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{"title":"Workplace violence, psychopathological symptoms, and deviant workplace behavior among nursing interns in China: a network analysis.","authors":"Simeng Dong, Xinshu Shen, Tong Zhao, Rui Zeng, Min Chen","doi":"10.1186/s12912-025-02771-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12912-025-02771-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Workplace violence in healthcare has become a global concern, and nursing interns are not immune to it in clinical settings. It is critical to understand the impact of workplace violence on the psychological and work status of nursing interns.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between April and May 2024, a total of 2213 nursing interns from 12 hospitals in China participated in the study. Data were collected with questionnaires on basic information, the Workplace Violence Scale, the Caregiver Occupational Deviant Behavior Scale, and the DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure. The basic analysis was performed using SPSS 24.0 software, and the network structure analysis was constructed using R software to calculate the relationship between the nodes and the centrality index.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In nursing interns, the items with the highest prevalence of workplace violence were verbal assault (32.038%) and threats (10.303%); in psychopathological symptoms, the items with the highest prevalence were anxiety (38.500%), anger (35.337%), and depression (33.439%). The strongest edge within the cluster is \"Verbal sexual harassment-Physical sexual harassment,\" and the strongest edge between clusters is \"Verbal assault-Depression.\" The node with the highest strength, expected influence, and betweenness indices is \"Anxiety,\" and the node with the highest closeness index is \"Depression.\"</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the network perspective in elucidating the complex relationships and interconnections between different symptoms. We identified the strongest relationships between nodes, \"Depression\" and \"Anxiety\" as the most important symptom. These findings may provide more precise targets for developing interventions for nursing interns.</p>","PeriodicalId":48580,"journal":{"name":"BMC Nursing","volume":"24 1","pages":"129"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11796222/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Differences in catheter-related complications to insertion site selection for long peripheral intravenous catheters in antimicrobial therapy: a randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Linfang Zhao, Xianghong Jin, Xiangyun Li, Chang Liu, Jie Wang, Xiuzhu Cao, Xufen Zeng, Yiyu Zhuang","doi":"10.1186/s12912-025-02749-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12912-025-02749-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The long peripheral intravenous catheter (long PIVC), a type of PIVC, has an indwelling time of 5-14 days and is one of the options for antibacterial therapy. However, there is no consensus regarding the impact of insertion site selection on the complications associated with long PIVCs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This randomized controlled trial included 90 participants randomly assigned to either the control or experimental group, with 45 patients in each group. In the control group, long PIVCs were placed in the forearm, while in the experimental group, they were inserted in the upper arm. The primary outcome was catheter-related complications, while secondary outcomes included the first-attempt insertion success rate, total procedure time, and indwelling catheter duration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The incidence of catheter-related complication rates was significantly lower in the experimental group (25.0%) compared to the control group (66.7%) (χ² = 14.528, P < 0.001). The median indwelling catheter duration (interquartile range [IQR]) in the experimental and control groups were 187 [129, 286] hours and 122 [96, 188] hours, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (Z = 3.016, P < 0.001). The first-attempt insertion success rates were comparable between the experimental group (97.7%) and the control group (97.4%). Similarly, the median total procedure times (IQR) in the experimental and control groups were 5.55 [4.93, 7.48] minutes and 6.17 [5.00, 7.33] minutes, showed no statistically significant difference (Z = 0.511, P > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Selecting the upper arm as the insertion site for long PIVCs reduced the incidence of thrombophlebitis and extended indwelling catheter duration during antimicrobial therapy.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT06455228 (Initial Release: 05/30/2024).</p>","PeriodicalId":48580,"journal":{"name":"BMC Nursing","volume":"24 1","pages":"131"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11796203/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of occupational hazards in midwifery setting and impact of occupational stress and job satisfaction on midwives' quality of work-life: multicenter study in IRAN.","authors":"Nasibeh Sharifi, Azita Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Nazanin Rezaei, Masoumeh Yaralizadeh, Zahra PourMohammad","doi":"10.1186/s12912-025-02784-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12912-025-02784-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Midwifery is one of the key professions in maintaining community health and is important in providing maternal and child healthcare. As a high-risk profession, it involves numerous occupational hazards and challenges that can affect the quality of work life. This study investigated the occupational hazards and factors related to midwives' quality of work life.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023 in Iran, involving midwives working in hospitals (teaching and non-teaching) and health centers. Sampling was done in multiple stages in two large cities, Tabriz and Ahvaz. All midwifery staff meeting the inclusion criteria participated in the study. Data were collected using demographic and social information, occupational stress, work-related quality of life, Minnesota job satisfaction, and occupational hazards questionnaires. The analysis was performed using an independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and linear regression test by SPSS version 24. P-values < 0.05 were considered significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Finally, the information of 580 participants was analyzed. The mean (± SD) age was 39.21 (± 9.09), with 83% of participants holding a bachelor's degree in midwifery, and the majority were hospital employees. The mean (± SD) occupational hazard score was 3.76 (± 0.87), with ergonomic and biological hazards having the highest mean scores, 4.22 and 4.10, respectively, making them the most significant occupational hazards. The preliminary results showed that the mean scores for job stress, job satisfaction, and quality of work life were 232.35 (high), 41.09 (moderate), and 95.34, respectively. In the regression model, job satisfaction, age, and work experience were significantly associated with quality of work life, with job satisfaction having the strongest influence (β = 0.376, P < 0.0013). As job satisfaction increased, the quality of work life also improved. However, work experience had a negative impact, indicating that as work experience increased, the quality of work life decreased (β=-0.296, P < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Regular assessment of working conditions and the quality of work life is essential, and special attention should be paid to reducing occupational hazards. Given the high levels of job stress and dissatisfaction, there is a need for planning and policy-making to provide psychological support to manage stress, increase professional support, optimize the work environment, and manage physical demands.</p>","PeriodicalId":48580,"journal":{"name":"BMC Nursing","volume":"24 1","pages":"132"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11796234/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The combined effect of bed-to-nurse ratio and nurse turnover rate on in-hospital mortality based on South Korean administrative data: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Hyun-Young Kim, Yunmi Kim, Jiyun Kim","doi":"10.1186/s12912-024-02626-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12912-024-02626-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>Nurse staffing levels are associated with patient mortality, but little is known regarding the association between nurse turnover rate and patient mortality. This study investigated the combined effect of the bed-to-nurse ratio and the nurse turnover rate on in-hospital mortality in patients admitted to Korean acute care hospitals using national administrative data.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study analyzed data from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) on 459,113 admitted patients and 111,342 employed nurses in 403 hospitals in South Korea from January to December 2016. Differences in in-hospital mortality and nurse turnover among hospital characteristics, including the bed-to-nurse ratio, were explored using the chi-square test. Multilevel, multivariate GEE logistic regression analyses were used to examine the combined effect of the bed-to-nurse ratio and the nurse turnover rate on in-hospital mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the study period, 13,675 (3.0%) patients died during hospitalization, and 13,349 (12.0%) nurses left their jobs. The risk of death among patients admitted to hospitals with a bed-to-nurse ratio of < 2.5 and a nurse turnover rate of ≥ 12% was lower than among patients admitted to hospitals with a bed-to-nurse ratio of ≥ 4.5 and a nurse turnover rate of ≥ 12% (odds ratio [OR] = 0.63; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.48-0.82). The risk of in-hospital mortality decreased further when the nurse turnover rate was < 12% (OR = 0.59; 95% CI, 0.44-0.79).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The bed-to-nurse ratio and nurse turnover rate were jointly associated with patient mortality. When hospitals with a low bed-to-nurse ratio also experienced high nurse turnover, the risk of in-hospital mortality was even greater. The finding of this study will help health policy makers to better understand the importance of both nursing staffing levels and nurse turnover rates. It is necessary to create a comprehensive improvement plan that integrates policies aiming to improve nurse staffing levels and reduce turnover rates into a single strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":48580,"journal":{"name":"BMC Nursing","volume":"24 1","pages":"124"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792227/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143123886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"\"It was simply disturbing\" - evaluation of the stress factors of nursing staff on special COVID-19 wards during the pandemic: a qualitative study.","authors":"Lea Kiefer, Christian Volberg, Jan Adriaan Graw, Stefan Bösner","doi":"10.1186/s12912-025-02773-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12912-025-02773-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic has posed enormous challenges for healthcare systems worldwide. The strain on nursing staff working in special COVID-19 wards during the pandemic increased dramatically. To support nursing staff more effectively in similar situations in the future, it is important to identify specific stress factors to design effective support measures.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To collect the experiences and lessons learned from nursing staff who have been affected by COVID-19 pandemic on a special COVID-19 ward that were perceived as stressful. The findings should contribute to the development of specific support measures for healthcare professionals.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Qualitative interview study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>We interviewed 14 members of nursing staff who worked on COVID-19 wards at two University Hospitals about their working experiences during the pandemic.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We were able to identify 10 key stress factors. These included an increased workload, communication deficits, a difficult personnel situation, subjective pressure, the establishment of a new ward, a shortage of material resources, inadequate hygiene conditions, a lack of opportunities to cope with the situation, the absence of relatives and decision making.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The identification of various stress factors highlights the urgent need for comprehensive support measures. These measures could include concepts for dealing with physical and psychosocial stress, the provision of resources and sufficient personnel support. It remains crucial to proactively take preventive and supportive measures to reduce the burden and moral distress of nursing staff and protect their health in the long term. Despite the pandemic, the implications of our findings remain relevant for the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":48580,"journal":{"name":"BMC Nursing","volume":"24 1","pages":"120"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789282/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143123841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experiences of working as a clinical nurse while pregnant during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: a qualitative study.","authors":"Lin Ye Wu, Wing Fai Yeung, Yao Lin Pei, Ling Xi Chen, Meng Qi Li, Jia Yin Ruan","doi":"10.1186/s12912-025-02764-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12912-025-02764-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Working as a pregnant clinical nurse might experience a range of challenges, such as significant anatomical and physiological changes as well as emotional and cognitive changes. That might be particularly obvious under the historical background of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, a dearth of studies has explored the experiences of working as a pregnant nurse during this special period. This study aimed to explore the experiences of working as a clinical nurse while pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive qualitative design was selected. Purposive sampling, combined with maximum variation strategy and snowball sampling, were utilized to identify and select participants from tertiary-teaching hospitals, specialized hospitals, and community hospitals in Zhejiang Province, southeastern China. Online semi-structured individual interviews were used to collect data, and conventional content analysis was used to analyze the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eleven Chinese nurses with a mean age of 31.8 years, ranging from 26 to 40 years, participated in this study. Four themes and twelve subthemes emerged: (1) still adhering to work as a clinical nurse despite being pregnant during the pandemic; (2) working during pregnancy under pandemic is still an ordinary nurse; (3) still staying in the special life phase as a pregnant mother; and (4) growth and gains as pregnant mother.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The pregnant clinical nurses suffered from various changes and difficulties during the pandemic. Managers, occupational health and other health system leaders, and policymakers should be aware of the importance of establishing a work environment that guarantees safe continued pregnancy. Future studies should focus on the establishment of specific guidelines and manuals regarding how pregnant nurses worked, as well as the development of self-protection interventions during pregnancy. Moreover, research on moral stigma and bullying in nursing during pregnancy deserves further exploration.</p><p><strong>Clinical trial number: </strong>Not applicable.</p>","PeriodicalId":48580,"journal":{"name":"BMC Nursing","volume":"24 1","pages":"126"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792342/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143123881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of sleep duration and quality on depression symptoms among nurses during the Omicron outbreak: a cross-sectional survey.","authors":"Yingying Gu, Pinglang Hu, Caijun Dai, Shuhong Ni, Qiqi Huang","doi":"10.1186/s12912-025-02767-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12912-025-02767-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nurses who work during the global pandemic are known to experience physical and psychological exhaustion, as well as severe anxiety and depression symptoms. This study aimed to explore the relationships between sleep duration, sleep quality, and depression symptoms among nurses during the outbreak of the Omicron variant.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted between August 2022 and September 2022. Participants (N = 2140) were evaluated for depression symptoms via the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and sleep was evaluated via the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and \"short sleep duration\" was defined as ≤ 5 h per day. Demographic information was also collected. Binary and multivariate logistic regression was performed to assess the relationships between sleep duration, sleep quality, and depression symptoms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 2140 nurses were included in this study; 1481 (69.2%) had poor sleep quality, while 866 (40.4%) had depression symptom scores > 7 according to the HADS criteria. Both duration and quality of sleep were significantly correlated with depression symptoms among nurses (P < 0.001). In multivariable analyses adjusted for potential confounders, short sleep duration (≤ 5 h) was associated with an odds ratio (OR) of 2.26 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.25-4.07), whereas poorer sleep quality was associated with an OR of 1.97 (95% CI 1.32-2.94) for experiencing depression symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a strong association between the sleep quality, sleep duration and depression symptoms among nurses. We recommend the development of targeted interventions to increase sleep duration, enhance sleep quality and alleviate depression symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":48580,"journal":{"name":"BMC Nursing","volume":"24 1","pages":"121"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792486/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143123882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of nursing process-based nursing decision implementation on emergency patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.","authors":"Tiantian Wan, Caixia Wang, Jingli Shi, Shujian Wu","doi":"10.1186/s12912-025-02698-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12912-025-02698-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This article aimed to assess the impact of nursing decision interventions based on the nursing process on the clinical outcomes and quality of life (QoL) of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The main research question was whether nursing decision-making interventions can improve clinical outcomes in patients with acute STEMI (ASTEMI), including time management, cardiac function recovery, and QoL. It was hypothesized that patients receiving nursing process-based interventions would demonstrate significant improvements in clinical outcomes, recovery time, incidence of adverse cardiac events, and QoL compared to those receiving standard care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis was conducted, including 205 patients with ASTEMI as the study sample, 125 cases in the intervention group (IG) and 80 cases in the control group (CG). Data on time management indicators, major cardiac adverse events, QoL scores, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels were collected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Through intervention, the IG suggested visibly shorter rescue time, vein opening time, intervention procedure time, and hospital stay compared to the CG; the probability of heart failure (HF), cardiac arrest, and death in the IG was visibly lower than in the CG; the physical health, mental health, social relationships, and environmental scores in the IG were visibly higher than in the CG. Further comparison of post-intervention outcomes between the IG and CG showed no statistically significant differences in serum BNP and cardiac troponin I levels (P > 0.05), with the confidence intervals (CIs) indicating that the changes between the two groups were comparable. However, when comparing post-intervention LVEF between the groups, the IG showed a significantly higher LVEF than the CG (P < 0.05), with a CI of (P = 0.03, 95% CI [0.05, 0.18]).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Improved nursing decision-making based on the nursing process not only demonstrates advantages in time management but also visibly enhances the QoL of patients with ASTEMI in the emergency setting, reduces the risk of serious cardiac adverse events, and has a positive impact on cardiac function recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":48580,"journal":{"name":"BMC Nursing","volume":"24 1","pages":"125"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792572/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143123866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effectiveness of dyadic interventions for health outcomes of prostate cancer patients and informal caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Yuan Xiao, Jiao Sun, Min Liu, Haifeng Wang, Jingjing Guan","doi":"10.1186/s12912-025-02769-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12912-025-02769-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Prostate cancer is a worldwide health issue, and current prostate cancer care extends to the patient‒caregiver dyadic setting, where individuals are interdependent and interact with each other as well as possible negative psychological and behavioural outcomes. However, the impact of dyadic care interventions on health outcome indicators for prostate cancer patients and their informal caregivers has yet to be examined.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To describe the characteristics of dyadic interventions involving patients with prostate cancer and their informal caregivers and investigate their effects on psychosocial health, sexual health, and dyadic relationships.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Ten electronic databases (Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, and SinoMed) were thoroughly searched for related publications published between the database's founding and April 2024. The risk of bias for the included studies was evaluated using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool, and a meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study identified and evaluated 19 RCTs reporting 22 different interventions, as well as outcome indicators for the three aspects of psychosocial health, sexual health, and dyadic relationships in prostate cancer patients and informal caregivers. A meta-analysis of pooled data revealed that for prostate cancer patients, the intervention improved dyadic coping (SMD95% CI [95% CI] = 0.22 [0.01;0.42], p = 0.04), and for informal caregivers the dyadic care intervention reduced anxiety (SMD95% CI [95% CI] = -0.35 [-0.65;-0.06], p = 0.02), enhanced self-efficacy (SMD [95% CI] = 0.22 [0.01;0.43], p = 0.04), and improved sexual functioning (SMD [95% CI] = 0.29 [0.05;0.54], p = 0.02). No statistically significant overall effects were observed for the other outcome indicators.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of this review indicate that dyadic care interventions benefit prostate cancer patients and informal caregivers. However, given features such as research quality and sample size, further randomized controlled trials with excellent study designs are needed in the future to evaluate and validate the efficacy of dyadic care treatments for patients with prostate cancer.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>The protocol for this study is registered in PROSPERO with registration number (CRD42024567542).</p>","PeriodicalId":48580,"journal":{"name":"BMC Nursing","volume":"24 1","pages":"119"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789319/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143123887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Chronic lower back pain among occupational workers: effect of relaxation technique on quality of working life, pain and disability level with nurse-led intervention.","authors":"Nabila ELSayed Sabola, Kamal Wifaq, Musaad M Alruwaili, Rasha Kamal Mohamed Sweelam, Sabah Hassan El-Amrosy, Amal Yousef Abdelwahed","doi":"10.1186/s12912-025-02753-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12912-025-02753-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Lower back pain (LBP) is the main cause of workplace impairment and a significant contributor to absenteeism. Implementing relaxation techniques in the workplace can be considered an investment because it can eventually lower the incidence of chronic LBP (chronic lower back pain).</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of relaxation techniques on the quality of working life, pain and disability level, with nurse-led interventions among occupational workers with chronic lower back pain (CLBP).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A quasi-experimental design with a pre- and post-test method was used.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>The study took place at a yarn and textile factory in Kafr El-Sheikh City, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt.</p><p><strong>Sample: </strong>A purposive sample of 100 industrial workers with persistent LBP was chosen. The participants were matched and sorted into two equal groups: the study group and the control group.</p><p><strong>Instruments: </strong>The study used a structured interview questionnaire, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Quality of Working Life Scale (QWL), and the Oswestry Disability Index.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants' average age was 41.4 ± 8.7 years in the study group and 40.5 ± 7.8 years in the control group. Following the relaxation technique intervention, the study group's pain intensity, frequency, and duration were significantly lower than in the control group. Following the intervention, the study group's overall quality of working life improved statistically significantly, with the mean score rising from 72% in the pretest to 93.3% in the post-test. The research group's daily activities and the overall quality of working life improved dramatically when compared to the control group. Furthermore, after the intervention, the study group's disability levels decreased significantly, with only 46% having a disability compared to 86% before the intervention.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The implementation of relaxation techniques greatly improved the quality of working life in the study group when compared to the control group. There was a notable and statistically significant difference in pain intensity between the study group and the controls. Following the intervention, industrial workers' daily living activities improved, despite persistent LBP.</p><p><strong>Recommendation: </strong>Health education and awareness programs should be conducted to improve the quality of life for industrial workers with LBP. Additionally, occupational health nurses' roles in the early detection and referral of LBP patients in diverse industrial settings should be strengthened.</p>","PeriodicalId":48580,"journal":{"name":"BMC Nursing","volume":"24 1","pages":"122"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792697/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143123865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}