Gender equity in the scientific nursing journals indexed in Journal Citation Reports: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Scientific activity has been connected to the proven inequality between women and men. To examine the state of gender equality in nursing research by analyzing the representation of male and female as editors and as authors of articles published in scientific journals. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out between September-2019 and May-2020. All the scientific publications published in 115 nursing journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports in the years 2008, 2013, and 2017 were chosen as analysis units. The main variables studied were gender of the "journal editor"; gender of the "first author", "last author", "corresponding author", and "first author in funded articles". Descriptive and inferential analysis was performed. Results: The proportion of male editors in 2008, 2013, and 2017 was 23.3, 19, and 18.5% respectively, with a male/female ratio of 1:3, 1:4 and 1:5. Male editors are mainly found in the journals of the first quartile (Q1 = 33.8%, ratio1:2), compared to the journals of the fourth quartile (Q4 = 6.6%, ratio1:14), p < 0.01. The male authorship position was "last author" (30.9%, ratio1:2), "corresponding author" (23.3%, ratio 1:3), "first author" (22.1%, ratio 1:4) and "first author in funded articles" (21.8%, ratio 1:4). Furthermore, in 19.5%, of the articles there were more male authors. The percentage of articles with male authorship increased from 2008 to 2017, "first author" (21.1-23.4%; p < 0.01), "last author" (30.0-31.1%; p = 0.22), "corresponding author" (22.5-24.2; p = 0.01), and "first author in funded articles" (18.1-25.9%; p < 0.001). Conclusions: Men are over-represented in the editor role in the most prestigious nursing journals. There are a higher proportion of male authors in the main positions of authorship.

Leisure Programmes in Hospitalised People: A Systematic Review.

Nurses carry out holistic assessments of patients during hospital admission. This assessment includes the need for leisure and recreation. Different intervention programmes have been developed to meet this need. The aim of this study was to investigate hospital leisure intervention programmes described in the literature in order to determine their effects on patient health and highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the programmes as reported by health professionals. A systematic review of articles in English or Spanish published between 2016 and 2022 was carried out. A search was performed in the following databases: CINAHL COMPLETE, PubMed, Cochrane Library and Dialnet and the Virtual Health Library and Web of Science resources. A total of 327 articles were obtained, of which 18 were included in the review. The methodological quality of the articles was assessed using the PRISMA, CASPe and STROBE scales. A total of six hospital-based leisure programmes were identified, including a total of 14 leisure interventions. The activities developed in most of the interventions effectively reduced the levels of anxiety, stress, fear and pain in patients. They also improved factors such as mood, humour, communication, wellbeing, satisfaction and hospital adaptation. Among the main barriers to implementing hospital leisure activities is the need for more training, time and adequate spaces for them develop. Health professionals consider it beneficial for the patient to develop leisure interventions in the hospital.

El Baby-Led Weaning como nuevo método de alimentación complementaria del lactante / Baby-Led Weaning as a new method of complementary feeding for infants

Objetivo: describir el método Baby-Led Weaning como nueva forma de alimentación complementaria del lactante.Método: se llevó a cabo una revisión narrativa. La búsqueda bibliográfica se realizó en las bases de datos: IBECS, LILACS, CUIDEN, PubMed, CINAHL y Scielo. Palabras clave usadas: “lactante”, “destete”, “Baby-Led Weaning”. Criterios de inclusión: meta-análisis, revisiones sistemáticas, ensayos clínicos, estudios descriptivos y estudios cualitativos; antigüedad máxima de 10 años; escritos en español e inglés. Se seleccionaron teniendo en cuenta la calidad de la evidencia aportada (CASPe mayor a 7 y STROBE mayor a 11).Resultados: el Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) es un método de alimentación beneficioso para el lactante, ya que reduce el riesgo de sobrepeso (el 86,5% de los alimentados por este sistema adquiere un peso adecuado para su edad), sin incrementar el potencial riesgo de asfixia (solo el 5,6% presentó episodios de atragantamiento). Este método se asocia con un mayor déficit de hierro; sin embargo, en su versión modificada (BLISS) no se observan diferencias respecto al tradicional. La mayoría de las madres tiene una percepción positiva y lo recomendaría. Los profesionales de la salud reconocen los principales beneficios del método BLW.Conclusión: el Baby-Led Weaning es un método de alimentación eficaz. Resulta una alternativa alimentaria valorada positivamente por las madres y por los profesionales de la salud; sin embargo, los sanitarios todavía tienen reticencias a la hora de recomendarlo.(AU)

Objective: to describe the Baby-Led Weaning method as a new approach to complementary feeding for infants.Method: a narrative review was conducted, through a bibliographic review in the IBECS, LILACS, CUIDEN, PubMed, CINAHL and Scielo databases. Key words used: “infant” (“lactante”), “weaning” (“destete”), “Baby-Led Weaning”. Inclusion criteria: meta-analysis, systematic reviews, clinical trials, descriptive studies, and qualitative studies; dated within the previous 10 years; written in Spanish and English. The selection was conducted considering the quality of evidence provided (CASPe >7 and STROBE > 11).Results: Baby-Led Weaning is a feeding method beneficial for infants, because it reduces the risk of excess weight (86.5% of infants fed through this approach achieves an adequate weight for their age), without increasing the potential risk of choking (only 5.6% presented choking episodes). This method is associated with higher iron deficiency; however, no differences were observed in its Modified version (BLISS) vs. the traditional one. Most mothers have a positive perception and would recommend it. Healthcare professionals acknowledge the main benefits of the BLW method.Conclusion: Baby-Led Weaning is an effective feeding method. It represents a feeding approach positively valued by mothers and healthcare professionals; however, the latter are still reluctant to recommend it.(AU)