee et al, 2008).…”

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Factors affecting medication adherence in patients with hypertension

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