The Specialized Early Care for Alzheimer's method of caring for people with dementia: an investigation of what works and how.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The care in the emergency department (ED) is often characterised by high standards of efficiency and rapid treatment and the encounter between patient and staff can be described as both short and fragmented. Research within this field has mostly been performed with quantitative measurements and patients ar...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Elmqvist C,Frank C

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Registered Nurses are expected to have acquired knowledge about the fundamental concepts within nursing science throughout their training and clinical work. However, the terminology and the concept of caring are debated; therefore, there is a need for a continuous critical investigation of scientific concept...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Sebrant L,Jong M

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The study was conducted to examine the relation between self-efficacy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and caregiver burden. MATERIAL AND METHODS:This descriptive, cross-sectional study included 200 patients with stage II and III COPD presenting to hospital between June and November in...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Kar S,Zengin N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Valid and reliable instruments to assess family functioning, health and social support in families with heart failure constitute a cornerstone in the detection of the families' needs, in improving their functioning and in evaluating the effects of nursing interventions. AIM:To translate the three scales of ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Østergaard B,Pedersen KS,Lauridsen J,Nørgaard B,Jeune B

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Translating and psychometrically assessing the Individualised Care Scale (ICS) for patients and nurses for the Flemish and Dutch healthcare context. BACKGROUND:Individualised care interventions have positive effects on health outcomes. However, there are no valid and reliable instruments for evalua...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Theys S,Van Hecke A,Akkermans R,Heinen M

更新日期：2020-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Standardized and well-tested instruments are needed in order to study attitudes toward old people. One scale that has been widely used is Kogan's Old People scale. A Swedish version of the scale has been available since 1987. The aim of this study was to test this Swedish version of the scale for reliability and valid...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Söderhamn O,Gustavsson SM,Lindencrona C

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:THE STUDY'S RATIONALE: Patients' influence in health care through participation, freedom of choice and information, is laid down in laws, national and local directives. In nursing care situations, the degree to which a patient participates depends on the nursing staff. Accordingly, hindrances for patient's p...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Sahlsten MJ,Larsson IE,Plos KA,Lindencrona CS

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A patient's right to influence treatment and health care has been guaranteed by Norwegian law since 1999. The aim of this study was to explore how elderly patients with end-stage renal disease who are undergoing treatment with haemodialysis for the rest of their lives perceive patient participation in a dialysis un...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Aasen EM,Kvangarsnes M,Heggen K

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the informational needs of mothers with different levels of education in order to improve counselling about vaccination. METHODS:In the setting of a large vaccination trial, mothers' assessments and yield of written information in combination with telephone consultations were evaluated in a survey...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Pihl GT,Ammentorp J,Johannessen H,Kjaergaard J,Nissen TN,Birk NM,Stensballe LG,Thøstesen LM,Kofoed PE

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Falls among inpatients are common. The method used by The Norwegian Patient Safety Campaign to measure the adverse events is the Global Trigger Tool, which does not look at the causation for falls. This study was aimed at investigating major risk factors for falls in the hospital setting. METHODS:This retrospecti...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： de Groot GCL,Al-Fattal A,Sandven I

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family caregivers are an important resource for providing care to elderly living at home. How nurses and other health professionals interact with family caregivers can have both a positive and a negative impact on the family caregivers' situation. We lack knowledge of Norwegian nurses' and other health profe...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Sunde OS,Øyen KR,Ytrehus S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At least 50% of all ambulance assignments are deemed nonurgent, while 47-96% are initiated by someone other than the patient. Previous research has highlighted the importance of being taken seriously. However, additional knowledge of how significant others experience the situation when a patient is assessed ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Rantala A,Ekwall A,Forsberg A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to generate a theoretical model describing concerns for spouses of patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and how they manage these concerns in their everyday life. Twelve spouses were interviewed about their experiences and how they manage everyday life. The intervi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Stålkrantz A,Broström A,Wiberg J,Svanborg E,Malm D

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of patients (n=69) were asked to arrange the three most important of 10 groups of needs, identified by patients in a previous study, in order of priority from one to three. A group of nurses (n=89) were asked to arrange same groups of needs in order of priority from one to three according to how they believed ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Hallström I,Elander G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to scrutinise how nurses and physicians, employed by the county councils in Sweden, assess their work environment in terms of effort and reward at the start of their career. The aim was also to estimate associations between work satisfaction and the potential outcomes from the effort-reward im...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Birgit E,Gunnevi S,Ann Ö

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to identify factors of decisive importance for women's motivation to perform breast self-examination (BSE), which could form the basis of an intervention programme. Interviews were conducted in 1994 with 48 women focusing on four different areas: 1) why the women examined did not examine their...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Persson K,Ek AC,Svensson PG

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The article aims to present a theoretical account of mothers' first period at home with their newborn in Norway. BACKGROUND:Mothers' well-being affects their babies and is therefore an important priority for public health. Early discharge after childbirth is common in many countries. In Norway, this has been pract...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Hjälmhult E,Lomborg K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perioperative care in hip fracture patients with dementia can be complex. There is currently little scientific evidence on how care should be undertaken. AIMS:The aim of the study was to describe the experience of anaesthesia nurses of the difficulties that emerge in care situations and how communication wi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Krupic F,Eisler T,Sköldenberg O,Fatahi N

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses' working hours are known to be one reason for high wastage rates. The early start of work seems to be particularly difficult. The aim of the present study was to examine which nursing tasks were performed during the time from 6:00 to 7:00 a.m. The study was conducted in a general hospital in Germany where such ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Bauer I

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The legal rights of patients include civil rights for patients and the duties of healthcare professionals. Knowledge of legislation and the ability to put juridical norms into practice are among the main aspects of professionals. AIM:The aim of the study was to describe the level of healthcare professionals...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Iltanen S,Leino-Kilpi H,Puukka P,Suhonen R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Larrabee's model of quality proposes a relationship between quality and value. This study tested the relationship by identifying predictors of patient-perceived quality for nursing care. Data were obtained from interviews and records of 199 adult patients. Candidate predictors of patient-perceived quality included pat...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Larrabee JH,Engle VF,Tolley EA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to describe and analyse how newly graduated nurses perceive themselves as professionals and their perceptions of barriers to research utilization when starting to work within paediatric care. The nurses were employed in two paediatric university hospitals in Sweden and had been working as staf...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Andersson N,Cederfjäll C,Jylli L,Nilsson Kajermo K,Klang B

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "Appraisal of Self-care Agency" scale (the ASA scale) is designed to measure self-care agency in accordance with Orem's self-care deficit theory of nursing. The aim of this study was to obtain a reliable Swedish version of the ASA scale by measuring the internal consistency. ASA-A for self-appraisal and ASA-B for ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Söderhamn O,Evers G,Hamrin E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing age of populations throughout the world means that healthcare services are faced with new challenges, not least regarding the provision of food during hospital stay. There is a lack of knowledge of how hospital mealtimes are experienced by older patients, and so the aim of this article was to review cur...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Jonsson AS,Nyberg M,Jonsson IM,Öström Å

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine characteristics of 15- to 16-year-old adolescents who used over-the-counter analgesics daily to weekly (high-frequency users) as compared to those who used less or no analgesics (low-frequency users). Further to analyse the differences in pain experience, lifestyle, self-esteem, school attendance and ed...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Skarstein S,Rosvold EO,Helseth S,Kvarme LG,Holager T,Småstuen MC,Lagerløv P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The health of an individual depends on how well he or she can handle various stressors in his or her environment. One vulnerable period occurs during the transition from child to adult. The overall aim of this research project was to determine whether differences in the ability to deal with stress are related to vario...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Kristensson P,Ohlund LS

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is limited research on nurses' experiences of nursing care in the operating room. The operating room nurses' responsibility is to ensure good nursing care before, during and after surgery. In an increasingly technological health care environment, there is always a risk of turning the focus away from nursing care...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Eriksson J,Lindgren BM,Lindahl E

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Presence, concern, compassion and universal or ontological unity between human beings have emerged as crucial to the healthy development of people who have experienced disasters. AIM AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this article was to present a new model for long-term care following disasters. The objective of th...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Rehnsfeldt A,Arman M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study 35 patients operated on for cervical hip-fractures were followed with respect to Acute Confusional State (ACS), problems of basic nursing care and dependency on care-givers. Fifteen patients became acutely confused after the fracture. They turned out to be more dependent on help from others than...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Brännström B,Gustafson Y,Norberg A,Winblad B

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Routine screening for intimate partner abuse (IPA) has been recommended within health-care settings. However, the instruments and methods that are most effective in detecting abuse continues to be debated in the literature. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of two screening procedures/methods, a self...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of caring sciences

authors： Svavarsdottir EK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00