Written by Douglas Roberts-Wolfe
Published on Vol 2, 2021
Important factors, such as deficits in rumination and emotional processing associated with traumatic events (such as cancer), may influence the maintenance and development of PTSD symptoms. The current study was done to study the effect of memory-specificity training on rumination and emotional processing deficits in cancer patients. This research was a post-test-pre-test type with a control group. 30 cancer patients with symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder were selected as samples and ra
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Written by Dorothea Kohnen
Published on Vol 2, 2021
Job burnout reduces the quality of life, functional level, and organizational commitment of nurses and increases the intention to leave the job. According to various studies, empowering employees and involving them in decision-making reduces job burnout. The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between the empowering behaviors of nursing leaders and the burnout of nurses. In this study, the participants were 165 nurses who were selected using the available method. To collect
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Written by Domenico De Berardis
Published on Vol 2, 2021
Alexithymia and job burnout can be risk factors for creating stress in nurses. The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between Alexithymia and job burnout in nurses. In this descriptive-correlational study, the samples included 311 working nurses who were included in the study through the method of quota sampling. The data collection tool includes a two-part questionnaire. The first part was associated with demographic information and the second part was associated with the Alexi
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Written by Iokasti Papathanasiou
Published on Vol 2, 2021
Nursing care tries to provide appropriate and synchronized measures by obtaining the views of patients in such a way as to improve the quality of care and maintain patient safety. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between missed nursing care and satisfaction in patients with heart failure. This descriptive correlational study was conducted on 282 heart failure patients hospitalized in the CCU. The participants were included in the study by available sampling. The study tools
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Written by Mahnaz Rakhshan
Published on Vol 2, 2021
Psychological problems and quality of life are two very important variables in hypothyroid patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mentalization-based treatment on mental status (depression and anxiety) and quality of life in women with hypothyroidism. This study was a semi-experimental type with a post-test-pre-test design and follow-up with a control group. The mental status and life quality of the participants were evaluated using the anxiety, depression, a
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Written by Giuseppe Michele Masanotti
Published on Vol 2, 2021
The sense of coherence can affect the personal and professional performance of nurses, and it is essential to identify and investigate the factors effective in it. The current study was done to study the mediating role of ambiguity tolerance in the relationship between emotion management and sense of coherence in nurses. The current study was descriptive-correlational and structural equation modeling. Among the nurses, 189 people were selected through available sampling. Data collection tools in
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Written by Younghui Hwang
Published on Vol 2, 2021
One of the factors affecting nursing care quality is the ability of nurses to have more control over improving and maintaining their health. This research was conducted to specify the relationship between health-promoting behaviors and nursing care quality. The present research was a cross-sectional descriptive-correlation study. The data were provided using a demographic questionnaire, a health-promoting behaviors questionnaire (HPLP-II), and a researcher-made questionnaire of the nursing care
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Written by Doreen McClurg
Published on Vol 2, 2021
Urinary incontinence is one of the complications of spinal cord injury that affects different aspects of a person's life and has many negative consequences. This study investigated the effect of clean intermittent self-catheterization on the anxiety and quality of life of patients. This research was a semi-experimental before-after study with a control group and 80 spinal cord injury patients were studied. The samples were selected as available and were assigned to two intervention groups an
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Monitoring quality of life (QOL) is a central part of evaluating outcomes in palliative care. Yet, in Chile, there are no validated tools specifically designed to measure QOL and symptom burden in patients under palliative care. This study aimed to examine the relevance and clarity of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL among Chilean patients with advanced cancer and palliative care professionals, following the same methodological approach previously used to adapt the EORTC QLQ-C30. A descriptive, cross-secti
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Written by Pamela D Moore
Published on Vol 2, 2021
Individuals receiving palliative care often face substantial symptom burdens that affect both themselves and their families. Emotional distress, including depression and anxiety, should not be considered a normal part of advanced illness; it requires routine assessment, timely intervention, and ongoing monitoring. Psychological distress has been associated with worse physical symptoms, increased suffering, and higher mortality in patients with cancer. Comprehensive yet concise tools are needed t
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Virtual reality (VR) has become an innovative tool in nursing and midwifery education worldwide, offering immersive learning experiences that can improve skill acquisition and promote safe clinical practice. This study investigated the effectiveness of VR-assisted learning in enhancing the psychomotor abilities of midwifery nursing students. A quasi-experimental study was conducted at Suez Canal University’s Faculty of Nursing, including the simulation laboratory and the antenatal outpatient cli
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The learning-by-teaching strategy represents an active learning model centered on the learner. In nursing education, where students must acquire diverse competencies and practical abilities, the use of dynamic, student-driven instructional approaches is crucial. This study aimed to evaluate how the learning-by-teaching method influences nursing students’ knowledge acquisition and skill performance during clinical skills training. A quasi-experimental study with no control group was conducted bet
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Written by Emily J. Carter
Published on Vol 2, 2021
This study set out to understand how emergency dispatch staff interpret the primary obstacles that prevent CPR from being started during calls for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. A total of thirty call-handlers from seven ambulance control centres across the UK were selected through purposive sampling and took part in in-depth, semi-structured interviews. These conversations examined their day-to-day experiences guiding callers through CPR and their views on the factors that most commonly hinder
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Written by Hannah Reynolds
Published on Vol 2, 2021
Residents of nursing homes are often excluded from research on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Given the presence of trained healthcare staff on site, one would expect near-universal initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use by these providers before emergency medical services arrive. However, data on bystander response by nursing home staff and the extent of facility-level differences in these practices remain limited. Using data fro
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Written by Laura Meinhardt
Published on Vol 2, 2021
During emergency calls, people reporting an incident describe a patient’s breathing—or the lack of it—in many different ways. Call-takers must interpret these varied descriptions and, for an unresponsive individual, decide whether the situation meets the dispatch criteria for a cardiac arrest. This study set out to organise the types of breathing descriptions offered by callers and to estimate how often those categories corresponded to a true cardiac arrest. We analysed audio recordings of calls
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Effective airway management is essential during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) to ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation. Advanced airway techniques, including the use of a supraglottic airway device (SAD) or endotracheal tube (ETT), typically follow initial bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilation, with emergency front-of-neck access reserved as a last-resort option. Over time, and particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, EMS airway management protocols have evolved. This study aimed to e
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Written by Chloe Anderson
Published on Vol 2, 2021
Successful out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) management depends on prompt, effective interventions, particularly high-quality chest compressions and early defibrillation. While the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) currently advises sternal-apical pad placement, alternative configurations such as anterior-posterior (AP) are increasingly considered. The practical challenges of combining AP pad placement with mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (mCPR) remain largely uninvestigated. Thi
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