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- Almerud, Sofia, et al.
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Acute coronary syndrome : social support and coping ability on admittance
- 2008
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In: British Journal of Nursing. - London : Mark Allen. - 0966-0461 .- 2052-2819. ; 17:8, s. 527-531
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Aim: To compare social support and coping ability in acute coronary syndrome patients at the time of the cardiac event with a healthy community-based sample, with regard to age, sex, education and marital status.Method: The study comprised 241 patients and 316 healthy controls. The participants answered a self-administered questionnaire that included three well-established scales. Multiple logistic regression was used in the analysis to compare the health situation between the patients and controls.Results: Persons suffering from acute coronary syndrome rated emotional support significantly lower than the healthy controls. However, there were no differences between the two groups in terms of socio-demographic variables.Conclusion: This study indicates that social support may be a predictor of acute coronary syndrome.
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- Andersson, Lisbet, et al.
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Parents' experiences of their child's first anaesthetic in day surgery
- 2012
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In: British Journal of Nursing. - : Mark Allen Group. - 0966-0461 .- 2052-2819. ; 21:20, s. 1204-1210
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background: Parents play an important part in their child’s anaesthesia. When a child has to receive anaesthesia, it is of great importance that parents are there by his/her side as children depend on them for support. Many parents worry and experience fear before their child’s anaesthesia and studies show that there is a correlation between a worried parent and a worried child. Aim: The purpose of this study was to illustrate the meaning of being a parent at one’s child’s first anaesthesia in day surgery. Method: Six parents were interviewed and data were analysed using a descriptive qualitative approach inspired by phenomenology.Result: The phenomenon, ‘a child’s first anaesthesia in day surgery as experienced by parents’ is based on the following components: ambivalence between worry and relief, a feeling of losing control, needing to be prepared, being able to be present and a need of emotional support. Conclusion: Specific individually-adapted information with a compulsory preoperative visit, presence and participation from, if possible, both parents at their child’s anaesthesia but also designated staff from the anaesthetic team to focus solely on supporting the parents at their child’s anaesthesia induction can improve the conditions for security.
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- Browning, Paul, et al.
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Report of the proceedings of a UK skin safety advisory group
- 2018
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In: British Journal of Nursing. - : Mark Allen Publishing Ltd.. - 0966-0461 .- 2052-2819. ; 27:20, s. S34-S40
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Moisture-associated skin damage, especially incontinence-associated dermatitis, continues to present significant health challenges and requires multidisciplinary input to provide effective prevention and treatment. In the absence of mandatory reporting such damage is under- or wrongfully reported, resulting in a lack of accurate data on prevalence and costs of associated care. In March this year, a multidisciplinary team of experts met in the UK to seek to determine measures to improve patient skin care. They aimed to identify activities to increase awareness and education, collect data, and improve prevention and treatment regimes. This article describes that discussion and the conclusions made by the group, such as the key actions required to effect policy changes.
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- Carlsson, Maria E., 1958-, et al.
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Unavoidable pressure ulcers at the end of life and nurse understanding
- 2017
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In: British Journal of Nursing. - 0966-0461 .- 2052-2819. ; 26:20, s. s6-s17
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Objectives:prevention of pressure ulcers (PUs) in end-of-life care is often problematic because both PUs and interventions to prevent them can cause suffering. The primary aim of this study was to identify and describe the different ways in which nurses understood unavoidable PUs in late palliative care. A second aim was to explore the expediency of the different levels of understanding.Methods:a qualitative interview study with a phenomenographic approach was carried out. The study participants were nurses and healthcare assistants who worked in nursing homes or in specialist palliative inpatient care units run by private providers, non-profit foundations, municipalities and county councils. A phenomenographic analysis of the interview data was undertaken.Results:all participants shared a fundamental understanding that the prevention of PUs is highly worthwhile in end-of-life care. Within this common view, practitioners' understanding of whether PUs could be prevented differed in four main ways, and were divided into categories: A: unavoidable PUs do not exist. All can be prevented if all interventions are applied, and all patients are at the same risk for developing PUs in end-of-life care; B: unavoidable PUs do not exist, but some patients do not participate in prevention interventions, which makes prevention difficult. The risk of developing pressure ulcers in end-of-life care varies between patients; C: some PUs are unavoidable because some patients do not participate in prevention interventions; the risk of developing pressure ulcers in end-of-life care differs between patients. D: some PUs are unavoidable, depending on the pathophysiological processes in the dying body. The risk of developing pressure ulcers in end-of-life care differs between patients.Conclusion:it is paramount to communicate to nurses that not all PUs can be prevented in dying patients, to lessen the burden of ethical stress for the nurses.
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- Elgán, Carina, et al.
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Middle-aged women and everday life : implications for health
- 2011
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In: British Journal of Nursing. - : MA Healthcare Ltd. - 0966-0461 .- 2052-2819. ; 20:9, s. 570-575
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this study was to describe middle-aged women's perceptions of lifestyle and how it was experienced in their daily lives. Interviews with 15 women selected using network sampling were analysed using a phenomenographic approach. Lifestyle was perceived as either 'handle life', describing a framework of how everyday life should manifest itself in different areas of life, or 'relate to life' implying accepting life as it is and making the best of it based on previous experiences. In terms of providing preventive and health-promoting guiding, it is essential that nurses have an insight into people's reasoning to support them to improve health or deal with illness.
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- Elgán, Carina, 1962-, et al.
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Middle-aged women and everyday life : implications for health
- 2011
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In: British Journal of Nursing. - 0966-0461 .- 2052-2819. ; 20:9, s. 570-575
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this study was to describe middle-aged women's perceptions of lifestyle and how it was experienced in their daily lives. Interviews with 15 women selected using network sampling were analysed using a phenomenographic approach. Lifestyle was perceived as either 'handle life', describing a framework of how everyday life should manifest itself in different areas of life, or 'relate to life' implying accepting life as it is and making the best of it based on previous experiences. In terms of providing preventive and health-promoting guiding, it is essential that nurses have an insight into people's reasoning to support them to improve health or deal with illness.
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- Ericson, Iréne, et al.
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What constitutes good care for people with dementia?
- 2001
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In: British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing). - 0966-0461. ; 10:11, s. 710-714
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Person-centred care for people with dementia is an aspiration of both family and professional carers, but what constitutes person-centred care and how it can be achieved is less clear. This article describes a Swedish study in which in-depth interviews were completed with both family and professional carers of people with dementia with the purpose of exploring what they considered to be "best care". Important areas of similarity and difference were identified and the results suggest that both groups of carers need to work closely together if person-centred care is to become a reality.
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- Gustafsson Stolt, Ulrica, 1965-, et al.
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Nurses’ views of longitudinal genetic screening of and research on children
- 2005
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In: British Journal of Nursing. - 0966-0461 .- 2052-2819. ; 14:2, s. 71-77
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- There is a lack of empirical data exploring ethical issues of genetic screening and longitudinal research involving children. Therefore, this pilot interview study explored the perceptions of nurses and midwives in relation to their involvement in an ongoing genetic preventive screening process involving children - the All Babies in South-east Sweden (ABIS) study (n=17,005). Data were collected through semistructured interviews with 10 nurses involved in all information and sampling procedures. While providing the preliminary nature of this study, it supports the idea of the importance of further research, both from a nursing professional perspective and from other parties involved in clinical research. The findings made in this study suggest that for such studies it is vital that nurses and midwives are fully informed about aims, methods, and potential intervention/prevention since in many cases they have a central role in several areas of screening and clinical longitudinal research involving children, e.g. information to potential research participants, obtaining informed consent, and data collection. With a thorough understanding of the research, including both basic aims and methods as well as potential future prevention aims, the nursing staff involved will be better placed to help participants make an informed choice and to provide additional information to the participants. Further research may be needed that aims to develop effective methods in preparing data collectors. It is also suggested that the design of the information process, and especially in longitudinal research involving young children, is of utmost importance before such studies are commenced.
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