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- Dahlberg, Karuna, 1979-
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e-Assessed follow-up of postoperative recovery : developement, evaluation and patient experiences
- 2018
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The majority of all surgeries are performed as day surgery. After discharge, patients are expected to take responsibility for their postoperative recovery themselves. Recovery Assessment by Phone Points (RAPP) is an e-assessment developed for assessing and providing follow-up on postoperative recovery, which includes the Swedish web-version of the Quality of Recovery questionnaire (SwQoR). It also enables the patient to get in contact with the day surgery unit. The overall aim of this thesis was to further develop and evaluate a systematic follow-up of postoperative recovery using a mobile app in adult persons undergoing day surgery, as well as to describe their experiences of postoperative recovery when using the mobile app. Study I: This study included three steps. Equivalence testing between the paper and app versions of the SwQoR showed agreement (n=69). The feasibility and acceptability evaluation showed that participants (n=63) were positive towards using a mobile phone application during postoperative recovery. Content validity of the SwQoR reduced the original 31 items to 24. Studies II and III: A multicentre, two-group, parallel, single-blind randomized controlled trial including 997 participants was conducted to investigate the effect of e-assessment on postoperative recovery (II) and cost-effectiveness (III) in a RAPP group compared with a control group. The RAPP group reported significantly better quality of postoperative recovery on postoperative days 7 and 14 compared with the control group. Moreover, RAPP may be cost-effective as it provides low-cost care. Study IV: Explored experience of postoperative recovery in participants using a mobile phone app during their postoperative recovery. Qualitative inductive semi-structured interviews (n=18) were performed. Findings showed that feeling safe is important during postoperative recovery. This feeling can be created by patients themselves, but sufficient support and information from health care and next of kin is needed. Overall, this thesis showed positive results for RAPP, suggesting that RAPP is a solution that may benefit patients after day surgery.
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- Sundqvist, Ann-Sofie, 1971-
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Perioperative patient advocacy : having the patient's best interests at heart
- 2017
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Patient advocacy implies taking action on someone else’s behalf, and has been described as a key element of nurses’ professional care. In the perioperative setting, it involves not only critical decision making, but also all the small things that the nurses do for the sake of the patients during their working day. Since previous research on the advocacy role of a registered nurse anesthetist (RNA) is sparse, and has not been conducted in a Swedish context, this thesis was intended to contribute to a greater understanding of advocacy in the perioperative context. The overall aim was therefore to explore the characteristics and consequences of perioperative patient advocacy (Study I), and to describe RNAs’ views of advocacy in anesthetic nursing through interviews (Study II), a questionnaire (Study III), and observations (Study IV).The synthesis of the characteristics and consequences of perioperative patient advocacy was interpreted in this thesis as the RNAs having the patient’s best interests at heart, in that they (1) had control of the situation, (2) preserved human values, and finally (3) were emotionally affected, as the results from the four studies suggested this as the core of perioperative patient advocacy.Perioperative patient advocacy is not always perceived as easy. In praxis, it is linked to the code of ethics outlined by the International Council of Nurses, which states that all registered nurses, regardless of their working context, shall respect human rights, promote health, prevent illness, and ensure that the individual receives accurate and sufficient information. This thesis elaborates on how this is done by describing how RNAs exert perioperative patient advocacy and how they interact in order to facilitate the best possible care for the patient. The results deepen the understanding of perioperative patient advocacy from the RNA’s perspective and contribute to a new insight in the RNA’s professional role.
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- Wistrand, Camilla, 1970-
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Swedish operating room nurses preventive interventions to reduce bacterial growth, surgical site infections, and increase comfort in patients undergoing surgery
- 2017
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Surgical site infection is a major postoperative complication that causes patient suffering and is costly for society. The general aim of this thesis was to test and describe interventions performed by operating room (OR) nurses to prevent bacterial growth in surgical patients, with the intent to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) whilst increase patients comfort.In studies I and II, 220 pacemaker patients were tested to compare pre-heated skin disinfection with room-temperature skin disinfection regard-ing bacterial growth, skin temperature and patient experience. Preheated skin disinfection was not less effective compared to room-temperature skin disinfection in reducing bacterial growth after skin disinfection and there were no differences regarding SSIs three month postoperatively. Preheated skin disinfection reduces skin heat loss and was perceived as more pleas-ant compared to room-temperature skin disinfection.In study III, 12 OR nurses were examined regarding bacterial growth on their hands and at the sterile glove cuff end after surgical hand disinfec-tion and again after wearing sterile surgical gloves during surgery. They were compared with a control group of 13 non-health care workers. OR nurses’ hands had higher amounts of bacterial growth at two of three culture sites after surgical hand disinfection compared with the control group, and the bacterial growth increased in both groups with time during surgery. There seems to be a risk of bacterial growth at the glove cuff end during surgery, involving the same type of bacteria as isolated from the hands.In study IV, 890 OR nurses answered an online questionnaire describ-ing OR nurses interventions guided by national guidelines to reduce SSIs, such as preparation of the patient skin, patient temperature, and OR ma-terials used. The proportion of the OR nurses who complied with the national guidelines preventive interventions was high: skin disinfection solution (93.5%), drapes (97.4%) and gowns (83.8%), and double gloves (73%). However, when guidelines were lacking the interventions differed.
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- Arenhall, Eva, 1974-, et al.
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Decreased sexual function in partners after patients’ first-time myocardial infarction
- 2018
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Ingår i: European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. - : Sage Publications. - 1474-5151 .- 1873-1953. ; 17:6, s. 521-526
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: A myocardial infarction event affects not only patients but also partners, although how it affects the partners’ sexual function is not studied.Aim: The purpose of this study was to describe and compare how partners experienced their sexual function one year before with one year after first-time myocardial infarction of their partner.Methods: A longitudinal and comparative design was used. Self-reported data on Watts Sexual Function Questionnaire was collected retrospectively at two occasions from 123 partners (87 women and 36 men), measuring the year prior to the first-time myocardial infarction and the year after. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: The total score for Watts Sexual Function Questionnaire showed a significant decrease over time. In all four subscales a decrease was found, which were statistically significant in three out of the four subscales (sexual desire, 19.39 vs 18.61; p<0.001, orgasm, 14.11 vs 13.64; p=0.027 and satisfaction, 12.61 vs 12.31; p=0.042). Twenty-six partners reported that their intercourse frequencies decreased over time, while six partners reported an increased intercourse frequency.Conclusions: Partners’ sexual function decreased after patients’ first-time myocardial infarction. It is important for health personnel to offer information and discussion about sexual function and concerns with both patients and partners after a first-time myocardial infarction.
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- Dahlberg, Karuna, 1979-, et al.
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Holding It Together - Patients' Perspectives on Postoperative Recovery When Using an e-Assessed Follow-Up : Qualitative Study
- 2018
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Ingår i: JMIR mhealth and uhealth. - : JMIR Publications Inc.. - 2291-5222. ; 20:5
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: There is an emerging trend to perform surgeries as day surgery. After a day surgery, most of the recovery period takes place at home, and patients are responsible for their own recovery. It has been suggested that electronic health (eHealth) technologies can support patients in this process. A mobile app has recently been developed to assess and follow up on postoperative recovery after a day surgery.Objective: The aim of this study was to explore experiences associated with postoperative recovery after a day surgery in patients using a mobile app to assess the quality of their recovery.Methods: This is a qualitative interview study with an explorative and descriptive design. Participants were recruited from 4 different day surgery units in different parts of Sweden. The study included 18 participants aged >17 years who had undergone day surgery and used the Recovery Assessment by Phone Points, a mobile app for follow-up on postoperative recovery after day surgery. Participants were purposively selected to ensure maximum variation. Semistructured individual interviews were conducted. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.Results: A total of two themes and six subthemes emerged from the data: (1) the theme Give it all you’ve got with the subthemes Believing in own capacity, Being prepared, and Taking action, where participants described their possibilities of participating and themselves contributing to improving their postoperative recovery; and (2) the theme The importance of feeling safe and sound with the subthemes Feeling safe and reassured, Not being acknowledged, and Not being left alone, which describe the importance of support from health care professionals and next of kin. Conclusions: It is important that patients feel safe, reassured, and acknowledged during their postoperative recovery. They can achieve this themselves with sufficient support and information from the health care organization and their next of kin. Using a mobile app, both for assessment and to enable contact with the day surgery unit during the postoperative recovery period, can improve care and create a feeling of not being alone after surgery. We propose that postoperative recovery starts in the prerecovery phase when patients prepare for their recovery to get the best possible outcome from their surgery.
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- Luhr, Kristina, 1959-
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Patient participation from the patient's preferences, that's what counts
- 2018
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Patient participation is a core element in legislation in most western countries today. From the patient’s perspective, patient participation includes respect, equality, sharing of knowledge, joint planning, and self-management. However, participation is not always experienced, and the patient’s experiences and preferences are seldom mapped.The general aim of this thesis was to enhance the knowledge on patient participation from the preferences of patients with long-term conditions in outpatient healthcare by evaluating a measure (The Patient Preferences for Patient Participation: the 4Ps) on patient participation and by investigating a self-management programme’s impact on patient participation.Qualitative evaluations of the 4Ps included Think Aloud interviews with patient experts (n = 11) and research experts (n = 10) in Study I. Psychometric evaluations were performed in Study II (n = 108) and after amendments in Study III (n = 150). Effects of the self-management programme on patient participation were investigated in a randomised controlled trial with the 4Ps as the outcome measure in Study III (n = 118), and in Study IV were influences investigated qualitatively in nine focus group interviews (n = 36).The 4Ps was found to be sufficiently valid and reliable. As measured with the 4Ps, patients with long-term conditions had both set preferences in and experiences of patient participation, regardless of randomised to a self-management programme or not. Qualitatively the programme was found to include patient participation and to influence self-management.The use of diverse methods was beneficial and complementary. The sufficiently valid and reliable 4Ps can fil the gap of a measure to map preferences for and experiences of patient participation. Patients with long-term conditions have set preferences for participation. The self-management programme can be applied to influence participation and future responsibilities.
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- Nilsson, Ulrica, 1960-, et al.
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Psychometric evaluation of the Post Hospitalization Behavior Questionnaire for Ambulatory Surgery and postoperative behavior and recovery inchildren undergoing tonsil surgery
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Ingår i: Journal of Perioperative Practice. - : Harrogate : Association for Perioperative Practice. - 1750-4589 .- 2515-7949. ; 29:4, s. 94-101
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The study comprised a prospective, comparative cross-sectional survey in 143 (of 390) children undergoing tonsil surgery. Parents answered the Post Hospitalization Behavior Questionnaire for Ambulatory Surgery (PHBQ-AS), and children answered the questionnaire Postoperative Recovery in Children (PRiC). The PHBQ-AS had positive correlation with the PRiC and with general health. On day 10 after surgery, up to one-third of the children still reported physical symptoms (PRiC). No gender or age differences concerning the items of behavior (PHBQ-AS) were found. The quality of postoperative recovery (PRiC) in girls was lower, with higher levels of nausea, dizziness, coldness, and headache compared to the boys. Children <6 years of age reported higher levels of dizziness and lower sleep quality and lower general health.
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- Nilsson, Ulrica, 1960-
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The effect of music and music in combination with therapeutic suggestions on postoperative recovery
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The aim of this thesis was to test the effect of music with or without therapeutic suggestions performed intra- or postoperatively on patients' postoperative recovery. A total of 422 patients were included in four studies with a mean age of 53 years. Of these patients 75 were included in two studies. The surgical procedures were hysterectomy, hernia repair surgery and varicectomy. The anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia were standardized.All patients were allocated random into one of three groups; two intervention groups and one control group. The intervention groups were exposed to; music or music and therapeutic suggestions intraoperatively in one study and postoperatively in another study. In the third and fourth study the role of music intraoperatively versus music postoperatively was evaluated.To evaluate the effect on postoperative recovery of these interventions pain, nausea, anxiety, fatigue, sleep, well-being, urinary problems, headache, mobilization, bowel function, hospital stay, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, heart rate, serum-cortisol and blood-glucose and plasma immunoglobulin A were assessed.The results showed that patients that were exposed to intraoperative music rated less postoperative pain after 1 and 2 hours at the postoperative care unit (PACU) and the first day after surgery, required less morphine for the first hour at the PACU, were less fatigued at discharge and had an earlier mobilization compared to the control group. Patients exposed to intraoperative music in combination with therapeutic suggestions rated less mean pain intensity for the first 2 hours at the PACU, required less ketobemidone the day of surgery and were less fatigued at discharge compared to the control group. Patients listening to postoperative music rated less postoperative pain after 1 and 2 hours and less mean pain intensity for the first 2 hours after surgery, required less morphine for the first hour at the PACU, rated less postoperative anxiety after 1 hour, had less marked increase in glucose levels and greater reduction in cortisol levels after 2 hours and had an increased oxygen saturation after 1 hour at the PACU compared to the control patients. The patients listening to postoperative music in combination with therapeutic suggestions rated less mean pain for the first 2 hours at the PACU compared to the control group. However, in general the analgesic effects of the interventions were modest and of relatively short duration.Music or music in combination with therapeutic suggestions during surgery and postoperative recovery can be used as an adjunct in multimodal regimes to improve patient recovery process. These interventions are simple, inexpensive and non invasive tools that can be applied in intra- and postoperative care.
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