Functional Capacity, Functional Performance, and Symptoms in People With Heart Failure: An Integrative Review.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome that has a negative effect on functional status, a multidimensional concept characterizing one's ability to provide for the necessities of life. Symptoms might be associated with different aspects of functional status in HF. However, the terms functional capacity and performance have been misused interchangeably, and no previous review has focused on the extent to which symptoms contribute to functional capacity and performance among people with HF.

Assessing healthcare professionals' perceptions of pain concepts and beliefs.

Background: Healthcare professionals deliver pain education, yet their perception of pain experiences is not well understood, which can affect their interactions with patients in pain.

Objective: This study explored Korean healthcare professionals' perceptions of the usefulness of assessing pain concepts and beliefs and the importance of domains identified in the pain literature.

Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study employed an online survey administered to nurses, physical therapists, and physicians, including the Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire, Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, and related optional open-ended questions.

Demographic, clinical and psychological predictors of malnutrition among people with liver cancer.

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the nutritional status and examine the demographic, clinical, nutritional, and psychosocial characteristics associated with malnutrition among people with liver cancer.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 162 liver cancer outpatients at a tertiary university hospital.

Software-based interventions for low back pain management: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Using software for self-management interventions can improve health outcomes for individuals with low back pain, but there is a dearth of research to confirm its effectiveness. Additionally, no known research has evaluated the effective elements of software-based interventions for low back pain self-management components. This study aimed to synthesize the effectiveness of software-based interventions to promote self-management health outcomes among individuals with low back pain.

Health-promoting behavior among undergraduate students in the COVID-19 era: Its association with problematic use of social media, social isolation, and online health information-seeking behavior.

Objective: To examine the association between problematic use of social media, online health information-seeking, social isolation, and health-promoting behaviors among Korean undergraduate students.

Methods: In total, 178 undergraduate students participated in this study. A multiple linear regression analysis was performed.

Pain self-management plus activity tracking and nurse-led support in adults with chronic low back pain: feasibility and acceptability of the problem-solving pain to enhance living well (PROPEL) intervention.

Background: Chronic low back pain can lead to individual suffering, high medical expenditures, and impaired social well-being. Although the role of physical activity in pain management is well established, the underlying mechanisms of biological and clinical outcomes are unknown. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a pain self-management intervention, Problem-Solving Pain to Enhance Living Well, which employs wearable activity tracking technology and nurse consultations for people with chronic low back pain.

Pathways Through Which Experience in Treatment Decision-Making Affects Health-Related Quality of Life in People with Chronic Conditions.

Patient engagement in treatment decision-making is essential to improve the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients affected by chronic diseases. However, research on how decision-making patterns influence HRQoL is limited. This study investigated the paths linking patient experience in decision-making to HRQoL through healthcare accessibility and physical activity among a representative sample of adults with chronic diseases.

Creating a Self-management Mobile Application for People With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Focus Group Study of Unmet Needs and Strategies.

Mobile health can fulfill the unmet needs of patients with chronic low back pain by recommending individualized management plans. Limited mobile applications have been developed based on the needs, preferences, and values relative to self-management of patients with chronic low back pain. This study aimed to explore the experience of patients with chronic low back pain and the desired content, designs, and features of a self-management application.

The association between psychological factors and self-care in patients with heart failure: an integrative review.

Aims: This integrative review aims to describe the current evidence concerning the relationship between a broad range of psychological factors (depression, depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, and type-D personality) and self-care in patients with heart failure.

Methods And Results: Six electronic databases were searched and keywords were used to identify potential eligible studies published within the last 10 years. To be eligible, individuals with heart failure aged 18 years or older and who were included in any type of observational study that examined the association between psychological factors and self-care were considered.

Pro-inflammatory diet associated with low back pain in adults aged 50 and older.

Aims: To investigate the association between pro-inflammatory diets and low back pain in a nationally representative sample of Korean adults.

Background: Low back pain is one of the most common health issues. Evidence suggests a potential association between systemic inflammation and the development of low back pain, and the role of diet in mitigating the inflammation that, in turn, can alleviate low back pain.

A Vax4HPV Mobile Application for Parents of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine-Eligible Children: Iterative Formative Assessments.

Although the human papillomavirus vaccine is efficacious, 40% of 13-year-old adolescents have been vaccinated for human papillomavirus. Implementing theory-based, user-centered applications can address this suboptimal coverage. This formative usability test aimed to develop a theory-based, user-centered interface to stimulate and inform parents' decision making on human papillomavirus vaccination and to help them act upon that decision.

Associations Between Allergies, Walking, Sedentary Time, and Low Back Pain.

Purpose: To examine associations between allergies, low back pain (LBP), walking, and sedentary time in a representative sample of adults aged 50 years and older.

Design: A cross-sectional, correlational study.

Methods: We used the 2014-2015 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Perceived discrimination and physical activity mediate the associations between receiving a survivorship care plan and cancer pain.

Background: Survivorship care plan helps improve the continuity of care and manage ongoing pain that affects up to 46% of cancer survivors by promoting health behaviors, including physical activity. However, perceived discrimination may decrease the likelihood of cancer survivors participating in physical activities and negatively influence their pain status. Thus, this study aimed to examine the mediating role of physical activity and perceived discrimination in the relationship between receiving a survivorship care plan and cancer pain.

Self-Efficacy Survey Study of Pain Self-Management in Patients with Cancer.

Background: Cancer pain prevalence remains high, and variance in self-efficacy for managing pain may explain why some patients experience greater pain severity.

Aim: This study explored perceptions of self-efficacy in relation to cancer pain severity and treatment related characteristics.

Method: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was administered to 50 cancer outpatients.

A systematic review of the association between health literacy and pain self-management.

Objective: To synthesize the impact of health literacy on pain self-management contexts, processes, and outcomes.

Methods: This systematic review employed a narrative synthesis. We used databases, including PubMed and PsycINFO, and handsearching of the reference lists to identify articles published before December 2020.

Exploring Cancer Pain Self-Management Needs and Preferences: A Meta-Ethnography.

Self-management of chronic disease and related symptoms provides a framework for understanding the contextual factors that influence self-management knowledge and skills that patients and families require to manage their condition on a day-to-day basis. The management of cancer pain is a significant issue for patients and families, and their experience can provide insight on cancer pain self-management support needs and preferences. A meta-synthesis of 20 qualitative research articles on self-management of cancer pain was conducted to gain a deeper understanding of the self-management support needs of patients with cancer pain.

Patient and provider perspectives on patient-centered chronic pain management.

Background: Fifty million American adults have chronic pain, and nearly 20 million have high-impact, or disabling, chronic pain, with higher prevalence associated with advancing age. Patient-centered pain management has been cited as a national priority to ensure that patient values and preferences guide clinical decisions. However, explicit, and practical strategies for implementing patient-centered pain management have not been disseminated.

Associations among marijuana use, health-related quality of life, exercise, depression and sleep in cancer survivors.

Aims: To assess associations among cannabis use, health-related quality of life, exercise, depression and sleep among a nationally representative sample of US adults living with cancer.

Design: A cross-sectional correlational study.

Methods: We used survey data from the 2016-2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Age at Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Initiation Among Adolescents and Young Adults From 22 Pediatric Practices in the Northeastern United States.

Purpose: To examine trends in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation and its determinants.

Design: This retrospective correlational study involved 12,260 individuals born between 1996 and 2000 receiving care from one of 22 pediatric practices in the northeastern region of the United States between 2016 and 2017.

Methods: We extracted data about HPV vaccination status and date, birth year, race, ethnicity, language, and geographic regions.

Effects of Physical Activity on Neurophysiological and Gene Expression Profiles in Chronic Back Pain: Study Protocol.

Background: Despite the emphasis on exercise to reduce pain and improve function among people with chronic low back pain (cLBP), little is known about the underlying mechanism of the impact of exercise on the neurophysiological and gene transcription alterations that characterize cLBP.

Objectives: To present a study protocol to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of Problem-Solving Pain to Enhance Living Well (PROPEL) with the support of nurse consultations and wearable activity-tracking technology on self-management (SM) knowledge, skills, physical activity, and pain and to examine the differential neurophysiological and gene expression profiles in cLBP participants from pre- to post-PROPEL.

Methods: A pretest and posttest study is employed on 40 adults ages 18-60 years with cLBP who do not have serious complications and/or comorbidities that affect sensorimotor function.

Familiarity, Navigation, and Comprehension: Key Dimensions of Health Literacy in Pap Test Use among Korean American Women.

Health literacy consists of multiple dimensions such as print and oral literacy or numeracy. Different dimensions of health literacy may have more salient impact on certain health behaviors and outcomes. Yet, evidence is limited regarding which dimensions particularly affect cervical cancer screening.

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Predictors Among U.S. Adults Aged 18 to 45 by Sexual Orientation.

Despite increased incidence rates of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers among sexual minorities, their HPV vaccine uptake remains suboptimal. This cross-sectional, correlational study aimed to investigate factors associated with HPV vaccination among a nationally representative sample of U.S.

The Association Between Health Literacy and Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Behaviors: Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Background: Health literacy has been linked to breast and cervical cancer screening, with inconsistent findings, which may result from the use of nonprobability sampling and a health literacy instrument that measures a subset of health literacy.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the association between health literacy and breast and cervical cancer screening using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) that uses a nationally representative U.S.

Intergenerational Interventions for People Living with HIV and Their Families: A Systematic Review.

A variety of interventions have been tested targeting people living with HIV (PLH) and their relationships with their children. The purpose of this study was to synthesize evidence on the goals, types, scope, and outcomes of such intergenerational interventions for PLH. Randomized trials targeting PLH alone or together with their children, published in English, with an intergenerational intervention component were included in this review.