Development and pilot testing of a theory-driven and evidence-based advance care planning training programme for nurses in acute care settings.

Purpose: To develop and pilot-test a novel training programme for nurses in acute care settings to improve their decision-making support skills, knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in conducting advance care planning (ACP).

Methods: A single-group repeated measures design was employed. This study was conducted in two phases.

Nurses' and Families' perceptions and practices and factors influencing the implementation of family-centred care for hospitalised children and their families.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the perceptions of family-centred care among nurses and the family members of hospitalised children and investigate the facilitators of and barriers to the implementation of family-centred care in Malawi.

Background: In Malawi, approximately 34% of children have long-term illnesses that require hospitalisation. Family-centred care ensures that the delivery of healthcare is grounded in partnerships between healthcare providers, patients and their families, which can improve the psychological well-being of families.

Feasibility and Effects of Virtual Reality Motor-Cognitive Training in Community-Dwelling Older People With Cognitive Frailty: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Cognitive frailty refers to the coexistence of physical frailty and cognitive impairment, and is associated with many adverse health outcomes. Although cognitive frailty is prevalent in older people, motor-cognitive training is effective at enhancing cognitive and physical function. We proposed a virtual reality (VR) simultaneous motor-cognitive training program, which allowed older people to perform daily activities in a virtual space mimicking real environments.

Robot-assisted therapy for upper-limb rehabilitation in subacute stroke patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Stroke survivors often experience upper-limb motor deficits and achieve limited motor recovery within six months after the onset of stroke. We aimed to systematically review the effects of robot-assisted therapy (RT) in comparison to usual care on the functional and health outcomes of subacute stroke survivors.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2019 were identified from six electronic databases.

Comparison of the Effects of Automated and Manual Record Keeping on Anesthetists' Monitoring Performance: Randomized Controlled Simulation Study.

Background: Anesthesia information management systems (AIMSs) automatically import real-time vital signs from physiological monitors to anesthetic records, replacing part of anesthetists' traditional manual record keeping. However, only a handful of studies have examined the effects of AIMSs on anesthetists' monitoring performance.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the effects of AIMS use and manual record keeping on anesthetists' monitoring performance, using a full-scale high-fidelity simulation.

Spearcon Sequences for Monitoring Multiple Patients: Laboratory Investigation Comparing Two Auditory Display Designs.

Objective: The aim was to compare the effectiveness of two auditory displays, implemented with spearcons (time-compressed speech), for monitoring multiple patients.

Background: Sequences of sounds can convey information about patients' vital signs, such as oxygen saturation (SpO) and heart rate (HR). We tested whether participants could monitor five patients using spearcon-based sound sequences.