To encourage the advancement of nursing through research around the globe, Sigma Foundation for Nursing provides funding for small and collaborative research grants. This collection houses reports of the recipients' research endeavors.
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Submissions from 2025
Perspectives of Latino Adolescents: Cultural Beliefs and Practices about Health Literacy, Sonique Sailsman
Submissions from 2024
An immersion intervention for symptoms of PTSD in student veterans, Rebecca Benfield, Alicia Brown, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Catherine E. Dingley, Reimund Serafica, and Huaxin Song
Using ethnographic methods to explore stigma in South African HIV and tuberculosis clinics to develop a measure of intersectional stigma, Alanna J. Bergman
Exploring biomarkers of sex-based disparities in relapsing multiple sclerosis, Stephanie Buxhoeveden
Understanding the situated experiences of tenured Black nursing faculty keys to eradicating race inequities nursing education, Wilma J. Calvert, E. Paulette Isaac-Savage, and Mopelola Adeola
A visual arts-based intervention for improving psychosocial outcomes among community-dwelling stroke survivors: A pilot randomized controlled trial, Mimi Wai Man Chan
Adverse and positive childhood experiences and general health among Asian American emerging adults, Wenyi Chen
Examining content and construct validity of the NYU Langone Health Nursing Education and Competency Algorithm (NE-CA), Vincenza Counglin and Alice Nash
Life experiences of limited English proficiency patients with established cardiovascular diseases living in the US-Mexico border, Cristina Dominguez De Quezada, Crystal Brown, and Enrique Barrientos
Psychological distress and management of women who experienced miscarriage during the COVID-19 pandemic, Madeline Fernandez
Development and psychometric testing of the Capstone-Experience Preceptor Preparedness Scale: The Cap-ExPresS study, Lisa E. Guthrie
Evaluating critical thinking in new graduate nurses through reflective journaling, Robbin Guynn
Predicting aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss among MDR-TB infected individuals in South Africa, Hyejeong Hong
Resourcefulness and health outcomes in persons with cardiovascular disease and their care partners, Elliane Irani, Nicole LeBlanc, and Jaclene A. Zauszniewski
Assessing feasibility and sensitivity of using VoxNeuro as an objective measure of cognitive function in cancer survivors receiving neurofeedback for post-cancer cognitive impairment, Marian Luctkar-Flude, Jane Tyerman, and Sarah Walker
Perspectives on physical activity participation in middle-aged U.S. South Asian Indian women at risk for type 2 diabetes, Nitha Mathew Joseph
An exploration of the effects of virtual gaming simulation on knowledge retention, student enjoyment, satisfaction and confidence levels-A pilot study, Natasha J. Nurse-Clarke and Brenda Hernandez-Acevedo
Sedentary behaviors and physical activity in university IT workers, Sungwon Park
Understanding the self-management in pregnancy and breastfeeding in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus from Thailand, Ratchanok Phonyiam
Breast cancer transitions, Kathryn E. Post, Seetha Aribindi, Lara Traeger, Daniel Hall, Jennifer S. Temel, Jamie Jacobs, and Joseph A. Greer
Psychosocial predictors of risky sexual behaviors for HIV/AIDS prevention among African American college students, Ali Salman, Yi-Hui Lee, Evelyn Hoover, and Yvonne Ford
Implementing profiling to boost vaccination uptake among nurses and nursing students: A machine learning approach, nursing IMPACT project, Marco Tomietto, Giancarlo Cicolini, Kristina Mikkonen, and Michelle Croston
