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Depressive Symptoms Among Immigrant Latino Sexual Minorities
To estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of depressive symptoms among immigrant Latino sexual minorities
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Depressive Symptoms Among Immigrant Latino Sexual Minorities
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of depressive symptoms among immigrant Latino sexual minorities. METHODS: Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) was used to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms, and univariate and multivariable analyses were conducted to identify correlates of depressive symptoms. RESULTS: Unweighted and RDS-weighted prevalence estimates of depressive symptoms were 69.2% and 74.8%, respectively. In the multivariable analysis, low social support, sexual compulsivity, and high self-esteem were significantly associated with increased depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: A need exists for culturally congruent mental health services for immigrant Latino sexual minorities in the southern United States
Reducing Acute Kidney Injury Due to Contrast Material: How Nurses Can Improve Patient Safety.
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury due to contrast material occurs in 3% to 15% of the 2 million cardiac catheterizations done in the United States each year.
OBJECTIVE: To reduce acute kidney injury due to contrast material after cardiovascular interventional procedures.
METHODS: Nurse leaders in the Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group, a 10-center quality improvement consortium in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, formed a nursing task force to reduce acute kidney injury due to contrast material after cardiovascular interventional procedures. Data were prospectively collected January 1, 2007, through June 30, 2012, on consecutive nonemergent patients (n = 20 147) undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions.
RESULTS: Compared with baseline rates, adjusted rates of acute kidney injury among the 10 centers were significantly reduced by 21% and by 28% in patients with baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 60 mL/min per 1.73 m
CONCLUSIONS: Standardization of evidence-based best practices in nursing care may reduce the incidence of acute kidney injury due to contrast material