Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN, is Professor and La Quinta Motor Inns Inc. Centennial Professor; and Bokim Lee, PhD, MPH, RN, is Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin.
Wonshik Chee, PhD, is Assistant Research Professor, College of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin.
Sharon Dormire, PhD, RN, is Assistant Professor; and Adama Brown, PhD, is Research Scientist, School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin.
Accepted for publication September 1, 2009.
This study was conducted as part of a larger study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH/NINR/NIA; R01NR008926). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Thank you to the research assistants, Chia-Chun Li, Enrique Guevara, Yi Liu, and Hyun-Ju Lim, who helped in recruitment, data collection, and data analysis.
Corresponding author: Eun-Ok Im, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS, FAAN, School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701 (e-mail: [email protected]).