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Nursing
Adem Sumen, Selma Oncel
Summary: The study aimed to examine the effect of the 'I am Protecting my Child from the Sun' program on parental use of sun protection products and sun avoidance behaviours. The interventions made as part of the program increased the sun protection behaviors of parents, with even higher increase for those who also received short reminder text messages.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, Emily S. Heilbrunn, William A. Calo, Lan Kong, Erik Lehman, Ellie Hogentogler, Abbey Fisher, Nicole Osevala, Catharine I. Paules, Janice Whitaker, Jennifer Urso, Linda Chamberlain, Kim M. Suda, Meghan Stedjan, Laura McNeil
Summary: Nursing homes were unprepared for the pandemic and lacked proper infection control training. This study proposed using Project ECHO to connect experts with nursing home staff to explore effective implementation of infection control guidelines. The results showed that the ECHO model had significant strengths compared to traditional training.
Article
Nursing
Christin Richter, Steffen Fleischer, Henriette Langner, Gabriele Meyer, Katrin Balzer, Sascha Koepke, Andreas Soennichsen, Susanne Loescher, Almuth Berg
Summary: This study conducted a qualitative process evaluation to identify facilitators and barriers of implementing person-centred care (PCC) in German nursing homes. Facilitating factors included broadening the care perspective, developing tolerance within the care team, testing new approaches as a multi-professional team, and perceiving the effects of PCC measures. Barriers included uncertainties about implementation, concerns about human resources, lack of person-centred attitude, and doubts about the effects of PCC. Factors influencing the entire implementation process included involvement of relatives, multi-professional teamwork, and effective collaboration with physicians.
Article
Nursing
David A. Richards, Jess Bollen, Ben Jones, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Claire Hulme, Emma Cockcroft, Heather Cook, Joanne Cooper, Siobhan Creanor, Susanne Cruickshank, Phoebe Dawe, Faye Doris, Heather Iles-Smith, Merryn Kent, Pip Logan, Abby O'Connell, Jakub Onysk, Rosie Owens, Lynne Quinn, Anne Marie Rafferty, Lidia Romanczuk, Anne Marie Russell, Maggie Shepherd, Sally J. Singh, Holly V. R. Sugg, Jo Thompson Coon, Susannah Tooze, Fiona C. Warren, Bethany Whale, Stephen Wootton
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a fundamental nursing care guideline on patients with COVID-19 in hospital. The results showed no overall difference in patient experience between the group using the guideline and the group receiving usual care. However, the guideline may have a positive impact on the experience of non-white British patients. This study is important for the implementation of nursing care guidelines and improving the experience of COVID-19 patients.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Mei-Wei Chang, Lisa K. Militello, Janna D. Stephens
Summary: This study describes the implementation of client videos and train-the-trainer videos by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and evaluates their acceptability. The inclusion of the target audience and family members, easy implementation, and compatibility with daily practice were found to be facilitators for successful implementation. Future lifestyle intervention programs should consider these factors.
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Huiping Sun, Mengxin Xue, Lin Qian, Jingxin Zhou, Junchao Qu, Siqi Ji, Yuan Bu, Yongbing Liu
Summary: The health communication course intervention significantly improved the professionalism and social media competence of nursing students, which was significantly different from the control group, revealing the educational value of the intervention.
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Catherine Henshall, Zoe Davey, Cynthia Srikesavan, Liam Hart, Dan Butcher, Andrea Cipriani
Summary: This study aimed to examine the engagement and acceptability of a web-based resilience training program for nurses and to compare the levels of resilience and psychological well-being between participants who completed the program and those who did not. The results showed that the program was acceptable, engaging, and perceived as useful by the participants, suggesting the need for similar programs to be evaluated in busy healthcare settings.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lizanne E. van den Akker, Margot W. M. de Waal, Paul J. E. M. Geels, Else Poot, Wilco P. Achterberg
Summary: The multidisciplinary approach is effective in recognizing and treating pain in nursing home residents, but translating guidelines into practical strategies remains challenging in nursing homes. Understanding guideline implementation is crucial for improving the quality of care.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ayseguel Ilgaz, Sebahat Gozum
Summary: This study evaluated the effectiveness of an intervention combining Integrative Nursing and Omaha System on the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of older women living with high levels of loneliness. The results showed that the intervention reduced loneliness and improved social support, well-being, and spirituality in the participants.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nicola Heslehurst, Catherine F. McParlin, Falko Sniehotta, Judith Rankin, Elaine McColl, Shahrad Taheri, Steve Zimmerman, George Vousden
Summary: This study examines the impact of an intervention called GLOWING on midwives' implementation of guidelines through a pilot trial. The results suggest that GLOWING successfully improves midwives' self-efficacy, potentially leading to positive effects on guideline implementation.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Shaoyong Xu, Yuxin Jiang, Yuhai Zhang, Wenlei Xu, Hao Zhang, Qiongjie Yan, Ling Gao, Lei Shang
Summary: The study shows that alternate-day fasting is an effective short-term weight loss strategy that is well tolerated by most Chinese participants. It also suggests that the dietary pattern on fasting days is less important, with the focus being on calorie restriction during those days.
Article
Nursing
Nicole Marsh, Emily Larsen, Catherine O'Brien, Hannah Peach, Samantha Keogh, Karen Davies, Gabor Mihala, Barbara Hewer, Catriona Booker, Alexandra L. L. McCarthy, Julie Flynn, Claire M. M. Rickard
Summary: This study aimed to test the feasibility of comparing the efficacy of neutral and negative-pressure needleless connectors among adult patients. The results showed that negative-pressure connectors had a significantly lower failure rate than neutral connectors. Further high-quality research is needed to explore needleless connector design.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Hsiang-Ying Chan, Han-Chao Chang, Tsai-Wei Huang
Summary: This study examined the impact of virtual reality (VR)-based documents (VRdocs) on nursing students' knowledge and attitudes towards chemotherapy. The results showed significant improvements in knowledge and attitudes in the experimental group compared to the control group, with a higher recommendation score for the VRdocs among experimental group students.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Carolina Vargas-Porras, Zayne M. Roa-Diaz, Hernan G. Hernandez-Hincapie, Carme Ferre-Grau, Maria I. de Molina-Fernandez
Summary: This study tested the efficacy of a multimodal nursing intervention based on Mercer's Becoming a Mother Theory, in supporting the process of becoming a mother in first-time mothers. The intervention group showed higher scores in the process of becoming a mother, functional social support, perceived maternal self-efficacy, and mother-infant bond compared to the control group.
RESEARCH IN NURSING & HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yael Rachamin, Thomas Grischott, Stefan Neuner-Jehle
Summary: The study implemented a cluster randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a medication review and communication stimulus between hospital physicians and general practitioners on rehospitalisation of multimorbid older patients. Results showed successful recruitment of hospitals, high intervention dose but limited fidelity, and challenges in patient recruitment and retention.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Claire A. Hawkes, Zoe Fritz, Gavin Deas, Sam H. Ahmedzai, Alison Richardson, David Pitcher, Juliet Spiller, Gavin D. Perkins, J. P. Nolan, Cathryn James, Dushy Surendra Kumar, Bob Ewings, Peter-Marc Fortune, Mick Mercer, Peter Davies
Article
Nursing
Ann Catrine Eldh, Jo Rycroft-Malone, Teatske van der Zijpp, Christel McMullan, Claire Hawkes
WORLDVIEWS ON EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING
(2020)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Karin Eli, Claire A. Hawkes, Cynthia Ochieng, Caroline J. Huxley, Catherine Baldock, Peter-Marc Fortune, Jonathan Fuld, Gavin D. Perkins, Anne-Marie Slowther, Frances Griffiths
Summary: This study identified five types of ReSPECT conversations and analyzed the reasons, prompts, level of detail, and patient engagement in these conversations. The timing of conversations depended on organizational, clinical, and patient/relative prompts. While ReSPECT supports holistic, person-centred, anticipatory decision-making in some situations, there is a gap between its aims and implementation in practice.
Article
Primary Health Care
Caroline J. Huxley, Karin Eli, Claire A. Hawkes, Gavin D. Perkins, Rob George, Frances Griffiths, Anne-Marie Slowther
Summary: GPs conceptualize ReSPECT as an end of life planning document best completed in primary care. The completion of ReSPECT is an emotional process shaped by the understanding of what a 'good death' entails, which may hinder communication and transferability of recommendations across care settings. This difference in understanding between GPs and designers impacts the transferability of ReSPECT recommendations to the hospital setting.
BMC FAMILY PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
H. Albargi, S. Mallett, S. Berhane, S. Booth, C. Hawkes, G. D. Perkins, M. Norton, T. Foster, B. Scholefield
Summary: This study investigated the rates of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) in pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases in England, and found that BCPR was associated with significantly increased rates of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) but not survival-to-hospital-discharge outcomes. Variations in EMS BCPR rates may indicate opportunities for targeted increase in public BCPR education.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Karin Eli, Claire Hawkes, Gavin D. Perkins, Anne-Marie Slowther, Frances Griffiths
Summary: This study aims to understand the reasons behind clinicians' deferral and avoidance of ECTP conversations, and how they rationalize these decisions. The findings suggest that barriers to ECTP conversations are driven by concerns over caring well, timing and time constraints, and the high-turnover ward environment. Overcoming these barriers requires promoting good conversational practices that consider the affordances of hospital time and space.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Claire A. Hawkes, James Griffin, Karin Eli, Frances Griffiths, Anne-Marie Slowther, Zoe Fritz, Martin Underwood, Catherine Baldock, Doug Gould, Richard Lilford, Claire Jacques, Jane Warwick, Gavin D. Perkins
Summary: This study evaluated the early implementation of the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) in UK acute hospitals. It found that ReSPECT accounted for a significant percentage of the shift from stand-alone Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) forms to approaches embedding DNACPR decisions within wider emergency care plans. The study also highlighted the need for improvement in the completion of ReSPECT forms, as well as the variation in ReSPECT use across hospitals.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Claire A. Hawkes, Sophie Staniszewska, Ivo Vlaev, Gavin D. Perkins, Deska Howe, Elyas Khalifa, Yassar Mustafa, Nicholas Parsons, Yin-Ling Lin, Jo Rycroft-Malone
Summary: This study aims to develop and evaluate theoretically informed interventions in collaboration with minority communities in deprived areas of England with the goal of addressing factors contributing to lower bystander intervention rates. The study includes a realist evidence synthesis, intervention development, and a mixed methods implementation evaluation with feasibility assessment. Public involvement is crucial in this study as members of the study team and public advisory group.
RESUSCITATION PLUS
(2023)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Madeleine Benson, Terry P. Brown, Scott Booth, Felix Achana, Christopher M. Smith, Gill Price, Matt Ward, Claire Hawkes, Gavin D. Perkins
Summary: This study investigated the availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools and the number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occurring at or near schools in a specific region of the United Kingdom. The results showed that OHCA in schools were rare, but a significant percentage of OHCA (37.3%) occurred within 300 meters of schools. Approximately 57% of the surveyed schools had an AED, and 13.0% of these AEDs were available 24/7. Economic analysis demonstrated that a school-based AED program could increase the quality-adjusted life years (QALY) of cardiac arrest survivors at a cost-effective rate.
RESUSCITATION PLUS
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Karin Eli, Caroline J. Huxley, Claire A. Hawkes, Gavin D. Perkins, Anne-Marie Slowther, Frances Griffiths
Summary: This study presents an in-depth exploration of six case studies of incomplete ReSPECT conversations. It identifies a mismatch between doctors' priorities and understandings and those of patients and/or their relatives as the reason behind these incomplete conversations.
RESUSCITATION PLUS
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Claire A. Hawkes, Ines Kander, Abraham Contreras, Chen Ji, Terry P. Brown, Scott Booth, A. Niroshan Siriwardena, Rachael T. Fothergill, Julia Williams, Nigel Rees, Estelle Stephenson, Gavin D. Perkins
RESUSCITATION PLUS
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Karin Eli, Claire A. Hawkes, Zoe Fritz, James Griffin, Caroline J. Huxley, Gavin D. Perkins, Anna Wilkinson, Frances Griffiths, Anne-Marie Slowther
Summary: The study found that CPR recommendations were consistently recorded alongside other treatment recommendations on ReSPECT forms, but there was a lack of detailed treatment recommendations and reasons for treatment recommendations. Some forms recorded patient capacity, priorities, and involvement of patients/relatives, but clinicians almost never documented their assessment of potential burdens and benefits of treatments.
RESUSCITATION PLUS
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Andrew S. Lockey, Terry P. Brown, Jason D. Carlyon, Claire A. Hawkes
Summary: The analysis of data from West Yorkshire suggests a significant increase in bystander CPR rates between 2014 and 2018, particularly in areas where 'Restart a Heart' activities were conducted. There was no significant difference in improving bystander CPR rates when comparing PCDs with high and low levels of RSAH and CFR activity.
RESUSCITATION PLUS
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
C. A. Hawkes, T. Brown, U. Noor, J. Carlyon, N. Davidson, J. Soar, G. D. Perkins, M. A. Smyth, A. Lockey
Summary: RSAH is an annual CPR training initiative delivered by UK ambulance services, with a focus on schoolchildren. The study found that events were mainly held in schools with participation from students, and were more common in less densely populated, affluent areas with lower proportions of black residents and higher proportions of white residents.
RESUSCITATION PLUS
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Chen Ji, Terry P. Brown, Scott J. Booth, Claire Hawkes, Jerry P. Nolan, James Mapstone, Rachael T. Fothergill, Robert Spaight, Sarah Black, Gavin D. Perkins
Summary: This study developed and validated risk prediction models for ROSC at hospital handover and survival to hospital discharge for OHCA patients treated by EMS in England. The survival model showed better discrimination and overall accuracy compared to the ROSC model, with calibration showing over- and under-estimation. Factors such as age, gender, witness/bystander CPR, aetiology, and initial rhythm were found to be significant predictors of survival outcomes.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-QUALITY OF CARE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES
(2021)