scholarly journals Influence of Sleep Characteristic Changes on Nurses’ Quality of Life during Their Transition to Practice: A Prospective Cohort Study

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 573
Author(s):  
Kyoungja Kim ◽  
Youngjin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Generalized Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Transition To Practice ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Graduate Nurses ◽  
New Graduate Nurses ◽  
New Graduate

Aim: To explore the effect of changes in sleep characteristics on changes in quality of life during the transition period of new graduate nurses. Background: Sleep problems among nurses are associated with negative physical and psychological consequences. Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary hospital in South Korea. Participants included 88 newly graduated nurses. Data were collected twice, prior to shift work and after 4 months of working as a nurse, via online structured self-report questionnaires created using Survey Monkey from March 2018 to February 2020. A generalized linear mixed model was used to analyze the influence of changes in sleep characteristics on quality of life. Results: A generalized linear mixed model showed that changes in the subjective quality of sleep, subjective health perception, and daytime dysfunction influenced quality of life changes during the transition. This implies that deterioration already existed. From their undergraduate period to four months after they began working as nurses, a significant decrease was observed in the quality of sleep. Participants’ quality of life significantly decreased. Conclusions: Changes in the quality of life of new graduate nurses may show deterioration with a significant drop in subjective sleep quality. Institutions should improve existing work adaptation programs provided during new graduate nurses’ transition to practice by including information on changes in nurses’ health caused by changes in sleep characteristics and sleep quality.

Quality of Life in Patients With Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in West China

2021 ◽  
pp. 105566562110341
Author(s):  
Lidan Lu ◽  
Aipiziguli Yakupu ◽  
Yanhui Wu ◽  
Xiangnan Li ◽  
Pengxin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cleft Palate ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Cleft Lip And Palate ◽  
Generalized Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency ◽  
Caregiver Report

Objective This study aimed to investigate the quality of life (QOL) of patients with cleft lip and palate and velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) in relation to sex, age, age at initial cleft lip surgery, and age at initial cleft palate surgery. Design This is a cross-sectional study. Setting The study was conducted in a tertiary medical center. Participants The participants were caregivers of 72 patients with cleft lip and palate and VPI aged 4 to 20 years. Main Outcome Measure(s) Participants completed the Chinese version of the caregiver report of the VPI Effects on Life Outcomes (VELO) questionnaire. The Mann–Whitney U test was used to evaluate the patients’ sex, age, age at initial cleft lip repair, and age at initial cleft palate repair in relation to VELO total score and domains. Spearman correlation analysis was completed including all study variables. Associations between the study variables and the VELO total score were tested using a generalized linear mixed model. Results In the univariate analysis, patients’ age and age at initial cleft palate surgery influenced the QOL of patients with VPI. There were no differences in the VELO total score or domains based on sex or age at first cleft lip surgery. In the generalized linear mixed model, patients older than 8 years had higher VELO total scores. Conclusions By caregiver report, the QOL of patients under age 8 years with VPI was lower than older patients. In addition, the caregiver impact domain was higher for parents of children who had their initial cleft palate surgery at age 2 years or younger.

scholarly journals STIGMATIZATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF MALE-TO-FEMALE- TRANSGENDER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE NORTHEAST OF THAILAND

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 476-484
Author(s):  
Phattarapon Ponprisan ◽  
Wongsa Loahasiriwong ◽  
Thitima Nutrawong ◽  
Nopparat Senahad
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Generalized Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Transgender Students ◽  
Male To Female

Transgender students are vulnerable to mental and physical health problems, impacting their quality of life (QOL). This research aims to study the stigma influence on the QOL of male-to-female transgender university students in Northeastern Thailand. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 765 male-to-female transgender students selected from 17 universities of the Northeast of Thailand using a multistage random sampling to respond to a self-administered structured questionnaire. The generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) was performed to identify factors associated with quality of life when controlling the effects of covariates, presenting adjusted OR and 95% confidence intervals. Among 765 male-to-female transgender students, more than half of them had good QOL (52.81%; 95%CI = 49.25-56.33). The generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) observed that factors associated with good QOL including moderate-low stigmatization (adj.OR=6.39; 95%CI = 2.72-15.02), good health behaviors (adj.OR=1.88; 95%1.47-2.86), no stress problem (adj.OR=1.81; 95%CI = 1.30-2.51), good self-acceptance (adj.OR=1.67; 95%CI = 1.37-2.03) and good social environment (adj.OR=1.41; 95%CI = 1.13-1.76). These findings could provide data to support evidence for family, community, societal and relevant sectors under the Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Education and local administration organizations to promote the quality of life in transgender people effectively.

Starting Out: A time-lagged study of new graduate nurses’ transition to practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 82-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather K. Spence Laschinger ◽  
Greta Cummings ◽  
Michael Leiter ◽  
Carol Wong ◽  
Maura MacPhee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Practice ◽  
Graduate Nurses ◽  
New Graduate Nurses ◽  
New Graduate ◽  
Time Lagged

scholarly journals Nurse Preceptor Experience in Preceptorship Program: A Systematic Literature Review of Qualitative Studies

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-48
Author(s):  
Moh Heri Kurniawan ◽  
Bahtiar Bahtiar
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Graduate Nurses ◽  
New Graduate Nurses ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
New Graduate ◽  
Nurse Preceptor

This systematic literature review describes the experiences of the nurse preceptor in the preceptorship program in health care services. Data was collected from three databases: EBSCO, ScienceDirect, and Scopus. Qualitative, peer-reviewed, original studies published in English from 2013 until 2017 and exploring preceptor experiences of the preceptorship program were involved. The manuscripts were selected by screening titles, abstracts and full papers and the quality of the studies was measured. Data were analysed using content analysis.Ten studies were chosen for the review. Nurse preceptor experiences were divided into four main categories: experiences related to the preparation; experiences related to the preceptee; experiences preceptor role during the program; and experiences related to work environment. The findings establish that the nurse preceptor has a great impact to determine the quality of nursing services to the new graduate nurses, but many challenges face during the program.

scholarly journals Parkinson Symptoms and Health Related Quality of Life as Predictors of Costs: A Longitudinal Observational Study with Linear Mixed Model Analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e0145310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Martinez-Martín ◽  
Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez ◽  
Silvia Paz ◽  
Maria João Forjaz ◽  
Belén Frades-Payo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Mixed Model Analysis ◽  
Longitudinal Observational Study ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

A dyadic study of employment outcomes and quality of life in patients with breast cancer and their support persons.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (27_suppl) ◽  
pp. 176-176
Author(s):  
Christine M Veenstra ◽  
Thomas Braun ◽  
Chandler McLeod ◽  
Daniela Wittmann ◽  
Sarah T. Hawley
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Job Loss ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Employment Outcomes ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Employment Impacts

176 Background: Many women with breast cancer face job loss related to their diagnosis, but little is known about employment outcomes among their partners and other supporters. Moreover, virtually nothing is known about associations between patients’ quality of life and supporters’ employment outcomes. Methods: Breast cancer patients reported to Georgia and LA SEER registries in 2014-15 (N = 2,502, 68% RR) and their key decision support person (DSP) were surveyed separately. 1234 DSPs responded (71% RR). Patients and DSPs were asked about employment impacts of the patient’s breast cancer. Patients’ quality of life (QOL) was measured with the PROMIS scale for global health. Descriptive analyses of employment outcomes (job loss, missed days due to cancer) were generated for patients and DSPs. Associations between patients’ QOL and employment outcomes of patients and their DSPs were assessed using linear mixed model regression analyses stratified by dyad type (partner vs. non-partner DSP). Results: Among DSPs, 43% were partners. 57% were non-partners (daughters, other family, friends). 67% were employed at time of patient’s diagnosis. Among these, 11% were no longer employed at survey completion. 39% missed >30 days work. Non-partner DSPs were as likely as partners to lose their job or miss work because of the patient’s cancer. 65% patients were employed at diagnosis. Compared to patients whose DSP was a partner, patients with non-partner DSP were more likely to lose their job (39% vs. 24%; p<0.01) or miss >30 days work (55% vs. 45%; p<0.01). For patients with partner and non-partner DSPs, having an employed DSP at diagnosis and having an employed DSP who stays employed were associated with improved patient QOL after adjustment for DSP sociodemographic and patient clinical variables. Conclusions: Both non-partner and partner DSPs faced negative employment impacts related to patients’ breast cancer. Job loss and >30 days of missed work were more likely among patients with non-partner DSPs. Having an employed DSP and having an employed DSP who stays employed positively contributed to patients’ QOL.

Impact of COVID-19 on New Graduate Nurses' Transition to Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Smith ◽  
Martha Buckner ◽  
Mary Ann Jessee ◽  
Veronica Robbins ◽  
Tessa Horst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Practice ◽  
Graduate Nurses ◽  
New Graduate Nurses ◽  
New Graduate

scholarly journals Nursing Graduates and Quality of Acute Hospital Care in 33 OECD Countries: Evidence From Generalized Linear Models and Data Envelopment Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237796082110052
Author(s):  
Arshia Amiri
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Hospital Care ◽  
Clinical Effectiveness ◽  
Acute Hospital ◽  
Nursing Graduates ◽  
Graduate Nurses ◽  
New Graduate Nurses ◽  
Acute Hospital Care ◽  
New Graduate

Background There is a lack of cross-national research to examine the role of new graduate nurses in improving the quality of nursing care and patient outcomes. Purpose To measure the role and clinical effectiveness of new graduate nurses in improving the quality of acute hospital care in the members of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Methods The total number of nursing graduates per 100,000 population and three OECD’s Health Care Quality Indicators (HCQI) in acute care including 30-day in-hospital and out-of-hospital mortality rates per 100 patients based on acute myocardial infarction (MORTAMIO), hemorrhagic stroke (MORTHSTO) and ischemic stroke (MORTISTO) were collected in 33 OECD countries. Four control variables including the number of medical graduates, practicing nurses and doctors densities per 1000 population (proxies for other health professions) and the total number of Computed Tomography scanners per one million population (proxy of medical technology level) were added in investigations. The statistical technique of Generalized Linear Models (GLM) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) were used in data analysis. Results Results of GLM confirm the existence of meaningful association between the density of nursing graduates and improving the quality of acute care i.e. a 1% rise in the number of nursing graduates in year 2015 reduced MORTAMIO, MORTHSTO and MORTISTO by 1.11%, 0.08% and 0.46%, respectively. According to the result of DEA, clinical effectiveness of new graduate nurses – i.e. reaching the higher clinical outcomes with the same staffing level – in reducing mortality rates in patients with life-threatening conditions were at highest level in Luxembourg, Finland, Japan, Italy, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. Conclusions Higher staffing level of new graduate nurses associates with better patient outcomes in acute care, although the clinical effectiveness of nursing graduates – associated with the level of education and practice – is the determinant factor of improving the quality of acute hospital care and patient survival rates in OECD.

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