Willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and associated factors in Migori County, Kenya: Analysis of cross-sectional observational survey data.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the daunting challenge of vaccine hesitancy. We aimed to describe attitudes towards virus containment and vaccination in rural Kenya. Identifying factors associated with willingness to be vaccinated and attitudes towards information sources and health worker outreach, will allow for targeted programming and prevention methods.

Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Dysphagia and Adult Swallowing Interventions in Serious Illness.

This article highlights the important role of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in palliative care (PC), emphasizing their contribution to supporting people with eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties during serious illnesses and at the end of life. The recommendations underscore the necessity of interdisciplinary collaboration among SLPs and other PC team members, the importance of patient and caregiver education, and the application of patient-centered, comfort-focused approaches to dysphagia intervention. Drawing on current research and expert insights, this article explores the use of SLP services in PC, as well as the challenges in supporting people with eating and drinking difficulties in advanced stages of illness, embedded with practical tips for clinicians.

When helping hurts: validating a measure of compulsive helping and exploring potential correlates.

Introduction: This cross-sectional study proposes and validates a new measure of compulsive helping: helping which harms the helper.

Methods: Emerging Adults ( = 438; Mage = 20.29, SD = 1.

What a Long Strange Trip It Has Been: Using the Nursing Professional Development Practice Model to Guide the Transformation of an Education Department.

The Nursing Professional Development Practice Model is accepted as the foundation and scope for nursing professional development practice; but what happens when the clinical education department is not utilizing the practice model? This article will discuss how a five-hospital system transformed its education department from a decentralized, unit-based structure into a centralized professional development department using the practice model as a guide.

Social network intervention for loneliness and social isolation in a community setting: the PALS cluster-RCT.

Background: Loneliness and social isolation are associated with adverse mental and physical health outcomes in adults. However, there is a lack of existing research on effective interventions and the contexts in which these could be implemented.

Primary Objective: To assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a social network intervention compared to usual care among at-risk populations.