Prevalence of adverse events in hip and knee arthroplasties following the implementation of surgical checklists [PDF]
Objective: to identify the prevalence of adverse events in patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasties following the implementation of surgical checklists. Method: an evaluative study, based on effect analysis, conducted over three periods: pre- (0-
Josemar Batista +1 more
doaj +1 more source
Is it feasible to deliver a complex intervention to improve the outcome of falls in people with dementia? A protocol for the DIFRID feasibility study [PDF]
Background: People with dementia (PWD) experience ten times as many incident falls as people without dementia. Little is known about how best to deliver services to people with dementia following a fall.
AW Chan +33 more
core +1 more source
Background Nursing care quality varies between hospitals, and even between departments within the same institution. Suboptimal care can have deleterious consequences for patients such as lengthened hospital stay, nosocomial infection, pressure ulcers or ...
Joachim Rapin +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Big Data-Planetary Health approach for evaluating the Brazilian Dengue Control Program
OBJECTIVE This study aims to integrate the concepts of planetary health and big data into the Donabedian model to evaluate the Brazilian dengue control program in the state of São Paulo.
Fernando Xavier +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Clinical trial metadata:Defining and extracting metadata on the design, conduct, results and costs of 125 randomised clinical trials funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme [PDF]
Background: By 2011, the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme had published the results of over 100 trials with another 220 in progress. The aim of the project was to develop and pilot ‘metadata’ on clinical trials funded by the HTA programme.
Cook, Andrew +6 more
core +2 more sources
An evaluation of nursing documentation as it relates to pro re nata (prn) medication administration : a research report presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing in Mental Health at Massey University [PDF]
Aims of the project: l. To investigate if documentation related to pro re nata (Latin, prn) medication administration by mental health nurses, in a particular Forensic Psychiatry Clinic, in a metropolitan city in New Zealand, complies with the ...
Jenkinson, Frances Heather
core
OBJECTIVES: We propose a preventive and therapeutic assessment program for mucositis in patients with cancer based on a comprehensive review of scientific evidence. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This methodological study, designed as a non-systematic
Renata Lemos Ferrari +18 more
doaj +1 more source
The qualitative dimension of Nursing workload: a measurement proposal
Objective: construct and test a proposal to measure the qualitative dimension of nursing workload; identify the workload cut-off point and its indicator as predictors of the good and optimal nursing care product score.
Danielle Fabiana Cucolo +1 more
doaj +3 more sources
The Occupation-Centered Intervention Assessment (OCIA) is a tool designed to capture and rank occupational therapy interventions through an occupational lens to improve occupational therapy students’ professional reasoning skills.
Vanessa D. Jewell +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Background Early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) offers an opportunity for better treatment outcomes. In real-life settings, grasping this opportunity might depend on access to specialized care.
Cleandro Pires Albuquerque +14 more
doaj +1 more source

