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. The use of standardized nursing languages in electronic medical records: an exploratory study on opportunities, limitations, and strategies., Introduction: Standardized nursing languages (SNLs) have found increasing application in electronic medical records in recent years. In Italy their use is still uneven and accompanied by a silent debate between positions 'against' and 'for' their use., Aim: To render visible the debate regarding SNLs in Italy, and the strategies to consider when digitized records are based on a SNL., Method: Data has been collected through audio-recorded semi-structured interviews, selecting three Italian nursing professors, four managers representing Italian healthcare settings that used a SNT and a representative of the Central committee of the National federation of orders of nursing professions. The thematic approach was used to analyze the data., Results: Participants reported having introduced digitized records based on nursing diagnoses, integrated with the Nursing Interventions Classification System and Nursing Outcome Classification, Clinical Care Classification System, Nursing Sensitive Outcomes or mixed models. Divergent aspects emerge regarding: (1) using nursing languages vs a common language to other healthcare professions; (2) planning care vs enhancing clinical reasoning; (3) measuring nursing care vs accepting the variability of the practice, and (4) making documentation efficient vs dedicating more time. Some convergences have emerged and a set of indications for introducing electronic records when based on standardized languages., Conclusions: The introduction of electronic documentation requires the use of homogeneous languages. The debate on the potential and limits of SNL is still open and requires reflection among researchers, trainers, clinicians, and coordinators/managers of nursing care regarding the choices to be made which may have long-term effects on many nurses.

Background: Several scientific contributions have summarized the "lessons learnt" during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, but only a few authors have discussed what we have learnt on how to design and conduct research during a pandemic. The main intent of this study was to summarize the lessons learnt by an Italian multidisciplinary research group that developed and conducted a longitudinal study on COVID-19 patients infected during the first wave in March 2020 and followed-up for 3 years., Methods: A qualitative research approach embedded into the primary CORonavirus MOnitoRing study (CORMOR) study was developed, according to the the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research. Multiple data collection strategies were performed: each member was invited to report the main lessons learnt according to his/her perspective and experience from the study design throughout its conduction. The narratives collected were summarized and discussed in face-to-face rounds. The narratives were then thematically analysed according to their main topic in a list that was resent to all members to check the content and their organization. The list of the final "lessons learnt" has been agreed by all members, as described in a detailed fashion., Results: Several lessons were learnt while designing and conducting a longitudinal study during the COVID-19 pandemic and summarised into ten main themes: some are methodological, while others concern how to conduct research in pandemics/epidemics/infectious disease emergencies., Conclusions: The multidisciplinary approach, which also included patients' perspective, helped us to protect the consistency and quality of the research provided in pandemic times. The lesson learnt suggest that our research approach may benefit from changes in education, clinical practice and policies., (© 2023. The Author(s).)

The progressive desensitization of nurses in relation to fundamental needs (FNs) has been documented in anecdotical, scientific, and policy literature with nurses spending limited time at the bedside, thus affecting the quality of care and clinical outcomes. A potential reason that has been recognized is the limited nursing staff available in the units. However, other cultural, social, and psychological factors which have not been investigated to date may have a role in triggering the phenomenon. To investigate nurses' perceptions of the reasons that progressively detach clinical nurses from the FNs of patients, was the main intent of the study. In 2020, a qualitative study based on grounded theory following the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research guidelines was performed. Purposeful sampling was adopted, by including 22 clinical nurses designated as 'good nurses' according to the perception of nurses working in executive and academic position. All agreed to be interviewed face-to-face. The detachment of nurses from the patients' FNs has been explained by three main factors that are interconnected: namely 'Being personally and professionally convinced regarding the role of FNs', 'Being progressively detached from the FNs', and 'Being forced to be detached from FNs'. Nurses also identified a category including strategies aimed at preventing detachment and 'Rediscovering the FNs as the core of nursing'. Nurses are personally and professionally convinced about the relevance of the FNs. However, they distance themselves from the FNs due to: (a) factors mainly attributable to internal personal and professional forces, such as the emotional fatigue that daily work entails; and (b) external forces related to the work environment where nurses work. To prevent this detrimental process that may result in negative outcomes for patients and their relatives, several strategies at the individual, organizational, and educational levels should be implemented., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Società Italiana di Medicina Interna (SIMI).)

Accumulating evidence indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic carries risks to psychological health and represents a collective traumatic experience with consequences at the social, economic, and health levels. The primary aim of this study was to collect ongoing COVID-19 survivors’ pandemic-related experiences as expressed through the use of metaphors; the secondary aim was to explore socio-demographic variables associated with the metaphor orientation as negative, positive or neutral. An observational follow-up survey was conducted and reported according to the STROBE guidelines. Patients ≥ 18 years, who were treated for COVID-19 during the first wave (March/April 2020) and who were willing to participate in a telephone interview were involved and asked to summarize their COVID-19 experience as lived up to 6 and 12 months in a metaphor. A total of 339 patients participated in the first (6 months) and second (12 months) data collection. Patients were mainly female (51.9%), with an average age of 52.9 years (confidence interval, CI 95% 51.2−54.6). At 6 months, most participants (214; 63.1%) used a negative-oriented metaphor, further increasing at 12 months (266; 78.5%), when they used fewer neutral-/positive-oriented metaphors (p < 0.001). At the 6-month follow-up, only three individual variables (female gender, education, and experiencing symptoms at the COVID-19 onset) were significantly different across the possible metaphor orientation; at 12 months, no individual variables were significantly associated. This study suggests increasingly negative lived experiences over time and the need for personalized healthcare pathways to face the long-term traumatic consequences of COVID-19.

Aims and Objectives: To identify the profile of time restrictions and their justifications as reported on a set of published reviews., Background: There is a body of methodological knowledge addressing how to design and perform reviews in their different designs. However, how the time restrictions should be set and the justifications that should be provided have received limited attention to date., Design: A Focused Mapping Review and Synthesis following three steps (Focus, Mapping and Synthesis) was performed on 2021. The ENTREQ checklist was followed to report methods and findings., Methods: All Journal of Clinical Nursing reviews published in online or printed version on 2020 (n = 85). Time limits imposed in the literature search, and justifications provided were mapped and synthetised with quantitative and a qualitative analysis., Results: Time restrictions in reviews are not always reported and, when available, reflect three different profiles: (a) including all studies, to provide a comprehensive review; (b) selecting a period, to provide reviews for a contemporary practice; and (b) including only recent studies for reviews reflecting current practice. Reasons justifying time restrictions are not always reported; when documented, justifications regard changes in the practice, in the research or in the theory occurred over time, recent or ongoing., Conclusions: In exploring the date restrictions applied in reviews published over the course of a year, it emerged that the time of access to the sources and the justifications are not always indicated. The attributes of the emerging concepts of "comprehensive reviews," "contemporary practice reviews" and "current practice reviews" might be further developed to support researchers in selecting an appropriate time frame., Relevance to Clinical Practice: Reviews require improvements regarding the time restrictions and their justifications. Methodological efforts to standardise the approach ensuring transparency in review protocols and in the following review publication are recommended., (© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)

Objective: To explore the experience of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)., Methods: A systematic review of qualitative studies published in English in the past 10 years and identified through the PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science databases was performed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The methodologic quality of each included study was assessed using the Critical Appraisal Screening Programme tool. Study findings were then subjected to a meta-summary and meta-synthesis., Results: Twenty-six studies with a good overall methodologic quality were included, documenting the experience of 565 adult patients (95% women). A total of 17 codes emerged, summarizing the life experience of SLE patients; the most and least frequent codes in the meta-summary were "feeling not as I usually do" (69.2%) and "having wishes" (7.7%). The codes were then categorized into 5 main themes, summarizing the experience of living with SLE: 1) "experiencing waves of emotions due to the unpredictable nature of the disease," 2) "trying to live an ordinary life," 3) "listening to and obeying the body's limitations," 4) "reviewing my life projects," and 5) "dealing with future uncertainties.", Conclusion: Several qualitative studies have been published to date using good methodologic approaches. According to the findings, SLE negatively impacts patient experiences by affecting multiple dimensions of their daily lives, with fatigue and pain as the most frequent symptoms., (© 2021 The Authors. Arthritis Care & Research published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American College of Rheumatology.)

Objective: To examine the experience of Italian nurses posted on social media and discover changes, if any, over the waves., Methods: A mixed methods study reported according to the Good Reporting of a Mixed Methods Study criteria. All narratives (texts, letters and interviews) posted by Italian nurses from February 2020 to May 2020 (first wave) and from October 2020 to May 2021 (second/third wave) on the five most famous Italian professional social media platforms. The data were analysed qualitatively (first wave) and then quantitatively (second/third wave)., Results: A total of 380 narratives (202,626 words, 2510 quotes) were posted in the first wave, and 161 (68,388 words, 835 quotes) in the second/third wave. In the first wave, the following five themes emerged: (a) 'sharing what is happening within myself' (891; 35.5%); (b) 'experiencing unprecedented working conditions' (749; 29.8%); (c) 'failing to rehabilitate the image of nurses in society' (376; 15%); (d) 'experiencing a deep change' (253; 10.1%) and (e) 'do not abandon us' (241; 9.6%). The same themes and subthemes also emerged in the second/third wave with some significant differences, indicating changes in the lived experience of nurses. Moreover, in the second/third wave, a new theme emerged: 'experiencing the mixed emotions towards jabs'., Conclusions: By analysing their posts, Italian nurses continue to face challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, with changes in their lived experiences across the waves. Governments, nursing associations and health care organizations should consider these changes to design policies to prevent the further loss of nurses., Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article., (© The Author(s) 2022.)

Objectives: This study aimed to describe the impact of vaccination and the role of humoral responses on post-COVID-19 syndrome 1 year after the onset of SARS coronavirus type 2 (CoV-2)., Methods: This prospective study was conducted through interviews to investigate post-COVID-19 syndrome 6 and 12 months after disease onset in all adult in- and outpatients with COVID-19 at Udine Hospital (March-May 2020). Vaccination status and two different serological assays to distinguish between response to vaccination (receptor-binding domain (RBD) SARS-CoV-2 IgG) and/or natural infection (non-RBD-SARS-CoV-2 IgG) were also assessed., Results: A total of 479 patients (52.6% female; mean age: 53 years) were interviewed 13.5 months (standard deviation: 0.6 months) after acute infection. Post-COVID-19 syndrome was observed in 47.2% of patients (n = 226) after 1 year. There were no significant differences in the worsening of post-COVID-19 symptoms (22.7% vs. 15.8%; p = 0.209) among vaccinated (n = 132) and unvaccinated (n = 347) patients. The presence of non-RBD SARS-CoV-2 IgG induced by natural infection showed a significant association with post-COVID-19 syndrome (OR: 1.35; 95% CI, 1.11-1.64; p = 0.003), and median non-RBD SARS-CoV-2 IgG titres were significantly higher in long haulers than in patients without symptoms (22 kAU/L (interquartile range, 9.7-37.2 kAU/L) vs. 14.1 kAU/L (interquartile range, 5.4-31.3 kAU/L); p = 0.009) after 1 year. In contrast, the presence of RBD SARS-CoV-2 IgG was not associated with the occurrence of post-COVID-19 syndrome (>2500 U/mL vs. 0.9-2500 U/mL; OR: 1.36; 95% CI, 0.62-3.00; p = 0.441), and RBD SARS-CoV-2 IgG titres were similar in long haulers as in patients without symptoms (50% values > 2500 U/mL vs. 55.6% values > 2500 U/mL; p = 0.451)., Discussion: The SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is not associated with the emergence of post-COVID-19 symptoms more than 1 year after acute infection. The persistence of high serological titre response induced by natural infection, but not vaccination, may play a role in long-haul COVID-19., (Copyright © 2022 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

The COVID-19 pandemic emotionally affected the lives of patients cared for in different settings. However, a comprehensive view of the whole experience as lived by survived patients, from the onset of the disease and over time, is substantially unknown to date. A descriptive qualitative design was implemented according to the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research. Adult patients (=1067) cared for during the first wave (March/April 2020) capable of answering an interview and willing to participate were interviewed (=397) by phone with an interview guide including open- and closed-ended questions. In this context, they were asked to summarise with a metaphor their entire COVID-19 experience at six months. Then, the emotional orientation (positive, neutral, or negative) of the metaphors expressed was identified. The participants were mainly female (206; 51.9%), with an average age of 52.6 years (CI 95% 50.4-53.6), reporting a mild severity of COVID-19 disease at the onset (261; 65.7%) and the perception of being completely healed (294; 70%) at six months. The patients summarised their experiences mainly using negative-oriented (248; 62.5%) metaphors; only 54 (13.6%) reported positive-oriented metaphors and a quarter (95; 23.95) neutral-oriented metaphors. Nearly all positive-oriented metaphors were reported by patients with symptoms at the onset (53; 98.1%), a significantly higher proportion compared to those reporting negative- (219; 88.3%) and neutral-oriented (78; 82.1%) metaphors ( p = 0.014). While no other clinical features of the disease were associated, among females, significantly more negative-oriented metaphors emerged. Moreover, neutral-oriented metaphors were reported by younger patients (49.5 years, CI 95% 64.11-52.92) as compared to those negative and positive that were reported by more mature patients (53.9; CI 95% 52.04-55.93 and 54.8; CI 95% 50.53-59.24, respectively) ( p = 0.044). Nurses and healthcare services require data to predict the long-term needs of patients. Our findings suggest that, for many patients, the COVID-19 lived experience was negative over time.

The aim of this study was to assess the long-term dynamics and factors associated with the serological response against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 after primary infection. A prospective longitudinal study was conducted with monthly serological follow-up during the first 4 months, and then at 6, 8, and 10 months after the disease onset of all recovered adult in- and outpatients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) attending Udine Hospital (Italy) during the first wave (from March to May 2020). A total of 546 individuals were included (289 female, mean age 53.1 years), mostly with mild COVID-19 (370, 68.3%). Patients were followed for a median of 302 days (interquartile range, 186 to 311). The overall seroconversion rate within 2 months was 32% for IgM and 90% for IgG. Seroreversion was observed in 90% of patients for IgM at 4 months and in 47% for IgG at 10 months. Older age, number of symptoms at acute onset, and severity of acute COVID-19 were all independent predictors of long-term immunity both for IgM (β, linear regression coefficient, 1.10, P  = 0.001; β 5.15 P  = 0.014; β 43.84 P  = 0.021, respectively) and for IgG (β 1.43 P  < 0.001; β 10.46 P  < 0.001; β 46.79 P  < 0.001, respectively), whereas the initial IgG peak was associated only with IgG duration (β 1.12, P < 0.001). IgM antibodies disappeared at 4 months, and IgG antibodies declined in about half of patients 10 months after acute COVID-19. These effects varied depending on the intensity of the initial antibody response, age, and burden of acute COVID-19.

Objective: To summarize the experience of individuals placed in quarantine during an outbreak., Design: A meta-summary and a meta-synthesis based upon a systematic review of qualitative studies., Sample: The Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, MEDLINE, and Scopus databases were all searched up to April 2020., Measurements: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed; then, the methodological quality of the studies included was assessed with the Critical Appraisal Screening Programme tool for qualitative studies., Results: Five studies have been included documenting the experience of 125 adult individuals. A total of 16 codes emerged: in the meta-summary, the most and least frequent codes were "Thinking about quarantine" (80%) and "Emotional roller coaster," "Being alert for any symptom," "Trusting or not?," "Knowing who brought the infection," and "Living in a surreal world" (20%). The codes which emerged were categorized into three main themes which summarized the whole experience of being placed in quarantine: (a) "Being swamped with a thousand emotions"; (b) "Being restrained"; and (c) "Needing to be considered.", Conclusions: The experience of quarantine for people is a long journey which can feel chaotic due to uncertainty about the consequences on health, work, and the future. The findings of this study can help nurses in caring for quarantined individuals by enabling them to understand people's need for educational and emotional support. Ensuring the supply of consistent information is also important to increase people's compliance., (© 2021 The Authors. Public Health Nursing published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)

Aim: To investigate the experience of Italian nurses during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak by analysing professional social media posts., Background: The COVID-19 outbreak has overwhelmed health care institutions; as a consequence, nurses' lives and psycho-physical health have been affected., Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic forced nurses to work in physically and psychologically stressful conditions impacting on their life., Methods: A qualitative descriptive study. All narratives (texts and videos) posted by nurses from the 23 rd of February 2020 to the 3 rd of May (from the start of the outbreak to the end of the first lockdown) were analysed and published on the five most popular Italian professional social media platforms. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative research guidelines were followed., Results: Five themes emerged from the 380 narratives explored: 'Sharing what is happening within myself'; 'Experiencing unprecedented working conditions'; 'Experiencing a deep change'; 'Failing to rehabilitate the image of nurses in society'; and 'Do not abandon us'. Even though nurses appreciated the recognition of their communities, they still felt devalued and not recognized as professionals., Discussion: Several psychological, physical, social and professional implications emerged from nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite being highly praised, nurses perceived they had failed in rehabilitating the image of nurses in society., Conclusion: The experience of working during the COVID-19 pandemic represented a traumatic event for nurses but it offered them personal and professional growth opportunities. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE, NURSING POLICY AND HEALTH POLICY: Supporting nurses' mental health is highly recommended, together with a cultural investment on nurses' role recognition, and a zero-tolerance policy towards violence and aggression towards nurses., (© 2021 International Council of Nurses.)

Purpose: Haemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is a severe complication of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), which significantly affects patients' quality of life. However, no qualitative studies have described to date the experience of patients who have developed this complication. Therefore, the aim of this interpretative phenomenological study performed on 2019 was to explore the experience of patients who developed HC after HSCT., Method: A purposeful sample of nine patients who had experienced at least one episode of HC after the HSCT were approached. The audio-recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and then analysed according to Giorgi's method. Member checking of the findings was also performed., Results: The experience of the participants with HC after HSCT has been summarised around three main themes: "Being alerted", "It has arrived" and "It has been overcome." Patients reported to have been informed regarding the HC; after the first devastating symptoms, they reported fear and in searching for causes and strategies to alleviate the problem, which seemed to be never resolved. Patients' experience with HC is complex and experienced dramatically due to the pain and the discomforting consequences of the treatments received; they develop a sense of exhaustion that can further increase both their physical and emotional burden. The process of recovery from the huge impact, required time over the end of the HC symptoms., Conclusions: Patients' experience of HC is complex, and varies according to the various phases of the complication. HC creates an increased physical and psychological stresses that demand additional coping strategies: therefore, the emotional support of patients is crucial. Moreover, strategies used autonomously by patients to alleviate symptoms are at merit of consideration in future studies., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

We aimed to assess the attitude towards influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccinations among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovered patients. We performed a cross-sectional study consisting of a standardized telephone interview carried out between September and November 2020 targeting a cohort of adult in- and out-patients that had recovered from COVID-19 after the first wave (March-May 2020) at Udine Hospital (Italy). Overall, 599 people participated (320 female, median age 53 years) and most had experienced an acute COVID-19 with mild illness (409, 68.3%). The majority were hesitant or undecided towards influenza (327, 54.6%) and SARS-CoV-2 (353, 59.2%) vaccines. Older age, public work exposure, and previous 2019 flu shots were the main factors associated with a positive attitude toward both vaccinations ( p < 0.05). Being hospitalized during the acute COVID-19 phase was associated with the willingness to get a flu shot (94/272, 34.5%) but not SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (70/244, 28.7%). Vaccine hesitancy is diffuse and multifactorial also among COVID-19 recovered.