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Medicine, General & Internal
Junpei Haruna, Yoshiki Masuda, Hiroomi Tatsumi, Tomoko Sonoda
Summary: This study evaluated the accuracy of predicting unplanned ICU readmission using the Nursing Activities Score (NAS) at ICU discharge and compared it to the Accuracy of the prediction made using the Stability and Workload Index for Transfer (SWIFT) score. The study found that NAS was superior to SWIFT in predicting unplanned ICU readmission. Therefore, NAS may be an effective tool for predicting unplanned ICU readmission.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Deepak Kumar Behera, Sanghamitra Mishra
Summary: This study measures the burden of diarrhea in India and analyzes the mortality trend associated with it over the past 30 years. The study identifies the prevailing etiology and risk factors of diarrheal mortality in India. The results show a significant decline in childhood diarrhea, but it still contributes to a large share of the disease's burden. The study highlights the importance of implementing interventions such as safe water consumption, proper sanitation facilities, nutrition intake, breastfeeding, and vaccination to prevent and control diarrhea in India. Evidence-based policies should also be implemented to sustain diarrhea prevention programs.
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Critical Care Medicine
Jeremy M. Kahn, Jonathan G. Yabes, Leigh A. Bukowski, Billie S. Davis
Summary: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to determine the relationship between intensivist-to-patient ratios and mortality among ICU patients. The study found no association between the intensivist-to-patient ratio and mortality, suggesting that high intensivist caseloads may not affect ICU patient mortality.
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
(2023)
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Management
Meng-Juan Jing, Hao Li, Chun-Peng Li, Xiao-Jing Wei, Wei-Quan Lin, Shi-Chao Zhu, Yu-Lin Xu, Li-Ming Li
Summary: This study aims to investigate the association between the working hours, vigilance, and executive function of ICU nurses. The results showed that the response time of vigilance was not significantly affected by working hours or shifts, but lapses significantly increased after 8 and 12 hours of work. In addition, certain aspects of executive function (inhibitory control and working memory) were negatively correlated with work duration. No differences in vigilance and executive function were found between day and night shifts.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Rebecca L. Utz, Echo L. Warner
Summary: Research should focus on understanding the similarities and differences among diverse caregivers to develop supportive policies and programs.
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Critical Care Medicine
Mariya A. Kovaleva, Abigail C. Jones, Christine Cleary Kimpel, Jana L. Lauderdale, Carla M. Sevin, Leanne M. Boehm
Summary: This study aimed to explore patients' and caregivers' perceptions of ICU hospitalization and recovery. The results indicated that patients described their ICU hospitalization as scary, traumatic, and lonely. They expressed a desire for more realistic and detailed prognostication about post-ICU recovery, as well as more physical therapy after discharge. Patients highly valued the mental health component of ICU-RC visits but felt that mental health received insufficient attention in other postdischarge healthcare settings. Their knowledge about post-ICU recovery and connection to a primary care provider varied. The study emphasizes the importance of strengthening ICU-RC components to support patient- and family-centered recovery, and provides recommendations for improving post-ICU care.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Zione Banda, Mirriam Simbota, Chimwemwe Mula
Summary: The study findings reveal that high nursing workload has negative effects on the quality of nursing care, patient safety, and nurses' wellbeing in ICU. Nurses are aware of these effects and there is a need for more ICU nurses to alleviate the workload. Nurse managers and policymakers should also develop strategies to manage nurse workloads and their impact on patient care.
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Behavioral Sciences
Nima Ahmadi, Farzan Sasangohar, Jing Yang, Denny Yu, Valerie Danesh, Steven Klahn, Faisal Masud
Summary: This study used eye movement data to explore the mental workloads of ICU nurses during 12-hour shifts, finding that eye movement metrics were associated with stress levels, with higher mental workload during handoff periods.
Article
Nursing
Angelina Azevedo, Tiago A. Tonietto, Marcio M. Boniatti
Summary: The nursing workload, as assessed by the Nursing Activities Score at the time of discharge from the intensive care unit, was found to be associated with the risk of readmission.
INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anees Ur Rehman, Sohail Ayaz Muhammad, Zermina Tasleem, Alyaa Alsaedi, Mamoona Dar, Muhammad Omer Iqbal, Muhammad Fawad Rasool, Shahid Shah, Ghulam Abbas, Sadia Shakeel, Khezar Hayat
Summary: COPD poses significant humanistic and socioeconomic burdens on patients and caregivers in Malaysia, including management costs, reduced quality of life, productivity loss, and activity impairment. A majority of patients rely on informal caregivers, while caregivers experience social activity limitations due to their caregiving duties.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Management
Arnaud Bruyneel, Julie Maes, Lionel Di Pierdomenico, Jerome Tack, Martin Bogaert, Pol Leclercq, Magali Pirson
Summary: This study aimed to assess the relationship between a general nursing funding scale and an intensive care unit specific nursing workload scale and the cost of nursing staff. The results showed strong correlations between the nursing funding scale and the nursing workload for the entire intensive care unit stay, as well as good correlations between the workload scales and the nursing costs. This suggests that the Nursing Activities Score could be a more accurate measure of nursing workload and should be considered for use in place of the general funding scale in Belgium.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Md Zahid Hasan, Gazi Golam Mehdi, Gatien De Broucker, Sayem Ahmed, Md Wazed Ali, Jorge Martin Del Campo, Dagna Constenla, Bryan Patenaude, Md Jasim Uddin
Summary: This study estimated the cost of illness due to diarrhea in Bangladesh, finding that the average cost per episode for caregivers was $62, with $71 from the societal perspective. Investing in vaccines can help reduce the prevalence of diarrheal diseases and alleviate the public health burden.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Charlotte Romare, Peter Anderberg, Johan Sanmartin Berglund, Lisa Skar
Summary: This study aims to describe the burden of care related to monitoring patient vital signs in an intensive care unit in a Swedish hospital. The results show that documentation of monitoring generates a significant burden of care during intensive care, with no significant difference observed between sexes, but significant differences observed among age groups, diagnose groups, and time of day. Further research is recommended to improve and facilitate monitoring for better patient safety.
INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Xuejun Yin, Qixing Xie, Lieyu Huang, Liming Liu, Elizabeth Armstrong, Miaomiao Zhen, Jingnian Ni, Jing Shi, Jingzhou Tian, Wei Cheng
Summary: The study aimed to investigate burden among family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease in China. Factors such as age, relationship to the patient, disease severity, caregiver's retirement status, income level, and caring time were found to influence the level of burden. Findings indicate the need for potential interventions like social support and caregiver empowerment to reduce burden among family caregivers.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Yaseen Mohammed A. Alrabae, Ahmad E. Aboshaiqah, Regie B. Tumala
Summary: The study aimed to examine the association between workload and patient safety culture among ICU nurses. The results showed that ICU nurses had high positive perceptions in various PSC subscales but considered the overall grade on patient safety as poor. There was a significant negative association between overall workload and PSC perceptions of ICU nurses, highlighting the importance of addressing workload issues to enhance patient safety in clinical practice.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Marta Delsoglio, Yves Marc Dupertuis, Taku Oshima, Mart van der Plas, Claude Pichard
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2020)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Kazuhiro Minami, Masayasu Horibe, Masamitsu Sanui, Mitsuhito Sasaki, Eisuke Iwasaki, Hirotaka Sawano, Takashi Goto, Tsukasa Ikeura, Tsuyoshi Takeda, Takuya Oda, Hideto Yasuda, Yuki Ogura, Dai Miyazaki, Katsuya Kitamura, Nobutaka Chiba, Tetsu Ozaki, Takahiro Yamashita, Toshitaka Koinuma, Taku Oshima, Tomonori Yamamoto, Morihisa Hirota, Natsuko Tokuhira, Yoshinori Azumi, Keiji Nagata, Kazunori Takeda, Tomoki Furuya, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Toshihiko Mayumi, Takanori Kanai
JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY
(2020)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Taku Oshima, Marta Delsoglio, Yves M. Dupertuis, Pierre Singer, Elisabeth De Waele, Cecilia Veraar, Claudia-Paula Heidegger, Jan Wernermann, Paul E. Wischmeyer, Mette M. Berger, Claude Pichard
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2020)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Hideto Yasuda, Masayasu Horibe, Masamitsu Sanui, Mitsuhito Sasaki, Naoya Suzuki, Hirotaka Sawano, Takashi Goto, Tsukasa Ikeura, Tsuyoshi Takeda, Takuya Oda, Yuki Ogura, Dai Miyazaki, Katsuya Kitamura, Nobutaka Chiba, Tetsu Ozaki, Takahiro Yamashita, Toshitaka Koinuma, Taku Oshima, Tomonori Yamamoto, Morihisa Hirota, Mizuki Sato, Kyohei Miyamoto, Tetsuya Mine, Takuyo Misumi, Yuki Takeda, Eisuke Iwasaki, Takanori Kanai, Toshihiko Mayumi
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Itsuka Arakawa, Samir Abou-Ayash, Laurence Genton, Kazuhiro Tsuga, Claudio Rodrigues Leles, Martin Schimmel
JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Nozomi Takahashi, Ryuzo Abe, Noriyuki Hattori, Yosuke Matsumura, Taku Oshima, Toshibumi Taniguchi, Hidetoshi Igari, Taka-aki Nakada
JOURNAL OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS
(2020)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Ikue Nakashima, Masayasu Horibe, Masamitsu Sanui, Mitsuhito Sasaki, Hirotaka Sawano, Takashi Goto, Tsukasa Ikeura, Tsuyoshi Takeda, Takuya Oda, Hideto Yasuda, Yuki Ogura, Dai Miyazaki, Katsuya Kitamura, Nobutaka Chiba, Tetsu Ozaki, Takahiro Yamashita, Toshitaka Koinuma, Taku Oshima, Tomonori Yamamoto, Morihisa Hirota, Takashi Moriya, Kunihiro Shirai, Junko Izai, Kazunori Takeda, Motohiro Sekino, Eisuke Iwasaki, Takanori Kanai, Toshihiko Mayumi
Summary: The study found that early enteral nutrition within 24 hours may not provide additional benefits compared to EN started between 24 and 48 hours in patients with severe acute pancreatitis. However, initiating EN more than 48 hours after diagnosis was associated with significantly higher hospital mortality compared to EN starting within the first 48 hours.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Laurence Genton, Menno Pruijm, Daniel Teta, Isabelle Bassi, Patrice D. Cani, Nadia Gaia, Francois R. Herrmann, Nicola Marangon, Julie Mareschal, Giulio G. Muccioli, Catherine Stoermann, Francesco Suriano, Arlene Wurzner-Ghajarzadeh, Vladimir Lazarevic, Jacques Schrenzel
Summary: This multicentre study evaluated the effects of glycine and BCAAs on gut barrier and microbiota in haemodialysis patients. The results showed no impact on serum levels of cytokines, appetite mediators, intestinal permeability, endocannabinoids, or faecal IgA. Overall, faecal microbiota composition and diversity did not change with glycine or BCAA supplementation, but there was a decrease in the abundance of L. paracasei and B. dentium.
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Laurence Genton, Daniel Teta, Menno Pruijm, Catherine Stoermann, Nicola Marangon, Julie Mareschal, Isabelle Bassi, Arelene Wurzner-Ghajarzadeh, Vladimir Lazarevic, Luc Cynober, Patrice D. Cani, Francois R. Herrmann, Jacques Schrenzel
Summary: The study found that the intake of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) and glycine did not have a significant impact on the nutritional status and body weight of patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis. However, glycine was shown to improve the fat-free mass index in hemodialysis patients, while BCAAs did not have this effect.
JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Midori Ohta, Yoshiki Imamura, Najla Chebib, Regina Maria Schulte-Eickhoff, Sandrine Allain, Laurence Genton, Philippe Mojon, Christophe Graf, Takayuki Ueda, Frauke Muller
Summary: The association between oral function and nutritional state is more obvious in nutritional risk scores than in the malnutrition diagnosis by GLIM in this sample. The NiOF score, as an interval variable, showed correlations with number of teeth, as well as nutritional risk evaluated by the MNA-SF and NRS scores. Additionally, NiOF scores were higher among denture wearers.
Review
Oncology
Julie Mareschal, Alexandra Hemmer, Jonathan Douissard, Yves Marc Dupertuis, Tinh-Hai Collet, Thibaud Koessler, Christian Toso, Frederic Ris, Laurence Genton
Summary: Gastrointestinal cancer surgery is the primary treatment for gastrointestinal cancers. Prehabilitation before surgery aims to optimize the patient's condition and improve postoperative recovery. This review summarizes the latest evidence of preoperative prehabilitation on postoperative outcomes and discusses potential therapeutic targets. Preoperative interventions combining nutrition and physical activity show improvements in physical performance and quality of life in patients with esophagogastric and colorectal cancers, but no benefits in postoperative complications and mortality. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and identify patients who will benefit from prehabilitation.
Meeting Abstract
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Masayasu Horibe, Eisuke Iwasaki, Yoshihisa Tsuji, Masamitsu Sanui, Toshihiko Mayumi, Takaaki Eguchi, Takashi Goto, Atsuto Kayashima, Tsukasa Ikeura, Katsuya Kitamura, Satoshi Yamamoto, Ken Emoto, Ryohei Kishino, Takuya Yokota, Taku Oshima, Yoshifumi Takeyama, Kazuichi Okazaki, Takanori Kanai
Correction
Nutrition & Dietetics
Taku Oshima, Yves Marc Dupertuis, Marta Delsoglio, Severine Graf, Claudia-Paula Heidegger, Claude Pichard
CLINICAL NUTRITION ESPEN
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Ryota Kuroiwa, Yoshihisa Tateishi, Taku Oshima, Takeshi Inagaki, Seiichiro Furukawa, Ryo Takemura, Yohei Kawasaki, Astushi Murata
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill patients. The results showed a significantly lower incidence of VAP in the MI-E group compared to the traditional chest physical therapy group, suggesting that MI-E may help reduce the occurrence of VAP in critically ill patients.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Takashi Shimazui, Taka-aki Nakada, Keith R. Walley, Taku Oshima, Toshikazu Abe, Hiroshi Ogura, Atsushi Shiraishi, Shigeki Kushimoto, Daizoh Saitoh, Seitaro Fujishima, Toshihiko Mayumi, Yasukazu Shiino, Takehiko Tarui, Toru Hifumi, Yasuhiro Otomo, Kohji Okamoto, Yutaka Umemura, Joji Kotani, Yuichiro Sakamoto, Junichi Sasaki, Shin-ichiro Shiraishi, Kiyotsugu Takuma, Ryosuke Tsuruta, Akiyoshi Hagiwara, Kazuma Yamakawa, Tomohiko Masuno, Naoshi Takeyama, Norio Yamashita, Hiroto Ikeda, Masashi Ueyama, Satoshi Fujimi, Satoshi Gando
Article
Nursing
Bettina Voelzer, Monira El Genedy-Kalyoncu, Alexandra Fastner, Tsenka Tomova-Simitchieva, Konrad Neumann, Kathrin Hillmann, Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, Elisabeth Hahnel, Janna Sill, Katrin Balzer, Jan Kottner
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the effects of implementing a skincare and prevention package on older nursing home residents. The results indicate that tailored and evidence-based nursing routines can improve skin health and safety in residential long-term care, but there was no significant impact on the skin barrier function.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Review
Nursing
Han Fu, Dongjiang Hou, Ran Xu, Qian You, Hang Li, Qing Yang, Hao Wang, Jing Gao, Dingxi Bai
Summary: This study systematically reviewed published studies on risk prediction models for DVT in patients with acute stroke and found a high risk of bias. Future studies should focus on developing new models with larger samples, rigorous study designs, and multicenter external validation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Article
Nursing
Laura Peutere, Jaana Pentti, Annina Ropponen, Mika Kivimaki, Mikko Harmae, Oxana Krutova, Jenni Ervasti, Aki Koskinen, Marianna Virtanen
Summary: Nurse understaffing and limited nursing work experience are associated with patient mortality during hospital stays, especially among patients with comorbidities. The use of administrative data to monitor and improve nurses' working conditions is crucial for reducing in-hospital mortality.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Review
Nursing
Yuanyuan Zhang, Lining Wang, Wenbi Wu, Shi Zhang, Min Zhang, Wenjing She, Qianqian Cheng, Nana Chen, Pengxia Fan, Yuxin Du, Haiyan Song, Xianyu Hu, Jiajie Zhang, Caiyan Ding
Summary: This meta-analysis identifies comorbid factors and behavioral factors that are significantly associated with inadequate bowel preparation in older adults undergoing colonoscopy.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Article
Nursing
Long Huang, Bing-yue Zhao, Xiao-ting Li, Shui-xiu Huang, Ting-ting Chen, Xiao Cheng, Si-jia Li, Hao Li, Rong -fang Hu
Summary: This study investigated the impact of a family-focused online parenting support intervention on parents' well-being and preterm infants' outcomes. The intervention showed significant improvements in parents' sense of competence, caregiving ability, depression, and social support. However, there were no significant differences in preterm infants' weight and length, or in family functioning.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
