Effects of Mantram Repetition on Spiritual Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Spiritual well-being is an essential component of whole-person care and is increasingly recognized in various clinical disciplines as positively affecting mental health. Mantram repetition (MR) is an intervention rooted in Eastern spiritual traditions that has been shown to have clinical benefits, including reduction of psychological distress, among individuals with chronic psychological conditions. The central aim of this meta-analysis was to examine the effects of MR on spiritual well-being.

The Effects of Exercise on Symptoms of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Problem Identification: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) can cause treatment delays or discontinuation. Exercise can improve CIPN, but the effects have been inconsistent.

Literature Search: 12 databases and 5 websites were searched from database inception to December 22, 2023, for primary studies that were reported in English and examined the effects of exercise on CIPN in cancer survivors.

Efficacy of a Mind Space Application intervention on psychological outcomes in Thai university students with depression: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Objective: This purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of the Mind Space Application on psychological outcomes among Thai-university students with depression.

Method: Thai-university students with depression (N = 50) were recruited between November 2021 and January 2022. Participants were randomly assigned to either an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention via the Mind Space Application intervention or a waitlist control group.

Effects of Exercise on Balance in Cancer Survivors With Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Balance impairment in cancer survivors can be a consequence of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Previous meta-analyses suggested that exercise significantly improved balance, but the results were only based on 3 and 4 primary studies.

Objectives: This meta-analysis examined the effects of exercise on balance in cancer survivors with CIPN and investigated the moderating effects of source, methods, interventions, and participant characteristics.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Powe Fatalism Inventory.

Powe conceptually defined "cancer fatalism" and developed the Powe Fatalism Inventory (PFI) to operationalize cancer fatalism. Researchers report disparate underlying factor structures, and sparse evidence supports the validity and reliability of the PFI. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the PFI.

Women's Health Beliefs and Intention to Use Chemoprevention for Breast Cancer.

Objectives: To investigate the associations between women's health beliefs and their intention to use chemoprevention.

Sample & Setting: Participants were postmenopausal women (N = 400) aged 50-64 years who were recruited for a study on mammographic breast density.

Methods & Variables: Participants completed a screening mammogram and breast cancer health belief questionnaires.

The Effects of Dance Interventions on Depression in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis.

Meta-analyses of the effects of dance on depressive symptoms in older adults have shown contradictory results, but few primary studies were included (5 and 8 studies). We aimed to examine the effects of dance on depressive symptoms in older adults aged 60 years and older and to examine the moderator effects of the source, participants, methods, and intervention characteristics. We included 23 primary studies that compared depressive symptoms across dance and comparison/control groups of older adults (72 ± 6.

Mantram repetition and psychological distress: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Unlabelled: WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Researchers have examined several interventions for psychological distress, mindfulness being a popular one. One intervention that fosters mindfulness is mantram repetition. Mantram repetition is an ancient traditional practice of repeating a sacred word/phrase at various times throughout the day and whenever needed.

Effects of Transcendental Meditation on Blood Pressure: A Meta-analysis.

Background: The World Health Organization estimates that 1.13 billion people worldwide have hypertension. Although pharmaceutical management of blood pressure is available, there are reasons why people prefer not to take medications including costs, adverse effects, and lack of access.

Effects of Psychotherapy on Hope/Hopelessness in Adults with Cancer: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Although psychotherapy is a common treatment for hopelessness and hope, the effectiveness remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively synthesize available evidence related to the effect of a broad range of psychotherapy interventions on hope/hopelessness in cancer patients.

Method: Eight electronic databases were searched for studies with adult cancer patients (mean age ≥ 18 years) receiving psychotherapy interventions with hope/hopelessness measured as outcomes and written in English.

Effects of Mindfulness Meditation Intervention on Depressive Symptoms in Emerging Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Depression in emerging adults (20-29 years of age), a transition from adolescence to adulthood, is a mental health problem globally. Antidepressants and psychotherapy have limited effectiveness and might not be available worldwide. Alternative and complementary treatments, such as mindfulness meditation, are growing.

Effects of exercise on depressive symptoms among nursing home residents: a meta-analysis.

Objective: We examined the effects of exercise on depression in older adults living in nursing homes and explored the moderator effects of participants, methods, and intervention characteristics.

Methods: We searched 8 databases from inception to January 2020 without date restrictions. We retrieved primary studies measuring exercise with 60-year-olds with depression that were written in English.

Effects of mindfulness interventions on depressive symptoms in adolescents: A meta-analysis.

Background: Depression among adolescents is rising globally and is the leading cause of illness and disability among adolescents. While antidepressants and psychotherapy are effective, only about 40% of depressed adolescents receive treatments due to lack of professionals and barriers such as cost and personal obstacles including stigma, lack of motivation, and negative perceptions of treatment. Use of alternative and complementary treatments for depression is growing.

The relationship between cancer fatalism and education.

Purpose: Fatalism is defined by feelings of pessimism, hopelessness, and powerlessness regarding cancer outcomes. Early researchers reported associations between race and cancer fatalism. Yet current evidence suggests that social determinants of health are better predictors of cancer fatalism than race.

Clinical presentation and outcomes of hospitalized adults with COVID-19: A systematic review.

Aims: The aims of this review were to: (a) determine the clinical presentation; and (b) outcomes of adult hospitalized patients with COVID-19 to provide practicing nurses with a cogent and concise clinical impression of COVID-19 patients.

Design: We conducted a systematic review of early published, peer-reviewed, original research where researchers presented data from adult hospitalized COVID-19 patients regarding their presenting signs, symptoms, and definitive survival outcomes.

Data Sources: We searched the databases PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus for relevant articles published between 1 January 2020 -18 May 2020.

Effects of mindfulness meditation interventions on depression in older adults: A meta-analysis.

Objective: We examined the effects of MMIs on depression in older adults and explored the moderating effects of participant, methods, and intervention characteristics.

Methods: We systematically searched 15 databases through June 2019 without date restrictions using the following search terms: (mindful* OR meditat*) AND depress* AND (older adult* OR elder OR aging OR senior OR geriatric*). Inclusion criteria were primary studies evaluating MMIs with adults ≥65 years old with depression measured as an outcome, a control group, and written in English.

Testing a Model of Speaking up in Nursing.

Background: Speaking up is using one's voice to alert those in authority of concerns. Failure to speak up leads to moral distress; speaking up leads to moral courage.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the influences of organizational culture, personal culture, and workforce generation on speaking-up behaviors among RNs.

Facilitating the Academic Success of International PhD Students.

Aim: This article discusses the challenges of international PhD nursing students and recommends strategies to support them.

Background: Approximately 10 percent of the students enrolled in research-focused nursing doctoral programs in the United States are non-US residents, challenging schools of nursing to examine ways to support these students.

Method: We searched five electronic databases using international student* AND doctoral OR graduate as search terms; we integrated the authors' experiences.

Motivational Interviewing and Fat Consumption in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis.

Diets high in fat increase the risks for obesity and chronic diseases, even for older adults, the largest growing population in the United States. In the current study, a meta-analysis was performed to examine the effects of motivational interviewing (MI) dietary interventions on fat consumption in older adults. Electronic databases, journals, and unpublished literature were searched.

Ethical dilemmas in nursing: An integrative review.

Aims: To identify themes and gaps in the literature to stimulate researchers to develop strategies to guide decision-making among clinical nurses faced with ethical dilemmas.

Background: The concept of ethical dilemmas has been well explored in nursing because of the frequency of ethical dilemmas in practice and the toll these dilemmas can take on nurses. Although ethical dilemmas are prevalent in nursing practice, frequently leading to moral distress, there is little guidance in the literature to help nurses resolve them.

Motivational Interviewing-Based Compliance/Adherence Therapy Interventions to Improve Psychiatric Symptoms of People With Severe Mental Illness: Meta-Analysis.

Background: Nonadherence is the leading cause of relapse in mental illness. No quantitative synthesis of multiple studies has been conducted to determine the effect of motivational interviewing (MI)-based compliance/adherence therapy (CAT) interventions on people with severe mental illness.

Objective: To synthesize the studies that examined the effectiveness of MI-based CAT interventions to improve psychiatric symptoms.

Dishonest Behavior in the Classroom and Clinical Setting: Perceptions and Engagement.

Background: Nursing students sometimes engage in academically dishonest behaviors despite honor codes and policies. We believe that learning more about nursing students' perceptions of and engagement in academically dishonest behaviors will aid faculty in crafting more effective codes, policies, and educational modules.

Method: Baccalaureate nursing students from accredited programs across the nation were invited to participate in an online cross-sectional descriptive correlational survey.

The development and testing of the Nursing Student Perceptions of Dishonesty Scale.

Background: Dishonesty in the classroom suggests dishonesty in practice. There is need to better understand nursing students' perceptions of dishonest behaviors in the classroom and clinical setting. There is currently no instrument to assess perceptions in the classroom and clinical setting.