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Background: Palliative care is an essential part of medical practice, however, it has developed slowly in China. We aimed to analyze the current situations of the cognition on palliative care among the nurses in Shandong Province, China. Methods: This was a cross sectional study. Investigation of 1050 nurses came from 5 third-class hospitals and 5 second-class hospitals in Shandong Province, China from Jul to Oct in 2018. The questionnaire included 4 parts: general information of the subject, the questionnaire of palliative nursing knowledge, attitude, and the behavior. Data were collected by the APP. Overall, after eliminating the invalid questionnaires, 1026 questionnaires were included in the final analyses. The software Stata 14.2 was used for all statistical analyses. Results: The score of knowledge and attitude was low, the practice was higher. Multivariate analysis results: the significant independent variables of univariate analysis were included in the multivariate non-conditional logistic regression model for analysis. Some departments had statistical significance in knowledge multivariate Logistic regression analysis. The multivariate logistic regression analysis of practice was significant for physical health and religious beliefs. The statistical variables of the total score of cognition were gender, age of care, health status and religious beliefs. Conclusion: Nursing knowledge is lacking and attitude remains to be improved as soon as possible. It is vital to improve the cognition of palliative care of nurses in Shandong general hospitals by developing relevant rules and regulations, strengthening the supervision of relevant ant departments, and enhancing training for nurses.

Background There is limited information about the population characteristics and adverse health outcomes of older cancer patients in China. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of frailty and examine the association between frailty and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among older cancer patients. Methods This was a cross-sectional study involving older patients diagnosed with cancer in two tertiary hospitals in Shandong Province, China. Frailty was assessed using Geriatric 8 (G-8). HRQoL was measured using the five-level EuroQol-5-dimension (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire. The Tobit regression model and logistic regression model was used to identify the relationship between frailty and HRQoL. Results Of the 229 older patients, 175 (76.4%) were frail. Frail patients had lower EQ-5D-5L utility scores than those who were non-frail (0.830 vs. 0.889; P = 0.004). After adjustments for sociodemographic and cancer-related variables, frailty was statistically associated with worse health-related quality of life (OR = 6.024; P = 0.001). Conclusion Frailty was associated with deteriorated HRQoL in older patients with cancer. Early frailty screening and preventive interventions are essential for improving quality of life through decision-making or pretreatment optimization in geriatric oncology.

Background: Appropriate breastfeeding training for midwives is necessary to enhance their knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP). However, evidence surrounding the effects of midwife breastfeeding training programmes is insufficient to draw a conclusion. Objective: This systematic review aims to identify, summarise, and critically analyse the available literature to evaluate the effects of midwife breastfeeding training programmes on the midwives' KAP towards breastfeeding and breastfeeding initiation, duration and rates among postnatal mothers. Methods: Nine English and six Chinese databases were searched with relevant key words. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed by two reviewers independently using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklists.

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The population of survivors with gynaecological cancer has dramatically increased due to improvements in screening and treatment (Abrahams et al., 2014;Holman, 2019). Gynaecological cancers, including cervical, uterine and ovarian cancers, account for 5% of all new cancers in China (Feng et al., 2021). Patients tend to report a negative body image, sexual function problems and menopausal symptoms caused by gynaecological cancer, which may affect their intimate relationships with their partners and result in intimate partner violence (IPV) (Brennan et al., 2021). IPV can be defined as physical violence, sexual violence and/or psychological aggression perpetrated by a current or former intimate partner, and it is associated with multiple health problems, including chronic genitourinary disorders, sleep disturbances, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder and even suicide attempts (Messing et al., 2017). IPV can cause superimposed negative impacts for women with cancer, which affect their health outcomes. Evidence shows that patients with gynaecological cancer who have undergone IPV are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviours such as risky sexual behaviour, drinking

Background: Appropriate breastfeeding training for midwives is necessary to enhance their knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP). However, evidence surrounding the effects of midwife breastfeeding training programmes is insufficient to draw a conclusion. Objective: This systematic review aims to identify, summarise, and critically analyse the available literature to evaluate the effects of midwife breastfeeding training programmes on the midwives' KAP towards breastfeeding and breastfeeding initiation, duration and rates among postnatal mothers. Methods: Nine English and six Chinese databases were searched with relevant key words. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed by two reviewers independently using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklists.