Research in nursing, as in other biomedical professions, is of paramount importance. Nursing students are required to attend research methodology courses during their studies. However, nursing ...research is lagging behind other biomedical fields.
This study aimed to examine attitudes and factors that influence the choice of thesis type (original research versus essay-type literature review) among Croatian nursing students.
This cross-sectional study included nursing students from 8 health sciences studies in Croatia in the 2020/2021 academic year. Data were collected using the Students' Attitudes Toward Research (SAR) questionnaire and questions assessing potential barriers toward research.
There were 912 students (25 % response rate) included in the study. In the regression analysis of the total sample, mentor encouragement (β 0.200; P < 0.001), knowledge (β 0.137; P = 0.011), and sense of ability to conduct research (β 0.191; P < 0.001) were positively associated with the SAR score, while the expectation that a research-based thesis will extend the study duration was negatively associated with the SAR score (β −0.124; P = 0.036). Among bachelor's students, the sense of ability to conduct research (β 0.255; P < 0.001) was positively associated, while the expectation that a research-based thesis will extend the study duration was negatively associated with the SAR score (β −0.157; P = 0.053). Among master's students, mentor encouragement (β 0.415; P < 0.001), knowledge (β 0.261; P < 0.001), and sense of ability to conduct research (β 0.151; P = 0.045) were positively associated with the SAR score. A higher SAR score was associated with a higher likelihood of selecting a research thesis (OR 95 % CI; P: 1.026 1.014–1.038; P < 0.001).
Our study revealed modifiable factors associated with positive attitudes toward scientific research and preference for a research-based thesis among nursing students. Policy-makers should consider our results and change nursing studies' curricula and mentors should encourage students to engage in research and conduct research-based thesis even if there are other thesis options available.
Aim
To investigate the frequency of different cord care practices as well recommendations to parents on cord care, along with the need to identify as well as reach the consensus on best cord care ...practices and other procedures in newborn care among health workers.
Methods
The study was conducted among 110 health care workers at the nursery departments in two general hospitals, six community-health nursing services and 16 pediatric practices in Eastern Croatia. The questionnaire created for this research has evaluated different cord care practices and recommendations to parents, a need to identify, as well as reach the consensus on best practices in cord care and other procedures in newborn care.
Results
Statistically significant differences have been found among respondent groups in three “dry“ cord practices (p=0.000,
p=0.002, and p=0.004, respectively) and three “wet“ cord practices (p=0.000, p=0.001, and p=0.000, respectively). Significant differences were determined in three types of recommendations to parents about the care of ”dry” cord (p=0.000, p=0.000, and p=0.002, respectively) and two recommendations for ”wet” cord (p =0.000, p=0.000, respectively). The majority of respondents stressed the need for publishing guidelines on cord care, 104 (94.5%), and for other procedures in newborn care, 108 (98.2%). More than a half of respondents, 63 (57.3%), declared the need to
reach a national agreement on guidelines for umbilical cord care.
Conclusion
Healthcare workers employ, as well as recommend, different umbilical cord care practices. It is necessary to prepare
and reach a national agreement on written guidelines for umbilical cord care as well as for other procedures in newborn care.
Connectedness is a multidimensional human experience that is essential to successful aging. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to assess connectedness and self-perception of successful aging ...in older people, to examine whether there are differences in relation to basic characteristics, and to examine whether there is a connection between connectedness and self-perception of successful aging. The respondents were elderly people in the Republic of Croatia. Data were collected using two validated scales: Croatian versions of the Register–Connectedness Scale for Older Adults and the Self-Assessment Scale of Successful Aging. The study included 824 respondents, of which 319 (38.7%) were men and 505 (61.3%) were women. The median age was 72 years. The median connectivity of the respondents was 8.9 (IQR= 7.6–10.2), and the median rating of successful aging was 3.25 (IQR = 1–5). Spearman’s correlation coefficient ρ (p value) was 0.585 (<0.001). Connectivity was rated better by respondents with a higher level of education, who were married, resided in their own homes, used modern technologies, and were active in the community. There is a significant positive association between connectedness and the self-perception of successful aging overall, as well as in all individual connectedness domains.
The aim of this study was to examine the quality of life and to report on the utility and QALY measures in patients before and after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); to investigate whether the ...SF-12 is comparable with the SF-36 for measuring health-related quality of life of patients with CABG; and to determine the impact of individual predictors on poor quality of life assessment after rehabilitation. This prospective study was conducted between January 2017 and December 2018 at the University Hospital Center Osijek, at three time points: pre-operation, 1 month after surgery, and after rehabilitation. The study was conducted with the SF-36 and SF-12 health questionnaires on 47 participants. After rehabilitation, there was a significant improvement in all domains of quality of life. The highest score was given to the change in pain (BP); mean scores were 63.8 (95% CI 56.9 to 70.6) (
= 0.001). The lowest grade (the lowest quality) after rehabilitation was in the domain of limitations due to physical difficulties (RP); arithmetic mean was 48.5 (95% CI 41 to 55.9) (
< 0.001). Quality-adjusted life-year was 0.41 (95% CI 0.38-0.44) after the CABG. The results of this study show that patients with coronary heart disease have poor quality of life before surgery. One month after the surgery, the quality of life improved, but was still inadequate. One year after surgery, satisfactory results were obtained in almost all subscales. The SF-36, SF-12, and its components, can be used effectively in patients with CABG. Age, gender, lifestyle, and risk factors in our sample of participants are not predictors of poor quality of life assessment after rehabilitation.
: To translate the original Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Profession Students version in a group of nursing students and asses its psychometrical characteristics according to the COnsensus-based ...Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments guidelines.
: A descriptive cross-sectional study.
: The study included 345 bachelor's and master's students in the nursing degree program. Construct validity was tested by exploratory factor analysis using principal component analysis with varimax rotation. Convergent validity was tested using the Pearson correlation coefficient to test the relationship between empathy and emotional intelligence. The reliability of internal consistency was estimated using Cronbach's alpha.
: The final version of the 16-item scale with its three-factor structure has a high reliability with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.86, and the Pearson correlation coefficient revealed a positive and significant relationship between emotional intelligence and the total score of the empathy scale and the three subscales.
: The contribution of the study is significant as the instrument is qualitatively validated and its content is clinically and educationally important for understanding the concept of empathy, especially in the education of nursing students. The correct assessment of empathy contributes to a better understanding and implementation of the components of holistic care.
The impact that clinical faculty have on students is often misunderstood and this research gives us information about how the students' needs and perceptions change over the course of time. The aim ...of this study is to examine the specificities and differences between expectations and evaluations of clinical faculty's competences done by the first, second and third year undergraduate nursing students (N = 135). The instrument was a modified version of a questionnaire taken from The Nursing Clinical Teacher Effectiveness Inventory (NCTEI). Prior to clinical practice, the students evaluated the desirability of each competency expected from a clinical faculty (Questionnaire 0); after the clinical practice, the students estimated how often their clinical faculty possessed and applied those competencies according to the same items (Questionnaire 1). The first-year students had significantly higher expectations of their clinical faculty, particularly in terms of Teaching Ability (P = .001), while the second-year students had significantly lower expectations, particularly for clinical faculty Personality (P = .001). After the clinical practice, the overall clinical faculty competence evaluations were significantly lower among first-year students (P = .006), while the third- and second-year students’ evaluations of the clinical faculty more closely matched their expectations. The quality of clinical practice largely depends on the clinical faculties’ competencies.
The aim of this study was to examine the impact of education, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and risk factors on the quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes.
A prospective study was ...conducted in three phases: before education, after education, and in the period of pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The subjects were diabetics on oral therapy. To determine the quality of life index, a standardized Ferrans and Powers survey questionnaire was used.
A total of 205 participants took part in the study, of which 111 (54.1%) were men and 94 (46%) women. Participants were enrolled in the study between January 2019 and September 2020. Glycated hemoglobin values were significantly higher before education compared to post-education and at the time of COVID-19 (Friedman test,
= 0.002), and body mass index was significantly lower after education compared to values before education (Friedman test,
= 0.008). The quality of life was significantly lower in all domains in the COVID-19 period (Friedman test,
< 0.001).
A significant predictor of worse assessment of overall quality of life was male gender and rural place of residence. Disease duration of up to 5 years was a significant predictor of worse assessment in the psychological/spiritual domain, while being married was a predictor of better assessment of the quality of life in the family domain. The education of diabetics brought an increase in the health and quality of life while the coronavirus disease pandemic had negative consequences on the same parameters. We consider it necessary to systematically educate diabetics about the comorbidity of COVID-19.
The aim of this study was to examine the role of high school success and personality traits in the academic achievement and study satisfaction among students of health studies. The Big Five ...questionnaire (BFQ) and Emotional competence questionnaire (UEK-45) were applied to 250 students, and the number of students' points when entering the study was obtained. The outcome measures were The study satisfaction
scale (NSSS) and the number of passed exams in the 1st year. The results indicated two significant predictors for academic success: high school success (β = 0.18, p < 0.01) and state matura success (β = 0.23, p < 0.01) and also one predictor for study satisfaction: state matura success (β = -0.16, p < 0.01).
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