Barbara Swanson

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Rush University Medical Center
College of Nursing
Adult Health Nursing
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2003

Mailing Address

600 South Paulina
Suite 1080
Chicago, Illinois 60612
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (312) 942-8977
Fax: (312) 942-2549
barbara_a_swanson@rush.edu

Qualifications

D.Sc., Rush University Medical Center, Nursing, 1991.

Expertise and Research Interests

My areas of interest include testing the following modalities in persons with HIV/AIDS: (a) the use of nutriceuticals to enhance nonspecific immunity, (b) the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction to improve parameters of psychological and immunological functioning, and (c) the use of novel therapies to favorably modulate dyslipidemic profiles.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

AIDS, Alternative Medicine, HIV, Nursing, Psychoneuroimmunology.

Additional Terms:

Complementary/Alternative Therapies, HIV/AIDS, Psychoneuroimmunology.

Memberships

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Sigma Theta Tau International

Honors and Awards

Roxane HIV/AIDS Pain and Symptom Management Clinical Scholarship, Roxane Laboratories, HIV/AIDS Symptom Management

Previous Positions

1998-2003, Assistant Professor, Rush University Medical Center, College of Nursing, Adult Health Nursing
1994-1998, WIHS Study Coordinator, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Preliminary Study of Safety and Efficacy of Policosanol for HIV-Related Dyslipidemia, 2005 to 2008.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): CAM Education Program for Nursing, 2000 to 2006.

Publications

  • Inman SL, Faut-Callahan M, Swanson BA, Fillingim RB (Oct 2004) Sex differences in responses to epidural steroid injection for low back pain., 5 (8), 450-7 Abstract
  • Keithley JK, Swanson B (Apr 2004) Enteral nutrition: an update on practice recommendations., 13 (2), 131-4 Abstract
  • Swanson B, Keithley JK, Zeller JM, Sha BE (Nov-Dec 2004) Lack of association between dyslipidemia and insulin resistance in HIV-infected persons treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy., 20 (11-12), 1022-5 Abstract
  • Carl Kirton, Christine Balt, Pamela Dole, Elaine Gross, Sande Gracia Jones, Barbara Swanson (2003) ANAC's Core Curriculum for HIV/AIDS Nursing, 2nd Edition, Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage, ISBN=0-7619-2777-8
  • Phillips M, Lee YM, Swanson B, Keithley JK, Zeller JM, Hindin P (Oct-Nov 2003) Herbal & dietary supplements for hot flashes: here's what works--and what doesn't., 7 (5), 414-20 Abstract
  • Lessick M, Keithley J, Swanson B, Lemon B, Genetically modified foods: a taste of the future, Medsurg Nursing : Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-surgical Nurses., 11(5), 242-6, October 2002 Abstract
  • Swanson B, Keithley JK, Zeller JM, Sha BE, A pilot study of the safety and efficacy of supplemental arginine to enhance immune function in persons with HIV/AIDS, Nutrition (burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 18(7-8), 688-90, 2002 Abstract
  • Keithley JK, Swanson B, Sha BE, Zeller JM, Kessler HA, Smith KY, A pilot study of the safety and efficacy of cholestin in treating HIV-related dyslipidemia, Nutrition (burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 18(2), 201-4, February 2002 Abstract
  • Keithley JK, Swanson B, Zeller JM, Sha BE, Cohen M, Hershow R, Novak R, Comparison of standard and immune-enhancing oral formulas in asymptomatic HIV-infected persons: a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial, Jpen. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 26(1), 6-14, 2002 Abstract
  • Swanson B, Hershow RC, Sha BE, Benson CA, Cohen M, Gunfeld C, Body composition in HIV-infected women, Nutrition (burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 16(11-12), 1064-8, 2000 Abstract
  • Keithley JK, Swanson B, Murphy M, Levin DF, HIV/AIDS and nutrition. Implications for disease management, Nursing Case Management : Managing the Process of Patient Care, 5(2), 52-9; quiz 60-2, 2000 Abstract
  • Paice JA, Shott S, Oldenburg FP, Zeller J, Swanson B, Efficacy of a vibratory stimulus for the relief of HIV-associated neuropathic pain, Pain, 84(2-3), 291-6, February 2000 Abstract
  • Keithley JK, Swanson B, Outcome measures for nutritional research in HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, 15(7-8), 638-40, 1999 Abstract
  • Swanson B, Zeller JM, Spear GT, Cortisol upregulates HIV p24 antigen production in cultured human monocyte-derived macrophages, Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care, 9(4), 78-83, 1998 Abstract
  • Swanson B, HIV plasma viral load in the clinical setting: measurement and interpretation, Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care, 8(3), 21-3, 1997 Abstract
  • Zeller JM, McCain NL, McCann JJ, Swanson B, Colletti MA, Methodological issues in psychoneuroimmunology research, Nursing Research, 45(5), 314-8, 1996 Abstract
  • Zeller JM, McCain NL, Swanson B, Immunological and virological markers of HIV-disease progression, Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care, 7(1), 15-27, 1996 Abstract
  • Swanson B, Cronin-Stubbs D, Zeller JM, Bieliauskas LA, Kessler HA, The relationship between serum or plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha and neuropsychological functioning in early human immunodeficiency virus infection, Applied Nursing Research, 8(2), 88-91, May 1995 Abstract
  • Cronin-Stubbs D, Duchene P, LeSage J, Dean-Baar S, DiFilippo JM, Kopanke D, Stehlin M, Swanson B, Evaluating a geriatric rehabilitation continuing education program for nursing home and home health agency nurses, Applied Nursing Research, 7(2), 91-3, May 1994 Abstract
  • Zeller JM, Swanson B, Cohen FL, Suggestions for clinical nursing research: symptom management in AIDS patients, Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care, 4(3), 13-7, 1993 Abstract
  • Swanson B, Cronin-Stubbs D, Zeller JM, Kessler HA, Bieliauskas LA, Characterizing the neuropsychological functioning of persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, Part II. Neuropsychological functioning of persons at different stages of HIV infection, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 7(2), 82-90, April 1993 Abstract
  • Swanson B, Cronin-Stubbs D, Zeller JM, Kessler HA, Bieliauskas LA, Cognitive changes associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Applied Nursing Research, 5(3), 146-8, August 1992 Abstract
  • Swanson B, Cronin-Stubbs D, Sheldon JA, The impact of psychosocial factors on adapting to physical disability: a review of the research literature, Rehabilitation Nursing, 14(2), 64-8, 1989 Abstract
  • Durham ML, Swanson B, Paulford N, Effect of tachypnea on oral temperature estimation: a replication, Nursing Research, 35(4), 211-4, 1986 Abstract

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