Developing and validating a cross-cultural competence scale for Japanese nurses.

In recent years, Japan has experienced a significant increase in the number of foreign students and workers entering the country. This has resulted in a vast number of international patients in medical facilities. This shift emphasizes the immediate need for Japanese nurses who are both clinically proficient and culturally attuned.

Association between social support from workplace supervisors and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among Japanese midwives who experienced trauma during perinatal care.

Aim: This study examined the association between workplace supervisors' perceptions of social support and the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among Japanese midwives who experienced trauma while providing perinatal care.

Methods: We employed a descriptive cross-sectional design and collected data using a self-reported questionnaire. Participants were 144 Japanese midwives working in hospitals.

Infection prevention and control status at public hospitals and factors associated with COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers in Myanmar: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Hospitals should prepare for emerging diseases and protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from work-related infection. This study aims to assess public hospital preparedness for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a year after the Myanmar government began implementing COVID-19 prevention measures, and to identify factors associated with work-related COVID-19 infection among HCWs in Myanmar.

Methods: In January 2021, data were collected from 101 hospitals and 706 HCWs who had COVID-19 in Myanmar in 2020.

Health practices, behaviours and quality of life of low-income preschoolers: A community-based cross-sectional comparison study in Singapore.

Introduction: Children from low-income (LI) families often suffer from poor health, with sub-optimal health practices. This cross-sectional study examined the differences in health habits and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of LI preschool children compared to non-low-income preschool peers (PPG).

Method: Using data from the social-health Circle of Care-Health Development Screening Programme (CoC-HDSP) in Singapore, 118 LI children and 304 PPG children aged 18 months to 6 years old and their families were recruited from 13 government-funded preschools.

Quality of Life and Its Associated Correlates of Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum in Singapore.

This cross-sectional study aimed to assess Quality of life (QoL) of parents of children on the autism spectrum in Singapore and identify its associated factors. Parents of children (age ≥ 5 years) completed the Quality of Life in Autism scale which measures parental self-rated QoL (higher scores denote greater QoL), and the perceived impact of the child's autism-related behaviors on parents (higher scores denote lesser impact). Information on the child's degree of autism (measured by the Social Responsiveness Scale, second edition [SRS-2]), community and social participation and cognitive and adaptive functioning were also obtained.