Wendy L. Watson's research while affiliated with Brigham Young University - Provo Main Campus and other places
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Publications (15)
In this multiply-authored account, five academicians discuss the connections between their work as clinicians and their clinical qualitative research. Each saw connections between practice and research, and each in her or his own domain of interest has found that practice informs research and research informs practice. This article also introduces...
The beliefs held by nurses have the potential to influence the beliefs of the individuals andfamiliesfor whom they care. This clinical example presents the experience of a couple who presented with marital conflict at the Family Nursing Unit, University of Calgary, about 8 months following the husband's second myocardial infarction. As the story of...
Family violence has often been conceptualized as a linear phenomenon in which perpetrators commit acts intended to hurt victims. Intervention in these circumstances involves treating the perpetrator and the victim individually. In contrast, this article presents a Systemic Belief Approach to the situation of mutual family violence. A case example i...
This article focuses on a family systems nursing approach for essential hypertension. A case example is presented that describes the approach with a hypertensive woman with agoraphobia symptoms. A clinically significant decrease in the client's blood pressure occurred following the family sessions. Clinical observations of improved family relations...
Following suicide of a loved one the lives of survivors can be plagued with anger, sadness, shame, guilt, health problems, and agonizing questions. This report presents the Systemic Belief approach to assisting survivors. A case example illustrates the influence beliefs have on survivors' lives. Constraining beliefs are challenged and facilitative...
Argues against the use of the term "medical family therapy" since such a term may imply that the medical narrative is more significant than other narratives. Instead of relying on medical studies, the study of therapy for families dealing with physical illness should also make use of such disciplines as family nursing, social work, psychology, and...
Explores a family systems approach to chronic pain, focusing on a case example that describes therapy primarily occurring with the wife of a chronic pain sufferer. However, a dramatic decrease in the husband's experience of chronic pain from his osteophytes and his associated bitterness occurred during and following treatment. Clinical observations...
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... No Modelo de Intervenção na Família (MCIF) proposto por Wright e Leahey, o envio de cartas terapêuticas é indicado durante o desenvolvimento do trabalho clínico do enfermeiro com as famílias e na sua finalização (7). A equipe do Family Nursing Unit (FNU), na Universidade de Calgary, tem incorporado o uso da carta terapêutica na prática clínica com famílias há mais de 20 anos, e observam que cartas criam oportunidades de relações mais colaborativas e transparentes com a família (8)(9)(10). Por meio das cartas, a equipe oferece elogios ou confirmações dos pontos fortes da família. ...
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... Caregiver burden is often more associated with the social support the caregiver receives-specifically, the number of visits of other family members to the elderly parent-than the actual health problems experienced by the parent (Murfield, Moyle, Jones, & O'Donovan, 2019;Watson & Wright, 1984). Children of the elderly tend to cope better with the physical conditions of their parents, even though they may require considerable time and attention. ...
... 3. In our particular approach to advanced practice in family systems nursing here at the University of Calgary, we have identified beliefs as the core variable of our nursing practice (Duhamel, Watson, & Wright, 1994;Robinson, Wright, & Watson, 1994;Watson, Bell, & Wright, 1992;Watson & Lee, 1993;Wright, Bell, & Rock, 1989;Wright, Bell, Watson, & Tapp, 1995;Wright & Nagy, 1993;Wright & Simpson, 1991;Wright, Watson, & Bell, in press). Reflection on our practice with families has convinced us that it is an individual's beliefs that best explain one's experience-beliefs about the etiology and prognosis of an illness, beliefs about his or her ability to influence an illness, beliefs about the role of family members, and so forth. ...
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... Certainly, many family therapists may assess for physical activity levels within a Biopsychosocial-Spiritual framework (BPSS; Bell et al., 1992;Engel, 1977Engel, , 1981Robinson & Taylor, 2016), however, there is no clear guidance for assessment and intervention within therapy sessions, how to present information about the importance and impact of physical activity (psychoeducation), nor how family therapists can navigate within their scope of practice. To that end, the purpose of this paper is to (a) review the important brain-boosting benefits of physical activity for cognitive, emotional, and social health, (b), provide a framework for the domains for family therapists for incorporating exercise in assessment and treatment, and finally, (c) outline recommendations for practice, education and supervision, and research for family therapists. ...
... Multiple Case Study Approach (Watson, Bell, & Wright, 1992;Wright, Bell, & Rock, 1989 & Wright, 1987;Wright & Leahey, 1987a, 1987b ...
... Graduate education of FSN at the University of Calgary at the master's level involved a sequencing of theory and research courses blended with three intensive clinical practicums. At least two of the practicums were conducted in a unique practice unit: an outpatient educational and research clinic at the University of Calgary known as the Family Nursing Unit (FNU) (Bell, 2008; Gottlieb, 2007; Wright, Watson, & Bell, 1990; Wright, Watson, & Duhamel, 1985). Dr. Lorraine Wright created the FNU in 1982 as a means to provide a teaching/research facility and context that included demonstration and live clinical supervision of therapeutic conversations conducted with families by faculty and graduate nursing students. ...
... The majority of the 17 studies (n = 15) focused on the entire Family Systems Nursing intervention process; one study specifically examined the Family Systems Nursing intervention of commendations within the family intervention process (Limacher & Wright, 2006) and one study examined the use of therapeutic letters (Moules, 2009). The methods employed in the studies were from qualitative research traditions (Benzein & Saveman, 2008;Duhamel, Dupuis, Reidy, & Nadon, 2007;Duhamel & Talbot, 2004;Feeley & Gottlieb, 1998;Limacher & Wright, 2006;McLeod & Wright, 2008;Moules, 2009;Robinson, 1998;Robinson & Wright, 1995;Silva, Galera, & Moreno, 2007;Tapp, 2001;Wacharasin, 2010), quantitative traditions (Svavarsdottir & Sigurdardottir, 2005, 2006, or a combination of these two traditions (Clausson & Berg, 2008;Duhamel, 1994;Duhamel, Watson, & Wright, 1994). Family constellations included couples, parents, and children. ...
... It is clear from our findings that many parents want and seek help with their children's aggression directed toward them and siblings, but as noted previously, research on interventions for these forms of family violence is still in its beginning stages. However, a number of current interventions for parent-directed aggression, including a family treatment approach (Holt, 2011;Holt & Retford, 2013;Micucci, 1995;Miles & Condry, 2015;Robinson et al., 1994;Rybski, 1999), a trauma-informed treatment model (Nowakowski-Sims & Rowe, 2015), and cognitive behavioral therapy combined with a restorative justice framework (Correll et al., 2017;Routt & Anderson, 2011), appear promising. Although, these approaches are limited by their focus on adolescents whose aggression was severe enough to warrant involvement with the juvenile justice system, which further delineates the importance of future research to address intervention for less severe parent-directed aggression in younger children. ...
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... Such experiences affect quality of life, various aspects of health and impact economic and productivity of a community (Mitchell, Kin, Prigerson, & Mortimer, 2005). Loss of a loved one to suicide is considered a stressful event accompanied by an array of health risk responses, including stigma, anger, shame (e.g., Watson & Lee, 1993), guilt (e.g., Van Dongen, 1990;Watson & Lee, 1993), isolation, rejection, abandonment and blame (Range, 1998). These painful and negative experiences may reduce survivors' ability to recover from the loss, leading to various psychological problems (Prigerson & Maciejewski, 2005), complicated grief (Cerel, Jordan, & Duberstein, 2008;Mitchel, Sakraida, Kin, Bullan, & Chiappetta, 2009) suicidal ideation (Hoffmann, Myburgh, & Poggenpoel, 2010;Mitchel et al., 2009) and risk for completing suicide (e.g., Hoffmann et al., 2010). ...
