EBN Podcast

In it for the long haul: an update on living with Long Covid

On International Long Covid Awareness Day, we reflect on the challenges of living with Long Covid in relation to non-evidence based infection prevention and control guidelines, the difficulties accessing appropriate medical care, and the lack of support in place when returning to work. Dr Alison Twycross, Editor in Chief of Evidence-Based Nursing, talks to Dr Michaela Barnard, nurse and trustee at Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK.
 
Related links:
Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK: https://shh-uk.org
Editorial by Dr Evonne Curran: Evidenced-based infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines: are just not evidenced-based
https://ebn.bmj.com/content/26/2/45
Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) (2022) Long Covid and Returning to Work: What works? 
https://www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Help/RCN-advice/long-covid
RCN supporting staff with Long Covid: 
https://www.rcn.org.uk/COVID-19/Supporting-staff-who-are-living-with-long-COVID?fbclid=IwAR2RmRy2QxfBCnoToMgpQvwIc_257zZNAV0gnSP5ZIgSTZcoK3_eDR0F970
SOM Long Covid – A Manager’s Guide: 
https://www.som.org.uk/sites/som.org.uk/files/SOM_Long_COVID_A_Manager%27s_Guide_Feb_2024.pdf
RCEM Report - Infection Prevential and Control:
https://rcem.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Infection_Prevention_Control_QIP_National_Report_2022_23.pdf
 
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Cold homes and their impact on mental health

Dr. Ben Parkinson, EBN Associate Editor, speaks with Dr. Kimberley C. O'Sullivan (1) about her commentary titled, "Becoming unable to afford adequate home heating is associated with increased risk of severe mental distress" which was published in EBN, and is available online:https://ebn.bmj.com/content/26/4/140
(1) He Kāinga Oranga / Housing and Health Research Programme, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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Hospital quality of care linked to racial disparities in unexpected newborn complications

Today we discuss a study that describes associations between race/ethnicity, hospital of birth and ‘unexpected newborn complications’ in low-risk term neonates in New York City.
Kristine Schmitz (1) and Lawrence Charles Kleinman (2) are the authors of a commentary published by EBN on that study. They tell Evidence-Based Nursing Associate Editor, Kerry Gaskin, how the quality of care in the hospital of delivery has a direct relation with more unexpected neonatal complications in black and hispanic infants.
Read the commentary:
Hospital Quality of Care and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Unexpected Newborn Complications (https://ebn.bmj.com/content/25/3/89)
Commentary on: Glazer KB, Zeitlin J, Egorova NN, et al. Hospital quality of care and racial and ethnic disparities in unexpected newborn complications. Pediatrics 2021;148:e2020024091. doi:10.1542/peds.2020-024091.
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(1) Pediatrics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Department of Pediatrics, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
(2) Urban-Global Public Health, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA

Rotating shift patterns putting safe care delivery at risk

In today's podcast, we discuss the results of an observational study that showed
reduced alertness during working hours among eight-hour rotating-shift nurses.
Evidence-Based Nursing Associate Editor, Kerry Gaskin, interviews Vittoria Sorice and Emma Russell, both from Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
Their paper is available on the EBN website (https://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2022/04/06/ebnurs-2022-103518)and is a commentary on: Min A, Hong HC, Son S, et al, Alertness during working hours among eight-hour rotating-shift nurses: an observational study. J Nurs Scholar 2021;75. doi:10.1111/JNU.12743
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Working in the NHS with Long Covid: three nurses’ stories

Living with Long Covid is a different experience for each person, and can have significant ramifications for their personal lives and careers.
In this last podcast of a series about Long Covid, Dr Alison Twycross, Editor in Chief of Evidence-Based Nursing, hears from Alison Love(1), Lynn Biggerstaff(2) and Sue Campion(3).
The EBN podcast series of three episodes on Long Covid is produced by Letícia Amorim and edited by Brian O'Toole.
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(1) Staff Nurse in ICU; (2) Ward Sister, Community Hospital, elderly rehabilitation ward; (3) Paediatric Nurse, Southampton Children’s Hospital.

Sustainable return to nursing with Long Covid, advice from the experts

Returning to work as a nurse with Long Covid is thwart with difficulties in part due to its relapsing-remitting nature. Many nurses with Long Covid experience post-exertional malaise and symptom exacerbation if they push themselves and this may trigger a major relapse. This means that a return to work needs to be planned carefully.
In this second podcast of a series about Long Covid, Dr Alison Twycross, Editor in Chief of Evidence-Based Nursing, speaks to two freelance consultants from Long Covid Work: Dr Clare Rayner, a consultant occupational physician, and Kirsty Stanley, Director, Occupational Therapist & Writer at Occupation4Life Ltd, about best practice in this context. They provide guidance for both employers and employees. Alison, Clare and Kirsty are also members of the Long Covid Support Employment Group. More information on the Long Covid Nurses and Midwives UK website: http://www.lcnmuk.co.uk/
The EBN podcast series on Long Covid is produced by Letícia Amorim and edited by Brian O'Toole.
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The first episode of this three-episode series: https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/long-covid-what-we-know-so-far-with-dr-elaine-maxwell?in=bmjpodcasts/sets/ebn-podcast&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Long Covid: what we know so far, with Dr Elaine Maxwell

In the first of a series of three episodes about Long Covid, Dr Roberta Heale, Associate Editor of Evidence-Based Nursing, speaks to Dr Elaine Maxwell, Nurse and author of two National Institute for Health Research reviews on evidence on Long Covid. They discuss the variance in reported Long Covid statistics, the impact of vaccinations, symptoms, and research efforts.
The EBN podcast series on Long Covid is produced by Letícia Amorim and edited by Brian O'Toole.
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To read more about this subject, follow the links:
https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/themedreview/living-with-covid19/
https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/themedreview/living-with-covid19-second-review/

Evaluation of an Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Prevention Intervention Program

In this podcast, Roberta Heale, Associate Editor of Evidence-Based Nursing, interviews Shaminder Singh, postdoctoral researcher, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Dr. Singh discusses the commentary he wrote titled "A short therapy program may reduce the risk of suicide reattempts by strengthening problem-focused coping among people with attempted suicide”, which is based on the research article: Gysin-Maillart A, Soravia L, Schwab S. Attempted suicide short intervention program influences coping among clients with a history of attempted suicide. J Affect Disord 2019
Read the commentary on the EBN website: https://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2020/06/09/ebnurs-2020-103257

What are Delphi studies?

Associate Editor of EBN, David Barrett, University of Hull, UK, interviews Dr Nikolaos Efstathiou, lecturer in Nursing at the Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, about the Delphi technique in scientific research.
Please read the related study: https://ebn.bmj.com/content/23/3/68

Blood pressure’s threshold in pregnancy, when less is more for mother and baby

In this podcast, Associate Editor of Evidence-Based Nursing, Lisa Kidd, talks to Laura Austin, who's a Registered Nurse/Midwife working in the Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia, and the author of a commentary on original, unpublished research based out of Melbourne. The aim of the research was to determine whether, within Australia, classification of hypertension within pregnancy should be adjusted to reflect the American College of Cardiology’s recent amendment to their guidelines.
Read the commentary on the EBN’s website: https://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2020/08/24/ebnurs-2020-103274
Commentary on: Reddy M, Rolnik DL, Harris K, et al. Challenging the definition of hypertension in pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020, Jan 16. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2019.12.272. [Epub ahead of print].