In Pursuit of Recovery: A Comparative Study of Stakeholder Perspectives on Outcomes of People with Psychosis.

There is no consensus on the definition of recovery of people with psychosis. This may be attributed to the broad concept including clinical, functional and personal recovery domains and the diverse interests of stakeholders involved. We hypothesized that service users, informal caregivers and healthcare professionals would exhibit differences in prioritization, reflecting varying roles and viewpoints.

Implications on self-care behaviors among older Korean immigrants diagnosed with diabetes residing in the United States: a path analytical approach.

Background: Diabetes is a prevalent chronic disease. Although self-care is the crucial element in managing diabetes, older Korean immigrants with diabetes face challenges in performing effective self-care related to vulnerability as minority immigrants.

Purpose: This study measures sociodemographics, self-efficacy, social support, diabetes knowledge, and diabetes self-care activities among older Korean immigrants in the United States.

Utilization of Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory in Self-Care Among Older Korean Immigrants With Diabetes in the United States.

Diabetes is a chronic illness and increasing among older populations. Self-care is a critical element in managing diabetes. Orem's Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory (SCDNT) has been used and applied in nursing to explain significant self-care concepts.

Revealing the impact of psychiatric comorbidities on treatment outcome in early psychosis using counterfactual model explanation.

Introduction: Psychiatric comorbidities have a significant impact on the course of illness in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. To accurately predict outcomes for individual patients using computerized prognostic models, it is essential to consider these comorbidities and their influence.

Methods: In our study, we utilized a multi-modal deep learning architecture to forecast symptomatic remission, focusing on a multicenter sample of patients with first-episode psychosis from the OPTiMiSE study.

Associations and Predictive Pathways Between Shared Governance, Autonomy, Magnet Status, Nurse-Sensitive Indicators, and Nurse Satisfaction: A Multisite Study.

Background: Evidence is limited to the effects of shared governance (SG) and autonomy on nurse-sensitive indicators (NSIs).

Purpose: To explore the effects of SG, autonomy, and Magnet status on nurse and patient outcomes.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey study was conducted using a convenience sample of 404 nurses from 4 hospitals.

Reliability and Validity Evidence for Health Care-Seeking Behavior Questionnaire on Sexual Health Among Filipino Men: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

Healthcare-seeking behavior is an issue affecting the promotion of sexual health among Filipino men. However, tools to measure healthcare-seeking behaviors among men, in general, are scarce. This study aimed to find evidence of validity and reliability of the Health Care-Seeking Behavior Questionnaire (HCSBQ).

Psychometric Properties of General Self-Efficacy (GSE) Scale Korean Version for Older Korean Immigrants with Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in the United States.

Patients with diabetes must have self-efficacy to perform necessary self-care tasks. Self-efficacy has been considered as one of the primary motivators on diabetes self-care; therefore, it is essential for health care professionals to assess the self-efficacy of patients with diabetes to provide optimal care. Despite older Korean immigrants having greater difficulty in diabetes management, research on self-efficacy for them is lacking.

Reliability and Validity Evidence for Brief Sexual Attitudes Scale Among Filipino Men: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

It is essential to address sexual health to ensure quality of life and sexual well-being; however, studies to measure sexual attitudes remain scarce. This study aimed to find reliability and validity evidence of the Brief Sexual Attitudes Scale (BSAS) using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) among Filipino men. A cross-sectional study was conducted.

Systematic review and meta-analysis on predictors of prognosis in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: An overview of current evidence and a call for prospective research and open access to datasets.

Background: Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) have heterogeneous outcomes. If we could predict individual outcome and identify predictors of outcome, we could personalize and optimize treatment and care. Recent research showed that recovery rates tend to stabilize early in the course of disease.

[Psychiatric symptoms and COVID-19: results of a national case register].

Background: Psychiatric disorders are associated with a more severe course of COVID-19. COVID-19 can also lead to psychiatric symptoms.

Aim: To gain insight into vulnerabilities and protective factors for the course of COVID-19 in a Dutch (neuro)psychiatric population.

Acculturation, Cultural Beliefs, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Levels Among Nigerian, Ghanaian and Cameroonian Immigrants in the United States.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States (U.S.).

Comparison of Health-Promoting Behaviors of Nursing Students From Different Racial/Ethnic Groups.

Background: Despite the known benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in preventing many health-related issues, few nursing students practice health-promoting behaviors (HPB).

Method: This cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study included 866 undergraduate nursing students who were members of the National Student Nurses' Association.

Results: The difference in mean Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II scores between White people and Asian Americans was statistically significant (F [4, 861]) = 2.

[The effects of covid-19 on psychiatry training in the Netherlands].

Background The COVID-19 pandemic changes the training of residents and could offer new opportunities. Aim Gaining insight in the effects of the impact of the COVID-19-pandemic on psychiatry residents. Method A digital questionnaire was designed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on educational activities.

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Course of covid-19 infections and impact on mental health; setting up a national case register.

Bacterial Lysates as Immunotherapies for Respiratory Infections: Methods of Preparation.

Bacterial lysates, prepared from the microorganisms most frequently involved in human Respiratory Tract Infections (RTIs) have been in the market for several decades, and at present, several different brands are available in many countries worldwide. They all claimed to exert local and systemic immunomodulatory effects but different clinical trials show disparate results between them. The lack of consistency of predicted therapeutic effects has undermined their clinical use and hampered licensing in several countries.

Purification of Capsular Polysaccharides of : Traditional and New Methods.

Pneumonia caused by is a major bacterial disease responsible for many deaths worldwide each year and is particularly dangerous in children under 5 years old and adults over 50. The capsular polysaccharide (CPS) constitutes the outermost layer of the bacterial cell and is the main virulence factor. Regardless of whether pharmaceutical agents are composed of CPS alone or protein-conjugated CPS, CPS purification is essential for the development of vaccines against .

Antigen B from Echinococcus granulosus is a novel ligand for C-reactive protein.

Antigen B (EgAgB) is a phosphatidylcholine (PC)-rich lipoprotein of Echinococcus granulosus s.l. larva, potentially capable of modulating the activation of various myeloid cells, including macrophages.

Caring with Intention: Hospice Care and the Human Family.

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Thoughts About Nursing Curricula: Dark Clouds and Bright Lights.

In this essay, several nurse scholars who are particularly concerned about the contemporary state of nursing science present their concerns about the inclusion of nursing conceptual models and theories in the curricula of nursing programs (dark clouds) and ways in which the concerns have been addressed (bright lights). This essay is the second of two essays that were catalyzed by Barrett's paper, "Again, What Is Nursing Science?" The first essay was published in the previous issue of Nursing Science Quarterly.

Sociodemographic and Obstetric Factors Related to Symptoms of Postpartum Depression in Hispanic Women in Rural California.

Objective: To investigate the relationships among sociodemographic and obstetric factors and symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD) in Hispanic women living in rural California.

Design: Quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive design.

Setting: Rural southern California communities.

Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation: The Predictive Value of the Morse Fall Scale in Hospitalized Patients .

Background: Falls are common in hospitalized patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Research demonstrates that preventing patient falls requires knowledge of the risk factors and the circumstances preceding the patient's fall.
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[Career development of medical school graduates: comparison of medical students from Utrecht, Leiden and Groningen].

Objective: To gain insight in the career development of Utrecht medical school graduates.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Method: In November 2015, we investigated the achieved academic title, occupation and position for 281 graduates who had started their medical education at University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) in the academic year 2003-2004.

Self-Care for Health in Rural Hispanic Women at Risk for Postpartum Depression.

Objective: To determine factors that affect self-care of rural Hispanic women at risk for postpartum depression (PPD).

Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional design based on the key concepts of Orem's Self-care Deficit Nursing theory. Data were collected from 223 Hispanic postpartum women residing in Mecca, North Shore, and Thermal in California by an interviewer-administered survey.

Treatment of electrical status epilepticus in sleep: A pooled analysis of 575 cases.

Objective: Epileptic encephalopathy with electrical status epilepticus in sleep (ESES) is a pediatric epilepsy syndrome with sleep-induced epileptic discharges and acquired impairment of cognition or behavior. Treatment of ESES is assumed to improve cognitive outcome. The aim of this study is to create an overview of the current evidence for different treatment regimens in children with ESES syndrome.

Does administrative support negate the consequences of nurse abuse?

Aim: To assess the relationship between disruptive/abusive situations and the 'intention to leave' nursing.

Background: While every nurse deserves to feel safe in his or her working environment, nurse abuse remains a common occurrence worldwide. Only when hospitals are safe, is retention enhanced and patient care improved.