► Background: Evidence indicates that hospital nursing characteristics such as staffing
contribute to patient outcomes. Less attention has been given to other hospital nursing …

Background The prevalence of obesity has increased over the past 3 decades, with a
disproportionate growth in excessive weight categories (body mass index [BMI] 35.0–39.9 and BMI …

Background: Despite three decades of empirical investigation into research utilization and a
renewed emphasis on evidence-based medicine and evidence-based practice in the past …

Background: No empirical literature was found that explained how organizational context (operationalized
as a composite of leadership, culture, and evaluation) influences research …

Background: Nursing work environment characteristics, in particular nurse and physician
staffing, have been linked to patient outcomes (adverse events and patient mortality). …

Background. Asthma is a common childhood illness. The objective of this study is to determine
the incidence of physician-diagnosed asthma in preschool years and its relationship to …

Background: Medical inpatients are at risk for suboptimal health outcomes from adverse
drug events and under-use of evidence-based therapies. We sought to determine whether …

Background: Maternal attitudes to infant feeding are predictive of intent and initiation of
breastfeeding. Objectives: The Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) has not been validated …

Purpose: Infant feeding differences are strongly tied to socioeconomic status. The goal of
this study is to compare determinants of early breastfeeding cessation incidence in …

Background Existing studies have shown conflicting evidence regarding the safety of exogenous
insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes. In particular, observational studies have …