Expectations and Perspectives About Infant Feeding of Their First Child Among Rural Women.

Objective: To explore expectations and perspectives related to infant feeding of their first child among rural women.

Design: Qualitative descriptive.

Setting: Rural women who were first-time mothers (N = 18).

Barriers and Facilitators That Influence HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)-Prescribing Behaviors Among Primary Care Providers in the Southern United States.

The Southern United States (US) bears the highest burden of HIV prevalence in the country, disproportionately affecting African American communities. Despite the proven efficacy of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in reducing HIV transmission, its uptake remains suboptimal in this region. This study aimed to identify factors influencing PrEP-prescribing behaviors among primary care providers (PCPs) in the Southern US through the application of the transtheoretical model of behavior change.

An Empowerment-Based Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Feasibility and Acceptability.

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health concern, particularly in vulnerable populations such as Chinese immigrant women.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an empowerment-based intervention integrated with relaxation and self-compassion techniques for Chinese immigrant women experiencing IPV.

Methods: The present study was a part of a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT).

A Qualitative Exploration of Perinatal Opioid Users' Pain-Related Experiences.

Background: Many pregnant and postpartum individuals who misuse prescription opioids report either physical or psychological pain. The pain-related factors underlying perinatal opioid misuse are poorly understood.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the pain-related experiences of individuals with histories of perinatal prescription opioid misuse.

Comparison of different methods of screening to identify intimate partner violence: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: Screening for intimate partner violence in the home is often challenging due to the lack of privacy. The aim of this study was to compare two different screening methods (paper-pencil vs. tablet) for identifying intimate partner violence during perinatal home visits.

Self-Compassion, Health, and Empowerment: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial for Chinese Immigrant Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence.

Chinese immigrant survivors of men's violence experience both significant mental health impacts from abuse and barriers to formal services. Therefore, we examined the preliminary efficacy of an innovative mobile-based empowerment-based intervention (self-compassion, health, and empowerment; SHE) that specifically focuses on abused Chinese immigrant women in the US. This pilot study used a two-arm randomized controlled design with repeated measures.

Maternal COVID vaccination and breastfeeding during a pandemic: Habitus and health behavior decision making.

Objective: To examine the influence of habitus on women's health behavior regarding breastfeeding and subsequent COVID-19 vaccination.

Design: A qualitative descriptive design, guided by Pierre Bourdieu's concept of habitus.

Sample: Eighteen women who were postpartum, breastfeeding, and vaccinated against COVID- 19 either during pregnancy or while breastfeeding postpartum.

The Work of Breastfeeding Among Women of Low Socioeconomic Status: A Qualitative Metasynthesis.

A theory-generating qualitative metasynthesis was used to explore the questions: (a) How do mothers of low socioeconomic status in the United States express their attitudes and beliefs on breastfeeding? (b) How do mothers of low socioeconomic status in the United States describe the types of support received related to breastfeeding? Databases were searched from January 2000 to June 2022. Eleven qualitative studies were evaluated, and six themes were identified. A model was developed illustrating how the themes impact a mother's decision to breastfeed.

"Get Stuck and Can't Walk Out": Exploring the Needs for Support Among Chinese Immigrant Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in the United States.

Chinese immigrant survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the United States have been overlooked and underserved. The purpose of this study was to explore their perceptions of resources for assistance as well as their priority needs. We conducted phone interviews with 20 Chinese immigrant women who had experienced IPV in the past year.

Perceptions of Risk for Dating Violence Among Rural Adolescent Males: An Interpretive Analysis.

About one in eight U.S. high school students in Grades 9 to 12 report experiencing teen dating violence (TDV) in the form of physical, sexual, or psychological dating violence in the past year in person, on school grounds, and online.

An Examination of Psychological Stress, Fatigue, Sleep, and Physical Activity in Chinese Americans.

Chinese Americans comprise the largest Asian subgroup in the U.S. Yet, little research has focused on the well-being of this population.

Rural young males' acceptance & receptiveness to technology-based interventions for dating violence prevention: A qualitative descriptive study.

Introduction: Rural youth are twice as likely as urban youth to experience some forms of teen dating violence (TDV), and significant barriers to accessing support services for physical, psychological, sexual violence. However, rural youth remain understudied and undersampled. Rural young men, in particular, are at risk for experiencing or perpetrating dating violence influenced by regional and sociocultural risk factors that promote male supremacy ideals while also impeding male help-seeking.

Exploring help-seeking experiences of Chinese immigrant survivors of intimate partner violence in the U.S.

Objective: Immigrant women are vulnerable to intimate partner violence (IPV), and differences in immigration history, language, and culture impact their trauma responses. Although Chinese are the largest Asian immigrant subgroup in the U.S.

Cotinine Fluctuation in Maternal Saliva During and After Pregnancy: Implications for Perinatal Outcomes.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine maternal cotinine levels in saliva at the first (T-1) and third trimesters of pregnancy (T-2), and postpartum (T-3) among women who reported smoking a consistent number of cigarettes. The goal was to generate data to provide suggestions about how nurses can improve patient outcomes for women who smoke.

Methods: Saliva cotinine values obtained from the randomized controlled trial (BabyBEEP) were used for this secondary analysis.

Sleep moderates the association between arterial stiffness and 24-hour blood pressure variability.

Background: Arterial stiffness and increased blood pressure variability (BPV) are important subclinical cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Evidence is accumulating that poor sleep is associated with subclinical CVDs. The purpose of our study was to investigate how sleep was related to arterial stiffness and BPV.

Prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence among Chinese immigrant women.

Aims: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence among Chinese immigrant women residing in the USA.

Design: A cross-sectional study using the online survey approach.

Methods: A total of 475 Chinese immigrant women were recruited online between April-June 2019.

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health among Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence.

This study described the frequency of different adverse childhood experience (ACE) types described by women with recent IPV and examined the effects of each ACE type on women's mental health. Over 70% of women reported parental separation or divorce, over 40% reported childhood sexual assault, and around 40% had a mother who was treated violently. Childhood physical abuse and sexual assault were associated with more severe posttraumatic stress disorder or depressive symptoms.

Stress, stigma, violence experiences and social support of US infertile women.

: Previous studies investigated the physical, psychological and sociological effects of infertility; however, stigma and violence experiences of infertile women haven't yet been studied in the US. The objective of the study is to examine the perceived stress, stigma, violence experiences, and social support of US infertile women and to compare with fertile women in order to understand the effects of infertility on stress levels, violence exposures, and support. : The descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with fertile and infertile women who use social media for an online support group.

Keeping it together for the kids: New mothers' descriptions of the impact of intimate partner violence on parenting.

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects 1 in 3 US women with the effects of IPV detectable for several generations. While IPV is known to have significant impacts on maternal-child outcomes, little is known about the mother's perspectives of the interplay between perinatal IPV exposure, parenting styles, and safety strategies.

Methods: This secondary analysis of semi-structured, longitudinal qualitative interview data explored with pregnant women their histories of IPV, their parenting practices, and safety strategies.

Acceptability and Feasibility of Community-Based, Lay Navigator-Facilitated At-Home Self-Collection for Human Papillomavirus Testing in Underscreened Women.

Women without regular health care providers or a medical home routinely fail to complete recommended cervical cancer screening. At-home self-collection of samples to test for high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (hrHPV) can improve screening rates. This study documents acceptability and feasibility of community lay navigator (LN)-facilitated at-home self-collection for underscreened women in Appalachian Virginia.

"It Doesn't Freak Us Out the Way It Used to": An Evaluation of the Domestic Violence Enhanced Home Visitation Program to Inform Practice and Policy Screening for IPV.

The Domestic Violence Enhanced Home Visitation (DOVE) intervention used in the Perinatal Nurse Home Visiting Intervention Enhanced With mHealth Technology (RCT: R01HD071771) is a nurse-lead evidenced-based intervention that has been shown to decrease violence overtime. This summative mixed-methods impact evaluation is intended to provide insight to enhance the DOVE IPV protocol for screening and intervention by (a) identifying which core aspects of DOVE facilitated or inhibited its success and what was most critical to optimal IPV (intimate partner violence) screening and intervention practices, (b) informing how DOVE IPV screening and intervention were influenced by the experiences of home visitor (HV), and (c) identifying policy considerations and best practice recommendations for the DOVE protocol. Participants were HVs and managers ( = 13) in rural/urban home visiting programs delivering DOVE across three states.

Extreme Control and Instability: Insight Into Head Injury From Intimate Partner Violence.

Aim: The aim of this study was to understand the social context of the lives of women who experienced a head injury from intimate partner violence.

Background: Sixty percent to 92% of survivors of intimate partner violence receive head trauma during the abuse. Little research exists regarding the episodes of abuse when women receive a head injury, or the reasons women might not seek medical care for the head injury or the abuse.

Relationships of Reproductive Coercion and Intimate Partner Violence to Unintended Pregnancy.

Objective: To examine the prevalence, correlates, and influences of male partner reproductive coercion (RC) and intimate partner violence (IPV) on unintended pregnancy (UIP).

Design: Retrospective cohort study using population-based data.

Setting: Six participating states contributed data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS).

Living in Fear and Prioritizing Safety: Exploring Women's Lives After Traumatic Brain Injury From Intimate Partner Violence.

There is increasing evidence that women are receiving a traumatic brain injury (TBI) during episodes of intimate partner violence (IPV), but little qualitative research exists around how surviving this experience impacts the lives of women. Primary and secondary data ( N = 19) were used with a constructivist grounded theory approach to explore the lives of women aged 18 to 44 years, who were living with a TBI from IPV. Women described multiple aspects of living in fear that shaped their daily lives and ability to seek help and access resources.

A Comprehensive Approach to Undergraduate Nursing Students' Research Experiences.

Background: As the demands for high-quality nursing care increase and organizations are held accountable for patient outcomes, health care must be driven by research and evidence-based practice (EBP). Historically, prelicensure nursing students have expressed little interest in these topics as they focus on establishing the clinical skills necessary to provide care and have found that courses on nursing research are not clinically relevant.

Method: This article presents one institution's approach to undergraduate nursing research education by three initiatives: (a) a summer research program, (b) a distinguished major program, and (c) an EBP approach in the undergraduate nursing research course.