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Formal and informal social care in people with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal diseases: a cross‐sectional multicentre survey

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Introduction Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases(RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living(ADLs). This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disperate regions of England: Salford(urban) and Norfolk(rural).
Mehreen Somro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Case for the Use of Nurse Practitioners in the Care of Children with Medical Complexity

open access: yesChildren, 2017
Although children with medically complex illness represent less than one percent of the total pediatric population, their health care expenditures and health care system utilization far exceed the numbers of other pediatric patients. Nurse practitioners,
Cheryl Samuels   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Communication between Dutch community nurses and general practitioners lacks structure: An explorative mixed methods study

open access: yesEuropean Journal of General Practice, 2020
Background Community nurses and general practitioners evaluate their patient-related communication to be poor. However, their actual communication has hardly been investigated and specific strategies for improvement are unclear.
Minke S. Nieuwboer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The relationship between perceived competence and self-esteem among novice nurses – a cross-sectional study

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine, 2022
Background Novice nurses’ responsibilities are greater than what their actual level of competence can cope with. This can cause increased levels of stress, which many studies have shown is a factor resulting in reduced self-esteem, which affects not only
Lena Serafin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Workplace violence in Queensland, Australia: the results of a comparative study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
[Abstract]: This paper presents the results on workplace violence from a larger study undertaken in 2004. Comparison is made with the results of a similar study undertaken in 2001. The study involved the random sampling of 3000 nurses from the Queensland
Arnetz J   +11 more
core   +3 more sources

High Health Care Utilization Preceding Diagnosis With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Although early diagnosis improves long‐term outcomes, patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) often experience prolonged, circuitous paths to diagnosis. To inform diagnostic improvement, we sought to characterize health care utilization in the year preceding diagnosis. Methods We identified 10,021 patients with an incident diagnosis
Anna Costello   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurse Practitioners and Men’s Primary Health Care

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Men's Health, 2017
Though life expectancy sex differences are decreasing in many Western countries, men experience higher mortality rates at all ages. Men are often reluctant to seek medical care because health help-seeking is strongly linked to femininity, male weakness ...
Marina B. Rosu MN-NP(F), RN   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sexuality and the Aging Adult: The Attitude and Practice of Physicians and Nurse Practitioners [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Background: As the population ages, many quality of life issues will generate discussion. One such issue is sexuality of the aging adult. While there is substantial documentation related to the physiology and desires of the aging adult, little is known ...
Runsvold, Susan
core   +1 more source

Integrating Patient‐Reported Quality Measures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Development of the American College of Rheumatology Implementation Guide

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To support high‐quality, patient‐centered care for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) developed evidence‐based measures incorporating clinical and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs). Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), we conducted semistructured interviews ...
Catherine Nasrallah   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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