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Facilitators and Barriers of Using Smart Bedside Station Systems Among Hospitalized Patients: A Qualitative Study Based on UTAUT

By MedXY 09/18/2026

This study explores factors that promote or hinder hospitalized patients' use of Smart Bedside Station systems, revealing that nursing support and useful video education encourage use, while cognitive and workflow challenges limit sustained engagement.

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Enabling Technologies in Community Health Centers: Overcoming Barriers to Address Social Determinants of Health in Care-Managed Patients

By MedXY 09/16/2026

This article examines how community health centers use electronic health record tools to address patients' social needs through care management programs, identifying barriers and proposing targeted implementation strategies to enhance technology adoption and care coordination.

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Enhancing Palliative Care in the ICU: Insights From Specialist Clinicians on Integration and Impact

By MedXY 09/16/2026

This multi-institutional qualitative study explores specialty palliative care clinicians' perspectives on optimizing their role in the ICU, highlighting strategic consultation timing, shared understanding with intensivists, and embedded care models to improve patient-centered outcomes.

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Improving Heart Failure Outcomes in India: Evidence from the TIME-HF Nurse-Coordinated, Digital-Supported Care Model Trial

By MedXY 09/01/2026

A nurse-led, mobile health-supported collaborative care intervention significantly increased days alive and out of hospital and reduced mortality among Indian patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction over 2 years.

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HEPA Filters in Care Homes: No Reduction in Winter Respiratory Infections According to AFRI-c Trial

By MedXY 08/03/2026

The AFRI-c trial found no significant reduction in respiratory infection rates or staff absenteeism in care homes using HEPA filters during winter, highlighting the need to maintain established infection control measures.

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Point-of-Care Multiplex PCR Testing in Nursing Homes: Impact on Respiratory Outbreak Management and Emergency Transfers

By MedXY 07/09/2026

A cluster randomized trial in Toronto nursing homes found that on-site multiplex PCR testing improved viral detection and reduced emergency department transfers during respiratory outbreaks, though it did not alter outbreak size or frequency.

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Harnessing Emotions in Palliative Care: How Clinicians Connect Through Feeling to Enhance End-of-Life Consultations

By MedXY 06/26/2026

This article explores how palliative care clinicians actively use their emotions during end-of-life consultations to build meaningful connections with patients and families, highlighting a three-phase process informed by a social constructivist grounded theory study.

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Prompt and Intensive Antiviral Chemoprophylaxis in Nursing Home Influenza Outbreaks: Evidence Synthesis and Clinical Implications

By MedXY 06/15/2026

Intensive oseltamivir chemoprophylaxis for ≥70% of nursing home residents within 2 days of influenza outbreak reduces hospitalization risk, underscoring prompt antiviral intervention as a critical outbreak control strategy.

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Early, Broad Oseltamivir Prophylaxis May Cut Hospitalizations in Nursing Home Influenza Outbreaks

By MedXY 06/15/2026

Prompt oseltamivir prophylaxis covering at least 70% of eligible nursing home residents within 2 days of outbreak detection was associated with fewer hospitalizations, but not lower mortality.

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Fast, Broad Oseltamivir Use in Nursing Home Flu Outbreaks May Cut Hospitalizations

By MedXY 06/15/2026

In a real-world target trial emulation, starting oseltamivir prophylaxis within 2 days for at least 70% of eligible nursing home residents was linked to fewer hospitalizations, but not lower short-term mortality.

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European ECLS End-of-Life Practices Vary Widely, Exposing Gaps in Ethics and Palliative Support

By MedXY 06/06/2026

A large European survey found major regional and cultural differences in how clinicians approach ECLS withdrawal, with limited access to ethics and palliative care support in many institutions.

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Difficulty Paying for Medical Care: Links to Psychological Distress and Healthcare Perceptions Among ICU Caregivers

By MedXY 05/18/2026

More than half of ICU caregivers in a multicenter U.S. study reported difficulty paying for patient care, and financial strain was linked to higher posttraumatic stress, anxiety, depression, decisional regret, and medical mistrust.

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Regional School-Based CPR Training With Low-Cost Manikin Delivered by School Nurses: The Home Multiplier Effect

By MedXY 05/15/2026

A nurse-led school CPR program in Murcia, Spain, used low-cost manikins to train students and their families, creating a strong home-based multiplier effect and generally adequate basic life support performance.

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Beyond Shared Identity: How Physician-Patient Racial Concordance Modulates Inpatient Advance Care Planning

By MedXY 03/25/2026

A large-scale study of 390,000 hospitalizations reveals that while racial concordance modestly increases advance care planning (ACP) discussions, physician race and systemic quality initiatives play significant, nuanced roles in end-of-life care equity.

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Nurse-Led Integrated Care Slashes Recurrence and Boosts Quality of Life After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

By MedXY 02/28/2026

The NURSECAT-AF trial demonstrates that structured nurse-led care significantly improves quality of life and reduces arrhythmia recurrence and emergency visits by 80% in patients undergoing their first catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.

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Scaling Tobacco Cessation in HIV Care: National Quitlines as an Effective Alternative to Resource-Intensive Interventions

By MedXY 02/24/2026

A landmark pragmatic randomized controlled trial in Vietnam reveals that proactive Quitline referrals are as effective as nurse-led counseling and nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation among people living with HIV, offering a scalable model for low- and middle-income countries.

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Digital Imagery-Competing Task Intervention Significantly Reduces Intrusive Memories in Trauma-Exposed Healthcare Staff: Evidence from the GAINS-02 Bayesian Trial

By MedXY 02/24/2026

A Bayesian adaptive randomized clinical trial reveals that a digital imagery-competing task intervention (ICTI) significantly reduces the frequency of intrusive memories and PTSD symptoms among healthcare workers exposed to pandemic-related trauma, providing a scalable, evidence-based tool for occupational mental health.

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Giving Kids a Voice: How Patient-Reported Outcome Measures are Transforming Pediatric Specialty Care

By MedXY 02/24/2026

Explore how standardized health questionnaires empower children and parents to share their priorities in medical settings, leading to more personalized and effective treatment plans.

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Kangaroo Care Attenuates Pain and Systemic Inflammatory Markers During Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening

By MedXY 02/23/2026

A randomized clinical trial demonstrates that Kangaroo care significantly reduces pain-related stress and systemic inflammatory responses in preterm infants undergoing retinopathy screening, suggesting a simple, non-pharmacological intervention to improve neonatal outcomes.

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Cumulative Geriatric Syndrome Burden: A Potent Predictor of 90-Day Mortality in Hospitalized Older Adults

By MedXY 02/10/2026

A large multicenter cohort study demonstrates that the number of geriatric syndromes at hospital admission is independently and incrementally associated with 90-day mortality, suggesting that cumulative geriatric burden is a critical prognostic indicator beyond traditional disease-centric models.