Person-Centered Models for Cardiovascular Care: A Review of the Evidence: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death and disability in the United States and globally. Disease burden continues to escalate despite technological advances associated with improved life expectancy and quality of life. As a result, longer life is associated with multiple chronic cardiovascular conditions.

A Health Literacy-Focused Self-Management Intervention for African Americans with High Blood Pressure: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objectives: Health literacy has been associated with better High Blood Pressure (HBP) self-management. Yet, self-management research has rarely incorporated health literacy as part of the intervention. We aimed to test a health literacy-focused self-management intervention in African Americans (AAs) with HBP.

The Decolonization of Nursing Education.

In the era of COVID-19, coupled with a community in tune to Black lives, the call to action is now. It is now time to stop, listen, and be intentional in efforts to create sustainable policies and programs that shape the ability to deliver culturally competent care to diverse patients, families, professionals, and communities. Our recommendations for how faculty and academia can decolonize nursing education are delineated in this article.

Decisional balance and self-efficacy mediate the association among provider advice, health literacy and cervical cancer screening.

Purpose: Health literacy has emerged as a potential determinant of cancer screening, yet limited literature has investigated the pathways which health literacy influences Pap tests among immigrant women who experience a higher incidence of cervical cancer. This study aimed to test a health literacy-focused sociocognitive model which proposes motivational (knowledge, decisional balance) and volitional (self-efficacy) factors mediating the association between health literacy and triennial Pap tests.

Methods: Using structural equation modeling, we conducted a secondary analysis of baseline data obtained from a randomized controlled trial to promote breast and cervical cancer screenings among 560 Korean American women 21-65 years of age.

Exploring APN Students' Perceptions, Self-Confidence, and Satisfaction With Clinical Simulation.

The purpose of this study was to explore advanced practice students' perceptions, self-confidence, and satisfaction with clinical simulation as a learning tool. The simulation was part of a health assessment course with 69 students, 25 of whom had no RN experience. On average, students were undecided but trended toward agreement that each key simulation feature was present in the simulation.

Effects of lifestyle intervention improve cardiovascular disease risk factors in community-based menopausal transition and early postmenopausal women in China.

Objective: The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of a 12-month lifestyle intervention in improving cardiovascular disease risk factors in community-based menopausal transition and early postmenopausal women in China.

Methods: One hundred healthy menopausal transition and early postmenopausal women aged 40 to 60 years were randomly assigned to receive either lifestyle change intervention (n = 53) or usual care (n = 47). Menopause status was defined by the menstrual change criteria of the Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop + 10 based on prospective menstrual calendars.

Relationship of spirituality or religion to recovery from substance abuse: a systematic review.

Spirituality and religion are frequently acknowledged as significant contributors to individuals' recovery from substance use disorders. This review focuses on the role that spirituality or religion plays in substance abuse treatment outcomes. Our search of three databases-PubMed, CINAHL, and Psych Info-turned up 29 eligible studies for review.

Effects of low-fat diet on serum lipids in premenopausal and postmenopausal women: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Objective: This study aims to conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of a low-fat diet, in comparison with participants' usual diet, on serum lipids in premenopausal and postmenopausal women.

Methods: Ten electronic databases were searched for relevant articles reporting randomized controlled trials through August 31, 2012, including PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Web of Science, SCOPUS, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, SinoMed, CNKI (Chinese database), and WanFang (Chinese database). This systematic review and meta-analysis, which evaluated the effects of a low-fat diet, in comparison with the participants' usual diet, was conducted according to the guidelines of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.

Effects of a graduate-level interprofessional education program on adult nurse practitioner student and internal medicine resident physician attitudes towards interprofessional care.

This article describes the development, implementation and evaluation of a longitudinal interprofessional education (IPE) experience for adult nurse practitioner students and internal medicine residents. This experience focused on providing care for complex community based patients during clinic and home visits, preceded by didactic learning that emphasized understanding one another's professional roles and education, teamwork and conflict management. Evaluation demonstrated significant improvements in attitudes and beliefs associated with professional role, respect among health professions' disciplines and conflict management.

Community-based cardiovascular health interventions in vulnerable populations: a systematic review.

Background: Although cardiovascular health has been improving for many Americans, this is not true of those in "vulnerable populations." To address this growing disparity, communities and researchers have worked for decades, and as a result of their work, a growing body of literature supports the use of community engagement as a component of successful interventions. However, little literature synthesizes community-based interventions that address this disparity among a wide range of vulnerable populations.

Advanced practice nursing students: pilot test of a simulation scenario.

In the current educational environment, increasing numbers of advanced practice nursing (APN) students compete for decreasing numbers of clinical sites where patient safety is paramount. Clinical simulations with high-fidelity human patient simulators provide APN students opportunities to demonstrate clinical skills and judgment in a safe supportive environment. Development, implementation, and preliminary evaluation of a scenario for APN students are discussed.

Parenting style, parenting stress, and children's health-related behaviors.

Objective: Parental guidance is critical to the development of children's health-related behaviors. The purpose of this study was to look at the relationship between parenting factors, including parenting style and parenting stress, and children's health-related behaviors.

Methods: In this descriptive, correlational study, 284 parents of preschool children were interviewed using the Child Rearing Questionnaire and the Korean Parenting Stress Index-Short Form.

Using reminder/recall systems to improve influenza immunization rates in children with asthma.

Introduction: Asthma is a major public health concern in the U.S. pediatric population.

Pattern of moderate-to-severe symptoms of premenstrual syndrome in a selected hospital in China.

Aim: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a commonly encountered complaint among women. It may affect women's quality of life and reduce their occupational productivity. This study aims to describe the symptoms of moderate-to-severe PMS and to examine the onset, stability, and severity of PMS among Chinese women.

Health status and birth outcomes among pregnant women in substance abuse treatment.

Purpose: We sought to examine the physical and mental health status and low birthweight and preterm birth among low-income pregnant women in substance abuse treatment.

Methods: A prospective correlational design was used with 84 pregnant women enrolled in a university-affiliated, comprehensive, hospital-based substance abuse treatment program. The majority of the sample reported heroin as their primary substance of abuse.

Prospective pilot study of living kidney donor decision-making and outcomes.

In its recent report on organ donation, the Institute of Medicine has recommended rigorous studies of how living organ donors make the decision to donate. In this pilot study, 65 donor applicants were interviewed while being evaluated in the outpatient donor clinic and 20 were surveyed again three months after donation. Fifteen and six of these subjects were surveyed again in six and 12 months respectively.

The distribution of and factors associated with intimate terrorism and situational couple violence among a population-based sample of urban women in the United States.

It has been proposed that two distinct forms of intimate partner violence exist: intimate terrorism and situational couple violence. This article describes the distribution of factors that characterize intimate terrorism and situational couple violence, including controlling behaviors, violence escalation, and injury, among a representative sample of 331 physically assaulted women living in 11 North American cities. In addition, respondent, partner, and relationship characteristics associated with each form of violence are identified.

Ethical analysis of living organ donation.

In 2003, the first 3-way living kidney donor-swap was performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Three new donor protocols includingpaired donation now allow unrelated individuals to serve as donors. Some ethicists have suggested that emotionally unrelated individuals not be permitted to donate because they will not experience the same satisfaction that a family member who is a donor experiences.

Risk factors for intimate partner violence and associated injury among urban women.

The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for abuse and IPV related injury among an urban population. This study reports an additional analysis of a case-control study conducted from 1994 to 2000 in 11 USA metropolitan cities where of 4746 women, 3637 (76.6%) agreed to participate.

Effects of mental illness on family quality of life.

Worldwide, at least 25% of persons and their families are affected by mental illness resulting in significant stress and burden; yet little is known about how the illness affects quality of family life. In this paper, we report a secondary analysis of a grounded theory study that identified the process by which 17 families managed mental illness over time. Families were characterized as Hanging On, Being Stable, or Doing Well based on their responses to caring for relatives with mental illness.

Factors associated with lifetime history of drug treatment among substance dependent women.

There is extensive research on factors related to substance use treatment retention and completion but less is known about factors related to treatment initiation, particularly for women. This paper examines factors associated with a lifetime history of substance abuse treatment among women with drug abuse or dependence. Baseline interview data, using the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) that obtained during a randomized clinical trial was analyzed comparing women with no history of drug treatment with women with a history at least one drug treatment episode.

Measuring the effectiveness of faculty mentoring relationships.

"Mentor" is a term widely used in academic medicine but for which there is no consensus on an operational definition. Further, criteria are rarely reported for evaluating the effectiveness of mentoring. This article presents the work of an Ad Hoc Faculty Mentoring Committee whose tasks were to define "mentorship," specify concrete characteristics and responsibilities of mentors that are measurable, and develop new tools to evaluate the effectiveness of the mentoring relationship.

Living kidney donor decision making: state of the science and directions for future research.

Background: The Federal government and transplantation organizations have called for further study of living donation at a time when 3 new living donor protocols are being introduced throughout the United States that promise to significantly increase the donor pool and change the face of living donation. Donation to a once incompatible and sometimes unknown recipient may now occur through the use of plasmapheresis therapy or paired and nondirected living donor protocols.

Objective: To describe the state of the science on living kidney donor decision making, and to provide recommendations for future research to guide donor education and care.