SESSION

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Thursday, July 10, 2008
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Thursday, July 10, 2008
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
POSTERS: Chronic Illness
 A Study on the Incidence and Factors Associated with Lower Leg Amputation for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Wang Shu-Mei
 Cancer Treatment, Symptom Monitoring, and Self-Care among Chinese Adults
Phoebe D. Williams, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chair Sek Ying, RN, PhD, Ubolrat Piamjariyakul, PhD, RN, Violeta Lopez, RN, PhD, FRCNA, Wenru Wang, PhD, RN, Qiuhua Shen, RN, MSN, Mira Kim, RN, BSN, Lisa Park, RN, BSN
 Characteristics of the Physical Activity Performed by Women Recovering from a Cardiac Event during the 12 Months after Hospital Discharge: A Preliminary Study
Fumiko Furukawa, PhD, RN
 Correlations of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Dipping and Physical Activity among Patients with Heart Failure: Preliminary Findings
Mei-Kuei Tai, RN, MSN, Janet C. Meininger, PhD, RN, FAAN
 Cultural Factors Associated with Antihypertensive Medication Adherence
Hsin-Tien Hsu, RN, PhD, Shiow-Li Hwang, RN, DNSc, Chi-Tai Kuo, MD, PhD, Ya-Chuan Tseng, RN, MSN, Ming-I Fan, MAP, MHSM, RN, Mei-Yu Chiu, RN, BS
 Exploring Levels of Death Anxiety and Related Factors among Cancer Patients
Pei-Ling Tang, RN, MSN, Chou-Ping Chiou, RN, PhD
 Facilitating Self-Care in Older Diabetic Chinese-Americans: A Need for Interventions
Ming Fang Wang-Letzkus, EdD, Gail Terry Washington, DNS, RN
 Factors Related to Symptoms Distress, Depression, Social Support, and Self-Care Ability in Heart Failure Patients
Min-Hui Liu, BSN, RN, Shui-Tao Hu, MS, RN, Li-Tang Kuo
 Health-Related Quality of Life in Taiwanese People with Heart Failure
Hsing-Mei Chen, PhD, RN, Angela, P. Clark, PhD, RN, Liang-Miin Tsai, MD, Yann-Fen C. Chao, DNSc, RN
 Impact of Length of Exercise Intervention on Peak Oxygen Consumption in Women with Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis
Chun-Ja Kim, RN, PhD, Duck-Hee Kang, RN, PhD, FAAN, Jee Won Park, RN, PhD
 Increasing Weaning Successful Rate of Ventilator-Dependent Patients
Hau-Chan Wu, RN, Shui-Tao Hu, MS, RN, Mei-Chu Chan, RN
 Lifestyle Related Factors on the Risk of Early-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case-Control Study
Yu-Rung Wang, BS, RN, Miaofen Yen, PhD, RN
 Physiological Study of the Sleep State of Employed Middle-Aged Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Fusae Kondo, RN, PhD, Asami Suzuki, RN, Toru Nakagima, MD, Shinithiro Tanaka
 Predictors of Self-Care Behavior in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Kwua-Yun Wang, RN, MS, Chia-Chen Yang, RN, MS, Pei-Yi Sung, Wann-Cherng Perng
 Resilience, Social Support, and Self-Care Behaviour in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Min Feng Huang, RN, MSN, Mary Courtney, PhD, Helen Edwards, PhD, Jan McDowell, PhD
 The Effect of Two Different Education Programs on Foot Self-Care in Patient with Diabetes Mellitus
Lee Hsueh-Ju
 The Effect on Characteristics of Chronic Diseases and the Patients Perception the Stress from Disease
Shu-Min Lu, RN, MSN, Tzu-Yu Ou, PhD, Chen-Kuan Huang, RN, MSN
 The Investigation of Symptom Distress in Cancer Patients and Its Related Factors
Chou-Ping Chiou, RN, PhD, Pei-Ling Tang, RN, MSN, Hui-Ying Cheng, RN, MSN
 The Relationships of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients
Mei-Li Lai, BS, RN, Miaofen Yen, PhD, RN
 To Take Care of Sick People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Translation, Adaptation and Validation of Questionnaire
Armenio Guardado Cruz, PhD, Joao Luis Alves Apostolo, RN, Armando Malcata, BA, Pedro Machado, BA, Marta Campos, BA