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{"title":"Exploring the experiences of family caregivers of older adults with schizophrenia in Southwest Nigeria","authors":"Osuolale John Makanjuola,&nbsp;Winnie Baphumelele Ngcobo","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2025.100891","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2025.100891","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Caring for older Adults diagnosed with schizophrenia is emotionally and physically demanding, frequently affecting the overall well-being of caregivers.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>This study aimed to describe the caregiving experiences and support mechanisms accessible to family caregivers of older adults with schizophrenia.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study used a descriptive qualitative design. Face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 family caregivers of older adults with schizophrenia. The data were analysed using thematic analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Six themes were identified in this study. Caregiving Challenges: Caregivers faced difficulties in ensuring medication adherence and monitoring the health conditions of care recipients. Psychological and Emotional Impact: The responsibilities associated with caregiving result in emotional distress, frustration, and intermittent resilience. Social Isolation: A decline in social interactions and feelings of isolation were prevalent because of the demanding nature of caregiving tasks. Financial Strain and Physical Health Effects: Caregivers reported experiencing financial hardships and negative implications for their physical health, such as disruptions in sleep patterns. Caregiving Satisfaction: Despite the inherent challenges, caregivers expressed a sense of fulfilment when observing improvements in the health status of their older loved ones with schizophrenia.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Caregiving for elderly individuals with schizophrenia entails considerable emotional, financial, and social challenges, with a pressing need for more comprehensive support systems, such as healthcare services, training, and financial assistance, to mitigate these burdens. Training programmes on manageing patient behaviour and medication adherence should be intensified to empower caregivers and improve patient outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"23 ","pages":"Article 100891"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nurse educators’ competence and use of digital education technology at selected nursing education institutions in Nigeria","authors":"Isaiah Dada Owoeye,&nbsp;Jennifer-Anne Chipps,&nbsp;Felicity Daniels","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2025.100870","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2025.100870","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The use of digital education technology has permeated educational settings and its use has become compelling for educators in nurse training. The competence of educators is however paramount for the appropriate use of the technology in the teaching and learning process.</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>The study aimed to explore the pedagogical competence and use of digital education technology among nurse educators in Nigerian nursing education institutions.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Qualitative methods were followed and in-depth interviews using one broad question and probing questions. Twelve nurse educators were purposively sampled across five nursing education institutions. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and imported into Atlas.ti version 23 software for data analysis. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the University of the Western Cape.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>Most participants were female. Participants’ average age was approximately 41 years and their experience approximately 11 years. The data generated seven themes and twenty two categories related to pedagogical, digital and ethical competence as follows: Characteristics, qualities, and or roles of nurse educators; student roles and responsibilities in the learning process; educators’ understanding, philosophy, use and experience, and learning needs related to digital education technology; use of digital education technology in clinical education and administration in the current and future digital era; digital education technology utility; educators and students’ competence and use of digital education technology; and promotors and inhibitors of ethical competence.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Students and educators used digital education technology in the teaching and learning process, but educators are lagging with an urgent need for digital literacy, provision of devices, and skills to address ethical issues for users in education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"23 ","pages":"Article 100870"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144614555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Corrigendum to ‘Factors affecting HIV disclosure among partners in Morogoro, Tanzania’ [International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Volume 10, (2019) 49-54]","authors":"David Hallberg, T. Kimario, Christina C Mtuya, M. Msuya, Gunilla Björling","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100704","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100704","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"92 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140792513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors that influence the quality of work life in nursing departments: A management perspective","authors":"Cornelle Young, J. Roos","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100672","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"38 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139828068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tracer study to assess the employability of graduates and quality of a nursing program: A descriptive cross-sectional survey","authors":"V. Dzomeku, Abigail Kusi Amponsah, E. Boateng, John Antwi, Philemon Adoliwine Amooba, Puoza Deo Gracious, J. Armah, V. Bam","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100673","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"91 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139822199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Roles, perceptions, and context of nursing student clinical facilitation in sub-Saharan Africa: An integrative review","authors":"Andrew Mclellan, Shan Mohammed, Edith Tarimo, Augustine Ndaiman, Margaret Phiri, Edith Hillanm","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100671","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"32 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139887342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Future-proofing nursing scholarship and nursing education: A critical analysis of nurse educator preparation for higher education","authors":"Judith C. Bruce ,&nbsp;Deliwe R. Phetlhu","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100797","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100797","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Nurse educators play a crucial role in developing the next generation of nurses as clinical practitioners and scholars who will take up various positions in the health system and the profession. Appropriate educational preparation and ongoing professional advancement of nurse educators is vital for producing nursing professionals capable of meeting 21st century health ideals such as universal health coverage.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The aim is to critically analyse the new system for nurse educator preparation in the context of higher education in South Africa. The purpose of the analysis is to systematically examine and evaluate the rationality and applicability of the provisions and standards for preparing nurse educators for their future roles.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>We conducted a desktop document review of applicable policies, regulations, reports and texts, and a document analysis to uncover and describe underlying meaning conveyed by the content, context and commentary.</div></div><div><h3>Main findings</h3><div>This analysis revealed programme deficiencies in preparing nurse educators for research and scholarship and a future nurse educator workforce equipped to teach mainly in undergraduate programmes. Pedagogical standards were found to be internationally comparable despite variations in the levels of academic qualification and the routes to qualifying as a nurse educator.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Future-proofing nursing scholarship requires a shift in the current thinking about nurse educator preparation for higher education practice and the nursing scholar discourse. The development of nursing scholars in both clinical and academic settings is key.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100797"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142572918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Short-term Side Effects Raises Following Covid-19 Vaccination Among Healthcare Workers","authors":"Sahar Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim ,&nbsp;Montaha Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed ,&nbsp;Esraa Mohammed Alhussin ,&nbsp;Amel Ahmed Hassan ,&nbsp;Nourah I. Alsomali ,&nbsp;Manar Mohammed Mallawi ,&nbsp;Ahmad R. Al-Qudimat","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100749","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100749","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Vaccination against COVID-19 diminishes the risk of infection and provides robust protection against severe illnesses and death when coupled with existing preventive measures. Despite comprehensive research, there are still complaints of short-term side effects of COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers. This study aims to specifically identify the short-term side effects that manifest after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.</p></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><p>A descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based study included 100 Healthcare Workers (HCWs) at Soba University Hospital from April to May 2022, focusing on Short-Term Side Effects following Covid-19 Vaccination. Data were collected using a structured interview questionnaire distributed via Google Docs and Microsoft Teams. The survey was sent to healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, and others, through email and WhatsApp. Chi-square, <em>t</em>-test, and logistic regression analyses were employed to assess the determinants and associations between side effects after COVID-19 vaccination and other variables using STATA version 17 software.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Among the 100 participants, nearly half (42 %) were in the age group of 20 to 30 years, and over two-thirds (61 %) of the participants were female, with 31 % being registered nurses. The majority, 91 %, received the AstraZeneca vaccine. This current study revealed a statistically significant relationship between the onset of symptoms and the type of vaccine (AstraZeneca) with a p-value of 0.001. Additionally, a statistically significant relationship was observed between muscular pain, fever, itching as side effects, and AstraZeneca, with p-values less than 0.05. Logistic regression indicated that male nurses between 31–40 years were almost 61 % less likely to report side effects.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The study concluded that most of those who took the vaccination of COVID-19 experienced short-term side effects including chills, fever, muscle pain, and headache after receiving the vaccine after each dose but they did not develop diarrhea.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"20 ","pages":"Article 100749"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139124000945/pdfft?md5=e9461f751ec8b41a39e0e9350882f821&pid=1-s2.0-S2214139124000945-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142151871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examining lecturers’ questions and level of reflection during post-simulation debriefing in Malawi: A qualitative study","authors":"Charity Kabondo ,&nbsp;Ursula Kafulafula ,&nbsp;Lily Kumbani ,&nbsp;Christina Furskog-Risa ,&nbsp;Ingrid Tjoflåt","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100771","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100771","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Simulation-based education has recently been promoted among midwifery students in Malawi. Reflective debriefing is essential for a successful educative simulation. It is therefore crucial to explore debriefing practice, particularly when simulation-based education is novel. Therefore, the study aimed to explore practice of debriefing with focus on level of reflection in questions posed by lecturers and responses from midwifery students when learning postpartum haemorrhage.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The study applied qualitative exploratory design. During debriefing of a simulation session on postpartum hemorrhage management, data were collected through audio recordings. Seven midwifery lecturers and 107 midwifery students from midwifery education program in Malawi participated in the study. Using Gibbs’s reflective cycle, data from the lecturers’ questions and midwifery students’ responses were analysed by rating stages of reflection. The reporting of the results follows Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Most of lecturers’ questions and midwifery students’ responses were evaluative, 46% and 47%, respectively. The fewest questions and responses were conclusive, 4% and 2% respectively. Only 12% of the lecturers’ questions were analytic, while 16% of students’ responses were rated as analytic.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The results revealed that debriefing provides a forum for students to reflect on their simulated experience. Though, more evaluative questions and responses were elicited from lecturers and students, respectively, than the rest of the stages in Gibbs’s reflective cycle. If debriefing in simulation-based education is going to pave the way for student reflection in Malawi, it is necessary to enhance debriefing practices through further training.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100771"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214139124001173/pdfft?md5=8ecab596c1c685e1d74a769f51cfb601&pid=1-s2.0-S2214139124001173-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142129155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Challenges associated with supervision of undergraduate research projects by nurse educators in South Africa","authors":"Xolani L. Mhlongo,&nbsp;Sibusiso M. Zuma","doi":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100798","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100798","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Successful nursing research is determined by the quality of research supervision by nurse educators. This study aimed to explore challenges encountered by educators when implementing research supervision for undergraduate nursing students. A qualitative, exploratory-descriptive research design was employed through semi-structured interviews. Data were collected from twenty-seven participants who were selected purposefully from four nursing campuses located in two provinces. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data in the study. The study found that inadequate nurse educators’ research supervision skills, lack of students’ commitment to research activities, inadequate infrastructure, staff shortage and time constraints were identified as challenges. It is recommended that novice nursing research supervisors should be guided on how to supervise research students and be taught the importance of research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":38091,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 100798"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142660065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}