Providing Information or Support Based on Cancer Worry Can Decrease Psychological Distress Among Daughters of Women with Breast Cancer.

Background: Cancer Worry (CW) can shape the responses and behaviors of information or support-seeking of daughters of women with breast cancer.

Objective: This study aims to explore the roles of Cancer Worry (CW) as a moderator and mediator in the relationship between information needs, support needs, and psychological distress.

Methods: A cross-sectional and correlational design was used in conjunction with a convenience sampling strategy.

ABCDE assessment for palliative care truth-telling dilemmas: a case study.

Background: In Indonesia, the diagnosis of a serious illness is often mediated through the patient's family, reflecting the cultural importance of family involvement in the patient's care and collective decision-making.

Aim: To use a case study to show the difficulty that healthcare professionals face telling the patient the truth about their condition in Indonesia.

Method: The Kagawa-Singer and Blackhall ABCDE framework was used during truth-telling dilemmas to assess patients' and families' attitudes (A), beliefs (B), contexts (C), decision-making styles (D) and environments (E).

Predictors of cancer-related fatigue in women with breast cancer undergoing 21 days of a cyclic chemotherapy.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common diagnosis and the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide and ranks first among Asian and Taiwanese women. Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) affects patients' functioning significantly.

Aims: The aim of this study was to examine changes in cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and related factors among women with breast cancer undergoing a single chemotherapy, and to identify predictors of CRF's change over the course of the chemotherapy cycle.

Knowledge and comfort related to palliative care among Indonesian primary health care providers.

This study investigated Indonesian primary health care providers' knowledge and comfort towards palliative care. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. From August 2017 to February 2018, the research team approached 70 primary care centres in the Yogyakarta province of Indonesia and invited health care providers to complete the Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing - Indonesia and describe their comfort in caring for terminally ill patients.

Determinants of High-Sodium Food Intake Among Indonesian Patients With Hypertension.

Background: Sodium restriction is difficult for most individuals with hypertension. Intention to limit sodium intake predicts behavior. Information on the determinants of intention to restrict sodium intake is limited.

Effects of Predischarge Patient Education Combined With Postdischarge Follow-Ups on Self-Care, Readmission, Sleep, and Depression in Patients With Heart Failure.

Background: Patients with heart failure rarely engage in adequate self-care. Greater emphasis on self-care discharge readiness is needed.

Purpose: This study examined the effects of a predischarge educational program combined with 1 year of postdischarge follow-up on self-care behaviors, readmission, sleep quality, and depression in patients with heart failure.

Application of a Positioning Wedge During Colonoscopy of Obese Patients to Mitigate Nurse Pain.

: The application of external abdominal pressure by endoscopy nurses has long been recognized to facilitate passage of the endoscope during colonoscopy. Applying sustained abdominal pressure during a colonoscopy for an obese patient is especially challenging and may result in musculoskeletal injury for the endoscopy nurse. : Four experienced endoscopy nurses cared for 100 obese adult patients scheduled for colonoscopy who had a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25 kg/m.

Decreasing Duration of Mechanical Restraint Episodes by Increasing Registered Nurse Assessment and Surveillance in an Acute Psychiatric Hospital[Formula: see text].

The application of mechanical restraints is a high-risk emergency measure that requires psychiatric intensive care to assure patient safety and expedite release at the earliest opportunity. While current Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulations require trained staff to continuously observe restrained individuals, assessment by a registered nurse is required only once an hour. The experience of an acute psychiatric hospital demonstrates that more frequent registered nurse assessments can decrease duration of mechanical restraint episodes.