Publications by authors named "Asa Franzen Dahlin"
Background: Patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes mellitus (DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) often experience fragmented care, which negatively impacts outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study assessed whether multidisciplinary, person-centred care at an integrated clinic improves clinical outcomes and HRQoL.
Methods: This prospective, open, blinded-endpoint trial (CareHND; NCT03362983) included 131 patients with CVD, DM and CKD stages 3-4, most of whom were enrolled during or shortly after acute hospitalization.
Background: In-hospital fall incidents are common and sensitive to nursing care. It is therefore important to have easy access to valid patient data to evaluate and follow-up nursing care. The aim of the study was to validate the nursing documentation, using a specific term in the registered nurses´ (RNs´) discharge note, regarding inpatient falls according to the outcome of a digitalized data extraction tool and the discharge note itself.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Person-centered care (PCC) appears particularly suitable for patients with complex diseases and in multidisciplinary care. However, previous research tends to focus on each profession and condition separately.
Purpose: We studied how health care professionals (HCPs) understand PCC, and whether their clinical practice is aligned with their theoretical understanding, when starting clinical practice at a novel multidisciplinary clinic.
Aims And Objectives: To explore how a stroke or a transient ischemic attack affects quality of life and to identify gender differences.
Background: The negative effect of a stroke on the patients' quality of life has previously been studied, while the effect on patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) is more unknown, especially in relation to gender. As poor quality of life may have a negative effect on rehabilitation it is important to investigate quality of life in this group.
Objectives: This study aimed to describe the impact of heart failure and of stroke with aphasia on quality of life (QoL) and to compare the different domains of QoL in these groups.
Background: The prevalence of chronic conditions has increased during the last decades, and chronic diseases such as stroke and heart failure may have a great impact on QoL.
Design: Comparative study of patients from two randomised controlled studies.
Aim: The aim of this study was to examine predictors of the life situation of the significant other of depressed or aphasic stroke patients.
Background: Depression and aphasia are common consequences of stroke, and both may put pressure on the significant other who have to deal not only with a possible physical handicap but also with communication and/or serious psychiatric difficulties.
Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional study.
Aim: To identify predictors of psychological health and examine if these predictors change over time in spouses of stroke patients during the first year after stroke. A second aim was to identify gender differences in psychological health among the spouses.
Background: The impact of burden in long-term caregivers may result in psychological consequences for the spouse.
The aim of this study was to describe the life situation among 'significant others' to patients with post-stroke depression, and to identify associations between the life situation of the significant others and patient characteristics. Seventy-one dyads consisting of patients with a diagnosed post-stroke depression and their significant others were included. The patients were assessed for depression with the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale and diagnosed according to the DSM-IV.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The informal caregivers perceive lack of choice to take on the role of caregiving, receiving little or no preparation for the caregiving role at home. The typical informal caregiver is female, either a spouse or adult child of the care recipient, and seldom shares the responsibilities of caregiving with other family members. The spouses worry about the ill relative, but also about what consequences the disease might have for their own life.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Stroke, a disease with severe consequences for patients and their families, often lead to psychosocial stress, and a decline in the quality of life (QoL) among carers. Predicting the QoL is essential in the development of effective nursing support interventions.
Aim: The aim of the present study was to identify predicting factors for the general QoL among spouses of stroke patients, and to determine whether these predictors change during the first year after the patient's stroke event.
Aim: This paper reports a study to validate and test the reliability of a questionnaire constructed to evaluate the life situation of spouses after their partners have had a stroke.
Background: Stroke is a disease with great consequences for survivors and their families. Most survivors return home after the hospitalization and rehabilitation due to the stroke event.
Aims And Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of a nurse-led support and education programme for improving the spouses' perceived general quality of life, life situation, general well-being and health state.
Background: Stroke is a disease with great consequences for the patients and their families. The spouses often feel obligated to care for the patient, providing psychological and physical support and having to cope with the patient's physical and cognitive impairments.