1998
Using the Actigraph to Measure Activity-Rest in the Acute Care Setting
Wykpisz E, Redeker N, Mason D, Glica B. Using the Actigraph to Measure Activity-Rest in the Acute Care Setting. Computers And Medicine 1998, 297-303. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-2182-1_38.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of lifeCoronary artery bypass surgeryArtery bypass surgeryCoronary bypass patientsAcute care settingLength of stayAcute care nursingActivity-rest patternHospital stayBypass patientsBypass surgeryCommon symptomsCare nursingCare settingsHealth statusSurgeryStayPositive linear trendImportant determinantPatientsDysfunctionIllnessSymptomsActivityDisease
1996
Health Patterns of Cardiac Surgery Clients Using Home Health Care Nursing Services
Redeker N, Brassard A. Health Patterns of Cardiac Surgery Clients Using Home Health Care Nursing Services. Public Health Nursing 1996, 13: 394-403. PMID: 9111804, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1996.tb00267.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth patternsHome health care nursing servicesHome health care populationInitial hospital stayCardiac surgical patientsHome careActivity/exerciseHealth care populationHome health careHealth care recordsHome care servicesHospital staySurgical patientsChief complaintCardiopulmonary statusCare populationMean durationHospital experienceWound careCommon reasonCare recordsNursing servicesCare servicesDemographic dataHealth care
1994
First Postoperative Week Activity Patterns and Recovery in Women after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
REDEKER N, MASON D, WYKPISZ E, GLICA B, MINER C. First Postoperative Week Activity Patterns and Recovery in Women after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Nursing Research 1994, 43: 168-173. PMID: 8183659, DOI: 10.1097/00006199-199405000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass surgeryArtery bypass surgerySickness Impact ProfileBypass surgeryPostoperative hospital stayPreoperative functional statusFirst postoperative weekLength of stayMeasure of recoveryPositive linear trendActivity-rest patternHospital stayPostoperative weekFunctional statusWrist actigraphImpact ProfileSIP scoresSignificant positive linear trendStayFirst weekWeeksWomenSurgeryLinear trendShorter length