Rush University College of Nursing Adult Health Nursing Associate ProfessorAppointed: 1993 The Rush Heart Institute Preventive Cardiology Center Nurse PractitionerAppointed: 1998 | |
QualificationsPh.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Nursing Science, 1990. M.S., Rush University College of Nursing, Nursing, 1980. Expertise and Research InterestsClinical expertise: Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease; CHD risk assessment; medication and lifestyle management.
Research expertise/interests: Presently co-investigator of 'A Couples Intervention for Cardiac Risk Reduction.' RFA funded by NHLBI, September 1999 to August 2003.
Future ResearchI plan to conduct a study that evaluates the combination of medications and exercise on cardiovascular risk reduction in people with type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
KeywordsCOS Keywords:Exercise, Hypertension, Nursing.Additional Terms:Cardiovascular Risk Reduction, Exercise, Hypertension.MembershipsAmerican Heart Association, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing Illinois Nurses Association Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Phi and Alpha Lamda Chapters Honors and Awards1996, Fellow,
American Heart Association
Funding Received- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:
A Couples Intervention for Cardiac Risk Reduction,
$2,460,098,
Sep 1999
to Aug 2003.
- American Nurses' Foundation:
Indicators of SNS Hyperactivity in Hypertensives,
$2,700,
Oct 1987
to Sep 1988.
- National Institute of Nursing Research:
Functional Benefits of Aerobic Exercise After Stroke,
$1,200,000,
Apr 1990
to Mar 1997.
Publications- Braun, LT, Rosenson, RS, An advancement in coronary heart disease risk assessment and the clinical management of lipids, The Nurse Practitioner, 26, 30-43, 2001
- Staffileno, BA, Braun, LT, Rosenson, RS, The accumulative effects of physical activity in hypertensive post-menopausal women, Journal of Cardiovascular Risk, 8, 283-290, 2001
- Braun, LT, Lipid disorders in type 2 diabetes, Nursing Clinics of North America, 36, 291-302, 2001
- Braun, LT, Potempa, K, The conduct of clinical trials: Lessons learned, New Taipei Journal of Medicine, 2, 10-16, 2000
- Jeng, C, Braun, LT, The influence of self-efficacy on exercise intensity, compliance rate, and cardiac rehabilitation outcomes among coronary artery disease patients, Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing, 12, 13-24, 1997
- Potempa, K, Braun, LT, Tincknell, T, Popovich, J, Benefits of aerobic exercise after stroke, Sports Medicine, 21, 337-346, 1996
- Jeng, C, Braun, L, Instrument development and measurement of exercise self-efficacy in cardiac rehabilitation patients, Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing, 10, 28-35, 1995
- Potempa, K, Lopez, M, Braun, L, Szidon, P, Fogg, L, Tincknell, T, Physiologic outcomes of aerobic training in hemiparetic stroke patients, Stroke, 26, 101-105, 1995
- Braun, L, Potempa, K, Holm, K, Szidon, P, Fogg, L, The role of catecholamines, age and fitness on blood pressure reactivity to dynamic exercise in essential hypertensives, Heart and Lung, 23, 404-412, 1994
Profile DetailsCOS Expertise ID #1023653 Individual Expertise profile of Lynne Braun, Copyright Lynne Braun. © COS Expertise TM, 2009, ProQuest LLC All rights reserved. |