A longitudinal study of morning, evening, and night light intensities and nocturnal sleep quality in a working population.

We aimed to investigate whether higher light intensity in the morning is associated with better nocturnal sleep quality and whether higher light intensities in the evening or night have the opposite effect. Light intensity was recorded for 7 consecutive days across the year among 317 indoor and outdoor daytime workers in Denmark (55-56° N) equipped with a personal light recorder. Participants reported sleep quality after each nocturnal sleep.

Daylight and School Performance in European Schoolchildren.

Unlabelled: Aims and objectives: Lighting constitutes a critical issue in school design because of its importance as a strong enabler of performance, which is crucial for child development. However, data on light impacts on school performance are scarce. The main objective of this study was to assess the relationship between daylighting conditions in classrooms and mathematical and logical test scores.

Indoor air pollution, physical and comfort parameters related to schoolchildren's health: Data from the European SINPHONIE study.

Substantial knowledge is available on the association of the indoor school environment and its effect among schoolchildren. In the same context, the SINPHONIE (School indoor pollution and health: Observatory network in Europe) conducted a study to collect data and determine the distribution of several indoor air pollutants (IAPs), physical and thermal parameters and their association with eye, skin, upper-, lower respiratory and systemic disorder symptoms during the previous three months. Finally, data from 115 schools in 54 European cities from 23 countries were collected and included 5175 schoolchildren using a harmonized and standardized protocol.

A Quantitative General Population Job Exposure Matrix for Occupational Daytime Light Exposure.

High daytime light levels may reduce the risk of affective disorders. Outdoor workers are during daytime exposed to much higher light intensities than indoor workers. A way to study daytime light exposure and disease on a large scale is by use of a general population job exposure matrix (JEM) combined with national employment and health data.

Light Exposure during Days with Night, Outdoor, and Indoor Work.

Objective: To assess light exposure during days with indoor, outdoor, and night work and days off work.

Methods: Light intensity was continuously recorded for 7 days across the year among indoor (n = 170), outdoor (n = 151), and night workers (n = 188) in Denmark (55-56°N) equipped with a personal light recorder. White light intensity, duration above 80, 1000, and 2500 lux, and proportion of red, green, and blue light was depicted by time of the day and season for work days and days off work.

Night work, light exposure and melatonin on work days and days off.

We aimed to examine the effects of night work on salivary melatonin concentration during and subsequent to night work and the mediating role of light. We included 254 day workers and 87 night workers who were followed during 322 work days and 301 days off work. Each day was defined as the 24 hour period starting from the beginning of a night shift or from waking in the mornings with day work and days off.

Well Leg Compartment Syndrome After Abdominal Surgery.

Background: Well leg compartment syndrome (WLCS) is a complication to abdominal surgery. We aimed to identify risk factors for and outcome of WLCS in Denmark and literature.

Methods: Prospectively collected claims to the Danish Patient Compensation Association (DPCA) concerning WLCS after abdominal operations 1996-2013 and cases in literature 1970-2013 were evaluated.

Teaching Accelerated Second-Degree Nursing Students: Educators From Across the United States Share Their Wisdom.

Problem: Over the past decade, there has been a proliferation of accelerated second-degree (ASD) nursing programs. These programs are designed to educate students with prior degrees in increasingly shorter periods of time than they have traditionally been educated. As a result, nurse educators and administrators in these programs need to tailor their approaches to best meet the educational needs of this unique cohort.

Stroke rehabilitation at home before and after discharge reduced disability and improved quality of life: a randomised controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate if home-based rehabilitation of inpatients improved outcome compared to standard care.

Design: Interventional, randomised, safety/efficacy open-label trial.

Setting: University hospital stroke unit in collaboration with three municipalities.

Severe and fatal obstetric injury claims in relation to labor unit volume.

Objective: To assess possible association between the incidence of approved claims for severe and fatal obstetric injuries and delivery volume in Denmark.

Design And Setting: A nationwide panel study of labor units.

Population: Claimants seeking financial compensation due to injuries occurring in labor units in 1995-2012.

Doctor's delay in diagnosis of slipped capital femoral epiphysis.

Introduction: Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is one of the most common hip disorders in the adolescent child. The primary treatment is acute epiphysiodesis. Diffuse symptomology seems to delay diagnosis and delayed treatment entails a risk of complications.

The size of the labor wards: is bigger better when it comes to patient safety?

Objective: To assess possible associations between the size of labor units and the frequency of approved obstetric claims.

Design: A nationwide retrospective descriptive study.

Setting: Denmark.

Psychiatric claims to the Danish Patient Insurance Association have low recognition percentages.

Introduction: Since 1992 the Danish Patient Insurance Association (DPIA) has been receiving claims from patients who had suffered an injury during examination or treatment in Danish healthcare. We have presently collected more than 85,000 patient cases in our database, which we make accessible to research that can promote patient safety. We now want to draw attention to conditions that mainly apply to patients with mental disorders.

Functional characterization of MLH1 missense variants identified in Lynch syndrome patients.

Germline mutations in the human DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes MSH2 and MLH1 are associated with the inherited cancer disorder Lynch syndrome (LS), also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer or HNPCC. A proportion of MSH2 and MLH1 mutations found in suspected LS patients give rise to single amino acid substitutions. The functional consequences in regard to pathogenicity of many of these variants are unclear.

Analysis of deaths among children in the period 1996-2008 from closed claims registered by the Danish Patient Insurance Association.

Aim:   We investigated the death circumstances among children in the Danish healthcare system by analysing closed claims.

Methods:   This retrospective study investigated closed claims with regard to medically related deaths registered by the Danish Patient Insurance Association.

Results:   From 1996 to 2008, 45 953 claims were made to the Danish Patient Insurance Association (DPIA) covering all medical specialties.

Poor agreement between data from the National Patient Registry and the Danish Patient Insurance Association.

Introduction: Septic arthritis after knee arthroscopy requires in-patient treatment and should thus be reported to the National Patient Registry (NPR). It also meets the requirements for financial compensation if claimed to the Danish Patient Insurance Association (DPIA). The aim of this study was to assess data from the two independent data sources, the NPR and DPIA, with a view to comparing the registration of septic arthritis after knee arthroscopy.

Electronic health record adoption and use by Nebraska pharmacists.

There is a national focus on electronic health records (EHRs) and health information exchange to improve quality, efficiency, and safety across healthcare settings. The purpose of this study is to describe pharmacists' views and practices about the adoption and use of EHRs and the sharing of health information by pharmacists in the state of Nebraska. A U.

Integrating psychosocial skills into a medical-surgical curriculum in a baccalaureate nursing program.

With the increasing acuity levels of hospitalized patients, faculty members struggle with accessing clinical sites for undergraduate students. Teaching students how to interact with patients and their families can often take second place to attending to the many needs and safety issues in caring for acutely ill individuals, particularly in medical-surgical settings. Over the past several years, the psychiatric and medical-surgical faculty members in the nursing department of a college in Boston have struggled with how best to prepare students for both the physical and psychosocial aspects of care.

Musings from nicaragua: my second year and counting.

Problem: To create, organize, and implement an international experience for students in a baccalaureate nursing program.

Methods: Returning to Nicaragua after a year, I was confronted with the loss of a friend there who had exhausted treatment options for her breast cancer. Reflecting on this and other realities of healthcare delivery provided a poignant lesson for the author and students in the realities of health care in a developing nation.

Analysis of 136 ureteral injuries in gynecological and obstetrical surgery from completed insurance claims.

Objective: Iatrogenic ureteral injury during pelvic surgical procedures is a well-known complication and important cause of morbidity. The authors investigated the circumstances surrounding registered ureteral injuries in order to identify potential opportunities to prevent such injuries.

Design: Evaluation of claims concerning ureteral injuries reported to the Danish Patient Insurance Association.

Leading a study-abroad group of nursing students in Nicaragua: a first-timer's account.

Topic: Readiness to lead a study-abroad group of nursing students in Nicaragua.

Purpose: Given the abundance of study-abroad programs now offered in colleges and universities, this first-hand account of a nursing faculty member's decision to bring a group of nursing students to Nicaragua may help other nursing faculty members considering taking on a similar challenge.

Sources Of Information: The author shares her thoughts and worries before agreeing to lead the 2-week trip.

[Hypoxic brain injuries notified to the Danish Patient Insurance Association during 1992-2004. Secondary publication].

We investigated the files of the Danish Patient Insurance Association for newborns suffering from hypoxic brain injuries. From 1992 to 2004, a total of 127 approved claims concerning peripartum hypoxic injury were registered. Thirty-eight newborns died and the majority of the 89 surviving children suffered major handicaps, primarily cerebral palsy.