Multidimensional perspectives on nurse burnout in China: a cross-sectional study of subgroups and predictors.

Background: Burnout is a state of physical and mental exhaustion triggered by long-term work stress, which is manifested mainly as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a decreased sense of accomplishment. Among them, emotional exhaustion is its core feature, which often leads to a significant decrease in an individual's enthusiasm for work. Owing to the high intensity of the work environment and the special requirements of emotional labor, the nursing community is more vulnerable to burnout.

The Chinese version of the tendency to stigmatize epidemic diseases scale: a translation and validation study.

Objective: To translate the Tendency to Stigmatize Epidemics Diseases Scale (TSEDS) into Chinese and to evaluate its psychometric properties.

Methods: Translation and cross-cultural adaptation using the Brislin translation model, and pre-testing to form a Chinese version of TSEDS. A total of 434 adults participated in the study and the TSEDS were measured using the critical ratio method, Pearson correlation analysis, retest reliability, content validity, structural validity, and concurrent validity.

The association between occupational stress, sleep quality and premenstrual syndrome among clinical nurses.

Objective: Premenstrual Syndrome is also known as premenstrual tension syndrome because of the pronounced premenstrual mental and emotional anomalies. This study focuses on the association between occupational stress, sleep quality and premenstrual syndrome in clinical nurses and the mediating role of sleep quality.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to measure occupational stress, sleep quality and premenstrual syndrome in 415 clinical nurses using the Chinese Nurses Stressor Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Scale, and the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale.

Associations between social isolation, perceived ageism and subjective well-being among rural Chinese older adults: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social isolation, perceived ageism and subjective well-being among rural Chinese older adults and its mechanisms of action.

Methods: A total of 403 rural resident older adults were surveyed from March to April 2024. Data were collected using the General Information Questionnaire, the General Alienation Scale (GAS), the Perceived Ageism Questionnaire (PAQ), and the Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness (MUNSH).

Translation and psychometric validation of the Chinese version of the metacognitive awareness scale among nursing students.

Objective: This study endeavors to translate and psycho-metrically validate the metacognitive awareness inventory scale (MAS) for nursing students in China.

Method: A total of 592 nursing students were enlisted from four universities situated in the eastern, southern, western, and northern regions of China. Content validity and reliability were evaluated using the content validity index and item-total correlation coefficient, and Cronbach's alpha coefficients, respectively.

Exploration of subgroups and predictors of loneliness among older adults in rural China: A latent profile analysis.

Background: Loneliness is a negative emotional state that can lead to physical and mental health problems. This study's objective was to acquire an in-depth understanding of the heterogeneity and the predictors of loneliness among older adults in rural China and provide valuable references for practical interventions.

Methods: Older rural adults in China (N = 680) were recruited between January and April 2023.

Difficulties faced by intensive care nurses in caring for patients with delirium: A cross-sectional, multicentre study.

Background: Intensive care nurses experience many difficulties in caring for patients with delirium. Thus, it is valuable to conduct in-depth research on the factors that influence the difficulties faced by intensive care nurses in caring for those with delirium as doing so can result in tangible improvements in patient outcomes.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore the difficulties faced by intensive care nurses in caring for patients with delirium in light of the demographic, clinical, and professional and management characteristics of nurses.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the intensive care oral care frequency and assessment scale.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to translate the Intensive Care Oral Care Frequency and Assessment Scale into Chinese and to evaluate its reliability and validity in Chinese ICU patients.

Methods: This study was conducted using a cross-sectional survey design in ICUs of three tertiary hospitals in Huai'an and Taizhou from October 2022 to April 2023. The Chinese version of the Intensive Care Oral Care Frequency and Assessment Scale (C-ICOCFAS) was developed by expert consultation and cultural adaptation according to the two-person verbatim translation-back translation criteria described in the Brislin model.

Efficacy of sensory-based static balance training on the balance ability, aging attitude, and perceived stress of older adults in the community: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: This study explores the effect of sensory-based static balance training on the balance ability, aging attitude, and perceived stress of older adults in the community. It provides a practical basis for the in-depth implementation and revision of the community health management model.

Methods: A randomized controlled intervention study was conducted from 2022 to 2023.

The Chinese version of the self-efficacy scale for daily life activities among older adults: translation, validity and reliability.

Objective: To translate and cross-culturally adapt the Self-efficacy Scale for Daily Life Activities among Older Adults (SSDLAOA) into Chinese, as well as to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the SSDLAOA (C-SSDLAOA) in a Chinese community-based older adult population.

Methods: This study used a cross-sectional survey. The psychometric properties of the C-SSDLAOA were evaluated among 355 older adults recruited from three communities in Huzhou, including internal reliability, test-retest reliability, face validity, content validity, construct validity, and concurrent validity.

Effects of reminiscence therapy on psychological outcome among older adults without obvious cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Reminiscence therapy has been a high-benefit and low-cost measure of psychosocial intervention for older adults in recent years. It has attracted much attention in the intervention study of older adults without obvious cognitive impairment. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of reminiscence therapy on psychosocial outcomes among older adults without obvious cognitive impairment and analyze the divergences of different intervention programs (form, duration, and setting) on outcomes.

Mental health service needs and mental health of old adults living alone in urban and rural areas in China: The role of coping styles.

This study aimed to explore the level and relationship between the mental health service needs (MHSN), coping styles (CS), and mental health (MH) of old adults living alone in urban and rural, and to explore the moderating effects of coping styles. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 717 older adults living alone. The survey measured MHSN, CS, and MH.

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the loneliness scale for older adults.

Loneliness is emerging as a public health problem. Due to the social and emotional attributes of loneliness, there is a lack of multidimensional-related research and an effective scale with which to evaluate the loneliness of older adults in China. We intend to translate and psychometrically validate the Chinese version of the loneliness scale for older adults (C-LSOA).

Improved sulfide mitigation in sewers through on-line control of ferrous salt dosing.

Water utilities worldwide spend annually billions of dollars to control sulfide-induced corrosion in sewers. Iron salts chemically oxidize and/or precipitate dissolved sulfide in sewage and are especially used in medium- and large-size sewers. Iron salt dosing rates are defined ad hoc, ignoring variation in sewage flows and sulfide levels.