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Introduction: Throughout history, Jewish communities have been exposed to collectively experienced traumatic events. Little is known about the role that the community plays in the impact of these traumatic events on Jewish diaspora people. This scoping review aims to map the concepts of the resilience of Jewish communities in the diaspora and to identify factors that influence this resilience., Methods: We followed the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology. Database searches yielded 2,564 articles. Sixteen met all inclusion criteria. The analysis was guided by eight review questions., Results: Community resilience of the Jewish diaspora was often described in terms of coping with disaster and struggling with acculturation. A clear definition of community resilience of the Jewish diaspora was lacking. Social and religious factors, strong organizations, education, and communication increased community resilience. Barriers to the resilience of Jewish communities in the diaspora included the interaction with the hosting country and other communities, characteristics of the community itself, and psychological and cultural issues., Discussion: Key gaps in the literature included the absence of quantitative measures of community resilience and the lack of descriptions of how community resilience affects individuals' health-related quality of life. Future studies on the interaction between community resilience and health-related individual resilience are warranted., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2023 Meijer, Machielse, Smid, Schats and Jong.)

Purpose: This study assessed the attitude, beliefs, and practices of integrative medicine (IM) among nurses in the Netherlands., Design: Subscribers of a Dutch nursing journal were asked to fill in an anonymous, structured, online survey related to the topic under study., Results: A total of 355 people responded, of which 37% were familiar with the concept of IM in advance. On completion of the survey, the majority (83%) considered IM as a (very) important innovation in health care. Familiarity (odds ratio = 3.20; 95% confidence interval [1.48, 6.94]) and organization (nursing home compared to hospital (odds ratio = 5.98; 95% confidence interval [1.36, 26.23]) were characteristics associated with a positive attitude toward IM. Between 23% and 46% of respondents encountered obstacles regarding implementation of IM. The main obstacles were lack of support (69% to 78%), means (57% to 85%), and time (63% to 70%)., Conclusions: Dutch nurses seem to have relatively positive attitudes and beliefs regarding IM. The outcome of this survey may contribute an increased awareness of the key role that nurses can play in the development and implementation of IM., (© The Author(s) 2014.)