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{"title":"Gerontological nursing, plastics and the planet: A call for research in sustainable care for older people","authors":"Sarah H. Kagan PhD, RN","doi":"10.1111/opn.12612","DOIUrl":"10.1111/opn.12612","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Every year, April and May bring two important days of commemoration. Earth Day we typically recognize in our communities and at home. We celebrate International Nurses Day in our workplaces and professional societies. But this year these international fetes fit together in a distinct and valuable way. The themes for Earth Day and International Nurses Day are as intertwined as Florence Nightingale—our first nurse data scientist—expressed the profound interconnections among nursing, environment and health over 160 years ago.</p><p>This year, Earth Day on April 22 recognized the need to address the frail health of our planet with a critical focus. The theme of this year's Earth Day was <i>Planet</i> vs. <i>Plastics</i> (https://www.earthday.org). International Nurses Day addressed a similarly essential focus. Nurses around the world, remembering Florence Nightingale's birthday on May 12, celebrated the day with the theme of <i>Our Nurses. Our Future. The economic power of care</i>. (https://www.icn.ch/news/international-nurses-day-2024-theme-announced-our-nurses-our-future-economic-power-care). Each theme's relevance for us as nurses and for the communities and populations in our care is undeniable. Together, these themes send a clear message to us as gerontological nurses and all nurses around the world. Restoring a healthy planet and the critical need for sustainable healthcare mandate that we must address plastics and plastic pollution in our research, education, practice and policy.</p><p>Plastic pollution is endangering the clean air, clean water and nutritious food supplies that Florence Nightingale and many other nurses who followed her advanced as fundamental to health. While legions of nurses have echoed Nightingale's emphasis on health and the environment, our profession has been slow to contend with the specific threat that plastics pose to our planet and to human health. Healthcare is a significant plastics polluter just as it is with greenhouse gases. Worldwide, the healthcare industry contributes about five per cent of gases that cause global warming (Eckelman et al., <span>2020</span>; Lenzen et al., <span>2020</span>). Plastic pollution, like greenhouse gases, places our world, human health and healthful aging in peril through a variety of mechanisms (Tang et al., <span>2024</span>). Moreover, both plastics and greenhouse gases are tied to fossil fuel use, so plastics are also contributing directly to global warming.</p><p>Curbing plastic pollution and greenhouse gases requires limiting use of plastics to only that which is essential, searching for alternative materials that do not rely on fossil fuels for composition and production, and redesigning waste management for essential plastics. While the proportion of plastic waste attributable to healthcare is presently unmeasured, the magnitude of plastic use in healthcare is easy for us as nurses to see. Plastics, both in single-use and reusable products, abound in every healthcare ","PeriodicalId":48651,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Older People Nursing","volume":"19 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/opn.12612","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140913234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Should nurses caring for older people be promoting the Five Ways to Wellbeing?","authors":"Robert L. Atenstaedt MA, MPhil, MSc, MPH, MBBS, DPhil","doi":"10.1111/opn.12615","DOIUrl":"10.1111/opn.12615","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48651,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Older People Nursing","volume":"19 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140903492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The well-being equation: How inner fulfilment drives the impact of older persons on the Ghanaian society","authors":"Joseph Kojo Oduro PhD","doi":"10.1111/opn.12614","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12614","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Understanding and managing the complex processes of ageing is a critical function of gerontological nursing, especially when it comes to older people’s well-being and their contributions to society. Globally, older persons contribute in many ways to families and communities. However, the relationship between older person’s overall well-being and their propensity to contribute to society remains an important gap in research.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study examined the association between well-being and the impact of older persons on Ghanaian society.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A secondary analysis of longitudinal survey data of the 2014/15 Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE Wave 2) conducted by the World Health Organization was used. The multilevel logistic regression technique was used to examine four dimensions of well-being and their associations with high social contribution among older persons. The output was reported as odds ratios (OR).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The results show that older persons who had high physical and psychological well-being were more likely to contribute to society (OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 0.93, 1.68), (OR = 1.75, 95% CI = 1.32, 2.33). However, those with high levels of emotional and spiritual well-being were less likely to make social contributions (OR = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.49, 0.88), (OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.66, 1.18).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study shows a positive association between well-being and older persons’ societal impact. Good mental and physical health encourage societal involvement among older persons, while high emotional and spiritual well-being may lead to less societal contribution.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications for practice</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings are important for nursing policies promoting social contribution and well-being among older persons 60 years and over in Ghana.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48651,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Older People Nursing","volume":"19 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140844754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intervention of hypertension by acupuncture-related therapies: A network meta-analysis","authors":"Huiling Zhang PhD Candidate,&nbsp;Zheyuan Xia PhD Candidate,&nbsp;Yongjun Liu MS,&nbsp;Shuang Yu MS,&nbsp;Hui Shi PhD,&nbsp;Yahui Meng PhD Candidate,&nbsp;Xinyu Wu PhD Candidate, RN","doi":"10.1111/opn.12613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12613","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Background&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;The prevalence of essential hypertension contributed significantly to morbidity and mortality rates. Acupuncture-related therapies were commonly employed in hypertension treatment. Nevertheless, a lack of conclusive evidence left uncertainties regarding the optimal strategies for managing hypertensive populations.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Objectives&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Conduct a comprehensive systematic review to evaluate the existing clinical evidence about the effectiveness of acupuncture and moxibustion-related therapies in managing hypertension, by employing network meta-analysis techniques.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Methods&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;A comprehensive electronic search was conducted across n of databases. This search covered studies available up to October 2022. Randomized controlled trials assessing acupuncture and moxibustion-related therapies in managing hypertension based on traditional Chinese medicine were screened. Primary outcome measures included the antihypertensive effectiveness rate, variations in blood pressure and the incorporation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome manifestations. The review follows the guidelines outlined in the PRISMA statement.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Results&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;We identified a total of 24 trials with 1867 patients, which evaluated the efficacy of various acupuncture-related therapies for hypertension management. Network meta-analysis showed that moxibustion and auricular point sticking combined with medication therapy had the best effect in terms of antihypertensive effective rate (medication + moxibustion + auricular pressure vs. medication = 1.29 [1.09, 1.54]; sucra = 85.9, &lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; &lt; .05) and hypertension symptom improvement (medication + moxibustion + auricular pressure vs. medication = −1.55 [−2.98, −0.13]; sucra = 96.1, &lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; &lt; .05). Acupuncture combined with moxibustion combined with medication therapy had the best effect in reducing systolic pressure (medication + moxibustion + acupuncture vs. medication = −8.50 [−10.19, −6.80]; sucra = 100, &lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; &lt; .05) and diastolic blood pressure (medication + moxibustion + acupuncture versus medication = −4.72 [−6.71, −2.72]; sucra = 99.71, &lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; &lt; 0.05).&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Network meta-analysis suggested that the combined use of moxibustion and auricular point application in conjunction with drug therapy showed the highest likelihood of being the most effective treatment in terms of antihypertensive efficiency rates and improvement in hypertension symptoms. F","PeriodicalId":48651,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Older People Nursing","volume":"19 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140826156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association between a malnutrition screening tool and mealtime observation checklist items in older people receiving oral intake support: A cross-sectional study of four long-term care facilities","authors":"Eri Nishioka MA, RD,&nbsp;Mayumi Iwata BA, RD,&nbsp;Noriko Kumai BA, RD,&nbsp;Yoshinari Matsumoto PhD, RD,&nbsp;Chika Momoki PhD, RD,&nbsp;Yoko Yasui MA, RD,&nbsp;Daiki Habu PhD, MD","doi":"10.1111/opn.12610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12610","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Multiple nutritional screening tools are available for older people; however, few screening tools include specific eating behaviours as risk factors that could lead to poor food intake. The 24-item mealtime observation checklist (MOCL), developed by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 2015, comprises signs, symptoms and conditions during mealtime that reflect eating and swallowing functions and oral conditions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To examine factors associated with malnutrition among the MOCL items in older people.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from a retrospective cohort study conducted at four long-term care facilities in Japan. Among the older people residing in the facilities, 198 who received oral intake support were included in the analyses. Nutritional status was assessed using the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA^®-SF), and comparisons were made between ‘malnutrition’ and ‘at-risk or well-nourished’. The association between each MOCL item and malnutrition was assessed using multivariable logistic regression analysis.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Of the 198 participants, 98 (49.5%) were classified as ‘malnutrition’, 98 (49.5%) as ‘at-risk’ and 2 (1%) as ‘well-nourished’ by MNA^®-SF. After adjusting for participant characteristics such as age and sex, significant associations with malnutrition were observed for four items from the 24-item MOCL: ‘Has fatigue due to extended mealtime (odds ratio [OR] = 3.20, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.36–7.53)’, ‘Food residues in the oral cavity are conspicuous (OR = 2.77, 95% CI: 1.38–5.52)’, ‘Has difficulty swallowing food and takes time to swallow (OR = 3.78, 95% CI: 1.45–9.84)’ and ‘Assisted feeding is required (OR = 3.70, 95% CI: 1.73–7.91)’.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The four signs, symptoms and conditions during mealtime identified in this study may be associated with malnutrition in older people.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications for practice</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These may indicate the potential eating problems that can lead to malnutrition. By incorporating them into early intervention and prevention measures, health care providers may help prevent malnutrition and improve the nutritional status of older people.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48651,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Older People Nursing","volume":"19 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140552927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development and validation of health-oriented personal evaluation for the community-dwelling older person based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health","authors":"Liang Zhou MD,&nbsp;Chun Feng DPT,&nbsp;Yue Lu MS,&nbsp;Li-Juan Zhong MS,&nbsp;Jing Gao MS,&nbsp;Na Liu MS,&nbsp;Feng Lin MD, PhD,&nbsp;Zhong-Li Jiang MD, PhD","doi":"10.1111/opn.12609","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12609","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Background&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) offers a standardized international terminology to operationalize function management across multiple domains, but the summary score of the ICF qualifier scale provides limited information on the comparison of personal abilities and functioning difficulties.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Objectives&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;To enhance the interpretative power of the ICF-based Health-oriented Personal Evaluation for the community-dwelling older person (iHOPE-OP) scale through the implementation of the item response theory (IRT) modelling.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Methods&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;This cross-sectional, multi-centre study administrated 161 ICF categories (58 on body functions, 15 on body structures, 60 on activities or participation and 28 on environmental factors) to evaluate the functional level of 338 older citizens (female = 158, male = 180) residing in community or supportive living facilities. The validation process encompassed assessing the IRT model fitness and evaluating the psychometric properties of the IRT-derived iHOPE-OP scale.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Results&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;The age of participants ranged from 60 to 94.57, with the mean age of 70. The analysis of non-parametric and parametric models revealed that the three-parameter logistic IRT model, with a dichotomous scoring principle, exhibited the best fit. The 53-item iHOPE-OP scale demonstrated high reliability (Cronbach's &lt;i&gt;α&lt;/i&gt; = 0.9729, Guttman's lambda-2 = 0.9749, Molenaar-Sijtsma Statistic = 0.9803, latent class reliability coefficient = 0.9882). There was a good validity between person abilities and the Barthel Index (&lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; &lt; .001, &lt;i&gt;r&lt;/i&gt; = .83), as well as instrumental activities of daily living (&lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; &lt; .001, &lt;i&gt;r&lt;/i&gt; = .84).&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;IRT methods generate the reliable and valid iHOPE-OP scale with the most discriminable and minimal items to represent the older person's functional performance at a comprehensive level. The use of the Wright map can aid in presby-functioning management by visualizing item difficulties and person abilities.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Implications for practice&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Considering the intricate and heterogeneous health status of older persons, a single functional assessment tool might not fulfil the need to fully understand the multifaceted health status. For use in conjunction with the IRT and ICF framework, ","PeriodicalId":48651,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Older People Nursing","volume":"19 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140556165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adaptation of the Australian National University Alzheimer's Disease Risk Index-Short Form (ANU-ADRI-SF) into Turkish","authors":"Serap Bayram PhD,&nbsp;Özlem Altınbaş Akkaş PhD","doi":"10.1111/opn.12608","DOIUrl":"10.1111/opn.12608","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The ‘Australian National University Alzheimer's Disease Risk Index’ (ANU-ADRI) assesses the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is a potential tool for its prevention.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The aim of this study is to adapt the ANU-ADRI-SF (the short version of ANU-ADRI) into the Turkish language and Turkish cultural context.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study was methodological and involved the translation and intercultural adaptation of the ANU-ADRI-SF into the Turkish language. The study included 384 community-based participants from a province in the Western Black Sea Region of Türkiye. Data was collected via an online form prepared using Google Forms.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The index was translated from its original language, English, into Turkish and then retranslated to English by bilingual translators. It was then reviewed and evaluated for possible issues related to translation and degrees of equivalence. When TR-ANU-ADRI-SF levels were compared according to sex, the mean risk scores were found to be 11.25 ± 7.02 for males and 11.69 ± 7.99 for females. After cross-cultural adaptation, the TR-ANU-ADRI-SF was conceptually intelligible to Turkish adults.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The TR-ANU-ADRI-SF is a valid and reliable AD risk assessment tool.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications for practice</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Given the increase in AD and its impact on people's health, there is a great need for strategies to be implemented by health professionals to improve the lifestyle of the adult population. For use in conjunction with these strategies, a localised AD risk assessment tool that can be applied by clinicians or by individual patients has been adapted and introduced to the Turkish literature.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48651,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Older People Nursing","volume":"19 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/opn.12608","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anchoring our science with keywords","authors":"Sarah H. Kagan PhD, RN","doi":"10.1111/opn.12607","DOIUrl":"10.1111/opn.12607","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Keywords&lt;/i&gt;. Not a topic that excites many readers, I imagine. But I would like to convince you that keywords are critical to advancing science and are thus quite exciting. Think of the roles that keywords play in science. Keywords place a research report in the context of a larger body of literature. Keywords tie one research report to others addressing the same and closely related topics. Evidence syntheses are built on a foundation of keywords. Every search begins with a carefully delimited set of keywords, some of which are subject headings and others are keywords determined by the investigators. In publishing, both authors and reviewers each declare keywords. Authors list them for themselves as scholars and for their manuscript. Reviewers select them to define their expertise. Editors go on to match reviewers to manuscripts and authors to journals. In short, both science and scientific literature are anchored by keywords. Great and thanks for that overview, you think. So, what more is there to say? Quite a lot, actually.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Concerningly, keywords are commonly ineffectively or inappropriately used within gerontological nursing and beyond. Keywords appear prosaic and familiar to most of us. How hard can it be, we think to ourselves, to list a few words like ‘older people’ or ‘gerontological nursing’ when submitting our manuscripts or completing our peer reviewer accounts and then tick that task off as complete. That approach typically results in imprecise and incomplete lists of keywords, often overlooking connections to subject headings. Confusion about keywords and subject headings lies at the core of where our use of keywords commonly goes wrong.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Keywords on a manuscript may include subject headings from one or more taxonomies. But not all keywords are subject headings. Some topics may be too novel or culturally specific to have amassed sufficient science and gained recognition in one or more taxonomies. Keywords, subject headings and their use are hardly a common lecture topic made clear through robust discussion. Importantly, the correct term is ‘keywords’ and not ‘key words’. Know that, if this surprises you, you are not alone. Few of us are explicitly taught about keywords in a manner that makes using them effectively easy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Keywords are terms that describe topics represented by the content and methods used in a research project and its dissemination. They can also be applied to other types of manuscripts like commentaries and editorials. Keywords are not key or essential words used in a manuscript nor are they words simply associated with a given journal. Consequently, manuscripts submitted to this journal should not simply be identified with keywords like ‘older people’ or ‘older people nursing’ without directly studying either or both of those topics. Importantly, keywords are not structured by an organisation with formal authority to make keywords official. Rather, keywords emerge organically as authors publish ","PeriodicalId":48651,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Older People Nursing","volume":"19 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/opn.12607","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140050704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How is family health related to health-related quality of life among middle-aged and older adults in rural China? A cross-sectional study","authors":"Jiangyun Chen PhD,&nbsp;Yibo Wu PhD,&nbsp;Lehuan Li,&nbsp;Feiying He PhD,&nbsp;Biqing Zou,&nbsp;Yishan Zhuang,&nbsp;Yusupujiang Tuersun,&nbsp;Jiao Yang,&nbsp;Fangjing Wu,&nbsp;Yifan Kan,&nbsp;Ke Lyu,&nbsp;Yefeng Lu MD,&nbsp;Wai-Kit Ming PhD,&nbsp;Xinying Sun PhD,&nbsp;Dong Wang PhD","doi":"10.1111/opn.12605","DOIUrl":"10.1111/opn.12605","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is unequal between countries and regions, and the emphasis on HRQOL of populations of low-income countries and regions is unprecedented.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To examine the association between family health and HRQOL among middle-aged and older adults in rural China, and determine whether this association differs by age, gender and chronic disease subgroup.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cross-sectional survey carried out from July to September 2021. The participants were 1059 people aged 46 and over living in rural China. We used the European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level (EQ-5D-5L) and Family Health Scale-Short Form (FHS-SF) to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and family health, respectively.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The mean EQ-VAS was 75.66, the mean EQ index score was 0.92, and the mean FHS was 37.90 in rural middle-aged and older adults. After Bonferroni correction, generalised linear regression models showed that FHS was significantly associated with the EQ-VAS (β = 0.829; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.660 to 0.997; <i>p</i> &lt; .001) and the EQ index score (β = 0.003; 95%CI: 0.001 to 0.004; <i>p</i> &lt; .001). Binary logistic regression models showed that FHS was associated with three dimensions of HRQOL (mobility, self-care and usual activities) (<i>p</i> &lt; .01). Based on subgroup analyses, the effect of FHS on EQ-VAS and the EQ index score was significant in three subgroups after Bonferroni correction (<i>p</i> &lt; .01), but the association between FHS and the dimensions of HRQOL differed by age, gender and chronic disease group (<i>p</i> &gt; .01).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study is the first to explore that family health and its dimensions are significant positive predictors of HRQOL among middle-aged and older adults in rural China. Family-based measures may have more potential and value because better family health significantly improves HRQOL.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications for practice</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In the health strategy, the government and primary health care workers should include family health as an indicator and assess it before and after the implementation of the strategy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48651,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Older People Nursing","volume":"19 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139906714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Correction to Practicalities of promoting practice-based learning in end of life care for care home staff: Lessons from ‘online’ supportive conversations and reflection sessions","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/opn.12606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12606","url":null,"abstract":"<p>By Hockley, J., Watson, J., Johnston, L., &amp; Shenkin, S. D. (2024). Practicalities of promoting practice-based learning in end of life care for care home staff: Lessons from “online” supportive conversations and reflection sessions. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 19, e12598. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12598</p><p>The authors of this article, first published on [7 January 2024] in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), have informed the editors of the below errors that they wish to correct.</p><p>In the summary box, the heading:</p><p>‘What are the implications for this knew knowledge for nursing care with older people?’ was incorrect.</p><p>This should have read:</p><p>‘What are the implications of this new knowledge for nursing care with older people?’</p><p>In the third bullet point:</p><p>‘Specialist palliative care facilitators and care home practicer educators are well placed to facilitate OSCaRS but delivery and sustainability is challenging’ was incorrect.</p><p>This should have read:</p><p>‘Specialist palliative care facilitators and care home practice educators are well placed to facilitate OSCaRS, but delivery and sustainability is challenging’.</p><p>In Box 2a, the heading ‘Record of OSCaRS teaching points at one sessions [CH2]’ was incorrect.</p><p>This should have read ‘Record of OSCaRS teaching points at one session [CH2]’.</p><p>We apologize for these errors.</p><p>REFERENCE</p><p>Hockley, J., Watson, J., Johnston, L., &amp; Shenkin, D. S. (2024). Practicalities of promoting practice-based learning in end of life care for care home staff: Lessons from “online” supportive conversations and reflection sessions. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 19, e12598. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12598</p>","PeriodicalId":48651,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Older People Nursing","volume":"19 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/opn.12606","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139719858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}