Learning environment and emotional well-being: A qualitative study of undergraduate nursing students.

Background: Students can experience multiple stressors during their academic life which have an impact on their emotional health and academic progress.

Purpose: This study sought to explore students' understanding of and factors affecting their emotional well-being in an undergraduate nursing programme at a private nursing institution in Karachi, Pakistan.

Method: In this qualitative study, data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews using a self-designed guide from 16 participants in total, drawn from various years of the selected undergraduate programme.

A Systematic Review of the Patient- and Carer-Related Factors Affecting the Experience of Pain for Advanced Cancer Patients Cared for at Home.

Context: Effective pain management is a priority in the palliative care of advanced cancer patients. A body of research is emerging examining the factors that influence the management and experience of pain for such individuals. Identifying such factors should allow for the development of targeted interventions to improve pain management in the home while ultimately reducing unnecessary suffering for the patient.

Involving HIV-positive people in policy and service development: recent experiences in England.

Although the 'Greater Involvement of People Living with or Affected by HIV/AIDS' (GIPA) principle was first articulated over a decade ago (UNAIDS, 1999), relatively few studies have examined the extent to which it is being implemented. A study was undertaken in three areas of England to establish the types of user involvement mechanisms in place for HIV-positive people to influence service and policy development. Drawing on group discussions with 38 people living with HIV and six HIV professionals across the three geographical research sites, as well as interviews with eight professionals with expertise in this area, this paper illustrates variability in opportunities for involvement.