Comparative Analysis of Silk Fibroin Membranes across Cross-Linking Methods: Processing and Characterization.

Silk fibroin (SF) extracted from silkworm silk can be transformed into transparent membranes with well-suited physical properties for ophthalmic applications. There is ample literature on the fabrication and characterization of SF-based membranes; however, the use of diverse SF extraction protocols and characterization methods or their settings makes it difficult to compare different silk membrane properties across studies. In this work, we fabricated 10 families of SF-based membranes by physical cross-linking and one non-cross-linked as a control.

TikTok as a teaching and learning method for nursing students: A quasi-experimental study.

Background: Social networks have emerged as powerful tools in education, offering new opportunities for interactive learning. TikTok has gained popularity among young people and has potential for use as a teaching tool in health disciplines.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program based on a multimodal intervention using the TikTok platform to improve theoretical-practical knowledge about diabetic debut and vaccination schedules and satisfaction in nursing students.

Role of the health literacy assessment in healthcare: Content validation of "Health Literacy Behaviour" nursing outcome.

Purpose: To validate the content of the "Health Literacy Behaviour" nursing outcome (NO).

Methods: A content validation study was conducted during 2022. Each indicator was included in the NO, and its response levels were operationally defined.

Nurses' Perception of Caring and Attitudes toward Caring for Dying Patients: Exploring the Relationship Using a Descriptive Cross-Sectional Design.

This study examines the association between nurses' perception of caring and attitudes toward caring for dying patients in end-of-life care units. We used a descriptive cross-sectional design with convenience sampling. Data were collected from May to June 2021 through self-reported questionnaires from 303 Spanish nurses (mean age = 48 years, 78.

Needs of patients with multi-morbidity and heart failure for the development of a mHealth to improve their self-management: A qualitative analysis.

Objective: To provide practical information regarding needs, preferences of content and format of an app to assist the self-management in patients with multi-morbidity and heart failure (HF).

Methods: The three-phase study was conducted in Spain. Six integrative reviews, a qualitative methodology based on Van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenology through semi-structured interviews and user stories were used.