{"title":"Commentary: Factors affecting the oral health of patients in intensive care units: a prospective observational study.","authors":"Teresa Dionísio Mestre","doi":"10.1177/17449871241283033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241283033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":"29 6","pages":"496-497"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539157/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607021","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":"Factors affecting the oral health of patients in intensive care units: a prospective observational study.","authors":"Muhammed Ali Çiftçi, Dilek Efe Arslan","doi":"10.1177/17449871241262114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241262114","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In the intensive care unit (ICU), oral flora changes and bacterial growth starts, negatively affecting oral health.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the status of the oral mucus membranes of patients in ICUs and the factors affecting oral health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive and correlation design was used. The study included 151 patients in ICUs for five consecutive days. The assessments were performed using the Patient Form, Eilers Oral Health Assessment Scores and the Oral Health Assessment Chart.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Decayed teeth, magnesium levels and Glasgow coma scale were found to be effective in the first day oral health change of ICU patients and explained 22% of the oral health change, respectively. Age, decayed teeth, number of drugs used and Glasgow coma scale were found to be effective in the change in oral health of ICU patients on the fifth day and explained 35% of the change in oral health.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Oral mucus membranes should be assessed closely and systematically in all critically ill patients who are of advanced age and are receiving a small number of medications, with a history of hyperglycaemia, high BUN, low albumin, hypocalcaemia, low Glasgow Coma Scale and decayed teeth.</p>","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":"29 6","pages":"483-495"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539163/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604320","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}
Bridie Kent, Parveen Ali, Barbara Farquharson, Ruth Harris, Bridget Johnston, Daniel Kelly, Hugh Mckenna, Ann McMahon, Rachel M Taylor, Michael Traynor
{"title":"'Hidden' work and lost opportunities: nursing research and impact case studies submitted to REF2021.","authors":"Bridie Kent, Parveen Ali, Barbara Farquharson, Ruth Harris, Bridget Johnston, Daniel Kelly, Hugh Mckenna, Ann McMahon, Rachel M Taylor, Michael Traynor","doi":"10.1177/17449871241261971","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241261971","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>(1) Identify and characterise the nursing contribution to impact case studies submitted to Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 across all Units of Assessment and compare this to those submitted to REF 2014; (2) Identify and characterise those impact case studies of relevance to nursing that did not include a nurse in the research team; (3) Compare the characteristics of impact case studies identified in Aim 2 with those that did include a nurse in the research team.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Desk-based analysis of REF2021 published data.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched the REF2021 impact database with the term nurs* then sorted case studies into categories representing the involvement of nurses on the research team. We developed variables with which to examine the impact case studies (ICSs) and make comparisons.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One-fifth of ICSs involving a nurse researcher do not contribute to a visible body of 'nursing research' and is 'hidden' in other disciplines; research teams persistently fail to involve nurse researchers when researching topics of clear relevance to nurses and nursing.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings provide insight into two topics of importance for nursing research: reputation, and failure to benefit from transdisciplinarity.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>Benefit to nurse researchers from involvement in transdisciplinary research is still limited; some nursing research remains hidden.</p>","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":"29 6","pages":"469-480"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539177/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604618","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":"Commentary: The effect of virtual reality distraction on haemodialysis patients' pain and anxiety during arteriovenous fistula puncture: a randomised controlled trial.","authors":"Nicola Anderson","doi":"10.1177/17449871241273890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241273890","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":"29 6","pages":"435-437"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539172/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607940","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":"Commentary: When control becomes a matter of life: a phenomenological exploration of intestinal failure patients' lived experience receiving assistance from home care nurses in home parenteral nutrition management.","authors":"Tan Woei Ling","doi":"10.1177/17449871241257894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241257894","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":"29 6","pages":"450-451"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539182/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607941","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":"The effect of a self-management programme on blood pressure levels among people with hypertension: a randomised controlled trial.","authors":"Rapin Polsook, Yupin Aungsuroch","doi":"10.1177/17449871241261668","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241261668","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hypertension (HT) progression and complications depend on blood pressure levels. Managing blood pressure can reduce complications, increase well-being and improve quality of life.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The study examined how an app-based self-management programme affected HT patients' blood pressure.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Police General Hospital in Thailand employed a randomised controlled trial design between June 2022 and June 2023. Forty-eight people were randomly split into two groups using permuted blocks: the control group (<i>n</i> = 24) and the experimental group (<i>n</i> = 24). The experimental group monitored their blood pressure for 4 weeks using a combination of apps and the phone, whereas the control group received standard care. The information was gathered by measuring blood pressure. Descriptive statistics and <i>t</i>-tests for independence were employed to analyse the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The independent <i>t</i>-test results revealed a statistically significant reduction in the systolic blood pressure levels of the experimental group after the intervention (<i>t</i> = 2.945, df = 46, <i>p</i> = 0.005). However, no significant decrease was observed in the diastolic blood pressure levels of the experimental group after the intervention (<i>t</i> = 0.877, df = 46, <i>p</i> = 0.385).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study provides evidence for the effectiveness of a self-management programme utilising a mobile application in reducing blood pressure levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":"29 6","pages":"452-466"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539138/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142605079","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":"Editorial: Celebrating nursing.","authors":"Ann McMahon","doi":"10.1177/17449871241263208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241263208","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":"29 4-5","pages":"283-284"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11403985/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298543","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":"Commentary: Effectiveness of a nurse-led mHealth approach in preventing obesity in adolescents: an intervention study.","authors":"Toni McIntosh","doi":"10.1177/17449871241254365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241254365","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":"29 4-5","pages":"364-365"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11403982/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298538","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":"The effects of mindfulness-based techniques on self-rumination, cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression among patients with major depression: a nursing perspective.","authors":"Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Ayman Mohamed El-Ashry, Marwa Abd El-Gawad Mousa","doi":"10.1177/17449871241252011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241252011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) often struggle with adaptive strategies like self-reflection and cognitive reappraisal, relying instead on maladaptive ones like self-rumination and emotional suppression. Mindfulness-based techniques (MBTs) have been identified as a promising complementary psychological intervention for this population.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To evaluate the effects of MBTs on mindful attention awareness, self-rumination, self-reflection, cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression in patients with MDD between patients who receive MBTs and those who do not.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This quasi-experimental research was carried out at the Psychiatric Outpatient Clinics. A representative sample of 120 patients with MDD were randomly recruited to either a study group (<i>n</i> = 60) or a control group (<i>n</i> = 60). The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), The Rumination-Reflection Questionnaire (RRQ) and The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) were utilised to collect data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After participation in MBTs, the study group had significantly greater improvements in the mean scores of MAAS, RRQ, Cognitive Reappraisal and Expressive Suppression compared to the control group (<i>p</i> < 0.001 each).</p><p><strong>Recommendations: </strong>The study recommends developing and implementing training programmes for nurses to equip them with the skills and knowledge to effectively deliver MBTs as part of patient care. Conducting longitudinal studies is necessary to assess the sustainability of these improvements.</p>","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":"29 4-5","pages":"366-385"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11403989/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298546","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":"Commentary: Understanding how nurses can effectively utilise social media for increasing public involvement, recruitment and impact dissemination of Clinical Research Trials.","authors":"Julia Grahamslaw, Amy McLaren","doi":"10.1177/17449871241259166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241259166","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47172,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Research in Nursing","volume":"29 4-5","pages":"332-333"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11403988/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298542","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}