Achieving diversity in the nursing workforce is dependent upon the success of BIPOC nursing students. Help-seeking is an adaptive process that nursing students can engage in to facilitate success. BIPOC Bachelor of Science in Nursing students construct knowledge about barriers to help-seeking based on their experiences. <i>Method</i>. This research was not meant to provide a solution to a specific social problem but merely to add to the theoretical knowledge about the experiences of baccalaureate BIPOC nursing students with help-seeking when under stress. Therefore, a qualitative descriptive design comprised of semistructured interviews was implemented. <i>Results</i>. The lack of BIPOC educators, absence of campus diversity, and perpetuation of microaggressions emerged as themes that describe the barriers to help-seeking when under stress. <i>Conclusion</i>. The study results indicate the need for ethnic and racial diversity amongst nursing faculty and the need for faculty, staff, and students to engage in professional development programs about implicit bias and microaggressions.

Marjorie Attis-Josias

BIPOC Nursing Students’ Perceived Barriers to Help-Seeking When under Stress

<i>Background</i>. Quality of life (QoL) is an important measure to understand the effect of diseases on patients’ daily living. Yet, the research on QoL among patients with chronic diseases in Oman is scarce. This study aimed to assess the level and determine the predictors of QoL among patients with chronic diseases in Oman. <i>Methods</i>. A cross-sectional correlational descriptive was run among 340 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic heart failure, and/or end-stage renal disease. <i>Results</i>. Participants’ mean age was 60.6 years (SD ± 14.4) and the majority were males (63.5%). The highest mean scores were emotional well-being (mean = 85.2, SD = ±11.2) and role limitations due to personal or emotional problems (mean = 83.2, SD = ±35.8). In addition, COPD patients reported the lowest scores on the QoL questionnaire. Having a high score on the Karnofsky Performance Status Scale (KPSS) and being married predicted a higher score in the mental and physical domains of QoL, while having a higher total symptom number and COPD predicted a lower score in the mental domain. Older age, higher total symptom number, and a higher distress level predicted a lower score on the physical domain of QoL. <i>Conclusion</i>. The results call for a need to improve the QoL among the patients with chronic disease, including symptom management plans, self-management programmes, and training to enhance their own perception of QoL. Furthermore, symptom management plans are highly needed.

Mohammad Al Qadire

Fatima ALHosni

Laila Al-Daken

Ma’en Aljezawi

Omar Al Omari

Atika Khalaf

Quality of Life and Its Predictors among Patients with Selected Chronic Diseases

Simulation in nursing is considered an innovative pedagogy for the development of clinical skills of nursing staff. A National Forum was held for the first time in Morocco concerning the pedagogy of simulation in nursing to raise awareness among educators and practitioners on the educational value of such an initiative in the field of nursing. The goals of this study were to describe the development of the first National Forum in Morocco on Nursing Simulation and to assess the satisfaction of participants with the different activities of this national event. A self-administered questionnaire was used in this study. Descriptive statistics and correlation tests were used to assess the level of participant satisfaction with the simulation. This event gathered more than 250 participants from different Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques (HINPHT) of Morocco during the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of June 2022 held at the HINPHT institute of Fez. 163 participants agreed to take part in our satisfaction survey in which 39.3% were nursing teachers and 6.7% were directors of nursing and technical health professions training institutes and 41.7% were nursing students. The participants evaluated the different pillars of the first National Forum on Nursing Simulation in Morocco and reported a general satisfaction of 80.8%. Directors showed higher satisfaction with the organization with a score of 88.89% (<span class="inline_break"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18.973pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" id="M1" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 18.973 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path id="g113-113" d="M570 304C570 398 525 448 414 448C385 448 343 445 312 434L329 511L321 518C297 504 262 482 244 460L233 411C195 397 159 381 128 358L135 332C160 347 189 360 224 373L111 -147C97 -210 84 -218 17 -231L13 -257L254 -247L259 -218L233 -216C183 -212 177 -202 189 -142L218 -1C238 -10 266 -12 283 -12C351 3 429 48 483 105C543 168 570 242 570 304ZM482 289C482 161 380 33 304 33C278 33 248 51 233 69L303 396C326 400 352 403 369 403C428 403 482 380 482 289Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,11.342,0)"><path id="g117-34" d="M535 323V373H52V323H535ZM535 138V188H52V138H535Z"/></g></svg><span class="irelop"/><span class="nowrap"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="28.184pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="22.555183800000002 -8.34882 28.184 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,22.605,0)"><path id="g113-49" d="M241 635C89 635 35 457 35 312C35 153 89 -12 240 -12C390 -12 443 166 443 312C443 466 390 635 241 635ZM238 602C329 602 354 454 354 312C354 172 330 22 240 22C152 22 124 173 124 313S148 602 238 602Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,28.845,0)"><path id="g113-47" d="M113 -12C146 -12 170 11 170 46C170 78 146 103 114 103S58 78 58 46C58 11 82 -12 113 -12Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,31.809,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.049,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,44.289,0)"><path id="g113-50" d="M384 0V27C293 34 287 42 287 114V635C232 613 172 594 109 583V559L157 557C201 555 205 550 205 499V114C205 42 199 34 109 27V0H384Z"/></g></svg>),</span></span> while teachers reported higher satisfaction with the Master Class workshop (65.27%; <span class="inline_break"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18.973pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" id="M2" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 18.973 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-113"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,11.342,0)"><use xlink:href="#g117-34"/></g></svg><span class="irelop"/><span class="nowrap"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="28.184pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="22.555183800000002 -8.34882 28.184 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,22.605,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,28.845,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-47"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,31.809,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.049,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,44.289,0)"><path id="g113-52" d="M285 378C315 398 338 416 353 432C373 451 384 474 384 503C384 579 325 635 236 635H235C182 635 136 610 108 579L65 516L85 496C110 533 150 575 205 575C258 575 300 543 300 481C300 407 232 369 141 339L147 310C163 315 188 321 211 321C268 321 338 284 338 192C338 94 288 40 217 40C160 40 119 68 93 91C85 98 77 97 69 91C60 84 47 71 46 58C44 46 48 35 62 22C75 10 116 -12 162 -12C234 -12 424 62 424 224C424 297 373 359 285 376V378Z"/></g></svg>).</span></span> Students’ satisfaction scores were positively correlated (86.36%; <span class="inline_break"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18.973pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" id="M3" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 18.973 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-113"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,11.342,0)"><use xlink:href="#g117-34"/></g></svg><span class="irelop"/><span class="nowrap"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="28.184pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="22.555183800000002 -8.34882 28.184 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,22.605,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,28.845,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-47"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,31.809,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.049,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,44.289,0)"><path id="g113-53" d="M456 178V225H360V632H320C217 496 115 347 20 206V178H280V106C280 40 276 34 189 27V0H445V27C364 34 360 39 360 106V178H456ZM280 225H82C149 335 214 431 278 520H280V225Z"/></g></svg>)</span></span> with the usefulness and applicability of the knowledge acquired during the event. Nevertheless, dissatisfaction was recorded with the mediation of the Forum (8.6%), the duration of the Master Class (13.5%), and the quality of the technical and logistical material used (7.4%). These aspects should be improved in future editions. The findings of this scientific event could be of great interest to the organizers of future forums on nursing simulation in the Maghreb region and Africa more generally, and could serve as a model.

K. El-Mouhdi

K. Et-tayyeby

F. Dahmani

F. Z. Milouk

A. El Ouali Lalami

Training Based on Simulation Pedagogy: Evaluation of Participants’ Satisfaction with the First National Forum on Simulation in Nursing in Morocco

<i>Background</i>. Missed nursing care adversely affects nurse and patient outcomes in healthcare settings. Comprehensive bibliometric overview of research output in this field is limited, which restricts knowledge of this complex phenomenon in terms of research trends, author’s productivity, and thematic focus of scientific publications. This study aims to examine publications on missed nursing care by conducting a comprehensive bibliometric analysis. <i>Methods</i>. A search was performed in the Scopus database to identify 276 published studies on missed nursing care from inception to 20th February 2022. A bibliometric approach was used to comprehensively analyse retrieved publications based on trend, thematic focus, and scientific production. The R based software was used for data analysis. <i>Results</i>. The result from this bibliometric analysis indicates that the first study performed on the concept of missed nursing care was published in 2006. The United States of America (USA) ranked first in number of publications, and the study by Ball et al. published in 2014 was the most cited paper among the documents analysed. The results also identified names of prolific authors such as Kalisch B.J., Ausserhofer D., Willis E., Papastavrou E., Schubert M., Palese A., Simon M., and Aiken L. H. and relevant institutions in this field. Trending keywords identified included “missed nursing care,” “unfinished nursing care,” “patient safety,” and “care left undone.” In addition, thematic analysis showed emerging themes such as “neonatal intensive care unit,” “patient satisfaction,” “health resources,” “failure to maintain,” and “adverse events.” <i>Conclusion</i>. Findings from this study reveal a lack of bibliometric analysis in missed nursing care research. This study provides significant contribution by presenting a comprehensive overview on thematic focus, hotspots studies, and directions for future research in this field. Findings from this study can guide scholars in defining research focus and aspects of research on missed nursing care for future exploration.

Afia Achiaa Sarpong

Diana Arabiat

Lucy Gent

Amanda Towell-Barnard

A Bibliometric Analysis of Missed Nursing Care Research: Current Themes and Way Forward

The current nursing shortage jeopardizes the quality and safety of patient care globally. In Saudi Arabia, there are insufficient numbers of Saudi nurses to support the healthcare system, and Saudi hospitals rely heavily on expatriate nurses to meet staffing demands. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of job satisfaction and intent to leave on the patient safety culture. The present study was carried out using a cross-sectional design. Convenience sampling method was applied, and 214 nurses participated in the study. Study was conducted in three hospitals operated by Saudi Ministry of Health in Madinah city. Three instruments were used to measure the study variables. Data were analysed using SPSS. The findings of the current research showed that the suitable work environment for the participant nurses in the current research. The findings of this study showed that nurse’s job satisfaction has a positive and significant influence on patient safety culture (<i>β</i> = 0.28, <span class="inline_break"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18.973pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" id="M1" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 18.973 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path id="g113-113" d="M570 304C570 398 525 448 414 448C385 448 343 445 312 434L329 511L321 518C297 504 262 482 244 460L233 411C195 397 159 381 128 358L135 332C160 347 189 360 224 373L111 -147C97 -210 84 -218 17 -231L13 -257L254 -247L259 -218L233 -216C183 -212 177 -202 189 -142L218 -1C238 -10 266 -12 283 -12C351 3 429 48 483 105C543 168 570 242 570 304ZM482 289C482 161 380 33 304 33C278 33 248 51 233 69L303 396C326 400 352 403 369 403C428 403 482 380 482 289Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,11.342,0)"><path id="g117-34" d="M535 323V373H52V323H535ZM535 138V188H52V138H535Z"/></g></svg><span class="irelop"/><span class="nowrap"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="28.184pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="22.555183800000002 -8.34882 28.184 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,22.605,0)"><path id="g113-49" d="M241 635C89 635 35 457 35 312C35 153 89 -12 240 -12C390 -12 443 166 443 312C443 466 390 635 241 635ZM238 602C329 602 354 454 354 312C354 172 330 22 240 22C152 22 124 173 124 313S148 602 238 602Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,28.845,0)"><path id="g113-47" d="M113 -12C146 -12 170 11 170 46C170 78 146 103 114 103S58 78 58 46C58 11 82 -12 113 -12Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,31.809,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.049,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,44.289,0)"><path id="g113-52" d="M285 378C315 398 338 416 353 432C373 451 384 474 384 503C384 579 325 635 236 635H235C182 635 136 610 108 579L65 516L85 496C110 533 150 575 205 575C258 575 300 543 300 481C300 407 232 369 141 339L147 310C163 315 188 321 211 321C268 321 338 284 338 192C338 94 288 40 217 40C160 40 119 68 93 91C85 98 77 97 69 91C60 84 47 71 46 58C44 46 48 35 62 22C75 10 116 -12 162 -12C234 -12 424 62 424 224C424 297 373 359 285 376V378Z"/></g></svg>).</span></span> Furthermore, the results from the parsimonious regression model indicated that intentions to leave had a negative and significant effect on patient safety culture (<i>β</i> = −0.34, <span class="inline_break"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18.973pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" id="M2" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 18.973 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-113"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,11.342,0)"><path id="g117-91" d="M512 -3V55L134 254V256L512 456V514L75 281V230L512 -3Z"/></g></svg><span class="irelop"/><span class="nowrap"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="21.921pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="22.555183800000002 -8.34882 21.921 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,22.605,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,28.845,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-47"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,31.809,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.049,0)"><path id="g113-50" d="M384 0V27C293 34 287 42 287 114V635C232 613 172 594 109 583V559L157 557C201 555 205 550 205 499V114C205 42 199 34 109 27V0H384Z"/></g></svg>).</span></span> Based on the study findings, patient safety should be considered as a strategic priority for the senior nurses’ managers of the health system. To enhance patient safety, the current study emphasizes that nurse managers should pay attentions to factors such as job satisfaction and intent to leave to evaluating safety culture in organizations that deliver health service, especially hospitals.

Abeer Alharbi

Bayan Alilyyani

The Effect of Emergency Nurses’ Job Satisfaction and Intent to Leave on Patient Safety Culture: A Cross-Sectional Study

<i>Aims</i>. To examine the self-care behaviors of Saudi patients who had cardiac surgery after hospital discharge and to investigate how much variation in self-care behavior may be attributed to patients’ basic conditioning factors (BCFs). <i>Background</i>. Self-care behaviors following cardiac surgery should be appropriate for the patient’s circumstances to decrease hospital readmissions and maintain good health. <i>Design</i>. A cross-sectional design guided this study. Orem’s Theory of Self-Care was applied as a theoretical framework. <i>Materials & Methods</i>. The Self-Care Behavior Scale (SCBS) was used to gather data from 150 patients who experienced cardiac surgery after they were discharged from cardiac centers in two large cities in Saudi Arabia. <i>Results</i>. The two self-care behaviors performed most frequently concerned taking medications as prescribed. The other three self-care behaviors frequently performed were avoiding any strain, assessing all incisions for signs of infection, and contacting a physician if any signs of infection appeared. There was a statistically significant difference between patients’ total self-care behaviors according to their BCFs. Married patients reported significantly more self-care behaviors than single patients. Patients with only valve replacement (VR) surgery performed more self-care behaviors than the coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and VR groups. These factors positively influence (61.2%) self-care behavior and performance. <i>Conclusion</i>. Cardiac surgery patients showed moderate self-care behavior after being discharged from hospital. Furthermore, the results of this study showed statistically significant variation in patients' self-care behaviors based on their BCFs.

Mohannad Jamil Alkuwaisi

Salman Hamdan Alsargri

Mohammed Kamel Aldalaykeh

Mokhtar Abdu Hamid

Fatimah Hamdan Alsargri

Self-Care Behaviors among Patients after Cardiac Surgery in Saudi Arabia: Application of Orem’s Theory of Self-Care

<i>Background</i>. Occupational stress is a phenomenon affecting people worldwide. Investigating occupational stress among immigrant worker populations will unravel some of the intricacies of this condition and its psychological effects on this population. <i>Aim</i>. This paper conceptually examined occupational stress within the context of immigrant workers’ mental health and offer an operational definition to aid nurse researchers, educators, and practitioners in assessing and managing patients and developing culturally appropriate interventions for this population. <i>Design</i>. Walker and Avant’s eight-step concept analysis is used as an organizing framework. <i>Data Source</i>. MEDLINE, CINAHL, OVID, PubMed, and APA Psych Info. <i>Review Methods</i>. Keywords job stress, immigrant work stress, occupational stress scale, immigrant work-related stress, and mental health were used. The search yielded 142 articles; 17 were selected based on the effect of work stress on mental health. <i>Results</i>. This analysis found that occupational stress can be attributed to communication problems, alienation, discrimination, and barriers to work-life balance can cause negative consequences among immigrants. An operational definition is also provided. <i>Conclusion</i>. There is a growing need to examine closely and differentiate between occupational and acculturative stress to navigate a more profound understanding of how these conditions negatively complement each other.

Reimund Serafica

Timothy Grigsby

Bradley Donohue

Lorraine Evangelista

Occupational Stress: A Concept Analysis with Implications for Immigrant Workers’ Mental Health in the United States

Nursing faculty all have some form of unconscious or implicit bias. This type of bias is not intentional, but negative enough that it can influence students and ultimately help to create healthcare disparities for students’ future patients. These disparities are likely evident, for instance, in the anomalously high death rate of Black women with breast cancer, and in the hesitancy that transgender, lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals often have to obtain medical help at crucial times. To help address a paradigm shift, is therefore, required in how faculty educate future nursing providers. This review paper has been written to encourage reflection about implicit bias and bias in teaching nursing students required to engender such a change. It also describes tools such as a bias checklist that can be used by faculty to help reflect on ways to minimize implicit bias in teaching materials.

Sara L. Gleasman-DeSimone

Identifying and Addressing Bias in Nursing Teaching: A Creative Controversy Essay

This study aimed to identify sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and factors associated with care transition in patients recovered from COVID-19. Cross-sectional study of quantitative approach with 49 patients and/or caregivers who were discharged from hospital to home in a university hospital. Three instruments were used to evaluate the transition of care: the sociodemographic questionnaire, the clinical questionnaire, and the Care Transition Measure. The analysis was performed using SPSS software, and the Mann–Whitney test was applied, with a significance level of <span class="inline_break"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18.973pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" id="M1" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 18.973 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path id="g113-113" d="M570 304C570 398 525 448 414 448C385 448 343 445 312 434L329 511L321 518C297 504 262 482 244 460L233 411C195 397 159 381 128 358L135 332C160 347 189 360 224 373L111 -147C97 -210 84 -218 17 -231L13 -257L254 -247L259 -218L233 -216C183 -212 177 -202 189 -142L218 -1C238 -10 266 -12 283 -12C351 3 429 48 483 105C543 168 570 242 570 304ZM482 289C482 161 380 33 304 33C278 33 248 51 233 69L303 396C326 400 352 403 369 403C428 403 482 380 482 289Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,11.342,0)"><path id="g117-93" d="M531 71V127L115 310L531 494V550L57 335V285L531 71ZM531 -40V10H57V-40H531Z"/></g></svg><span class="irelop"/><span class="nowrap"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="28.184pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="22.555183800000002 -8.34882 28.184 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,22.605,0)"><path id="g113-49" d="M241 635C89 635 35 457 35 312C35 153 89 -12 240 -12C390 -12 443 166 443 312C443 466 390 635 241 635ZM238 602C329 602 354 454 354 312C354 172 330 22 240 22C152 22 124 173 124 313S148 602 238 602Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,28.845,0)"><path id="g113-47" d="M113 -12C146 -12 170 11 170 46C170 78 146 103 114 103S58 78 58 46C58 11 82 -12 113 -12Z"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,31.809,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.049,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,44.289,0)"><path id="g113-54" d="M153 550H386L412 615L406 623H120L82 318C104 327 142 338 184 338C294 338 347 275 347 187C347 112 305 39 221 39C160 39 119 71 97 89C88 97 80 96 71 90C59 80 50 67 49 57C48 45 52 36 66 23C80 9 123 -12 169 -12C221 -11 288 15 342 59C403 109 431 165 431 225C431 308 366 395 238 395C212 395 165 379 127 364L153 550Z"/></g></svg>.</span></span> Of the 49 participants, with a mean age of 50 years, the majority were males (59.2%), with more than 10 years of education. The main symptoms of COVID-19 were dyspnea (79.6%), followed by fatigue (75.5%) and fever (69.4%). The most prevalent comorbidity was hypertension (32.7%). There was an association between care transition and comorbidities (diabetes mellitus, obesity, and cancer) (<span class="inline_break"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18.973pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" id="M2" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 18.973 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-113"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,11.342,0)"><path id="g117-91" d="M512 -3V55L134 254V256L512 456V514L75 281V230L512 -3Z"/></g></svg><span class="irelop"/><span class="nowrap"><svg xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="28.184pt" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" height="11.7782pt" version="1.1" viewBox="22.555183800000002 -8.34882 28.184 11.7782"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,22.605,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,28.845,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-47"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,31.809,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.049,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-49"/></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,44.289,0)"><use xlink:href="#g113-54"/></g></svg>).</span></span> The study found that the transition of care for patients recovered with COVID-19 from hospital discharge to home was successful. However, the need for public policy implementation after hospital discharge in a pandemic setting is emphasized.

Diego J. L. Arrais

Mateus C. Gomes

Carlos L. F. da Cunha

Fernando Riegel

Maria F. B. N. A. da Costa

Cintia Y. U. P. Aben-Athar

Aline M. C. Ramos

Andressa T. Parente

Diego P. Rodrigues

Fabianne J. D. de Sousa

Transition of Care for Post-COVID-19 Patients: Sociodemographic and Clinical Profile and Associated Factors

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Nursing Forum is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that invites research that explores, explicates or reports issues, ideas, trends and innovations that shape the nursing profession. 

Nursing Forum