Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a global health issue causing nerve damage, blood vessel damage, and leg impairment. Foot exercises can improve risk factors for diabetic foot ulcers, neuropathy symptoms, pressure distribution, joint mobility, and strength in individuals with diabetes. Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of 12-weeks foot exercise on blood glucose levels, A…
Introduction: Families play a critical role in the care and support of individuals with schizophrenia. However, this responsibility often leaves caregivers with significant physical and psychological burdens. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the family caregiver, patient, environmental factors, and family function as predictors of family caregiver burden in schizophrenia patients. M…
Background: The clinical nurse career path system significantly impacts nurses' professional growth, job satisfaction, and service quality. Evaluating its effectiveness is vital for enhancing human resource management. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the nursing career path in Indonesia, identifying areas for improvement and development. Method: This study used a mixed-methods approach wi…
Background: Improving the quality of life for older adults is crucial in Northeast, Thailand, where most have low health literacy and live in substandard conditions. They are more likely to age alone or with a spouse with less support overall. Purpose: This study aimed to explore how the older adults had lived experiences using local wisdom, knowledge, and skill of bamboo bed handicrafts to …
Higher education, as a centre for research and innovation in the era of transformative learning, is encouraged to conduct research and innovation that can lead to innovation and impact in the areas of health, economy, and sustainability. Innovation requires a framework that functions as an essential guide for development. However, limited innovation frameworks can be applied in nursing, includi…
Background: Interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPE/IPC) are essential for preparing students to work together and respect the unique qualities and abilities of professionals. However, IPE/IPC and its related concepts are highly abstract phenomena and complicated to assess and measure. In consequence, a critical appraisal is needed to evaluate the quality of the instruments.…
Background: Breast cancer survivors have an excellent prognosis and a high survival rate, thus each survivor requires self-care abilities throughout their complex therapy. The concept of self-care is not a new concept in the nursing field, but it is necessary to analyze it as there are still inconsistencies in its use and unclear definitions, especially in the context of breast cancer survivors…
Background. Various stressors during the clinical practices may affect the psychological status of students which potentially impact on their professional attitudes and caring behavior. Prospective nursing students practices on clinical setting is necessary as the basis for strategy development in building students’ caring behavior. The role as care giver that believed can impact to professio…
Background: Utilizing health literacy is important in establishing knowledgeable health advancements and practices, which can become deterrents to promoting a healthy lifestyle. Technological advancements improve health information availability and accessibility that potentially affect the users’ proficiency and their capability in applying the accessed health information. However, accessing …
Background: The ability of caring of HIV patients toward a condition is still relatively low, especially during a pandemic, which makes the patient's immune condition more susceptible to decline. This study aims to develop peer-group support based on a chronic care model (CCM) to improve the ability of HIV patients in caring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An explanatory study with cr…