A Comparative Analysis of Recruitment Methods to Reach Emerging Adults Outside the Clinical Setting.

Background: Emerging adults are a hard-to-recruit population for health researchers, as many do not routinely access health care services and are best recruited outside clinical settings. Social media and research volunteer registries (e.g.

Acceptability of a Portable Exercise Bike in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Diseases.

Background: Ways to help older adults overcome barriers to performing regular exercise is a challenge to nurses.

Objective: The study evaluated the acceptability of a portable exercise bike for arm/foot pedaling among older patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

Methods: Participants reported their physical activity levels using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short form) and thereafter performed two 6-minute-long arm/foot pedal biking sessions using a portable exercise bike.

Health Disparities Among Sexual and Gender Minorities With Adverse Childhood Experiences: Insights From the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data.

To identify the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among sexual or gender minorities (SGMs) and examine the impact of ACEs on their health. We analyzed 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. Respondents from Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nevada, and Wisconsin completed modules on 10 individual ACEs, sexual orientation and gender identity, and health.

The EMeRGE theory of emerging adult-aged women's sexual and reproductive health self-management: A grounded theory study.

Aims: To explore how emerging adult-aged women self-manage their sexual and reproductive health and to generate a grounded theory of these self-management processes.

Design: Grounded theory methods using a constructivist approach.

Methods: Between September 2019 and September 2020, 18- to 25-years-old women (n = 13) were recruited from a 4-year university, a 2-year community college, and neighbourhoods surrounding the institutions of higher education.

'Taking Care': A qualitative study of emerging adult-aged women's sexual and reproductive health definitions.

Objective: Emerging adult-aged (EA;18-25 years) women have disproportionately high rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections compared to other women of reproductive age. Little is known about how EA women define and prioritize various aspects of sexual and reproductive health. The purpose of this study was to identify EA women determined definitions of sexual and reproductive health.

Associations between hair cortisol and blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: Stress is widely considered to be a risk factor for high blood pressure (BP), but evidence on the associations between biomarkers of chronic stress and BP is inconsistent. This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the current state of the science on relationships between measures of cortisol concentration reflecting chronic stress exposure [hair cortisol concentration (HCC), nail cortisol concentration)] and BP.

Methods: PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase were searched.

Navigating the turbulent seas: Experiences of peer mentorship on the journey to becoming a nurse scholar.

Background: Peer mentorship is a vital component of doctoral education; however, few studies describe peer mentorship in Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhDN) programs.

Objectives: Explore characteristics, benefits, and challenges of peer mentorship experienced by PhD-N students.

Design: An electronic survey was sent to PhD-N program administrators at member institutions of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in the United States.

PhD student perspectives on maintaining and formalizing peer mentorship during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mentorship is important for doctoral education and development. Students in Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing programs traditionally receive formal mentorship from more experienced faculty mentors, creating a top-down, mentor-mentee relationship. Peer mentorship, characterized by a mentor-mentee relationship between peers in similar career stages, provides unique opportunities for career development and socialization.

A multilevel perspective on goals, barriers, and facilitators of school-based asthma management.

Background: School based asthma care is being increasingly used to combat uncontrolled pediatric asthma.

Objective: The purpose of these secondary analyses was to explore multi-level perspectives regarding school-based asthma medical management for inner city, school-aged children with poor asthma control.

Methods: Sixty-six participants from two large U.

Practical strategies for qualitative inquiry in a virtual world.

Aim: The aim of this article is to provide practical strategies for maintaining methodological rigour in executing a virtual qualitative study. Strategies are based on evidence from existing research about virtual qualitative methods and on the strategies used by the authors to convert a planned in-person qualitative, grounded theory study to an entirely virtual grounded theory study during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study began in-person in September 2019 and was converted to virtual in March 2020.

Smarthealth technology study protocol to improve relationships between older adults with dementia and family caregivers.

Aim: The aim of this study is to develop a Smarthealth system of monitoring, modelling, and interactive recommendation solutions (for caregivers) for in-home dementia patient care that focuses on caregiver-patient relationships.

Design: This descriptive study employs a single-group, non-randomized trial to examine functionality, effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of the novel Smarthealth system.

Methods: Thirty persons with Alzheimer's Disease or related dementia and their family caregivers (N = 30 dyads) will receive and install Smarthealth technology in their home.

Improving Research, Policy, and Practice to Address Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Needs During Emerging Adulthood.

Women in the period of emerging adulthood (18-25 years of age) have the greatest rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Despite this disproportionate risk, women's sexual and reproductive health needs during emerging adulthood are poorly understood. As a result, few age-specific policies or person-centered practice guidelines are available to reduce sexual risk.

Nursing Across the Lifespan: Implications of Lifecourse Theory for Nursing Research.

Despite the lifecourse focus of nursing clinical care, nursing research largely remains cross-sectional or process-oriented within silos determined by patient characteristics such as age, acuity, or disease process. Incorporating interdisciplinary lifecourse theory into pediatric nursing research provides the opportunity to expand nursing theories and research beyond practice, age, and disease silos. One such theory is the Lifecourse Health Development (LCHD) framework.