Persistent Poverty, Rural Location, and Racial Segregation Are Factors in Colorectal Cancer Screening in Low-Income and Uninsured Populations.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between geographical factors, including rurality, persistent poverty counties, racial residential segregation, and adherence to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among low-income uninsured and underinsured individuals in Texas.

Methods: Utilizing retrospective survey data collected by the A&M Texas Cancer Screening program from 2011 to 2022, linear mixed-effects models were employed. The models examined CRC screening adherence within the recommended time frame as the primary outcome, with geographical county-level characteristics (rurality, racial residential segregation, and persistent poverty) as the main predictors, controlling for other sociodemographic variables.

Registered nurses' and speech language pathologists' interprofessional collaboration: A systematic scoping review of the literature.

Aims And Objective: To identify the current research involving interprofessional collaboration between registered nurses (RNs) and speech language pathologists (SLPs) in healthcare and educational settings.

Background: As the complexity of healthcare increases, the need for active interprofessional collaboration between RNs and SLPs grows. A review of the literature revealed no systematic reviews currently exist about interprofessional collaborative studies between RNs and SLPs.

Impact of an extracurricular, student-led journal club on evidence-based practice among baccalaureate nursing students.

Objective Journal clubs are accepted as an effective strategy for promoting evidence-based practice (EBP). However, journal clubs are underutilized in nursing education, and little is known about the impact of extracurricular, student-led journal clubs on EBP implementation among baccalaureate nursing students. The purpose of this study was to estimate the impact of journal club attendance on EBP implementation.

Online social support for cancer caregivers: alignment between requests and offers on CaringBridge.

Objectives: Exploring CaringBridge, we describe types of social support caregivers requested, types of social support offered, and the alignment between the two.

Research Approach: A retrospective, longitudinal, descriptive approach.

Sample: Twenty public CaringBridge sites.

In Their Own Words: Experiences of Caregivers of Adults With Cancer as Expressed on Social Media.

Purpose: To explore caregivers' writings about their experiences caring for adult individuals with cancer on a social media health communication website.

Participants & Setting: Journal entries (N = 392) were analyzed for 37 adult caregivers who were posting on behalf of 20 individuals with cancer. CaringBridge is a website used by patients and informal caregivers to communicate about acute and chronic disease.