Exploring the Influencing Factors of Experienced Nurses' Retention Behaviour: A Qualitative Study Based on the COM-B Model.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the factors influencing the retention behaviour of experienced nurses in China, using the capability, opportunity, motivation and behaviour (COM-B) model as a conceptual framework.

Design: A qualitative descriptive study based on the COM-B model.

Methods: In this qualitative descriptive study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 nurses across 11 cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Great Bay Area of China between March and May 2024.

Death Anxiety and Its Influencing Factors Among Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: In China, caregiving for cancer patients is primarily the responsibility of family members. This role often exposes family caregivers to the contemplation of mortality. Death anxiety among family caregivers may influence the care they offer to cancer patients.

Development and External Validation of a Machine Learning-based Fall Prediction Model for Nursing Home Residents: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: To develop and externally validate a machine learning-based fall prediction model for ambulatory nursing home residents. The focus is on predicting fall occurrences within 6 months after baseline assessment through a binary classification task, aiming to provide staff with an effective and user-friendly fall-risk assessment tool.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Prevalence of physical inactivity and its determinants among older adults living in nursing homes: A cross-sectional study based on COM-B model.

Aims: To investigate the prevalence of physical inactivity in older adults living in nursing homes and explore the determinants of physical inactivity by using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation-Behaviour model.

Design: A multisite, cross-sectional study was performed by convenience sampling and questionnaire survey.

Methods: A total of 390 nursing home residents were recruited from three nursing homes in Southern China from May 2022 to April 2023.

Effect of nonpharmacological interventions on nutrition status, complications and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of nonpharmacological therapies on nutrition status, complications and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients and to provide a basis for clinical practice.

Methods: This systematic review was reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis statement. Ten databases were systematically searched for all available articles from construction to November 2023.

Subchronic co-exposure of polystyrene nanoplastics and 3-BHA significantly aggravated the reproductive toxicity of ovaries and uterus in female mice.

Both nanoplastics (NPs) and 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (3-BHA) are environmental contaminants that can bio-accumulate through the food chain. However, the combined effects of which on mammalian female reproductive system remain unclear. Here, the female ICR-CD1 mice were used to evaluate the damage effects of ovaries and uterus after NPs and 3-BHA co-treatment for 35 days.

Enhanced hepatotoxicity in zebrafish due to co-exposure of microplastics and sulfamethoxazole: Insights into ROS-mediated MAPK signaling pathway regulation.

The combined pollution of microplastics (MPs) and sulfamethoxazole (SMZ) often occurs in aquatic ecosystems, posing a serious threat to animal and human health. However, little is known about the liver damage caused by the single or co-exposure of MPs and SMZ, and its specific mechanisms are still poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of co-exposure to 20 μm or 80 nm MPs and SMZ in both larval and adult zebrafish models.

Distress, illness perception and coping style among thyroid cancer patients after thyroidectomy: A cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Thyroid cancer generally has a good prognosis, and thyroidectomy is the main treatment given to thyroid cancer patients. Almost every cancer patient experiences varying degrees of distress, which can reduce their quality of life. This study aims to explore the level of distress and its relationship with illness perception and coping style among Chinese thyroid cancer patients after thyroidectomy and to identify the influencing factors on distress.

Readiness for hospital discharge and its association with post-discharge outcomes among oesophageal cancer patients after oesophagectomy: A prospective observational study.

Aim: To examine the level and influencing factors of discharge readiness among patients with oesophageal cancer following oesophagectomy and to explore its association with post-discharge outcomes (post-discharge coping difficulty and unplanned readmission).

Background: Oesophageal cancer is common and usually treated via oesophagectomy in China. The assessment of patient's discharge readiness gradually attracts attention as patients tend to be discharged more quickly.

Optimal time to initiate early oral feeding in postoperative patients with upper gastrointestinal malignancy: A network meta-analysis.

Background: With the development of enhanced recovery after surgery, early oral feeding is likely to become the preferred mode of nutrition after surgery for upper gastrointestinal tract malignancies. However, the optimal time to initiate early oral feeding remains unknown.

Objective: We aimed to compare the effects of different introduction times of early oral feeding in patients with upper gastrointestinal malignancies in terms of safety, tolerance, and effectiveness and to identify the optimal time for early oral feeding after surgery.

Psychosocial Adjustment Experiences Among Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Survivors: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has serious effects on the daily lives and psychosocial adjustment of survivors. In particular, psychosocial problems are a prominent concern.

Objective: The aim of this study was to understand the lived experiences of NPC survivors regarding psychosocial adjustment.

The Formation of Stigma and Its Social Consequences on Chinese People Living With Lung Cancer: A Qualitative Study.

Purpose: To explore the formation of stigma toward lung cancer and its social consequences for Chinese patients living with this diagnosis.

Participants & Setting: A purposive sample of 19 patients with lung cancer were recruited in the outpatient clinic of a tertiary cancer center in southern China.

Methodologic Approach: This is a descriptive qualitative study.

Stigma and its correlates among patients with Crohn's disease: A cross-sectional study in China.

Objectives: Crohn's disease is an incurable disease characterized by unpredictable intestinal symptoms, which unavoidably affect patients' lives and contribute to feelings of stigma. This study aimed to explore the status and its correlates of stigma among patients with Crohn's disease.

Methods: Using a convenience sampling, 146 hospitalized patients with Crohn's disease were recruited in a tertiary hospital in Southern China from October 2020 to March 2021.

Incidence and Risk Factors of Falls Among Older People in Nursing Homes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objectives: Falls are common among older people in nursing homes, and the assessment of fall risk factors is critical for the success of fall prevention interventions. This study aimed to systematically assess the incidence and risk factors of falls in older people living in nursing homes.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Understanding the supportive care needs among discharged patients with esophageal cancer after esophagectomy: A qualitative study.

Purpose: Patients with esophageal cancer experience physical and psychosocial difficulties after surgery. Understanding their unmet supportive care needs could help medical staff in providing high quality of care. This study aimed to gain insights into the supportive care needs of discharged patients with esophageal cancer after esophagectomy.

The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality in the Association Between Negative Affect and Cognitive Function Among Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma After Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy.

Background: Cognitive function impairment is a severe yet largely unrecognized adverse reaction among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) following radiotherapy.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to examine the level of cognitive function, explore the influencing factors of the cognitive function of NPC after intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), and identify the mediating role of sleep quality between negative affect and cognitive function.

Methods: In total, 200 patients with NPC after IMRT were recruited from a tertiary cancer center in Southern China between September 2020 and March 2021.

The mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between social support and work withdrawal behavior: A cross-sectional study among young lung cancer survivors.

Objective: The study aimed to explore the predictors of work withdrawal behavior among young lung cancer survivors and examine the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between social support and work withdrawal behavior.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a cancer center in southern China. A total of 215 young lung cancer survivors were recruited from January 2021 to July 2021 and investigated by a demographic and disease-related questionnaire, the Work Withdrawal Behavior Scale, Social Support Rating Scale, and General Self-efficacy Scale.

Cyhalofop-butyl exposure induces the severe hepatotoxicity and immunotoxicity in zebrafish embryos.

Cyhalofop-butyl (CyB) is a highly effective herbicide and is widely used for weed control in paddy fields. Because CyB is easily residual in the aquatic environment, its potential harm to aquatic organisms has attracted much attention and has not been fully understood. In this study, we systematically explored the hepatotoxic and immunotoxic effects of CyB exposure in zebrafish embryos.

Patient-Family Caregiver Concordance of Symptom Assessment for Esophageal Cancer Patients Undergoing Esophagectomy.

Background: Esophageal cancer patients suffer from multiple and severe symptoms during the postoperative recovery period. Family caregivers play a vital role in assisting patients to cope with their symptoms.

Objective: To examine the concordance of esophageal cancer patients and their caregivers on assessing patients' symptoms after surgery and identify predictors associated with the symptom concordance.

Patient delay to diagnosis and its predictors among colorectal cancer patients: A cross-sectional study based on the Theory of Planned Behavior.

Purpose: The prognosis for colorectal cancer is closely related to the time of diagnosis. However, patient delay is common and become a major contributor to delays in cancer diagnosis. We aimed to investigate patient delay and its predictors based on the Theory of Planned Behavior among colorectal cancer patients.

Public awareness of colorectal cancer in the Chinese population: An online cross-sectional survey study.

Objectives: To investigate public awareness of colorectal cancer (three components: total knowledge, confidence and anticipated delay) in the Chinese population, to explore factors associated with total knowledge and to elucidate relationships among three components of public awareness of colorectal cancer.

Methods: We recruited 562 adult Chinese participants with no history of colorectal cancer between March and May 2020 by convenience sampling method. Data were collected online using a self-designed demographic questionnaire and a simplified Chinese version of the Bowel Cancer Awareness Measure.

Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Stoma-QOL questionnaire among Chinese rectal cancer patients with colostomy.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to translate the Stoma-quality of life into Chinese and evaluate its psychometric properties in Chinese patients.

Background: Quality of life is an important issue for patients with colostomy, and its appropriate and precise measurement is beneficial to promoting better care. The Stoma-quality of life questionnaire has been widely used; however, the validity and reliability of its Chinese version has not been determined.

The mediating role of coping in the relationship between family function and resilience in adolescents and young adults who have a parent with lung cancer.

Purpose: Resilience plays an important role in helping individuals to adapt to adversity and improve their psychosocial outcomes. This study aims to examine the mediating role of coping in the relationship between family function and resilience in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) who have a parent with lung cancer.

Method: A total of 135 AYAs with a lung cancer parent were recruited from a tertiary grade A cancer center in southern China, and investigated using a self-designed general information questionnaire, the Resilience Scale for Chinese Adolescents, the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, and the Family Adaptation, Partnership, Growth, Affection, Resolve index.

Stigma, self-efficacy and late toxicities among Chinese nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivors.

Objective: This study explores the level of stigma among Chinese nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivors, its influencing factors and relationship with self-efficacy.

Methods: In total, 281 nasopharyngeal carcinoma survivors were recruited from China, who completed the demographic, disease-related and late toxicities questionnaire, as well as the General Self-Efficacy Scale and Social Impact Scale.

Results: The mean scores for stigma and self-efficacy were 57.

Sarcopenia as a predictor of mortality among the critically ill in an intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The evidence of sarcopenia based on CT-scan as an important prognostic factor for critically ill patients has not seen consistent results. To determine the impact of sarcopenia on mortality in critically ill patients, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify the association between sarcopenia and mortality.

Methods: We searched studies from the literature of PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library from database inception to June 15, 2020.