Efficacy of Mind-body Exercise to Reduce Sleep Disturbance and Depression Among Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Purpose: Mind-body exercise is a promising non-pharmacological approach for managing sleep disturbance and depression that are prevalent among older adults, but its efficacy remains inconclusive across the studies. This study aimed to systematically evaluate and quantify the overall effectiveness of mind-body exercises on sleep disturbance and depression in older adults.

Methods: We searched eight databases to identify relevant articles from their inception to April 2024.

Prevalence and factors associated with anemia in women of reproductive age across low- and middle-income countries based on national data.

Anemia is a global threat among women of reproductive age (WRA), or 15-49 years old women, both in developed and developing countries. Prevalence of anemia in WRA is higher by fourfold in developing countries, based on extensive studies and surveys conducted by WHO and UNICEF. However, there is limited studies that conducted pooled analysis of anemia prevalence in low resource countries.

Effects of Case Management in Trauma Patients in Taiwan: A Randomized, Longitudinal Study.

Background: Case management can improve trauma patient outcomes from the acute to rehabilitation phases. However, a lack of evidence on the effects of case management in trauma patients makes it difficult to translate research findings into clinical practice.

Objective: To examine the effects of case management on illness perception, coping strategies, and quality of life in trauma patients followed up to 9 months post-hospital discharge.

Longitudinal Association Among Illness Perceptions, Coping, and Quality of Life After Extremity Injury.

This longitudinal cohort study examined changes in illness perceptions, coping strategies, and quality of life in hospitalized participants who had sustained extremity injuries, and examined the associations among these changes. A sample of 138 patients with extremity injuries was recruited between August 2019 and April 2020 from the trauma units of two similar referral medical centers, each with a capacity of over 200 beds in Surabaya City, Indonesia. Outcome measures were assessed prior to hospital discharge and 3 months post-discharge, including the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life.

Early Quality-of-Life Changes in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Study.

Background: Postinjury symptoms and decreased quality of life are common after mild traumatic brain injury. However, few studies have examined how soon, after injury, these changes dissipate.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare changes in postconcussion symptoms, posttraumatic stress, and illness representations and identify predictors of health-related quality of life before and 1 month after hospital discharge for mild traumatic brain injury.

Effects of chair-based resistance band exercise on physical functioning, sleep quality, and depression of older adults in long-term care facilities: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: Chair-based resistance band exercise (CRBE) is a simple and safe physical activity for persons with limited mobility. This study aimed to review and analyze CRBE effects on physical functioning, sleep quality, and depression among older adults in long-term care facilities (LTCF).

Method: A systematic search guided by the PRISMA 2020 approach was performed on specific databases: AgeLine, CINAHL, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Web of Science.

Effects of telehealth intervention for people with dementia and their carers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.

Purpose: Interventions delivered using telehealth modalities are becoming standard practice with patient populations around the world, partly because of innovation necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and partly due to improved infrastructure and comfort of providers, patients, and families, through technology. Though increasingly utilized, the effectiveness of telehealth interventions with families with dementia remains unclear. This gives rise to the need for investigation to develop telehealth interventions that are evidence based and not merely convenient tools.

Determinants of maternal healthcare service utilisation among Indonesian mothers: A population-based study.

In Indonesia, maternal health care services are widely available, aiming to improve health and survival among mothers. However, these services remain underutilised, and its determining factor was unknown. This study sought to identify determinant factors of maternal healthcare services utilisation among Indonesian mothers.

Effects of reminiscence therapy in people with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT ON THE SUBJECT?: Alternative option was developed to improve care due to the increasing costs of care cost and the number of people diagnosed with dementia. Reminiscence therapy is a commonly implemented alternative option used in long-term care facilities. Reminiscence therapy is designed for cognitive decline that is also known as life review.

Effects of cognitive stimulation therapy for people with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.

Background: Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) has been used to improve cognitive function and reduce negative emotions. However, the efficacy of CST among the dementia population remains inconclusive.

Aim: To analyze the efficacy of the CST among people with dementia.

Mediating Effects of Coping Strategies on Quality of Life Following Extremity Injury.

Background: Few researches have explored the self-regulation process in patients with extremity injuries. Knowledge about the role of coping in the postinjury self-regulation process remains scarce.

Objectives: We examined the relationships between illness representations, coping, and quality of life (QoL) based on the self-regulation framework, assuming adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies play mediating roles between illness representation and QoL in patients with extremity injuries.

Effects of telehealth-assisted interventions among people living with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.

Introduction: Taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a daily necessity for people living with HIV but these individuals experience multiple barriers and challenges to medication adherence. Interventions to support medication adherence have yielded effects in the expected direction, but the extent to which telehealth or virtually delivered interventions to promote adherence are effective among people living with HIV/AIDS remains unknown. We aimed to address this knowledge gap and inform future research and practice that promotes the well-being of people living with HIV/AIDs through telehealth interventions addressing medication use.

Changes in Self-Regulation and the Predictors of Quality of Life 3 Months After Extremity Injury: A Prospective Study.

This prospective study aimed to examine self-regulation' changes (illness representations and coping strategies) and predictors of quality of life 3 months after hospital discharge. A total of 157 patients with extremity injuries from two hospitals in Indonesia completed the survey 3 months post-discharge. The results showed that patients demonstrated more positive illness representations, better coping strategies, and better quality of life 3 months post-discharge than prior discharge.

Effects of animal-assisted interventions for people with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) are non-pharmacological, cost-effective interventions developed to improve outcomes in patients with dementia; however, the effects remain inconclusive. The purpose of this study was to analyze the efficacy of AAIs for people with dementia. A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed of English-language literature published from January 1, 2001, to July 3,2021, and indexed in the following databases: CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, and PsycINFO.

Prevalence of mental health problems and sleep disturbances in nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: To identify the prevalence of mental health problems and sleep disturbances among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: As a future professional workforce, nursing students are expected to play a role in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic; however, physical and mental health problems may hinder their willingness to stay in the nursing profession. Evidence of the prevalence of the health problems among nursing students related to COVID-19 may allow educators to manage their students' health problems and make them feel more positive about their future careers.

Effects of simulation technology-based learning on nursing students' learning outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studies.

Background: Gaps between theory and clinical practice represent challenges for nursing students during their learning processes. Providing simulation technology-based learning for nursing students is essential for modern nurse education, but evidence of efficacy remains scarce.

Objectives: To determine the effects of simulation technology-based learning for nursing students.

Global prevalence of mental health problems among healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Healthcare workers are at high risk of developing mental health issues during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, there is a need for a full picture of mental health problems with comprehensive analysis among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: This review aimed to systematically identify the mental health problems among healthcare workers in various countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Effects of case management intervention for people with dementia and their carers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studies.

Background: Case management has been developed and suggested as a method for improving the quality of dementia care by optimising care service and delivery using a feasible and cost-effective approach. However, the effects of case management for improving dementia care remain inconclusive.

Aim: To analyse the efficacy of case management interventions for people with dementia and their carers.

Effects of robotic care interventions for dementia care: A systematic review and meta-analysis randomised controlled trials.

Background: The role of robotic care has been studied because it may be a care option applicable to dementia care. However, the effects of robotic care in dementia care are still inconclusive.

Aim: To explore the span of the effects of robotic care intervention among patients with dementia.