Alexithymia, fibromyalgia, and psychological distress among adolescents: literature review.

The purpose of this article is to review the literature regarding the relationships between alexithymia, fibromyalgia (FM), and psychological distress among adolescents. Google Scholar and databases were searched using alexithymia, fibromyalgia, psychological distress, and adolescent keywords. Studies that examine the relationship between alexithymia and fibromyalgia and the contribution of psychological distress on this relationship among adolescents are lacking.

The Relationship of Trust and Intent to Stay Among Registered Nurses at Jordanian Hospitals.

Aims: This study examined the relationship between the level of trust with immediate supervisor and the level of intent to stay at work among registered nurses (RNs) in Jordan and explored if there is a significant difference between RNs working in governmental- and university-affiliated teaching hospitals.

Background: Financial retention strategies are not feasible in low- and middle-income countries. This study investigated if the level of trust that RNs hold toward their immediate supervisors could affect their intent to stay at work, so as to be used as a nonfinancial strategy.

Health: A Developing Concept in Nursing.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the level of maturity of the concept of health in the nursing discipline.

Method: The four principles of Morse and colleagues were used to evaluate the level of maturity of the health concept-epistemological, logical, pragmatical, and linguistical.

Findings: This evaluation suggests that the concept of health in nursing is immature, defined inconsistently, and with different instruments.