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A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).

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Prof. Dr. Antonio Martínez-Sabater

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1. Nursing Care and Education Research Group (GRIECE), GIUV2019-456, Nursing Department, Universitat de Valencia, 46010 València, Spain
2. Nursing Department, Facultat d’Infermeria i Podologia, Universitat de València, 46010 València, Spain
3. Grupo Investigación en Cuidados (INCLIVA), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, 46010 València, Spain
Interests: qualitative research; nurse education; health technologies; simulation; innovation
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Dr. Elena Chover-Sierra

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1. Nursing Care and Education Research Group (GRIECE), GIUV2019-456, Nursing Department, Universitat de Valencia, 46010 València, Spain
2. Nursing Department, Facultat d’Infermeria i Podologia, Universitat de València, 46010 València, Spain
3. Internal Medicine, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, 46014 Valencia, Spain
Interests: palliative care; nurse education; simulation; chronic illnesses; nursing practice
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Dr. Carles Saus-Ortega

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1. Nursing Care and Education Research Group (GRIECE), GIUV2019-456, Nursing Department, Universitat de Valencia, 46010 València, Spain
2. Nursing School La Fe, Adscript Center of Universidad de Valencia, 46026 Valencia, Spain
Interests: nurse education; simulation; midwifery; pregnancy; nursing practice; breastfeeding
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Dear Colleagues,

The development of health sciences in recent years has made it necessary to implement changes in the training of health professionals from the undergraduate level. This training must include acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes which ultimately improve patient safety and quality of care. Concurrently, the use of different tools to assess the level of knowledge in certain areas of training of nurses and analysis of the different study plans allow training to be oriented to the specific needs of each reality.

Nowadays, it is necessary to develop, plan and utilize new teaching methodologies and tools that allow us to assess and measure the level of knowledge of professionals and students and evaluate the quality of training at the different levels of care. The use of tools and methodologies that enhance virtual environments, advanced practices, gamification, and traditional methodologies must be implemented to improve care practice, optimize and manage health resources, and promote teamwork.

These training innovations must not be excluded from undergraduate training. However, they must be applied to the continuous training of active professionals, who must ensure they are constantly updated to develop their activity by adapting to new work environments.

Teaching innovation and innovation in healthcare practice settings represent an essential challenge for teachers in charge of training future nurses and active professionals.

This Special Issue is intended to collect experiences related to these new challenges that arise for health professionals both in teaching and in practice, demonstrating the capacity for innovation and adaptation to new learning and practice environments.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

Simulation;
Health sciences education
Nurse education;
Quality of life;
Nursing;
Education;
Health literacy;
Innovation;
Nursing practice;
Knowledge assesment;
Patient’s safety.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Nursing Reports.

Dr. Antonio Martínez-Sabater
Dr. Elena Chover-Sierra
Dr. Carles Saus-Ortega
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Degree of Acceptance of Virtual Reality by Health Sciences Students

by Julio Cabero-Almenara, Carmen Llorente-Cejudo, Antonio Palacios-Rodríguez and Óscar Gallego-Pérez

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(8), 5571; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085571 - 18 Apr 2023

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Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging technology with educational benefits demonstrated in numerous studies. Its integration into the curriculum implies the use of cognitive resources by students and the training of digital skills by teachers. The objective of this study is to determine the degree of acceptance of students with learning objects produced in VR and in 360°, as well as to analyze their evaluation and the established relationships. A sample of 136 medical students who completed questionnaires on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the quality of the training activity was used. The results show high levels of acceptance, both in VR and 360° objects. The students perceived the usefulness of the training activity as high, with significant correlations between the different dimensions. This study demonstrates the potential of VR as an educational technology and offers new perspectives for future research. Full article

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Complications Associated with Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) in People Undergoing Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) in Home Hospitalization

by Ana María Garcés-Carrasco, Enric Santacatalina-Roig, Carlos Carretero-Márquez, Antonio Martínez-Sabater and Evelin Balaguer-López

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 1704; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031704 - 17 Jan 2023

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Introduction: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic generated the need to keep immunosuppressed patients away from hospital institutions for as long as possible. This in turn stimulated the implementation of a home hospitalization model for autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT). Purpose: To analyze whether there are significant differences in post-transplantation complications related to catheters observed in patients treated in the home-transplant care modality compared to patients treated in the hospital. Methodology: Observational, analytical, longitudinal, and retrospective study of cases and controls. A convenience sample was chosen, in which the cases comprised 20 patients included in the home HSCT care model. For each patient, it was considered suitable to propose two controls among those who received autologous transplantation in the last five years with a baseline demographic and pathological profile similar to the case for whom they were control. Results: The home patients achieved an average of 22.4 ± 2.6 days of evolution with an average of 16.4 ± 2.08 days post-transplant, compared to the hospital process with an average of 21.21 ± 4.18 days of evolution and 15.51 ± 3.96 days post-transplant (evolution days p = 0.022; post-transplant days p = 0.002). A higher percentage of use of parenteral nutrition (p = 0.036) and transfusions (p = 0.003) was observed during the post-transplant phase in the hospital. The rest of the therapeutic measures did not show significant differences. When analyzing the frequency of adverse effects in the post-transplant phase, a significant increase in neutropenic fever (OR = 8.55) and positive blood cultures (OR = 6.65) was observed in hospital patients. Any other significant differences in other variables related to PICC were found (presence and days of neutropenic fever, catheter infection, complications, pathogens, admission to the ICU, or death). Concerning local complications (pain, DVT, Medical adhesive-related Skin Injury, and erythema), there was more erythema in the hospital (p = 0.056). Conclusions: The results obtained indicate that regarding the appearance of complications associated with PICCs in home hospitalization HSCT patients, there are no significant differences compared to hospitalization, so that home care can be a safe context for people with these lines Full article

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Co-Design and Validation of a Family Nursing Educational Intervention in Long-Term Cancer Survivorship Using Expert Judgement

by Marta Domingo-Osle, Virginia La Rosa-Salas, Ainhoa Ulibarri-Ochoa, Nuria Domenech-Climent, Leire Arbea Moreno and Cristina Garcia-Vivar

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(2), 1571; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021571 - 15 Jan 2023

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The number of cancer survivors is increasing exponentially thanks to early screening, treatment, and cancer care. One of the main challenges for healthcare systems and professionals is the care of cancer survivors and their families, as they have specific needs that are often unmet. Nursing students, as future healthcare professionals, need education to face these new health demands. They will need to develop specific competencies to help them care for and empower this emerging population. The aim of the study was to co-design and validate an educational intervention on long-term cancer survivorship for nursing, through a multidisciplinary panel of experts. Group interviews were conducted with a panel of 11 experts, including eight professionals from different backgrounds (oncology, cancer nursing, pharmacology, and education), a long-term cancer survivor, a family member of a cancer survivor, and a nursing student. The experts validated a pioneer educational intervention to train nursing students in long-term cancer survival. The co-design and validation of the intervention from an interdisciplinary perspective and with the participation of long-term cancer survivors and their families was considered relevant as it included the vision of all the stakeholders involved in long-term cancer survivorship. Full article

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Effects of Problem-Based Learning Strategies on Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Self-Evaluation of Their Core Competencies: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

by Yen-Chiao Angel Lu, Shu-Hsin Lee, Ming-Yi Hsu, Fen-Fen Shih, Wen-Jiuan Yen, Cheng-Yi Huang, Pei-Ching Li, Ching-Yen Hung, Hsiao-Ling Chuang and Ching-Pyng Kuo

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(23), 15825; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315825 - 28 Nov 2022

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To respond to patients’ increasing demands and strengthen nursing professionals’ capabilities, nursing students are expected to develop problem-solving skills before they enter the workforce. Problem-based learning (PBL) is expected to provide effective simulation scenarios and realistic clinical conditions to help students achieve those learning goals. This article aims to explore the effects of PBL strategies on nursing students’ self-evaluation of core competencies. This longitudinal cohort survey study evaluated 322 nursing students attending Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan, in 2013 and 2014, where PBL teaching strategies are used in all four undergraduate years from freshman to senior. Based on their undergraduate academic levels, students were categorized into three groups- one-year PBL exposure, two-year PBL exposure, and three-year exposure. A core competency questionnaire was administered twice to ask participants to self-assess five professional competencies: learning attitude, problem identification, information analysis, execution, and life-long learning. The results showed that students with the longest exposure to PBL (Group 3) had higher self-evaluated scores for all core competencies than the other groups, except for the execution competency. The mean total competency score increased by 0.12 points between the pre-and-test. In addition, the mean score increased significantly more in Group 3 than in Groups 1 and 2. These trends were consistent for the information analysis, execution, and life-long learning competencies. In conclusion, the changes in the self-evaluated scores between groups indicate PBL strategies effectively improve nursing students’ core competencies. The longest exposure group reported higher self-evaluated core competency scores than the other groups, especially for the information analysis, execution, and life-long learning competencies. Full article

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Perceived Parenting Style and Subjective Well-Being among Chinese Nursing Undergraduates: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Gender

by Haitao Huang, Haishan Tang, Guangli Lu, Chaoran Chen, Qianwen Peng, Yiming Zhang, Yipei Liang, Xiao Wan and Yueming Ding

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(19), 12654; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912654 - 03 Oct 2022

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The question of how to improve the subjective well-being (SWB) of nursing students is an important factor for reducing nursing loss and improving nursing quality. The current study aimed to investigate the influence of parenting style and self-efficacy (SE) on SWB among Chinese nursing undergraduates. The moderating role of gender between parenting style and SWB was also examined. Descriptive analysis, Pearson’s correlation analysis, and the Hayes’ PROCESS Macro Model 4 and Model 5 were used to analyze the available data. A total of 665 nursing undergraduates (M_age = 19.86, SD = 1.19) completed questionnaires. The results showed that PPS was positively correlated with SWB (r = 0.421, p < 0.01), while NPS was negatively correlated with SWB (r = −0.167, p < 0.01). Meanwhile, SE was positively correlated with PPS (r = 0.167, p < 0.01) and negatively correlated with NPS (r = −0.175, p < 0.01). In addition, SE was positively correlated with SWB (r = 0.273, p < 0.01) and played a partial mediating role in the association between parenting style and SWB. Furthermore, gender moderated the direct effect of parenting style on SWB. Specifically, compared with male nursing students, parenting style has a greater influence on the SWB of female nursing students. These findings can be used to develop targeted improvement strategies for nursing educators to improve SWB levels among nursing undergraduates. Full article

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Validation of the Korean Version of Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale

by Boram Lee, Younjae Oh, Eunhee Lee and Kyoung A Nam

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(18), 11642; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811642 - 15 Sep 2022

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(1) Background: Research that examines moral courage has received a great deal of attention from scholars and practitioners in recent years due to the impact of moral distress experienced by nurses. Although it needs to identify the phenomenon related to moral courage among nurses, there has been a lack of instrumentation to investigate the quantitative aspects of moral courage among Korean nurses. This study aimed to test the validity of the Korean version of the Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted through convenience sampling of 243 nurses from two general hospitals in South Korea. (3) Results: The Korean version of the Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale was developed from construct validity evidence, including 12 items in four domains: ‘Compassion and true presence’, ‘Moral integrity’, ‘Moral responsibility’, and ‘Commitment to good care’. Concurrent validity was obtained according to the significant correlation coefficients among the variables: moral courage, moral sensitivity, and professional moral courage. (4) Discussion: Our research contributes to the knowledge and understanding of moral courage in the nursing context and encourages future researchers to conduct a quantitative analysis of moral courage among Korean nurses using the validated K-NMCS. Full article

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Self-Care and Sense of Coherence: A Salutogenic Model for Health and Care in Nursing Education

by Natura Colomer-Pérez, Joan J. Paredes-Carbonell, Carmen Sarabia-Cobo, Sergio A. Useche and Vicente Gea-Caballero

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(15), 9482; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159482 - 02 Aug 2022

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Background: Effective advocacy on self-care and the enhancement of a sense of coherence among nurses don’t only benefit control over one’s health and personal performance, but it may have a direct impact on clinical care and on the entire healing system. In this regard, nursing curricula grounded on a salutogenic model of health (SMH) operate with strategies to engage students in self-care and contribute to improving their mental health and wellbeing. The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between self-care agency and a sense of coherence as dependent variables and the age and self-reported academic performance as independent variables in nursing assistant students. Methods: For this cross-sectional study, data were collected from a full sample of 921 Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Spanish students. A self-administered questionnaire, including sociodemographic variables, the ‘appraisal of self-care agency’ (ASA), and the ‘sense of coherence’ (SOC) constructs, was administered. Results: Older participants presented significantly stronger values of both constructs. Apart from a significant and positive correlation between ASAS and SOC, ANOVA analyses indicate significant differences in terms of academic performance according to different ASAS and SOC degrees. Conclusions: The findings of this study endorse the assumption that there is a consistent relationship between ASA and SOC constructs that might, indeed, have a potential effect on students’ academic performance. In practical terms, it seems relevant to try to recognise the students’ self-care agency and the sense of coherence as forceful predictive variables of mental health and wellbeing, in addition to academic success as a strength implied in the future career achievement. Full article

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Leisure Programmes in Hospitalised People: A Systematic Review

by Paula Adam-Castelló, Eva María Sosa-Palanca, Luis Celda-Belinchón, Pedro García-Martínez, María Isabel Mármol-López and Carlos Saus-Ortega

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(4), 3268; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043268 - 13 Feb 2023

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Nurses carry out holistic assessments of patients during hospital admission. This assessment includes the need for leisure and recreation. Different intervention programmes have been developed to meet this need. The aim of this study was to investigate hospital leisure intervention programmes described in the literature in order to determine their effects on patient health and highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the programmes as reported by health professionals. A systematic review of articles in English or Spanish published between 2016 and 2022 was carried out. A search was performed in the following databases: CINAHL COMPLETE, PubMed, Cochrane Library and Dialnet and the Virtual Health Library and Web of Science resources. A total of 327 articles were obtained, of which 18 were included in the review. The methodological quality of the articles was assessed using the PRISMA, CASPe and STROBE scales. A total of six hospital-based leisure programmes were identified, including a total of 14 leisure interventions. The activities developed in most of the interventions effectively reduced the levels of anxiety, stress, fear and pain in patients. They also improved factors such as mood, humour, communication, wellbeing, satisfaction and hospital adaptation. Among the main barriers to implementing hospital leisure activities is the need for more training, time and adequate spaces for them develop. Health professionals consider it beneficial for the patient to develop leisure interventions in the hospital. Full article

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