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Filter by:VOICES Veterans Socials (VS) support Veterans in the community through weekly social groups. Veterans socials have the potential to improve social functioning, mental health symptoms, and create lasting social support. This project aims to evaluate and improve Veterans Socials to help older Veterans with depression by adapting materials, interviewing VS attendees, and collecting questionnaires. The goal is to improve the program based on the results for future use and research.
This study investigated the effect of digital storytelling on nursing students' compliance with isolation precautions and their knowledge levels.This was a pretest-posttest open-label randomized controlled trial. The nursing department of the faculty of health sciences of a university in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. The sample consisted of 109 fourth-year nursing students divided into groups of experimental (n=66) and control (n=43). Data were collected using a demographic characteristics questionnaire, an Isolation Knowledge Test (IKT), a Questionnaire of Students' Opinions on Digital storytelling (QSODS), and the Scale of Compliance with Isolation Precautions (SKIP). The experimental group attended a digital storytelling activity (intervention), while the control group received an education based on the curriculum. The data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, the Wilcoxon test, the Analysis of variance (ANOVA), and the Spearman correlation test.
The goal of this this study is to develop and test the feasibility of a remotely delivered brief behavioral activation intervention to decrease the negative physical and psychological consequences of being homebound among older adults during the time of COVID.
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic illness. It affects about 100,000 people in the United States. People with SCD have red blood cells that are sickle-shaped and impaired in their function. This results in a lifetime of complications that affect every organ system. People with SCD also are at greater risk for respiratory infections and lung problems. Researchers want to study how this population s stress, anxiety, fear, pain, sleep, and health care use are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: To study the extent and impact of life changes induced by the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with SCD in the U.S. Eligibility: People age 18 and older with SCD who live in the U.S. Design: Participants will complete a survey online. The questions will focus on the following: Medical history Mental and physical health Demographics Stress Resilience Health care use COVID-19 Beliefs about medical mistrust and participation in research. At the end of the survey, participants will be asked if they would like to take the survey again in the future. If they reply "yes," then they will be contacted by the study team in 6-9 months to take the survey again. They may complete the survey again in 6-8 months, 12-15 months, and 18-21 months. The survey should take less than 40 minutes to complete. Participants' data will be coded to protect their privacy. The coded data may be shared with other researchers.