Association of ApoE ε4 allele, homocysteine, and inflammatory factors (hs-CRP, IL-6, TNF-α) with cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease patients and development and validation of a predictive model.

Objective: This study focuses on the cognitive dysfunction in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), aims to in-depth analysis of the Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene polymorphism, homocysteine (Hcy) and the intrinsic relationship between the disease, and build accurate and effective prediction model.

Methods: A total of 193 AD patients were divided into a training set ( = 135) and a validation set ( = 58) according to the ratio of 7:3. The risk factors were screened by univariate and multivariate Logistic regression in the training set, and the nomogram model was constructed.

Expanding and Accumulating Transformative Potential: The Leadership Trajectories of Graduates of a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Education Programme.

Aims: To describe the leadership trajectories of graduates of a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Education programme in a single university in the Philippines and examine how the doctoral programme influenced these trajectories.

Design: Qualitative design, specifically thematic narrative analysis.

Methods: A total of 10 purposively selected graduates of the programme were interviewed with the aid of videoconferencing and life-calendaring methods.

Integrating photovoice as an adjunct teaching modality in improving critical thinking disposition among Chinese nursing students in community health nursing: a mixed-methods study.

Aims: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of using Photovoice as an adjunct teaching modality to enhance critical thinking dispositions among Chinese nursing students in a community health nursing course. It also aimed to explore students' perceptions and experiences of the Photovoice learning activity.

Methods: An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was employed, consisting of a two-group quasi-experimental quantitative phase followed by a qualitative phase using phenomenological method.

Research Hotspots and Trends in Workplace Violence Among Healthcare Professionals: A Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis Based on Web of Science.

Background: Workplace violence is a significant issue in healthcare settings, affecting the physical and psychological health of healthcare professionals and compromising patient care quality. Despite growing concerns, a comprehensive understanding of the research landscape remains limited.

Objective: This study aims to analyze the research hotspots and trends in workplace violence among healthcare professionals through bibliometric and visualization analysis, providing insights into the current state of research and identifying future directions.

The mediating effect of work engagement on the relationship between professional calling and turnover intention among Chinese nurses: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Nurse turnover is a global public health challenge, particularly in China due to high work intensity and personnel shortages. Effective nursing management and well-being strategies can reduce turnover intentions by improving job satisfaction and work environments. However, empirical evidence on how professional calling influences nurse turnover intentions in China is lacking.

Construction of a predictive model for type 2 diabetes mellitus with coexisting hypertension: A cross-sectional study.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension often coexist, raising the risk of cardiovascular events, renal disease, and mortality. Early identification of high-risk patients with T2DM and concurrent HTN is vital for personalized care. This study aims to construct and validate a predictive model for hypertension in T2DM patients to aid early intervention and tailored treatment.

Association Between Social Capital and Anxiety Among Older Adults in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: Social capital is one key determinant of older adults' mental health, yet its link with various demographic variables and anxiety among older adults in China remains underreported. This study investigated whether there is an interactive effect of social capital and demographic factors on anxiety among Chinese older adults.

Methods: A sample of 5115 Chinese older adults (≥60 years old) was extracted from cross-sectional survey data in the 2018 Chinese Longitudinal Health and Longevity Study (CLHLS).

Establishment and validation of a prediction model for compassion fatigue in nursing students.

Background: Compassion fatigue is a common issue nursing students face during clinical internships. Prolonged exposure to patients' suffering and trauma can lead to emotional exhaustion and psychological stress. Compared to formal healthcare workers, nursing students have less professional experience and weaker emotional regulation abilities, making them more vulnerable to secondary trauma and other negative emotions, which exacerbates compassion fatigue.

Interventions for Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Secondary Traumatic Stress in Nurses: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

This study uses network meta-analysis to evaluate the relative effectiveness of different interventions (behavioral, psychological, and comprehensive) in alleviating compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress, as well as in improving compassion satisfaction among nurses, aiming to provide evidence-based insights for enhancing nurses' mental health and care quality. Compassion fatigue in nurses negatively affects their mental health, patient care quality, and healthcare efficiency. Various interventions (psychological, behavioral, and integrated) target this issue, but evidence on their effectiveness is inconclusive.

Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of Nurses' Compassion Fatigue: A Meta-Integrative Qualitative Synthesis.

Aims: The study aims to conduct a thematic synthesis approach of existing qualitative research to synthesise the real experiences of nurses dealing with compassion fatigue. This integration seeks to provide a comprehensive overview, identify common themes, and offer theoretical support for developing effective intervention strategies to mitigate compassion fatigue in healthcare settings.

Design: A thematic synthesis approach was utilised, synthesising qualitative studies on nurses' experiences of compassion fatigue.

Prospects for the diagnosis and treatment of sarcopenia in the Philippines.

Over the past decade, the elderly Filipino population has significantly increased, rising from 4.6 million seniors, which was approximately 6% of the total population in 2000, to 6.5 million, or around 6.

Factors Associated with Management of Workplace Violence Competence Among Chinese Nursing Interns.

Purpose: The cases of workplace violence (WPV) experienced by nurses and nursing students in recent years has become alarming high. However, managing and developing WPV competence among nursing students remain underreported. Therefore, this study investigated the current status of management of workplace violence competence (MWVC) and identify associated factors affecting their MWVC among nursing interns.

Current status and associated factors of digital literacy among academic nurse educators: a cross-sectional study.

Background: In the backdrop of the ongoing global digital revolution in education, the digital literacy of teachers stands out as a pivotal determinant within the educational milieu. This study aims to explore the current status and associated factors of digital literacy among academic nurse educators.

Methods: A cross-sectional design study utilizing an online questionnaire platform (Wenjuanxing) to collect data from August to October 2023.

Evaluation of the performance of nursing students taught using online and offline learning models in emergency and critical care nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aim: The study investigated the outcomes of employing this hybrid method among nursing students engaged in emergency and critical care curricula during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A retrospective study examined nursing students enrolled in the nursing program in China between January 2019 and January 2021. Students were divided into two groups: a study group that engaged in hybrid learning and a control group that participated in traditional classroom learning.

Improving Willingness to Care and Training Needs for PLWHA from the Perspective of Student Nurses in China: A Qualitative Study.

People living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) deserve equitable and high-quality care. Current HIV and AIDS nursing education may not adequately prepare student nurses for the complexities of caring for PLWHA, and the perspectives of student nurses have not been sufficiently revealed in nursing education research. This study aimed to explore the viewpoints of student nurses with AIDS care experience on methods to improve their care willingness for PLWHA and to identify their educational and training needs.

Advances in the application of traditional Chinese medicine during the COVID-19 recovery period: A review.

Since the emergence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, significant advancements has been made in research, from limited knowledge about the disease to the development of a vaccine. Although the severity of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) appears to be decreasing and the threat of COVID-19 is waning, there have been widespread concerns about persistent symptoms or sequelae experienced by some patients even after recovering from COVID-19. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has shown favorable treatment outcomes during the onset of COVID-19, and extensive studies have been carried out to explore the efficacy of TCM interventions during the COVID-19 recovery period.

Effects of the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Work Readiness of Undergraduate Nursing Students in China: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Background: Newly graduated nurses with strong work readiness are more likely to smoothly transition from school to clinical settings. However, even before the pandemic, this transition from nursing graduate to clinical nurse was often challenging. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of the initial wave of COVID-19 on the work readiness of nursing students.

The effect of emotion regulation on empathic ability in Chinese nursing students: The parallel mediating role of emotional intelligence and self-consistency congruence.

Aim: This study aims to explore the influence of emotion regulation on empathic ability among undergraduate nursing students, as well as the mediating role of emotional intelligence and self-consistency congruence.

Design: A cross-sectional study was employed to examine the relationship between the emotion regulation and empathic ability in Chinese nursing students.

Methods: A total of 761 undergraduate nursing students were surveyed using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (Chinese version), the Gross Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Wang and Law's Emotional Intelligence Scale and the Self-Harmony Scale.

Effect of Teach-back and Douyin platform short video health education in women receiving infertility treatment.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of intervention by Teach-back and Douyin platform short video health education on stigma, reproductive quality of life, family intimacy and family adaptability in women receiving infertility treatment.

Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental study. The intervention period is 6 weeks, and the study was implemented between January 2022 and August 2022.

Loneliness and depression among community-dwelling older adults in China during the COVID-19 epidemic: The mediating role of social support.

The psychological condition of community-dwelling older adults is a global concern under coronavirus disease 2019. Loneliness is the key risk factor for depression among community-dwelling older adults. This study aims to explore the role of social support as a mediating factor in the relationship between depression and loneliness among community-dwelling older adults.

Development and Validation of the Missed Nursing Care Tool for Pre-Operative Patients with Lung Cancer in China.

Introduction: Current research suggests that missed nursing care is widespread in preoperative lung cancer patients in China, and preoperative airway management nursing care for lung cancer patients is not standardized. Missed nursing care for preoperative lung cancer patients, on the other hand, is rarely investigated, particularly from the patient's perspective. This study aimed to develop and validate the MISSCARE Survey for pre-operative patients with lung cancer in China.

Congruence of Effective Leadership Values between Nurse Leaders and Staff Nurses in a Multicultural Medical City in Saudi Arabia: A Sequential Mixed-Methods Study.

Unlabelled: This study explores the perceived congruence of effective values of nursing leadership between the nurse leaders and the staff nurses in a multicultural tertiary hospital.

Methods: This is a descriptive sequential mixed-methods study conducted in a multicultural medical city in Saudi Arabia. Purposive sampling was used in the qualitative phase, while stratified sampling was used for the quantitative part.

Student nurses' perceptions and experiences in caring for people living with HIV/AIDS: a qualitative study.

Background: Caring for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) requires clinical experience and quality care delivery skills. This study aimed to explore the perceptions and experiences of nursing students in caring for PLWHAs.

Methods: This qualitative descriptive study interviewed 18 student nurses who had cared for PLWHAs from 14 tertiary hospitals across 7 provinces in China through semi-structured telephone interviews.

Current Status and Associated Factors of Health Information Literacy Among the Community Elderly in Central China in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: COVID-19 posed a threat to the public's physical and mental health, and under outbreak control, the opportunities to go outside of the elderly have been reduced and making it more difficult to access health information and detrimental to their health management. This study aims to assess the current status of health information literacy (HIL) among older adults in the community in the context of COVID-19 and to identify its associated factors.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from April to July, 2021, for which 617 community elderly members were recruited in Chenzhou, China.