In an observation study to evaluate nurse mobilization of older patients in acute care settings, Dr. Barbara King et al. found that mobility events were infrequently initiated and were most often for low-level activities such as standing and transferring. Read more

Dr. Ryan Westergaard et al. conducted a cross-sectional survey of over 600 participants and found that while HIV conspiracy beliefs are common among all racial and ethnic groups studied, they do not prevent people from being willing to partcipate in HIV prevention research. Read the article here and a summary on BET here.

In a recent study by Dr. Christine Everett et al. published in a Health Affairs special issue on redesigning the healthcare workforce, physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) caring for patients with diabetes as part of a team with a physician had equivalent or better outcomes than patients cared for by physicians only. Read more

In a study examining predictors of hypertension diagnosis delays, Dr. Heather Johnson et al. found that 18-31 year-olds have a 33% slower rate of receiving a hypertension diagnosis compared to adults 60 years or older. View the abstract on PubMed or read the medwireNews write-up