Nursing

Protecting Children's Environmental Health in a Changing Climate: A Model Collaboration of the Maternal and Child Health Section and the Environment Section of APHA

Kristie Trousdale
Leyla E McCurdy
Nsedu Obot Witherspoon
Abbey Alkon
2023

Purpose: The complexities of modern civilization, coupled with challenges including systemic racism and climate change-related impacts, compel public health professionals to break down silos and collaborate towards the shared goals of protecting the wellbeing of current and future generations. This article highlights the growing collaboration between the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and the Environment (ENV) Sections of the American Public Health Association (APHA) as members bring their collective focus to the protection of children's and pregnant people's...

Intent to stay, moral distress, and nurse practice environment among long-term care nurses: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey study

Amil Kusain Tan Jr
Elizabeth Capezuti
William Ellery Samuels
Ramona Backhaus
Laura M Wagner
2024

Background: Many long-term care facilities in the United States face significant problems with nurse retention and turnover. These challenges are attributed, at least in part, to moral distress and a negative nurse practice environment.

Objective: The purpose of the study was divided into two parts: first, to investigate the relationships among nurse practice environment, moral distress, and intent to stay; second, to explore the potential mediating effect of the nurse practice environment on the intent to stay among those with high levels of moral...

Health Behavior Adherence in a Metropolitan-Based Metabolic Syndrome Management Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sungwon Park
Lauretta Quinn
Chang Gi Park
Eileen Collins
Oisaeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN
Carol Estwing Ferrans
2024

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic increased the worldwide prevalence of metabolic syndrome. The purpose of this study was to assess health behavior adherence during the pandemic in adults who had engaged in a metabolic syndrome management program for at least 6 months. This assessment included an evaluation of health behavior changes, factors influencing adherence, and clinical parameters. The city-wide program was operated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Methods: Baseline and follow-up data were compared in 116 participants who engaged in the...

Exploring the characteristics and health outcomes of working from home: Analysis of 2021 California Health Interview Survey data

Sungwon Park
Chang Gi Park
Oisaeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN
2023

Background: Working from home (WFH) may affect health behaviors and mental health. The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic saw many US employees transition to WFH, which has persisted in various job sectors and significantly impacted employees. However, its effects on health outcomes have remained unclear. We aimed to explore the characteristics and health outcomes of, and health-related differences between, WFH and not-WFH groups.

Methods: Using the 2021 California Health Interview Survey data, we analyzed health behaviors (smoking,...

Associations of iron deficiency and depressive symptoms among young adult males and Females: NHANES 2017 to 2020

Cherry Y Leung
Minjung Kyung
2023

Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health conditions throughout the lifespan. Notable differences in the prevalence of depression among females and males arise during adolescence and may peak during young adulthood. Since iron deficiency is a treatable condition that may contribute to depression, this topic among youth (18 to 25 years of age) needs to be further explored. Thus, our study examines the associations between three measures of iron (ferritin, serum iron, and transferrin saturation levels) with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) depressive symptoms and...

Impact of COVID-19 on occupational injuries and illnesses among nursing care facility workers: Analysis of California workers' compensation data, 2019-2021

Soo-Jeong Lee, RN, PhD, ANP
Younghee Yun
Jeehyun Hwang
Soson Jong
2023

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic greatly affected healthcare workers, both physically and psychologically, by increasing their workload and stress. This may also have increased their risk of occupational injuries. This study analyzed workers' compensation (WC) claims among California nursing care facility workers during 2019-2021, to assess the impact of the pandemic on occupational injury risk.

Methods: This study used data from the California Workers' Compensation Information System. WC claims in prepandemic and...

Testing the reliability and validity of the modified Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap in career firefighters in the United States

Minjung Kyung
Dal Lae Chin
Stephanie Phelps
Oisaeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN
2023

Background: Firefighters are routinely exposed to loud noise that put them at risk for hearing loss. A reliable and valid measure to assess firefighters' hearing function is important. This study aims to test the reliability and validity of the modified Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability and Handicap ((m)AIADH) in firefighters.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sample of 239 career firefighters from six partnered fire departments in Central Texas and Northern California. The internal consistency, convergent...

Underreporting of work-related low back pain among registered nurses: A mixed method study

Suyoung Kwon
Soo Jeong Lee
2023

Background: Identifying and addressing work-related health problems early is crucial, but workers often perceive barriers in reporting these to management. This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with nurses' reporting of work-related low back pain to their managers and explored the reasons why nurses with patient handling injuries did not report them.

Methods: This study is a concurrent mixed-method analysis of data from two statewide cross-sectional surveys of California registered nurses conducted in 2013 and 2016. The reporting of...

Parental sensitivity modifies the associations between maternal prenatal stress exposure, autonomic nervous system functioning and infant temperament in a diverse, low-income sample

Karen Jones-Mason
Michael Coccia
Abbey Alkon
Kimberly Coleman-Phox Melanie Thomas
Barbara Laraia
Nancy Adler
Elissa S Epel
Nicole R Bush
2023

Evidence suggests that adversity experienced during fetal development may shape infant physiologic functioning and temperament. Parental sensitivity is associated with child stress regulation and may act as a buffer against risk for intergenerational health effects of pre- or postnatal adversity. Building upon prior evidence in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of infants (M infant age = 6.5 months) and women of low socioeconomic status, this study examined whether coded parenting sensitivity moderated the association between an objective measure of prenatal stress exposures (...

Factors associated with mobile medical clinic use: a retrospective cohort study

Angela Coaston
Soo-Jeong Lee, RN, PhD, ANP
Julene K Johnson
Sandra Weiss
Thomas Hoffmann
Caroline Stephens
2023

Background: Mobile medical clinics have been used for decades to provide primary and preventive care to underserved populations. While several studies have examined their return on investment and impact on chronic disease management outcomes in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast regions of the United States, little is known about the characteristics and clinical outcomes of adults who receive care aboard mobile clinics on the West Coast region. Guided by the Anderson Behavioral Model, this study describes the predisposing, enabling, and need factors associated with mobile...