Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Professional Performance and Stress Resilience Among Healthcare Practitioners.

Objectives Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, understand, and manage emotions effectively, a skill essential in the high-stress environment of healthcare. Research suggests that healthcare professionals with higher EI are better equipped to handle stress, maintain resilience, and make sound judgments under pressure, ultimately enhancing job performance. This paper examines EI's predictive role in managing job performance and resistance to stress among healthcare professionals, aiming to explore how elevated EI may strengthen their coping abilities and contribute to improved stress management, professional judgment, and resilience in challenging work settings.

Efficacy and Safety of Low or Reduced Dose Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Following Left Atrial Appendage Closure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This meta-analysis aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of low-dose direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) versus dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in patients undergoing left atrial appendage closure (LAAC). A comprehensive literature search was conducted across multiple electronic databases, including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Scopus, up to August 12, 2024. Studies comparing low-dose DOACs with DAPT in post-LAAC patients were included.

Gender Differences in the Interrelations Among Social Support, Stressful Life Events, and Smoking Cessation in People With Severe Mental Illnesses.

Background: Social support and stressful life events (SLEs) have been found to be influential factors for smoking cessation in the general population, but little is known about these factors among smokers with severe mental illnesses (SMIs) and whether their associations with smoking cessation differ by gender.

Aims: To examine the association between social support and smoking cessation as mediated by SLEs in people with SMI and to examine whether the interrelations among social support, SLEs, and smoking cessation differ by gender.

Methods: A population sample of 4,610 American lifetime adult smokers with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder were identified in a limited public use data set of the 2012-2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

Remission from nicotine dependence among people with severe mental illness who received help/services for tobacco/nicotine use.

Objectives: A growing body of evidence supports pharmacological interventions to assist smoking cessation in people with severe mental illness (SMI); that is, lifetime major depressive disorder, bipolar disorders, or schizophrenia. Little is known about whether behavioral services are also associated with high probability of remission from nicotine dependence as compared to other types of help/services received (pharmacological, behavioral, or both).

Methods: A sample of 726 American lifetime adult smokers with SMI and a history of nicotine dependence, who received help/services for tobacco/nicotine use, were identified.

The worksite heart health improvement project's impact on behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular disease in long-term care: A randomized control trial.

Background: Long-term care workers are at high risk for cardiovascular disease, in part because of their poor health habits.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to test the impact of the Worksite Heart Health Improvement Project (WHHIP) on subjective behavioral cardiovascular risk factors over time among long-term care staff.

Design: The WHHIP was a 12-month cluster randomized control trial conducted in four long-term care facilities.

Testing the Impact of the Worksite Heart Health Improvement Project on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Over Time.

Objective: We aimed to test the impact of the Worksite Heart Health Improvement Project (WHHIP) on cardiovascular risk factors among long-term care staff.

Methods: The WHHIP was an 18-month cluster randomized control trial conducted in four long-term care facilities (n = 98).

Results: A significant positive delayed intervention effect for diastolic blood pressure was seen in the intervention group (80.

Probability and correlates of nicotine dependence among smokers with and without major depressive disorder: Results from the national epidemiology survey on alcohol and related conditions.

Purpose: This study aims to use data from a nationally representative survey to examine the correlates of nicotine dependence among smokers with and without major depressive disorder.

Methods: Data were drawn from the Wave 1 of the National Epidemiology Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC, 2001-2002). Logistic regression analyses taking into account the complex sampling design were used to examine the correlates of nicotine dependence.

Vitamin D and its relationship with breast cancer: an evidence based practice paper.

Background: In oncology research fields, vitamin D has emerged as the most fruitful issue. The previous decade witnessed intensive efforts in connecting vitamin D with risk reduction and progression of various epithelial cancers, especially, breast cancer.

Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between vitamin D levels and breast cancer.

Psychiatric discharge process.

Background. Integration of research evidence into clinical nursing practice is essential for the delivery of high-quality nursing care. Discharge planning is an essential process in psychiatric nursing field, in order to prevent recurrent readmission to psychiatric units.