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To ensure that patient care is continuously improved, it is essential that research becomes an integral aspect of clinical care and the NHS Constitution for England ( Department of Health 2012 ) sets out the patients’ right to be involved in research as a treatment option.
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The purpose of this study was to develop and test a predictive model on the male nurses’ turnover intention. The results showed that 54.2% of turnover intention was explained by job opportunity, kinship responsibility, positive emotion, work autonomy, role conflict, work satisfaction and organizational commitment.
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This review of research literature found the causes of burnout to be excessive workload, poor pay, poor conditions of work and emotional instability. The authors then suggest the need for information booklets which discuss this syndrome of burnout and the creation of conversation rounds amongst professionals to share experiences and seek solutions.
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and the prevalence will increase dramatically in the next decades. Although exercise has shown benefits for people with dementia due to AD as well as their caregivers, the impact of a dyadic exercise intervention including both groups as study participants remains to be determined. The authors review the current clinical evidence for dyadic exercise interventions, which are exercise regimens applied to both the person with dementia and the caregiver.
There is a need for well-designed randomized controlled clinical trials to confirm these benefits and to investigate several important points such as the effects of a dyadic exercise intervention on cognitive and noncognitive outcomes of AD, the optimal intensity of exercise training, and the cost effectiveness of such a program.
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The purpose of this study was to identify family caregivers’ experiences in managing the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) with particular focus on their interpersonal interactions with patient with dementia.
Three main themes were identified through data analysis: triggers of BPSD, family caregiver’s actions in response to BPSD and patient’s reactions, and the effect of BPSD on family caregivers. Findings demonstrated that BPSD depended on the complex interplay of family caregivers and patients, including their interaction style. This information could help nurses when counseling and educating family caregivers to improve or modify their attitudes and approaches to behavioral symptoms of patients.
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The aim of this study was to explore Asian NZNO members’ caregiving responsibilities for family (both children and elders) and the impact of these on their work, their nursing careers and their intention to remain as nurses in New Zealand. A substantial number of New Zealand nurses combine family care-giving responsibilites with work, but little is known about the specific impact of this on Asian nurse workforce planning or retention.
Raised awareness of these issues, combined with support from employers (particularly access to flexible working) and empathy among line managers will be crucial in enabling these nurses to remain in the workforce.
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One health service in one Australian jurisdiction introduced a specialist mental health transition to practice program for newly qualified enrolled nurses. The program increased enrolled nurse confidence in mental health nursing and appears to be a viable solution to address the mental health nursing workforce shortage. Further research to evaluate components that effectively increase confidence and long-term retention is recommended.
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The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing new graduate nurse turnover. About 24.5% of new nurses left their first job within 1 year of starting their jobs. Significant predictors of turnover among new nurse were job status, monthly income, job satisfaction, the number of hospitals in region, and the number of nurses per 100 beds.
New graduate nurses are vulnerable to turnover. In order to achieve the best health of the nation, policy approaches and further studies regarding reducing new graduate nurse turnover are needed.
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Objective was to confirm that physical activity program improves the symptoms of dementia and the most effective physical activity was selected to help establish exercise programs. Concludes that the physical activity for patients with dementia had an effect on the improvement of physical capacity and combined exercise was the most effective physical activity.
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Supporting informal caregivers of persons with dementia is considered to be an effective strategy for improving the well-being of caregivers and care recipients and for delaying nursing home placement. This systematic review aims to investigate the effectiveness of different types of respite care in supporting informal caregivers of persons with dementia.
Day care services are effective in decreasing caregiver burden and behavioral problems in persons with dementia, but they also accelerate time to nursing home admission. The results of temporary residential admission are rather mixed and show unexpected adverse effects on both caregivers and care recipients. High-quality comparable evidence on community-based respite care is still lacking, although earlier qualitative evidence indicated promising results.
Unlike in previous reviews, we were able to draw some conclusions about the effectiveness of some types of respite care. There is nonetheless still a need for new intervention studies measuring the impact of respite care, especially in-home respite care programs, on the caregiver, the care recipient, and health care resource utilization
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