"A little bit more challenging, but more rewarding": Medical-surgical nurses' perspectives on caring for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Despite their central role in hospital care, little research has explored medical-surgical nurses' perspectives on the rewarding aspects of and significant influences on caring for adults with intellectual disabilities, even though they are key to understanding this population's inequitable hospital outcomes. A qualitative descriptive design was used, and interviews were conducted with 13 medical-surgical nurses from the United States. Manifest content analysis was used to analyze the interview transcripts and categorize findings.

The Global Intellectual Disability Nursing Research Collaboratory: Forming an international transformational nursing network.

Aim: This paper explains how we created the Global Intellectual Disability Nurse Research Collaboratory (GIDNRC), a transformative network. The GIDNRC aims to make improvements in the understanding, research, policy, clinical care, and support provided to people with an intellectual disability.

Background: In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) called upon healthcare leaders internationally to take actions to promote more equal healthcare for disabled persons.

Establishing Best Practices in Telehealth Care for Adults with Developmental Disabilities in the United States: An e-Delphi Study.

Telehealth care is now a key element of mainstream health care since the COVID-19 pandemic, with all types of health care providers joining the digital revolution. As a population experiencing health care disparities, adults with developmental disabilities and their supporters have described variable experiences with telehealth care that contribute to overall care quality and health outcomes. This e-Delphi study established consensus on best practices in telehealth care for adults with developmental disabilities in the United States.

Connected through movement: a feasibility study of online mindfulness-based dance/movement therapy for older adults with age-related cognitive decline during COVID-19.

Objectives: Social isolation and loneliness pose significant public health risks, especially among older adults experiencing age-related cognitive decline (ACD). This mixed methods feasibility study explored the potential of an online mindfulness-based dance/movement therapy (M-DMT) program to alleviate loneliness, enhance psychological well-being, and promote physical activity among older adults experiencing ACD during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: Sixteen participants engaged in a 12-week online group M-DMT program.

Examining the Role of Nutrition in Cancer Survivorship and Female Fertility: A Narrative Review.

Female cancer survivors have a higher chance of experiencing infertility than females without a history of cancer diagnosis. This risk remains high despite advances in fertility treatments. There is a need to augment fertility treatments with cost-effective methods such as nutritional guidance to improve fertility chances.

The Relationship Between Yoga Practice Dosage and Perceived Stress, Anxiety, and Self-reported Health Among Breast Cancer Survivors Who Practice Yoga.

The aim of this anonymous online study was to explore the yoga practice of breast cancer survivors to determine if yoga dosage (frequency and duration of practice) was related to stress, anxiety, and self-reported health in female survivors. Participants were recruited from online breast cancer support groups during a 3-month period (June-September 2019). Demographic information, stage and treatment of breast cancer, and frequency of yoga participation, including a home yoga practice were reported.

Optimizing Fertility Treatment With Nutrition Guidance: Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Healthful Nutrition Among Female Cancer Survivors With Fertility Challenges.

Introduction: Young women diagnosed with cancer are at an increased risk for infertility compared to women without a cancer diagnosis. Consuming a healthful diet comprised of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and unsaturated fats has been found to improve both fertility and cancer survivorship. Given this reason, dietary interventions tailored to support female cancer survivors with fertility challenges are of immense importance.

Perspectives on Health With Spinal Cord Injury Now and in the Future: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Objective: Over the past half century, the landscape of life and aging with spinal cord injury (SCI) has changed drastically, in part due to medical advancements and the rapidly increasing aging population. With these changes comes a critical need for rehabilitation professionals to understand aging with SCI in relation to strategies that support health maintenance over time. The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the meaning of health maintenance and aging outlook from the perspectives of individuals living with SCI.

Identification of maximal steady-state metabolic rate by the change in muscle oxygen saturation.

We tested the hypothesis that a %SmO (muscle O saturation) slope can distinguish the heavy-severe exercise domain boundary and the highest steady-state metabolic rate. Thirteen participants (5 women) performed a graded exercise test (GXT) to determine peak oxygen consumption (V̇o) and lactate turn point (LTP). On a separate study day, a %SmO zero-slope prediction trial included completing 5-min cycling bouts in an estimated heavy domain, at an estimated critical power, and in an estimated severe domain.

Supporting the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic: An international, mixed methods study of nurses' perspectives.

As the largest public health crisis within a century, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused long-term disruption in the support systems of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across the globe. The purpose of this study was to investigate challenges and ameliorative strategies to supporting the basic care needs of people with IDD 1 year into the pandemic, as experienced by nurses who specialize in IDD nursing. We surveyed a convenience sample of 369 nurses from across North America, Europe, and Australasia using a 52-item online questionnaire.

Consumers With Serious Mental Illness Perspectives on Care Integration: Preparation for Integration.

Background: Those with serious mental illness (SMI) experience poor health outcomes which may be addressed by the integration of mental health and primary care services. This integration could be enhanced by the inclusion of consumers in the planning process.

Aims: This study sought to bring the voice of the consumer with SMI to assist with the integration of primary care and mental health services.

Talking Science: Undergraduates' Everyday Conversations as Acts of Boundary Spanning That Connect Science to Local Communities.

Biologists produce knowledge that can be applied to both global and personal challenges. Thus, communicating this knowledge to the general public is becoming increasingly important. One way information can move between different communities is through boundary spanners.

Use of Focus Groups to Identify Food Safety Risks for Older Adults in the U.S.

Older adults are vulnerable to foodborne illness; however, many do not follow safe food handling guidelines that would reduce their risk of infection. Virtual focus groups were used to explore older adults' food handling and consumption practices and to understand how to apply the Health Belief Model for food safety research with respect to older adults. Thirty-nine adults between the ages of 56 and 80 participated in the study.

"We Were Absolutely in the Dark": Manifest Content Analysis of Developmental Disability Nurses' Experiences During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic.

People with developmental disabilities (DD) are devastatingly impacted by COVID-19, yet no studies have explored the experiences of developmental disability nurses during the pandemic. In April 2020, as part of a multiple method study, we used manifest content analysis to evaluate nurses' 287 open-ended responses to our online survey question: "What is the of being a developmental disability nurse while encountering challenges to meeting basic care needs during the early COVID-19 pandemic?" We identified four themes: living with fear and stress, helping others to understand and cope, navigating a changing landscape, and being left out. Findings reinforce the need for accessible health information for people with developmental disability, guidelines relevant to developmental disability nursing settings, emotional support for developmental disability nurses, and education of health care professionals about the contribution of the developmental disability nurse in supporting the holistic well-being of people with DD.

The Mirroring Dance: Synchrony and Interaction Quality of Five Adolescents and Adults on the Autism Spectrum in Dance/Movement Therapy.

Individuals on the autism spectrum are often described as having atypical social interactions. Ideally, interactional synchrony helps any interaction flow smoothly with each individual responding verbally, non-verbally, and/or emotionally within a short timeframe. Differences in interactional synchrony may impact how individuals on the autism spectrum experience social encounters.

Participation-Based Student Goals in School-Based Physical Therapy Practice: Influence on Service Delivery and Outcomes.

Legislation, perspectives, and guidelines support the use of goals that address student participation in school. The purpose of this study was to determine if students with participation-based goals receive school-based physical therapy services differently and demonstrate better outcomes than students with non-participation-based goals. Secondary data analysis.

Impact of COVID-19: Nursing challenges to meeting the care needs of people with developmental disabilities.

Background: People with developmental disabilities (DD) are a population at high-risk for poor outcomes related to COVID-19. COVID-19-specific risks, including greater comorbidities and congregate living situations in persons with DD compound existing health disparities. With their expertise in care of persons with DD and understanding of basic principles of infection control, DD nurses are well-prepared to advocate for the needs of people with DD during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The role of dance/movement therapy in the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia: a mixed methods pilot study.

Background: Optimizing psychosocial functioning by reducing the severity of negative symptoms are important outcomes for individuals with schizophrenia. Movement-based interventions could be uniquely capable of addressing the non-verbal nature of negative symptoms.

Aims: To examine the treatment effects of a 10-week group dance/movement therapy program on negative symptoms and psychosocial functioning of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.

A nurses' ethical commitment to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This article explores the issues of knowledge deficits of healthcare professionals in meeting the needs of people with IDD throughout the life span, and to identify factors that contribute to these deficits. Although statistics vary due to census results and the presence of a "hidden population," approximately 1%-3% of the global population identify as living with an intellectual or developmental disability. People with intellectual or developmental disability experience health inequities and confront multiple barriers in society, often related to the stigma of intellectual or developmental disability.

Development of student goals in school-based practice: physical therapists' experiences and perceptions.

Development of individualized student goals is integral to special education. Although United States federal legislation and state, local, and professional guidelines outline preferred goal development processes, actual practice does not always reflect ideal practice. The purposes of this research were to understand how physical therapists develop student goals and to identify facilitators and barriers to development of participation-based goals.

Listening to adolescents with uncontrolled diabetes, their parents and medical team.

Introduction: Few studies have reviewed concurrent perspectives and experiences of parents, health care providers (HCPs), and adolescents themselves, when their Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is uncontrolled. We utilized a qualitative interview approach to explore these feelings and interactions.

Method: Nine adolescents, age 13-18 years with T1D > 1 year and A1C > 9.

Loss of Neurogenesis in Aging Hydra.

In Hydra the nervous system is composed of neurons and mechanosensory cells that differentiate from interstitial stem cells (ISCs), which also provide gland cells and germ cells. The adult nervous system is actively maintained through continuous de novo neurogenesis that occurs at two distinct paces, slow in intact animals and fast in regenerating ones. Surprisingly Hydra vulgaris survive the elimination of cycling interstitial cells and the subsequent loss of neurogenesis if force-fed.

School-Based Physical Therapists' Experiences and Perceptions of How Student Goals Influence Services and Outcomes.

Individualized goals are the foundation for physical therapy services and outcomes. This research describes school-based physical therapists' (PTs) experiences and perceptions of how student goals impact services and outcomes. Twenty school-based PTs participated in one of five semi-structured focus groups on goal development and use.

Finding the leaders: an examination of social network analysis and leadership identification in STEM education change.

Background: Social network analysis (SNA) literature suggests that leaders should be well connected and can be identified through network measurements. Other literature suggests that identifying leaders ideally involves multiple methods. However, it is unclear using SNA alone is sufficient for identifying leaders for higher education change initiatives.