The interdisciplinary training academy for integrated substance/opioid use disorder prevention and health care: A qualitative look at a new remote field education model.

Introduction: The opioid syndemic presents a critical need for effective interprofessional training in health care, especially in behavioral health disciplines. Addressing this need, the Interdisciplinary Training Academy for Integrated Substance/Opioid Use Disorder Prevention and Health care (ITA) was developed to provide adaptable educational experiences for emerging behavioral health professionals. This study, reflecting years 2020-2023, explored the experiences and perspectives of ITA fellows regarding interprofessional collaboration and opioid workforce development, focusing on how these elements are integrated.

Investigating the relationship between moral courage and caregiving behaviours among nurses working in COVID-19 wards in Iran.

Aim: To examine the correlation between moral courage and caregiving behaviour among nurses who are employed in the COVID-19 ward in Iran.

Design: This study is a descriptive-correlational and cross-sectional research conducted in 2021 in the city of Tehran, Iran.

Methods: A total of 270 nurses employed in COVID-19 wards, who had been working in these wards for at least 1 month, were recruited from XXX hospitals and XXX Hospital.

Corrigendum: Preventing sleep disruption with bright light therapy during chemotherapy for breast cancer: a phase II randomized controlled trial.

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Development of a Refugee Health Research Agenda in North America.

The lack of a cohesive, stakeholder-informed refugee health research agenda has been a barrier to promoting, funding, and conducting health research with refugee populations in North America. A cross-sectional study was conducted among individuals working in refugee health in North America (N = 93) to describe major domains within the field of refugee health research and to develop refugee health research priorities. Open-ended survey questions included: (1) What research topics specific to refugee research would you like to see in an international research agenda? (2) Please describe current and important gaps that you believe exist in refugee research and why? Overarching themes focused on the need for the development of research partnerships with refugee communities that are intentional, effective, and driven by the needs of refugee communities.

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Bar-Staff Bystander Intervention Training Program for Reducing Sexual Aggression.

Objective: This paper explores the challenges, opportunities, and successes encountered in implementing , a bystander intervention training program to prevent sexual aggression in bars. The study aims to assess the feasibility of program implementation and its acceptability among bar staff and bar owners/managers.

Methods: Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, the study assessed the feasibility of by documenting bar participation, reasons for declination, and the time elapsed during recruitment, offering insights into experienced challenges and successes.

Relationship between social capital and post-partum antiretroviral therapy adherence among women living with HIV in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Background: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial for preventing vertical transmission of HIV and maternal deaths. While the literature is replete with studies on ART adherence, the role of social capital in adherence to ART is less studied. Drawing from the social cognitive theory, this study examines the relationship between social capital and post-partum adherence to ART.

Relationships of Physical Activity and Type 2 Diabetes With Cognition in Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites.

Problem, Research Strategy, and Findings: Low physical activity (PA) and Type 2 diabetes are associated with cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease, but the evidence is inconsistent and particularly limited by ethnicity. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of PA and Type 2 diabetes with cognition in Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic Whites. The study was a cross-sectional analysis of the Health and Aging Brain Study-Health Disparities (n = 1,982-2,000 after removing outliers).

Empowering Unvaccinated Youth: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Efficacy of a COVID-19 Serious Game-Based Intervention.

To evaluate a serious game-based intervention's feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy in encouraging coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination among 11-14-year-olds in the United States and assess participant experiences. The study, grounded in social cognitive theory and health belief model, recruited and engaged 32 English-speaking parent-child dyads with unvaccinated youths via snowball sampling and social media outreach. These dyads were randomly assigned to either the COVID-19 serious game-based intervention group ( = 16) or a usual care group ( = 16).

Technology-Based Interventions to Promote Diabetes Self-Management Behaviors for Persons Newly Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes: A Scoping Review.

Purpose Of Review: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) management is complex and requires daily personal involvement and self-management skills to maintain optimal glycemic levels and improve health outcomes. Engagement in self-management behaviors in the early years of diagnosis can be challenging due to prevailing psychosocial factors present during this critical transition period, coupled with a lack of information, support, and skills. Technology-based diabetes self-management interventions can improve access to needed education and support, and their effectiveness in the general T2D population is well documented.

Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics of New Residents of Assisted Living: A Nested Case-Control Study.

Objective: To examine transitions to an assisted living facility among community-dwelling older adults who received publicly funded home care services.

Design: Nested case-control study.

Setting And Participants: Linked, population-level health system administrative data were obtained from adults aged 65 years and older who received home care services in Ontario, Canada, from April 1, 2018, to December 31, 2019.

Mapping the Landscape of Those Left Behind When a Person With Dementia Dies: Roles of Race and Ethnicity.

Introduction: People with dementia can have many family and friends who might be affected by their deaths. Pursuing the long-term aim of understanding how dementia deaths affect close family and friends, this project lays groundwork through estimates of who those close family and friends are, with special attention to race and ethnicity.

Method: Regression models estimated associations between dementia, race/ethnicity, and close family and friend network size, controlling for age, sex, education, marital status, and household wealth for 1386 deceased people with dementia from the Health and Retirement Study (2004 to 2018).

Virtual Reality Tennis Training: Performance Gains Derived from User Characteristics.

There is growing interest in virtual reality (VR) training among competitive athletes and casual sports players alike as a tool to supplement real-life play within a highly controlled, intellectually stimulating environment. We examined data from a commercially available, recently released VR software for tennis for changes in and correlates of performance. Two most frequently used tasks were evaluated-Baseline Center and Quick Volley, which include Efficiency (both), Concentration (both), and Reaction Time (Quick Volley only) subtasks.

CSF neurogranin levels as a biomarker in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration: a cross-sectional analysis.

Background: There is initial evidence suggesting that biomarker neurogranin (Ng) may distinguish Alzheimer's disease (AD) from other neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, we assessed (a) the discriminant ability of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Ng levels to distinguish between AD and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) pathology and between different stages within the same disease, (b) the relationship between Ng levels and cognitive performance in both AD and FTLD pathology, and (c) whether CSF Ng levels vary by apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphism in the AD continuum.

Methods: Participants with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) (n = 33), amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) due to AD (n = 109), AD dementia (n = 67), MCI due to FTLD (n = 25), and FTLD dementia (n = 29) were recruited from the Czech Brain Aging Study.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. Latinx mental health: A validation of the Epidemic-Pandemic Impacts Inventory (EPII) scale.

Known and emerging data continue to document the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on traditionally marginalized communities living in the United States, particularly Latinx. However, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, no validated measures were available to assess how this health crisis affected Latinx communities. The present study sought to assess the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of Latinx adults living in the United States ( = 2,300).

"Why miss today worrying about tomorrow?" A qualitative investigation of ways middle-aged and older adults manage dementia-related anxiety.

Background And Objectives: Dementia-related anxiety (DRA) is the fear or anxiety about a current or future diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia. The purpose of the present study was to examine management of DRA.

Methods And Design: In semi-structured qualitative interviews, 50 community-dwelling adults (58-89 years old,  = 70.

Associations of Major Lifetime and Everyday Discrimination with Cognitive Function among Middle-Aged and Older Adults.

Objectives: We investigated the associations of lifetime and everyday discrimination with cognitive function.

Methods: Data were from the Chicago Community Adult Health Study (n=2952, mean age=43 years [SD=17]). We fitted multivariable linear regression models to quantify the discrimination-cognition associations.

Environmental, Sociocultural, Behavioral, and Biological Factors Associated with Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Types of Dementia in Black Americans.

Purpose Of Review: This narrative review summarizes environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, and biological factors associated with cognitive decline and dementia in Black Americans.

Recent Findings: Variations in environmental factors (education, toxins) contribute to poor cognition in Blacks. Historical context, early-life educational experiences, and environmental exposures should be considered for addressing late-life cognitive disparities.

Breast Cancer Screening among African Immigrants in the United States: An Integrative Review of Barriers, Facilitators, and Interventions.

The purpose of this review was to synthesize the available literature on breast cancer-screening barriers, facilitators, and interventions among U.S. African immigrants.

Method for Using Voicemail and Email for Qualitative Data Collection Among Nurses.

Background: Memorializing nurses' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic had the potential to allow scientists and policymakers to learn about the impact on the nursing profession and health care systems. Yet, nurses are considered a difficult population to recruit for research.

Objective: To describe an innovative qualitative data collection method for capturing current practice experiences among nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"How will I ever know I didn't bring it on myself?": Navigating personal responsibility in public health messaging on dementia risk.

Background And Objectives: Public health messaging increasingly emphasizes the importance of "lifestyle interventions" to reduce dementia risk. Our study aimed to understand how people interpret and respond to information about dementia risk. In a second sub-aim, we examined how these interpretations may contribute to dementia-related lifestyle stigma.