Nursing is a profession founded on the traditional value of caring. Faced with rapid and tumultuous change in the health care system, nurses are finding the environment of practice more stressful and less supportive. The ideal of nursing as a caring community is at risk because of economic and political forces. The authors review the impact of managed care and reaffirm the notion of the caring community in the nursing profession. Specific assessment guidelines and recommendations for the caring community are set forth for practitioners working in a variety of organizational settings. Organizational culture is emphasized as the context for caring practice.
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Front Public Health
January 2025
Department of International Health, Center for Indigenous Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Introduction: Indigenous connectedness is an impetus for health, well-being, self-confidence, cultural preservation, and communal thriving. When this connectedness is disrupted, the beliefs, values, and ways of life that weave Indigenous communities together is threatened. In the Spring of 2020, the COVID-19 virus crept into Tribal Nations across the United States and exacerbated significant health-related and educational inequities.
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February 2025
Department of Business Administration, Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Turkey.
Purpose: The emergence of unique and destructive viruses, such as COVID-19, has claimed lives, disrupted health systems and diverted resources from addressing the needs of male HIV/AIDS patients in the context of antiretroviral therapy and other HIV/AIDS-related issues. This study aims to assess male HIV/AIDS patients' satisfaction with antiretroviral therapy and its implications for sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Design/methodology/approach: Satisfaction, word-of-mouth, trust and revisit intention were the variables in the research model.
PLoS One
January 2025
Unit of Physiotherapy, Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Background: Musculoskeletal pain (MSKP) disorders entail a significant burden for individuals and healthcare systems. The PainSMART-strategy has been developed aiming to reduce divergences between patients and healthcare practitioners in their understanding of MSKP by providing a shared basis for communication and to facilitate patients' self-management of MSKP. The objective of the PainSMART-project is to evaluate the effects of the PainSMART-strategy as an adjunct to usual physiotherapy management compared to usual physiotherapy management alone.
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January 2025
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Health Sciences Bldg, Saskatoon, S7N 2Z4, Canada.
Healthcare providers (HCPs) play a critical role in the care of women with experience of FGM/C although there is limited research on knowledge about FGM/C among HCPs in Canada and USA. Research evidence suggests that many women with experience of FGM/C have negative care experiences. We sought to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Canadian and USA HCPs regarding FGM/C, along with women's healthcare experiences with FGM/C in both countries.
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January 2025
Department of Product Design, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, College of Chinese & ASEAN Arts, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China.
Introduction: Differences exist in the rate of aging between individuals residing in urban and rural areas in China, with rural areas experiencing a more pronounced impact. Smart aging represents a prevalent future trend in this regard, though its development will inevitably face challenges. However, studies focusing on rural areas are scarce.
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