Improved patient satisfaction 2 years after introducing person-centred handover in an oncological inpatient care setting.

Aims And Objectives: To investigate patients' satisfaction with care, 2 years after the introduction of person-centred handover (PCH) in an oncological inpatient setting, and to describe patients' perceptions of individualised care.

Background: To obtain higher levels of patient satisfaction, bedside nursing handovers have been evaluated with positive results. One such model is PCH, which blends aspects of person-centred care with the bedside report and provides the opportunity for nursing staff and patients to perform the handover together.

Nurse perceptions of person-centered handovers in the oncological inpatient setting: A qualitative study.

Background: Deficient communication during shift change can cause negative patient outcomes and hinder person-centeredness in care. Person-centered handover is performed together with the patient at bedside, with the intention of providing a safe and efficient handover while promoting patient participation. The knowledge about nurse perspectives on handover models that involve patient participation is sparse.

Patient satisfaction after implementation of person-centred handover in oncological inpatient care - A cross-sectional study.

Effective nurse shift-to-shift handover is a prerequisite for high-quality inpatient care. Combining person-centeredness with the need for improved handover rituals, we introduced and evaluated person-centered handover (PCH) in an oncological inpatient setting. PCH is the shift-to-shift nursing report performed together with the patient according to a set structure focused on patient participation, relevant clinical information, and patient safety.

Changed nursing scheduling for improved safety culture and working conditions - patients' and nurses' perspectives.

Aim: To evaluate fixed scheduling compared with self-scheduling for nursing staff in oncological inpatient care with regard to patient and staff outcomes.

Background: Various scheduling models have been tested to attract and retain nursing staff. Little is known about how these schedules affect staff and patients.

Information exchange in oncological inpatient care--patient satisfaction, participation, and safety.

Purpose: This prospective pilot study aimed to investigate patients' perception of information exchange and its associations with patient satisfaction, participation and safety at inpatient oncology wards.

Methods And Sample: Consecutive patients with cancer who spent ≥3 days at an oncological inpatient ward at the Department of Oncology, Karolinska University Hospital during the study period (March-August 2013) were invited to respond to EORTC-INPATSAT32 measuring patient satisfaction and a study specific questionnaire. Data on changes in medication and fall risk assessments was collected from the patients' electronic health records.

'Why is there another person's name on my infusion bag?' Patient safety in chemotherapy care - a review of the literature.

Purpose: Approximately 10% of all patients is in some way harmed by the health care system. Risk factors have been identified and patients with cancer are at high risk due to the seriousness of the disease, co-morbidity, often old age, high risk treatments such as chemo and radiotherapy. Therefore, a closer look on safety for patients undergoing chemotherapy is needed.

Anthroposophic health care in Sweden - a patient evaluation.

This study surveyed patients and their satisfaction with an integrative anthroposophic hospital. The patients were followed up by questionnaires up to six months after a stay in a Swedish clinic. Satisfaction with the care, life satisfaction, and health-related quality of life were measured for 53 patients, 48 women, 5 men, with cancer, pain diseases, and psychosomatic problems.