Rotational stability and visual performance of aberration-free, hydrophobic acrylic monofocal toric intraocular lens with enhanced material.

Purpose: To evaluate the rotational stability and visual performance of the enVista toric intraocular lens (IOL) (MX60ET) in cataract patients with preexisting astigmatism.

Setting: 6 U.S.

A qualitative assessment of retention in HIV care among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with HIV in New York City.

Retention in HIV care is a critical precursor to ending the epidemic yet remains suboptimal in the United States. Gaining an understanding of the challenges faced by adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with HIV is essential to improving retention in HIV care. This study explored the barriers and facilitators to retention in care among Black and Hispanic AYA living with HIV.

Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of a Water-Free Cyclosporine 0.1% Ophthalmic Solution for Treatment of Dry Eye Disease: ESSENCE-2 OLE.

Purpose: The ESSENCE-2 Open-Label Extension study aimed to demonstrate long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of a novel water-free, nonpreserved topical cyclosporine 0.1% ophthalmic solution (US brand name VEVYE) for patients with dry eye disease (DED).

Methods: This was a Phase 3, prospective, multicenter, open-label, clinical study.

A Preliminary Validation of an Optimal Cutpoint in Total Number of Patient-Reported Symptoms in Head and Neck Cancer for Effective Alignment of Clinical Resources with Patients' Symptom Burden.

Background: Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) often experience high symptom burden leading to lower quality of life (QoL).

Objective: This study aims to conceptually model optimal cutpoint by examining where total number of patient-reported symptoms exceeds patients' coping capacity, leading to a decline in QoL in patients with HNC.

Methods: Secondary data analysis of 105 individuals with HNC enrolled in a clinical usefulness study of the NYU Electronic Patient Visit Assessment (ePVA)©, a digital patient-reported symptom measure.

Developing and testing a web-based platform for antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence support among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with HIV.

Objective: Describe the development and testing of a web-based platform for antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence support among HIV+ adolescents and young adults (AYA) in a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Methods: A seven-member multi-disciplinary team operationalized the flat, password protected, web-based platform. Manualized protocols guided the objectives and content for each of the eight web-based sessions.

The development of social capital in a peer-led mHealth cognitive behavioral antiretroviral therapy adherence intervention for HIV + adolescents and young adults.

Adherence Connection for Counseling, Education, and Support (ACCESS)-I is a peer-led mHealth antiretroviral therapy adherence intervention for adolescents and young adults living with HIV who are in treatment but have detectable viral loads. Participants received five online sessions with peer health coaches who followed a structured intervention manual. Peers maintained intervention fidelity but also engaged in casual discussion that was not directly related to ART adherence or HIV.

A multi-language qualitative study of limited English proficiency patient experiences in the United States.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to understand the limited English proficiency patient experience with health care services in an urban setting in the United States.

Methods: Through a narrative analysis approach, 71 individuals who spoke either Spanish, Russian, Cantonese, Mandarin, or Korean shared their experiences through semi-structured interviews between 2016 and 2018. Analyses used monolingual and multilingual open coding approaches to generate themes.

Work Organization Factors Associated With Nurses' Stress, Sleep, and Performance: A Pre-pandemic Analysis.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic put extreme stress on an already strained healthcare workforce. Suboptimal work organization, exacerbated by the pandemic, is associated with poor worker, patient, and organizational outcomes. However, there are limited qualitative studies exploring how the interconnections of work organization factors related to shift work, sleep, and work stress influence registered nurses and their work performance in the United States.

Pre-K teachers' professional identity development at community-based organizations during universal Pre-K expansion in New York City.

This study examines how policy directives and recommendations implemented during a massive universal Pre-Kindergarten expansion in New York City has impacted teachers' professional identity. We adapted the critical ecologies of the early childhood profession by Dalli et al. (Early childhood grows up: Towards a critical ecology of the profession.

The usefulness of the Electronic Patient Visit Assessment (ePVA) as a clinical support tool for real-time interventions in head and neck cancer.

Background: Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) experience painful, debilitating symptoms and functional limitations that can interrupt cancer treatment, and decrease their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The Electronic Patient Visit Assessment (ePVA) for head and neck is a web-based mHealth patient-reported measure that asks questions about 21 categories of symptoms and functional limitations common to HNC. This article presents the development and usefulness of the ePVA as a clinical support tool for real-time interventions for patient-reported symptoms and functional limitations in HNC.

A Scoping Review of Nursing's Contribution to the Management of Patients with Pain and Opioid Misuse.

Background: Nursing brings a unique lens to care of patients with pain and opioid misuse.

Aims: This scoping review describes nursing's contribution to the literature on the management of patients with pain and opioid misuse, generating evidence to guide clinical care.

Design: The scoping review was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guideline.

Multidimensional Pain Assessment Tools for Ambulatory and Inpatient Nursing Practice.

Background: One of the critical components in pain management is the assessment of pain. Multidimensional measurement tools capture multiple aspects of a patient's pain experience but can be cumbersome to administer in busy clinical settings.

Aim: We conducted a systematic review to identify brief multidimensional pain assessment tools that nurses can use in both ambulatory and acute care settings.

Adherence Self-Management and the Influence of Contextual Factors Among Emerging Adults With Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Background: Maintaining adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a significant challenge for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected racial and ethnic minority adolescents and young adults (youth). Given the consequences of suboptimal ART adherence, there is a pressing need for an expanded understanding of adherence behavior in this cohort.

Objectives: As part of an exploratory sequential, mixed-methods study, we used qualitative inquiry to explore adherence information, motivation, and behavioral skills among HIV-infected racial and ethnic minority youth.

How language barriers influence provider workload for home health care professionals: A secondary analysis of interview data.

Background: Increasingly, patients with limited English proficiency are accessing home health care services in the United States. Few studies have examined how language barriers influence provider role implementation or workload in the home health care setting.

Objectives: To explore home health care professionals' perspectives about how workload changes from managing language barriers influence quality and safety in home health care.

The development, usability, and reliability of the Electronic Patient Visit Assessment (ePVA) for head and neck cancer.

Background: Annually, over 65,000 persons are diagnosed with head and neck cancer in the United States. During treatment, up to 50% of patients become severely symptomatic with pain, fatigue, mouth sores, and inability to eat. Long term complications are lymphedema, fibrosis, dysphagia, and musculoskeletal impairment.

Children's Block-Building Skills and Mother-Child Block-Building Interactions Across Four U.S. Ethnic Groups.

Play offers an unparalleled opportunity for young children to gain cognitive skills in informal settings. Block play in particular-including interactions with parents around block constructions-teaches children about intrinsic spatial features of objects (size, shape) and extrinsic spatial relations. In turn, early spatial cognition paves the way for later competencies in math and science.

Organization of Work Factors Associated with Work Ability among Aging Nurses.

The United States (U.S.) workforce is aging.

Antimicrobial Stewardship for a Geriatric Behavioral Health Population.

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing public health concern. Antimicrobial stewardship and multi-disciplinary intervention can prevent inappropriate antimicrobial use and improve patient care. Special populations, especially older adults and patients with mental health disorders, can be particularly in need of such intervention.