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  • A study investigated the effects of an attachment-based home visiting program called Promoting First Relationships (PFR) on new mothers facing psychological distress, specifically targeting low-income families.
  • The research involved 252 mother-child pairs, focusing on various racial backgrounds and assessing psychological distress through maternal reports on mental health symptoms.
  • Results indicated that mothers with higher psychological distress showed significantly improved parenting sensitivity and caregiving confidence when enrolled in the PFR program, suggesting that such programs can foster better maternal-child relationships in high-need populations.
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Tea for the Soul: An intervention to support nurse resilience.

Nurs Manage

December 2022

Elaine Walsh is a nurse scientist at Seattle Children's Center for Pediatric Nursing Research and an associate professor, Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing at the University of Washington School of Nursing in Seattle, Wash. Heidi Greider is the manager of the Spiritual Care Department at Seattle Children's in Seattle, Wash. Debra Ridling is the associate chief nurse, the senior director of Nursing Practice and Research, and the director of the Center for Pediatric Nursing Research at Seattle Children's in Seattle, Wash.

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Historical data can determine how adolescents recover from difficult situations such as the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study analysed 3 years of data obtained from high-school students who had been affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and consequently evidenced the importance of increasing resilience among affected adolescents. This involved identifying factors contributing to resilience through a model that assessed for each tsunami disaster.

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Mystery Shopper Assessment of PrEP Service Delivery Quality for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Kenya: A Cross-sectional Study.

J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care

August 2022

Pamela Kohler, PhD, MPH, RN, is an Associate Professor of Global Health and Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. Anna Larsen, MPH, is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. Joseph Sila, BSc, is a Data Analyst with Kenyatta National Hospital, Kisumu, Kenya. Kate Wilson, PhD, was a Research Scientist with the Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. Felix Abuna, BA, is a Project Director with Kenyatta National Hospital, Kisumu, Kenya. Harison Lagat, BSN, MPH, RN, is a Research Coordinator with Kenyatta National Hospital, Kisumu, Kenya, and PhD Student at the University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, Washington, USA. George Owiti, RN, is a Research Coordinator with Kenyatta National Hospital, Kisumu, Kenya. Tamara Owens, PhD, is the Director of the Clinical Skills and Simulation Center at Howard University, Washington, DC, USA. Jillian Pintye, PhD, MPH, RN, is Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. Barbra Richardson, PhD, is a Statistician with the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. Grace John-Stewart, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Global Health, Epidemiology, Pediatrics, and Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. John Kinuthia, MBChB, MPH, is Head of the Department of Research and Programs at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and adherence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) may be negatively influenced by poor interactions with health care providers. We assessed PrEP counseling using unannounced standardized patient actors (USPs) at routine care clinics in Kenya. Trained actors posed as AGYW seeking PrEP services following case scripts and completed a checklist of provider adherence to national guidelines and communication skills.

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