Research in UPCN

Research at the College of Nursing highlights its role in developing and advancing nursing science and in influencing policy decisions at all levels of decision-making. The faculty are actively involved in research activities based on the set research agenda of the College.

Most of the researches are funded particularly by the Philippine Council of Health Research and Development, Department of Health, and the UP Manila-National Institutes of Health.

The following are the research areas of the College:

Non-communicable Disease Prevention And Control
Care Of Older Persons And Those With Chronic Illness
Women’s Health And Care Of Children
Nursing Education
Community Health Nursing
Human Resources For Health

A. Non-communicable Disease Prevention And Control

This includes studies on identifying factors influencing compliance, service utilization, management, and effectiveness of intervention such as but not limited to smoking cessation, diabetes education, diet and physical activity strategies. This also includes mental health promotion.

The following are researches done by the faculty of the college on the area of non-communicable disease prevention and control.

Research Title

Compliance and Diabetes Management among the Faculty and Staff of the College of Nursing of UP Manila

Author

Mejico, Merle F.

Development of a package of nursing services for the prevention and control of non-communicable disease

Tejero, Lourdes Marie S.
Maderal, Vanessa Manila
Tuazon, Josefina A.

Integrative Review on Hypertension among Filipinos

Dela Cruz, Felicitas
Tuazon, Josefina A.
Tejero, Lourdes Marie S.
Santos, Marinelli

The Effects of Blood Pressure (BP) Measurement Educational Interventions on Adherence to BP Measurement Guidelines by Public Health Nurses (PHNs)

Pagsibigan, Jesusa S.

The Development of Service Packages and Clinical Pathway Guidelines for Non-Communication Diseases

Lorenzo, Fely Marilyn E.
Maderal, Vanessa Manila
Poblete

The Validity and Effectiveness of an Investigator-designed Hypertension Training Program for Advanced Practice Nurses in the Philippines

Duller, Sarla F. Tating
Dan Louie Renz P.
Tejero, Lourdes Marie S.

The family as primary caregivers for the mentally Ill Patients in a psychiatric ward

Mejico, Merie F.

Effectiveness of eHealth Cardiac Rehabilitation for Health Outcomes of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease in China

Su, Jing Jing
Paguio, Jenniffer T.
Doris Sau Fung Yu

Effect of Training in Brief Advise on Smoking Cessation on Nurses’ Knowledge, Skills, Attitude and Practice

Cariaso, Josephine E.

B. Care Of Older Persons And Those With Chronic Illness

Concerns with improving support for older persons by establishing evidence on the effectiveness of intervention in the care of the elderly and identifying gaps in services among older persons.

The following are researches done by the faculty of the college on the area of care of older persons and those with chronic illness.

Research Title

Fall Risk Among Urban Community Older Persons

Author

Valera, Mary Joan Therese

Caregiver’s Burden and Context of Caregiving of Dementia Patients

Manahan, Lydia T.

A Phenomenal Journey in Compassionate Care for a Person with Dementia

Anonuevo, Cora A.

Nursing Interventions of Stoma Nurses and the Quality of Life of Patients with Fecal Ostomy (Thesis)

Batalla, Mary Grace Ann P.
Balabagno, Araceli O.

Factors Affecting Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy of Filipinos Living with HIV (Thesis)

De Torres, Ryan Q.
Tuazon, Josefina A. (Thesis Adviser)

Are Health Behaviors and Risk Factors for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Interrelated Among Older Filipinos in Underserved Communities

Flores, Jo Leah A.
Cacciata, Marysol C.
Hernandez, Mary Abigail A.
Leyva, Erwin William A.
Tuazon, Josefina A. Evangelista, Lorraine S.

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an IAD Prevention Protocol on the Incidence of IAD among Acutely-ill Geriatric Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Spain

Gaspar, Aldin D.

Assessing the Spiritual Well-Being of Filipino Cancer Patients: A Nursing Perspective

Tupaz, Alyssa Jenny E.
Balabagno, Araceli O. (Thesis Adviser)

Health Impact of Climate Change in Older People: An Integrative Review and Implications for Nursing: Climate Change, Ageing, and Nursing

Leyva, Erwin William A.
Beaman A
Davidson PM

Loneliness Among Older Adults in Norway: A Longitudinal Study

Soberano, Julienne Ivan D.

Gerontology Nursing: Innovation in Education and Practice

Pagsibigan, Jesusa S.

Attitudinal outcomes of an interprofessional training program for health workers in the care of older adults in the Philippines: a longitudinal analysis

Siongco,
Nakamura,
Moncatar,
Canila,
Lorenzo,
Seino

Resilience and Health-related Quality of Life of Filipino Older Persons in Flood-prone Communities

Leyva, Erwin William A.
Patricia Davidson PhD RN FAAN
Elizabeth Tanner PhD RN FAAN

C. Women’s Health and Care of Children

This includes studies on preconception care, postpartum care, and the first 1,000 days of the child.

The following are researches done by the faculty of the college on the area of women’s health and care of children.

Research Title

The Role of Ayod Community Health Teams in Promoting Maternal and Infant Health in a Municipality in Ifugao, Philippines

Author

Ngaya-an, Floreliz V.

Migration of Women from the Philippines: Implications for Health Care

Tejero, Lourdes Marie S.

Evaluation the Compliance of Essential Intrapartum Newborn Care Among Nurses in Selected Hospitals in Manila

Iellamo, Efrelyn A.

Culturally Congruent Health Promotion for Ifugao Women

Ngaya-an, Floreliz V.

Maternal Mortality in the Philippines: A lifecourse Perspective (Review of Data)

Peralta, Arnold B.
Pacquiao, Dula F.

Patterns of Post Partum Home Visit and their Relationship with General Well-Being and Self-Efficacy of the Mother, Breast Feeding, Weight of the Infant, and Immunization (Dissertation)

Ngaya-an, Floreliz V.

Maternal and Child Health Promotion for the Ifugao in the Philippines

Ngaya-an, Floreliz V.
Pacquiao, Dula F.
De Torres, Ryan Q.

Promoting Parent-Adolescent Communication to Reduce Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviours

Alvarez, Carmen
Ngaya-an, Floreliz
Abad, Peter James
Maderal, Vanessa

Parental Role Affirmation of Parents of Children with Complex Health Needs for Home Care

Maderal, Vanessa Manila

Care Needs of Parents of Children with Cancer (Thesis)

Banayat, Aprille C.
Peralta, Arnold B.

The Effectiveness of ParentUp as a Strategy to Provide Health Information among Pregnant Women and Mothers with Newborn from Low-Income Families

Iellamo, Efrelyn A.
Raquedan, Regnard
Raquedan, Liza

Decisional Conflict Among Parents of Children with Congenital Heart Disease: Towards Development of a Nursing Model (Dissertation)

So, Iris Chua
Tuazon, Josefina A. (Dissertation Adviser)

Breastfeeding Practices and Level of Support Among Mothers in District 5 Manila

Tubera, Sophia A.
Rosal, Melvin Joseph D.
Stephanson, Zoe O.
Tabungar, Kaezzy Ila B.
Turingan, Angelo Joseph
Uy, Kathleen Nicole T.
Vibieda Jade Louise L.
Villanueva, Mary Grace B.
Ngaya-an, Floreliz V.
Tuazon, Josefina A.

An Integrative Review of Home Visiting Programs for Mothers and Infants from Birth to 12 Months in Developed and Underdeveloped Countries

Ngaya-an, Floreliz V.
De Torres, Ryan Q.
Tejero, Ludy Marie S.
Fowler, Cathrine

Strategies for Febrile Neutropenia in Children with Cancer: A Narrative Synthesis

Banayat, Aprille C.

D. Nursing Education

Studies under this area include impact evaluation of curricular programs in Nursing as well as testing effectiveness of teaching-learning methodologies.

The following are researches done by the faculty of the college on the area of nursing education.

Research Title

Assessing Core Competencies and Professional Values of Faculty and Senior Nursing Students as Input to a competency-based Curriculum

Author

Tuazon, Josefina A.
Valera, Mary Joan Therese

Integration of the Promotion of safe motherhood in the nursing competency based curriculum

Peralta, Arnold B.

Teaching Learning Activities and Learning Experiences as Demonstrations of Integration of Safe Motherhood in the Nursing Competency- Based Curriculum

Peralta, Arnold B.

Status of Geriatric Nursing Education in Philippine Nursing Schools

Balabagno, Araceli O.
Dela Vega, Shelley Ann F.
Manahan, Lydia T.
Abad, Peter James B.

Evaluation of the Implementation and Outcomes of Project RNHeals Batch 4 (Registered Nurse for Health Advancement and Local Service) in Enhancing Competencies and Employability of Entry-Level Nurses as Input to Policy and Programmatic Directions for Sustainability

Tuazon, Josefina A.
Valera, Mary Joan Therese
Abad, Peter James

Evaluation of a Government Deployment Project (RNHeals) for Unemployed Nurses as Input to Policy and Programmatic Directions

Tuazon, Josefina A.
Valera, Mary Joan Therese
Abad, Peter James

Evaluation of Process Recording as a Teaching/ Learning Tool in Mental Health Psychiatric Nursing Course

Mejico, Merle F.

Student Attrition and Retention in the BSN Program as input to a Holistic Student Development Plan

Leyva , Erwin William A.

A Study on the Admission, Enrollment, Attrition and Graduation Patterns of Graduate Students accepted in the Master of Arts in Nursing & Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing in the College of Nursing

Tuazon, Josefina A.
Denola, Mary Joy

Building Infra-structure for Health Education and Evidences Based Learning Programs to Promote Health Filipino Societies(I-HELP- FILIPINOS)

Tuazon, Josefina A.
Hernandez, Mary Abigail
Evangelista, Lorraine

Development of a Faculty Evaluation Scheme for UP College of Nursing

Peralta, Arnold B.
Maderal, Vanessa

Relevance and Effectiveness of UPCN BSN Competency and Value based Curriculum towards an Outcome Based Curriculum

Peralta, Arnold B.
Dones, Luz Barbara,
Manahan, Lydia

Status of Interprofessional Education (IPE) Implementation in Asian Nursing Schools

Ngaya-an, Floreliz V.
Peralta, Arnold B.
De Torres, Ryan Q.
Tuazon, Josefina A.

Technology in Open Nursing Education: Models in Teaching Nursing Research Online

Evio, Bettina

Student nurses’ level of satisfaction on the clinical learning experience in intensive care units

Gaspar, Aldin D.

Formative evaluation of Philippine eHealth Strategic Framework and Plan

Bonito, Sheila R.
Evio, Bettina D.

Transformative Scale UP of the “Tacloban Experiments” Post-Haiyan School of Health Sciences

Sana, EA,
Atienza, Melflor A.
Salvacion, Maria Lourdes Dorothy S.
Peralta, Arnold B.
Dones, Luz Barbara P.
Paguio, Jenniffer T.
Pastor, Claire D.
David-Padilla, Carmencita M.

Role of the Nurse in Newborn Screening: Integrating Genetics in Nursing Education and Practice

Abad, Peter James B.
Sibulo, Ma. Salve K.
Sur, Aster Lynn D

Ethical Issues in Nursing Research

Tuazon, Josefina A.

Promotion of Safe Motherhood in the Nursing Competency-Based Curriculum

Peralta, Arnold B.
Sana, Erlyn A.

Evaluating the Implementation of Urban Community-Oriented Health Initiatives and Activities within a Curricular Context

Hernandez, Mary Abigail A.
Leyva, Erwin William A.
Virtudazo, Jessa Mae P.;
Dones, Luz Barbara P.

The usefulness of case studies in a Virtual Clinical Environment (VCE) multimedia courseware in nursing

Bonito, Sheila R.

Learning compassionate care: Experiences of nursing students

Su, Jing Jing
Paguio, Jenniffer Torralba
Masika, Golden Mwakibo
Wang, Mian
Redding, Sharon R.

Leadership Behavior of Dean’s of Colleges of Nursing and Faculty Job Satisfaction and Commitment

Ballena, Naressia S.

Developing the key competencies of the UP-Nurse Scientist: preliminary work to Ph.D. in Nursing curricular revision

Ngaya-an, Floreliz
Paguio, Jenniffer
Leyva, Erwin
Peralta, Arnold
Siongco, Kathryn
Bonito, Sheila

Expanding the faculty capacity to help meet the increased national demand resulting from the addition of nursing informatics in the baccalaureate program: A Philippines experience

Pajarillo, Edmund J.Y.
Bonito, Sheila R.
Paguio, Jenniffer T.
Cariaso, Josephine E.

Nursing Students’ Experience in High-fidelity Simulation-based Learning on Critically-ill Adult and Pediatric Patients

Gaspar, Aldin D.
Banayat, Aprille C.

Use of Standards of Best Practice in Developing Simulation Scenarios in Nursing Education

Cariaso, Josephine E.

E. Community Health Nursing

Concerns with establishing roles of the advanced practice nurses in public health nursing as well as validating indicators for community competence.

The following are researches done by the faculty of the college on the area of community health nursing.

Research Title

Perceptions on Poisoning among Adult Urban Community Members

Author

Valera, Mary Joan Therese
Salvosa, Daity

Assessing Development Designing Better Indices of Poverty and Gender Equity Phase I & II

Anonuevo, Cora A.
Castillo, Fatima
Palaganas, Erlinda

Understanding Poverty and Gender: Narratives from the Field

Anonuevo, Cora A.
Castillo, Fatima
Palaganas, Erlinda
Bracamonte, Nimfa

Cultural Beliefs on Disease Causation in the Philippines: Challenges and Implications in Genetic Counselling

Abad, Peter James B.
Tan, M. L.
Baluyot, M. M. P.
Villa, A. Q.
Talapian, G. L.
Reyes, M. E.
Laurino, M. Y.

Developing Community Based Health Program in Low Urban Settings

Leyva, Erwin William A.

Genetic Counseling in Asia: Profile of the Profession and Roles of Genetic Counselors

Abad, Peter James B.
Laurino, Mercy
Lee, Juliana
Kejriwal, Saahil

Communication about Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Perspective of Filipino Families.

Abad, Peter James B.
Anonuevo, Cora & Daack-Hirsch
Sandra & R. Abad
Lorna & Padilla
Carmencita & Laurino
Mercy

Prevalence and Correlates of Depression, Anxiety, and Distress among Filipinos from Low-Income Communities in the Philippines

Flores, Jo Leah A.
Hernandez, Mary Abigail
Leyva, Erwin William
Cacciata, Marysol
Tuazon Josefina
Evangelista, Lorraine

Normalizing Advanced Practice in Public Health Nursing in the Philippines: A Foucauldian Analysis

Posadas, John Joseph B.
Dones, Luz Barbara P.
Abad, Peter James B.

Facilitators and barriers to condom use among Filipinos: A systematic review of literature

De Torres, Ryan Q.

Fostering Partnerships between the Academe-Government and Community in the Covid-19 Pandemic Response in the Philippines

Tomanan, Kristine Joy L.
Mabale, Maria Angela A.
Abad, Peter James B.
Bonito, Sheila R.

Building Leadership and Management Capacities of Public Health Nurses in the Philippines

Posadas, John Joseph B.

Promoting School Health Updating Urbani School Health Kit

Bonito S
Iellamo E
Abad PJ
Hernandez MA

An Integrative Review of Interventions to Promote Culturally Congruent Care for Sexual and Gender Minorities

De Torres, Ryan Q.

Competencies and Training Needs Assessment of Public Health Nurses in the Philippines

Cariaso, Josephine E.
Sheila R. Bonito DrPH
Luz Barbara P. Dones MPH
Christiane Jannie B. Sebastian, RN

Oral Health Education Program and Competencies Among Nurses Whose Recipients are Totally Dependent Patients. (Thesis)

Ragotero, Ina G.

The Effectiveness of a Training Program for Advanced Practice Nurses in the Philippines on the Care of Patients with Primary Hypertension

Duller, Sarla F.
Tating, Dan Louie Renz P.
Tejero, Lourdes Marie S.

F. Human Resources for Health

Concerns with establishing roles of the advanced practice nurses in public health nursing as well as validating indicators for community competence.

The following are researches done by the faculty of the college on the area of community health nursing.

Research Title

Nurse-Patient Dyads: Linking Nurse and Patient Characteristics to Patient Satisfaction

Author

Tejero, Lourdes Marie S.

The mediating role of nurse-patient dyad bonding in bringing about patient satisfaction

Tejero, Lourdes Marie S.

Development and validation of an instrument to measure nurse-patient bonding

Tejero, Lourdes Marie S.

Policy Baseline and Recommendations for Allied Health Disciplines

Lam, Hilton Y.
Shelley Ann F. dela Vega,
Maria Concepcion C. Cabatan,
Vicente O. Medina III,
Araceli O. Balabagno,
Tejero, Lourdes Marie S.

Determinants of Rural Retention of Human Resources for Health

Tejero, Lourdes Marie S.
Leyva, Erwin William
Abad, Peter James
Santos, Marinelli

Global Perspectives of Caring: An Integrative Review

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Leyva , Erwin William A.
Peralta, Arnold B.
Tejero,Lourdes Marie
Santos, Marinelli A.

Parental Efficacy in Nursing Practice: A Concept Analysis and Derivation

Maderal, Vanessa Manila

Patient Safety Culture & Perceptions on Event Reporting in the National University Hospital

Paguio, Jenniffer T.
Sy, Alvin Duke R.
Co, Homer U.

Work on Environment of Nurses in the Philippines: A Preliminary Study

Dones, Luz Barbara P.
Paguio, Jenniffer T.
Bonito, Shiela R.
Balabagno, Araceli O.
Pagsibigan, Jesusa S.

Patient Safety Culture & Perceptions on Event Reporting in the National University Hospital

Paguio, Jenniffer T.
Caballes, Alvin B.
Co, Homer U.
Sy, Alvin Duke R.

Evaluation of Readiness of the ASEAN Members for the Mobility of Nurses in these Countries

Tejero
Makimoto
Said
Koy
Tungpunkom

Safety Culture & Safety Attitudes of Nurses in the National University Hospital

Paguio, Jenniffer T.
Pajarillo, Edmund J.Y.

Transnational Care Workers from the Philippines and Indonesia under the JPEPA

Añonuevo, Cora A.

Social media use profile, social skills, and nurse-patient interaction among Registered Nurses in tertiary hospitals: A structural equation model analysis

Mariano MCO
Maniego JCM
Manila HLMD
Mapanoo RCC
Maquiran KMA
Macindo JRB
Tejero, Lourdes Marie S
Torres, Gian Carlo S

Nursing Workforce in the Philippines

Bonito, Sheila R.
Pagsibigan, Jesusa S.
Balabagno, Araceli O.
Serreneo, Kate Anjelyn C.

Perceived Roles and Professional Identity of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses in selected Hospital-Based Psychiatric Settings in Metro Manila (Thesis)

Mabale, Maria Angela A.
Mejico, Merle F. (Thesis Adviser)

Determinants of Anticipated Turnover of Nurses in Selected Hospitals in Metro Manila (Thesis)

Adajar, Gracielle Ruth M.
Tuazon, Josefina A. (Thesis Adviser)

Determining the Required Skill Mix to deliver Primary Health care Services Across Various Rural and Urban Communities

Dones, Luz Barbara P.
Abad, Peter James
Medina, Vicente
Cordero, Anthony

Medication Errors Among Adult Patients in Acute Care Settings: An Integrative Review

Gaspar, Aldin D.

Improving Nurses Work Environments (NWE) in the Philippines

Paguio, Jenniffer T.
Doris SF Yu, PhD

Capacity Needs Assessment of Primary Health Care Providers in Selected Municipalities in Cavite

Almoneda, Irma A.
Bonito, Sheila R.
Dones, Luz Barbara P.
Tuazon, Josefina A.

A Mixed Methods Study to Evaluate the Effects of a Teamwork Enhancement and Quality Improvement Initiative on Nurses’ Work Environment

Paguio, Jenniffer T.
Doris SF Yu, PhD

Defining Compassionate Nursing Care

Su, Jing Jing
Golden Mwakibo Masika
Paguio, Jenniffer Torralba
Reding, Sharon R.

Systematic review of interventions to improve nurses’ work environments

Paguio, Jenniffer T.
Yu, Doris SF.
Su, Jing Jing.

Skill Mix in Delivering Primary Health Care Services: Context and Implications to Public Health Nursing

Dones
Abad
Medina III
Cordero
Hernandez MA

Production, Recruitment, and Retention of Health Workers in Rural Areas in the Philippines

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Tejero, Lourdes Marie S.
Erwin William A. Leyva, RN, MPH, PhD
Peter James B. Abad, RN, MSc
Diana Montorio, RN
Ma. Leoant Santos, RN

Nurses in advanced roles as a strategy for equitable access to healthcare in the WHO Western Pacific region: a mixed methods study

Sue Kim
Tae Wha Lee
Gwang Suk Kim
Eunhee Cho
Yeonsoo Jang
Mona Choi
Seoyoung Baek
David Lindsay
Sally Chan
Regina L. T. Lee
Aimin Guo
Frances Kam Yuet Wong
Doris Yu
Sek Ying Chair
Yoko Shimpuku
Sonoe Mashino
Gigi Lim
Sheila Bonito
Michele Rumsey
Amanda Neill
Indrajit Hazarika

Capacity building of primary health care providers in 10+3 Southeast and East Asian Nursing Education and Research Network (SEANERN) countries

Bonito, Sheila R.
Tuazon, Josefina A.
Dones, Luz Barbara P.

Disaster Nursing Competencies: Nurses’ Perceived Competence and Need for Training

Bonito, Sheila R.
Evio, Bettina D.

Developing Capacities of Professional Nurses on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in the Philippine Nurses Association

Evio, Bettina D.
Bonito, Sheila R.

Health Workforce Development in Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management: The Need for Evidence-Based Recommendations

Kevin K. C. Hung
Hung KKC
Mashino S
Chan EYY
MacDermot MK
Balsari S
Ciottone GR
Della Corte F
Dell’Aringa MF
Egawa S
Evio, Bettina D.
Hart A
Hu H
Ishii T
Ragazzoni L
Sasaki H
Walline JH
Wong CS
Bhattarai HK
Dalal S
Kayano R
Abrahams J
Graham CA.

Barriers and facilitators of productivity while working from home during pandemic

Seva, Rosemary R.
Tejero, Lourdes Marie S.
Fadrilan-Camacho, Vivien Fe F.

Methods of Culturally Sensitive Disaster Nursing Focusing on Pacific Rim Island Countries

Tuazon, Josefina A.
Miki Muratani
Mihoko Uebayashi
Yukiko Anzai
Kame Takase
Sanae Haruyama
Hiroko Okuda
Nahoko Harada
Tuazon, Anna Cristina

Research in UPCN

A. Non-communicable Disease Prevention And Control

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B. Care Of Older Persons And Those With Chronic Illness

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C. Women’s Health and Care of Children

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D. Nursing Education

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E. Community Health Nursing

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