Experiences With Traditional Chinese Medicine Among Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Qualitative Study
Despite the increasing number of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), relatively few studies have examined their experiences with TCM in the Chinese healthcare context. The aim of this study was to explore these experiences from the perspective of IBD patients. Adopting a qualitative descriptive method, IBD patients from several comprehensive hospitals in Hangzhou, Zhejiang were recruited through purposive sampling. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and analyzed by a conventional content analysis method. The results are presented thematically. Fourteen IBD pa...
Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - March 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Is Sleep Quality Impaired and Is There Increased Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Patients With Compensated Liver Cirrhosis?
The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of poor sleep, excessive daytime sleepiness, and increased risk for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in adults with Child–Pugh Class A liver cirrhosis; to investigate the association between poor sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and risk for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; and to verify the relationship between these 3 variables and clinical, laboratory, and sociodemographic data. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 100 individuals at the outpatient clinic of a university hospital in the interior of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Questionnaires were used in the fo...
Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - March 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Celebrating the international year of the nurse and midwife 2020
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Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - March 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
A rare cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding: acute esophageal necrosis
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Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - January 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Department: Clinical Case Study Source Type: research
The Role of an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nurse in the Follow-Up of Patients From a Latin American Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Inflammatory bowel disease requires long-term treatment to maintain disease control. Favorable follow-up of patients indicates attention from a multidisciplinary team, in which the nurse's responsibilities have great importance. The aim of this observational, descriptive study was to describe the role of an inflammatory bowel disease nurse in the management of patients in a tertiary center in Chile, including all patients in follow-up between January 2016 and April 2017. Inflammatory bowel disease nurse contacts were recorded and classified. Demographic data, clinical variables, and patient satisfaction were also analyzed....
Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - January 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
The Chronic Liver Disease Nurse Role in Australia: Describing 10 Years of a New Role in Cirrhosis Management
Cirrhosis of the liver is increasing, with growing patient numbers in hospital outpatient departments, as well as increasing admissions due to decompensated liver disease. Decompensated cirrhosis of the liver is a common and debilitating illness causing disability, readmissions to hospital, and decreased quality of life, and can lead to liver cancer. The advent of the chronic liver disease nurse (CLDN) position in our hospital in 2009 was the first role in Australia dedicated to providing care to patients with cirrhosis. The role incorporates the care of patients with stable compensated disease, case management of patients...
Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - January 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Quality Improvement Initiative: The Administration of Early Nutrition Following Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Children
It is common practice for providers to wait up to 24 hours to begin enteral feedings using a newly placed gastrostomy tube in children. As a quality improvement initiative, guidelines were developed to begin early enteral nutrition 4 hours following gastrostomy tube placement. These patient care guidelines standardized electronic ordering, dosing, and feeding administration instructions. Healthcare professionals from the departments of gastroenterology, case management, and nutrition were asked to evaluate the new process by completing a questionnaire. Changes were made to the quality improvement initiative on the basis of...
Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - January 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Attitudes About Coping With Fatigue in Patients With Gastric Cancer: A Q-Methodology Study
This study aimed to identify subjectivity concerning coping with fatigue in Korean patients with gastric cancer. Q-methodology was used to examine subjective perceptions regarding coping with fatigue among Korean patients with gastric cancer. A convenience sample of 33 participants, who had been hospitalized in 2 university hospitals in South Korea, was recruited to participate in the study and 37 selected Q-samples were classified into a normal forced distribution using a 9-point bipolar grid. The obtained data were analyzed by using PC-QUANL for Windows. Three factors representing distinct attitudes about coping with fat...
Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - January 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Effect of Short Message Service Use on Bowel Preparation Quality in Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy
This study aimed to determine the effect of SMS use on the bowel preparation quality and satisfaction in patients who underwent colonoscopy. This study was conducted as an experimental-control study with 200 patients who had received colonoscopy in the endoscopy unit of a university hospital in Eastern Thrace of Turkey between December 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017. All patients received a standard bowel preparation. The SMS was sent in addition to the standard bowel preparation to patients in an SMS group. In the SMS group, patients were informed about the standard bowel preparation practices via SMS 3 days before colonoscop...
Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - January 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Medication Adherence Across the Life Span in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Implications and Recommendations for Nurses and Other Health Providers
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Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - January 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: CE Tests Source Type: research
Medication Adherence Across the Life Span in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Implications and Recommendations for Nurses and Other Health Providers
This article reviews the differences and similarities in medication adherence between adolescent and adult cohorts with inflammatory bowel disease. The review covers the rates of medication adherence, as well as predictors, consequences, and related interventions. Rates of adherence were more favorable among adolescents (65%–90%) than among adults (55%–70%). Major risk factors for poor adherence in adolescents include low medication knowledge, not establishing good medication habits initially, and peer victimization with low social support. For adults, nonadherence is more frequently unintentional (e.g., forgetting) an...
Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - January 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Predictors of Emergency Room Admission in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: A Prospective, Descriptive Study
This study aimed to identify the predictors of emergency room (ER) admission in patients with liver cirrhosis. The data of 215 patients with liver cirrhosis who visited the ER were collected from January 1 to March 15, 2017, at Yeungnam hospital in Daegu city, South Korea. Measurement scales were designed on the basis of the liver function test and evaluation of anxiety and depression, self-care, and family support. Diseases that cause liver cirrhosis, their associated characteristics, and respective hematologic examination results were reviewed from the hospital's electronic medical records. Among the 215 patients with li...
Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - January 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
The Potential of Integrated Nurse-Led Models to Improve Care for People With Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: A Systematic Review
Functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia are extremely common, debilitating, and costly. Although diagnostic guidelines and effective management options exist, management is suboptimal, with long waiting lists, delayed diagnosis, and poor patient outcomes. The aim of this systematic review was to explore and evaluate evidence for existing models of care for functional gastrointestinal disorders. Thirty-eight studies pertaining to the diagnosis or management of functional gastrointestinal disorders were found; however, only 6 investigated a full model of care. Five stud...
Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - January 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
A Single-Center Retrospective Chart Review to Determine Whether the Presence of Comorbidities Affects Colon Cancer Screenings in African Americans
Colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death in African Americans. Although the rates of colon screenings have risen, African Americans remain to be underscreened, and are more likely to present with advanced lesions. This population has a higher prevalence of inflammatory comorbidities, and their effects on screenings have not been fully explored. Along with higher rates of comorbidities, the Southeastern United States is one region for the highest rates of colorectal cancer. The purpose of this study was to determine whether people with comorbidities were more likely to have a screening colonoscopy. Co...
Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - January 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
Relationships Between Abdominal Pain and Fatigue With Psychological Distress as a Mediator in Women With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Women with irritable bowel syndrome often report fatigue, along with abdominal pain and psychological distress (i.e., depression and anxiety). There is little information about the relationships among these symptoms. Using a secondary data analysis (N = 356), we examined the relationship between abdominal pain and fatigue and whether psychological distress mediates the effect of abdominal pain on fatigue in both across women and within woman with irritable bowel syndrome. Data gathered through a 28-day diary were analyzed with linear regressions. The across-women and within-woman relationships among same-day abdominal pain...
Source: Gastroenterology Nursing - January 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Features Source Type: research
