Stress, Sleep, and Resilience Among Rural BSN Students in a New Nursing Program.

Background: Nursing students experience stress that may impact their sleep and resilience, especially those attending rural campuses that may have potentially limited access to resources.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among perceived stress, sleep quality, resilience, and demographics and predictors of resilience among senior BSN students.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, perceived stress, sleep quality, resilience, and demographic data were collected from a senior student cohort attending a new baccalaureate nursing program on a rural Appalachian campus (N = 16).

Homesickness among rural Appalachian university students.

Homesickness among university students may impact their wellbeing and academic success. The study purpose was to examine homesickness and self-reported outcomes/university life events among students on a rural Appalachian campus. A descriptive study ( = 91) using electronic questionnaires was conducted.

Impact of Sleep Apnea, Daytime Sleepiness, Comorbidities, and Depression on Patients' Heart Failure Health Status.

There is a gap in current research on common factors that impact patients with advanced heart failure (HF). The purpose of this secondary data analysis was to explore associations of those factors with three empirically verified measures of HF-related clinical, physical, and mental health status. Baseline data of 198 advanced systolic HF (EF < 40%) patients were analyzed.

CPAP-SAVER follow-up study to determine long-term adherence and associated factors.

Background: Many factors contribute to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) nonadherence, affecting health care burden. The original CPAP-SAVER study enrolled 66 CPAP-naive participants and showed high 1-month adherence and significantly higher apnea beliefs and CPAP attitude for the intervention group.

Purpose And Methods: Thirty-three participants from the original CPAP-SAVER study were recruited for a 3-year follow-up to determine adherence, examine the intervention effect, and identify adherence-associated factors.

Effect of the CPAP-SAVER Intervention on Adherence.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice, but adherence is poor, contributing to a myriad of comorbidities that increase health burden. The study purpose was to examine the effect of the CPAP-SAVER intervention on adherence among adults with newly diagnosed OSA.

Perceptions of Asthma Quality of Life in Children and Parent Dyads in Two Rural Counties in West Virginia.

This study examines perceived quality of life (QOL) in a convenience sample of children (aged 7-11) with asthma and their parents from two schools in rural West Virginia. Forty-nine child-parent dyads representing 25 males and 24 females completed the study. The PedsQL™ 3.

OSA symptoms associated with and predictive of anxiety in middle-aged men: secondary analysis of NHANES data.

Object: This population-based study examined obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) symptoms predictive of anxiety in middle-aged men.

Method: Secondary analyses were conducted on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2008 data using weighted samples and complex sample analysis techniques (unweighted N=1,217).

Findings: Nonrefreshing sleep (χ(2)=69.

Anxiety in middle-aged men with obstructive sleep apnea: state of the science.

Purpose: This article presents the state of the science of anxiety in middle-aged men with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA affects 10% of men in this population. Psychological outcomes, especially anxiety, have a significant impact on quality of life, yet are essentially ignored.