An Intervention to Improve Mental and Physical Health of Undergraduate Nursing Students.

Background: Nursing students experience poorer mental and physical health relative to students in other health-related disciplines and young adults of similar age outside post-secondary school. Compromised mental and physical health has numerous negative impacts on nursing students and can result in burnout and development of chronic diseases.

Purpose: To determine whether an asynchronous online yoga intervention would improve mental and physical health of students.

Burn mass casualty incident planning in Alberta: A case study.

Burn mass casualty incident (BMCI) preparedness is lacking across Canada. A focused exploration of the current policies, protocols and practices in Alberta that address the response to a BMCI was conducted. In this case study, data were gathered from documents outlining the health system response to a mass casualty incident and health care professionals directly involved.

An Integrative Review of Patient Education During Inpatient Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Problem Identification: Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) have significant learning needs that nurses must provide. The review question was "What teaching methods and strategies have been examined to deliver education to patients undergoing HSCT?"

Literature Search: The review was conducted in November 2022 using the following databases: Scopus®, Embase®, MEDLINE®, CINAHL®, PsycINFO®, and ERIC. The search comprised two main concepts: HSCT and patient education.

Barriers and Facilitators of Center-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Utilization in South Asian Ethnic Minorities: A META-SYNTHESIS.

Aim: The aim of this review was to synthesize literature on the perceptions of South Asian ethnic minorities of the barriers and facilitators to center-based, phase II cardiac rehabilitation (CR).

Methods: A meta-synthesis approach was used, and findings were reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A comprehensive literature search was conducted from database inception dates to July 2022 using the following databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, APA PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Review, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science.

Exploring physical activity experiences, barriers, and facilitators among individuals of South Asian heritage living with and beyond cancer.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to understand the physical activity (PA) experiences, as well as preferences, barriers, and facilitators to exercise, among individuals of South Asian heritage diagnosed with cancer.

Design: A qualitative descriptive design was used. Individuals of South Asian heritage were recruited via a mix of convenience sampling and purposive sampling, with outreach via radio, posters in community settings, and from outreach to participants in current exercise oncology studies.

Canadian tuberculosis health care workers' perspectives on education and counselling for patients and family members who are born outside of Canada.

Tuberculosis health care workers (TB HCWs) in low incidence settings have important perspectives on providing TB education and counselling to patients and family members born in other countries. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore HCWs' perspectives on barriers and facilitators for capacity-building education and counselling with patients and family members born outside of Canada experiencing advanced infectious TB in Calgary, a city in western Canada. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and field notes and thematically analysed.

Self-care Practices of Patients With Heart Failure Using Wearable Electronic Devices: A Systematic Review.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is the fastest growing cardiovascular condition globally; associated management costs and hospitalizations place an immense burden on healthcare systems. Wearable electronic devices (WEDs) may be useful tools to enhance HF management and mitigate negative health outcomes.

Objective: We aimed to perform a systematic review to examine the potential of WEDs to support HF self-care in ambulatory patients at home.

Positive psychological well-being in women with obesity: A scoping review of qualitative and quantitative primary research.

Background: Positive psychological well-being (PPWB) is generally associated with improved physical health, mental well-being, and healthy behaviors. However, it is not clear how PPWB differs in women with obesity or if improving PPWB will improve their health. The objective of this study was to summarize the evidence on PPWB in women with obesity.

The Diagnostic Journey of Childhood Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome: Perspectives of Children and Their Caregivers.

Background: Childhood nephrotic syndrome is a rare kidney disease characterized by sudden onset of edema, massive proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia. Rare diseases can have a long and difficult trajectory to diagnosis.

Objective: We aimed to explore the experiences of children with nephrotic syndrome and their caregivers in their search of a nephrotic syndrome diagnosis.

Mobile Burn Disaster Response Teams: A Scoping Review.

The resources needed to deliver modern burn care may be overwhelmed by mass casualty disasters. In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that countries prepare teams of deployable burn experts to assist with responding to a mass casualty disaster. The aim of this scoping review was to identify existing literature regarding burn mobile response team organization, describe the reported effectiveness of these teams, identify challenges in adopting the WHO recommendations, and consider how the recommendations may be reconsidered.

Ethnic Differences in Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Management in Patients Treated With Maintenance Hemodialysis.

Background: There is a gap in research investigating the potential impact of ethnicity on health literacy, self-efficacy, and self-management in patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis (MHD).

Objective: To explore (1) the associations between health literacy, self-efficacy, and self-management among outpatients with kidney failure receiving treatment with MHD, and (2) the differences in health literacy and self-efficacy based on characteristics of ethnicity (ie, physical resemblance and proficiency in the language of the host population), known to be associated with health care access and health outcomes.

Design: Cross-sectional.

The availability of support and peritoneal dialysis survival: A cohort study.

Background: Providing support is important to maintain a patient on peritoneal dialysis (PD), though its impact on outcomes has not been investigated thoroughly. We examined the association between having support and risk of a transfer to hemodialysis.

Methods: In this retrospective observational cohort study, we used data captured in the Dialysis Measurement Analysis and Reporting system about patients who started PD in Alberta, Canada, between 1 January 2013 and 30 September 2018.

Association Between Attempted Arteriovenous Fistula Creation and Mortality in People Starting Hemodialysis via a Catheter: A Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: In North America, most people start hemodialysis via a central venous catheter ("catheter"). These patients are counseled to undergo arteriovenous fistula ("fistula") creation within weeks of starting hemodialysis because fistulas are associated with improved survival.

Objectives: To determine whether attempting to create a fistula in patients who start hemodialysis via a catheter is associated with improved mortality.

Both "Vitamin L for Life" and "One Milligram of Satan": A Multi-Perspective Qualitative Exploration of Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Use after Breast Cancer.

Adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) is recommended after hormone receptor-positive breast cancer to reduce risk of recurrence, but adherence is sub-optimal in many women. Behavioral interventions have been ineffective in improving adherence rates to AET. This qualitative descriptive study investigates factors that support women in AET use and suggestions for interventions to improve AET use and management.

Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence in Ethnically Diverse Patients: A Narrative Systematic Review.

Introduction: Ethnically diverse patients often have lower medication adherence relative to Whites. Certain ethnic groups are also more susceptible to cardiovascular and related diseases. It is critical to develop culturally tailored interventions to improve medication adherence in these ethnically diverse patients.

Sex differences in the vascular access of hemodialysis patients: a cohort study.

Background: We describe differences for probability of receiving a fistula attempt, achieving fistula use, remaining catheter-free and the rate of access-related procedures as a function of sex.

Methods: Prospectively collected vascular access data on incident dialysis patients from five Canadian programs using the Dialysis Measurement Analysis and Reporting System to determine differences in fistula-related outcomes between women and men. The probability of receiving a fistula attempt and the probability of fistula use were determined using binary logistic regression.

Thoracic Endotracheal Tube Insertion During Prehospital Thoracostomy: A Case Report.

This case highlights the novel use of endotracheal tubes to maintain patency of simple thoracostomies (STs) performed to relieve a tension pneumothorax after failed needle thoracostomy (NT). Treatment of a tension pneumothorax in the prehospital setting is typically performed using NT because of the minimal equipment required and rapid application. However, the variable efficacy of NT has led to a rise in the use of ST as an alternative procedure to treat a tension pneumothorax.

Being Uncertain: Rural-Living Cardiac Patients' Experience of Seeking Health Care.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Secondary prevention strategies reduce disease progression to heart failure. Rural cardiac patients typically have less access to health care resources to support them in managing secondary prevention, and services to improve quality of life tend to be lacking in rural settings.

Clinical Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Needle Thoracostomy in a Canadian Helicopter Emergency Medical Service.

Needle thoracostomy (NT) can be a life-saving procedure when used to treat tension pneumothorax. However, there is some question regarding the efficacy of NT in the prehospital setting. Failure to treat tension pneumothorax in a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) setting may prove especially deleterious to the patient due to gas expansion with increasing altitude.

A qualitative study to identify factors that influence patients' decisions to call Emergency Medical Services for syncope.

Background: Protocols that support paramedics to assess, treat and refer low-risk syncope (fainting) may allow for ED transport of only high-risk patients. The development and uptake of such protocols is limited by a dearth of information about factors patients consider when deciding to seek EMS care following syncope.

Objective: We explored decision-making processes of individuals with syncope regarding whether (or not) to call EMS after fainting as a starting point in the development of prehospital risk-stratification protocols for syncope.

A systematic review of yoga interventions for helping health professionals and students.

Unlabelled: Helping Health Professionals (HHP) and HHP students are among the highest risk occupational groups for compromised mental and physical health. There is a paucity of information regarding preventive interventions for mental and physical health in this group of healthcare providers.

Objective: The objective of this review was to examine the effectiveness of yoga interventions for the prevention and reduction of mental and physical disorders among HHPs and HHP students.

Location and Patterns of Persistent Pain Following Cardiac Surgery.

Objectives: To investigate the specific clinical features of pain following cardiac surgery and evaluate the information derived from different pain measurement tools used to quantify and describe pain in this population.

Methods: A prospective observational study was undertaken at two tertiary care hospitals in Australia. Seventy-two (72) adults (mean age, 63±11 years) were included following cardiac surgery via a median sternotomy.