Prediction of Changes in Adherence to Secondary Prevention Among Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Conclusions
Adherence to secondary prevention 3 months after discharge was relatively good in Chinese patients with coronary artery disease who received percutaneous coronary intervention. Absence of stents and lower self-efficacy can predict the poor adherence changes, which should be considered in formulating follow-up care. (Source: Nursing Research)
Source: Nursing Research - August 29, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
Protocol for Symptom Experience, Management, Outcomes, and Adherence in Women Receiving Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
This study is among the first to explore the mechanistic process for racial disparity in dosage and delay across the breast cancer chemotherapy course. It will be an important contribution to the explanatory model for breast cancer treatment disparity and may advance potential mitigation strategies for racial survival disparity. (Source: Nursing Research)
Source: Nursing Research - August 29, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: BRIEF REPORTS Source Type: research
Novel Strategies for Predicting Healthcare-Associated Infections at Admission: Implications for Nursing Care
Discussion
SML methods show potential for automated accurate UTI risk stratification using electronic data routinely available at admission; this could relieve nurses from the burden of having to complete and document additional risk assessment forms in the electronic medical record. Future studies should pilot and test interventions linked to the risk stratification results, such as short nursing educational modules or alerts triggered for high-risk patients. (Source: Nursing Research)
Source: Nursing Research - August 29, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: BRIEF REPORTS Source Type: research
An Integrative Review of Measuring Caregiver Burden in Substance Use Disorder
Conclusions
Specific instruments that can accurately evaluate objective and subjective caregiver burden are needed to measure the quality of caregiver health. More research is necessary to better understand the physical and emotional health of caregivers of persons with substance use disorder and the factors that contribute to increased quality of life. Understanding the relationship between outcomes and protective factors could help nurses to develop prevention strategies and treatment interventions aimed at decreasing the psychosocial trauma and stress associated with caregiver burden. (Source: Nursing Research)
Source: Nursing Research - August 29, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
An Integrative Review of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Serious Cardiovascular Conditions
Discussion
These findings indicate an emerging area of science. Future investigation is needed on serious cardiovascular condition phenotypes in relationship to BDNF in the same study conditions. Results also suggest for use of standardized BDNF measurement across studies and additional investigation in cardiovascular inflammatory processes that affect BDNF. Moreover, within specific populations, the frequency of Met alleles may be too low to be detected in sample sizes normally found in these types of studies. (Source: Nursing Research)
Source: Nursing Research - August 29, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
Patient and Family Member Experiences in Critical Care Research and Quality Improvement Projects
Discussion
This is the first study to explore patients’ experiences of involvement in critical care research. Despite the small, homogenous sample, the study provides valuable and important data to guide future practice. It highlights the need to enable and support people to make informed choices at a time when they are ready to do so. It further highlights the importance of gatekeepers to avoid vulnerable people contributing before they are ready—a practice that could negatively affect their health status. (Source: Nursing Research)
Source: Nursing Research - August 29, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Economic Analysis of Brief Motivational Intervention Following Trauma Related to Drugs and Alcohol
This study addresses the lack of evidence regarding the economic implications linked to the effectiveness of the intervention to reduce substance use and trauma recidivism. Results identify BMI delivered in hospitals by nurses as a technique that offers the potential for reducing costs linked to trauma recidivism. The research has important practical implications for hospital nurses and doctors. (Source: Nursing Research)
Source: Nursing Research - August 29, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Patient Activation Among Community-Dwelling Persons Living With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Discussion
Positive life view, gender, and lifestyle factors present novel predictors of high activation in self-managers of COPD that warrant explication through future research. (Source: Nursing Research)
Source: Nursing Research - August 29, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Self-Reported Sensory Gating and Stress-Related Hypertension
Discussion
With an observed moderate effect size of 0.35, but low power, more research is warranted regarding the role of gating disturbances in the development of stress-induced hypertension. Clinically, the SGI may be important for screening patients who would benefit from ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to identify persons with masked hypertension. (Source: Nursing Research)
Source: Nursing Research - August 29, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Neural Processing and Perceived Discrimination Stress in African Americans
Discussion
Uncovering associations between patient experiences, such as racial discrimination, and their neural processing of health information can lead to the development of tailored health messages and self-care management interventions. This may inform strategies to close the gap on health outcomes. (Source: Nursing Research)
Source: Nursing Research - August 29, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Pandemic Science
No abstract available (Source: Nursing Research)
Source: Nursing Research - August 29, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research
Cardiopulmonary Endurance of Hospitalized Older Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Discussion
Cardiopulmonary endurance of hospitalized older adults with COPD should be strengthened by improving conditions of disease severity, dyspnea, and lower limb muscle endurance. (Source: Nursing Research)
Source: Nursing Research - June 26, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
Sleep Quality Associated With Motor Function Among Older Adult Survivors of Critical Illness
We examined associations between sleep duration and grip strength using exploratory multivariate regression analyses, after adjustment for clinically relevant covariates.
Results
Grip strength among this cohort of older ICU survivors was almost 2 SDs below the norm for healthy older adults, indicating considerable ICU-acquired weakness. Grip strength was lower among subjects with history of OSA than those without OSA. Greater TST was associated with worse grip strength, after adjusting for history of OSA and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index global score. Moreover, among the subset of male subjects (n = 19), greater TST wa...
Source: Nursing Research - June 26, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: BRIEF REPORTS Source Type: research
Protocol to Measure Hair Cortisol in Low Mass Samples From Very Preterm Infants
Background
Hair cortisol is a measure of chronic or repeated hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activation in response to physical or psychological stressors. Hair cortisol has been successfully used as a measure of chronic stress in adults and children; however, its use as a valid measure in preterm infants has been limited by challenges in measuring cortisol in the low mass samples collectable from these infants.
Objectives
The purpose of this report is to present a novel protocol for the measurement of hair cortisol in very low mass hair samples.
Methods
Small changes were made to previously published proto...
Source: Nursing Research - June 26, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: BRIEF REPORTS Source Type: research
Application of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Sampling Weights to Transgender Health Measurement
We examined the 2015 BRFSS methodology and used the BRFSS data to present a comparison of poor health status using two methodological approaches (a matched-subject design and the full BRFSS sample with sampling weights applied) to compare their effects on parameter estimates.
Results
Measurement error engendered by BRFSS data collection procedures introduced sex/gender identity discordance and contributed to problematic sampling weights. The sex-specific “raking” algorithm used by BRFSS to calculate the sampling weights was contingent on the classification accuracy of transgender by participants. Because of the sex/...
Source: Nursing Research - June 26, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: METHOD Source Type: research
