A qualitative study on burnout and coping in palliative nurses.

Background: With burnout rates highly prevalent in palliative care nurses, it is important to have a holistic understanding of the causes of burnout and strategies both to prevent burnout and to cope with burnout.

Aim: To understand the causes of burnout and strategies used to prevent and cope with burnout in palliative care nurses. This would allow the implementation of strategies on a personal level and organisational level to mitigate the effects of burnout.

Biomechanical differences of Asian knee osteoarthritis patients during standing and walking using statistical parametric mapping: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Biomechanics of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients have been extensively studied using motion capture systems, but less have explored standing knee joint angles with the walking parameters, particularly in Asians. We aim to determine gait biomechanical differences between healthy and KOA participants in an Asian population using One-dimensional Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM1D) and explore if they are associated with standing joint angles.

Methods: A total of 20 KOA and 24 healthy stood upright and walked 10 m at self-selected speeds.

Effects of a Wearable-Based Intervention on the Hemiparetic Upper Limb in Persons With Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Introduction: Wearables have emerged as a transformative rehabilitation tool to provide self-directed training in the home. In this study, we examined the efficacy of a novel wearable device, "Smart Reminder" (SR), to provide home-based telerehabilitation for hemiparetic upper limb (UL) training in persons with stroke.

Methods: Forty stroke survivors from community support groups were randomized (stratified by the period after stroke onset and impairment severity) to either the SR group or the sham device group.

A cross sectional study exploring the relationship of self-reported physical activity with function, kinesiophobia, self-efficacy and quality of life in an Asian population seeking care for knee osteoarthritis.

Background: Physical activity is a guideline-recommended first-line intervention for people with knee osteoarthritis. Physical activity levels, and its potential correlates, is underexplored in Asian populations with knee osteoarthritis.

Methods: Participants enrolled in a longitudinal study in Singapore self-reported physical activity (UCLA activity score), function (Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score [KOOS-12]), kinesiophobia (Brief fear of movement [BFOM]), self-efficacy (ASES-8), and quality of life (EQ-5D-5 L).

'Smart reminder': A feasibility pilot study on the effects of a wearable device treatment on the hemiplegic upper limb in persons with stroke.

Introduction: Emerging literature suggests that wearable devices offer a promising option for self-directed home-based upper limb training for persons with stroke. However, little research is available to explore integrating smartphone applications with wearable devices to provide upper limb telerehabilitation to stroke survivors at home. This study examined the feasibility and potential therapeutic effects of a wearable device integrated with a smartphone-based telerehabilitation system to provide upper limb rehabilitation to stroke survivors at home.

Effectiveness of Technology-Based Psychosocial Interventions on Psychological Outcomes Among Adult Cancer Patients and Caregivers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objective: Technology-based psychosocial interventions (TBPIs) have increasingly gained intention. However, the effectiveness of TBPIs on psychological outcomes remains inconclusive. This review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of TBPIs on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), coping, self-efficacy, and depression among adult cancer patients and caregivers.

The global prevalence of overweight and obesity among nurses: A systematic review and meta-analyses.

Background: Several studies have reported the prevalence of overweight and obesity in various countries but the global prevalence of nurses with overweight and obesity remains unclear. A consolidation of figures globally can help stakeholders worldwide improve workforce development and healthcare service delivery.

Objective: To investigate the global prevalence of overweight and obesity among nurses.

The effectiveness of a therapeutic robot, 'Paro', on behavioural and psychological symptoms, medication use, total sleep time and sociability in older adults with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a therapeutic robot, 'Paro', on anxiety, agitation, depression, apathy, medication use, total sleep time, and sociability among older adults with dementia.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis with narrative synthesis.

Setting And Participants: Older adults aged 60 years and above with any form of dementia in the community, nursing homes, or care facilities.

Usability of a wearable device for home-based upper limb telerehabilitation in persons with stroke: A mixed-methods study.

Background: The use of wearable technology offers a promising home-based self-directed option for upper limb training. Although product usability is a crucial aspect of users' acceptance of a wearable device, usability studies in wearable devices are rare, with most studies focusing primarily on clinical validity.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the usability of a wristwatch device called "Smart reminder" for home-based upper limb telerehabilitation for persons with stroke.

Enhanced Thrombin Generation Is Associated with Worse Left Ventricular Scarring after ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Cohort Study.

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with heightened thrombin generation. There are limited data relating to thrombin generation and left ventricular (LV) scarring and LV dilatation in post-MI LV remodeling. We studied 113 patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who had undergone primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) ( = 76) or pharmaco-invasive management (thrombolysis followed by early PCI, = 37).

Advance care planning: comparing the views of residents and healthcare professionals in nursing homes in Singapore.

Background: With more frail elderly living and likely to die in nursing homes, advance care planning (ACP) is critical in overall efforts to provide good palliative care. However, it is unclear how willing older, vulnerable residents in nursing homes are to take on an active role in care decisions.

Aim: The objective of this pilot study was to examine nursing homes' healthcare professionals' and residents' views on ACP and the extent of similarities and differences in their views.

The Experiences of Couples Affected by Stroke and Nurses Managing Patient Rehabilitation: A Descriptive Study in Singapore.

Background: Stroke in a family affects both patients and their spousal caregivers. Despite advances in the medical management of stroke, less is known about the social and cultural factors that impact couples regarding stroke recovery.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of stroke from the perspectives of couples affected by stroke and the nurses managing patient rehabilitation.

Couples coping in the community after the stroke of a spouse: A scoping review.

Aim: To summarize evidence on the poststroke coping experiences of stroke patients and spousal caregivers living at home in the community.

Design: A scoping review.

Methods: Extensive searches were conducted in credible databases.

A cultural adaptation and validation study of a self-report measure of the extent of and reasons for medication nonadherence among patients with diabetes in Singapore.

Background: This self-report measure is a new instrument to measure the extent of and reasons for medication adherence separately. However, few studies have assessed its psychometric properties in diabetic patients and also in Asian populations.

Objectives: To validate this self-report measure in diabetic patients in Singapore.

Hypercalcaemia secondary to disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium fortuitum.

The incidence and prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection is on the rise with many cases still going unreported. Given the vague and nonspecific clinical features of NTM infections, it is often missed or mistaken for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The presumption that NTM infections are benign and do not contribute to morbidity no longer holds true.

Singaporean nursing students' perceptions of a career in community nursing.

Background: The ageing population and the changing disease profile have been driving the demand for community nurses. However, few nursing students in Singapore aspire to have a career in community nursing following graduation.

Objectives: To explore undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of a career in community nursing and to identify strategies to promote community nursing among nursing students.

The Association between Mushroom Consumption and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Singapore.

We examined the cross-sectional association between mushroom intake and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) using data from 663 participants aged 60 and above from the Diet and Healthy Aging (DaHA) study in Singapore. Compared with participants who consumed mushrooms less than once per week, participants who consumed mushrooms >2 portions per week had reduced odds of having MCI (odds ratio = 0.43, 95% CI 0.

Multi-centre study on cultural dimensions and perceived attitudes of nurses towards influenza vaccination uptake.

This study explored how cultural values affected Health Belief Model (HBM) components and the influenza vaccine uptake among nurses across three Asian populations using a survey conducted in 2017 (N = 3971). The vaccination coverages were 33.5% (Brunei), 35.

Benefit of Early Initiation of Neuraminidase Inhibitor Treatment to Hospitalized Patients With Avian Influenza A(H7N9) Virus.

Background: The significance of early neuraminidase inhibitor (NAI) therapy for treating influenza A(H7N9) is currently unknown.

Methods: The duration of viral shedding was monitored by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction after patients with confirmed H7N9 infection were admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, during April 2013-April 2017. Indices such as the length of hospitalization and mortality were collected, and the correlation between the time of administration of NAI and the severity of disease was systematically analyzed.