Measurement of neuropsychiatric symptoms in the older adults with mild cognitive impairment based on speech and facial expressions: a cross-sectional observational study.

Objectives: To examine the association between speech and facial features with depression, anxiety, and apathy in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Methods: Speech and facial expressions of 319 MCI patients were digitally recorded via audio and video recording software. Three of the most common neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) were evaluated by the Public Health Questionnaire, General Anxiety Disorder, and Apathy Evaluation Scale, respectively.

Developing a machine learning model for detecting depression, anxiety, and apathy in older adults with mild cognitive impairment using speech and facial expressions: A cross-sectional observational study.

Background: Depression, anxiety, and apathy are highly prevalent in older people with preclinical dementia and mild cognitive impairment. These symptoms have also proven valuable in predicting the progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia, enabling a timely diagnosis and treatment. However, objective and reliable indicators to detect and distinguish depression, anxiety, and apathy are relatively scarce.

A nurse-led positive psychological intervention among elderly community-dwelling adults with mild cognitive impairment and depression: A non-randomized controlled trial.

Background: Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and depression have a higher dementia conversion rate, which requires timely intervention.

Objectives: A non-randomized controlled trial was conducted to explore the effect of a nurse-led positive psychological intervention (PPI) in relieving depression and promoting cognition in this population.

Methods: A total of 70 older adults were enrolled, with 35 each in the intervention and control groups.

Nationally funded health management projects for older adults in China and the United States: Comparative analysis based on data from two principal institutions.

Objectives: To systematically summarize and compare the health management projects on the aged population funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) in China.

Methods: All elderly-related projects from 2007 to 2022 were retrieved by searching the project titles, abstracts, and keywords such as "older adults," "elderly," "aged," "health management," and so on. Python, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer were used to extract, integrate, and visualize the relevant information.

Cross-disciplinary training of nursing informatics and nursing engineering at the postgraduate level: A feasibility analysis based on the qualitative method.

Background: The trend of interdisciplinary education is becoming increasingly prominent. Nursing informatics and nursing engineering have received much attention and development at different levels of nursing education in many Western countries. Meanwhile, in China, the cultivation of interdisciplinary nursing talents has either not been initiated or has only entered an initial stage.

Status of core competencies of wound, ostomy and continence nurses and their influence on career success: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: The wound, ostomy and continence nursing practice has its own scope and standards, and each standard requires relevant competency. However, the core competencies of wound, ostomy and continence nurses that contribute to the career success are poorly known. To identify associations between career success and core competencies of wound, ostomy and continence nurses in China.

The mediating role of resilience in the relationship between social support and quality of life among patients after radical cystectomy: A structural equation model analysis.

Aim: This study aimed to examine the relationship between social support and quality of life in urostomy patients and identify the mediating role of resilience in that relationship.

Design: A cross-sectional design.

Methods: Participants included 232 patients who were recruited from a tertiary hospital in Beijing during March 2020 and August 2020.

Distinguishing apathy and depression in older adults with mild cognitive impairment using text, audio, and video based on multiclass classification and shapely additive explanations.

Objectives: This study aimed to develop a classification model to detect and distinguish apathy and depression based on text, audio, and video features and to make use of the shapely additive explanations (SHAP) toolkit to increase the model interpretability.

Methods: Subjective scales and objective experiments were conducted on 319 mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients to measure apathy and depression. The MCI patients were classified into four groups, depression only, apathy only, depressed-apathetic, and the normal group.

China's cultivation of master nursing specialist: A qualitative content analysis of the stakeholders.

Aim: To assess the Master of Nursing Specialist (MNS) in China from the perspectives of relevant stakeholders to assist the sustained development of the MNS program.

Background: With the growing demand for quality nursing care, the cultivation of higher-level specialized nursing professionals continues to be challenging.

Design: A descriptive qualitative study.

Identification of four patterns for self-management behaviors in clients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study.

This study aimed to describe different patterns of self-management behaviors among clients with schizophrenia in China. Two hundred twenty-eight clients with schizophrenia living in eight communities of Beijing were investigated using the Self-Management Instrument for Persons with Schizophrenia and a Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Questionnaire. Cluster analysis was performed to categorize the data.

The role of self-efficacy in mediating between professional identity and self-reported competence among nursing students in the internship period: A quantitative study.

Aim: This study explored the relationship between self-efficacy, professional identity and competence among nursing students and analyzed the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between professional identity and competence.

Background: Increasing attention has been paid to the cultivation of competence among nursing students; however, few studies to date have analyzed its related factors and examined their relationship.

Design: A quantitative study with a descriptive design was performed in this study, adopting an online survey with convenience and snowball sampling.

Acceptability and feasibility of public square dancing for community senior citizens with mild cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms: A pilot study.

Objectives: To explore the acceptability and feasibility of public square dancing among community residents with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and depressive symptoms.

Methods: This mixed-method study consisted of a quantitative and a qualitative phase. From January to July 2018, a total of 241 community-dwelling senior citizens who complained of memory loss in one community in the Haidian District in Beijing were approached and screened, and 41 qualified for the study.

Effects of nurse-led square dancing on older patients with mild cognitive impairment combined with depressive symptoms: A pilot study.

Objective: The present study aimed to verify the feasibility and preliminary effects of nurse-led square dancing designed to improve older adults' cognitive function and depressive symptoms who with MCI.

Methods: A quasi-experimental pilot study design was adopted for the present study. Screening for cognitive function was conducted among older adults (≥ 60 years old) living in two communities in Beijing who complained of memory loss.

Does Psychological Capital Mediate Occupational Stress and Coping Among Nurses in ICU.

As an exploitable positive psychological state that individual performs during growth and development processes, psychological capital (PsyCap) was deemed as an essential factor in occupational health. This study aims to explore mediating effects of PsyCap on the relationship between job stress and coping style among ICU nurses. A cross-sectional sample of 288 nurses was recruited.

Development and implementation of a standardized training program for newly graduated mental health nurses: Process and preliminary outcomes.

Background: Training programs are crucial for newly graduated nurses transitioning from nursing school to independent clinical nursing careers. However, few studies have focused on the training of newly graduated mental health nurses.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop, implement, and preliminarily evaluate a standardized training program for newly graduated nurses entering psychiatric nursing.

Does workplace violence, empathy, and communication influence occupational stress among mental health nurses?

Workplace violence is a major cause of occupational stress among mental health nurses, particularly those working in acute care. This study investigated the occurrence of occupational stress among mental health nurses in psychiatric hospitals and explored whether workplace violence, empathy, and communication skills influenced occupational stress levels in this population. A socio-demographic questionnaire and the Chinese Nursing Work Stress Scale, Workplace Violence Scale, Jefferson Scale of Empathy - Health Professions version, and Nurses' Clinic Communication Competence Scale were administered to 539 mental health nurses from three top-grade tertiary research hospitals in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Mindfulness in nursing students: The five facet mindfulness questionnaire in samples of nursing students in China, the Philippines, and South Africa.

Mindfulness as a clinical strategy for helping manage physical and psychological symptoms is gathering an impressive evidence base. It is also being embraced widely for personal and professional development. As a therapeutic intervention for nurses working across a spectrum of settings, it helps expand practice, and integrating mindfulness in nursing undergraduate and graduate curricula is imminent.

Validation of the Violence Risk Screening-10 instrument among clients discharged from a psychiatric hospital in Beijing.

The Violence Risk Screening-10 is one of the few instruments available for evaluating violence risk in mental health clients during and after hospitalization. This prospective study examined the applicability of this brief instrument with a sample of 289 clients in the 6 months after discharge from a general psychiatric hospital in Beijing. During the research period, 24 of the 289 clients demonstrated aggression.