Equality as an ethical concept within the context of nursing care rationing.

The concept of equality is subject to many different interpretations, and it is closely connected to similar concepts such as equity, justice, fairness, and human rights. As an ideal, equality entails many aspects that are untenable. For instance, genetic and social inequalities may never be extinct, but they can both be ameliorated by proper distribution of society's resources.

Skills and Practices of European Orthopedic Nurses in Empowering Patient Education.

This study provides an overview of the self-defined skills and practices of European orthopedic nurses in empowering patient education. Nurses themselves have highlighted the necessity to enhance their own skills, but possibilities for further education have been limited. The data ( = 317 nurses) from a structured survey were collected during the years 2009-2012 in seven European countries with an EPNURSE-questionnaire (Empowering Patient Education from the point of view of Nurses).

Empowering education of arthroplasty patients' significant others in three Southern European countries.

Aims And Objectives: To examine the relationship between significant others' expected and received knowledge and their background characteristics in three Mediterranean countries (Cyprus, Greece, Spain), all of which deal with economic restrictions, have similar social support systems with the family members acting as family caregivers, and cultural similarities.

Background: Significant others' role is a key element in the older patients' postoperative recovery. However, people who take care of persons older than 65 years, as persons undergoing arthroplasty, are usually old themselves and need special support.

Nurses' Caring Behaviors Toward Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy in Greece: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Background: Nurses' caring behaviors are central in the quality of care of patients undergoing sophisticated chemotherapy protocols. However, there is a scarcity of research regarding these behaviors in non-Anglo-Saxon countries.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore caring behaviors that nurses perceive as important in caring for patients in Greece receiving chemotherapy.

Quality of nursing care as perceived by cancer patients: A cross-sectional survey in four European countries.

Purpose: To explore and compare cancer patients' perceptions on the quality of nursing care in four European countries.

Methods: Data were collected in Cyprus, Finland, Greece and Sweden. The sample comprised 596 hospitalized cancer patients.

Cancer patients' perceptions of quality-of-care attributes-Associations with age, perceived health status, gender and education.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the associations between patients' gender, education, health status in relation to assessments of patient-centred quality and individuality in care and trust in nurses for those <65 (working age) and ≥65 years (older people).

Background: Patients' assessments of the quality of care they receive are essential for the development of the provision of patient care and services. Previous studies have revealed age of the patient is associated with their assessment of care quality attributes.

Measuring trust in nurses - Psychometric properties of the Trust in Nurses Scale in four countries.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine psychometric properties of three translated versions of the Trust in Nurses Scale (TNS) and cancer patients' perceptions of trust in nurses in a sample of cancer patients from four European countries.

Methods: A cross-sectional, cross-cultural, multi-site survey design was used. The data were collected with the Trust in Nurses Scale from patients with different types of malignancies in 17 units within five clinical sites (n = 599) between 09/2012 and 06/2014.

Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients' Education on Financial Issues and Its Connection to Reported Out-of-Pocket Costs-A European Study.

Purpose: Total joint arthroplasty is accompanied by significant costs. In nursing, patient education on financial issues is considered important. Our purpose was to examine the possible association between the arthroplasty patients' financial knowledge and their out-of-pocket costs.

An international study of hospitalized cancer patients' health status, nursing care quality, perceived individuality in care and trust in nurses: A path analysis.

Background: Providing high quality nursing care for patients with malignancies is complex and driven by many factors. Many of the associations between nursing care quality, trust, health status and individualized care remain obscure.

Objective: To empirically test a model of association linking hospitalized cancer patients' health status, nursing care quality, perceived individuality in care and trust in nurses.

Empowering knowledge and its connection to health-related quality of life: A cross-cultural study: A concise and informative title: Empowering knowledge and its connection to health-related quality of life.

Aims: Assess the association between patient education (i.e. empowering knowledge) and preoperative health-related quality of life, 6 months postoperative health-related quality of life, and the increase in health-related quality of life in osteoarthritis patients who underwent total hip or total knee arthroplasty.

Measuring professional satisfaction and nursing workload among nursing staff at a Greek Coronary Care Unit.

Objective To explore potential associations between nursing workload and professional satisfaction among nursing personnel (NP) in Greek Coronary Care Units (CCUs). Method A cross-sectional study was performed involving 66 members of the NP employed in 6 randomly selected Greek CCUs. Job satisfaction was assessed by the IWS and nursing workload by NAS, CNIS and TISS-28.

Adaptation and Validation of the Learning Style Inventory Version 3.1 in Greek Language: A Methodological Study.

Background And Purpose: The nursing research on learning differences is currently expanding, suggesting the need for trustful measurements. This study aimed to adapt and cross-culturally validate the Learning Style Inventory.

Methods: The first phase involved symmetrical translation and adaptation to the Greek target language.

Exploration and classification of intensive care nurses' clinical decisions: a Greek perspective.

Aim: The recording, identification, coding and classification of clinical decisions by intensive care nurses.

Background: Clinical decision-making is an essential dimension of nursing practice as through this process nurses make choices to meet the goals of patient care. Intensive care nurses' decision-making has received attention because of the complexity and urgency associated with it, however, the types of nurses' clinical decisions have not been described systematically.

Knowledge expectations of surgical orthopaedic patients: a European survey.

Ageing population entails a growing international problem of osteoarthritis. Best practices for education of these patients are lacking. This study focused on empowering education in Northern (Finland, Iceland, Lithuania and Sweden) and Southern Europe (Cyprus, Greece and Spain).

Nurses' sociodemographic background and assessments of individualized care.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the association between nurses' characteristics (educational level, country, work title, gender, type of work, age, and length of working experience) and their assessments of individualized care.

Design: A cross-sectional comparative survey using questionnaires was employed to sample nurses from seven countries.

Methods: Data were collected from orthopedic and trauma nurses from Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States (N= 1,163, response rate 70%) using the Individualized Care Scale-Nurse (ICS-Nurse) and a sociodemographic questionnaire in 2008.

Cross-cultural validity of the Individualised Care Scale - a Rasch model analysis.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate, using Rasch model analysis, the measurement invariance of the item ratings of the Individualised Care Scale.

Background: Evidence of reliability is needed in cross-cultural comparative studies. To be used in different cultures and languages, the items must function the same way.

A seven country comparison of nurses' perceptions of their professional practice environment.

Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G., Acaroglu R.

Nurses' perceptions of individualized care: an international comparison.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study of internationally-based differences in nurses' perceptions of individualized care in orthopaedic surgical in-patient wards.

Background: Individualized care is valued in healthcare policy, practice and ethical statements as an indicator of care quality. However, nurses' assessments of individualized care are limited and comparative cross-cultural studies on individualized nursing care are lacking.

Impact of patient characteristics on orthopaedic and trauma patients' perceptions of individualised nursing care.

Rationale And Objectives: Relatively few studies have investigated the relationship between patient characteristics and individualised care, in relation to the improvement of care efficiency, efficacy and quality. Individualised care is a key concept in health strategy and policy in Western countries. The aim of this exploratory study was to identify orthopaedic and trauma patients' characteristics relating to their perceptions of individualised nursing care in Western hospital settings.

Oligomenorrhoea in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: relationship to glycaemic control.

Objective: To investigate oligomenorrhoea in adolescents with type 1 diabetes and the possible relationship with glycaemic control.

Study Design: The study group consisted of 81 female adolescents with type 1 diabetes whose mean age was 15.0 years (range 12-18).

Adapting the Individualized Care Scale for cross-cultural comparison.

Rationale: Cross-cultural comparative studies using reliable and valid instruments can increase awareness of the differences and similarities between health worker's ability to respond to patients' individual needs within different health systems. This will enable a better understanding of cultural perspectives in individualized nursing care.

Aim: To describe the translation and adaptation process of the Individualized Care Scale (ICS) and examine its reliability and validity in a cross-cultural study.

European orthopaedic and trauma patients' perceptions of nursing care: a comparative study.

Aim: To compare English, Finnish, Greek and Swedish orthopaedic and trauma patients' perceptions of nursing care received during hospitalisation.

Background: Patient perceptions are important when evaluating nursing care delivery. Evaluations usually take place sub-nationally though European citizens may be treated throughout the European Union.

Individualised care from the orthopaedic and trauma patients' perspective: an international comparative survey.

Background: Although individualised nursing care is considered a core value in nursing in different countries, international comparative studies in this area are rare. In Western countries, common hospitalised patients, e.g.

Ethical codes in nursing practice: the viewpoint of Finnish, Greek and Italian nurses.

Aim: This paper is a report of a study exploring the use of ethical codes and obstacles to their use in nursing practice as perceived by Finnish, Greek and Italian nurses.

Background: In all European countries nurses are responsible for the well-being of patients, for their own technical and ethical competence and, for their own part, for the high standard of health care in society. These points illustrate the central content areas of nursing codes of ethics.