eHealth Literacy Interventions: Scoping Review.

Background: Electronic resources have become a predominant modality for health information dissemination in recent years. eHealth literacy (eHL) means individuals' competencies to effectively acquire and use health information from electronic sources. Enhancing eHL is thus essential to facilitate individuals' effective engagement with electronic resources and promote improved health management.

Mental health literacy among older adults in Shanghai: a descriptive qualitative study.

Background: The aging population in China is surging rapidly, and elderly individuals are at higher risk of multiple mental health issues. Improving the mental health literacy of older adults can help them recognize mental illness and adopt proactive measures, potentially improving their mental health status and supporting the goal of healthy aging.

Objective: To explore mental health literacy among older adults, providing a foundation for future interventions aimed at improving their mental health literacy.

A nomogram to predict the risk of cognitive impairment in patients with depressive disorder.

This study was to describe the cognitive function status in patients with depressive disorder and to construct a nomogram model to predict the risk factors of cognitive impairment in these patients. From October 2019 to February 2021, a total of 141 patients with depressive disorder completed the survey in two hospitals. The Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) was used with a cutoff score of 26 to differentiate cognitive impairment.

Mental health literacy of Chinese nurses from public general and psychiatric hospitals: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Mental health literacy (MHL) is crucial to address issues related to mental illness. Nurses' MHL is even more important because they are expected to deal with both the physical and psychological consequences of mental disorders.

Objective: This study investigated the level, discrepancy, and characteristics of MHL among Chinese nurses from both public general and psychiatric hospitals; identified influential factors; and explored the relationship between MHL and mental health status.

Network analysis of somatic symptoms in Chinese patients with depressive disorder.

Introduction: Network theory conceptualizes somatic symptoms as a network of individual symptoms that are interconnected and influenced by each other. In this conceptualization, the network's central symptoms have the strongest effect on other symptoms. Clinical symptoms of patients with depressive disorders are largely determined by their sociocultural context.

An online 5-week professional identity program for nursing student in clinical rotation practice during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic: A two-arm randomized trial.

Aim: Development and evaluation of the effectiveness of an online 5-week professional identity program among nursing students in clinical internship practice during the COVID-19 restrictions.

Background: Nurse professional identity is a strong predictor of career commitment. Clinical internship practice is a key stage when nursing students build and rebuild their professional identity.

The dyadic care experiences of elderly individuals with disabilities and caregivers in the home setting from the perspective of family resilience: A qualitative study.

Background: China is one of the most rapidly aging countries in Asia, and nearly 90% of elderly individuals with disabilities choose to receive traditional, family-based, long-term care. A majority of family caregivers have insufficient care capacity and experience physical and emotional distress, which in turn affects the elderly.

Objective: To describe the dyadic care experiences of elderly individuals with disabilities and their caregivers from the perspective of family resilience.

Family resilience of patients requiring long-term care: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

Background: Long-term care of patients with chronic illnesses is an important global public health issue, compromising the well-being of family members and the family functioning. Previous studies have examined the interactive experiences and processes of various systems in the families coping with long-term care stress; however, these studies have not been systematically reviewed and integrated.

Aims: This review aimed to synthesise the existing qualitative evidence on the experiences and processes of family resilience operate in families providing long-term care for patients with chronic illnesses and to provide suggestions for the development of interventions in future studies.

Experiences and coping strategies of somatic symptoms in patients with depressive disorder: A qualitative study.

Background: Depressive disorder is the most prevalent mental illness and is characterised by the presence of mental and somatic symptoms, with the latter affecting 65.0% to 98.2% of patients with their general function and quality of life.

Validation and Psychometric Testing of the Chinese Version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale Among Nurses.

The Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) is the most widely used and strong theory-based measurement tool to gain an understanding of mental health knowledge and ability. This study aimed to test the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS-C) and to document the norm and its influential factors of mental health literacy among nurses. The MHLS was translated following Brislin's translation model and tested with a sample of 872 clinical registered nurses.

Characteristics of somatic symptoms among Chinese patients diagnosed with major depressive episode.

Purpose: This study aimed to describe the clinical features of somatic symptoms among Chinese patients diagnosed with major depressive episode (MDE).

Methods: A total of 213 inpatients with MDE from two mental health hospitals were recruited and investigated using the Somatic Symptom Inventory (SSI), Hamilton rating scale for depression, Hamilton rating scale for anxiety, and a demographic questionnaire.

Results: The participants included 142 patients with unipolar depression and 71 patients with bipolar depression.

Perceived Empowerment, Social Support, and Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities.

Objective: This study examines how older residents' social support and perceived empowerment are associated with their quality of life (QOL) in long-term care (LTC) facilities in Shanghai, China, controlling for their health-related conditions, facility type, and other socio-demographic characteristics.

Method: Using a convenient sampling approach, we selected nine LTC facilities in Shanghai, China. We surveyed 515 older residents from these facilities.

Management of non-adherence to fluid intake restrictions in hemodialysis patients in a tertiary hospital: a best practice implementation project.

Background: Non-adherence to fluid-intake restrictions is one of the most common problems for hemodialysis (HD) patients. A combined approach that involves patients, healthcare professionals and caregiver inputs based on best practice is important for enhancing adherence within a busy health system.

Objectives: The aim of this project was to promote evidence-based practice in the management of fluid-intake restrictions among HD patients in a HD center.

Family Risk Factors Associated With Aggressive Behavior in Chinese Preschool Children.

Purpose: The study explored family predictors of aggressive behavior in preschool children in China.

Design And Methods: Using a stratified cluster sampling method, 1382 preschool children were recruited from ten kindergarten schools in Shanghai, China. Their parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)-aggression subscale, the Parent Behavior Inventory, the Family Environment Scale, and a demographic questionnaire.

Older Residents' Perspectives of Long-Term Care Facilities in China.

China's formal long-term care (LTC) system is in its developmental stage due to lack of standardized health assessments for resident admission, limited government funding, an acute shortage of qualified staff at all levels, and regional disparities in quality of care. Relocation to LTC facilities changes the lives of older adults because they have to leave behind their homes and previous social networks. The current study aimed to provide an in-depth exploration of 25 older adult residents' lives in four LTC facilities in China.

Relationship between parenting and proactive versus reactive aggression among Chinese preschool children.

This study examines the relationship between parenting and proactive versus reactive aggression among preschool children in China. Children (1164) from 10 kindergartens in Shanghai were rated by their parents and teachers using the Parent Behavior Inventory (PBI) and the Aggressive Behavior-Teacher's Checklist. Children had higher levels of reactive than proactive aggression, and older children and boys had higher levels of both proactive and reactive aggression.

[Relations between aggressive behavior and family factors among preschool children in Shanghai].

Objective: To describe the prevalence of aggressive behavior among preschool children and its related family factors.

Methods: 1234 preschool children in ten kindergartens were rated on their aggressive behavior by their parents, using Child Behavior Checklist (CBCI), Parent Behavior Inventory (PBI) and a general questionnaire.

Results: The overall prevalence of aggressive behavior among preschool children was 12.

Subjective health-related quality of life of Chinese older persons with depression in Shanghai and Hong Kong: relationship to clinical factors, level of functioning and social support.

Aim: This study aimed to measure and compare the perceptions of HRQoL amongst Chinese older people with depression between Hong Kong and Shanghai and to explore the association of HRQoL with clinical factors, level of functioning and social support in the two sites.

Methods And Results: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a convenience sample of 80 older people from Hong Kong and 71 from Shanghai with a diagnosis of depression. The results showed that both the Hong Kong and Shanghai groups had a poor perception of their HRQoL when compared with Caucasian populations.

A cross-sectional study on the health related quality of life of depressed Chinese older people in Shanghai.

Background: With an increasing life expectancy, there is a rapidly growing sector that is aging. Depression is the most prevalent functional mental disorder of older population. It is estimated that about 21% of the older population in Shanghai are suffering from depression.