Developing and testing inter-rater reliability of a data collection tool for patient health records on end-of-life care of neurological patients in an acute hospital ward.

Aim: Develop and test a data collection tool-Neurological End-Of-Life Care Assessment Tool (NEOLCAT)-for extracting data from patient health records (PHRs) on end-of-life care of neurological patients in an acute hospital ward.

Design: Instrument development and inter-rater reliability (IRR) assessment.

Method: NEOLCAT was constructed from patient care items obtained from clinical guidelines and literature on end-of-life care.

Description of COVID-19 patients and mapping nursing data to ICNP 2021 reference set in SNOMED CT.

Aim: To describe nursing care of COVID-19 patients with International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) 2019, ICNP 2021 reference set, and Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT).

Background: From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have realised the importance of documenting nursing care.

Introduction: It is important to recognise how real nursing data match the ICNP reference set in SNOMED CT as that is the terminology to be used in Iceland.

Universal tumor screening in a population with MSH6- and PMS2-associated Lynch syndrome.

Purpose: Universal screening for Lynch syndrome (LS) on resected colorectal carcinomas (CRCs) and endometrial carcinomas (ECs) was implemented in Iceland in 2017 using immunohistochemistry (IHC) for mismatch repair (MMR) proteins. We examined the efficacy of the universal screening algorithm to detect LS and the diagnostic accuracy of MMR IHC by comparing results with a population-based genotype database.

Methods: All patients diagnosed with CRC or EC per the Icelandic Cancer Registry from 2017 to 2019 who had tumor MMR IHC performed were included.

The prevalence and characteristics of yoga or meditation users in Iceland: Results of a national health survey.

Background: Use of yoga or meditation has increased decisively in recent years. Factors associated with the use of yoga and meditation are not well understood. The aim was to focus on the relationship of yoga and meditation to sociodemographic background, religiosity, healthcare-related attitudes, mental and physical health, and physician visits.

Impact of technology-based patient education on modifiable cardiovascular risk factors of people with coronary heart disease: A systematic review.

Objective: To collect evidence on what types of technology and content are most effective in helping people with coronary heart disease (CHD) to change their modifiable cardiovascular risk factors.

Methods: A literature search was performed to find relevant studies published between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2018 in PubMed, CINAHL, PROQUEST and Scopus databases. Selected outcomes were risk factors (exercise, diet, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, body mass index, tobacco use).