2022
The association between psychological factors and self-care in patients with heart failure: an integrative review.
Wang Z, Tocchi C, Chyun D, Kim K, Cong X, Starkweather A. The association between psychological factors and self-care in patients with heart failure: an integrative review. European Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 2022, 22: 553-561. PMID: 36351041, DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with self-careType D personalityDepression/depressive symptomsSelf-carePsychological factorsIntegrative reviewAssociated with poorer self-carePoor self-careConfidence/self-efficacyInverse associationElectronic databasesEducation levelHeart failureAnxietyAssess stressDepressionObservational studySymptomsPersonsAssociationCardiac historyIndividualsAssessment methodsPatientsRelationship
2021
Trends, composition and distribution of nurse workforce in China: a secondary analysis of national data from 2003 to 2018
Lu H, Hou L, Zhou W, Shen L, Jin S, Wang M, Shang S, Cong X, Jin X, Dou D. Trends, composition and distribution of nurse workforce in China: a secondary analysis of national data from 2003 to 2018. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e047348. PMID: 34706946, PMCID: PMC8552175, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing workforceSecondary analysisTheil L indexRural areasWithin-province inequalitySecondary outcome measuresAnalysis of national dataPhysician ratioRural-urban areasNursing educationHealth servicesSecondary analysis of national dataReform of policyNursesIncreasingly aging populationEducation levelHospital/community settingsNational dataAging populationWorkforceGini coefficientAssociate degreeEpidemic challengesInequality trendsOverall inequality
2016
A survey of skin-to-skin contact with perinatal nurses
Vittner D, Cong X, Ludington-Hoe S, McGrath J. A survey of skin-to-skin contact with perinatal nurses. Applied Nursing Research 2016, 33: 19-23. PMID: 28096017, DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2016.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplementation of SSCNurses' responsesPerinatal nursesEducation levelPractice settingsYears of nursing practicePrimary practice settingKnowledge-practice gapCross-sectional survey designSkin-to-skin contactYears of practiceNurses' knowledgeNursing practiceOrdered logistic regressionSSC implementationNursesNurse objectsDescriptive statisticsLogistic regressionSurvey designYears experienceInfluence attitudesEducationPracticeAge differences