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{"title":"Ka'u Community Asthma Management Program.","authors":"Luzviminda Banez Miguel","doi":"10.31372/20200503.1091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31372/20200503.1091","url":null,"abstract":"The “Kaʻu Community Asthma Management\u0000Program” (KCAMP) is a quality improvement and\u0000evidence-based practice Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project. KCAMP’s objective was to determine whether community-based asthma education, self management,\u0000self-efficacy, an asthma action plan, journal writing, and use of peak flow meters reduce\u0000asthma exacerbations. The literature supports these effective interventions for asthma control (Andrews, Jones, & Mullan, 2014; Chen, Sheu, Chang, Wang, & Huang, 2010; Federman et al., 2013). KCAMP was designed with community-based interventions to\u0000improve the practice of management of asthma, decrease hospital and doctors’ visits’ costs, and improve the lives of people who have asthma. Fourteen adult residents with asthma from the Kaʻu District, ages 28 to 75, participated in the program. There were\u000064% (n = 9) females and 36% (n = 5) males. The racially diverse group included ten Hawaiians, three Asians, and one Caucasian.","PeriodicalId":55723,"journal":{"name":"AsianPacific Island Nursing Journal","volume":"5 3","pages":"170-172"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7733637/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38714534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy of Early Postpartum Mothers in an Urban Municipality in the Philippines.","authors":"Artemio Morado Gonzales","doi":"10.31372/20190404.1023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31372/20190404.1023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies on women have identified breastfeeding confidence as an important variable in influencing breastfeeding outcomes. The mother's breastfeeding self-efficacy in the early postpartum period was a strong predictor of the duration of breastfeeding. This study aims to assess the breastfeeding self-efficacy of the postpartum mothers in urban barangays of San Jose Occidental Mindoro. The respondents of the study were 200 early postpartum mothers distributed equally chosen from four purposively selected urban barangays. The data collection technique was through a survey interview using 14-item Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF) and a demographic questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The study revealed that postpartum mothers responded in the study were confident and has self-efficacy in breastfeeding their child as measured through technique and intrapersonal thought in breastfeeding. Moreover, the number of prenatal check up was positively correlated with breastfeeding self-efficacy. The result of the study can be used as a baseline assessment tool in the hospital at delivery to assist in identifying women who are at risk for early weaning.</p>","PeriodicalId":55723,"journal":{"name":"AsianPacific Island Nursing Journal","volume":"4 4","pages":"135-143"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7014381/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37640751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cultural Narratives of Micronesian Islander Parent Leaders: Maternal and Children's Health, the School System, and the Role of Culture.","authors":"Connie Kim Yen Nguyen-Truong, Jacqueline Leung, Kapiolani Micky","doi":"10.31372/20190404.1078","DOIUrl":"10.31372/20190404.1078","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Background:</i> In Oregon in the United States' Pacific Northwest, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders including Micronesian Islanders (MI) substantially grew by 68%; however, research is sparse. This is often due to data aggregation as Asian and Pacific Islanders and community members' reluctance and wariness to participate in research due to a history of unethical research in the Pacific. The MI community experienced miscarriages, stillbirths, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Organizational MI community leaders expressed a need to explore the voices of MI parent leaders (MIPLs). The purpose of the community-based participatory qualitative descriptive pilot study was to explore the perceptions and experiences of MIPLs with maternal and children's health, the school system, and the influence of culture. <i>Methods:</i> A trained MI community health worker recruited eight MIPLs from an urban area of the Pacific northwest in the United States. A group level assessment included illustrative storytelling and is a participant-driven qualitative method that guided data collection and analysis with real-time involvement with MIPL. The discussions lasted for 90 minutes. MIPL shared stories by writing and drawing pictures onto the flip chart papers, transcribed main points, and analyzed the data with researchers. Researchers recorded field notes of the interactions. Researchers debriefed with MIPL to assure trustworthiness and credibility of the findings. <i>Findings:</i> MIPL are Compact of Free Association citizens. Their age ranged from 26 to 42 years, have lived in the United States an average of 12.63 years, and most reported having less than $15,000 total household income before taxes. Four main themes were identified: MI cultural identity, English language and MI culture disharmony, zero or delayed prenatal care, and uncertainty for the future of MI children who have disabilities or developmentally delayed as they progress through the school system. <i>Conclusion:</i> Health care providers including nurses and school officials need to have a culturally specific understanding of the MI community and must consider their needs, culture, and language barriers.</p>","PeriodicalId":55723,"journal":{"name":"AsianPacific Island Nursing Journal","volume":"4 4","pages":"173-182"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7014378/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37640755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Dining-focused Life Enhancement Program in Welfare Facilities for Seniors in Japan.","authors":"Reiko Sakashita,&nbsp;Hiroshi Ono,&nbsp;Takuichi Sato,&nbsp;Miho Takami,&nbsp;Woesook Kim,&nbsp;Eiko Nakanishi,&nbsp;Hiroyuki Kusumoto,&nbsp;Masayo Hamasaki,&nbsp;Misao Hamada","doi":"10.31372/20200502.1089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31372/20200502.1089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study evaluated the effectiveness of a life-enhancement program designed to focus on dining conditions in welfare facilities for seniors living in Japan. Effectiveness was specifically evaluated based on whether improvements were achieved in (1) nutritional status, (2) oral health, (3) frequency of fever, and (4) vitality of appetite across three sites. As part of a comprehensive-care initiative that began with dining support, the program consisted of two main components: (1) a 3-month intensive program comprised of (a) collective experiential learning for residents and staff (including nutritionists, nurses, and physiotherapists) and (b) a tailor-made individual program for residents followed by (2) a 3-month continuation program. Participants included 168 individuals (31 males and 137 females) from a total of three facilities (average age was 85.9 [60-104] years). Results showed that the intensive program significantly improved nutritional status (<i>e.g.</i>, BMI, caloric intake, and water intake; <i>P</i> < 0.000-0.005) and tongue movement (<i>P</i> < 0.000) while significantly reducing dental-plaque and tongue-coating indices (<i>P</i> < 0.000). Significant improvements were also achieved for degree of appetite and vitality indices (<i>P</i> < 0.000-0.001). However, incidences of fever were not reduced. These findings indicate that the program effectively improved nutritional status, oral health, vitality, and appetite. However, these effects did not sufficiently remain once the program was finished, thus suggesting the need for a continuous intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":55723,"journal":{"name":"AsianPacific Island Nursing Journal","volume":"5 2","pages":"63-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7544011/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38477677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relationships among Lifestyle Awareness, Age, and Lifestyle-related Diseases in Healthy Japanese Community Residents.","authors":"Masayo Nagai","doi":"10.31372/20200502.1092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31372/20200502.1092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> It is widely known that the risk of lifestyle-related diseases can be reduced by reviewing lifestyles, and a variety of efforts for their prevention, such as health education, are being implemented. This study examined community residents' lifestyle awareness, examining their views on their health and lifestyles, age, and lifestyle-related diseases. <b>Methods:</b> Study subjects were 180 healthy people (28 men and 152 women) who participated in a health checkup. Participants answered a questionnaire about their awareness of health and lifestyle and their views of disorders. Subsequent measurements of speed of sound (SOS), acceleration plethysmography (APG), and visceral fat area (VFA) were also obtained. <b>Results:</b> The results of the study suggest that age was correlated with some health-related attitudes and behaviors. When health awareness among members of a group is high, it is necessary to provide them with the required information and continuing intervention to motivate them to continue their health improvement. <b>Conclusion:</b> It seems that health awareness influences lifestyle, and its improvement slows the progress of lifestyle-related diseases and reduces the effects of aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":55723,"journal":{"name":"AsianPacific Island Nursing Journal","volume":"5 2","pages":"103-110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7544015/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38477680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Review of the Scientific Literature on Young Adults Related to Cardiovascular Disease Intervention.","authors":"Dieu-My T Tran,&nbsp;Angela Sojobi","doi":"10.31372/20200501.1084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31372/20200501.1084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many young adults are at risk for cardiovascular disease related to their behavioral choices. Irresponsible alcohol consumption, tobacco smoking, sedentary lifestyle, poor dietary habits, and excessive weight gain are some of the behaviors that put young adults at risk. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified that 15% of young adults are diagnosed with chronic illnesses related to their behavioral choices. The purpose of this review is to identify, in the literature, interventions that are currently available to young adults and evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of those interventions. An extensive electronic search was conducted using CINAHL, EBSCOhost, Cochrane, PubMed, and Google Scholar. A total of 130 articles were identified and 28 articles met the inclusion criteria. Three main interventions were identified for young adults: personalized interventions, technology-based interventions, and educational/behavioral interventions. The interventions were all effective to different degrees and interventions were most effective when they were combined. This review impacts in what manner nurses and health care providers deliver health promotion, prevention, and management of cardiovascular risk factors in young adults; in particular, nurses play a key role in lifestyle modifications including diet and exercise.</p>","PeriodicalId":55723,"journal":{"name":"AsianPacific Island Nursing Journal","volume":"5 1","pages":"35-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7373252/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38185277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors Affecting Quality of Life and Longevity in the Elderly People in Phrae City, Thailand.","authors":"Laddawan Daengthern, Somsak Thojampa, Kittisak Kumpeera, Chommanard Wannapornsiri, Roongtiva Boonpracom","doi":"10.31372/20200502.1081","DOIUrl":"10.31372/20200502.1081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this descriptive research was to study the factors that influence the quality of life (QOL) and longevity of the elderly in Thailand. The sample was made up of 280 elderly people in Phrae province, Thailand. The research found that (1) the QOL of the elderly in Phrae province was overall at a good level of 66.30%, (2) the factors that have significant influence on the QOL of the elderly at the <i>p</i> value = .01 are healing and exercise factors which are able to jointly predict the QOL of the elderly in Phrae Province by 12.2% (<i>R</i> ² = .122), and (3) from the structured interviews of 10 elderly people aged 80 years and older, it was found that diet, exercise, stress reduction, and healing are factors that allow the elderly to live for an average of 80 years which is above the average age of Thai people (the average age for men is 71.8 years old and for women is 78.6 years old).</p>","PeriodicalId":55723,"journal":{"name":"AsianPacific Island Nursing Journal","volume":"5 2","pages":"48-54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7544013/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38480184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What Works in Mindfulness Interventions for Medically Unexplained Symptoms? A Systematic Review.","authors":"Ruel Billones, Leorey Saligan","doi":"10.31372/20200501.1082","DOIUrl":"10.31372/20200501.1082","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Background/Purpose:</i> Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been used in medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). This systematic review describes the literature investigating the general effect of MBIs on MUS and identifies the effects of specific MBIs on specific MUS conditions. <i>Methods:</i> The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Guidelines (PRISMA) and the modified Oxford Quality Scoring System (Jadad score) were applied to the review, yielding an initial 1,556 articles. The search engines included PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, Scopus, EMBASE, and PsychINFO using the search terms: mindfulness, or mediations, or mindful or MBCT or MBSR and medically unexplained symptoms or MUS or Fibromyalgia or FMS. A total of 24 articles were included in the final systematic review. <i>Results/Conclusions:</i> MBIs showed large effects on: symptom severity (<i>d</i>  = 0.82), pain intensity (<i>d</i>  = 0.79), depression (<i>d</i>  = 0.62), and anxiety (<i>d</i>  = 0.67). A manualized MBI that applies the four fundamental elements present in all types of interventions were critical to efficacy. These elements were psycho-education sessions specific to better understand the medical symptoms, the practice of awareness, the nonjudgmental observance of the experience in the moment, and the compassion to ones' self. The effectiveness of different mindfulness interventions necessitates giving attention to improve the gaps that were identified related to home-based practice monitoring, competency training of mindfulness teachers, and sound psychometric properties to measure the mindfulness practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":55723,"journal":{"name":"AsianPacific Island Nursing Journal","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7373253/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38185273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experiential Lens in Nursing Education and Thriving Lāhui (Community): A Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Student Experience.","authors":"Nainoa T Gaspar-Takahashi,&nbsp;Edna R Magpantay-Monroe","doi":"10.31372/20200503.1104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31372/20200503.1104","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this descriptive paper is to\u0000explore examples of high impact practices in nursing\u0000education that affects the community of interest and\u0000more specifically from the perspective of a native\u0000Hawaiian and Pacific Islander student. High impact\u0000learning involving communities benefits nursing\u0000students by honing their critical thinking skills and\u0000compassionate way of knowing (Hill, 2017).","PeriodicalId":55723,"journal":{"name":"AsianPacific Island Nursing Journal","volume":"5 3","pages":"166-169"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7733632/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38714533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Change in Body Weight and Serum Albumin Levels in Febrile Neutropenic Lung Cancer Patients.","authors":"Naomi Kayauchi,&nbsp;Yumi Nakagawa,&nbsp;Takako Oteki,&nbsp;Katsunori Kagohashi,&nbsp;Hiroaki Satoh","doi":"10.31372/20200503.1106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31372/20200503.1106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although advances have been made in the treatment and prevention of febrile neutropenia (FN) in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy, it is still a complication that requires clinical attention. Impaired nutritional status in patients who develop FN can affect the continuation of cancer treatment, but it has not been investigated. We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study in order to clarify (1) if body weight and serum albumin levels change in lung cancer patients who do and do not develop FN, and (2) if these indicators are more likely to worsen in patients with FN than in patients without FN. Patients undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy between January 2011 and June 2020 were consecutively included in the study. Changes in body weight and serum albumin levels were investigated in a case-control study of patients with FN, and control patients without FN who were matched by age, gender, histopathology, and stage of lung cancer, at a ratio of 1:2. During the study period, 226 patients received cytotoxic chemotherapy. Among those, 33 (14.6%) patients developed FN during the first course of cytotoxic chemotherapy. We found a more pronounced decrease in both body weight and serum albumin level at four weeks after the initiation of chemotherapy in FN patients. In order to safely administer effective chemotherapy, medical staff need to pay close attention to the nutritional status of patients receiving chemotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":55723,"journal":{"name":"AsianPacific Island Nursing Journal","volume":"5 3","pages":"120-127"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7733627/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38717066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}