Gustafsson, Ingrid L Rask, Mikael Schildmeijer, Kristina Elmqvist, Carina
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International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
Purpose: The aim was to describe patients' lived experience of warmth and coldness in connection with surgery. Methods: A reflective lifeworld research (RLR) approach founded on phenomenology and the methodological principles of openness, flexibility, and bridling were used. The data consisted of 16 in-depth interviews with patients from four hospi...
Olander, Agnes Bremer, Anders Sundler, Annelie J. Hagiwara, Magnus Andersson Andersson, Henrik
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BMC Emergency Medicine
BackgroundThe initial care of patients with sepsis is commonly performed by ambulance clinicians (ACs). Early identification, care and treatment are vital for patients with sepsis to avoid adverse outcomes. However, knowledge about how patients with sepsis are assessed in ambulance services (AS) by AC is limited. Therefore, the aim of this study wa...
Krakau, Karolina Andersson, Helene Dahlin, Åsa Franzén Egberg, Louise Sterner, Eila Unbeck, Maria
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BMC Nursing
BackgroundIn-hospital fall incidents are common and sensitive to nursing care. It is therefore important to have easy access to valid patient data to evaluate and follow-up nursing care. The aim of the study was to validate the nursing documentation, using a specific term in the registered nurses´ (RNs´) discharge note, regarding inpatient falls ac...
Aeschbacher, Remo Addor, Véronique
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Human Resources for Health
BackgroundThe global shortage of nurses has caused strategic employer positioning and strengthened employer branding to become progressively relevant addressing the increased competition in the recruitment of nurses. This study provides competition-oriented strengths-and-weaknesses profiles for nurse attraction and attrition for the major types of ...
Bower, Matthew M Sweidan, Alexander J Xu, Jordan C Stern-Neze, Sara Yu, Wengui Groysman, Leonid I
Quantitative pupillometry provides a noninvasive and objective assessment within the neurological examination. This review details the physiology of the pupillary light response, the clinical significance of changes in pupillary reactivity, and the variables that compose the Neurological Pupil index or NPi are discussed. This article reviews the mo...
Schapiro, Naomi A Green, Emily K Kaller, Shelly Brindis, Claire D Rodriguez, Atziri Alkebulan-Abakah, Mizan Chen, Jyu-Lin
This mixed-methods community-based participatory pilot study examined the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of group obesity management visits offered through school-based health centers. The study was implemented through an academic-community partnership in three school health centers serving primarily Latinx and African American youth. Partici...
Gershater, Magdalena Annersten Apelqvist, Jan
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Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research
Limited scientific evidence for prevention and treatment of diabetic foot ulcers in elderly with comorbidities. To explore patient-related factors and outcomes in patients ≥75 years with diabetes and a foot ulcer. Sub-analysis of consecutively presenting patients ≥75 years (N = 1008) from a previous study on 2,480 patients with diabetic foot ulcer ...
Alshehri, Elham Ali R.
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Middle East Current Psychiatry
BackgroundWell-being includes the physical, social, and emotional dimensions of a person’s state. University students experience increased levels of psychological and academic distress, mostly affecting their mental well-being. This study employed a descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design to assess the level of mental well-being among he...
Yeates, Eric O Grigorian, Areg Barrios, Cristobal Schellenberg, Morgan Owattanapanich, Natthida Barmparas, Galinos Margulies, Daniel Juillard, Catherine Garber, Kent Cryer, Henry
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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a statewide stay-at-home (SAH) order in California beginning March 19, 2020, forcing large-scale behavioral changes and taking an emotional and economic toll. The effects of SAH orders on the trauma population remain unknown. We hypothesized an increase in rates of penetrating trauma, gunshot wounds, suic...
da Costa Ferreira, Natany Moorhead, Sue de Cassia Gengo E Silva Butcher, Rita
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International journal of nursing knowledge
To describe a new method of validating nursing outcomes and indicators that incorporates nurses' and patients' perspectives. The Nurse-Patient Outcome Content Validation Method was developed in light of the experience of conducting the content validation of the nursing outcome Knowledge: Heart Failure Management (1835). It was developed based on Fe...
