Austin M. Matus, Lea Ann Matura, Peter F. Cronholm, Michael R. Rickels, Barbara Riegel
{"title":"Understanding Self-Care Patterns in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Insights From a Mixed Methods Study","authors":"Austin M. Matus, Lea Ann Matura, Peter F. Cronholm, Michael R. Rickels, Barbara Riegel","doi":"10.1111/jan.16868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16868","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to explore self-care among adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) to (1) characterise possible self-care profiles in adults with T1D; (2) explain self-care maintenance, monitoring and management within the self-care profiles; and (3) develop a typology of self-care in adults with T1D.","PeriodicalId":54897,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Nursing","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143546152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How to Improve Sleep Quality in Patients With Cancer-Related Fatigue.","authors":"Wa Gao, Sharina Bao","doi":"10.1111/jan.16873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16873","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54897,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143543114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"National Survey on Essential Communication Skills to Address Language Demands in Canadian Nursing Practice.","authors":"Eunice Eunhee Jang, Maryam Wagner, Jeanne Sinclair","doi":"10.1111/jan.16861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16861","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To identify key communication skills for Canadian nursing practice.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Quantitative research using a nationwide survey.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Exploratory confirmatory factor analysis was used to identify factors underlying key communication skills required for nursing practice. Multiple regression analyses were used to examine differences across demographic variables, designations, roles and settings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Dimensions of effective communication skills were identified. Demographic and contextual variables showed some impact on the perceived importance of communication skills, but low variance suggested that language demands are relatively consistent across roles and settings.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A framework describing the communication demands for Canadian nursing practice is described, contributing to the development of tailored curricula, assessments and policies.</p><p><strong>Implications for the profession: </strong>Focusing on communication skills ensures that nurses are equipped to deliver safe healthcare and interact effectively with patients and colleagues, potentially leading to improved health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>To our knowledge, this study is the first to develop a framework for communication skills and identify key language skill factors across nursing professional designations and practice settings. The research provides a framework for developing curricula and training programmes that focus on essential communication skills.</p><p><strong>Patient or public contribution: </strong>No patient or public contribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":54897,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143543489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why Is Starting and Sustaining a Clinical Academic Role in Nursing Still So Difficult?","authors":"Carla Thamm, Catherine Paterson, Jane Noyes","doi":"10.1111/jan.16876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16876","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54897,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Postpartum Depression, Social Support and Quality of Life Between Adolescent and Adult Mothers in Six Months Postpartum in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Comparative Study.","authors":"Bussara Sangsawang, Nucharee Sangsawang","doi":"10.1111/jan.16859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16859","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To determine the proportion of postpartum depression (PPD), explore associated risk factors with PPD, and examine changes in PPD, social support and quality of life (QOL) among adolescent and adult mothers in the first 6 months postpartum during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A longitudinal comparative study was conducted using an online questionnaire from January to August 2021.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study recruited 65 adolescent and 65 adult mothers who attended postpartum checkups at 6 weeks postpartum in primary hospitals across Ayutthaya, Chachoengsao and Phetchaburi provinces in Thailand. Data were collected by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Postpartum Support Questionnaire, and the World Health Organisation Quality of Life Brief at 6 weeks, 4 months and 6 months postpartum.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Finally, 60 adolescent and 60 adult mothers were included for analysis. Adolescent mothers experienced lower social support and QOL compared to adult mothers over the 6-month postpartum period. Notably, both adolescent and adult mothers had significantly increased PPD proportions from 6 weeks to 6 months postpartum (31.7%-48.3% and 23.3%-43.3%, respectively). However, there was no significant difference in the PPD proportions between groups. In adjusted models, significant risk factors for PPD during the first 6 months postpartum included educational level, unintended pregnancy, mode of delivery and social support.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Significant changes in PPD, social support and QOL were observed in both adolescent and adult mothers during the first 6 months postpartum. Adolescent mothers consistently demonstrated lower levels of social support and QOL at 6 weeks, 4 months and 6 months postpartum compared to adult mothers. Additionally, mothers with lower educational attainment, unintended pregnancies, caesarean deliveries and low social support were more likely to experience PPD.</p><p><strong>Implications: </strong>Midwives/nurses should provide routine PPD screenings throughout the first six months postpartum for all mothers, particularly for at-risk mothers such as adolescent mothers or those with lower education, unintended pregnancies, caesarean deliveries and limited social support.</p><p><strong>Reporting method: </strong>We have followed the STROBE guidelines.</p><p><strong>Patient or public contribution: </strong>No patient or public contribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":54897,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143543921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Mediating Effects of COVID-19 Infection Control Fatigue on Quiet Quitting: Focusing on Organisational Justice, Role Ambiguity and Job Satisfaction.","authors":"Jaejin Kang, Wonseok Jeong, Seungju Kim","doi":"10.1111/jan.16865","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16865","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study explored the mediating effects of organisational justice, role ambiguity and job satisfaction on the relationship between infection control-associated fatigue and quiet quitting.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This study used an exploratory cross-sectional survey design.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between 1 February and 29 February 2024, data were collected from 323 nurses-who worked in general or tertiary hospitals during the pandemic-using an online self-report questionnaire distributed via a popular nursing community platform. Path analysis was used to evaluate the mediating effect of infection control fatigue on quiet quitting.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Correlation analysis showed a negative relationship between quiet quitting and organisational justice and positive relationships with job satisfaction, role ambiguity and infection control fatigue. Infection control-associated fatigue was associated with quiet quitting (B = 0.1117, p < 0.05). Job satisfaction (IE = 0.1397, 95% confidence interval[CI]: 0.0795-0.2031) and organisational justice (IE = -0.0455, 95% CI: -0.0938 to -0.0051) mediated the relationship between infection control-associated fatigue and quiet quitting, whereas role ambiguity did not. The total indirect effect of mediators on quiet quitting was positive (IE<sub>total</sub> = 0.0978, 95% confidence interval: 0.0357-0.1623).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Quiet quitting increased among nurses experiencing infection control fatigue during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, with job satisfaction and organisational justice acting as mediators.</p><p><strong>Implications for the profession and/or patient care: </strong>Increasing job satisfaction and achieving organisational justice may help improve the quality of nursing and mitigate quiet quitting. Hospitals must find ways to improve nurses' work and increase their satisfaction. No Patient or Public Contribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":54897,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antibiotic Usage Patterns of Community-Dwelling Adults in Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Pannipa Boontein, Ketsarin Utriyaprasit, Autchariya Poungkaew, Somying Pumtong, Sasima Tongsai","doi":"10.1111/jan.16870","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16870","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To investigate factors predictive of antibiotic use behaviour in the community.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to November 2023.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Standardised instruments were administered to patients who had received services from nurses in sub-district health-promoting hospitals in Thailand for at least one of the three diseases: (1) upper respiratory infection, (2) acute diarrhoea or (3) fresh traumatic wounds. Antibiotic use behaviour was modelled using the generalised estimating equation with an independent error component to account for the clustering of the hospitals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five hundred and eighty-five participants (556 patients and 29 nurses) met the inclusion criteria in this study. Of the 556 adult patients who were surveyed, the majority had upper respiratory infections, reported an appropriate level of antibiotic use, a moderate level of awareness of appropriate antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance, and an inadequate literacy level of Rational Drug Use. The generalised estimating equation analysis revealed that factors predictive of antibiotic use behaviour were rational drug use literacy, awareness, process of care, nurses' experience and rate of rational antibiotic prescribing for acute diarrhoea.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The nurses and healthcare providers should focus on enhancing the quality of care by educating and collaborating with the community to ensure appropriate antibiotic use behaviour.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>This study indicated that healthcare policymakers should prioritise patient education on antibiotic use behaviour while also ensuring that healthcare workers adhere to strict caregiving protocols.</p><p><strong>Implications for the profession and/or patient care: </strong>Providing services by monitoring symptoms and home visits can help patients gain confidence in the treatment approach and lead to a rational change in antibiotic use.</p><p><strong>Reporting method: </strong>We adhere to the STROBE checklist.</p><p><strong>Patient or public contribution: </strong>No patient or public involvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":54897,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Britt Egmose, Dorthe S Nielsen, Carsten Bindslev-Jensen, Charlotte G Mørtz, Lotte Huniche
{"title":"A Practice Research Study of How Youth Understand and Manage Risks Associated With Their Food Allergy.","authors":"Britt Egmose, Dorthe S Nielsen, Carsten Bindslev-Jensen, Charlotte G Mørtz, Lotte Huniche","doi":"10.1111/jan.16858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16858","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To explore how youth understand and manage risk associated with food allergy in everyday life, aiming to inform future advanced nursing and care initiatives.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Qualitative study based on critical psychological practice research.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data was generated through participant observation and informal interviews during a 2-day camp with youth aged 18-23years (n = 10), diagnosed with food allergy in childhood. Data analysis used thematic analysis informed by a critical psychology theoretical framework.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Risk associated with food allergy is an integrated aspect of the youth life trajectories. The allergy clinic plays a crucial role in how they come to understand and manage risk. Paradoxically, knowledge of risk fosters safety as well as uncertainty. Bodily awareness plays a crucial role in managing food allergy, but minor bodily sensations can trigger anxiety and fear of anaphylaxis. Establishing routines emerges as a key strategy for managing risk, as routines reduce anxiety and facilitate participation in everyday social activities.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study highlights the complexity of managing food allergy in the everyday life of youth. How risk knowledge is translated from the clinic into everyday life varies and impacts risk management strategies in different ways.</p><p><strong>Implications for profession and patients: </strong>HCP must address both physical and psychosocial aspects of living with the risk associated with food allergy. Individually tailored risk communication that considers personal circumstances and experiences can help reduce anxiety and support strategies for managing food allergy in everyday life.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>Integrating patients' everyday perspectives and risk management into healthcare fosters personalised care. Nurses and doctors should help patients bridge the gap between medical advice and its practical application, addressing both physical and emotional aspects of managing health risks.</p><p><strong>Reporting methods: </strong>The SRQR guideline for reporting qualitative research.</p><p><strong>Patient or public contribution: </strong>Patient representatives were involved in developing the protocol, research questions and study aims.</p>","PeriodicalId":54897,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lynere Wilson, Lynn Sheridan, Dennis Alonzo, Rebekkah Middelton
{"title":"The Personal and Collective Resources of Nurses and the Relationship to Job Commitment and Work Engagement.","authors":"Lynere Wilson, Lynn Sheridan, Dennis Alonzo, Rebekkah Middelton","doi":"10.1111/jan.16804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16804","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Identifying personal, social and emotional resources relevant to nurses' wellbeing and job engagement is important for addressing workforce shortages and nurse burnout, and turnover.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study examined the relationships between New Zealand (NZ) nurses' personal resources (resilience, adaptability, self-efficacy, collective efficacy) and their occupational commitment and job engagement.</p><p><strong>Sample: </strong>Participants were 270 New Zealand nurses.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Quantitative research design involving a confirmatory factor analysis was used to provide measurement support and to obtain latent correlations among factors. The final analysis was performed using structural equation modelling. The Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model was adopted as the conceptual framework for this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The personal resources for New Zealand nurses of self-efficacy, adaptability and resilience were generally positively associated with their occupational commitment and job engagement. In addition, New Zealand nurses' collective efficacy was seen as important for managing the demands of the job.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Taken together, findings offer an understanding about the salient personal and collective resources in relation to New Zealand nurses wellbeing and job engagement.</p><p><strong>Implications for the profession: </strong>Future research could explore how integrating cultural perspectives can improve job satisfaction and retention among nurses who identify as coming from collectivist cultures. The personal resources used in this study also need to be examined from a Māori perspective to ensure their relevance to the health and wellbeing of Māori nurses.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>This study highlights the crucial role of collective support in enhancing job engagement among nurses. It underscores the importance of incorporating a cultural lens in workplace research, showing how collective efficacy can help individual nurses adapt to workplace challenges and reduce their intention to leave amid global nurse shortages.</p><p><strong>Reporting method: </strong>STROBE. No patient/public contribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":54897,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does Self-Compassion Play a Mediating Role Between Stress and Fertility Adjustment in Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment: A Structural Equation Analysis.","authors":"Gülşah Vural Aktan, Çiğdem Yücel Özçirpan, Fatma Uslu Şahan, Gülten Koç","doi":"10.1111/jan.16869","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16869","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the relationship between stress, self-compassion, and fertility adjustment in women undergoing infertility treatment in Turkey and to determine whether stress influences fertility adjustment through the mediating effect of self-compassion.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A cross-sectional and descriptive design was used in the study.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The study was conducted with 290 women who applied to the in vitro fertilisation unit in a university hospital in Ankara, Turkey. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and structural equation analysis were used for statistical analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>According to the results of structural equation modelling, self-compassion was found not to affect fertility adjustment, while infertility-related stress directly influenced both self-compassion and fertility adjustment. Additionally, self-compassion was not found to mediate the relationship between stress and fertility adjustment in women undergoing infertility treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings suggest that different dynamics may contribute to women's infertility-related stress and fertility adjustment.</p><p><strong>Implications for the profession: </strong>This study highlights the importance of developing strategies to enhance fertility adjustment in women receiving infertility treatment and underscores the need for nurses working in this field to evaluate women's attitudes toward themselves to provide individualised care aimed at alleviating infertility-related stress.</p><p><strong>Impact: </strong>The findings indicate that self-compassion does not have the expected effect in coping with infertility. Specifically, the lack of a direct effect of self-compassion on fertility adjustment, along with the strong influence of stress on both self-compassion and fertility adjustment, suggests that stress management-focused interventions may take precedence. These results indicate that approaches aimed at stress management during infertility treatment can play a critical role in supporting women's adjustment processes.</p><p><strong>Reporting method: </strong>STROBE guidelines were followed for this study.</p><p><strong>Patient or public contribution: </strong>There is no patient or public contribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":54897,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Nursing","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}