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Background: The ability to step over an obstacle is often evaluated as part of fall-risk and balance assessments. Although different obstacle-crossing tests exist, their comparative predictive validity in stroke is unknown.

Objectives: To examine the predictive validity of different obstacle depths and different obstacle-crossing tests, including a novel, custom-height test and an existing "one-size-fits-all" obstacle test, for predicting post-stroke fallers.

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Addressing the Shortage of Academic Nurse Educators: An Opportunity for Collaboration Between Academic and Healthcare Organization Leaders.

J Nurs Adm

January 2025

Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Brown), Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois; Professor (Dr Pajarillo), Adelphi University, Garden City, New York; Instructor (Baker), Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas; Assistant Professor (Dr Kabigting), Adelphi University, Garden City, New York; Adjunct Assistant Professor (Dr Bajwa), MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, Massachusetts; Professor (Dr Dowling-Castronovo), Monmouth University, West Long Beach, New Jersey; Director/Chair (Dr Kaufman), Great Bay Community College, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Dean (Dr Santee), RWJBarnabas Health/Trinitas School of Nursing, Elizabeth, New Jersey; Adjunct Faculty (Dr Seibold-Simpson), State University of New York Delhi School of Nursing; and Nursing Consultant/Mentor (Dr Lee), Ames, Iowa.

Background: The numbers of nursing school admissions and, thus, future nursing graduates are directly affected by the lack of qualified ANEs.

Methods: A consortium of diverse ANEs was formed to research these questions using the nominal group technique.

Results: Two central themes emerged from the consortium: support and collaboration.

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Researchers, interventionists, and clinicians are increasingly recognizing the importance of structural stigma in elevating the risk of mental illnesses (MIs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) and in undermining MI/SUD treatment and recovery. Yet, the pathways through which structural stigma influences MI/SUD-related outcomes remain unclear. In this review, we aim to address this gap by summarizing scholarship on structural MI/SUD stigma and identifying pathways whereby structural stigma affects MI/SUD-related outcomes.

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Purpose: The Daily Phonotrauma Index (DPI) can quantify pathophysiological mechanisms associated with daily voice use in individuals with phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction (PVH). Since DPI was developed based on weeklong ambulatory voice monitoring, this study investigated if DPI can achieve comparable performance using (a) short laboratory speech tasks and (b) fewer than 7 days of ambulatory data.

Method: An ambulatory voice monitoring system recorded the vocal function/behavior of 134 females with PVH and vocally healthy matched controls in two different conditions.

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Revisiting the Neuropsychological and Clinical Profile of Mosaic Turner Syndrome With a Ring X Chromosome.

Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet

January 2025

Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Mass General for Children, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Determining karyotype-phenotype correlations for individuals with Turner syndrome ("TS individuals") is a longstanding research endeavor. The limited literature on Turner syndrome (TS) with a ring X chromosome hinders counseling about the neuropsychological and clinical features. To further characterize these phenotypes, we compared 27 TS individuals with 46,X,r(X)/45,X ("ring X") to 50 non-mosaic 45,X, and 27 mosaic 45,X/46,XX ("mosaic 45,X") individuals.

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Objective: We aimed to understand what patients, caregivers and clinicians identified as the most important information from their audio-recorded clinic visits and why.

Methods: We recruited patients, caregivers and clinicians from primary and speciality care clinics at an academic medical centre in New Hampshire, U.S.

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Purpose: Interprofessional practice requires regular communication between professionals from different disciplines using shared terminology. Within schools, many professionals are tasked with supporting children with language disorders, namely, developmental language disorder (DLD) and/or dyslexia. Limited information exists as to (a) how school-based professionals' definitions of DLD and dyslexia align with research definitions, (b) how different school-based professionals define language disorders, (c) how school-based professionals' definitions of DLD and dyslexia align across professional groups, and (d) how one's definition of a language disorder correlates with other measures of knowledge.

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Introduction: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing healthcare, necessitating corresponding advancements in nursing education to ensure that future nurses are equipped for a technologically driven environment. This article explores the imperative integration of generative AI literacy in nursing education.

Implications For Nurse Educators: The article delves into the practical challenges and opportunities presented by generative AI in nursing.

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Implementation of the RQI System: Baseline Skills and Self-Report Competence and Confidence Data From 12 NLN Inaugural Change Agent Nursing Programs.

Nurs Educ Perspect

December 2024

About the Authors Suzan Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN, ANEF, FSSH, FAAN, is associate professor, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, Massachusetts. Donna Nikitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FNAP, FAAN, is dean, Rutgers University School of Nursing-Camden, Camden, New Jersey. Elizabeth Gavin, MSN, RN, is simulation specialist, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Heiddy DiGregorio, PhD, APRN, PCNS-BC, CHSE, CNE, is director, Simulation and Interprofessional Education, University of Delaware Health Sciences, Newark, Delaware. Dama O'Keefe, DNP, APRN, FNP, is dean, Anderson University in Anderson Indiana. Angela G. Opsahl, DNP, RN, CPHQ, is with Indiana University School of Nursing-Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana. Patricia A. Sharpnack, DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN, is dean and Strawbridge Professor, Breen School of Nursing and Health Professions, Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio. For more information, contact Dr. Opsahl at

Aim: This article describes the implementation, baseline cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills, and competence and confidence in skills of participants in 12 nursing programs piloting the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program. Of 1,847 participants, 175 had not previously completed a CPR course.

Method: Schools could choose the sequence for completing baselines skills and required e-learning modules.

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Background: Tongue-tie is associated with nipple pain and early breastfeeding cessation. To date, research has been limited by small sample sizes and a dearth of evidence on the effects of tongue-tie on infant feeding symptoms and physiologic breastfeeding mechanics.

Objectives: In this article, we describe the protocol for our study exploring infant feeding, negative breastfeeding symptoms, maternal anatomy, and physiologic sucking data between infants with and without tongue-tie.

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Adults with lower-limb (LL) amputation have difficulty dual-tasking which may elicit falls and is required for instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between dual-task performance, falls, and IADLs for Veterans with LL amputation. A cross-sectional study was completed with dual-task performance, retrospective fall reporting, and participation in IADLs.

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Background: There is critical need to strengthen the global nursing and midwifery workforce. This is especially true in Malawi where they are the primary providers of obstetric and neonatal care. In Neno district, Malawi, in 2017, we implemented an intensive training and longitudinal bedside mentorship intervention for nurses and midwives.

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Gossip is a ubiquitous sociocultural phenomenon serving many functions in human interactions, including in workplace and academic settings. Gossip can have profound positive and negative impacts; however, its impact on medical residents and their learning environment is unknown. To understand the function and impact of workplace gossip-from and about colleagues and supervisors-on medical residents' experiences in their learning environment.

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Objective: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with rehabilitation therapy improved motor status compared to rehabilitation alone in the phase III VNS-REHAB stroke trial, but treatment response was variable and not associated with any clinical measures acquired at baseline, such as age or side of paresis. We hypothesized that neuroimaging measures would be associated with treatment-related gains, examining performance of regional injury measures versus global brain health measures in parallel with clinical measures.

Methods: Baseline magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in the VNS-REHAB trial were used to derive regional injury measures (extent of injury to corticospinal tract, the primary regional measure; plus extent of injury to precentral gyrus and postcentral gyrus; lesion volume; and lesion topography) and global brain health measures (degree of white matter hyperintensities, the primary global brain measure; plus volumes of cerebrospinal fluid, cortical gray matter, white matter, each thalamus, and total brain).

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Characterizing Vocal Hyperfunction Using Ecological Momentary Assessment of Relative Fundamental Frequency.

J Voice

December 2024

Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology Program, Harvard University, 25 Shattuck St, Boston 02115, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston 02115, Massachusetts; Mass General Hospital (MGH) Voice Center, 1 Bowdoin Sq, Boston 02114, Massachusetts; MGH Institute of Health Professions, 36 1st Ave, Boston 02129, Massachusetts. Electronic address:

Many common voice disorders are associated with vocal hyperfunction (VH), with subtypes including phonotraumatic VH (leading to organic vocal fold lesions such as nodules and/or polyps) and nonphonotraumatic VH (often diagnosed as primary muscle tension dysphonia). VH has been hypothesized to influence baseline vocal fold tension during phonation, and the relative fundamental frequency (RFF) during onset and offset cycles of phonation has been related to vocal fold tension and has been shown to differentiate typical voices from patients with VH in laboratory settings. In this study, we investigated whether the laboratory sensitivity of RFF to the presence of VH found in the laboratory is preserved in naturalistic, in-field settings and whether ecological momentary assessment of RFF during daily life could be a correlate of self-reported vocal effort.

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Examining fundamental nursing textbooks for inclusivity and exclusivity content: A directed qualitative content analysis.

J Prof Nurs

December 2024

MGH Institute of Health Professions, School of Nursing, Charlestown Navy Yard, 36 1st Avenue, Boston, MA 02129, United States of America. Electronic address:

Background: Growing awareness of social inequities and injustices in education highlights the urgent need to address harmful mechanisms, policies, and norms within health education curricula and systems.

Purpose: This study examines inclusivity and exclusivity content in four fundamental nursing textbooks and contributes to the broader discourse on fostering equitable health education.

Methods: A Directed Qualitative Content Analysis on 32 chapters from four fundamental nursing textbooks was systematically conducted.

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Introduction: Malnutrition is a leading cause of death for persons living with X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP), a degenerative disease endemic to the Philippines. Difficulty swallowing has been linked to malnutrition in other populations; however, knowledge of this relationship is limited in XDP. As such, the purpose of this study was to determine the association between dysphagia and malnutrition in this population.

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Article Synopsis
  • Canavan disease (CD) is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in the ASPA gene, leading to high levels of N-acetylaspartate (NAA) in the body and severe developmental issues in infants.
  • A subset of patients displays milder symptoms, possibly due to some remaining ASPA activity, raising the question of how urine NAA levels relate to this.
  • A study found that individuals with the mild phenotype had significantly lower urine NAA levels and specific ASPA mutations that were absent in those with the typical phenotype, indicating that urine NAA can be used to differentiate between the two types of CD.
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Objective: Stroke risk factors often exert long-term effects, and Mendelian randomization (MR) offers significant advantages over traditional observational studies in evaluating the causal impact of these factors on stroke. This study aims to consolidate and evaluate the relationships between potential causal factors and stroke risk, drawing upon existing MR research.

Methods: A comprehensive search for MR studies related to stroke was conducted up to August 2023 using databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Scopus.

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Background And Purpose: Among individuals with diagnosed heart failure (HF), the impact of physical activity on systemic inflammation and risk of hospital admissions remains unclear. This study examines the associations between physical activity and 1) systemic inflammation measured through C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and 2) frequency of hospital admissions in those with HF.

Methods: We utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey in this observational cross-sectional study to include 377 community-dwelling adults with HF.

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