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Mashup Score: 1Loneliness experienced by those providing care for an adult family member with chronic illness - 9 hour(s) ago
Commentary on: Chistell, F., Stängle, S., & Fringer, A. (2023). ‘Loneliness is a monotonous thing’: descriptive qualitative research on the loneliness of caring relatives. BMC Nurs 22, 161 doi: 10.1186/s12912-023-01327-4. Loneliness is a universal, subjective experience that arises from a perceived lack of meaningful social relationships or connectedness with those around us.1 2 It is characterised by feelings of isolation, emptiness and a sense of disconnectedness from others.1 While feelings of loneliness can be transient, chronic loneliness is pervasive in society and contributes to negative …
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Mashup Score: 1Loneliness experienced by those providing care for an adult family member with chronic illness - 1 day(s) ago
Commentary on: Chistell, F., Stängle, S., & Fringer, A. (2023). ‘Loneliness is a monotonous thing’: descriptive qualitative research on the loneliness of caring relatives. BMC Nurs 22, 161 doi: 10.1186/s12912-023-01327-4. Loneliness is a universal, subjective experience that arises from a perceived lack of meaningful social relationships or connectedness with those around us.1 2 It is characterised by feelings of isolation, emptiness and a sense of disconnectedness from others.1 While feelings of loneliness can be transient, chronic loneliness is pervasive in society and contributes to negative …
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Mashup Score: 1Loneliness experienced by those providing care for an adult family member with chronic illness - 2 day(s) ago
Commentary on: Chistell, F., Stängle, S., & Fringer, A. (2023). ‘Loneliness is a monotonous thing’: descriptive qualitative research on the loneliness of caring relatives. BMC Nurs 22, 161 doi: 10.1186/s12912-023-01327-4. Loneliness is a universal, subjective experience that arises from a perceived lack of meaningful social relationships or connectedness with those around us.1 2 It is characterised by feelings of isolation, emptiness and a sense of disconnectedness from others.1 While feelings of loneliness can be transient, chronic loneliness is pervasive in society and contributes to negative …
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Mashup Score: 0‘Redefining normal: a fresh perspective on oral temperature’ - 3 day(s) ago
Commentary on: Ley C, Heath F, Hastie T, et al. Defining Usual Oral Temperature Ranges in Outpatients Using an Unsupervised Learning Algorithm. JAMA Intern Med . 2023 Oct 1;183(10):1128-1135. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.4291. ### Practice ### Research Traditionally, the ‘normal’ oral temperature of 37°C has been a long-standing benchmark in health assessments. However, this standard fails to consider individual variability influenced by age, sex and metabolism. Ley et al 1 study addresses this gap by exploring the range of normal temperatures across a diverse outpatient population using advanced data analysis techniques. …
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Mashup Score: 9Enhancing communication confidence and competence: using simulation-based education in perinatal palliative care - 3 day(s) ago
Commentary on: Chen HW, Cheng SF, Hsiung Y, et al . Training perinatal nurses in palliative communication by using scenario-based simulation: A quasi-experimental study. Nurse Educ Pract . 2024. 75:103885. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2024.103885 ### Implications for practice and research Communication is a cornerstone of nursing practice and fundamental to establishing and maintaining relationships with individuals and their families. Nurses involved in the provision of perinatal palliative care work with women, babies and their families, during pregnancy, delivery and in the neonatal period. Effective therapeutic relationships with women and families empower parents, providing control and validation,1 enabling positive parental experiences, through effective communication and empathy. Studies suggest education focusing on communication skills, particularly …
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Mashup Score: 3Clinical-academic positions that promote research activity and adoption of findings are dependent on clinical leadership support - 4 day(s) ago
Commentary on: Aspinall C, Slark J, Parr J, et al . The role of healthcare leaders in implementing equitable clinical academic pathways for nurses: An integrative review. J Adv Nurs . 2024: 1-15. doi: 10.1111/jan.16043 ### Implications for practice and research Clinical-academic positions have been developed to advance the nursing profession. The intent of these positions is to lead the continuous generation and adoption of strong evidence into clinical practice that improves healthcare provision; and thereby, strengthening professional credibility. These positions bridge the clinical academic space through drawing on their expertise, research and understanding of implementation science to foster partnership and …
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Mashup Score: 3Barriers to trauma-informed care include unsafe environments and mental health nurses’ lack of emotional intelligence - 5 day(s) ago
Commentary on: Wilson, A., Hurley, J., Hutchinson, M., & Lakeman, R. (2023). In their own words: Mental health nurses’ experiences of trauma-informed care in acute mental health settings or hospitals. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. doi.org/10.1111/inm.13280 TIC is an approach that has emerged from recognition of the prevalence of psychological trauma.1 There is also increasing awareness of the avoidable harms that coercive practices such as detention and restraint cause to people using …
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Mashup Score: 1Loneliness experienced by those providing care for an adult family member with chronic illness - 5 day(s) ago
Commentary on: Chistell, F., Stängle, S., & Fringer, A. (2023). ‘Loneliness is a monotonous thing’: descriptive qualitative research on the loneliness of caring relatives. BMC Nurs 22, 161 doi: 10.1186/s12912-023-01327-4. Loneliness is a universal, subjective experience that arises from a perceived lack of meaningful social relationships or connectedness with those around us.1 2 It is characterised by feelings of isolation, emptiness and a sense of disconnectedness from others.1 While feelings of loneliness can be transient, chronic loneliness is pervasive in society and contributes to negative …
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Mashup Score: 1Loneliness experienced by those providing care for an adult family member with chronic illness - 6 day(s) ago
Commentary on: Chistell, F., Stängle, S., & Fringer, A. (2023). ‘Loneliness is a monotonous thing’: descriptive qualitative research on the loneliness of caring relatives. BMC Nurs 22, 161 doi: 10.1186/s12912-023-01327-4. Loneliness is a universal, subjective experience that arises from a perceived lack of meaningful social relationships or connectedness with those around us.1 2 It is characterised by feelings of isolation, emptiness and a sense of disconnectedness from others.1 While feelings of loneliness can be transient, chronic loneliness is pervasive in society and contributes to negative …
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Mashup Score: 0Statins improve antidepressant adherence and tolerability compared to antidepressants alone - 6 day(s) ago
Commentary on: De Giorgi R, De Crescenzo F, Cowen PJ, Harmer CJ, Cipriani A. Real-world outcomes of concomitant antidepressant and statin use in primary care patients with depression: a population-based cohort study. BMC Med. 2023 Nov 7;21(1):424. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-03138-5. ### Implications for practice and research Depression affects more than 350 million people worldwide.1 Even though guidelines support using antidepressants to treat moderate and severe depression, nearly 50% of people do not respond to antidepressants2 and 25% discontinue them.3 Studies suggest that adding statins to antidepressants can improve antidepressant adherence, but these studies have been underpowered to test outcomes.4 De Giorgi and colleagues used …
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