Workplace Cognitive Failure among Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Numerous studies provide evidence of the physical and emotional strain experienced by nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known regarding the impact of this occupational strain on nurses' cognitive function at work. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with workplace cognitive failure in a sample of U.

The Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Symptoms in Iraqi Refugees: Associations with Acculturation and C-reactive Protein.

Refugees experience distress from premigration trauma, often exacerbated by postmigration difficulties. To develop effective interventions, risk factors for mental health symptoms need to be determined. Male Iraqi refugees (N = 53) to the United States provided background information and reported predisplacement trauma and psychological health within 1 month of their arrival.

Perceptions of virtual primary care physicians: A focus group study of medical and data science graduate students.

Background: Artificial and virtual technologies in healthcare have advanced rapidly, and healthcare systems have been adapting care accordingly. An intriguing new development is the virtual physician, which can diagnose and treat patients independently.

Methods And Findings: This qualitative study of advanced degree students aimed to assess their perceptions of using a virtual primary care physician as a patient.

Lifestyle and psychosocial factors associated with maintenance of normal body mass index in college students: a cross sectional study.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify lifestyle and psychosocial factors associated with maintenance of normal body mass index (BMI, 18.5-24.9 kg/m).

Personal Protective Equipment and Mental Health Symptoms Among Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: To determine the association between access to adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) and mental health outcomes among a sample of U.S. nurses.

Enhancing healthcare efficiency to achieve the Quadruple Aim: an exploratory study.

Objective: Healthcare is battling a conflict between the Quadruple Aims-reducing costs; improving population health, patient experience, and team well-being-and productivity. This quasi-experimental pilot study tested a 2 week intervention aimed to address the Quadruple Aims while improving productivity. Participants were 25 employees and their patients in a primary care clinic.

Nurse-Reported Bullying and Documented Adverse Patient Events: An Exploratory Study in a US Hospital.

Background: Negative nurse work environments have been associated with nurse bullying and poor nurse health. However, few studies have examined the influence of nurse bullying on actual patient outcomes.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the association between nurse-reported bullying and documented nursing-sensitive patient outcomes.

Dysfunctional neuroplasticity in newly arrived Middle Eastern refugees in the U.S.: Association with environmental exposures and mental health symptoms.

Background: Psychological war trauma among displaced refugees is an established risk factor for mental health disorders, especially post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Persons with trauma-induced disorders have heightened neuroplastic restructuring of limbic brain circuits (e.g.

Preliminary development of a questionnaire measuring patient views of participation in clinical trials.

Objective: This study aimed to develop a questionnaire for measuring patient perceptions of participating in clinical trials. Development was based on earlier research on patient views of involvement in medical care and a literature review. Patients were recruited from an ongoing clinical trial focused on cardiovascular illness and from an outpatient psychiatry department.

The association between attendings' feedback and residents' reporting of near-misses.

Objective: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's Clinical Learning Environment Review report suggests that residents in clinical learning environments underreport their near-misses, an indicator of patient safety. Furthermore, when the residents report these events, they receive little feedback from their attendings. Although, various studies emphasize the importance of feedback given to the residents, the association between feedback and patient safety has not been explored.

Nurse Work Environment and Stress Biomarkers: Possible Implications for Patient Outcomes.

Objective: To examine associations between nurse work environment, serum biomarkers, and patient outcomes in a large hospital.

Methods: A work environment questionnaire was administered in 2017 to the total sample of nurses in a Midwestern hospital. A subsample of nurses (n = 83) provided blood samples.

Neighborhood air pollution and household environmental health as it relates to respiratory health and healthcare utilization among elderly persons with asthma.

: The study investigated the associations between fine particulate matter (PM; <2.5 μm in diameter), indoor environment, pulmonary function, and healthcare utilization in a vulnerable group of elderly persons with asthma. We hypothesized that environmental conditions were associated with adverse pulmonary health outcomes.

Organizational determinants of bullying and work disengagement among hospital nurses.

Aims: To identify organizational determinants of bullying and resulting work disengagement among hospital nurses.

Design: A cross-sectional, web-based, anonymous questionnaire study.

Methods: The questionnaire was administered in 2017 to all Registered Nurses in a regional healthcare system in the United States (N = 1,780), with 331 complete responses.

Organizational Determinants of Workplace Violence Against Hospital Workers.

Objective: To identify organizational factors contributing to workplace violence in hospitals.

Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted in 2013 among employees in a Midwestern hospital system (n = 446 respondents). Questions concerned employees' experiences of violence at work in the previous year and perceptions of the organizational safety climate.

Exposure to intermittent hypoxia and sustained hypercapnia reduces therapeutic CPAP in participants with obstructive sleep apnea.

Our purpose was to determine whether exposure to mild intermittent hypoxia leads to a reduction in the therapeutic continuous positive airway pressure required to eliminate breathing events. Ten male participants were treated with twelve 2-min episodes of hypoxia ([Formula: see text] ≈50 mmHg) separated by 2-min intervals of normoxia in the presence of [Formula: see text] that was sustained 3 mmHg above baseline. During recovery from the last episode, the positive airway pressure was reduced in a stepwise fashion until flow limitation was evident.