Objective: Female gender is a major barrier to complete cardiac rehabilitation program (CRP) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Women require significant social support to promote compliance and the ability to cope with CRP attendance. This systematic review of qualitative studies aimed to explore the social support among women coping with CRP attendance after being diagnosed with ACS.Methods: Articles were searched through CINAHL, Science Direct and PubMed using the following terms: women, acute coronary syndrome, coping, social support and cardiac rehabilitation. Results: A total of 6 articles were selected based on eligibility criteria. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data using line to line coding into descriptive themes, interpreting further to generate new sights. The three most common themes on social support for women attending the CRP were family support, female as the primary caregiver role in the family, and peer support. Most women who perceived themselves as the primary caregiver role in the family have negatively impacted their ability to cope with CRP attendance fully. On the other hand, encouraging family and peer support positively improve their coping mechanism for attending the CRP, leading to better compliance. Conclusion: The study suggests that women with ACS appreciate the support from their family as a vital role as a coping mechanism towards their attendance to CRP. Health care providers can teach the importance of social support among women after discharge to cope with CRP attendance.

It is important to prepare the nursing students to be confident and able to interact with the patients, colleagues, doctors and other staff because the nature of nursing work included a high degree of personal and group interaction. Continuous communication and interaction in nursing work are some of the important factors for self-esteem among nurses. Self-esteem affects the relationship between job roles and job satisfaction as well as the link between work performance and work roles conflict. The objective of this study is to examine the effects of low self-esteem on clinical performance among first year nursing students at private nursing college in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. A descriptive qualitative study was conducted among 10 first year nursing students in one of the private nursing college. Data was collected through one to one interviews using semi-structured questions. The interview question was structured based on observation and literature review. The design is ideal because it facilitate the collection of data from a small number of participants through personal interview. The collected data was transcribed into verbatim and analysed by identifying the themes via coding and categorization. The results showed there are two main themes emerged from the study: Defensive behavior and poor communication as the effects of low self-esteem on the students’ clinical performance. As conclusion from this study, defensive behavior and poor communication and are the obvious effects of low self-esteem among the first year nursing students in a private nursing college. This study revealed the needs to equip the students with more conducive learning environment facilitate suitable motivational and mentoring approaches and practice good communication skills. Future research suggested, extends the study to the public nursing college for outcomes comparison and evaluation.

Introduction: Postnatal is a transition process for the mother back to her non-pregnancy state and involves the changes in hormones level. During the postnatal period, many health issues need to be addressed for both mother and newborn. One of the upsetting health issues for the mother due to the increasing trend is postnatal depression and if it is not identified and treated early, it may cause further complicated problems not only to the mother but also to the baby, family, and local community. With this issue, the Ministry of Health Malaysia has taken a few initiatives to encourage the postnatal mother to also practice the non-medical approaches or traditional postnatal care (TPC) as a self-care for the prevention of postnatal depression. Aim: To systematically identify and review studies examining the influence of TPC on postnatal mothers. Design & Data Sources: A systematic search strategy on the research trend for the period between the years 2013 to 2020 through the Scopus database, Science Direct, and PubMed database. Methods: This review has identified 7 journal articles based on the preferred reporting items for the systematic reviews (PRISMA) framework. Results: There are many methods of TPC, such as traditional postnatal body massage, herbal consumption, herbal bath, body steaming, and body wrapping based on own culture and beliefs. Besides the TPC preparation and techniques, some studies also describe the effects of TPC on a mother’s health and wellness. Conclusion: TPC shows encouraging health trends, and it helps to enhance the well-being and good health of postpartum mothers.