Integrating NIH "Press reset on stress" strategies into DPT curriculum: A quasi-experimental design.

Background: Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students report higher levels of stress and anxiety compared to age-matched peers. Increased stress can negatively impact students' physical conditions and academic performance.

Objective: This study aims to incorporate the NIH "Press Reset on Stress" strategies of deep breathing, PMR, and mindfulness into the curriculum for DPT students and evaluate their effectiveness on student-perceived stress, anxiety, and depression.

An Initial Exploration into Job Satisfaction Among Long-Term Care Administrators and State Tested Nursing Assistants in Ohio.

This pilot study examines Ohio's licensed nursing home administrators and state tested nursing assistant's perspectives about job satisfaction, future career and employment plans, potential beneficial changes to their organizations, and their thoughts on reducing turnover rates in their field. Ohio Board of Executives of Long-Term Services and Supports provided their contact list of all 1,969 licensed nursing home administrators in Ohio in the fall of 2023. Two surveys were created for licensed nursing home administrators and state tested nursing assistants.

Effects of kinesiotaping during early post-operative rehabilitation in individuals who underwent a total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials.

Objective: To report the treatment effects of early use kinesiotaping on pain, range of motion, mobility, and edema outcomes following total knee arthroplasty.

Data Sources: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMED, SPORTDiscus, Biosis Citation Index, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were searched for potential randomized control trials from inception to 8 January 2024.

Review Methods: Randomized control trials evaluating the effect of kinesiotaping published in English were included.

Overestimation of Balance Ability Among Older Adults at Risk for Falls.

This study examined alignment of subjective balance confidence with Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries (STEADI) fall risk. Cross-sectional analysis of 155 community-dwelling adults (60 + y/o) from 2016 to 2018 who completed a STEADI fall assessment. Descriptive statistics, Chi-Square analysis, and biserial point correlations were applied.