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
2019
Breastfeeding experiences and perspectives on support among Chinese mothers separated from their hospitalized preterm infants: a qualitative study
Yang Y, Brandon D, Lu H, Cong X. Breastfeeding experiences and perspectives on support among Chinese mothers separated from their hospitalized preterm infants: a qualitative study. International Breastfeeding Journal 2019, 14: 45. PMID: 31695726, PMCID: PMC6824106, DOI: 10.1186/s13006-019-0242-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitPreterm infantsHospitalized preterm infantsMothers of preterm infantsMaternal-infant separationHigh-risk infantsExpressed breast milkIntensive care unitBreastfeeding experienceMother-infant attachmentCare unitBreast milkInfantsBreastfeedingMilk supplyPretermDescriptive studyMothersConclusionsThe studyMethodsA qualitative descriptive studyChinese mothersHealth professional supportNeonatesDifficulties mothersBabies
2018
Factors Affecting Breastfeeding Outcomes at Six Months in Preterm Infants
Wang Y, Briere C, Xu W, Cong X. Factors Affecting Breastfeeding Outcomes at Six Months in Preterm Infants. Journal Of Human Lactation 2018, 35: 80-89. PMID: 29723482, DOI: 10.1177/0890334418771307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm infantsPrevalence of breastfeedingLevel of breastfeeding self-efficacyMothers of very preterm infantsFactors associated with exclusive breastfeedingPreterm mother-infant dyadsIntensive careBreastfeeding practicesLate preterm infantsVery preterm infantsInfant gestational ageMonths corrected ageNeonatal intensive careYoung maternal ageElevated EPDS scoresPerception of breastfeeding self-efficacyImprove breastfeeding durationGestational agePostpartum depressive symptomsCorrected ageLongitudinal observational studyPreterm mothersDepressive symptomsPretermMaternal age
2014
Neonatal Nurses’ Perceptions of Pain Management: Survey of the United States and China
Cong X, McGrath J, Delaney C, Chen H, Liang S, Vazquez V, Keating L, Chang K, Dejong A. Neonatal Nurses’ Perceptions of Pain Management: Survey of the United States and China. Pain Management Nursing 2014, 15: 834-844. PMID: 24508269, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2013.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNurses' perceptionsChinese nursesAmerican nursesNeonatal nursesBarriers to effective pain managementSide effects of pain medicationsPain managementPerception of pain managementEffects of nonpharmacological interventionsPain medicationEffects of pain medicationsCross-sectional survey studyEffective pain managementPain assessment toolsNeonatal nurses' perceptionsLack of timeResearch-based protocolsNeonatal painAdequate education/trainingNurses' responsesPain toolsUnited StatesKnowledge deficitsNursesNonpharmacological interventions