Behavior in the use of face masks in the context of COVID-19.

Objectives: Investigation of potential erroneous behavior in the general public's use of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: We conducted a naturalistic observational study in the period from April to June 2020.

Sample: In two western Austrian provinces, a total of 2080 persons were observed in front of 24 grocery stores.

Identifying ethical and legal issues in elder care.

Background: As a non-European Union member state, Albania is increasingly orienting itself on Western models regarding human rights, patient rights, and legal regulations for healthcare. Due to its limited fiscal and legal power, enforcing legal and ethical regulations poses a major problem.

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate nurse's knowledge and experiences regarding ethical and legal issues in Albanian elder care in state-funded and privately run institutions.

A systematic review of ethical and legal issues in elder care.

Background: Ethical and legal issues are increasingly being reported by health caregivers; however, little is known about the nature of these issues in geriatric care. These issues can improve work and care conditions in healthcare, and consequently, the health and welfare of older people.

Aim: This literature review aims to identify research focusing on ethical and legal issues in geriatric care, in order to give nurses and other health care workers an overview of existing grievances and possible solutions to take care of old patients in a both ethical and legally correct way.

Effect of developmental care for very premature infants on neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years of age.

Background: To determine the effect of developmental care on neurodevelopmental outcome in formerly preterm infants at a corrected age of 2 years.

Methods: A prospective phase-lag study was performed at an Austrian neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). From January 2003 to December 2005 (study period of conventional care) and January 2007 to December 2009 (study period of developmental care), we enrolled all infants born in Tyrol at less than 32 weeks of gestation.

[Influence of patient education on pain experience in patients with malignant tumours].

According to the current laws in Austria and Germany, pain educational measures can be implemented by nurses. The aim of this study was to clarify the impact of patient education by nurses on pain experience among cancer patients. We used the method of systematic review of the relevant literature.