Introduction: Chronic energy deficiency (CED) significantly impacts maternal health and child development. Socioeconomic conditions and access to health services cause young mothers in rural areas to have different health problems from those in urban areas. The study aimed to analyze the factors associated with CED among young pregnant women in rural areas in Indonesia. Methods: Secondary da…
Introduction: Person-centred care (PCC) is increasingly considered as one of the criteria standards for delivering healthcare in hospitals. Registered nurses are increasingly expected to provide PCC in daily practice. However, although the hospital commits to enhancing and improving PCC, implementing this approach into practice has faced barriers and enablers. As the implementation of PCC is st…
Introduction: Empathy is the ability of a nurse to understand the circumstances, experiences, and feelings of the patients. It is a vital component of a nurse as this enables the nurse to respond therapeutically to the needs of the clients, thereby providing quality nursing care. This study explored the development of empathy among nursing students based on their hospital exposure and other fac…
Introduction: This study aimed to explore lived experiences as evidence-based in developing health services for hypertensive older adults living alone. Methods: This study employed a qualitative phenomenological approach, with in-depth and semi-structured interviews of hypertensive older adults living alone in Kendari City Southeast Sulawesi. Purposive sampling was utilized. 15 participating…
Introduction: This study aimed to identify caregiver experiences encountered by parents of children with physical and intellectual disabilities. Methods: The study used a systematic review method with the guidelines of Enhancing Transparency in Reporting the Synthesis of Qualitative Research (ENTREQ) and PRISMA 2020. The review focused on parents caring for children with physical and intelle…
Introduction: This study aimed to determine the association of physical activity and self-efficacy in patients with coronary heart disease. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among outpatients of coronary heart disease at a cardiovascular center. A total of 238 coronary heart disease patients were included in the study using a purposive sampling technique. The self-efficacy was m…
Introduction: This study aimed to examine the factors that influence modern contraceptive use among married women of reproductive age in Kirkuk City, Iraq. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to gather data from a convenience sample of 500 married women of reproductive age attending family planning units at 10 healthcare facilities, Azadi, Kirkuk Teaching Hospital, and private gyn…
Introduction: This study aimed to identify factors influencing the readiness of parents with elementary school-age children for face-to-face learning using the Health Promotion Model (HPM). Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of parents of elementary school students in Surabaya. A purposive sampling method was used to select 395 respondents. The independ…
Introduction: Paternal depression is not as widely recognized as maternal depression. Studies in Japan have examined the factors associated with paternal depression, but these have been limited to specific regions rather than conducted on a nationwide scale. This study aimed to examine changes in paternal perinatal depression from the last trimester of pregnancy to one year postpartum. Addition…