Nursing Practice Today

Navigate through Parkinson’s disease in Italy: Is it time for a more comprehensive nursing care?

Yari Longobucco — 2025-08-26

Preparing the infrastructure for telenursing: An immediate priority for strengthening the resilience of the national health system during crises

Raziyeh Beykmirza — 2025-08-25

Challenges and opportunities for HIV screening with the support of health digital technology: A scoping review

Suarnianti Suarnianti — 2025-08-17

Background & Aim: HIV screening is a crucial step in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, but challenges related to accessibility, efficiency, and service quality in many regions. With the rise of digital technologies, digital health applications hold significant potential to address these challenges. This review evaluates the opportunities and challenges of applying digital technologies in HIV screening, focusing on accessibility, privacy, and healthcare quality.
Materials & Methods: A scoping review was conducted using the framework of Arksey & O'Malley (2005), as modified by Levac et al. (2010). Systematic searches were performed in PubMed, Scopus, DOAJ, Wiley Online Library, Cochrane Library, and EBSCOhost for studies published between 2015 and 2024. Relevant studies were selected based on criteria focused on technology accessibility, privacy, and infrastructure reliability. Data were extracted, mapped, and findings categorized by geographical context and key challenges.
Results: Ten studies involving over 3,500 participants were analysed, including randomized controlled trials, observational studies, and program evaluations. Major challenges identified included limited access to technology, particularly in low-resource areas, as well as privacy concerns and technology reliability. Despite these challenges, significant opportunities to improve healthcare services through digital technologies were noted, especially when adapted to local contexts and supported by user training.
Conclusion: Despite challenges in accessibility and privacy, digital technologies provide opportunities to enhance HIV screening, especially with contextual adaptations and user training. These findings suggest a path forward for integrating digital solutions in HIV care.

Accepting myocardial infarction diagnosis as an important challenge during the transition process: A qualitative study

Roya Khorrami Estakhri — 2025-08-05

Background & Aim: Failure to accept the disease can make a person susceptible to negative emotions, maladjustment to the disease, and disruption of the bio-psychosocial balance. This study aimed to investigate factors facilitating and inhibiting acceptance of myocardial infarction in newly diagnosed patients.
Methods & Materials: In this qualitative content analysis study, participants were patients experiencing myocardial infarction for the first time, their caregivers, nurses, and specialist physicians. Data were collected between June 2023 and January 2024 through in-depth, semi-structured individual interviews with 11 participants selected through purposive sampling. Data analysis followed the three-step method proposed by Elo and Kyngäs.
Results: Several key themes were identified as influential factors in the acceptance of disease among newly diagnosed myocardial infarction patients. Facilitators of acceptance included social support, adaptation to new roles, perceived susceptibility to the disease, spirituality, and the role of healthcare providers. Conversely, barriers to acceptance encompassed symptom reduction, unexpected diagnosis of myocardial infarction, and lack of awareness. Understanding these factors is essential for developing targeted interventions to improve patient adjustment and outcomes.
Conclusion: Identifying facilitators and barriers to the acceptance of disease can enhance patient engagement and adherence to treatment plans. Understanding these factors allows healthcare providers to tailor interventions that promote positive coping strategies. Ultimately, fostering acceptance can reduce healthcare costs by minimizing complications.

Emotional eating of adolescent students: A concept analysis

Chawapon Sarnkhaowkhom — 2025-08-05

Background & Aim: Emotional eating is discussed in nursing, including psychiatric and public health nursing, particularly for its behavioral and psychosocial implications at the population level. However, its interpretation and usage can differ significantly across these areas. To enhance the validity of measurements and inform effective interventions in nursing and public health, it is crucial to achieve a clearer understanding of emotional eating. This study aimed to define and clarify the attributes of emotional eating among adolescent students.
Methods & Materials: This study employed Walker and Avant’s eight-step method for concept analysis. A comprehensive literature review was conducted using Thai and international databases, including ThaiLIS, ThaiJo, CINAHL, PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus. The search was guided by keywords such as emotional eating, binge eating, and overeating. Based on predefined criteria, 45 studies published between 2014 and 2023 were selected for analysis.
Results: Emotional eating is defined as the excessive intake of food in response to emotional states, both positive and negative, instead of being driven by physical hunger or social circumstances. The attributes of emotional eating in adolescent students encompass emotional responses, excessive eating, unhealthy food selection, and coping with stress and responding mood management. Antecedents included social-emotional problems, perceived stress, perceived self-efficacy, and eating styles and patterns. Consequences involve changes in physical health and well-being, along with unhealthy eating behaviors and compulsive eating.
Conclusion: The insights gained from this study enhance conceptual understanding for nursing assessments and tailored interventions designed to promote healthier eating practices among adolescent students.