Need and baseline for harmonising nursing education in respiratory care: preliminary results of a global survey.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic confirmed that respiratory nurses are critical healthcare providers. Limited knowledge is available about appropriate education to prepare nurses to deliver high-quality respiratory care. A survey was developed by the International Coalition for Respiratory Nursing (ICRN) group to identify the need for a respiratory nursing core curriculum.

Do we need tailored training and development plans for European Union respiratory nurses?

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Cultural and Environmental Enablers and Barriers to Participation and Retention in Clinical Trials for Cancer Research.

Background: West Virginia (WV) residents have often rejected participation in community-based cancer research studies. Nationally, 49% of eligible patients participate in clinical trials but less than 10% of patients in WV participate.

Objective: To understand issues related to recruitment and retention of patients for cancer research in Appalachian WV.

The potential of palliative care for patients with respiratory diseases.

Unlabelled: Based on the demonstrated effectiveness of palliative care in the alleviation of symptoms and enhancement of life quality, it is important to incorporate palliative care early in the respiratory disease trajectory. Quality palliative care addresses eight domains that are all patient and family centred. Palliative care interventions in respiratory conditions include management of symptoms such as dyspnoea, cough, haemoptysis, sputum production, fatigue and respiratory secretion management, especially as the end-of-life nears.

The impact of the Nurse Faculty Scholars program on schools of nursing.

Background: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars program was conceptualized as not only promoting the growth and development of early-career faculty but as enhancing the research infrastructure of scholars' schools of nursing.

Purpose: At the completion of the scholars' three years of support, deans/directors were asked to provide feedback regarding the institutional impact of the scholars' participation in the program.

Methods: Phone interviews were conducted on the first five completed cohorts and a six-item questionnaire was developed to obtain some quantitative data.

Coping with stigma: the experiences of Chinese patients living with lung cancer.

Purpose/objectives: To describe the experiences of stigma and coping strategies among patients with lung cancer in China.

Research Approach: Qualitative.

Setting: The oncology department at Liaocheng Peoples Hospital.

The Use of Video Conferencing for Persons with Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Review.

The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of studies that used Video Conferencing (VC) intervention for common chronic conditions. Chronic conditions account for the majority of poor health, disability, and death, and for a major portion of health-care expenditures in the United States. Innovative methods and interventions are needed to enhance care and management, improve access to care, improve patient outcomes, narrow health disparities and reduce health-care costs.

Effectiveness of community-based integrated care in frail COPD patients: a randomised controlled trial.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) generates a high burden on health care, and hospital admissions represent a substantial proportion of the overall costs of the disease. Integrated care (IC) has shown efficacy to reduce hospitalisations in COPD patients at a pilot level. Deployment strategies for IC services require assessment of effectiveness at the health care system level.

Characteristics influencing weight reduction among veterans in the MOVE!® Program.

Obesity is a common health problem for veterans. This study explored background and program characteristics associated with a 5% weight reduction for veterans enrolled in MOVE!(®), a weight management program. For data analysis, 404 veteran records were examined using logistic regression.

Feasibility study: home telemonitoring for patients with lung cancer in a mountainous rural area.

Purpose/objectives: To explore the feasibility of rural home telemonitoring for patients with lung cancer.

Design: Exploratory, descriptive, observational.

Setting: Patient homes within a 75-mile radius of the study hospital in West Virginia.

The West Virginia WISEWOMAN Program.

This article describes moving The Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for WOMen Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) Program from research to practice in a population of low-income, uninsured, or underinsured women in West Virginia (WV) between the ages of 40 and 64 years. Cardiovascular disease risk factors were evident using screening and health history data from women in all stages of change as well as in different phases of the program. An indicator of program success was women's increased activities to improve their cardiovascular health.

Predictors of survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Purpose/objectives: To examine how routine laboratory biomarkers and clinical parameters available within medical records related to overall survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: University-based cancer center in rural West Virginia.

The development and psychometric analysis of the short-form Pulmonary Functional Status Scale (PFSS-11).

This article describes the development and psychometric evaluation of the short-form Pulmonary Functional Status Scale (PFSS-11©) derived from the previously validated 35-item PFSS, using data from 179 subjects (120 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD]/59 normative, non-COPD). Items were extracted based on item-response distribution and commonality >.60.

From high tech to high touch: integrating community voices in mobile mammography outreach.

Providing mobile screening mammography services across the state of West Virginia (WV) presents unique challenges. The ability of new machines to screen for breast cancer is modern medicine at its best. The use of the mobile unit, "Bonnie's Bus", holds promise for getting this high tech equipment to women in rural areas of West Virginia where it is most needed.

The dose effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on physical activity, perceived exertion, and quality of life.

Purpose: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs have been shown to improve functional status, exercise performance, and quality of life (QOL) and decrease perception of exertion in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The purpose of this study was to identify the dose effect of PR on the outcome variables of activity level, perceived exertion, and physical and mental QOL.

Methods: The study used a retrospective explanatory design.

Factors related to depressed mood in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after hospitalization.

This study examined factors that predicted depressed mood at discharge and 3 months after discharge for 124 elders with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). After the use of control for physiologic status (forced expiratory volume in 1 second percent predicted), the factors of anxiety, perceived health competence, daily functioning, and family emotional coping predicted depressed mood. Discharge referrals for home care services could be used to assess the 4 factors with the potential for the healthcare team to intervene.

Which chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients will be likely to attend consistently a pulmonary rehabilitation program?

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, and millions of COPD patients are disabled and unable to work. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs are available to assist with disability, but it is not clear who is likely to consistently participate in them. The purpose of this study was to determine which participants were likely to consistently attend a PR program.

Predictors of poor coronary heart disease knowledge level in women without prior coronary heart disease.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to measure coronary heart disease (CHD) knowledge levels in women without a history of CHD and to determine predictors of poor CHD knowledge in these women.

Data Sources: The sample included 120 women between the ages of 35 and 60, who had no CHD history. Women were asked to complete self-administered surveys including demographic data, personal CHD risk factors, and a CHD Knowledge Test.

Predictors of health promotion behavior in women without prior history of coronary heart disease.

The purpose of this study was to determine health promotion behavior (HPB) and the best predictors of HPB in women without prior history of coronary heart disease (CHD). The sample included 119 women aged between 35 and 60 years who had no prior CHD history. The women were asked to complete a self-administered survey regarding their demographic data, personal CHD risk factors, HPB, CHD knowledge, and perceived benefits and barriers to CHD risk factor modification.

Factors related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease readmission in Taiwan.

This study examines the relationships among physiological, psychological, and social factors and hospital readmission to develop a model predicting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) readmission for 145 patients with COPD following hospital discharge at 14 days and 90 days in Taiwan. Daily functioning, comorbidity, severity of illness, self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, and perceived informal support were regressed on hospital readmission. Daily functioning was the only significant variable to predict COPD readmission at 90 days in the Taiwan population living in a rural area.

Management of community-acquired pneumonia in the home: an American College of Chest Physicians clinical position statement.

The number of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who are being treated at home is increasing for a variety of reasons. These reasons include the increased availability and cost considerations of oral antibiotics that have been shown to be effective, as well as the consideration of patient and family preferences. However, there is still considerable variability in strategies for the management of patients with CAP.