Is Myofascial Decompression Effective at Increasing Hamstring Flexibility in the Athletic Population? A Critically Appraised Topic.

Clinical Scenario: There are a variety of therapeutic modalities used to treat flexibility issues in athletes, which can be the main cause of hamstring injuries. Myofascial decompression is one modality used to treat these patients.

Focused Clinical Question: Is myofascial decompression effective at increasing hamstring flexibility in the athletic population? Summary of Search, "Best Evidence" Appraised, and Key Findings: The literature was searched for studies of level 2 evidence or higher that investigated the use of myofascial decompression to increase hamstring flexibility, that were published in the last 5 years.

Addressing Nursing Student Understanding of Health Care Transitions Through a Cross-Course Writing Assignment.

Caring for patients with chronic health conditions and providing them appropriate transitional care that provides positive outcomes and decreased rehospitalizations is essential in today's heath care environment. Nursing students must learn to think critically and communicate effectively in order to provide appropriate transitional care. This pedagogical challenge may be met in part by implementing a cross-course writing assignment that combines the concepts of chronic illness and community health as an effective tool to teach students about transitional care, stimulate critical thinking, and improve writing competencies.

Integrating mental health connections in community academic partnerships.

Background: Community academic partnerships (CAPs) connect students to interprofessional collaborations and expand clinical experiences beyond traditional settings. Serious and persistent mental health problems represent an important action area within population health. Mental health disorders across the lifespan are often co-morbid with substance use, poverty, and community violence.

Nurses' pandemic lives: A mixed-methods study of experiences during COVID-19.

Background: The US healthcare settings and staff have been stretched to capacity by the COVID-19 pandemic. While COVID-19 continues to threaten global healthcare delivery systems and populations, its impact on nursing has been profound.

Objectives: This study aimed to document nurses' immediate reactions, major stressors, effective measures to reduce stress, coping strategies, and motivators as they provided care during COVID-19.

Experiential Learning in Pediatric Physical Therapist Education: Faculty and Student Perceptions.

Subjects: Faculty teaching pediatric content in accredited doctor of physical therapy programs was recruited; 106 responded. Students representing 20 participating programs were also invited to participate; 23 responded.

Methods: Participants received an online questionnaire including closed- and open-ended questions regarding EL with children.

Health of Asylees Compared to Refugees in the United States Using Domestic Medical Examination Data, 2014-2016: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Background: Between 2008 and 2018, persons granted asylum (asylees) increased by 168% in the United States. Asylees are eligible for many of the same domestic benefits as refugees under the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), including health-related benefits such as the domestic medical examination. However, little is known about the health of asylees to guide clinical practice.

Critical Thinking: A Model of Intelligence for Solving Real-World Problems.

Most theories of intelligence do not directly address the question of whether people with high intelligence can successfully solve real world problems. A high IQ is correlated with many important outcomes (e.g.

A think tank in action: Building new knowledge about professional identity in nursing.

A notable body of research regarding professional identity development and formation in nursing currently exists. Unfortunately, no one definition has guided a plan to build new knowledge within the profession. The think tank methodology used with professional identity in nursing has successfully brought together international leaders in education, regulation, and practice to begin to think, plan, study, and disseminate the findings of the professional identity in nursing initiative.

COVID-19 Pandemic and Intimate Partner Violence: an Analysis of Help-Seeking Messages in the Spanish-Speaking Media.

The role of the Spanish-speaking media is crucial for how Latinx communities learn about seeking help when experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). This study investigated the IPV help-seeking messages disseminated by the Spanish-speaking media in the U.S.

Harnessing Multiple, Nonproteogenic Substitutions to Optimize CSP:ComD Hydrophobic Interactions in Group 1 Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a human pathobiont that causes drastic antibiotic-resistant infections and is responsible for millions of deaths universally. Pneumococcus pathogenicity relies on the competence-stimulating peptide (CSP)-mediated quorum-sensing (QS) pathway that controls competence development for genetic transformation and, consequently, the spread of antibiotic resistance and virulence genes. Modulation of QS in S.

Developmental Outcomes in Early-Identified Children Who Are Hard of Hearing at 2 to 3 Years of Age.

Objectives: This study examined the psychosocial, adaptive behavior, and language outcomes of young children who are hard of hearing (HH) without additional disabilities or neurocognitive impairments. Relations between early developmental outcomes and child and parent demographic variables, and parenting stress and self-efficacy were also explored.

Design: Participants were 39 children with early identified, permanent mild to severe hearing loss, between the ages of 2 and 3 years, and a comparison group of 47 children with normal hearing (NH).

Does improved risk information increase the value of cholera prevention? An analysis of stated vaccine demand in slum areas of urban Bangladesh.

As the world's longest running pandemic, cholera poses a substantial public health burden in Bangladesh, where human vulnerability intersects with climatic variability. Barriers to safe water and sanitation place the health of millions of Bangladeshis in jeopardy - especially those who have highly constrained choices in preventing and responding to cholera. In this paper we investigate demand for cholera prevention among residents in the Mirpur and Karail slum areas of urban Dhaka.

Parenting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in South India.

Purpose: There is limited research on the needs and expectations of parents of children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and associated complex communication needs (CCNs) in South India. The current paper will present the findings from a study that explored parents' needs and expectations, including those related to rehabilitation.

Method: This study adopted an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis framework to understand the needs and expectations of 16 parents of 15 children with IDD and associated CCNs.

Discourse Analysis of Humor After Traumatic Brain Injury.

Purpose Individuals with cognitive communication difficulties after traumatic brain injury (TBI) often experience difficulties with social communication. Humor is a sociolinguistic skill that requires social, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral skills and, when used effectively, may serve to enhance one's social relationships. There is a paucity of research related to the use of humor in individuals with TBI.

Faith in the Future: Posttraumatic Growth Through Evangelical Christianity for Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.

For immigrants from Latin America experiencing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in the United States, complex systems, exclusionary policies, and xenophobia create additional layers of suffering. However, based on ethnographic research among immigrant survivors, I show how the combination of secular IPV services with evangelical Christian practices can lead to positive personal growth in the wake of such hardship - a form of personal development that Richard Tedeschi and colleagues refer to as "posttraumatic growth." By demonstrating these concrete effects of religion on survivor experiences, I highlight the importance of IPV services that are attentive to the potentialities of faith.

Participation-Based Student Goals in School-Based Physical Therapy Practice: Influence on Service Delivery and Outcomes.

Legislation, perspectives, and guidelines support the use of goals that address student participation in school. The purpose of this study was to determine if students with participation-based goals receive school-based physical therapy services differently and demonstrate better outcomes than students with non-participation-based goals. Secondary data analysis.

Preventive Care and Management of Chronic Diseases in Immigrant Adults.

Immigrants may have variable access to chronic disease screening and treatment in their countries of origin and host country, often limited by their immigration status. Immigrants face barriers to chronic disease management and preventive care, including health insurance access, linguistic challenges, lack of culturally sensitive care, limited records, and acculturation. Health care providers should prioritize chronic disease screening and follow up regularly to encourage preventive care and self-management of chronic disease.

School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists: Confidence in Augmentative and Alternative Communication Assessment.

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine confidence levels and identify predictors of increased confidence of school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) relative to different aspects of the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) assessment process. Method Surveys were completed by 272 school-based SLPs. Questions were designed to capture demographic information and confidence in areas of assessment such as student capabilities, participation, and feature matching.

A nonlinear measurement error model and its application to describing the dependency of health outcomes on dietary intake.

Many nutritional studies focus on the relationship between individuals' diets and resulting health outcomes. When examining these relationships, researchers are generally interested in individuals' long-term, average intake of nutrients; however, typically only 1-2 days of data are collected. If analyses are performed without accounting for the error in estimating usual intake, estimates will be biased.

Life balance and professional quality of life among baccalaureate nurse faculty.

Background: The nurse faculty shortage is a well-documented problem. The future workforce is dependent upon qualified faculty who desire to teach students.

Purpose: The purpose was to explore the relationship between nurse faculty life balance and quality of life.

Shoulder muscle force and electromyography activity during make versus break tests.

Background: Shoulder muscle force is commonly assessed during clinical examination using both an isometric "make" test against a fixed resistance or a "break" test where the examiner exerts enough force to break the isometric contraction. The purpose of this study was to explain the difference in force produced during these two forms of testing.

Methods: Data were collected on 25 subjects.