Lifestyle Medicine and Nursing Research

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Dear Colleagues,

According to the World Health Organization, chronic diseases account for 41 million deaths annually, representing 74% of global mortality. Bridging the gap between medical recommendations and the actual lifestyle changes implemented by patients remains a major challenge in healthcare. Lifestyle medicine (LM) addresses this challenge by focusing on evidence-based behavioral interventions across six key lifestyle pillars: nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep, social connections, and the use of tobacco and alcohol. The aim of LM is to prevent, manage, and treat chronic conditions, thereby improving overall health and well-being.

Health promotion has always been central to nursing, uniquely positioning nurses to implement LM strategies. Given the current trajectory of chronic diseases and rising healthcare costs, integrating LM into nursing research is becoming increasingly vital to achieve community and population health goals. This multidisciplinary approach spans medicine, public health, nursing, psychology, behavioral science, and nutrition, empowering individuals and communities to take control of their health through informed lifestyle choices and proactive interventions.

LM focuses on addressing chronic diseases by prioritizing lifestyle changes as the initial step in healthcare. This approach highlights the integration of lifestyle medicine into nursing practice and its significance in enhancing health management. We invite you to submit empirical, methodological, or conceptual papers that explore innovative approaches, employ rigorous methods, and offer practical insights into this field. The papers should emphasize real-world applications and the impact of incorporating lifestyle medicine into nursing care. Key areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Current Status and Nursing Strategies in Lifestyle Medicine Implementation;
• Chronic Disease Prevention and Management in Nursing;
• Interventions for Unhealthy Lifestyle Habits and Behavioral Change;
• Enhancing Patient Self-Management through Nursing Interventions;
• Integrating Lifestyle Medicine with Traditional Nursing Care;
• Impact of Lifestyle Medicine on Patient Outcomes;
• Nurse Education and Training in Lifestyle Medicine;
• Digital Tools and Technology in Lifestyle Medicine Nursing;
• Health Policies and Regulatory Support for Lifestyle Medicine in Nursing;
• Community Health Interventions and the Nursing Role;
• Creating and Maintaining Healthy Environments through Nursing;
• Behavioral Change and Motivational Strategies;
• Positive Psychology in Nursing Practice;
• Health Communication Strategies for Behavioral Change;
• Crisis Communication in Health and Nursing;
• Community nutrition;
• Nutrition and Public Health;
• Micronutrients and Human Health;
• Food psychology;
• Functional foods, food and health.

Dr. Yibo Wu
Dr. Zheng Guo
Dr. Zheng Feei Ma
Dr. Feng Jiang
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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Behavioral Sciences behavsci	2.5	3.1	2011	32 Days	CHF 2200	Submit
Clinics and Practice clinpract	2.2	2.8	2011	25.7 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
Healthcare healthcare	2.7	4.7	2013	22.4 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ijerph	-	8.5	2004	29.5 Days	CHF 2500	Submit
Nutrients nutrients	5.0	9.1	2009	15 Days	CHF 2900	Submit

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Integrative Review of Family Health Nursing Support for Single-Parent Families: Evidence Gaps and Implications for a Relational Empowerment Model

by Elisabete da Luz

Healthcare 2026, 14(8), 1088; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14081088 - 20 Apr 2026

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Background/Objectives: Single-parent families represent a growing and particularly vulnerable family structure within community and primary health care contexts. These families often experience cumulative burdens related to caregiving overload, socioeconomic constraints, social isolation, and fragmented support networks, which directly affect health and well-being. This [...] Read more.

Background/Objectives: Single-parent families represent a growing and particularly vulnerable family structure within community and primary health care contexts. These families often experience cumulative burdens related to caregiving overload, socioeconomic constraints, social isolation, and fragmented support networks, which directly affect health and well-being. This integrative review aimed to synthesize and critically analyse direct and conceptually transferable evidence relevant to Family Health Nursing interventions supporting single-parent families in community and primary health care contexts, identify existing knowledge gaps, and inform the development of a relational empowerment model. Methods: An integrative literature review was conducted following PRISMA 2020 guidelines. A comprehensive search was performed across three electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus) covering publications from 2020 to 2025. Inclusion criteria comprised peer-reviewed empirical studies and reviews addressing nursing or health interventions relevant to single-parent families in community or primary health care contexts. Data were extracted and synthesized thematically, with attention to theoretical frameworks, intervention characteristics, and reported outcomes. Results: Twenty-nine studies met the inclusion criteria. The synthesis revealed four main thematic domains: (1) caregiving burden and psychosocial vulnerability, (2) access to and coordination of community-based resources, (3) nurse–family relational processes, and (4) empowerment-oriented nursing interventions. Theoretical underpinnings frequently included family systems perspectives, the Calgary Family Assessment and Intervention Models, and empowerment-oriented frameworks. Conclusions: Nursing interventions for single-parent families in community health settings should prioritise relational empowerment approaches that acknowledge family diversity, contextual vulnerability, and dynamic caregiving demands. The proposed relational empowerment model offers a practice-informed framework to guide Family Health Nursing interventions, education, and policy development, supporting more responsive and equitable care for single-parent families. Full article

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