Exploring the spiritual experiences of older adults with chronic diseases: a qualitative study in a multicultural context.

Background: Meeting spiritual needs of older adults with chronic illnesses in multicultural settings is challenging but vital for well-being, respect, and global health equity.

Methods: We conducted a qualitative study in culturally diverse regions of China to explore the spiritual experiences of older adults living with chronic diseases. Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were conducted with a total of 28 participants, comprising 25 individuals suffering from chronic illnesses and 3 healthcare professionals.

Effects of interpersonal relationships and forgiveness on post-traumatic growth in hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Post-traumatic growth is regarded as a screening indicator for quality of life of hemodialysis patients. Interpersonal relationships and forgiveness of hemodialysis patients may play an important role in improving post-traumatic growth. Few studies reveal the relationship between interpersonal relationships, forgiveness, and post-traumatic growth.

The Bidirectional Relationship Between Workplace Bullying and Presenteeism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Although previous studies suggest a link between workplace bullying and presenteeism, uncertainties persist regarding the direction, strength, and influencing factors. Understanding the potential mediators and moderators is crucial to addressing these issues in workplace settings.

Objective: This study aims to clarify the bidirectional relationship between workplace bullying and presenteeism, assess the strength and direction of this association, and identify individual and work-related factors that mediate or moderate these interactions.

Early versus late nephrology referral and patient outcomes in chronic kidney disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Nephrology referral has been recognized as a modifiable factor influencing patient outcomes. The study aimed to compare clinical outcomes among patients referred early versus late to nephrologists.

Methods: We searched online database from inception to June 1, 2022, to obtain all eligible literature reporting outcomes of patients referred early versus late to nephrologists.

Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC-C) scale in nursing inters: a psychometric analysis.

Background: Nursing interns, the future nurses, often find it challenging to interact with trauma survivors due to their lack of experience and training. Assessing their attitudes and knowledge in trauma-informed care can improve their clinical performance.

Objective: To culturally adapt and assess the reliability and validity of the Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care Scale in Chinese nursing interns.

A psychometric assessment for evaluating spiritual care competency for geriatric nurses.

This study evaluates the validity and reliability of the Chinese Version of Spiritual Care Competency (C-SCC) for geriatric nurses. Using convenience and snowball sampling, 1,094 geriatric nurses were randomly divided into two groups of 547 each for exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). EFA confirmed a four-dimensional structure, explaining 74.

Optimising contraceptive services as fertility rates fall in China.

argue that new strategies are needed to meet the contemporary demands for contraception in China

A psychometric assessment of a novel scale for evaluating vaccination attitudes amidst a major public health crisis.

Despite abundant scientific evidence supporting immunization benefits, vaccine hesitancy remains a significant global health concern, particularly during public health crises. Exploring public attitudes towards vaccination is crucial. This study aimed to develop and validate a tailored Public Vaccination Attitudes Scale specifically under the unique circumstances of a public health crisis.

Parents' acceptance attitudes towards the vaccination of children based on M-LSGDM approach in China: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Ensuring that children receive timely vaccinations is paramount for preventing infectious diseases, and parental attitude plays a pivotal role in this process. This study addresses this gap in the existing literature by examining parental attitudes towards vaccinating their children.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Mortality of Peritoneal Dialysis versus Hemodialysis in Older Adults: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: The optimal choice of dialysis modality remains contentious in older adults threatened by advanced age and high risk of comorbidities.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies to assess mortality risk between peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) in older adults using PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library database from inception to June 1, 2022. The outcome of interest is all-cause mortality.

Spiritual needs of older adults with cancer: A modified concept analysis.

Objective: To clarify the concept of spiritual needs and explain its meaning to older adults with cancer.

Methods: Electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, EBSCOASU, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP) were systematically searched and analyzed using "spiritual needs" as keywords. Rodgers' evolutionary method guided the concept analysis to identify attributes, antecedents, and consequences.

Status and associated factors of gerontological nurse specialists' core competency: a national cross-sectional study.

Background: Nurses' core competency directly affects patients' safety and health outcomes. Gerontological nurse specialists play an essential role in improving older adults' health status. However, little is known about their core competency level and the factors influencing core competency.

Non-pharmacological interventions for older adults with postprandial hypotension: A scoping review.

Background: Older adults frequently suffer from postprandial hypotension, associated with an increased risk of falls, syncope, acute cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and even death. Researchers use non-pharmacological interventions, but related literature is dispersed and lacks a latest summary.

Objective: The aim of this study was to map and examine non-pharmacological interventions currently employed to assist older adults with postprandial hypotension and lay a solid foundation for future studies.

Effectiveness, safety, and acceptability of postplacental insertion of GyneFix postpartum intrauterine device among women undergoing cesarean section: A multicenter prospective cohort study in China.

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness, safety, and acceptability of postplacental insertion of GyneFix postpartum intrauterine device (PPIUD) in women undergoing cesarean section (C-section).

Study Design: We conducted a prospective cohort study at 14 hospitals in four eastern coastal provinces of China between September 2017 and November 2020. A total of 470 women who underwent C-section and consented to the postplacental insertion of GyneFix PPIUD were enrolled, and 400 completed the 12-month follow-up.

Risk factors for in-hospital death in elderly patients over 65 years of age with dementia: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

As the population continues to age, dementia is becoming a huge social, economic, and healthcare burden. However, the risk factors for in-hospital death in elderly patients over 65 years of age with dementia are not well understood. Identifying factors that affect their prognosis could help clinicians with scientific decision-making.

Hope, death anxiety and simplified coping style scores of nursing students during the outbreak of COVID-19: A cross-sectional study.

Nursing students are the main force of future nursing development, and their hope and death anxiety are important aspects of their coping styles and clinical practice.The present study examined the relationships between hope, death anxiety and simplified coping style scores of nursing students during the outbreak of COVID-19.Between February and April 2020, a cross-sectional descriptive study was performed using a Sojump online survey, and 870 nursing students completed the herth hope (HH), death anxiety scale (DAS) and simplified coping style questionnaire.

Mediating effects of meaning in life on the relationship between general self-efficacy and nursing professional commitment in nursing students: A structural equation modeling approach.

Meaning in life (MiL) is regarded as a valuable indicator of positive functioning in terms of an understanding of one's purpose in life, well-being, and professional commitment. As such, it is important to improve MiL for the stability of nursing staff. General self-efficacy is a significant predictor of both MiL and nursing professional commitment.

Mediating effects of general self-efficacy on the relationship between the source of meaning in life and prosocial behaviours in vocational college nursing students: A cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To examine the mediating effect of general self-efficacy on the relationship between the source of meaning in life (SML) and prosocial behaviours in vocational college nursing students.

Methods: Between March and June 2019, a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted, and 799 nursing students from three vocational colleges completed the Source of Meaning in Life Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale and Prosocial Behaviours Scale. Data were analyzed using structural equation modelling and statistical analysis by SPSS (version 23.

Functional health literacy among left-behind students in senior high schools in an ethnic minority area: A cross-sectional study.

To verify the validity of functional health literacy scale and analyze what influences functional health literacy.Using convenience sampling method based on cross-sectional data to select 589 left-behind senior high-school students in an ethnic minority area, using the functional health literacy scale.The scale results were relatively strong, and the absolute fitness index, value-added fitness index, and simple fitness index reached the fitness standards.

Paediatric nurses' general self-efficacy, perceived organizational support and perceived professional benefits from Class A tertiary hospitals in Jilin province of China: the mediating effect of nursing practice environment.

Background: General self-efficacy is considered one of the most influential parameters affecting the quality of clinical practice and nurses' perceived professional benefits (NPPB). Perceived organizational support (POS) is regarded as being central in understanding job-related attitudes, and it is important to enhance POS for nurses to maintain their current employment. NPPB can further reduce nurses' job burnout and turn-over intention.

Interventions for emergency contraception.

Background: Emergency contraception (EC) is using a drug or copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD) to prevent pregnancy shortly after unprotected intercourse. Several interventions are available for EC. Information on the comparative effectiveness, safety and convenience of these methods is crucial for reproductive healthcare providers and the women they serve.

Interventions for emergency contraception.

Background: Emergency contraception (EC) is using a drug or copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD) to prevent pregnancy shortly after unprotected intercourse. Several interventions are available for EC. Information on the comparative effectiveness, safety and convenience of these methods is crucial for reproductive healthcare providers and the women they serve.

The risk of using intrauterine devices to benign reproductive system conditions in postmenopausal women: A case control study.

Background: To investigate the effect of using intrauterine devices (IUDs) during the fertile window on women's reproductive system health.

Materials And Methods: 2,744 postmenopausal women in the Minhang District, Shanghai, China were enrolled. In the IUDs group there were 2,253 women; in the tubal ligation group there were 202 women and there were 289 women in the control group.

Oral contraception following abortion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Oral contraceptives (OCs) following induced abortion offer a reliable method to avoid repeated abortion. However, limited data exist supporting the effective use of OCs postabortion. We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis in the present study reported immediate administration of OCs or combined OCs postabortion may reduce vaginal bleeding time and amount, shorten the menstruation recovery period, increase endometrial thickness 2 to 3 weeks after abortion, and reduce the risk of complications and unintended pregnancies.

In vivo release of levonorgestrel from Sino-implant (II) — an innovative comparison of explant data.

Objectives: Measuring the amount of progestin remaining in contraceptive implants used for different lengths of time provides useful information on in vivo release kinetics including change over time. We compared estimated in vivo levonorgestrel (LNG) release rates derived from Sino-implant (II) explants with similar data from removed Jadelle.

Study Design: We measured LNG remaining in 44 sets of Sino-implant (II) used for up to 7 years and removed in four Chinese clinics.