Zhi-Fen Feng

Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) is a complex clinical syndrome that occurs in the end stages of various cardiovascular diseases. It is characterized by symptoms such as weakness, reduced cardiac function, and decreased exercise capacity. The high incidence, high mortality rate, and poor prognosis of CHF have become prominent features of this disease, making it an urgent and pressing clinical issue. This study aims to investigate the impact and evaluate the effectiveness of hospital-to-home transitional care for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Convenient sampling was used to select 60 patients with CHF from the cardiology department of a tertiary Grade A hospital in Guangdong Province between February and June 2022. The patients were divided into a control group and an intervention group using a random number table, with 30 patients in each group. The intervention group received a transitional care intervention mainly focused on the transitional care model (TCM), while the control group received routine treatment and interventions for CHF. The intervention group showed significantly higher levels of self-efficacy and self-management and better cardiac ultrasound examination results than the control group (P < 0.05). The intervention group also had lower scores in laboratory indicators (plasma NT-pro BNP) than the control group (P < 0.05). Hospital readmission rate: There was no significant difference in hospital readmission rates between the two groups (P > 0.05), but the intervention group showed a significant difference in emergency admission rate (P < 0.05). The hospital-to-home TCM enhances self-management and improves the quality of life for patients with chronic heart failure. The conduct of this research provides clinical practitioners with reference for later research, and is also conducive to the promotion and popularisation of health care policies. This study has registered the ethical review batch number, which is NCT06779227. The trial has been registered on ClinicalTrial.gov (Ref: NCT06779227). The registration date is January 15, 2025.

The social culture, gender stereotypes, and social status of nursing in China impact the professional commitment of male nursing students. Increasing the professional commitment of male nursing students is critical for alleviating the shortage of nurses and addressing the gender gap. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread public concern about the nursing profession and may have changed people’s perception of the profession, which in turn may have a positive impact on the professional commitment of male nursing students in China. This research aimed to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the professional commitment of male nursing students in China and to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on potential factors that might affect their professional commitment. A descriptive comparative study was conducted. This study involved total 368 male nursing students from five 4-year universities in Henan Province, China. 190 male nursing students were included before the COVID-19 pandemic (October to November 2019) and 178 were included after the COVID-19 pandemic (April to May 2023). The data, such as the sociodemographic characteristics and professional commitment of the two samples, were collected using a paper-and-pencil questionnaire. The research instruments used included the Professional Commitment Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the General Self-efficacy Scale. The data analysis employed χ2-tests, t-tests and hierarchical regression models. The proportion of Chinese male nursing students who are interested in nursing and do not intend to leave the major has increased after the pandemic (65.17% vs. 29.47%, 61.80% vs. 39.47%, respectively). Male nursing students exhibited greater professional commitment (3.30 ± 0.63) after the pandemic compared to before the pandemic (2.77 ± 0.43). The various factors, such as grade, intend to leave the major, interest in nursing, social support, and general self-efficacy, were linked to professional commitment of male nursing students in China. Male nursing students in China exhibited greater professional commitment after the pandemic. This phenomenon may be attributed to the public’s increased recognition of the significance of nursing work during the pandemic, and the social status and image of nursing profession have been improved. Given the changes brought about by the COVID-19, strategies should be considered by nursing decision makers and schools to strengthen the professional commitment of male nursing students and increase the number of male nurses in the post-pandemic era.