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Perceptions of the functioning and effectiveness of nursing regulators in Ghana and South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Lydia Aziato, Laetitia Charmaine Rispel • BMJ Open (2021)

Objective Nursing regulators are important governance structures for nurses who are critical to the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). This study examined the perspectives of the heads of nursing education institutions (NEIs) i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050580

The relationship between severity of hemorrhoid symptoms and quality of life in Postpartum Women with Grade I and II Internal Hemorrhoid

Jamileh Malekuti, Khadijeh Samadi, Mojgan Mirghafurvand, Fatemeh Abbasalizadeh et al. • Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān (2019)

Introduction: The hemorrhoid is referred to dilated parts of the anal canal veins, which help to control fecal excretion and is one of the most common digestive diseases. Since postpartum problems such as hemorrhoid have significant effect ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22038/ijogi.2019.12851

The world is coming to an end! COVID-19, depression, and anxiety among adolescents in Malawi

Chilungamo Mmanga, Yamikani Ndasauka, Jimmy Kainja, Fiskani Kondowe et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2023)

IntroductionThis paper assessed the effects of Covid-19 on adolescent mental health in Malawi. There is minimal research on adolescent mental health in Africa, Malawi in particular. The study shows a link between the pandemic and mental hea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1024793

Communicatively Constructing the Bright and Dark Sides of Hope: Family Caregivers’ Experiences during End of Life Cancer Care

Jody Koenig Kellas, Katherine M. Castle, Alexis Johnson, Marlene Z. Cohen • Behavioral Sciences (2017)

(1) Background: The communication of hope is complicated, particularly for family caregivers in the context of cancer who struggle to maintain hope for themselves and their loved ones in the face of terminality. In order to understand these...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/bs7020033

Video Recording of Patient-Clinician Interactions in Health Education: Scoping Review

Mariana Morgado, Yago Leira, Tiago Leitão, José João Mendes et al. • JMIR Medical Education (2026)

Abstract BackgroundVideo recordings of patient-clinician interactions (PCIs) have become an integral tool in health professions education, with authentic opportunities to enhance clinical communication and decision-making skills...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/70324

Primary health care challenge for nursing professionals: a narrative review

Erika Yurley Duran-Niño, María Stella Campos de Aldana, Ligia Betty Arboleda de Pérez • Revista de Saúde Pública (2021)

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Carry out a narrative review of scientific literature on nursing professionals training in primary health care (PHC), which allows us to know the challenges facing the renewal of this strategy. METHODS Review of the l...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055002719

Household food security, food hygiene practices and their interaction on self-reported health among pregnant women in the Bono region of Ghana: a population-based cluster survey

Dominic Doglikuu Be-Ikuu, Prudence Portia Mwini Nyaledzigbor, Alice Ayawine, Ebenezer Jones Amoah • BMC Public Health (2025)

Abstract Background Food security and food hygiene practices can negatively influence health. Poor food hygiene and food insecurity risk poor health. Studies have investigated the direct associations of food security and food hygiene practi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25398-x

Real-time perioperative communication technologies for reducing family anxiety: a systematic review

Edi Wibowo, Saryono Saryono • Media Keperawatan Indonesia (2026)

Family members often experience anxiety during the intraoperative period because of uncertainty regarding surgical progress and the patient’s condition. Real-time perioperative communication technologies, including mobile applications, auto...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.26714/mki.9.3.2026.301-311

Prevention of Morbidity in Sickle Cell Disease (POMS2a)—overnight auto-adjusting continuous positive airway pressure compared with nocturnal oxygen therapy: a randomised crossover pilot study examining patient preference and safety in adults and children

Jo Howard, Sophie A. Lee, Baba Inusa, Man Ying Edith Cheng et al. • Trials (2019)

Abstract Design This randomised crossover trial compared nocturnal auto-adjusting continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) and nocturnal oxygen therapy (NOT) in adults and children with sickle cell anaemia, with patient acceptability as t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3461-x

SveDem, the Swedish Dementia Registry - a tool for improving the quality of diagnostics, treatment and care of dementia patients in clinical practice.

Dorota Religa, Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Pavla Cermakova, Ann-Katrin Edlund et al. • PLoS ONE (2015)

BackgroundThe Swedish Dementia Registry (SveDem) was developed with the aim to improve the quality of diagnostic work-up, treatment and care of patients with dementia disorders in Sweden.MethodsSveDem is an internet based quality registry w...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116538

Regional, subregional and country-level full vaccination coverage in children aged 12–23 months for 34 countries in sub-Saharan Africa: a global analysis using Demographic and Health Survey data

Adama Ouedraogo, Patrice Ngangue, David Jean Simon, Vénunyé Claude Kondo Tokpovi et al. • BMJ Global Health (2025)

Objective This study estimated the proportion of children aged 12–23 months who were fully vaccinated in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), explored geographical disparities across subregions and countries, and identified country-level factors assoc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018333

Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Services: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Correlates of Utilisation among Young People in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Zita Buabeng, Grace Adjei Okai • Youth (2022)

Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VHCT) is a successful intervention for fostering early HIV detection, which is essential for the management of the disease. This study sought to determine the prevalence and factors that influence the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/youth2040034

Factors Associated with Quality of Life Among Older Adults with Chronic Disease in Taiwan

Hsiao-Mei Chen, Ching-Min Chen • International Journal of Gerontology (2017)

Background: There have been many studies reviewing quality of life (QoL) of older population and found an inverse association between QoL and chronic diseases. However, previous studies have focused only on that of people with specific dise...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2016.07.002

Discharge preparation experiences of intergenerational caregivers for premature infants in China’s NICU: a qualitative study

Yan Zhang, Ling Jiang, Jinyu Zhu, Sijia Shen et al. • BMJ Paediatrics Open (2026)

Background Proper discharge preparation by family caregivers is essential for improving the growth and development of preterm infants and lowering their readmission rates. Within China’s unique family cultural context, intergenerational car...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2026-004695

Linking Spiritual and Religious Coping With the Quality of Life of Community-Dwelling Older Adults and Nursing Home Residents

Luciano Magalhães Vitorino BSN, MSc, Gail Low RN, BSN, MA, PhD, Lucila Amaral Carneiro Vianna PhD • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (2016)

Objective: This study examined the effect of Positive and Negative Spiritual and Religious Coping (SRC) upon older Brazilian’s quality of life (QOL). Method: A secondary analysis of data collected from 77 nursing home residents (NHRs; M age...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/2333721416658140

Impact of age-friendly living environment and intrinsic capacity on functional ability in older adults: a cross-sectional study

Yi-Shan Jiang, Hong Shi, Yu-Ting Kang, Ji Shen et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2023)

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed healthy aging framework, supposing that intrinsic capacity (IC), environment and their interaction may have influence on functional ability (FA). It was still unclear how ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04089-5

The interplay of risk factors for future falls and fall-related injuries among community-dwelling older adults: a Bayesian network analysis

Yan Cai, Wei Zhu, Chenshu Wu, Yan Jiang • BMC Public Health (2026)

Abstract Background Falls are a leading global cause of injury and mortality in older adults, necessitating understanding risk factor interplay for prevention. This study aims to investigate complex interactions among risk factors associate...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27192-9

Charlson comorbidity index has no incremental value for mortality risk prediction in nursing home residents with COVID-19 disease

Anum Zahra, Maarten van Smeden, Petra J. M. Elders, Jan Festen et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2025)

Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home (NH) residents faced the highest risk of severe COVID-19 disease and mortality. Due to their frailty status, comorbidity burden can serve as a useful predictive indicator of vul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-05721-2

The Effect of Ageism and Willingness of Older Adult Care On Caring Behaviors Among New Graduate Nurses: A Descriptive, Correlational Study

Merve Tarhan, Pınar Doğan • Journal of Nursology (2026)

Objective: Despite the increasing ageing population, caring for older adults is not a highly preferred field of nursing in Türkiye and the world; studies examining the attitudes and behaviors of new graduate nurses towards older adult care ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.17049/jnursology.1509812