Relations Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cognition in Older Adults With Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment From the Aerobic Exercise and Cognitive Training (ACT) Trial: Sex Differences.

Objective: To examine the associations of cardiorespiratory fitness with executive function, episodic memory, and global cognition and sex differences in these associations in community-dwelling older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

Design: A cross-sectional study using baseline data from the aerobic exercise and cognitive training (ACT) trial.

Setting: The ACT trial conducted exercise testing in an exercise laboratory and data collections in a research facility.

Sleep, psychological health, and physical activity level in patients with hypertension.

The aim of this study was to compare sleep, daytime sleepiness, and psychological health in physically active versus inactive patients with hypertension. A cross-sectional design included thirty-seven participants (ACTIVE, n = 15; INACTIVE, n = 22). Sleep was assessed by polysomnography, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and a one-week daily sleep diary.

Perceived Balance, Balance Performance, and Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study.

To examine the extent to which older adults' perceived balance, a balance performance test, and fear of falling (FOF) were associated with falls in the last month. The Health Belief Model served as the theoretical framework. A retrospective, cross-sectional, secondary analysis using data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study was conducted ( = 7499).

A pilot resiliency course for Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students: Lessons learned.

Graduate nursing students can face varied and significant stressors during their programs of study. The need for interventions to promote nursing student resiliency has been reported in the literature, by accrediting bodies, and in previous research conducted with students at the same university. Thus, the purpose of this project was to pilot a resilience course for Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students.

Perceived balance and self-reported falls: A retrospective cross-sectional study using the National Health and Aging Trend Study.

Aims: To examine how perceived balance problems are associated with self-reported falls in the past month after controlling for known correlates of falls among older adults.

Background: Approximately 30% of adults age 65 and older fall each year. Most accidental falls are preventable, and older adults' engagement in fall prevention is imperative.

Social isolation and health among family caregivers of older adults: Less community participation may indicate poor self-reported health.

Social isolation is associated with adverse health outcomes in the general older adult population, but little is known about indicators of social isolation in family caregiver populations. This cross-sectional study examined the prevalence of social isolation in the 2015 National Survey of Caregiving. Using the Convoy Model of social relations, a life-course social support framework, we also examined associations between social isolation and caregiver self-reported health.

Teams Model of Clinical Nursing Education: An Innovative Approach.

The need for registered nurses has never been greater. Only through thoughtful academic-practice partnerships will it be possible to align the current and future demands of the workplace with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills that are required. Outdated nursing education models that treat practice partners as "real estate" and try to expose all students, in the same way, to the full array of patient populations, most often in acute care settings, do not serve the profession well.

Education without walls: Using a street medicine program to provide real-world interprofessional learning.

Interprofessional education (IPE) is a core component of the curricula for many healthcare and social work training programs and has been shown to increase student self-efficacy, communication skills, and attitudes toward other professions. Street medicine programs expand options for teaching interprofessional, team-based care of vulnerable populations, such as those experiencing homelessness. Street Medicine Phoenix is an interprofessional team of health professions students and faculty that provides outreach to Phoenix's homeless population.

Obesity in Women: Paying a High Price.

Women who are obese are at risk for conditions that are different from those experienced by men. Some of these conditions are gender based; others are socially determined. In societies where appearance and being thin are valued and promoted in the media, advertising, literature, and other areas, women who are obese are subject to biases and stereotyping that impact them socially, financially, and academically.

Mechanistic Effects of Aerobic Exercise in Alzheimer's Disease: Imaging Findings From the Pilot FIT-AD Trial.

Despite strong evidence from animal models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) supporting aerobic exercise as a disease-modifying treatment for AD, human mechanistic studies are limited with mixed findings. The objective of this pilot randomized controlled trial was to examine the effects of 6-month aerobic exercise on hippocampal volume, temporal meta-regions of interest (ROI) cortical thickness, white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume, and network failure quotient (NFQ), measured with MRI, in community-dwelling older adults with AD dementia. Additionally, the relationships between 6- and 12-month changes in MRI biomarkers and the AD Assessment Scale-Cognition (ADAS-Cog) were examined.

Analyzing factors affecting quality of life in patients hospitalized with chronic wound.

Background: Studies have reported associations between health-related quality of life (HRQOL), social support, and mental stress of patients with chronic wound, while the causal relationship is unclear and little is known about the HRQOL of hospitalized them. We therefore investigated the status of HRQOL of hospitalized patients with chronic wound and the causal relationships among social support, mental stress (anxiety and depression) and HRQOL of which.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted and the demographic and disease characteristics, HRQOL, perceived social support and mental stress of 216 hospitalized patients with chronic wound was surveyed through questionnaires collected by face to face interview.

A National, Qualitative Study of the Motivators and Outcomes of Nurse Educator Certification.

Aim: This qualitative study sought to describe motivators and outcomes of academic nurse education certification.

Background: Several studies have explored perceptions of the value of nurse educator certification (CNE). However, there is a gap in understanding motivators and outcomes of certification as a nurse educator.

Applying Complexity Science as a DNP Quantum Leader.

As Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students and graduates begin to apply new knowledge in real-life situations, they are transforming their organizations. The impact of DNP projects is noted by measurable outcomes in diverse settings. This article presents 4 unique clinical/organizational examples of DNP projects.

Challenges and Opportunities in Population Health: The Role of School Nurses as Complexity Leaders.

The school nurse role parallels the growing complexity of health care, education, and the social needs of youth in the United States. The complex and chaotic environment of the school setting requires leaders to be flexible and to have the ability to recognize and tackle the ever-changing needs of this environment. School nurses are in a prime position to enact change and drive the culture of the community, giving it purpose, while allowing its members to have a focus on their work.