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D Gould

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PubMed1985

A comparison of recovery following hysterectomy and major cardiac surgery.

Although monitoring progress is an everyday nursing activity, methods currently employed remain relatively undeveloped. In the past most studies documented physical recovery, tending to focus upon complications such as infection rates, which are quantifiable. Patients' satisfaction with progress is seldom taken into account, although it may provide a more accurate reflection of progress. In this paper, recovery following major cardiac surgery and hysterectomy performed for benign lesions are compared in terms of psychological adjustment to the effects of surgery and resumption of a wide range of activities within and outside the home, in addition to physical progress. On the whole patients accepted the effects of hysterectomy and their own assessments of recovery proved favourable despite considerable residual physical problems of a minor but troublesome nature. In contrast, recovery from cardiac surgery was more difficult and proceeded more slowly, as expected following this major operation.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1984

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PubMed1984

Effect of association, dissociation and positive self-talk strategies on endurance performance.

The purpose of the present investigation was to compare associative, dissociative and positive self-talk strategies in the performance of two endurance tasks. In Experiment 1, subjects (N = 40) were asked to employ one of these strategies during a 30 minute run around a quarter mile track. Subjects were instructed to run as fast and as far as they could during the allotted time. Heart rate, feelings, and cognitions were also assessed. Results indicated no significant between group differences on either performance or questionnaire measures. In Experiment 2, subjects (N = 230) were asked to employ the same cognitive strategies as described above throughout the duration of a muscular leg-endurance task. Results showed that the dissociation and positive self-task conditions produced significantly greater persistence than the association or control conditions. No significant differences were found for heart rate and other questionnaire data. The findings are discussed in terms of task type, the processing of internal and external cues and the mediating role of previous experience in affecting subjects' use of these cognitive strategies. Future directions for research are offered.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1980

Self-administered intelligibility practice for esophageal speakers.

Eight esophageal speakers used multiple-choice intelligibility training materials in a self-administered practice regimen. "Before" and "after" test tapes were made and scored for intelligibility. A naive group and the speakers themselves served as listeners. Both sets of scores showed proportionally similar improvements in intelligibility.

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