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Physicians’ understandings and experience of advance care planning in Norwegian nursing homes: a qualitative study

BMC Palliative Care
Background Advance care planning is a way of facilitating conversations with patients about future health care, values, and preferences at end of life. Nursing home physicians have the medical responsibility and the main obligation to facilitate planned ...
Liv Ødbehr, Reidun Hov, Harald Sanaker, Åsa Serholt Jensen, Aina Korup, Tuva Sandsdalen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nursing home staff’s experiences with the implementation of an automated blister packaging system for solid, orally ingestible drugs: a qualitative study in Northern Italy

BMJ Open
Objectives To explore nursing home (NH) staff’s experiences implementing an automated blister packaging system for solid, orally ingestible drugs.Design This was a descriptive qualitative study.
Dietmar Ausserhofer, Waltraud Tappeiner, Heike Wieser, Rita Obkircher, Jessica Pigneter, Jacob Roth   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expanded role of nurses in Swiss nursing homes and their engagement in quality improvement: A cross‐sectional study

Nursing Open, 2023
Aims To report on the engagement of Swiss nursing homes and of nurses in expanded roles in quality improvement. Design A cross‐sectional study (2018–2019).
Lauriane Favez, Michael Simon, Christine Serdaly, Franziska Zúñiga   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Family Caregivers' Experiences in Nursing Homes: Narratives on Human Dignity and Uneasiness [PDF]

, 2014
This qualitative study focused on dignity in nursing homes from the perspective of family caregivers. Dignity is a complex concept and central to nursing. Dignity in nursing homes is a challenge, according to research.
Aasgaard, Trygve, Caspari, Synnøve, Heggestad, Anne Kari Tolo, Høy, Bente, Lillestø, Britt, Lindwall, Lillemor, Lohne, Vibeke, Nåden, Dagfinn, Rehnsfeldt, Arne, Råholm, Maj-Britt, Slettebø, Åshild, Sæteren, Berit   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Minimally Invasive Chemical Biopsy Needle with Self‐Wettable Extraction Phase For In Vivo Tissue Sampling During Medical Procedures

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A new tissue sampling device using an acupuncture needle with bio‐compatible extraction sorbents in the recessed section is developed. The coating material using self‐wettable particles doesn't require solvent activation after sterilization. This device is applied for the anti‐cancer drug concentration monitoring during the in vivo lung perfusion ...
Runshan Will Jiang, Wei Zhou, Marcelo Cypel, Todd L. Demmy, Gal Shafirstein, Guillermo Garza, Emily Gawrys, Joanna Bogusiewicz, Barbara Bojko, Janusz Pawliszyn   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in Frankfurt am Main, Germany: incidence, case reports, and lessons learned

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2020
: As of August 30, 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported 24,822,800 COVID-19 infections world wide. Severe disease and deaths occur especially in older people with chronic illnesses.
Heudorf, Ursel, Müller, Maria, Schmehl, Cleo, Gasteyer, Stephanie, Steul, Katrin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immunogenicity of the BNT162b2 vaccine in frail or disabled nursing home residents: COVID‐A study [PDF]

, 2021
Sergio Salmerón Ríos, Marta Mas Romero, Elisa Belén Cortés Zamora, María Teresa Tabernero Sahuquillo, Luis Romero Rizos, Pedro Manuel Sánchez‐Jurado, Ginés Sánchez Nievas, José Joaquín Blas Señalada, Inmaculada García Nogueras, Juan de Dios Estrella Cazalla, Fernando Andrés‐Pretel, Antonio Murillo Romero, Volker M. Lauschke, Justin Stebbing, Pedro Abizanda   +14 more
openalex   +1 more source

Exploring the prevalence and variance of cognitive impairment, pain, neuropsychiatric symptoms and ADL dependency among persons living in nursing homes; a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, 2016
BackgroundEarlier studies in nursing homes show a high prevalence of cognitive impairment, dependency in activities of daily living (ADL), pain, and neuropsychiatric symptoms among residents.
Sabine Björk, Christina Juthberg, M. Lindkvist, A. Wimo, P. Sandman, B. Winblad, D. Edvardsson   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hospitalized Older Patients’ Readiness to Use mHealth Mobility Apps

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
Hospitalized older adults prefer to remain active (81%) and are willing to use mHealth apps (55%) to support mobility. Our study highlights the potential of digital tools to improve engagement and reduce hospital‐associated disability. Most participants were comfortable using smartphones, presenting a promising avenue for implementing mHealth solutions.
Trevor Denton, Shuo Tian, Sachita Shrestha, Liana Marquis, Anupama Goyal, Stephanie Parks Taylor, David Paje   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nursing students’ experience with clinical placement in nursing homes: a focus group study

BMC Nursing, 2021
Background A renewed interest in nursing homes as clinical placement settings for nursing students has been prompted by the growing healthcare needs of an ageing population.
Kristin Laugaland, Kari Kaldestad, Elin Espeland, Brendan McCormack, Kristin Akerjordet, Ingunn Aase   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source