Katharine Kolcaba

2.7k total citations
41 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Katharine Kolcaba is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Katharine Kolcaba has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 7 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Katharine Kolcaba's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (8 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (6 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (5 papers). Katharine Kolcaba is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (8 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (6 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (5 papers). Katharine Kolcaba collaborates with scholars based in United States, Portugal and Brazil. Katharine Kolcaba's co-authors include Richard Steiner, Linda Wilson, Marguerite DiMarco, Thérèse Dowd, João Apóstolo, Michelle L. Byrne, Victoria Schirm, Elaine Fisher, Naiemeh Seyedfatemi and Ruth Natália Teresa Turrini and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Advanced Nursing, Supportive Care in Cancer and JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration.

In The Last Decade

Katharine Kolcaba

41 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Katharine Kolcaba United States 20 417 392 359 304 224 41 1.9k
Eva Gjengedal Norway 28 536 1.3× 296 0.8× 242 0.7× 641 2.1× 152 0.7× 108 2.0k
Michelle N. Eakin United States 28 524 1.3× 205 0.5× 397 1.1× 199 0.7× 158 0.7× 136 2.8k
Diane L. Carroll United States 30 662 1.6× 306 0.8× 129 0.4× 316 1.0× 194 0.9× 104 2.8k
Lani Zimmerman United States 32 634 1.5× 132 0.3× 252 0.7× 362 1.2× 358 1.6× 98 3.3k
Ruth McCaffrey United States 27 376 0.9× 122 0.3× 132 0.4× 181 0.6× 89 0.4× 65 2.0k
Åsa Engström Sweden 22 312 0.7× 850 2.2× 187 0.5× 489 1.6× 179 0.8× 115 1.8k
Dianne Groll Canada 27 618 1.5× 273 0.7× 219 0.6× 456 1.5× 274 1.2× 81 3.2k
Therese S. Richmond United States 32 733 1.8× 143 0.4× 126 0.4× 628 2.1× 285 1.3× 149 3.2k
Karin Wikblad Sweden 30 839 2.0× 145 0.4× 339 0.9× 490 1.6× 250 1.1× 79 2.7k
Pia Dreyer Denmark 22 379 0.9× 462 1.2× 108 0.3× 360 1.2× 109 0.5× 115 1.5k

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All Works

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Pinto, Sara, Sílvia Caldeira, José Carlos Amado Martins, & Katharine Kolcaba. (2016). Cultural adaptation and validation of the Portuguese End of Life Spiritual Comfort Questionnaire in Palliative Care patients. Porto Biomedical Journal. 1(4). 147–152. 13 indexed citations
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Kolcaba, Katharine, et al.. (2015). Comfort Theory. Advances in Nursing Science. 38(4). 270–278. 16 indexed citations
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Turrini, Ruth Natália Teresa, et al.. (2014). Cancer Patients Caregivers Comfort. Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP. 48(2). 278–284. 18 indexed citations
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Seyedfatemi, Naiemeh, Forough Rafii, Mahboubeh Rezaei, & Katharine Kolcaba. (2014). Comfort and Hope in the Preanesthesia Stage in Patients Undergoing Surgery. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 29(3). 213–220. 24 indexed citations
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Paiva, Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro, André Lopes Carvalho, Katharine Kolcaba, & Carlos Eduardo Paiva. (2014). Validation of the Holistic Comfort Questionnaire- caregiver in Portuguese-Brazil in a cohort of informal caregivers of palliative care cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer. 23(2). 343–351. 11 indexed citations
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Porter, Carol, Katharine Kolcaba, Sister Rita McNulty, & Joyce J. Fitzpatrick. (2010). The Effect of a Nursing Labor Management Partnership on Nurse Turnover and Satisfaction. JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration. 40(5). 205–210. 19 indexed citations
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Dowd, Thérèse, et al.. (2007). Comparison of a Healing Touch, Coaching, and a Combined Intervention on Comfort and Stress in Younger College Students. Holistic Nursing Practice. 21(4). 194–202. 16 indexed citations
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Dowd, Thérèse, Katharine Kolcaba, & Richard Steiner. (2006). Development of the Healing Touch Comfort Questionnaire. Holistic Nursing Practice. 20(3). 122–129. 7 indexed citations
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Kolcaba, Katharine, et al.. (2006). A Unifying Framework to Enhance the Practice Environment. 2 indexed citations
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Kolcaba, Katharine, Victoria Schirm, & Richard Steiner. (2006). Effects of Hand Massage on Comfort of Nursing Home Residents. Geriatric Nursing. 27(2). 85–91. 84 indexed citations
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Wilson, Linda & Katharine Kolcaba. (2004). Practical application of comfort theory in the perianesthesia setting. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 19(3). 164–173. 69 indexed citations
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Schirm, Victoria, et al.. (2004). Development of a healthy bladder education program for older adults. Geriatric Nursing. 25(5). 301–306. 6 indexed citations
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Kolcaba, Katharine & Linda Wilson. (2002). Comfort care: A framework for perianesthesia nursing. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. 17(2). 102–114. 66 indexed citations
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Kolcaba, Katharine. (2001). Evolution of the mid range theory of comfort for outcomes research. Nursing Outlook. 49(2). 86–92. 104 indexed citations
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Kolcaba, Katharine, et al.. (2001). Measuring comfort in caregivers and patients during late end-of-life care. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 18(3). 170–180. 49 indexed citations
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Kolcaba, Katharine. (1995). The Art of Comfort Care. Image the Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 27(4). 287–289. 41 indexed citations
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Kolcaba, Katharine. (1994). A theory of holistic comfort for nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 19(6). 1178–1184. 227 indexed citations
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Kolcaba, Katharine. (1992). Gerontological Nursing: THE CONCEPT OF COMFORT IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORK. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 18(6). 33–38. 9 indexed citations
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Kolcaba, Katharine, et al.. (1991). An analysis of the concept of comfort. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 16(11). 1301–1310. 174 indexed citations
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Kolcaba, Katharine & Carol A. Miller. (1989). Behavioral Problems Geropharmacology Treatment Extend Nursing Responsibility. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 15(5). 29–35. 6 indexed citations

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