Aim: This study aims to evaluate demands for general and pharmacological knowledge and training related to intravenous (IV) therapy among pediatric nurses. Materials and Methods: This multicentric cross-sectional study involved 12,707 pediatric nurses from 100 hospitals in China. A questionnaire was used to assess information about IV drug administration training received, and the demands for pharmacology-related knowledge, and corresponding methods of acquisition. A generalized linear model using Logit link function was employed to assess relationships between factors and multivariate analysis was conducted. Results: More than 99% of participants showed their training demands for IV therapy training. Pediatric nurses' demands and methods for acquiring IV therapy knowledge and the knowledge related to IV therapy pharmacology have significant differences in social demographic factors, previous knowledge, whether they have received training or not, and other factors (all P < 0.05). Received a needlestick injury in the past month (P = 0.007) and knowledge acquired through in-hospital or out-of-hospital training (P = 0.039) were factors that reduced the demands for methods to acquire further pharmacology-related knowledge of IV therapy. Working in internal medicine (P = 0.025) and not having experienced a needlestick injury in the past year (P = 0.007) reduced the demands for IV therapy knowledge. Attended hospital (P = 0.007) or departmental meetings (P = 0.009), being pediatric primary nurses (P = 0.044), and studied special IV guidelines (P = 0.006) reduced the desire for methods to acquire IV therapy knowledge. Conclusion: There was a high demand for greater general and pharmacological knowledge related to IV therapy among pediatric nurses. Resources should be coordinated to provide ongoing training to nurses to improve the quality of IV care.
{"title":"Training needs in intravenous infusion care for children in China: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Jingjing Li, Jiaxin Fang, Liu Han, Junhan Yang, Xueyan Fan, Dahua Zhang","doi":"10.4103/jin.jin_97_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jin.jin_97_22","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: This study aims to evaluate demands for general and pharmacological knowledge and training related to intravenous (IV) therapy among pediatric nurses. Materials and Methods: This multicentric cross-sectional study involved 12,707 pediatric nurses from 100 hospitals in China. A questionnaire was used to assess information about IV drug administration training received, and the demands for pharmacology-related knowledge, and corresponding methods of acquisition. A generalized linear model using Logit link function was employed to assess relationships between factors and multivariate analysis was conducted. Results: More than 99% of participants showed their training demands for IV therapy training. Pediatric nurses' demands and methods for acquiring IV therapy knowledge and the knowledge related to IV therapy pharmacology have significant differences in social demographic factors, previous knowledge, whether they have received training or not, and other factors (all P < 0.05). Received a needlestick injury in the past month (P = 0.007) and knowledge acquired through in-hospital or out-of-hospital training (P = 0.039) were factors that reduced the demands for methods to acquire further pharmacology-related knowledge of IV therapy. Working in internal medicine (P = 0.025) and not having experienced a needlestick injury in the past year (P = 0.007) reduced the demands for IV therapy knowledge. Attended hospital (P = 0.007) or departmental meetings (P = 0.009), being pediatric primary nurses (P = 0.044), and studied special IV guidelines (P = 0.006) reduced the desire for methods to acquire IV therapy knowledge. Conclusion: There was a high demand for greater general and pharmacological knowledge related to IV therapy among pediatric nurses. Resources should be coordinated to provide ongoing training to nurses to improve the quality of IV care.","PeriodicalId":34651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nursing","volume":"46 1","pages":"122 - 131"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87600043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Shaban, N. Abdou, Mahmoud Eid, M. Ibrahim, Mohammed El Dean Metwaly, M. Sayed, Youmna Abdulwahab Mansour, F. Ramadan
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and level of social media addiction among nursing students in the Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional research design was conducted on samples of 340 students at the Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University. Data were collected through demographic background information sheet and Social Networking Addiction Scale. Results: All the students were addicted as 6.76% were severely addicted and 60.59% and 32.65% were moderately and mildly addicted, respectively. Significant relations were found between social media addiction and students' age (χ2 = 11.331, P = 0.003), educational level (χ2 = 20.239, P = 0.003), and grade point average (χ2 = 19.378, P = 0.013). Conclusion: Internet addiction was prevalent among all students but at different levels, so early screening of students for Internet addiction using the Internet Addiction Scale is important to provide early treatment and prevent hazards to health.
目的:本研究的目的是评估开罗大学护理学院护理学生社交媒体成瘾的患病率和水平。材料与方法:采用描述性横断面研究设计，对开罗大学护理学院340名学生进行样本分析。通过人口统计背景资料表和社交网络成瘾量表收集数据。结果:所有学生吸毒成瘾，重度吸毒占6.76%，中度吸毒占60.59%，轻度吸毒占32.65%。社交媒体成瘾与学生年龄(χ2 = 11.331, P = 0.003)、文化程度(χ2 = 20.239, P = 0.003)、学业成绩(χ2 = 19.378, P = 0.013)有显著相关。结论:网络成瘾在所有学生中普遍存在，但程度不同，因此使用网络成瘾量表对学生进行网络成瘾早期筛查对早期治疗和预防健康危害具有重要意义。
{"title":"Prevalence of social media addiction among nursing sstudents","authors":"M. Shaban, N. Abdou, Mahmoud Eid, M. Ibrahim, Mohammed El Dean Metwaly, M. Sayed, Youmna Abdulwahab Mansour, F. Ramadan","doi":"10.4103/jin.jin_127_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jin.jin_127_22","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and level of social media addiction among nursing students in the Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional research design was conducted on samples of 340 students at the Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University. Data were collected through demographic background information sheet and Social Networking Addiction Scale. Results: All the students were addicted as 6.76% were severely addicted and 60.59% and 32.65% were moderately and mildly addicted, respectively. Significant relations were found between social media addiction and students' age (χ2 = 11.331, P = 0.003), educational level (χ2 = 20.239, P = 0.003), and grade point average (χ2 = 19.378, P = 0.013). Conclusion: Internet addiction was prevalent among all students but at different levels, so early screening of students for Internet addiction using the Internet Addiction Scale is important to provide early treatment and prevent hazards to health.","PeriodicalId":34651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nursing","volume":"7 Suppl 3 1","pages":"145 - 150"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77585704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AlvinDuke R. Sy, MaKrisstella D. Gonzales, RachelCamille C. Rodriguez
Objective: The objective of the study is to describe the work-related quality of life (WRQOL) among nurses and explore its association with performance evaluation ratings. Methods: A cross-sectional design was utilized measuring the WRQOL scale and the previous performance appraisal rating. Multistage sampling approach was utilized with nurses stratified based on their position and then systematically random sampled based on their unit assignment. Results: One hundred and eighty-two nurses were included. About half reported a high quality of work life (101; 55.5%). Low scores were noted on the subscale working conditions (100; 54.9%), low to average responses for home-work interface (109; 59.9%), control at work (100; 54.9%), and stress at work (90; 49.5%). A higher proportion of nurses reported positive responses toward the areas of general well-being (113; 62.1%) and job-career satisfaction (112; 61.5%), than in the other subscales. There were notable differences between WRQOL ratings: (1) Head nurses had the highest perceived quality of work life, followed by nurse supervisors and charge nurses (F = 6.1, P < 0.01) and (2) Nurses in the pay-patient services reported lower quality of working life, while those in office and outpatient services had more positive scores (F = 4.6, P < 0.01). Conclusion: Only more than half of the nurses reported a high quality of work life, some of its dimensions, particularly job and career satisfaction and working conditions, appeared to vary in the perceived degree across years in service, work hours, and position. The assessment of the quality of work life may serve as an important tool to address staff burnout, absenteeism and other issues that affect job performance among health-care professionals.
目的:本研究的目的是描述护士工作相关生活质量(WRQOL)，并探讨其与绩效评估评分的关系。方法:采用横断面设计测量WRQOL量表和以往绩效评价评分。采用多阶段抽样方法，按护士岗位分层，按单位分配系统随机抽样。结果:共纳入182名护士。大约一半的人认为自己的工作生活质量很高(101;55.5%)。工作条件分量表得分较低(100分;54.9%)，对家庭工作界面的反应低于平均水平(109;59.9%)，工作控制(100;54.9%)，以及工作压力(90;49.5%)。较高比例的护士报告了对一般福祉领域的积极反应(113;62.1%)和工作-职业满意度(112;61.5%)，高于其他量表。WRQOL评分的差异有统计学意义:(1)护士长对工作生活质量的感知最高，其次是护士长和护士长(F = 6.1, P < 0.01);(2)收费门诊护士对工作生活质量的感知得分较低，办公室和门诊护士的感知得分较高(F = 4.6, P < 0.01)。结论:只有一半以上的护士报告了高质量的工作生活，其一些维度，特别是工作和职业满意度和工作条件，在服务年限、工作时间和职位的感知程度上有所不同。对工作生活质量的评估可作为解决工作人员倦怠、缺勤和影响保健专业人员工作绩效的其他问题的重要工具。
{"title":"Work-related quality of life and performance appraisal among nurses at a tertiary hospital in Philippines","authors":"AlvinDuke R. Sy, MaKrisstella D. Gonzales, RachelCamille C. Rodriguez","doi":"10.4103/jin.jin_7_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jin.jin_7_23","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The objective of the study is to describe the work-related quality of life (WRQOL) among nurses and explore its association with performance evaluation ratings. Methods: A cross-sectional design was utilized measuring the WRQOL scale and the previous performance appraisal rating. Multistage sampling approach was utilized with nurses stratified based on their position and then systematically random sampled based on their unit assignment. Results: One hundred and eighty-two nurses were included. About half reported a high quality of work life (101; 55.5%). Low scores were noted on the subscale working conditions (100; 54.9%), low to average responses for home-work interface (109; 59.9%), control at work (100; 54.9%), and stress at work (90; 49.5%). A higher proportion of nurses reported positive responses toward the areas of general well-being (113; 62.1%) and job-career satisfaction (112; 61.5%), than in the other subscales. There were notable differences between WRQOL ratings: (1) Head nurses had the highest perceived quality of work life, followed by nurse supervisors and charge nurses (F = 6.1, P < 0.01) and (2) Nurses in the pay-patient services reported lower quality of working life, while those in office and outpatient services had more positive scores (F = 4.6, P < 0.01). Conclusion: Only more than half of the nurses reported a high quality of work life, some of its dimensions, particularly job and career satisfaction and working conditions, appeared to vary in the perceived degree across years in service, work hours, and position. The assessment of the quality of work life may serve as an important tool to address staff burnout, absenteeism and other issues that affect job performance among health-care professionals.","PeriodicalId":34651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nursing","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135840137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
MarwaMamdouh Shaban, BasmaMohamed Osman, MaalyZayed Mohamed, ShaimaaAli Mohamed Ismail, LamiaaSaad Abd Allah
Objective: This study aimed to assess the public’s perspectives and the health institutions’ readiness for telehealth utilization in Egypt. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed, and data were collected from a convenient sample of 800 Egyptian citizens and 26 nursing administrators and information technology personnel from 16 governmental hospitals and 10 private hospitals between January and March 2022. The Egyptian community utilization of telehealth questionnaire and the telemedicine hospital readiness assessment were used to collect the data. Results: The results revealed that 35.1% of the general Egyptian population used telehealth services and 43% expressed willingness to use them in future. As perceived by the general Egyptian population, the most prevalent barriers to telehealth utilization were communication barriers (97.6%), lack of confidence in health professionals (77.6%), technological limitations (72.5%), the need for physical examination (25%), and privacy concerns (10%). Regarding hospital readiness, 42% of governmental hospitals were not taking any initiative to implement telehealth services, and 15.4% were at the beginner level, meaning that some steps had been taken. However, the hospital was still far from being able to implement telehealth services. In contrast, private hospitals were either at the beginner or advanced level. Conclusion: Although the use of telehealth services in Egypt has increased, there is a need to address the barriers to public utilization and improve hospitals’ readiness to implement telehealth services to enhance public usage.
{"title":"Telehealth utilization among Egyptian population and health institutional readiness: An exploratory study","authors":"MarwaMamdouh Shaban, BasmaMohamed Osman, MaalyZayed Mohamed, ShaimaaAli Mohamed Ismail, LamiaaSaad Abd Allah","doi":"10.4103/jin.jin_37_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jin.jin_37_23","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study aimed to assess the public’s perspectives and the health institutions’ readiness for telehealth utilization in Egypt. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed, and data were collected from a convenient sample of 800 Egyptian citizens and 26 nursing administrators and information technology personnel from 16 governmental hospitals and 10 private hospitals between January and March 2022. The Egyptian community utilization of telehealth questionnaire and the telemedicine hospital readiness assessment were used to collect the data. Results: The results revealed that 35.1% of the general Egyptian population used telehealth services and 43% expressed willingness to use them in future. As perceived by the general Egyptian population, the most prevalent barriers to telehealth utilization were communication barriers (97.6%), lack of confidence in health professionals (77.6%), technological limitations (72.5%), the need for physical examination (25%), and privacy concerns (10%). Regarding hospital readiness, 42% of governmental hospitals were not taking any initiative to implement telehealth services, and 15.4% were at the beginner level, meaning that some steps had been taken. However, the hospital was still far from being able to implement telehealth services. In contrast, private hospitals were either at the beginner or advanced level. Conclusion: Although the use of telehealth services in Egypt has increased, there is a need to address the barriers to public utilization and improve hospitals’ readiness to implement telehealth services to enhance public usage.","PeriodicalId":34651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nursing","volume":"115 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135840579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Moxibustion therapy is a treatment and health-care method that originated from China. It is a kind of therapy for preventing and treating diseases by stimulating meridians and acupoints using heat to regulate the viscera and enhance immunity. This article introduces the definition and mechanism of moxibustion technology, clinical operation technics, and precautions of moxibustion in practice, and demonstrates plenty of iconic cases of application of moxibustion in the treatment of insomnia, dysmenorrhea, urinary retention, knee arthritis, chronic eczema, etc., so as to provide a reference for the wide application of moxibustion technology.
{"title":"Operating procedures of moxibustion technology","authors":"Ling Tang, Yali Wang, E Haiyan, Yongchun Wei, Jing Jiang, Yuxia Dong","doi":"10.4103/jin.jin_57_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jin.jin_57_23","url":null,"abstract":"Moxibustion therapy is a treatment and health-care method that originated from China. It is a kind of therapy for preventing and treating diseases by stimulating meridians and acupoints using heat to regulate the viscera and enhance immunity. This article introduces the definition and mechanism of moxibustion technology, clinical operation technics, and precautions of moxibustion in practice, and demonstrates plenty of iconic cases of application of moxibustion in the treatment of insomnia, dysmenorrhea, urinary retention, knee arthritis, chronic eczema, etc., so as to provide a reference for the wide application of moxibustion technology.","PeriodicalId":34651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nursing","volume":"115 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135841737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of cultural factors on choice of childbirth place among women in Oyigbo Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria","authors":"OgochukwuImmaculate Obika, NgoziAfulenu Obika-Ndiri, ChizomaMillicent Ndikom, OmineokumaTubonemi Aseminaso","doi":"10.4103/jin.jin_89_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jin.jin_89_22","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nursing","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135402184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of health Qigong on the rehabilitation of hemiplegic patients after stroke. Methods: The randomized controlled trials on health Qigong intervention in rehabilitation after stroke were searched in eight databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, CBM, CNKI, Wanfang Database, and VIP Database from the inception to February 2022, and the data were analyzed using RevMan 5.3 software. Results: A total of 17 studies involving 1146 hemiplegic patients after stroke were included. Meta-analysis results showed that the motor function and activities of daily living in the intervention group were better than those in the control group at different intervention times (intervention time <3 months and 3 months–24 weeks) (P < 0.01). When the intervention time was <3 months, the improvement of balance function in the intervention group was better than that in the control group (P < 0.01). However, when the intervention time was 3 months–24 weeks, there was no significant difference in the balance function between the intervention group and the control group (P = 0.10). Conclusion: Health Qigong has a positive effect on the improvement of motor function and activities of daily living in hemiplegic patients after stroke, but the improvement of balance function is not sure. Due to the low overall quality of the included literature and the heterogeneity of some research results, more rigorous randomized controlled trials are needed to verify its efficacy.
{"title":"Effect of health Qigong on rehabilitation of stroke patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"F. Guan, Qiu-Lu Ji","doi":"10.4103/jin.jin_67_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jin.jin_67_22","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of health Qigong on the rehabilitation of hemiplegic patients after stroke. Methods: The randomized controlled trials on health Qigong intervention in rehabilitation after stroke were searched in eight databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, CBM, CNKI, Wanfang Database, and VIP Database from the inception to February 2022, and the data were analyzed using RevMan 5.3 software. Results: A total of 17 studies involving 1146 hemiplegic patients after stroke were included. Meta-analysis results showed that the motor function and activities of daily living in the intervention group were better than those in the control group at different intervention times (intervention time <3 months and 3 months–24 weeks) (P < 0.01). When the intervention time was <3 months, the improvement of balance function in the intervention group was better than that in the control group (P < 0.01). However, when the intervention time was 3 months–24 weeks, there was no significant difference in the balance function between the intervention group and the control group (P = 0.10). Conclusion: Health Qigong has a positive effect on the improvement of motor function and activities of daily living in hemiplegic patients after stroke, but the improvement of balance function is not sure. Due to the low overall quality of the included literature and the heterogeneity of some research results, more rigorous randomized controlled trials are needed to verify its efficacy.","PeriodicalId":34651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nursing","volume":"54 1","pages":"15 - 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88991523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alice Lai, NurinJazmina Muhammad Syafiq, AshishkumarAkshaykumar Trivedi, MariaPureza Aurelio Fontelera, MeiAnn Lim
Objective: Health-care workers (HCWs) are known to be at high risk for occupational biological hazards, and this includes exposure to mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) which can result in either active or latent TB infection (LTBI). This study aims to provide an overview of the incidence of LTBI among HCWs in Brunei Darussalam, to examine associated risk factors, and to evaluate LTBI treatment compliance. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study which was conducted using data from January 2018 to December 2021, on notified cases of LTBI in HCWs which identified 115 cases. Demographic data, underlying medical conditions, and compliance to treatment were assessed through reviews of their electronic health records. Results: The incidence of LBTI was 14.6/year/1000 HCWs. The incidence rate reached a high of 24.6/1000 in 2020, and majority of cases were in the older age groups. There was good treatment acceptance and compliance (82.6%), and this was observed to be significantly higher in females than males (P = 0.02). Conclusion: This study showed an average incidence of LTBI of 14.6/1000 HCWs over 4 years and high LTBI treatment acceptance (82.6%) and compliance. Emphasis on infection prevention and control measures in health-care settings and actions to increase awareness of LTBI are crucial interventions toward reducing the burden of LTBI.
{"title":"Latent tuberculosis infection in health-care workers in the government sector in Brunei Darussalam: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Alice Lai, NurinJazmina Muhammad Syafiq, AshishkumarAkshaykumar Trivedi, MariaPureza Aurelio Fontelera, MeiAnn Lim","doi":"10.4103/jin.jin_18_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jin.jin_18_23","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Health-care workers (HCWs) are known to be at high risk for occupational biological hazards, and this includes exposure to mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) which can result in either active or latent TB infection (LTBI). This study aims to provide an overview of the incidence of LTBI among HCWs in Brunei Darussalam, to examine associated risk factors, and to evaluate LTBI treatment compliance. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study which was conducted using data from January 2018 to December 2021, on notified cases of LTBI in HCWs which identified 115 cases. Demographic data, underlying medical conditions, and compliance to treatment were assessed through reviews of their electronic health records. Results: The incidence of LBTI was 14.6/year/1000 HCWs. The incidence rate reached a high of 24.6/1000 in 2020, and majority of cases were in the older age groups. There was good treatment acceptance and compliance (82.6%), and this was observed to be significantly higher in females than males (P = 0.02). Conclusion: This study showed an average incidence of LTBI of 14.6/1000 HCWs over 4 years and high LTBI treatment acceptance (82.6%) and compliance. Emphasis on infection prevention and control measures in health-care settings and actions to increase awareness of LTBI are crucial interventions toward reducing the burden of LTBI.","PeriodicalId":34651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nursing","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135840581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic nonspecific intestinal inflammatory disease of unclear etiology, characterized by continuous and diffuse inflammatory changes of colorectal mucosa. In recent years, the incidence rate of UC in China has increased year by year, but there is no effective cure method in Western medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment based on syndrome differentiation has the unique advantages of simplicity, convenience, effectiveness, and low cost. Therefore, integration of Chinese and Western medicine has become an important strategy for UC diagnosis and treatment, and has made significant progress in UC. On the basis of learning from a number of consensuses at home and abroad, combined with Chinese research results and the actual clinical situation of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, the UC group of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine has formulated the expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of UC with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. In this consensus, the pathogenesis, etiology and pathogenesis, diagnosis, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment, and chronic disease management with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine for UC were recommended by experts. This article interprets the consensus from the perspective of nursing in order to provide reference basis for clinical nursing workers.
{"title":"Expert consensus on diagnosis and treatment of ulcerative colitis with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine: A nursing perspective","authors":"Bing Xu, Miao Liu, Hai-Yin Hu, Jing Zhang, Yanping Huang, Ling Tang","doi":"10.4103/jin.jin_22_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jin.jin_22_22","url":null,"abstract":"Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic nonspecific intestinal inflammatory disease of unclear etiology, characterized by continuous and diffuse inflammatory changes of colorectal mucosa. In recent years, the incidence rate of UC in China has increased year by year, but there is no effective cure method in Western medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment based on syndrome differentiation has the unique advantages of simplicity, convenience, effectiveness, and low cost. Therefore, integration of Chinese and Western medicine has become an important strategy for UC diagnosis and treatment, and has made significant progress in UC. On the basis of learning from a number of consensuses at home and abroad, combined with Chinese research results and the actual clinical situation of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, the UC group of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine has formulated the expert consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of UC with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. In this consensus, the pathogenesis, etiology and pathogenesis, diagnosis, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment, and chronic disease management with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine for UC were recommended by experts. This article interprets the consensus from the perspective of nursing in order to provide reference basis for clinical nursing workers.","PeriodicalId":34651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nursing","volume":"66 1","pages":"1 - 7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90120222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Objectives: This study was aimed at identifying the nurse’s level of stress and the coping mechanism adopted by them. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was done to assess the level of stress and the coping strategies adopted by the nurses in a secondary hospital in North East India, Nagaland. A total enumerative sampling technique was used to select 94 samples for the study. The Nursing stress scale (NSS) by Gray-Toft and Anderson 1981 was used to assess stress, and the Ways of Coping Questionnaire was used. Results: Of 94 samples, 68 (72.34%) had a mild level of stress, 25 (26.59%) had a moderate level of stress, and only 1 (0.06%) had a severe level of stress. Thirty-one (32.97%) used minimal coping strategies, and 63 (67.02%) used moderate coping strategies. There was no significant association between the stress level and selected demographic variables such as age, marital status, and years of experience (all P > 0.05). A significant association was found between the stresses of nurses and qualification of nurses (χ2 = 4.10, P = 0.04). Conclusion: The study reveals that most nurses had mild levels of stress. Most nurses use moderate coping strategies to relieve their stressors at work. Thus, there is a need to emphasize the importance of using effective coping strategies for nurses to alleviate their stresses and anxiety in their workplace and even in their personal lives.
目的:本研究旨在了解护士的压力水平及其应对机制。材料和方法:对印度东北部那加兰邦一家二级医院护士的压力水平和应对策略进行了描述性研究。采用全枚举抽样技术，选取94个样本进行研究。采用Gray-Toft和Anderson 1981年的护理压力量表(NSS)进行压力评估，并采用应对方式问卷。结果94份样本中，轻度应激68份(72.34%)，中度应激25份(26.59%)，重度应激1份(0.06%)。31人(32.97%)采用最小应对策略，63人(67.02%)采用中等应对策略。应激水平与年龄、婚姻状况、工作年限等人口学变量之间无显著相关性(P > 0.05)。护士压力与护士素质有显著相关(χ2 = 4.10, P = 0.04)。结论:本研究显示大多数护士有轻度的压力。大多数护士使用适度的应对策略来缓解工作中的压力源。因此，有必要强调使用有效的应对策略对护士的重要性，以减轻他们在工作场所甚至个人生活中的压力和焦虑。
{"title":"Level of stress among nurses and their adopted coping strategies","authors":"Bendangmenla Ao, Alijungla Jamir, AngouziiaLily Piku, BoliVihoyi Zhimomi, Christie Koyu, Diana Chorei, DeimaiaEmi Lyngdoh","doi":"10.4103/jin.jin_59_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jin.jin_59_23","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: This study was aimed at identifying the nurse’s level of stress and the coping mechanism adopted by them. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was done to assess the level of stress and the coping strategies adopted by the nurses in a secondary hospital in North East India, Nagaland. A total enumerative sampling technique was used to select 94 samples for the study. The Nursing stress scale (NSS) by Gray-Toft and Anderson 1981 was used to assess stress, and the Ways of Coping Questionnaire was used. Results: Of 94 samples, 68 (72.34%) had a mild level of stress, 25 (26.59%) had a moderate level of stress, and only 1 (0.06%) had a severe level of stress. Thirty-one (32.97%) used minimal coping strategies, and 63 (67.02%) used moderate coping strategies. There was no significant association between the stress level and selected demographic variables such as age, marital status, and years of experience (all P > 0.05). A significant association was found between the stresses of nurses and qualification of nurses (χ2 = 4.10, P = 0.04). Conclusion: The study reveals that most nurses had mild levels of stress. Most nurses use moderate coping strategies to relieve their stressors at work. Thus, there is a need to emphasize the importance of using effective coping strategies for nurses to alleviate their stresses and anxiety in their workplace and even in their personal lives.","PeriodicalId":34651,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Integrative Nursing","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135840138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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