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Kharazmi E, Bordbar N, Bordbar S. Distribution of nursing workforce in the world using Gini coefficient. BMC Nurs 2023; 22:151. [PMID: 37147626 PMCID: PMC10161512 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01313-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Unequal Access to human resources for health, reduces access to healthcare services, worsens the quality of services and reduces health outcomes. This study aims to investigate the distribution of the nursing workforce around the world. METHODS This is a descriptive-analytical study, which was conducted in 2021. The number of nurses and world populations was gathered from World Health Organization (WHO) and The United Nations (UN) databases. The UN has divided world countries based on the Human Development Index (HDI) into four categories of very high, high, medium and low HDI. To investigate the distribution of the nurses around the world, we used the nurse population ratio (per 10,000 population), Gini coefficient, Lorenz curve and Pareto curve. FINDINGS On average, there were 38.6 nurses for every 10,000 people in the world. Nations with the very high HDI, had the highest nurse/population ratio (95/10,000), while the low HDI nations had the lowest nurse/population ratio (7/10,000). Most nurses around the world were females (76.91%) who were in the age group of 35-44 (29.1%). The Gini coefficient of nations in the each four HDI categories varied from 0.217 to 0.283. The Gini coefficient of the nations between the four HDI categories was 0.467, and the Gini coefficient of the whole world was 0.667. CONCLUSION There were inequalities between countries all over the world. Policymakers should focus on the equitable distribution of the nursing workforce across all local, national and regional levels.
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- Erfan Kharazmi
- Health Human Resources Research Centre, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Health Human Resources Research Centre, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Health Human Resources Research Centre, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Gea-Caballero V, Ruíz de Viñaspre-Hernández R, Saus-Ortega C, Celda-Belinchón L, Santolalla-Arnedo I, Marques-Sule E, Juárez-Vela R. Gender equity in the scientific nursing journals indexed in Journal Citation Reports: A cross-sectional study. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1119117. [PMID: 37006582 PMCID: PMC10064143 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1119117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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BackgroundScientific activity has been connected to the proven inequality between women and men. To examine the state of gender equality in nursing research by analyzing the representation of male and female as editors and as authors of articles published in scientific journals.MethodA cross-sectional study was carried out between September-2019 and May-2020. All the scientific publications published in 115 nursing journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports in the years 2008, 2013, and 2017 were chosen as analysis units. The main variables studied were gender of the “journal editor”; gender of the “first author”, “last author”, “corresponding author”, and “first author in funded articles”. Descriptive and inferential analysis was performed.ResultsThe proportion of male editors in 2008, 2013, and 2017 was 23.3, 19, and 18.5% respectively, with a male/female ratio of 1:3, 1:4 and 1:5. Male editors are mainly found in the journals of the first quartile (Q1 = 33.8%, ratio1:2), compared to the journals of the fourth quartile (Q4 = 6.6%, ratio1:14), p < 0.01. The male authorship position was “last author” (30.9%, ratio1:2), “corresponding author” (23.3%, ratio 1:3), “first author” (22.1%, ratio 1:4) and “first author in funded articles” (21.8%, ratio 1:4). Furthermore, in 19.5%, of the articles there were more male authors. The percentage of articles with male authorship increased from 2008 to 2017, “first author” (21.1–23.4%; p < 0.01), “last author” (30.0–31.1%; p = 0.22), “corresponding author” (22.5–24.2; p = 0.01), and “first author in funded articles” (18.1–25.9%; p < 0.001).ConclusionsMen are over-represented in the editor role in the most prestigious nursing journals. There are a higher proportion of male authors in the main positions of authorship.
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- Vicente Gea-Caballero
- Research Group in Community Health and Care (SALCOM), Faculty of Health Science, Valencian International University, Castelló de la Plana, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Cuidados y Salud (GRUPAC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of La Rioja, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
- *Correspondence: Regina Ruíz de Viñaspre-Hernández
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- Grupo de Investigación en Arte y Ciencia en Cuidados (GREAIC), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe), Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Carlos Saus-Ortega
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- Grupo de Investigación en Arte y Ciencia en Cuidados (GREAIC), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe), Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Cuidados y Salud (GRUPAC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of La Rioja, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
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- Physiotherapy in Motion, Multispeciality Research Group (PTinMOTION), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Cuidados y Salud (GRUPAC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of La Rioja, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
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Rifà‐Ros MR, Rodríguez‐Monforte M, Carrillo‐Alvarez E, Silva LB, Pallarés‐Marti A, Gasch‐Gallen A. Analysis of gender perspective in the use of NANDA-I nursing diagnoses: A systematic review. Nurs Open 2023; 10:1305-1326. [PMID: 36322639 PMCID: PMC9912414 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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AIM To identify, describe and analyse the gender perspective in the use of the diagnoses contained in the NANDA-I taxonomy in observational studies published in the scientific literature. DESIGN AND METHODS A systematic review has been conducted spanning from 2002 to 2020. The most frequent NANDA-I nursing diagnoses in care plans reported in observational studies, and the defining characteristics and related factors identified for men and women have been described. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA-P) have guided our research. The main findings have been summarized using a descriptive narrative synthesis approach. RESULTS Forty-one articles were included in our study. With regard to gender analysis, the percentage of men and women that make up the sample were not specified in all articles, and half of the studies did not identify gender either in the diagnosis label or in their defining characteristics or related factors. Based on the reviewed articles, gender perspectives are not systematically incorporated in the use of the NANDA-I diagnosis. Therefore, gender biases in its use in the scientific literature may exist. This situation poses barriers to determine the health responses that are different and unequal between women and men.
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- Mª Rosa Rifà‐Ros
- Blanquerna School of Health SciencesRamon Llull UniversityBarcelonaSpain
- Global Research on Wellbeing (GRoW) Research GroupBarcelonaSpain
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- Blanquerna School of Health SciencesRamon Llull UniversityBarcelonaSpain
- Global Research on Wellbeing (GRoW) Research GroupBarcelonaSpain
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- Blanquerna School of Health SciencesRamon Llull UniversityBarcelonaSpain
- Global Research on Wellbeing (GRoW) Research GroupBarcelonaSpain
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- Blanquerna School of Health SciencesRamon Llull UniversityBarcelonaSpain
- Global Research on Wellbeing (GRoW) Research GroupBarcelonaSpain
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Andina-Díaz E, Ventura-Miranda MI, Quiroga-Sánchez E, Ortega-Galán ÁM, Fernández-Medina IM, Ruiz-Fernández MD. Nursing Students' Perception about Gender Inequalities Presented on Social Networks: A Qualitative Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:1962. [PMID: 36767328 PMCID: PMC9916171 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20031962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, gender inequalities in nurses have been exacerbated through the images shown on social networks. This study aimed to explore and describe nursing students' experiences and perceptions about gender inequalities in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive qualitative study was carried out in two universities in 264 undergraduate nursing students. The photovoice method was used to guide the study. Results: Two main categories and four subcategories were described from the data: "gender-related stereotypes", with "male leadership in a female profession" and "sexualization of female nurses" and "women's vulnerability in the pandemic" with "the gender gap in the face of increased risk of contagion " and "women's emotional fragility". Over the years, care has been considered a female task, and nursing continues to be thought of in this way. The nurse has been discriminated against, poorly considered as a professional, and, as a woman, subjected to gender roles.
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- Elena Andina-Díaz
- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of León, Vegazana Campus, 24170 Leon, Spain
- SALBIS Research Group, University of León, 24402 Leon, Spain
- EYCC Research Group, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy, and Medicine, University of Almeria, Carretera San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of León, Vegazana Campus, 24170 Leon, Spain
- SALBIS Research Group, University of León, 24402 Leon, Spain
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- Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy, and Medicine, University of Almeria, Carretera San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy, and Medicine, University of Almeria, Carretera San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia 4780000, Chile
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Schwenke M, van Dorst J, Zwakhalen S, de Jong JD, Brabers AM, Bleijenberg N. Measures to improve patient needs assessments and reduce practice variation in Dutch home care organizations. Nurs Open 2022; 10:3052-3063. [PMID: 36504333 PMCID: PMC10077383 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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AIM Worldwide, long-term care tends to shift from institutional care towards home care. In order to deliver high-quality and adequate care, the type, amount and cost of care is determined by a patient needs assessment. However, there are indications that this patient needs assessment varies between comparable patients. In the Netherlands, some home care organizations aim to improve patient needs assessments by implementing improvement measures to reduce this practice variation. The goal of this study was to explore the type and perceived impact of those implemented improvement measures. DESIGN A cross-sectional explorative survey study was conducted among Dutch home care organizations between January and April 2021. METHODS An online questionnaire with 26 items was developed by the research team, which was distributed through Dutch nationwide home care sector organizations, the Dutch nurses' association (V&VN) and the Dutch society for home care nursing (NWG). RESULTS The survey was completed by 184 respondents, including home care nurses, managers and staff who are responsible for training, policy and quality of care. Intervision and peer review for home care nurses were the most common reported improvement measures that were implemented in home care organizations. The experiences of those improvement measures have been perceived as creating greater uniformity in the patient needs assessment, making home care nurses feel more supported and secure performing their patient needs assessment and that the provided care is more in line with patients' demand. Our findings give insights into type and perceived impact of improvement measures that Dutch home care organizations implemented. Further research is needed to find out whether improvement measures actually improve patient needs assessments and reduce practice variation.
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- Marit Schwenke
- Centre for Healthy and Sustainable Living University of Applied Sciences Utrecht Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research Maastricht University Care and Public Health Research Institute Maastricht The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research Maastricht University Care and Public Health Research Institute Maastricht The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research Maastricht University Care and Public Health Research Institute Maastricht The Netherlands
- Nivel – Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Nivel – Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Centre for Healthy and Sustainable Living University of Applied Sciences Utrecht Utrecht The Netherlands
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Prosen M. Nursing students' perception of gender-defined roles in nursing: a qualitative descriptive study. BMC Nurs 2022; 21:104. [PMID: 35509039 PMCID: PMC9069743 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-022-00876-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gender stereotypes influence both women and men who work as nurses as well as individuals considering nursing as a profession. The aim of this study was to explore male and female nursing students' experiences and perspectives regarding gender-defined roles as well as how they view their future professional roles. METHODS The study used a descriptive qualitative design. A convenience sample included 72 full-time second- and third-year undergraduate nursing students. Data were collected in 2017 using a self-administered qualitative questionnaire consisting of 11 essay-type questions. As an additional data collection method, a drawing method was applied. The data were analysed by content analysis separately for the male and female perspectives. RESULTS Altogether, eight themes emerged, with half explaining the male and the other half the female students' perspectives. Students choose nursing for altruistic, opportunistic and organisational reasons. Among the female students, another reason "family and social incentives" was also identified. Female students' vision of their future professional role included altruism and positive representations of 'being a nurse', whereas the male students' vision included management and leadership, and technical aspects of nursing. CONCLUSIONS Both male and female nursing students face the limits of their own gender roles, yet they are prepared to challenge these gender-based perceptions. Tackling stereotypes and raising public awareness, using gender-inclusive language and strategies for recruitment, ensuring gender diversity in nursing teams and revising the nursing curriculum where appropriate, are just some of the implications that arise to help overcome gender differences.
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- Mirko Prosen
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Primorska, Polje 42, 6310, Izola, Slovenia.
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Abbas S, Zakar R, Fischer F, Gilani A. Challenges perceived by nursing professionals in physician-centred organizations: An exploratory qualitative study. Int Nurs Rev 2022; 69:384-391. [PMID: 35088425 DOI: 10.1111/inr.12741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM To explore and analyse contextual challenges in nursing that have affected nurses' perceptions and role performance. BACKGROUND Health system hierarchy and patient/family-centred care has led to a high demand for skilled nurses. However, patriarchal organizations create challenges for nursing clinicians in Pakistan and elsewhere. METHODS A qualitative exploratory research (phenomenology) design was used. Twenty-five participants identified through purposive sampling contributed to the study. The data analysis was conducted using NVivo 12 Plus. We generated six major themes. Reporting was accomplished according to the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research checklist. RESULTS Gendered division of labour places nurses in a submissive position in clinical practice. Decreases in nurse-to-patient ratio and increase in patient-focused care adversely affect evidence-based practice. The gap between theory and practice in delivering quality care is increasing due to existing communication barriers among health-related professionals and an inadequate work environment. Comparatively inactive nursing leadership and directorate roles are not improving the social image of nursing, and are promoting role conflict and poor nursing self-concepts among nurses. In fact, cultural shock experienced by young nurses has produced inherent disorientation in their professionalism and fostered displays of horizontal violence towards them by senior nurses. CONCLUSION These challenges are influencing nurses' decisions to remain in or to join nursing as a profession that is confronted by severe recruitment and retention shortages due to the social and cultural stigmatization of this female dominated profession. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING, HEALTH AND SOCIAL POLICY This study promotes the concept of evidence-based practice to deliver quality health services in public hospitals and to improve the social status of nursing in Pakistan. It provides influential evidence to policymakers who should urgently address nurses' workplace health and safety issues as a global right.
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- Sidra Abbas
- Department of Gender Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.,Lahore School of Nursing, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Public Health, Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Gerontological Health Services and Nursing Research, Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences, Weingarten, Germany
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- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.,Afro-Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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Feral-Pierssens AL, Avondo A, Stefano CD, Deltour S, Lapostolle F. Gender equity in medical publications: nurses have smashed the glass ceiling. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2021; 20:657-659. [PMID: 34125193 DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Gender equity has become a major concern in many professional fields. The rate of women as authors has to be interpreted according to the rate of women in the related professions. In this perspective, studying nurses' population should be of particular interest since, worldwide, nurses are mostly women. Then, our aim was to study gender disparity in nurses' publications. METHODS We selected the three main journals dedicated to nurse publications: International Journal of Nursing Studies, Journal of Nursing Scholarship, and European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. We included 20 recent consecutive papers from each journal. For each paper, the number of authors, their gender, and rank were recorded. Primary endpoint: overall rate of women as authors. Secondary endpoints: rate of women as first, last, second, and third authors. RESULTS Sixty papers including 322 authors were analysed. Overall rate of women authors: 74%. Overall rate of women as first author: 82%. Overall rate of women as last author: 72%. Overall rate of women as second and third authors: respectively, 80% and 70%. CONCLUSION Almost three-quarters of the authors in these main scientific journals of nursing studies were female. This rate is lower than the gender rate in the nursing profession.
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- Anne-Laure Feral-Pierssens
- Centre de recherche sur les innovations en santé (CR-CSIS), Université de Sherbrooke, 150, Place Charles-Le Moyne, Longueuil, Québec J4K 0A8, Canada
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- Service des urgences, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, 47-83, boulevard de l'hôpital, Paris 75013, France
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- SAMU 93-UF Recherche-Enseignement-Qualité, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U942, Hôpital Avicenne, 125, rue de Stalingrad, Bobigny 93009, France
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- Service de neurologie, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, 47-83, boulevard de l'hôpital, Paris 75013, France
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- Service des urgences, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpétrière, 47-83, boulevard de l'hôpital, Paris 75013, France
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Gunn V, Somani R, Muntaner C. Health care workers and migrant health: Pre- and post-COVID-19 considerations for reviewing and expanding the research agenda. J Migr Health 2021; 4:100048. [PMID: 34405193 PMCID: PMC8352207 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The main purpose of this article is to review several ways in which health care workers could either impact migrant health or be directly impacted by migration and, based on this, suggest the expansion of the current research agenda on migration and health to address a range of topics that are currently either neglected, insufficiently researched, or researched from different perspectives. To ground this suggestion and emphasize the complexity and significance of migrant health research, we start by briefly reviewing several migration-related notions including the process of migration and its key facilitators and benefits; existing barriers to the provision of migrant health care; and the intricate links between health systems, health professionals, and migrant health. The three areas of research examined in this article address (i) the specific role of health workers in providing care to migrants and refugees and their capacity to do so, (ii) the health problems experienced by health workers who become migrants or refugees, and (iii) the precarious employment conditions experienced by both migrant and non-migrant health care workers. After summarizing the current available evidence on these topics, we discuss key information gaps and strategies to address them, while also incorporating several relevant COVID-19 pandemic considerations and research implications. Expanding the focus of research studies on migration and health could not only enhance the results of current strategies by supplying additional information to support their implementation but also spearhead the development of new solutions to the migrant health problem.
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- Virginia Gunn
- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Unity Health Toronto
- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada
- Karolinska Institute, Sweden
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada
- Collaborative Specialization in Global Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada
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Wang Q, Zhu R, Duan Z. An Analysis of Past Florence Nightingale Medal Recipients: Insights Into Exceptional Nurses and the Evolution of Nursing. SAGE Open Nurs 2021; 7:2377960820988392. [PMID: 33912668 PMCID: PMC8047971 DOI: 10.1177/2377960820988392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aim To examine past Florence Nightingale Medal recipients’ parallels with the evolving nature of the nursing field as a whole. Design Descriptive research. Method The professional and demographic characteristics of 1,449 Florence Nightingale Medal recipients between 1920 and 2015 were analyzed to develop a high-level overview of the award recipient characteristics. Result Medal recipients were primarily female (98.07%), with 36% being Specialist nurses. Awards were mainly conferred for aid work (30.4%) in the context of war or armed conflict followed by Nursing education (17.2%) and disaster aid (14.9%). The majority of recipients were affiliated with the Red Cross and the majority of recipients were those conducting Red Cross duties. Conclusion Our results offer statistical validation for the dedication of these exceptional individuals, while also highlighting overall parallels with the ongoing development of the nursing field as it expands to better deliver culturally-sensitive care and to overcome outdated stereotypes that would otherwise constrain innovation.
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- Qian Wang
- College of Nursing, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- College of Nursing, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.,First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- College of Nursing, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Ertl B, Hartmann FG, Heine JH. Analyzing Large-Scale Studies: Benefits and Challenges. Front Psychol 2020; 11:577410. [PMID: 33362642 PMCID: PMC7755859 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.577410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Bernhard Ertl
- Department of Human Sciences, Learning and Teaching With Media, Institute for Education, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Neubiberg, Germany
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- Department of Human Sciences, Methodology in the Social Sciences, Institute for Education, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Neubiberg, Germany
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- Center for International Student Assessment, TUM School of Education, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Determining if nurses are involved in political action or politics: A scoping literature review. Appl Nurs Res 2020; 54:151279. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2020.151279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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