Caregiver Tasks and Life Changes Among Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors.

Purpose: Stroke family caregivers often struggle to provide care. The purpose of the current study was to determine: (a) ease or difficulty with caregiving tasks; (b) life changes because of providing care; and (c) relationship between caregiving tasks and life changes.

Method: A descriptive correlational design was used.

Factors and Strategies Influencing Chemotherapy Safety Among Oncology Nurses: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

The purpose of this research is to describe the factors affecting hazardous chemotherapy exposure and strategies to foster chemotherapy safety among oncology nurses. Fifteen oncology nurses and 5 oncology nurse managers were recruited from 2 medical centers in the Midwest United States through convenience purposive sampling. A qualitative descriptive approach was employed.

Hot Versus Cold Debriefing in a Nursing Context: An Integrative Review.

Background: Hot debriefing occurs shortly after simulations or real-life events, whereas cold debriefings occur after 24 hours. This integrative review examined the effects of hot versus cold debriefing after simulation on prelicensure students.

Method: Whittemore and Knafl's five-stage method was followed.

Syncope after live attenuated influenza vaccine: Reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (2003-2024).

Vasovagal syncope, or fainting, can be triggered by various stimuli, including medical procedures. Syncope after vaccination has been reported, most commonly among adolescents, and can result in injuries. Using the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), we reviewed and summarized reports of syncope after live attenuated influenza vaccine, intranasal (LAIV) administered as the sole vaccine (i.

Theoretical Approach to Examining Effect of Burnout on Quality Care Services.

Offering high-quality care is a shared goal among all health systems. Unfortunately, the prevalence of nurse burnout jeopardizes the quality of care, patient safety, and staff well-being, thereby creating a serious practice concern. This article aims to discuss how the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory can assist in examining the link between burnout and the quality of care service.

Theoretically Based Factors Associated With Stroke Family Caregiver Health.

Purpose: Most persons who have had strokes are cared for at home by family members-many of whom experience depressive symptoms and quality of life changes as a result of providing care. The objective of this study is to determine theoretically based factors associated with unhealthy days in stroke family caregivers.

Research Design And Methods: Secondary data analysis was conducted using baseline data from a large randomized controlled clinical trial testing the Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Kit program with 254 family caregivers of persons who have had strokes.

#DryByChristmas: A patient and public involvement study on women's engagement with humorous pelvic floor muscle training digital nudges on social media.

Introduction: Patient and public involvement (PPI) is essential for women's health research. Little is known about how women engage with humorous social media and behavioural health messaging targeting pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT). This PPI aimed to understand how women engage with a humorous social media campaign encouraging PFMT.

Psychometric Testing of the Oncology Nurses Health Behaviors Determinants Scale: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives: Adherence by oncology nurses to chemotherapy safe handling guidelines is essential to prevent hazards of chemotherapy exposure. A review of the literature revealed the need for an instrument with evidence of reliability and validity to measure factors influencing adherence to safe chemotherapy-handling guidelines among oncology nurses. The purpose of this study was to psychometrically test the Oncology Nurses' Health Behaviors Determinants Scale (HBDS-ON) that measures the mentioned factors.

Hedonic eating, obesity, and addiction result from increased neuropeptide Y in the nucleus accumbens during human brain evolution.

The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is central to motivation and action, exhibiting one of the highest densities of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the brain. Within the NAc, NPY plays a role in reward and is involved in emotional behavior and in increasing alcohol and drug addiction and fat intake. Here, we examined NPY innervation and neurons of the NAc in humans and other anthropoid primates in order to determine whether there are differences among these various species that would correspond to behavioral or life history variables.

COVID-19 vaccine safety inquiries to the centers for disease control and prevention immunization safety office.

Background: Following the authorization and recommendations for use of the U.S. COVID-19 vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Immunization Safety Office (ISO) responded to inquiries and questions from public health officials, healthcare providers, and the general public on COVID-19 vaccine safety.

The Factors That Influence Chemotherapy Exposure Among Nurses: An Integrative Review.

Background: Exposure to chemotherapy is an occupational hazard predisposing nurses to severe health effects. The purpose of this integrative review was to identify the recent literature describing the risk factors for occupational exposure to chemotherapy among nurses.

Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses methodology was employed to conduct the review.

A randomized controlled trial on the interconnected systems framework for school mental health and PBIS: Focus on proximal variables and school discipline.

This study reviews findings for the first randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF) for school mental health (SMH) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). Since its development in the late 2000s, the ISF has been supported by federally funded centers for SMH and PBIS, and, guided by a national workgroup, is being implemented in >50 communities in the United States. This experimental evaluation of the ISF involved an RCT implemented in 24 schools in two southeastern states, with the ISF implemented in eight schools, PBIS alone implemented in eight schools, and typically co-located PBIS+SMH implemented in eight schools.

The Development and the Content Validation of the Oncology Nurses Health Behaviors Determinants Scale.

Objective: Chemotherapy exposure is an occupational hazard affecting oncology nurses. The adherence to chemotherapy-handling guidelines is essential to prevent exposure to these drugs. Oncology nurses' health beliefs and the cues in the environment are factors influencing the adherence to these guidelines.

Effect of the Preparatory School FAST Stroke Educational Program.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of FAST stroke educational program among all preparatory school students in the state of Qatar. METHODS: The pretest-posttest experimental research design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the FAST educational program in Qatar. A 30-minute audiovisual presentation was given to improve knowledge of stroke.

Stroke Family Caregiver Life Changes From the COVID-19 Pandemic.

BACKGROUND: Stroke family caregivers were already struggling with unmet needs and changes in their own lives from providing care. The COVID-19 pandemic added further stress and disruption to their lives. The purpose of this study was to describe life changes in 17 stroke family caregivers specifically resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Systematic Review of the Evidence for Stroke Family Caregiver and Dyad Interventions.

Stroke family caregiver and dyad literature has expanded over the past few years. The purpose of this review was to build upon 2 prior systematic reviews to critique, analyze, and synthesize the evidence pertaining to the impact of family caregiver and dyad interventions on stroke survivor and family caregiver outcomes. CINAHL, PsychINFO, PubMed, and reference lists were searched from December 1, 2016 through March 31, 2021.