The mediating effect of achievement motivation on mindfulness and procrastination behavior of nursing students: A correlational study.

Procrastination behavior is prevalent among nursing students in China. However, little research has examined how mindfulness is associated with procrastination behavior, via achievement motivation among nursing students. The aims of this study were to investigate the relationship between procrastination behavior, mindfulness and achievement motivation, and explore the mediating effect of achievement motivation on mindfulness and procrastination behavior of nursing students. A correlational cross-sectional study was performed using an online questionnaire. The study was conducted from January to March 2022 among 632 students from 1 university. A general information questionnaire, Achievement Motivation Scale, Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire and General Procrastination Scale (GPS) were used for investigation. Calculations were performed using SPSS Statistics, version 25. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and process plug-in mediation effect analyses were used to analyze the data. A total of 640 questionnaires were issued and 632 valid questionnaires were finally recovered, with an effective recovery rate of 98.75%. The GPS score of 632 nursing undergraduates was (55.80 ± 6.57), achievement motivation scale score was (-2.49 ± 8.73), Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire score was (118.21 ± 18.39). Achievement motivation and psychological capital were all negatively correlated with procrastination behavior (r = -0.291, -0.483; P < .01). Achievement motivation played a partial mediating role between mindfulness and procrastination behavior, and the mediating effect accounted for 59.82% of the total effect. The procrastination behavior of nursing undergraduates is at the middle level. Mindfulness can influence procrastination behavior through achievement motivation. Measures are needed to decrease the procrastination behavior by developing mindfulness programs to increase their achievement motivation.

Future time perspective and academic procrastination among nursing students: The mediating role of mindfulness.

AIM: To explore the relationship between university nursing students' academic procrastination, mindfulness, and future time perspective. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. METHODS: A total of 343 university nursing students recruited from eight provinces in China have reported procrastination characteristics through fulfilling an online website link. The main instruments involved Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Zimbardo Time Perspective Scale, and Procrastination Assessment Scale (PASS). RESULTS: Participants who self-assessed higher frequency and degree of academic procrastination tended to possess lower future time consciousness, and lower mindfulness. Mindfulness served as a mediation effect between future time perspective and academic procrastination. The study indicates that weakening an individual's procrastination can be alleviated through future time awareness and mindfulness. Concentrating on influencing factors, strengthening nursing student's future time perspective, and practicing mindfulness training could assist educators to decrease students' procrastination intentions and behaviours.

Mindfulness is Associated with Better Sleep Quality in Young Adults by Reducing Boredom and Bedtime Procrastination.

OBJECTIVE: Bedtime procrastination is a relatively new topic of research and has been found to compromise sleep. Researchers have studied the predictors, but only a few studies have focused on the ways to reduce bedtime procrastination. Mindfulness, a novel variable in this research area, may shed some light on how to decrease bedtime procrastination. This study examined a serial mediation model and hypothesized that the relationship between mindfulness and better sleep quality would be serially mediated by lower levels of boredom and bedtime procrastination. METHODS: This study employed a correlational approach and recruited a sample of 220 participants aged between 17 and 30 (M = 20.34 years, SD = 2.86). In the Qualtrics online survey, participants completed a series of questionnaires measuring mindfulness, boredom, bedtime procrastination, and sleep quality. RESULTS: The analyses provided support for our serial mediation model. Mindfulness predicted a lower level of boredom, which in turn predicted a lower level of bedtime procrastination and subsequently better sleep quality. CONCLUSION: Our findings highlighted the role of mindfulness in curbing bedtime procrastination, setting a foundation for future research on the interventions for sleep issues associated with bedtime procrastination. We discussed the theoretical and practical implications of the findings.

"Fully recharged" evenings? The effect of evening cyber leisure on next-day vitality and performance through sleep quantity and quality, bedtime procrastination, and psychological detachment, and the moderating role of mindfulness.

Aligning with the recovery perspective, we propose a dual-path model to illustrate the effects of employees' evening cyber leisure on next-day work outcomes, namely, psychological vitality and performance. We argue that evening cyber leisure has contradicting effects on next-day performance and vitality through its effects on bedtime procrastination and psychological detachment, and in turn, sleep quantity and sleep quality. We also propose that trait mindfulness acts as an important boundary condition of the indirect effects of evening cyber leisure. We used an experience sampling methodology to collect 3 surveys per day for 10 days from 155 R&D employees of a biotech company. Our findings suggest that cyber leisure has a negative indirect effect on sleep quantity and sleep quality via bedtime procrastination, and a positive indirect effect on sleep quantity and sleep quality via evening psychological detachment. Additionally, sleep quantity was positively associated with performance, and sleep quality was positively associated with psychological vitality. Lastly, as trait mindfulness increased, the negative impact of cyber leisure on bedtime procrastination was mitigated, and the positive impact of cyber leisure on psychological detachment was enhanced. Theoretical and practical implications specific to the use of cyber devices for workplace recovery are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

Percepciones y expectativas del usuario respecto a la calidad del servicio en un Hospital de Chile / Perceptions and expectations of the user regarding the quality of service in a Hospital

Resumen Introducción: Actualmente, la calidad de servicio es un pilar fundamental en los sistemas sanitarios, ya que permite garantizar a los usuarios externos un conjunto de condiciones mínimas en las prestaciones de salud. Objetivo: Evaluar las percepciones y expectativas del usuario externo respecto a la calidad del servicio del Hospital Comunitario de Salud Familiar de Quirihue. Material y Método: Estudio descriptivo comparativo, transversal, basado en modelo SERVQUAL. Las variables sociodemográficas fueron analizadas mediante estadística descriptiva, las brechas se calcularon mediante la diferencia existente entre las percepciones y expectativas, las que se analizaron con las pruebas T pareada y Wilcoxon. Resultados: La variable con mayor insatisfacción en Atención Abierta (AA) fue "difícil acceso a horas médicas o de otro profesional"; en Atención Cerrada (AC) "personal no orienta ni explica de manera clara y adecuada la atención durante la hospitalización"; y en Atención de Urgencia "demora en la atención en el box de admisión". Conclusión: El tipo de atención con menor calidad de servicio fue la AA, le sigue AU y finalmente la AC. En la AA los mayores problemas se presentaron en la obtención de horas para atenderse con médico y también en el NO cumplimiento de los horarios programados. En la AU los usuarios refieren mayor insatisfacción en la atención inmediata a su llegada al servicio. En la AC los pacientes señalan que los funcionarios NO brindan el tiempo necesario para contestar las dudas o preguntas sobre el problema de salud por el cual se encuentran hospitalizados.

Abstract Introduction: Currently, quality of service is fundamental in healthcare systems, since it allows external users to be guaranteed a set of minimum conditions in health services. Objective: To evaluate the perceptions and expectations of the external user regarding the quality of the service of the Community Health Family Hospital of Quirihue. Material and Method: Cross-sectional descriptive study, based on the SERVQUAL model. The sociodemographic variables were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics, the gaps were calculated by means of the difference between perceptions and expectations, and those were tested with paired T and Wilcoxon. Results: The variable with the greatest dissatisfaction in Open Care (OC) it was "difficult access to medical or other profesional appointment "; in Closed Care (CC) "personnel without orientation or explanation in a clear and adequate manner during hospitalization"; and in Emergency Care (EC) "delay in attention in the admission box". Conclusion: The type of care with the lowest quality of service was OC, followed by EC and finally CC. In the OC, the greatest problems arise in obtaining an appointment to be seen by the doctor and also in the NO fulfillment with the scheduled appointments. In the EC, users refer to great discontent with the immediate attention to their arrival at the service. In the CC, the patients pointed out that the staff DO NOT provide the necessary time to answer the questions or clarify doubts about the health problem for which they are hospitalized.

Incorporating motivational interviewing into rheumatology care.

Deborah Palmer, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, North Middlesex University Hospital, and Yasser El Miedany, Consultant Rheumatologist, discuss ways to close the gap between disease control and patient empowerment.