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The Role of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency in Predicting the Risk of Severe Exacerbation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
January 2025
Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Background: This study aims to investigate the association between vitamin D levels and the risk of severe acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).
Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study with 636 COPD patients admitted for exacerbations between January 2021 and December 2022. Patients were categorized based on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels: severe deficiency (<10 ng/mL), deficiency (10-20 ng/mL), insufficiency (20-30 ng/mL), or sufficiency (>30 ng/mL).
Measuring salivary cortisol in biobehavioral research: A systematic review and methodological considerations.
Brain Behav Immun Health
February 2025
School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
The assessment of salivary cortisol in community settings has gained popularity in biobehavioral research due to its noninvasive sampling, ease of handling and storage, and suitability for repeated sampling in short intervals. Ensuring consistent methodological practices for salivary cortisol is essential. This systematic review critically examines salivary cortisol collection procedures, data cleaning, and analysis to better understand its role in biobehavioral research within community populations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImproving Patient Outcomes in mTBI: The Role of Integrated Nursing Interventions in the Emergency Department.
Ther Clin Risk Manag
January 2025
Department of Emergency, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, People's Republic of China.
Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, often requiring emergency department (ED) management. Integrated Nursing Interventions play a critical role in the care of TBI patients, but limited research has evaluated their efficacy in this setting. This study aims to assess the impact of Integrated Nursing Interventions on patient outcomes and complications in the ED.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRole of Psychological Distress in the Assessment of Chronic Illness Care and Self-Management Behaviors of Elderly Patients with T2DM Chronic Complications.
Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes
January 2025
Department of Nursing, Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, People's Republic of China.
Background: This study sought to explore the interrelationship between diabetes-related distress, patient evaluations of chronic illness management, and self-management practices among older adults diagnosed with T2DM and associated chronic complications.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 264 older adults with T2DM in Shanghai, China. Chinese version of Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale (PAID-C), Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) and Diabetes Self-Management Behaviour for Older (DSMB-O) were employed.
Evaluating the therapeutic communication skills of nursing students in the clinical setting: The experiences of students, patients and patients' relatives.
Heliyon
January 2025
Psychiatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Bilecik, Turkiye.
Background: This study aimed to determine the therapeutic communication skills of nursing students, examine their experiences of communication during care, and evaluate the views of patients and their relatives.
Methods: This study was designed using the convergent parallel mixed method and was conducted in Türkiye. The therapeutic communication skills of 112 nursing students were examined using the Therapeutic Communication Skills Scale.
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