Publications by authors named "P E Lucas"
Purpose: The Bedside Handover Attitudes and Behaviors questionnaire is a 32-item instrument originally developed in English that enables nurse managers to monitor the consistency of nurses' practice during the implementation of the Nursing Bedside Handover. We aimed to cross-culturally validate this questionnaire for the Portuguese population and to examine its psychometric properties.
Methods: An exploratory-descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional, and validation study was conducted.
Background: Concussion-related guidelines appear to be inconsistently implemented in secondary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. The purpose of this qualitative Participatory Action Research study was to describe key school stakeholders' perceptions of their current concussion management processes.
Methods: Seventeen focus groups, two dyad, and nine individual interviews were conducted with stakeholders (n = 95) from six secondary schools and healthcare clinics, exploring their perceptions of barriers and facilitators to concussion management.
Although several studies have well described the characteristics of people who use psychedelics alongside their motivations and beliefs, little research has examined the preferences surrounding the source of psychedelic substances. In an anonymous online survey, we collected data from 6,379 consumers of 11 different psychedelic substances from 85 different countries, exploring their preferences and perceptions on natural and synthetic psychedelics. There was a strong preference of natural sources over synthetic alternatives for psilocybin (75%), DMT (56%), and mescaline (56%).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cultural competence is central to ensuring effective culturally congruent care to patients and fostering positive work environments, particularly in multicultural settings.
Objective: This study aimed to analyse the relationship between cultural competence, the nursing work environment, and the delivery of culturally congruent care in multicultural units of a healthcare organisation in Portugal.
Method: This was a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional study, targeting nurses from multicultural units.
Article Synopsis
- - The study developed a shortened version of the Awe Experience Scale (AWE-SF) to make it easier for participants while keeping its accuracy intact, using data collected from psychedelic samples across five different studies.
- - The AWE-SF kept the original six-factor structure of the longer AWE-S and was validated by showing strong connections to positive emotions, mystical experiences, and overall well-being.
- - Specific elements of awe, like feelings of connection or vastness, were linked to positive feelings, while aspects like self-loss were tied to more challenging experiences; overall, the AWE-SF proved effective as a tool for measuring awe experiences.