Mei Rosemary Fu, Steven R Chesnut, Anita Skarbek, Sarah E Patel
{"title":"High-Quality Peer Review for Scientific Manuscripts.","authors":"Mei Rosemary Fu, Steven R Chesnut, Anita Skarbek, Sarah E Patel","doi":"10.1177/10436596251363884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596251363884","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transcultural Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"10436596251363884"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144734975","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 Worldwide Necessity of Specialism in Transcultural Nursing.","authors":"Alessandro Stievano","doi":"10.1177/10436596251363428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596251363428","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transcultural Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"10436596251363428"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144734976","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":"Cultural Safety Knowledge and Practices Among Internationally Qualified Nurses Caring for Indigenous Peoples in Australia, New Zealand and Canada: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Pratibha Bhandari, Ling Zeng, Anne-Marie Eades, Danielle Manton, Annie Hepworth, Carolyn Antoniou, Elaine Correia Moll, Jack Cornish, Suzanne Sheppard-Law","doi":"10.1177/10436596251353518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596251353518","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Culturally safe practices are crucial for equitable health care for Indigenous Peoples. Despite the vital role of internationally qualified nurses in delivering patient care in the host countries, there is limited evidence on their knowledge and practices of cultural safety. This paper, aims to identify and map existing evidence on cultural safety knowledge and practices among internationally qualified nurses in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A scoping review was conducted using a comprehensive search strategy across five electronic databases and gray literature.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three studies met the inclusion criteria. Findings were grouped into two categories: knowledge on cultural safety and challenges in translating this knowledge into practice.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Our review highlights the scarcity of evidence in this area. The findings from the limited existing evidence underscore the urgent need to plan future research on knowledge and practices related to cultural safety among internationally qualified nurses to promote health outcomes for Indigenous Peoples.</p>","PeriodicalId":49969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transcultural Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"10436596251353518"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144692225","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}
Angelina P Nguyen, Weiming Ke, Sabrina Mei, Tam H Nguyen
{"title":"Understanding Prediabetes and Diabetes Among Vietnamese Americans: Exploring Biological, Psychological, and Social Factors.","authors":"Angelina P Nguyen, Weiming Ke, Sabrina Mei, Tam H Nguyen","doi":"10.1177/10436596251353035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596251353035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Vietnamese Americans, a growing population in the United States, face unique challenges in managing diabetes due to cultural, social, and psychological factors. This study examined potential predictive for diabetes risk in Vietnamese Americans.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted with 304 Vietnamese American adults using validated PhenX-selected surveys and snowball sampling.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Older age (adjusted odds ratios [AOR] = 1.18), mental health concerns (AOR = 4.50), higher BMI (AOR = 1.61), family history of diabetes (AOR = 16.11), and hypertension (AOR = 18.65) were significant independent predictors of diabetes or high diabetes risk (<i>p</i> ≤ .05). Gender, health numeracy, disability, and various social factors were initially significant but became non-significant after adjustment, suggesting confounding effects.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Findings highlight the need for culturally tailored care for Vietnamese Americans with diabetes or high diabetes risk, focusing on body mass index as a modifiable predictor and other biological and health-related factors for focused targeting and disease management.</p>","PeriodicalId":49969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transcultural Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"10436596251353035"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144620958","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}
Khumoetsile Daphney Shopo, Vistolina Nuuyoma, Leonard Chihururu
{"title":"Enhancing Cultural Competence in Undergraduate Nursing Students: An Integrative Literature Review of Strategies for Institutions of Higher Education.","authors":"Khumoetsile Daphney Shopo, Vistolina Nuuyoma, Leonard Chihururu","doi":"10.1177/10436596241301407","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10436596241301407","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Globally, health care organizations need to provide quality, culturally congruent health care to increasingly diverse patients. Nursing education institutions must therefore produce culturally competent nursing professionals to provide safe and culturally congruent care. This review aimed to identify and outline strategies to enhance cultural competence of undergraduate nursing students.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>The integrative literature review followed the five steps of Lubbe et al. searching the university Libguides, EBSCOhost, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases for literature published between 2014 and 2023 that met the inclusion criteria. The methodological quality was ensured through the John Hopkins Evidence-based Appraisal Tool.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five themes emerged as strategies that can enhance cultural competence for nursing students: integrating cultural competence into undergraduate nursing curriculum, cultural immersion, innovative pedagogical approaches, role of nurse educators, and students' assessment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings provide nurse educators with evidence-based information on strategies to enhance cultural competence of undergraduate nursing students at nursing education institutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":49969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transcultural Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"412-428"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12179409/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142795665","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}
Gina Johnson, Sara Purvis, Kelley Le Beaux, Matthew Tobey, Mary J Isaacson
{"title":"American Indian Adolescent Perspectives on COVID-19 Impacts Within Great Plains Area Reservations.","authors":"Gina Johnson, Sara Purvis, Kelley Le Beaux, Matthew Tobey, Mary J Isaacson","doi":"10.1177/10436596251316235","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10436596251316235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>COVID-19 created unprecedented disruption for school-age children and adolescents across the United States. This educational disruption was significant for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students. Our study's purpose was to understand COVID-19's impact on AI/AN adolescents' education and their physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual well-being, as well as their coping mechanisms.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>We employed a qualitative descriptive design with 14 AI/AN adolescents aged 14 to 18 years among three Tribes in the Great Plains in August 2023.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our participants reported several disruptions, yet they found unique ways to stay connected. The themes identified were social network, physical activity, emotional well-being, gaming, responses of reservation schools to COVID-19, and challenges of virtual learning.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>There is a lack of focus on the resilience and protective factors among rural AI/AN adolescents. Understanding how these factors may enhance AI/AN well-being is essential for providing culturally responsive care and promoting healthy growth and development.</p>","PeriodicalId":49969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transcultural Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"385-393"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12282669/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143426389","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 Chinese Nurses Cope With Acculturation Challenges in Japan: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.","authors":"Tsubasa Mori, Itoko Tobita","doi":"10.1177/10436596241301745","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10436596241301745","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Chinese nurses in Japan face difficulties owing to differences in language, interpersonal behaviors, and nursing roles. This study examined how Chinese nurses in Japan cope with acculturation challenges.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>This study employed a qualitative descriptive design using individual semi-structured interviews with 10 Chinese nurses. Thematic content analysis was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Chinese nurses performed their tasks despite language barriers. Furthermore, they behaved according to Japanese social norms and adjusted their perceptions by focusing on the favorable aspects of different nursing roles. They used the same approach to overcome the psychological stress due to these differences. They learned these coping strategies through interactions with Japanese individuals in work settings.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Providing support for learning language expression, behavior, and family nursing in accordance with Japanese social norms could facilitate Chinese nurses' adjustment. Moreover, a deeper understanding of each other's cultures is crucial for a successful cross-cultural collaboration.</p>","PeriodicalId":49969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transcultural Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"404-411"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142848328","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":"Respecting Our Diversity, Building on Our Universality.","authors":"Rebecca C Lee","doi":"10.1177/10436596251345692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596251345692","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transcultural Nursing","volume":"36 4","pages":"351"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144477631","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}
Hing Cheung Yiu, Yuli Zang, Kai Chow Choi, Janita Pak Chun Chau
{"title":"Feasibility Study of a Culturally Tailored Support Group Program for the Psychosocial Wellbeing of Caregivers of Individuals Living With Dementia.","authors":"Hing Cheung Yiu, Yuli Zang, Kai Chow Choi, Janita Pak Chun Chau","doi":"10.1177/10436596251316246","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10436596251316246","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Culturally tailored support group interventions can help family caregivers. Little is known about the impacts of integrating philosophical thoughts in the interventions on the psychosocial wellbeing of family caregivers of persons with dementia.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>A program integrating Chinese philosophies was provided to caregivers in the intervention group. A total of 33 and 30 caregivers in Hong Kong joined the intervention and control groups. They were asked to complete pre- and post-tests to assess their psychosocial health.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were significant positive changes for the level of satisfaction with social support (<i>p</i> < .05) and general quality of life (<i>p</i> < .05). There were also significant improvements in the four aspects of coping (positive reframing: <i>p</i> < .01; planning: <i>p</i> < .05; humor: <i>p</i> < .01; religion: <i>p</i> < .01).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The intervention could provide insight into how culturally tailored interventions can improve the psychosocial wellbeing of family caregivers in Chinese communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":49969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transcultural Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"373-384"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143426397","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":"Nurse/Midwife Health Communication Competencies and Transcultural Effectiveness in Family Health Centers in Türkiye.","authors":"Atiye Türker, Şule Ecevit Alpar","doi":"10.1177/10436596251316228","DOIUrl":"10.1177/10436596251316228","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Nurses and midwives in family health centers play a critical role in maintaining effective communication with patients, especially those from diverse cultural backgrounds. This study aimed to explore the health communication competencies of these health care professionals and their impact on intercultural effectiveness.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted with 61 midwives and 54 nurses working in 34 family health centers. Data were collected using A Demographic Form, Communication Competence Scale, and Intercultural Effectiveness Scale.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Regression analysis identified a significant relationship between communication competence and intercultural effectiveness (<i>F</i> = 14.218; <i>p</i> = .000 < .050). In total, 93.6% of the participants experience language barriers during the care process.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Given that language barriers are identified as the greatest challenge, it is essential to provide short-term translator support and long-term language education to address this issue effectively. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to improve communication competencies, which are crucial for providing culturally competent care in diverse settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":49969,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transcultural Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"447-458"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143442473","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}