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Advances in Nursing Research

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Nursing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 October 2024) | Viewed by 6264

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Paula Parás-Bravo

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1. Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain
2. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Grupo de Investigación en Enfermería, 39005 Santander, Spain
Interests: nursing; physiotherapy; quality life; oncology; neurologoly; pain; health care
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Nursing professionals are a key element in health systems. They provide care to individuals and the community, with the goal of restoring health or preventing diseases. They have a holistic view of patients, and this means they have a strong and continually updating body of knowledge. This Special Issue is aimed at health professionals who seek to enrich this body of knowledge through rigorous and ethical research using qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodologies. Priority will be given to scientific works that employ a mixed methodology, as it allows a more complete vision of the problem.

In this Special Issue, original articles and reviews are welcome. The research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Quality of life;
  • Health promotion;
  • The economic effect of care;
  • Health literacy;
  • Gender, ethnic and racial disparities;
  • Interventions related to education;
  • Advanced practice nursing;
  • Nursing administration;
  • Evidence-based nursing interventions;
  • Studies related to ICT and artificial intelligence;
  • High-fidelity clinical simulation;
  • The creation and validation of questionnaires.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Paula Parás-Bravo
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • nursing
  • quality of life
  • advanced practice nursing
  • evidence-based nursing
  • nursing methodology research
  • nursing administration
  • education
  • health promotion
  • economic burden
  • ICT
  • clinical simulation
  • mixed methods
  • qualitative research
  • quantitative research

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Cardiometabolic Risk in a University Community: An Observational Study
by David Pérez-Manchón, Jaime Barrio-Cortes, Angel Vicario-Merino, Noemí Mayoral-Gonzalo, Montserrat Ruiz-López, Eduardo Corral-Pugnaire, Patricia Blanco-Hermo and Cayetana Ruiz-Zaldibar
Healthcare 2024, 12(17), 1756; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12171756 - 3 Sep 2024
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The highest prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors has been associated with obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and elevated blood pressure due to high workload and work stress. This study aimed to analyze the cardiometabolic risk and lifestyles among the health sciences university academics and campus [...] Read more.
The highest prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors has been associated with obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and elevated blood pressure due to high workload and work stress. This study aimed to analyze the cardiometabolic risk and lifestyles among the health sciences university academics and campus administrators at a private university in Spain. A cross-sectional study was conducted during the 2018–2019 academic year by the Nursing Department, using a self-administered questionnaire and face-to-face assessments of anthropometric variables related to cardiovascular risk in university personnel. The variables measured included sociodemographics, cardiovascular risk history, comorbidities, toxic habits, Mediterranean diet adherence, physical exercise, psychosocial stress, and physical, anthropometric, and analytical data. Cardiovascular risk was categorized into relative (<40 years), absolute, and vascular age (>40 years). Among the 101 participants, 61.4% were women, with a mean age of 41.3 years ± 9 years. The smoking prevalence was 21.8% (68.2% women), 27.7% were sedentary, and 51.0% adhered to the Mediterranean diet, with higher adherence among the academics. Emotional risk was present in 32.7% of the participants. A prior diagnosis of hypertension was significantly more frequent in the men (15.4%) compared to the women (3.2%). The blood pressure measurements were mostly optimal across both genders and professional groups, but the proportion of hypertension grade 1 was significantly higher among the academics (10%) compared to the administrators (4.5%) and among the men (11.1%) compared to the women (5.9%). The absolute cardiovascular risk among the university employees was generally low, but the men exhibited a more moderate risk compared to the women. It is necessary for the university to promote health within its community, with the Nursing Department playing a key role in health promotion and research. Full article
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Virtual Reality Simulation-Based Clinical Procedure Skills Training for Nursing College Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study
by Hyeongyeong Yoon, Eunwha Lee, Chung-Jong Kim and Yoonhee Shin
Healthcare 2024, 12(11), 1109; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12111109 - 29 May 2024
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Core nursing skills are emphasized in nursing education, given their vital role in nurses’ competence; however, invasive nursing procedures like catheterization and enemas are infrequently performed in actual clinical practice, primarily being observed rather than executed. Virtual reality simulation training involves performing core [...] Read more.
Core nursing skills are emphasized in nursing education, given their vital role in nurses’ competence; however, invasive nursing procedures like catheterization and enemas are infrequently performed in actual clinical practice, primarily being observed rather than executed. Virtual reality simulation training involves performing core nursing skills on virtual patients in a three-dimensional virtual reality environment, following the correct procedures. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of VR simulation on nursing students’ confidence, proficiency, task engagement, and satisfaction. The study participants included 76 second-year nursing students, with 37 in the VR group and 39 in the control group. The VR group engaged in immersive VR (IVR) training sessions including enemas, nasogastric feeding, and nelaton catheterization. Conversely, the control group practiced these skills using mannequins. Assessments evaluated confidence, proficiency, learning satisfaction, and task engagement before and after the intervention. The average age of the study participants was 21.07 years, with 78.95% being female and 21.05% being male. The study findings revealed no significant differences between the VR and control groups regarding confidence (F = 3.878, p = 0.053), task engagement (F = 0.164, p = 0.687), and learning satisfaction (F = 0.668, p = 0.416). However, the VR group demonstrated significantly higher proficiency in the overall assessment of nasogastric feeding (F = 5.389, p = 0.023) and core components of nelaton catheterization (F = 4.046, p = 0.048). The IVR program emerged as an effective and valuable teaching tool, particularly well-suited for second-year nursing students, significantly enhancing proficiency. Full article
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Croatian Translation and Validation of the Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care Quality Questionnaire (PSNCQQ)
by Marin Mamić, Hrvoje Vidić, Tihomir Jovanović, Slavka Galić, Ivana Jelinčić, Štefica Mikšić, Božica Lovrić, Ivanka Zirdum, Kristijan Matković, Goran Zukanović, Goranka Radmilović, Zrinka Puharić, Mirela Frančina, Robert Lovrić and Ivan Vukoja
Healthcare 2024, 12(9), 888; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12090888 - 25 Apr 2024
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Patient satisfaction is a crucial measure of the quality of healthcare, especially with regard to nursing services in hospital settings. Understanding and increasing patient satisfaction with nursing care is critical to improving overall healthcare and ensuring positive patient experiences during their hospital stay. [...] Read more.
Patient satisfaction is a crucial measure of the quality of healthcare, especially with regard to nursing services in hospital settings. Understanding and increasing patient satisfaction with nursing care is critical to improving overall healthcare and ensuring positive patient experiences during their hospital stay. The aim of this research was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Croatian version of the Satisfaction with Nursing Care Quality Questionnaire (PSNCQQ), test the reliability and validity of the tool after translation, and investigate differences in patient satisfaction based on demographic variables, as well as their contribution to satisfaction with the quality of nursing care. After translation and adaptation, the Croatian version of the PSNCQQ was applied to 350 hospitalized patients (average age 51.19 years (range: 18–87)), of whom 194 (55.4%) were men and 156 (44.6%) were women. The results showed high internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.977) and confirmed the one-factor structure of the questionnaire, explaining 70.64% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the unidimensional model, showing strong fit indices (χ2 = 583.047, df = 149, p < 0.001, GFI = 0.861, AGFI = 0.818, NFI = 0.936, TLI = 0.946, CFI = 0.955, RMSEA = 0.080, PCLOSE < 0.001). In conclusion, the validation of the PSNCQQ in the Croatian language increases resources for evaluating and improving the quality of nursing care. This research lays the foundation for future studies and practical applications aimed at improving patient satisfaction and nursing care outcomes in Croatia, but there are also limitations to this study, including its one-institution scope, the possible influence of factors outside the current treatment on satisfaction, and the lack of comparison with objective clinical indicators. Full article
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