Aim: To identify the association between possible factors and depression among post-percutaneous coronary intervention patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Design: Prospective cohort study.
Methods: Sixty-eight post-percutaneous coronary intervention patients with acute coronary syndrome were enrolled between January 2016 - June 2017.
Aim: To investigate the factors affecting the research productivity of young nursing faculty in Japan.
Methods: An online survey targeting young nursing scholars (aged ≤ 39 years) who were members of the Japan Academy of Nursing Science was conducted from October to November 2012. Of 1634 potential respondents, 648 completed the survey (39.
Aim: To investigate the factors affecting nurse health-related quality of life (HRQOL) by considering the patient characteristics and ward characteristics.
Background: Nurse health-related quality of life is an important health outcome, and should be promoted for quality nursing care.
Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on nurses who work in general acute care wards in three university hospitals in metropolitan Japan.
Aim: To conduct a literature review in order to determine the predictors of nurses' health-related quality of life and to clarify the implications for nursing management and future study in this area.
Background: Good health is essential to the performance of health care workers.
Evaluation: Relevant studies were retrieved from PubMed, Medline, CINAHL, the Japan Medical Abstract Society, and the Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic.
Aim: This study examined the factors that allow elderly individuals to stay at home continuously by considering the roles of the family caregiver, the use of services and characteristics of the elderly individual.
Methods: We analyzed 432 elderly individuals living at home with family. The outcome was that participants remained at home continuously over a 24-month period.