Publications by authors named "E Patelarou"
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- This study assessed frailty in older adults (65+) receiving home care services in Crete, Greece, focusing on psychological, biological, and social factors.
- A total of 730 participants were evaluated, revealing 14.8% as frail, 34.1% as pre-frail, and 51.1% non-frail, with significant connections found between nutritional status and functional independence.
- Conclusions highlighted that good nutritional status, oral health, and functional independence are crucial for reducing frailty among older adults.
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- Nutrition is crucial for elderly health, and this study aims to evaluate nutritional screening among older adults living in the community.
- The study involved 730 participants aged 65 and older in Crete, Greece, assessing nutritional risk through the Mini Nutritional Assessment while considering various health, social, and lifestyle factors.
- Results showed over half were adequately nourished, but 48.1% were either at risk of malnutrition or already malnourished, highlighting the importance of addressing these issues with health authorities and social services.
For several years, the global scientific community has accepted and recognized the importance of evidence-based practice for nursing science. The main factor for the implementation of evidence-based practice is the competence of undergraduate nursing students towards evidence-based practice, so that they as active nurses are ready for its application in their clinical practice, in order to provide better care for their patients. The aim of the present study is to examine the level of evidence-based practice competency evaluated with the self-reported Evidence-Based Practice Competence Questionnaire.
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- Understanding dehumanization in healthcare affects patient care and the well-being of both patients and professionals, highlighting the need for effective measurement tools.
- This study introduced reliable scales to assess two types of dehumanization: animalistic (removing human traits) and mechanistic (removing human nature traits) among healthcare providers.
- Conducted with 400 healthcare professionals in Greece, the validated scales showed high reliability, paving the way for future research on dehumanization in the medical field.
This study aimed to investigate the knowledge of patients with hypertension about their condition, adherence to antihypertensive medication, and the factors influencing it. A cross-sectional study was conducted in two cardiology outpatient clinics of two tertiary hospitals, in Greece. The study included 188 patients diagnosed with hypertension.
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