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A Mother’s Sentiments towards a Child Conceived
through in Vitro Fertilization
Yoshiko Otani
Iwate Prefectural University Graduate School, Graduate School of Nursing, Doctoral Program

Semi-structured interviews and their analysis were conducted with the aim to clarify a mother’s sentiments
towards a child conceived through in vitro fertilization. As a result, the following 5 sentiments were observed:“excitement & joy”, “gratitude”, “appreciation”, “frustration & hardship”, and “remorse”. As regards experiences that have affected mothers’ sentiments towards their child, experiences such as “miscarriage orstillbirth”, “guilty conscience over infertility”, and “repeated hope and disappointment over being pregnant”,
led mothers to realize their child changed things for the better. As a result of mothers dealing with suchchallenges, growth as human beings led to such sentiments as “gratitude”, “excitement & joy”, and “appreciation”. On the other hand, “prolonged period of infertility” or “deficiencies regarding support from one’senvironment” are presumed to foster a mother’s strong sense of duty and introverted/intropunitive feelings, aswell as increase sentiments of “frustration & hardship” and “remorse”, thus leading to sentiments of uncertainty
in mothers.
Keywords : In vitro fertilization, experience, mother, sentiment.

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Qualifications for an Assistant Professor at Japanese
University Schools of Nursing
Yoshihito Endo, Osamu Ito, Yuko Asanuma, Kazushi Yamanouchi,
Iwate Prefectural University Faculty of Nursing

Keywords : Assistant professor, University school of nursing, Qualification<Research Report>

Development and a Trial of an Intervention Program toImprove Health Promoting Behaviors of Patients withHypertension
Kazuko Kikuchi 1), Yuriko Kanematsu 2), Yoko Tsuchiya 1), Sumiko Chiba 3), Yumi Sasaki 3),
Rie Ando 1), Takako Saito 1), Makiko Ishii 1), Kyoko Noguchi 1), Tomoko Kudo 1),
Michiko Tsuboyama 2), Daisuke Ogino 2), Hiroaki Ambo 4)
1) Iwate Prefectual University Faculty of Nursing 2) Former Iwate Prefectual University Faculty of Nursing3) Takizawa Village Health Office 4) Tohoku Fukushi University

The purposes of this study were to develop an intervention program to improve health promoting behaviorsof patients with hypertension, and to examine the usefulness of the program. It was constructed using the resultsof our past collaborative research with the faculty of the University of North Carolina Wilmington School ofNursing. It consisted of a health promoting lifestyle profile

questionnaire (HPLP), self-monitoring of bloodpressure and physical activity, individual and group interview and providing food models and booklets on
blood pressure control. Monthly meetings for 6 months and a follow-up meeting at 3 months after completion
were conducted for 13 participants who volunteered and consented.
The blood pressure of the 13 participants decreased significantly from the first stage to the last stage (p<0.05).
The average number of steps of the 13 participants increased significantly between the first stage and the 2ndthrough last stage (p<0.01). The total score of HPLP

, scores of physical activity and spiritual growthsubscales increased significantly between the first stage and the last stage (p<0.01). The responses at thefollow-up interview were: “Enjoyed using pedometer to identify what I did today”, “Tried hard at the task for
6 months. Walked only about 6~7000 steps to avoid weight on hips and knees”, “Blood pressure varies when I
have a cold”, “Feeling blue, but obtained useful data of my exercise. Alcohol increases BP”, ”Useful for myhealth maintenance”, and others.
These findings indicate the usefulness of this intervention program, and this study should be continued toobtain more substantial evidence for improving blood pressure control and health promoting lifestyle.

Keywords : hypertension, health promoting behavior, spirituality, exercise, stress management1st ISNS Conference<Special Lecture>

Knowledge of Nursing Expressed in Nursing Practice-Findings from Case Examinations and their AccumulationMidori Kawashima
The Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing

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Journal of Iwate Society of Nursing Science Submission Guidelines
1.

General Guidelines(1)

The Journal of Iwate Society of Nursing Science is published by the Society two times a year for thepurpose of sharing research results in nursing.

(2)

The editorial committee is established by the Society to carry out publishing responsibilities.

(3)

The journal is published online and on paper.

2. Submission Rules
(1)

(2)

Qualifications for Submission
1)

The first author listed must be a member of the Society.

2)

Authors requested by the Society are exempt from the preceding qualification.

3)

Authors residing outside Japan are not required to be members of the Society.

4)

Other authors may be qualified by the editorial committee.

Article Categories
Articles published in the Journal must be review articles, original articles, case reports, research
reports, brief reports and others, which are unpublished.

In the review process, the editorialcommittee may suggest a change in categories.
Review Article
A comprehensive evaluation and discussion based on a critical review of literature
concerning a specific theme in nursing.
Original Article
A research article in nursing with originality, including new knowledge andsystematically describing research results.

It should contain clear significance forknowledge in nursing science. It must be presented systematically consisting of purpose,method, results, discussion and conclusion.
Case Report
A report of a valuable clinical example of nursing.

It will provide beneficial information

for nursing practice and nursing science.
Research Report
A research article in nursing with a significant research conclusion, which will berecognized as contributing to the development of nursing science.

The article must consistof purpose, method, results, discussion and conclusion.
Brief Report
A short research article in nursing containing new knowledge, expected to contribute tothe development of nursing science. The article must consist of purpose, method, results,discussion and conclusion.
Other articles
Articles in nursing, such as concerning nursing issues.

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Article Submission
Articles are to be submitted following the instructions of the editorial committee.

(4)

Review Process
The decision on submitted articles concerning acceptance for publication is carried out by theeditorial committee, based on the evaluation of two anonymous reviewers at the request of thecommittee.

If there are differences of opinion between the reviewers, an additional reviewer will

be requested. The review is conducted in accordance with the reviewing standards and guidelines.
If the author does not respond to the editorial committees comments on modifications for morethan three months, the article will automatically be rejected.
(5)

Editing
The publication sequence of articles and other editorial issues are performed by the editorialcommittee.

(6)

Proofs
The first proofreading will be conducted by the author.

Corrections by the author will be limited tothe correction of words and phrases. Further proofreading will be performed by the editorialcommittee.
(7)

Reprints
The author may ask for reprints in blocks of 50 copies during the proofreading process.

The cost

will be the responsibility of the author.
(8)

Ethical Considerations
Research on human subjects or animals must include a statement of ethical consideration.
ethical standards written below must be fulfilled.

TheThe research protocol must be approved by theEthical Committee of the institution.
Research on the human body must follow the Helsinki Declaration.
Research on animals must meet the ethical standards of the Iwate Prefectural University
Ethical Provisions for Animal Experiments or other similar standards.
Investigative research studies must meet the ethical standards of the Ethical Guidelines
on Epidemiologic Study or similar standards.
Research on the human genome and genetic analysis must meet the ethical standards ofthe Ethical Guidelines for Human Genome and Genetic Analysis and Guidelines forClinical Research on Gene Therapy or similar standards.
(9)

Submission Procedures
Applications for submission should be made through the Iwate Society of Nursing Science
web site (http://iwatekangogakkai.res.iwate-pu.ac.jp/gakkaishi/tokoannai.html).
Applicants must write the category of the article, title, name of the author, e-mail address,membership number and postal address including postcode.
Articles should be submitted by e-mail following the instructions of the editorial committee.
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date of receipt. The date when the editorial committee accepts the article for publication,
based on the reviewers evaluation, is considered the date of acceptance.
The author of an article accepted for publication for which a joint research agreement andethical screening report are necessary must supply those documents to the editorialcommittee within two weeks of notification of acceptance of the article.
The author may request a proof of publication for the article after the date of acceptance.
(10)

Publication Costs
The costs for publication are free.

However, publication costs of color photographs are theresponsibility of the author.
3. Writing Guidelines
A template for manuscripts is available on the Iwate Society of Nursing Science web site(http://iwatekangogakkai.res.iwate-pu.ac.jp/gakkaishi/tokoannai.html). (MS Word format).
(1)

Description of the Article
1) The submitted article is to be in Japanese or English, using A4 page settings and written inMS Word.
2) The length of the article, including the title, abstract, text and references must be composed
within the page limits described below.
Review Article: 12 pages, about 6000 words including text, references, figures and tables.
Original Article: 12 pages, about 6000 words including text, references, figures and tables.
Case Report: 6 pages, about 3000 words including text, references, figures and tables.
Research Report: 12 pages, about 6000 words including text, references, figures and tables.
Brief Report: 4 pages, about 2000 words including text, references, figures and tables.
Other articles: The editorial committee will decide on the length of the article according tocontent.
3)

Measurements and measurement symbols should conform to System International (SI)units.

4)

The article should be presented in the following order: title, name of the author, affiliation,abstract, text, references.

5)

An abstract of 250 words should be attached to articles except those categorized as Otherarticles.

6) 5 or fewer keywords should be included in all articles.
7) The format of the article should be as follows (using the template for articles for submission
designated by the editorial committee):
The text and references should be two-columned, 44 lines in 10 point font and everythingelse should be in one column.
The top and bottom margins should be set at 25mm and the left and right margins should
be set at 20mm.

Margins will be used by the editorial committee to display page numbers,

the name, volume and number of the journal and the dates of receipt and acceptance.

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The typeset for English text should be Times New Roman.
The abstract should be indented by 15mm.
8) Numbers enclosed in circles, roman numerals and similar machine-dependent charactersshould not be used.
9)

For other rules for the format of the article, the template for articles for submission shouldbe followed.

10)

If the author is Japanese, the Japanese title of the article, the name of the author inJapanese, the name of the affiliation in Japanese and an abstract in Japanese should beattached.

(2)

Insertion of Diagrams
1)

Figures and tables should be sized at 1 column (width 7.5cm) or 2 columns (width 16.5cm)
and be inserted into the text.

2) The letters of the title and the explanation of figures and tables should be in 6 or 8 point font.
3)

Figures should be created using jpg, gif or png formats.

This also applies to photographs.

Direct copying and pasting from Microsoft Excel or PowerPoint is also acceptable.
4)

Tables should be created using Microsoft Excel and inserted into the text.

5)

Sequential numbers should be added to each figure in the article and e.g. Fig 1. and thetitle of the figure should be centered directly below each figure.

6)

Sequential numbers should be added to each table in the article and e.g. Table 1. and thetitle of the table should be written directly above the table to the left.

(3)Description of References
Descriptions of references should be based on the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts
Submitted to Biomedical Journals (i.e. Vancouver style).
1) When references are cited, superscript expressed as 1), 2) etc. should be added in the citation
area and the citations should be listed in order at the end of the article.
2) The description style should be as follows:
Articles in journals: The name of the author. the title of the article. the title of the journalyear;volume (number):pages.

Pages should be in numbers.

Books: The name of the author. the title of the book. version. the name of the editor. place ofpublication: publisher; year. pages.
Newspaper articles: The name of the author. the title of the article. the title of thenewspaper (edition). date:section:location(column number).

If the name of the author was

not stated, it may be omitted.
Web sites: The name of the author. the title: the subtitle. place of publication: publisher;date of publication [updated date; cited date]. URL.
3)

Names of authors in references should be as follows:
If there are 5 or fewer authors, the last names and initials of the authors should be written.
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al. should be written.
4)Typeset for references is the same as for the main text.

4. Copyrights(1)

The copyrights of all articles and content of the Journal (including the online version on theweb site) are reserved by the Society.

(2)

Before using diagrams and highly original items published in the Journal, users must apply forpermission from the editorial committee of the Journal.

(E-mail applications will not beaccepted.)(3)

An application for permission should include:1.

The volume, number, pages, year, title of the article, the name of the first author listed andthe page number or number of the diagram for which permission is sought.

2.

The purpose of use.

3.

The full name, address, telephone and fax number, e-mail address and signature of theapplicant.

(4) Diagrams and other items for which permission for use is granted must be stated as citationfrom the original article in footnotes or references.

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Yoshiko Otani

Yoshihito Endo

Osamu Ito

Yuko Asanuma

Kazushi Yamanouchi

Kazuko Kikuchi, Yuriko Kanematsu, Yoko Tsuchiya, Sumiko Chiba, Yumi Sasaki, Rie Ando, Takako Saito,Makiko Ishii, Kyoko Noguchi, Tomoko Kudo, Michiko Tsuboyama, Daisuke Ogino, Hiroaki Ambo

Midori Kawashima