Digital health literacy and associated factors among internet users from China: a cross-sectional study.

Background: As the internet develops and 5G technology becomes increasingly prominent, the internet has become a major source of health-related information. Increasingly, people use the internet to find health-related information, and digital health literacy is now a set of essential capabilities to improve their health in the digital era. However, little is known about the factors that influencing digital health literacy.

Investigating the correlation of delirium after cardiac surgery with memories and posttraumatic stress disorder consequences of intensive care unit: A prospective cohort study.

Objectives: To explore the differences in post-intensive care unit memory and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms between patients with and without delirium, and assess the correlations between the two.

Design: Prospective cohort observation study.

Setting: A cardiac intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in China.

Effects of an online family-focused parenting support intervention on preterm infants' physical development and parents' sense of competence and care ability: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Parenting of preterm infants presents unique challenges, particularly during their transition from hospital to home. Early discharge programs can assist parents during this critical period. However, the feasibility of delivering a family-focused online discharge program remains understudied.

Mental health, sleep quality, and hormonal circadian rhythms in pregnant women with threatened preterm labor: a prospective observational study.

Background: Threatened preterm labor (TPL) is an important obstetrical challenge. Pregnant women with TPL may develop psychological and physical problems such as mental health disorders, sleep disturbance, and hormonal circadian rhythm disruption. This study aimed to investigate the current state of mental health, sleep quality, and circadian rhythms of cortisol and melatonin secretion in pregnant women with TPL and normal pregnant women (NPW).

Parenting sense of competence among chinese parents of premature infants: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Parenting sense of competence is not only indispensable to the wellbeing of the parents of premature infants, but is also pivotal to the overall development of these infants. This study examined the level of parenting sense of competence and its associated factors in Chinese parents of preterm infants.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed at a university teaching hospital in Fuzhou (China) from December 2021 to April 2022.

Plasma biomarkers and delirium in critically ill patients after cardiac surgery: A prospective observational cohort study.

Background: Delirium is common in postoperative critically ill patients and may affect by intraoperative events. Biomarkers are vital indicators in the development and prediction of delirium.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the associations between various plasma biomarkers and delirium.

Applying formative evaluation in the mentoring of student intern nurses in an emergency department.

Objective: To explore the effectiveness of formative evaluation in the mentoring of student nursing interns in an emergency department.

Methods: A total of 144 intern nursing students in the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in Fuzhou were selected as the study subjects from July 2020 to February 2021. Adopting quasi-experimental studies methods, the students were divided into the experiment group ( = 74) and the control group ( = 70), based on their practicing rotation times.

[Effect of parent-child cooperative music therapy on children with autism spectrum disorder and their mothers: a prospective randomized controlled study].

Objectives: To study the effect of parent-child cooperative music therapy on the core symptoms of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their mothers.

Methods: In this prospective study, 112 children with ASD and their mothers were divided into a music therapy group and an applied behavior analysis (ABA) group using a random number table (=56 each). The children in the ABA group were treated with ABA, and those in the music therapy group were given parent-child cooperative music therapy in addition to the ABA treatment.

Effects of parent-child painting and creative crafting therapy on preschool children with autism spectrum disorder and their mothers: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To study the effects of parent-child painting and creative crafting therapy on the core symptoms of preschool children with mild-to-moderate autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the parenting stress and hope level of their mothers.

Methods: A total of 56 preschool children with mild-to-moderate ASD and their mothers were divided into an experimental group and a control group using the block randomization method, with 28 pairs in each group. The subjects in the control group received an applied behavior analytic intervention and those in the experimental group received parent-child painting and creative crafting therapy in addition to the intervention in the control group.

Validity of the Taiwan Triage and Acuity Scale in mainland China: a retrospective observational study.

Objectives: The Taiwan Triage and Acuity Scale (TTAS), developed for use in EDs, has been shown to be an excellent tool for triaging patients with high predictive performance, with an area under the receiver operating curve (AUROC) of 0.75. TTAS has been widely used in hospitals in Taiwan since 2010, but its utility has not been studied outside of Taiwan.

Effect of an ICU diary on psychiatric disorders, quality of life, and sleep quality among adult cardiac surgical ICU survivors: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Although studies on the effectiveness of the use of ICU diaries on psychiatric disorders and quality of life have been published, the results still seem to be controversial. The study aimed to determine the effects of using an ICU diary on psychiatric disorders, sleep quality, and quality of life (QoL) in adult ICU survivors in China.

Methods: One hundred and twenty-six patients who underwent a scheduled cardiac surgery and were expected to stay ≥ 24 h in ICU were randomized to two groups (63 in each group).

Effect of midwife-led care on birth outcomes of primiparas.

Background: The high caesarean section rate is a prominent public health problem in China.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the effects of midwife-led care during labour on birth outcomes for healthy primiparas.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Nonpharmacological Interventions for Sleep Promotion on Preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review.

Background: Nonpharmacological interventions are often used to promote sleep among preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). However, there is a lack of synthesis in the evidence of their effectiveness.

Aim: To synthesize the evidence on the effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions on NICU preterm infants' sleep during hospital stay.

Non-pharmacological interventions for sleep promotion in the intensive care unit.

Background: Adults in intensive care units (ICUs) often suffer from a lack of sleep or frequent sleep disruptions. Non-pharmacological interventions can improve the duration and quality of sleep and decrease the risk of sleep disturbance, delirium, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the length of stay in the ICU. However, there is no clear evidence of the effectiveness and harms of different non-pharmacological interventions for sleep promotion in adults admitted to the ICU.

An investigation of light and sound levels on intensive care units in China.

Background: The intensive care units' (ICU) environment is considered clinically relevant sources of stress for patients.

Objectives: To measure 24-h sound and light levels in 7 ICUs in China [four medical (MICU), two surgical (SICU) and one coronary (CCU) ICUs] and to identify the main sources related to increased sound levels.

Methods: Sound pressure and light levels were monitored for specific times over a 24-h period using a digital sound level meter and a light detector in 7 ICUs.

Effects of earplugs and eye masks combined with relaxing music on sleep, melatonin and cortisol levels in ICU patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Intensive care unit (ICU) environmental factors such as noise and light have been cited as important causes of sleep deprivation in critically ill patients. Previous studies indicated that using earplugs and eye masks can improve REM sleep in healthy subjects in simulated ICU environment, and improve sleep quality in ICU patients. This study aimed to determine the effects of using earplugs and eye masks with relaxing background music on sleep, melatonin and cortisol levels in ICU patients.

Effects of earplugs and eye masks on nocturnal sleep, melatonin and cortisol in a simulated intensive care unit environment.

Introduction: Environmental stimulus, especially noise and light, is thought to disrupt sleep in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). This study aimed to determine the physiological and psychological effects of ICU noise and light, and of earplugs and eye masks, used in these conditions in healthy subjects.

Methods: Fourteen subjects underwent polysomnography under four conditions: adaptation, baseline, exposure to recorded ICU noise and light (NL), and NL plus use of earplugs and eye masks (NLEE).