Corrigendum: VIDIIA Hunter: a low-cost, smartphone connected, artificial intelligence-assisted COVID-19 rapid diagnostic platform approved for medical use in the UK.

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VIDIIA Hunter diagnostic platform: a low-cost, smartphone connected, artificial intelligence-assisted COVID-19 rapid diagnostics approved for medical use in the UK.

Accurate and rapid diagnostics paired with effective tracking and tracing systems are key to halting the spread of infectious diseases, limiting the emergence of new variants and to monitor vaccine efficacy. The current gold standard test (RT-qPCR) for COVID-19 is highly accurate and sensitive, but is time-consuming, and requires expensive specialised, lab-based equipment. Herein, we report on the development of a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) rapid and inexpensive diagnostic platform that relies on a reverse-transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay and a portable smart diagnostic device.

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (AI-LAMP) for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2.

Until vaccines and effective therapeutics become available, the practical solution to transit safely out of the current coronavirus disease 19 (CoVID-19) lockdown may include the implementation of an effective testing, tracing and tracking system. However, this requires a reliable and clinically validated diagnostic platform for the sensitive and specific identification of SARS-CoV-2. Here, we report on the development of a de novo, high-resolution and comparative genomics guided reverse-transcribed loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay.

Interprofessional identity development within a brief shadowing experience: An exploratory case study.

The Deans' Interprofessional Honors Colloquium (DIHC) is an honors-level interprofessional elective course that provides a seminar-based forum for students from eleven academic programs to explore the characteristics and implications of collaborative interprofessional practice around a contemporary health topic. This project-based course combines didactic presentations, interactive group learning, and an interprofessional shadowing experience with a corresponding written reflection paper. Ten semesters of Interprofessional Shadowing Reflections (n = 401) were studied via thematic and content analyses to examine the extent to which a brief interprofessional shadowing experience influenced interprofessional identity development.

Developing the next generation of nurse scientists.

This article describes an undergraduate nursing research internship program in which students are engaged in research with a faculty mentor. Since 2002, more than 130 undergraduate nursing students have participated. Interns coauthored publications, presented papers and posters at conferences, and received awards.

Promoting normal development and self-efficacy in school-age children managing chronic conditions.

Chronic conditions can affect school-age children in more ways than just physically. Normal childhood maturation is critical at this age, yet daily management of chronic symptoms can be challenging. This article describes 4 common childhood chronic illnesses (asthma, seizure disorders, diabetes, and cystic fibrosis), and the impact these conditions have on the developing child.

Developing an interactive story for children with asthma.

Despite advancements in asthma treatment and diagnosis, asthma still remains the number 1 cause for hospitalizations in school-aged children. This usability study aimed to develop a child-friendly interactive narrative, Okay with Asthma v2.0, based on the Biopsychosocial Family Model using feedback from children.

Effect of peak flow monitoring on child asthma quality of life.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of peak flow monitoring on asthma quality of life (QOL) for school-age children with asthma (N = 77) who participated in a 16-week asthma self-management program. QOL was measured using the Children's Health Survey for Asthma. Findings indicated significant improvement in asthma QOL from baseline to Week 16 and higher QOL scores for those with better asthma health outcomes.

Smoke-free laws, gender, and reduction in hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction.

Objective: We examined gender differences in the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after the passage of a smoke-free law in Lexington, Kentucky. The initial legislation had exemptions not covering manufacturing facilities and government buildings, which may have put men at greater risk for AMI.

Methods: We examined the effect of Lexington's smoke-free public places law on hospitalizations for AMI (i.

Icelandic and United States families of adolescents with asthma: predictors of health-related quality of life from the parents' perspective.

Aims: To evaluate cultural differences in sociodemographic factors, illness severity and parents' perception of their adolescent's quality of life for Icelandic and USA families of adolescents with asthma; and to determine predictors of parent-rated quality of life.

Background: Asthma is known to have an impact on the quality of life of affected adolescents and their families, but few studies have addressed parents' perception of their adolescent's health-related quality of life.

Design: Cross-sectional exploratory study.

Adolescents with asthma: predictors of quality of life.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study to determine the demographic, personal, interpersonal and illness factors associated with asthma quality of life (QOL), as self-reported by adolescents from the United States of America (USA) and Iceland.

Background: Asthma affects 12% of children in the USA and an estimated 9% in Iceland. Limited research has addressed asthma QOL for adolescents.

Reduction in asthma-related emergency department visits after implementation of a smoke-free law.

Background: Secondhand tobacco smoke increases the risk for the development and increasing severity of asthma among adults and children. Reducing exposure to secondhand smoke decreases symptomatic exacerbations among patients with asthma. Emergency department (ED) visits for asthma were assessed before and after the implementation of smoke-free legislation in Lexington-Fayette County, Ky.

Medication adherence in patients who have heart failure: a review of the literature.

Data indicate that nonadherence plays a major role in preventable rehospitalizations. The first step to improving adherence is determining the affecting factor. This article critically reviews the literature on factors affecting medication adherence in heart failure patients.

Issues related to children participating in clinical research.

Research involving children is necessary to bridge the gap created by years of applying the findings of adult clinical trials to children. Given the mandate from the National Institutes of Health to include children in clinical trials, pediatric nurses will undoubtedly be asked to assist with pediatric research projects. Nurses working with children must consider the unique legal and ethical issues surrounding children as study participants.

Testing an intervention to promote children's adherence to asthma self-management.

Purpose: To test the hypothesis that compared with the control group, 7 through 11-year-old children with persistent asthma who received asthma education plus a contingency management behavioral protocol would show higher adherence to peak expiratory flow (PEF) monitoring for asthma self-management and would report fewer asthma episodes.

Design And Methods: A randomized, controlled trial was conducted with 77 children with persistent asthma in a southeastern U.S.

Improved health outcomes with peak flow monitoring for children with asthma.

Purpose: Evaluate the effects of peak flow monitoring (PFM) on health outcomes of school-age children with asthma.

Method And Sample: Seventy-seven children who previously relied on symptom monitoring were taught PFM. Adherence to PFM during the 16-week study was assessed by a computerized monitor.

Self-concept and health locus of control: factors related to children's adherence to recommended asthma regimen.

Purpose: To determine the relationships of adherence to daily peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) monitoring, recommended for asthma self-management, with self-concept and health locus of control in a sample of 42 children, ages 7 through 11.

Design/methods: Secondary analysis was conducted on data collected as part of our 5-week randomized, controlled asthma self-management clinical trial. During the study, the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale (PHCSC) and Children's Health Locus of Control Scale (CHLOC) were administered at baseline (Week 1) and Week 5 for comparison, while adherence to electronically-measured peak flow monitor (PFM) was evaluated during Week 5.

Vitamin D receptor variants in 192 patients with schizophrenia and other psychiatric diseases.

Intriguing parallels have been noted previously between the biology of Vitamin D and the epidemiology of schizophrenia. We have scanned the Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene by DOVAM-S (Detection of Virtually All Mutations-SSCP), a robotically enhanced multiplexed scanning method. In total, 100 patients with schizophrenia (86 Caucasians and 14 African-Americans) were scanned.

An evaluation of children's metered-dose inhaler technique for asthma medications.

Regardless of the medication delivery system, health care providers need to teach accurate medication administration techniques to their patients, educate them about the particular nuances of the prescribed delivery system (eg, proper storage), and reinforce these issues at each health encounter. A single instruction session is not sufficient to maintain appropriate inhaler techniques for patients who require continued use. Providing written steps for the administration technique is helpful so that the patient can refer to them later when using the medication.

Children's self-reports of characteristics of their asthma episodes.

Our purpose was to examine school-age children's self-reports of characteristics of their asthma episodes including the precipitating events, symptoms experienced during the episodes, and interventions used to resolve the episodes. Children's self-reports of their asthma episodes were assessed over a 6-week period for 42 children with persistent asthma who participated in a randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of an asthma self-management program on adherence to recommended daily peak expiratory flow rate monitoring. Children were instructed to answer the following questions on the Asthma Report Form each time they experienced an asthma episode: 1) What were you doing; 2) How did you feel; and 3) What did you do to help your breathing? Of the children, 71% experienced at least one asthma episode during the 6 weeks.

Children's adherence to recommended asthma self-management.

Purpose: Adherence to peak expiratory flow rate monitoring by children with asthma was evaluated, and a behavioral strategy to enhance adherence to daily monitoring was tested.

Design And Methods: Forty-two 7- through 11-year-old children with persistent asthma were recruited into a 5-week randomized, controlled clinical trial. Adherence data were collected electronically by PeakLog and the self-report Asthma Diary.

Accuracy of children's self-reported adherence to treatment.

Purpose: To examine the relationship between self-reported and electronically monitored adherence to a recommended asthma treatment and to assess the accuracy of the diary data reported by school-age children.

Design: A randomized, controlled clinical trial of the effectiveness of an asthma self-management program. The relationship between self-reported and electronically recorded daily peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) adherence was assessed in a sample of 42 children, ages 7 through 11 years with moderate to severe asthma in one community in West Virginia, USA.