Addressing Digital Literacy in Telehealth Interventions for Persons with Dementia.

As telehealth reshapes healthcare, the landscape for persons with dementia and their caregivers is rapidly evolving. Our scoping review examines how digital health equity was addressed or examined in the context of telehealth interventions among PwD and their family caregivers. We conducted a scoping review and used four electronic databases, PubMed, CINHAL, Embase, and Scopus, using combinations of keywords including "digital literacy," "caregivers," and "dementia.

The association of the emergency department work environment on patient care and nurse job outcomes.

Objective: To determine the association between emergency nurses' work environments and patient care quality and safety, and nurse burnout, intent to leave, and job dissatisfaction.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of 221 hospitals in New York and Illinois informed by surveys from 746 emergency nurses and 6932 inpatient nurses with linked data on hospital characteristics from American Hospital Association Annual Hospital Survey. The RN4CAST-NY/IL study surveyed all registered nurses in New York and Illinois between April and June 2021 about patient safety, care quality, burnout, intent to leave, and job dissatisfaction and aggregated their responses to specific hospitals where they practiced.

iCare4Me for FTD: A pilot randomized study to improve self-care in caregivers of persons with frontotemporal degeneration.

Introduction: A tremendous burden is placed on frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) caregivers who sacrifice their own self-care to manage the functional impairments of their loved one, contributing to high levels of stress and depression. Health coaching provides support for coping with stress while fostering self-care behaviors. We report on preliminary evidence for efficacy of a virtual health coach intervention aimed at increasing self-care.

A pilot randomized controlled trial of liraglutide 3.0 mg for binge eating disorder.

Objective: To assess the efficacy of liraglutide 3.0 mg, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, for binge eating disorder (BED).

Methods: Adults with a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 27 kg/m enrolled in a pilot, 17-week double-blind, randomized controlled trial of liraglutide 3.

Symptom phenotypes in pulmonary arterial hypertension: The PAH "symptome".

Women with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) experience multiple symptoms, including dyspnea, fatigue, and sleep disturbance, that impair their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, we know little about phenotypic subgroups of patients with PAH with similar, concurrent, multiple symptoms. The objectives of this study were to define the "symptome" by symptom cluster phenotypes and compare characteristics such as biomarkers, cardiac structure and function (echocardiography), functional capacity (6-min walk distance), and HRQOL between the groups.

Increasing engagement of Hispanics/Latinos in clinical trials on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Introduction: Despite evidence that Hispanic/Latino populations are 1.5 times more likely than non-Latino Whites to develop Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), Latinos are underrepresented in clinical trials testing treatments for ADRD. Data are needed on facilitators of ADRD clinical trial participation in Latinos.

Partisan Differences in Legislators' Discussion of Vaccination on Twitter During the COVID-19 Era: Natural Language Processing Analysis.

Background: The COVID-19 era has been characterized by the politicization of health-related topics. This is especially concerning given evidence that politicized discussion of vaccination may contribute to vaccine hesitancy. No research, however, has examined the content and politicization of legislator communication with the public about vaccination during the COVID-19 era.

Sex-related differences in cognitive trajectories in older individuals with type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity.

Introduction: It is unknown whether rates of cognitive decline differ between older women and men with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and overweight or obesity.

Methods: Two to four cognitive assessments were obtained across up to 10 years from 2799 adults (mean age 68 years; 62% women) with T2D who had been enrolled in a clinical trial of weight loss intervention. Sex-related differences in means and rates of decline of cognitive scores were assessed.

The interactive effect of habitual midday napping and nighttime sleep duration on impaired fasting glucose risk in healthy adolescents.

Objectives: To investigate the association between habitual midday napping and impaired fasting glucose (IFG), and the interactive effect of napping and time in bed (TIB) at night on IFG among healthy adolescents.

Methods: The sample comprised 625 early adolescents (12.26 ± 0.

The contribution of nursing doctoral schools to the development of evidence 10 years after their establishment in Italy: An exploratory descriptive survey of former and current doctoral students' publications.

Aim: To analyse through an exploratory descriptive survey how former and current doctoral students' publications have contributed to the development of evidence between the establishment of the doctoral schools of nursing in 2006-2015.

Design: An exploratory descriptive survey.

Methods: We analysed the papers published in peer-reviewed journals by the four Italian PhD Schools of Nursing between 2006-2015.

Changes in School Competitive Food Environments after a Health Promotion Campaign.

Background: Schools can reduce student access to competitive foods and influence healthy food choices by improving the school nutrition environment. This study describes changes in competitive nutrition environments in 100 K-8 schools participating in the Philadelphia Campaign for Healthier Schools.

Methods: Interviews with school staff were used to elicit information about policies, practices, and guidelines to restrict/limit competitive foods in schools, before and 1 year into the campaign.

The Relationship Between Midday Napping And Neurocognitive Function in Early Adolescents.

: The impact of midday napping on neurocognitive function in adolescents has not been well established. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-reported midday-napping behaviors and neurocognitive function in early adolescents. : The sample was comprised of 363 early adolescents (12.

The future of digital games for HIV prevention and care.

Purpose Of Review: Although there has been a significant increase in mHealth interventions addressing the HIV prevention and care continuum, interventions using game mechanics have been less explored. Digital games are rapidly becoming an important tool for improving health behaviors and supporting the delivery of care and education. The purpose of this review is to provide a historical context for the use of gamification and videogames (including those using virtual reality) used in technology-based HIV interventions and to review new research in the field.

Neurocognitive Function Is Associated With Serum Iron Status in Early Adolescents.

Objective: The association between iron and neurocognition remains underexplored in adolescents, and the neurocognitive effects of low and high iron levels have yet to be established. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships of low and high iron levels with neurocognitive domains in early adolescents.

Method: The sample comprised 428 adolescents (12.

Subjective sleep measures for adolescents: a systematic review.

Background: Sleep disturbances in adolescents have received significant attention because of their high prevalence and the negative health outcomes. Relative to objective measures, subjective sleep instruments have been the most practical tools used to identify sleep problems and assess responses to interventions in research and clinical settings. This systematic review aims to examine the psychometric properties of subjective measures that are used to assess sleep quality and disturbances among adolescents, identify the strength and limitation of each measurement and inform recommendations for practice.

Associations between Blood Zinc Concentrations and Sleep Quality in Childhood: A Cohort Study.

Little evidence is available regarding the relationship between zinc and sleep in school children. The present study aimed to examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between blood zinc concentrations and sleep quality throughout childhood. A total of 1295 children from the Jintan Child Cohort in China were included in this study.

The paradigm shift.

This article examines current trends in nursing education and proposes undergraduate curriculum changes that are needed to meet the needs and goals of the Institute of Medicine Report: The Future of Nursing, Leading Change, Advancing Health, and The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Curricular changes were developed and implemented during the development of the Affordable Care Act, the Future of Nursing Initiative report, and the Carnegie Report on Undergraduate Nursing Education. The changes will continue to evolve dynamically and are presented here for consideration.

Social cognitive and clinical factors associated with HPV vaccine initiation among urban, economically disadvantaged women.

Objective: To learn more about human papilloma virus (HPV) knowledge and vaccination among teens and young women age 13 to 26 years from an economically disadvantaged, urban community. Our aim was to identify common beliefs about HPV vaccine initiation and describe the relationship between attitudes, norms, perceived control, and intention to receive HPV vaccine, drawing from the theory of planned behavior (TPB).

Design: Mixed method, descriptive design.

Riding out a diabetic emergency.

Acute complications of diabetes are like a runaway roller coaster. Diabetes or its treatment can rocket your patient's blood glucose level to dizzying heights or plunge it to life-threatening lows. Hypoglycemia, the most common endocrine emergency, typically occurs in a known diabetic patient whose therapy with insulin or oral diabetes agents goes awry.