Assessment of Competencies and Ability to Care for the General Population: Design and Validation of the Spanish COMCAPCARE Scale.

Background: As the population ages, the demand for social and health systems grows, especially due to chronic diseases and dependency. Informal caregivers, particularly women, face significant burdens including physical, emotional, and financial strain. Current caregiving assessment tools focus on those already in caregiving roles or health professionals, with no tools for the general population without prior caregiving experience.

Identifying and Exploring Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring in Nursing Approaches for Patients with Psychoactive Substance Dependence in Medical and Surgical Acute Wards.

Patients with substance use disorders may view healthcare professionals as capable of supporting them through their suffering and experience. Although numerous studies have focused on the roles, approaches, and attitudes of healthcare professionals, there is a lack of information on the nursing perspective. This study aims to explore the experiences and nursing approaches towards patients with psychoactive substance dependence admitted to an Italian acute hospital ward.

Spanish adaptation of the perinatal grief intensity scale.

Aims/background: Assessing the intensity of perinatal grief is very important for identifying the more complex cases in mothers and fathers. Despite this, there are few assessment tools available. The aim of this study was to analyse the psychometric properties (factorial structure, reliability, and validity) of the Spanish version of the Perinatal Grief Intensity Scale (PGIS).

Clinical Simulation in Palliative Care for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Randomized Clinical Trial and Complementary Qualitative Study.

Background: a lack of adequate training in palliative care leads to a greater emotional burden on nurses.

Purpose: to assess the effect of a simulation using standardized patients on self-efficacy in palliative care, ability to cope with death, and emotional intelligence among nursing students.

Methods: a randomized clinical trial and qualitative study.

Spanish adaptation of the Stillbirth Stigma Scale (SSS).

The death of a baby in the perinatal period is considered a disenfranchized grief that can be a source of significant symptoms of guilt, shame, and stigma. There is a lack of validated instruments for assessing the stigma associated with perinatal grief. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties (factor structure, reliability, and validity) of the Spanish version of the Stillbirth Stigma Scale (SSS) in parents who have experienced a perinatal loss.

The prognostic value of the NECPAL instrument, Palliative Prognostic Index, and PROFUND index in elderly residents of nursing homes with advanced chronic condition.

Background: It is essential to assess the need for palliative care and the life prognosis of elderly nursing home residents with an advanced chronic condition, and the NECPAL ICO-CCOMS©4.0 prognostic instrument may be adequate for both purposes. The objective of this study was to examine the predictive capacity of NECPAL, the Palliative Prognosis Index, and the PROFUND index in elderly residents with advanced chronic condition with and without dementia, comparing their results at different time points.

Cultural adaptation and validation of the Quality of Dying in Long-term Care (QoD-LTC and QoD-LTC-C) scales by caregivers in nursing homes.

Background: There is a lack of tools that can evaluate quality of dying in nursing homes from the perspective of deceased patients' caregivers. The aim of this study was to adapt and validate the caregivers' versions of the Quality of Dying in Long-Term Care (QoD-LTC) and Quality of Dying in Long-Term Care Complete (QoD-LTC-C) scales in the Spanish context.

Methods: This was a cultural adaptation and validation study.

Attitudes and experiences related to the deaths of COVID-19 patients among nursing staff: A qualitative evidence synthesis.

Aim: To identify and synthesize the experiences and attitudes of nursing staff regarding the deaths of COVID-19 patients.

Review Methods: A qualitative evidence synthesis was carried out, using Noblit and Hare's meta-ethnographic approach. The review protocol was listed in PROSPERO (CRD42022330928).

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Perceived Quality of Palliative Care in Nursing Homes.

Unlabelled: The Nursing Homes End-of-life Programme (NUHELP) was developed in 2017 and is based on quality standards of palliative care, but it was not implemented due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives: To describe perceptions among staff at nursing homes and primary health care (PHC) centres regarding the relevance, feasibility, and degree of achievement of quality standards for palliative care in nursing homes and to determine the differences in these perceptions before and after the pandemic.

Methodology: Cross-sectional descriptive study.

Impact of Non-Face-to-Face Teaching with Passive Training on Personal Protective Equipment Use in Health Science Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: In the COVID-19 era, there was a call for the transformation of higher education. Universities had to combine non-face-to-face teaching with traditional procedures. This study analyzed the effectiveness and perceived satisfaction in a cohort of health sciences students of non-face-to-face teaching with passive training versus face-to-face teaching with active training in the proper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) in a clinical simulation scenario.

Patients' experiences and perceptions of dignity in end-of-life care in emergency departments: A qualitative study.

Aims: To explore and understand the experiences of patients with advanced illness in relation to dignity during end-of-life care in emergency departments.

Design: Qualitative study based on Gadamer's hermeneutics.

Methods: Between September 2019 and February 2020, 16 in-depth interviews were carried out with advanced illness patients who attended emergency departments.

Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Fatigue Assessment Scale in Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients.

Symptoms of fatigue and lack of energy are very common in caregivers of palliative care (PC) patients, traditionally associated with variables such as burden or depression. There are no Spanish-language instruments validated for assessing fatigue levels in this population. The Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) is a useful and simple instrument for assessing fatigue in this group.

NUrsing Homes End of Life care Program (NUHELP): developing a complex intervention.

Background: Nursing homes are likely to become increasingly important as end-of-life care facilities. Previous studies indicate that individuals residing in these facilities have a high prevalence of end-of-life symptoms and a significant need for palliative care. The aim of this study was to develop an end-of-life care program for nursing homes in Spain based on previous models yet adapted to the specific context and the needs of staff in nursing homes in the country.

A New Approach to the Identification of Palliative Care Needs and Advanced Chronic Patients among Nursing Home Residents.

Background: Proper planning of Palliative Care in nursing homes requires advanced knowledge of the care needs that residents show. The aim of the study was to evaluate Palliative Needs and other conditions such as fragility, complexity, and prognosis and also to suggest new indicators for the establishment of the resident's advanced chronic condition.

Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted in 149 nursing homes Complex Chronic residents evaluated by trained professionals.

Development of a Scale Based on Nursing Outcome Classification "Dignified Life Closure" (1307) to Assess End-of-Life Dignity of Patients in Care Homes for the Elderly.

Purpose: To develop and pilot the DD-14 scale, a 14-indicator scale based on the Nursing Outcome Classification "Dignified life closure" (1307).

Methods: Sixteen experts selected 14 indicators for Spanish populations. Six care home nurses piloted the scale in 50 terminal patients without cognitive impairment.

Prognostic Models Associated with 6-Month Survival of Patients Admitted to Nursing Homes.

Background: Health status and the needs presented by people admitted to nursing homes make it necessary to contemplate aspects such as prognosis to offer quality palliative care.

Objective: To compare the prognostic utility in nursing homes of two prognostic models of 6-month survival based on the Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI) or Palliative Performance Status (PPS) instruments and palliative needs indicators.

Methods: A longitudinal prospective observational and analytical cohort study of survival and prognostic models in 88 patients with palliative needs (assessed by the NECPAL-ICO-CCOMS©) from an Andalusian (Spain) nursing home was performed.