Translation, psychometric testing and implementation of the perineal assessment tool for assessing incontinence-associated dermatitis risk in semi-intensive care patients.

Skin injury is a growing issue among older adults, especially when admitted to an intensive care unit or long-term care facility. Skin prevention is a key point in dealing with this issue, and prompt and effective screening instruments should be used to identify risks and start preventive interventions and care. This descriptive study aimed to translate and examine the psychometric property and implement the Perineal Assessment Tool for incontinence associated dermatitis risk assessment.

Transitional care interventions to reduce emergency department visits in older adults: A systematic review.

Background: Preventable illnesses cause many emergency department visits in older adults, which can be minimized by implementing appropriate transitional care interventions. However, the most effective transitional care strategies for older adults are unknown.

Objective: To discover and consolidate transitional care interventions that can help older people avoid going to the emergency department.

Persistent post-surgical pain and its relationship to health-related quality of life in Pakistani women after breast cancer surgery.

Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women; it is also the second-leading cause of death from cancer. Persistent pain after breast cancer surgery is a serious clinical problem that negatively impacts the health-related quality of life of breast cancer survivors. Although persistent post-surgical pain following breast cancer surgery has long been under-reported; however, it is less explored in Pakistan's geographical background.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of surgical site infection prevention among operating room nurses in southwest China.

Background: Surgical site infection has become a problem in the operating room, and the nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice could impact the incidence of the infection. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of studies on this issue in China. Therefore, determining nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice of surgical site infection prevention is necessary.

Intensive Care Nurses' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pressure Injury Prevention in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Pressure injury (PI) remains a critical health issue worldwide. The global incidence of hospital-acquired PI is 8.4%, and among intensive-care unit (ICU) patients, it is even higher, ranging from 6.

Resilience and its associated factors among older disaster survivors.

Resilience is a valuable resource in attaining a productive life as well as successful and healthy aging. Little is known about how older people who have experienced the impacts of disasters have fared, especially after earthquakes, in the long term. This cross-sectional analytical study aimed to identify resilience and its associated factors among 324 older disaster survivors.

Predictors of Pressure Injury Prevention Practices Among ICU Nurses in China.

Objective: To explore the predictors of knowledge of pressure injury (PI) prevention, attitudes on PI prevention, organization support for PI prevention, and the influence of a healthy work environment (HWE) on PI prevention practices among ICU nurses in China.

Methods: A descriptive, predictive, online survey was conducted among 510 ICU nurses in Guizhou province, China. A PI prevention knowledge questionnaire, PI prevention attitude questionnaire, organizational support for PI prevention questionnaire, HWE assessment tool, and PI prevention practice questionnaire were used for data collection.

The Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Pain Management Program on Pain Intensity and Chest Rehabilitation Improvement Among Chest Trauma Patients in a Thai Hospital.

Background: Pain after thoracic injury has further profound impacts on patients resulting in increased length of hospital stay and hospital care cost, and decreased quality of life. Utilization of the cutting-edge evidence on pain management that fits with the individual care context is therefore important.

Aim: To examine the effects of an evidenced-based pain management program on the worst pain intensity and lung vital capacity among acutely ill hospitalized chest trauma patients.

The Effectiveness of Oral Care Guideline Implementation on Oral Health Status in Critically Ill Patients.

Intubated patients need specific oral care due to the use of endotracheal tubes. An oral nursing care guideline needs to be implemented to guide nurses in oral care in intubated patients. To test the effectiveness of oral nursing care guideline implementation.

Predicting quality of life among family caregivers of people with spinal cord injury having chronic low back pain in Nepal: a cross-sectional pilot study.

Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study.

Objective: This study aims to determine the factors predicting quality of life among Nepalese family caregivers of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) having low back pain.

Setting: Eight districts of the Bagmati Zone of Nepal.

The effect of a foot care camp on diabetic foot care knowledge and the behaviours of individuals with diabetes mellitus.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a foot care (FC) camp to enhance diabetic foot care knowledge (DFCK) and diabetic foot care behaviours (DFCB) among diabetic participants in Indonesia.

Methods: A two-group pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design was used in this study. A total of 72 participants completed a 5-week programme.

Psychosocial factors affecting resilience in Nepalese individuals with earthquake-related spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional study.

Background: One of many types of injuries following an earthquake is spinal cord injury (SCI) which is a life-long medically complex injury and high-cost health problem. Despite several negative consequences, some persons with SCI are resilient enough to achieve positive adjustment, greater acceptance, and better quality of life. Since resilience is influenced by several factors and can vary by context, it is beneficial to explore factors that affect the resilience of people who sustained spinal cord injury from the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.

Predicting factors of care burden among caregivers of assault victims of the unrest in southern border provinces of Thailand.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate predictive factors of caregiver burden among caregivers of assault victims of the unrest situations in southern border provinces of Thailand.

Materials And Methods: Self-Report Questionnaire of Family Burden was used to collect the data from 100 family caregivers who cared for assault victims of the Southern unrest. The Barthel Index was used to assess the victims' capability to perform daily living activities.

The effect of clinically relevant pressure duration on sacral skin blood flow and temperature in patients after acute spinal cord injury.

Objective: To test the effect of clinically relevant duration of pressure loading (2 h) on sacral skin blood flow (SBF) and skin temperature in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI) within 24 to 96 hours after injury compared with subjects with acute orthopedic trauma and healthy subjects.

Design: Three-group, repeated-measures, inception cohort.

Setting: Three acute care hospitals in southern Thailand.

Elevated sacral skin temperature (T(s)): a risk factor for pressure ulcer development in hospitalized neurologically impaired Thai patients.

Pressure ulcer incidence and sacral skin temperature (T(s)) were measured in hospitalized neurologically impaired Thai patients ( n = 17) positioned supine and then laterally. Pressure ulcer incidence within 2 weeks of admission was 47%. Regardless of reclining position, mean sacral T(s) in subjects who developed a pressure ulcer was higher ( p < .

Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment practices in inpatient rehabilitation facilities.

Although many strategies have been developed to prevent pressure ulcers, they remain a significant healthcare problem, particularly for chronically ill patients in rehabilitation facilities. This study describes self-reported pressure ulcer prevention and treatment practices in rehabilitation facilities. Surveys were sent to all 52 licensed inpatient rehabilitation facilities in Missouri; the response rate was 76.