Global predictors of tracheostomy-related pressure injury in the COVID-19 era: A study of secondary data.

Objectives: To determine the incidence and risk factors of tracheostomy-related pressure injuries (TRPI) and examine the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on TRPI incidence.

Design: Secondary analysis of Global Tracheostomy Collaborative database and a multi-center hospital system's electronic medical records.

Setting: 27 hospitals, primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australasia.

"It All Depends": Patient and Decision Partner Experiences in Cancer Clinical Trial Decision-Making.

While the supporting role of families and friends has been widely recognized in cancer care, little data exist on how they influence patients' decisions regarding clinical trial participation, accounting for patients' decisional preferences. The goal of our study was to examine the process of clinical trial decision-making from the perspective of adults with cancer and their decision partners. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 patients and 12 decision partners-family and friends engaged in the medical decision-making.

Descriptions of the Pain Experience in Adults and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis.

Background: People living with cystic fibrosis experience pain that is associated with decreased quality of life, poorer health outcomes, and increased mortality. Though pain is highly prevalent as a symptom, it is currently unknown how persons with CF describe their pain experiences or the ways those experiences impact their lives.

Aims: To explore and describe ways adolescents and adults with CF experience pain.