Nursing ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000780
Lusine Poghosyan, Jianfang Liu, Eleanor Turi, Kathleen Flandrick, Marcia R Robinson, Maureen George, Grant R Martsolf, J Margo Brooks Carthon, Monica O'Reilly-Jacob
{"title":"Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Emergency Department Use Among Older Adults With Asthma and Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Work Environments.","authors":"Lusine Poghosyan, Jianfang Liu, Eleanor Turi, Kathleen Flandrick, Marcia R Robinson, Maureen George, Grant R Martsolf, J Margo Brooks Carthon, Monica O'Reilly-Jacob","doi":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000780","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000780","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Older adults from specific racial and ethnic minoritized groups experience disproportionately higher asthma prevalence, morbidity, and mortality. They also often use emergency departments (EDs) to manage their asthma. High-quality primary care can improve asthma control and prevent ED use. Nurse practitioners (NPs) provide an increasing proportion of primary care to minoritized patients, yet often, they work in poor work environments that strain NP care.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We examined whether racial and ethnic health disparities in ED visits among older adults with asthma are moderated by the NP work environment in primary care practices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In 2018-2019, we used a cross-sectional design to collect survey data on NP work environments from 1,244 NPs in six geographically diverse states (i.e., Arizona, California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington). We merged the survey data with 2018 Medicare claims data from 46,658 patients with asthma to assess the associations of all-cause and ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, ED visits with NPs' work environment, and race and ethnicity using logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>More than one third of patients with asthma visited the ED in 1 year, and a quarter of them had an ambulatory care-sensitive condition ED visit. Black and Hispanic patients were more likely than White patients to have all-cause and ambulatory care-sensitive condition ED visits. NP work environment moderated the association of race with all-cause and ambulatory care-sensitive condition ED visits among patients with asthma. Greater standardized NP work environment scores were associated with lower odds of all-cause and ambulatory care-sensitive condition ED visits between Black and White patients.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Disparities in ED visits between Black and White patients with asthma decrease when these patients receive care in care clinics with more favorable NP work environments. Preventing unnecessary ED visits among older adults with asthma is a likely benefit of favorable NP work environments. As the NP workforce grows, creating favorable work environments for NPs in primary care is vital for narrowing the health disparity gap.</p>","PeriodicalId":49723,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research","volume":" ","pages":"64-72"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11637959/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142331089","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":"Oral Microbiome and Cognition Among Black Cancer Caregivers.","authors":"Irene Yang, Taqiyya Alford, Glenna Brewster, Nicolaas Geurs, Whitney Wharton, Katherine Yeager, Madelyn Houser","doi":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000785","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000785","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite known links between oral health and dementia and the growing understanding of the role of the human microbiome in health, few studies have explored the relationship between the oral microbiome and cognition. Additionally, there is a notable absence of research on how the oral microbiome is associated with cognitive function in Black adult caregivers of cancer patients despite their elevated risk for both oral disease and cognitive impairment.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to characterize the oral microbiome of Black caregivers of people living with cancer and explore the association of the oral microbiome with cognitive performance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty-one self-identified Black or African American caregivers of cancer patients in the greater metropolitan Atlanta area participated in the study. They provided oral microbiome samples. Cognitive performance was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), depressive symptoms with the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, and individual race-related stress with the Index of Race-Related Stress-Brief. Salivary microbiome diversity was analyzed using alpha and beta diversity metrics, and taxa associated with cognition were identified through differential abundance testing, adjusting for potential confounders.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of participants was 54.8 years. MoCA scores ranged from 18 to 30, with a mean of 25. Participants were categorized into normal cognition (MoCA ≥ 26, n = 12) and low cognition (MoCA < 26, n = 16) groups. Education level and individual race-related stress were associated with cognition group and were controlled for in the oral microbiome analysis. Alpha and beta diversity analyses showed no significant overall differences between cognition groups. Differential abundance testing suggested 48 taxa were associated with cognition status, many of which are known to be associated with periodontal disease and cognition.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This study revealed associations between cognition status and specific oral bacteria, many of which are known to be associated with periodontal disease and cognitive impairment. These findings underscore the complex relationship between oral health and cognitive function, suggesting a need for further research to develop oral microbiome profiles capable of identifying individuals at risk for cognitive decline and guiding targeted interventions for promoting overall well-being and cognitive health.</p>","PeriodicalId":49723,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research","volume":" ","pages":"47-55"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11637964/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142394736","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}
Nursing ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000789
Sandra B Dunbar, Linda A McCauley, Kate A Yeager, Marcia M Holstad, Elizabeth J Corwin, Vicki Hertzberg
{"title":"Multiple Chronic Conditions, Metabolites, and Symptoms.","authors":"Sandra B Dunbar, Linda A McCauley, Kate A Yeager, Marcia M Holstad, Elizabeth J Corwin, Vicki Hertzberg","doi":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000789","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000789","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49723,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research","volume":"74 1","pages":"4-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819885","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}
Nursing ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-11DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000787
Eileen T Lake, Christin Iroegbu, Jessica G Smith, Douglas O Staiger, Kimi Li, Hal Chen, Nehemiah Weldeab, Jeannette A Rogowski
{"title":"Poorer Nurse Staffing in Black-Serving Hospitals.","authors":"Eileen T Lake, Christin Iroegbu, Jessica G Smith, Douglas O Staiger, Kimi Li, Hal Chen, Nehemiah Weldeab, Jeannette A Rogowski","doi":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000787","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000787","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients in hospitals that serve disproportionately patients of Black race have worse outcomes than patients in other hospitals, but the modifiable nursing factors that may contribute to such disparities have not been explored.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study objective was to examine whether nurse staffing differs in hospitals that serve predominantly patients of Black race (Black-serving hospitals) as compared to other hospitals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional correlational design using a nurse survey in a national hospital sample was used to fulfill the study objective. Nurse staffing was measured as the maximum number of patients cared for on the last shift from the 2015 annual registered nurse survey conducted in National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators hospitals. Hospitals were classified into subgroups of low, medium, and high percentages of patients of Black race using the 2019 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review database.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In survey data from 179,336 registered nurses in 574 hospitals, nurse staffing was significantly worse in high-Black-serving hospitals as compared to medium- and low-Black-serving hospitals. In Poisson regression models that adjusted for nursing unit type and hospital characteristics, nurses in high-Black-serving hospitals and medium-Black-serving hospitals had more patients-per-nurse than did nurses in low-Black-serving hospitals.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Small, statistically significant differences in nurse staffing that are worse in hospitals where Black patients disproportionately access their care were found using nurse survey data accounting for nursing unit type. The poorer nurse staffing in Black-serving hospitals may compromise the care and outcomes of the seven in 10 hospitalized Black older adults who receive care in Black-serving hospitals. The consequences for patient outcome disparities of poorer nurse staffing in Black-serving hospitals deserve investigation. Policies to increase nurse staffing in hospitals serving a higher proportion of patients of Black race are needed to contribute to efforts to reduce health disparities.</p>","PeriodicalId":49723,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research","volume":"74 1","pages":"73-78"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11643354/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819888","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}
Nursing ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000782
Erica Davis, Sandra B Dunbar, Melinda K Higgins, Kathryn Wood, Erin Ferranti, Alanna A Morris, Brittany Butts
{"title":"Western Diet and Inflammatory Mechanisms in African American Adults With Heart Failure.","authors":"Erica Davis, Sandra B Dunbar, Melinda K Higgins, Kathryn Wood, Erin Ferranti, Alanna A Morris, Brittany Butts","doi":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000782","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000782","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Black adults have a higher risk for heart failure (HF) than others, which may be related to higher cardiovascular risk factors and also inflammatory dietary patterns. The Western diet is associated with inflammation and contributes to HF. Trimethylamine N-oxide is a diet-linked metabolite that contributes to inflammation and is associated with higher tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels, especially in HF populations. The dietary inflammatory index score measures a diet's inflammatory potential and food's inflammatory effects.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this pilot study was to explore associations between the Western diet, dietary inflammatory index, trimethylamine N-oxide, relevant covariates and variables, and TNF-α in Black persons with HF.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Thirty-one Black participants (mean age = 55 years, 68% women) with HF were enrolled. Trimethylamine N-oxide and TNF-α levels were analyzed using immunoassays. A food frequency questionnaire was completed, and dietary inflammatory index scores and food groups were calculated. Analyses included correlations and I-test statistics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean dietary inflammatory index score was -0.38, noting an anti-inflammatory diet with slightly higher inflammatory diet scores in men compared to women. The dietary inflammatory index score showed a negative association with dietary choline but not with trimethylamine N-oxide or TNF-α. Trimethylamine N-oxide and age were positively correlated, along with the correlation for TNF-α with a moderate effect size. No relationship was found among dietary inflammatory index, TNF-α, and trimethylamine N-oxide variables.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>A greater understanding of intake of inflammatory foods and relationships with immune factors is warranted to inform intervention development. In Black adults with HF, it is important to consider the intake of inflammatory foods as increased age may affect the retention of dietary metabolites. Metabolites may also increase the levels of inflammation. Knowledge about these relationships could lead to tailored dietary interventions based on diet, age, and culture patterns.</p>","PeriodicalId":49723,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research","volume":"74 1","pages":"20-26"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11643355/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819890","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}
Nursing ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-16DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000770
Zequan Wang, Nancy S Redeker, Stephen Walsh, Sangchoon Jeon, Kyounghae Kim, Samantha Conley, Christine Tocchi, Deborah Chyun
{"title":"Longitudinal Transition of Symptom Cluster Profiles Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Heart Failure.","authors":"Zequan Wang, Nancy S Redeker, Stephen Walsh, Sangchoon Jeon, Kyounghae Kim, Samantha Conley, Christine Tocchi, Deborah Chyun","doi":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000770","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000770","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Older adults with heart failure experience clustered symptoms. However, little is known about how symptom clusters transition over time.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to (a) identify the longitudinal transition of symptom cluster profiles over 8 years and (b) examine the associations between demographic and clinical factors and the transition between symptom cluster profiles over time.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a longitudinal secondary analysis of data from the Health and Retirement Study's 2008, 2012, and 2016 surveys. We included participants with heart failure in the core data sets and their proxy respondents in the exit data sets. We included demographic and clinical variables as well as six symptoms (fatigue, shortness of breath, pain, swelling, depressive symptoms, dizziness) through physical health interviews. We used latent transition analysis and multinominal regressions to determine longitudinal profiles and explored the association between demographic and clinical factors and membership in symptom cluster profiles.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 690 participants, we found four symptom cluster profiles (high burden, low burden, distressing, and respiratory-depressive distress). Participants in the low burden at baseline had the highest probability of transitioning to the respiratory-depressive distress profile. Participants in the respiratory-depressive distress at 4 years had the highest probability of transitioning to the high burden profile. Male sex, Black/African American race, smoking, and comorbidities were associated with the increased odds of transiting from the low symptom burden to the high symptom burden profile.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Symptom cluster profile memberships were stable over an 8-year period. However, symptom cluster profiles are changeable and deteriorate over time. Identifying predictive factors enables targeted interventions for those at highest risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":49723,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research","volume":" ","pages":"E1-E10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142005662","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}
Nursing ResearchPub Date : 2024-12-17DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000801
Rebecca R Hill, Jonathan M Carnino, Jessica R Levi
{"title":"Study Protocol Evaluating Breastfeeding for Mother-Infant Dyads Experiencing Infant Ankyloglossia.","authors":"Rebecca R Hill, Jonathan M Carnino, Jessica R Levi","doi":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000801","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Tongue-tie is associated with nipple pain and early breastfeeding cessation. To date, research has been limited by small sample sizes and a dearth of evidence on the effects of tongue-tie on infant feeding symptoms and physiologic breastfeeding mechanics.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>In this article, we describe the protocol for our study exploring infant feeding, negative breastfeeding symptoms, maternal anatomy, and physiologic sucking data between infants with and without tongue-tie.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective cohort study design is being employed. Over 8 weeks, three visits will be conducted with a sample of mothers and their infants without tongue-tie and a sample of mothers and their infants diagnosed with tongue-tie undergoing treatment via frenotomy. The aims of the study are to compare breastfeeding symptoms, breast anatomy, infant feeding symptoms, feeding efficiency, and nutritive sucking parameters between infants with and without tongue-tie, further comparing these metrics pre- and post-treatment via frenotomy with the non-tongue-tied age-matched counterparts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study is currently ongoing.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Tongue-tie is an everyday problem; clear guidelines are needed to decide whether to treat it. This novel, innovative, and multidisciplinary research study aims to fill critical gaps in understanding the physiological and functional effects of tongue-tie on breastfeeding, offering evidence to inform better clinical decisions and support effective interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":49723,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142840123","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}
Nursing ResearchPub Date : 2024-12-16DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000803
Veronica Barcelona
{"title":"National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine Recommendations for Transformative Change in Women's Health Research at the National Institutes of Health.","authors":"Veronica Barcelona","doi":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000803","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Due to significant gaps in knowledge around women's health, Congress commissioned the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) to conduct a consensus study on funding allocation, workforce needs, and priority research areas for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This manuscript summarizes the key points of the new NASEM report on women's health research for NIH, presents the relevance and importance for nursing research, and briefly discusses the need for increased representation of nurse scientists on NASEM panels.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Beginning in the Fall of 2023, a multidisciplinary panel of 17 experts was convened by NASEM to address gaps in women's health research at NIH. The committee was tasked to identify research priorities for NIH-funded research with a focus on conditions that are female specific, more common in women, or affect women differently. In addition, the committee was asked to make recommendations on NIH training and education to strengthen the women's health research workforce, changes to NIH structural, systems, and review processes, and allocation of funding to more equitably reflect the burden of disease among women.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The committee found that from 2013-2023, only 8.8% of NIH research dollars focused on women's health research, and that basic knowledge about women's physiological, hormonal fluctuations, and chromosomal differences is lacking. Data are also needed to better understand diseases that are female-specific, more common in women, or affect women differently. The committee made eight recommendations for transformative change at NIH related to women's health research.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Overall, the report describes the need for transformative change at NIH to advance the science on women's health research and improve outcomes. This includes a comprehensive approach and recommendations that would double the NIH's investment in women's health research, enhance accountability, and provide rigorous oversight, prioritization, and integration of women's health research across NIH.</p>","PeriodicalId":49723,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830670","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}
Nursing ResearchPub Date : 2024-12-16DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000802
Martha A Q Curley, Laura Beth Kalvas, Mallory A Perry-Eaddy, Lisa A Asaro, David Wypij
{"title":"A Decision-Making Grid for Coenrollment in Multiple Clinical Trials.","authors":"Martha A Q Curley, Laura Beth Kalvas, Mallory A Perry-Eaddy, Lisa A Asaro, David Wypij","doi":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000802","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000802","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>While subject coenrollment into multiple trials is desirable, thoughtful consideration is required to avoid compromising each trial's scientific integrity.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We developed a Decision-Making Grid (GRID) to help investigators determine whether a clinical trial is compatible with a second clinical trial, thus allowing coenrollment, or if it should be considered competing, prohibiting coenrollment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The GRID evaluates 21 elements across 4 domains: Scientific Integrity, Data Interpretation, Feasibility/Burden, and Additional Considerations. Optimally, each PI shares their protocol, completes the GRID independently, then meets to compare their perspectives, seeking a mutually acceptable agreement.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The GRID has facilitated coenrollment decision-making for the RESTORE and PROSpect pediatric critical care clinical trials. In RESTORE, five trials were reviewed; one was approved for coenrollment; four were deemed competing. In PROSpect, 26 trials have been reviewed; 20 are approved for coenrollment; six were deemed competing. In both RESTORE and PROSpect, the PIs of multiple trials arranged a mutually acceptable sharing agreement.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The GRID provides a systematic process to help investigators evaluate the effect of coenrollment in multiple clinical trials.</p>","PeriodicalId":49723,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830645","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}
Nursing ResearchPub Date : 2024-12-16DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000804
Jean Marie Gouveia, Susan Hunter Revell, Mary K McCurry, Mirinda Brown Tyo
{"title":"Double-Duty Caregivers' Satisfaction With Health Care Provider Communication.","authors":"Jean Marie Gouveia, Susan Hunter Revell, Mary K McCurry, Mirinda Brown Tyo","doi":"10.1097/NNR.0000000000000804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000804","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Double-duty caregivers are health care professionals caring for family members or friends outside the workplace. While they may communicate frequently with colleagues in their professional role, little is known about communication with health care providers in the caregiving role.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To measure double-duty caregiver satisfaction when communicating with health care providers and to identify correlates and predictors of satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional, nonexperimental, correlational study was used. Participants included registered nurses who were current or former caregivers of a family member or friend aged 50 or older. Correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were performed to examine the associations between double-duty caregivers' personal and professional attributes, factors, and satisfaction with communication.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Double-duty caregivers reported above-average satisfaction with communication. Personal beliefs about caring and trust had the highest influence on satisfaction. Stress was associated with lower satisfaction with communication.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This study is the first to examine double-duty caregiver satisfaction when communicating with health care providers and associated factors. Health care providers must implement strategies to maximize their acknowledgment of personal beliefs about caring and foster the building of trusting relationships to support colleagues in this role.</p>","PeriodicalId":49723,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Research","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830649","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}