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Impact of Cancer on Couple Interaction, Psychosocial Impact of Illness on the Family, Family Dynamics in Health and Illness, Nursing Interventions with Families in Health and Illness, Psychiatric Care; Family Measurement
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Articles:
Friedemann, M. L. & Anderson, K. H. (2005). Family health care across cultures: An international online program. Journal of Family Nursing, 11(1), 79-82.
Anderson, K. H. (2000). The Family Health System approach to family systems nursing. Journal of Family Nursing, 6(2), 103-119.
Anderson, K. H., & Valentine, K. L. (1998). Establishing and sustaining a Family Nursing Center for families with chronic illness: The Wisconsin experience. Journal of Family Nursing, 4(2), 127-141.
Tomlinson, P. S., Harbaugh, B., & Anderson, K. (1996). Children’s temperament at 3 months and 6 years old: Stability, reliability, and measurement. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 19, 33-47.
Tomlinson, P. S., Kirschbaum, M., Harbaugh, B., & Anderson, K. (1996). The influence of illness severity and family resources on marital uncertainty during critical pediatric hospitalization. American Journal of Critical Care, 5, 140-146.
Anderson, K., Hobson, A., Steiner, P., & Rodel, B. (1992). Patients with dementia: Involving families to maximize nursing care. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 18 (7), 19-25.
Anderson, K. & Tomlinson, P. (1992). Family Health System as an emerging paradigm in nursing. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 24 (1), 57-63.
Wastlick, L. & Anderson, K. (1991). Family protective thinking about cardiac events: Nursing interventions to promote maintenance of family health behaviors. Wisconsin Medical Journal, (July), 438-440. (Graduate Student/Faculty paper; won Annual Graduate Writing Award.)
Chapters in Books:
Lewis, F. M., Behar, L. C., Anderson, K. H., Shands, M. E., Zahlis, E. H., Darby, E., & Sinsheimer, J. A. (2000). Blowing away the myths about the child’s experience with the mother’s breast cancer. In L. Baider et. al (Eds.), Cancer and the family (2nd Ed.), pp 201-221. Sussex, GB: John Wiley & Sons.
Anderson, K. H. (1998). The relationship between family sense of coherence and family quality of life after illness diagnosis: Collective and consensus views. In H. I. McCubbin, E. A. Thompson, A. I. Thompson, J. E. Fromer (Eds.), Stress, coping and health in families: Sense of coherence and resiliency, pp. 169-187. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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Medication errors; Medicinal substance abuse in special populations

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The effect of immigration on development of depressive symptoms; Tele-nursing and psychotherapy; Non-compliance in mentally ill patients.

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High risk pregnancy, Transitional care; Women and newborn care; Advanced nursing practice, Models of health care: Costs and quality, Randomized controlled trials, Advanced practice nursing, Transitional care & discharge planning, Models of health care delivery

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Surgical patient outcomes

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Retention of minority nursing students; Women and minorities in nursing administration

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Resilience
Risk and Protective Factors in Mental Health
Depression in Families and Women
HIV/AIDS with Vulnerable Populations
HIV/AIDS and Mental Health Issues

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Research on family functioning; caregiving families in nursing homes; resources of caregiving families of elders; cultural differences in families; planning for long-term care. Instrument development.

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Geriatric clinical research; Enteral nutrition; Fall prevention

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Anesthesiology Nursing

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Symptom management in HIV/AIDS; Medication adherence/side effect management of HIV/AIDS medications; HIV prevention

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Health promotion; Transcultural health care

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Patient simulation based instruction

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Dr. Grossman’s areas of research are blood pressure circadian rhythms, fever management, and cultural diversity and cultural competence.

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Concept of control as it relates to childbearing

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Pediatric pain management; Pediatric asthma; Pediatric chronic lung disease

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Coping and stress Effects of Anesthesia Simulation on state anxiety Professional Socialization

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Socialization into the nursing profession

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Parenting; Infant adoption; Behavioral pediatrics-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, Populations at risk for health disparities

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Health promotion in the elderly; Prostate cancer in African-American men

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HIV Counseling, Education, and Testing Across Populations and Settings; HIV/AIDS and Families; HIV/AIDS and Women; Mentorship in HIV/AIDS Care; Contemporary Health Problems Affecting Broad Spectrums of the Population (Heroin Addiction, Body Piercing and Tattooing, Gambling and Health, Internet Addiction); Methodological Issues in Nursing Research

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder--parenting and nursing management; Adoptive parenting

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Families raising vulnerable children. Effects of child vulnerability (illness, prematurity) on family system and family members. Effects of family system characteristics on the vulnerable child.