Short- and long-term direct and indirect costs of illness after ostomy creation - a Swedish nationwide registry study.

Background: Despite advance in care of people with an ostomy, related complications remain prevalent. The objective of this study was to examine short- and long-term healthcare resource utilization and associated costs after ostomy creation.

Methods: This observational study was based on retrospectively collected data from national and regional Swedish registries.

Corrigendum to 'Persons' experiences of having hypertension: An interview study '[International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances 4 (2022), Article Number 100071].

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Similarities and differences between China and Sweden regarding the core features of palliative care for people aged 60 or older: a systematic scoping review.

Background: Despite the increasing longevity of the world's population, with an unprecedented rise in the number of people who need palliative care (PC), there has been sparse research regarding palliative care for older people, especially when it comes to comparison of PC between healthcare systems and cultures. The aim of this systematic scoping review was to identify the characteristics of the body of literature and to examine the knowledge gaps concerning PC research for older people (> 60 years) in two healthcare systems and cultures, mainland China and Sweden.

Methods: The guidelines PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews), and PICOS (Patient/population, Intervention, Comparison/control, and Outcome) were used.

Quality of Life among Next of Kin of Frail Older People in Nursing Homes: An Interview Study after an Educational Intervention concerning Palliative Care.

One cornerstone of palliative care is improving the family's quality of life (QoL). The principles of palliative care have not been sufficiently applied in nursing homes. The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of QoL of next of kin of frail older persons in nursing homes after an educational intervention concerning palliative care.

Using four different clinical tools as predictors for pain after total hip arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Treatment of postoperative pain remains a significant clinical problem, and prediction of patients with a risk of higher postoperative pain levels is an important focus. We aimed to identify patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) with risk of higher pain levels at 24 h postoperatively by using four simple and easily available clinical tools.

Methods: This prospective observational cohort study included 102 patients having THA at Zealand University Hospital in Denmark.

"We are already person-centred in our practice"-A Qualitative Study of Ambulance Clinicians' Experiences of Person-Centred Care.

The concept of person-centred care (PCC) is considered one of the core competencies in Swedish healthcare. It has increasingly spread and involves treating the patient as a person who is decision-competent and part of the team. The PCC concept has been introduced in the Swedish Ambulance Service setting, but as there has been no previous research on PCC in this context, the aim of the present study was to illuminate ambulance clinicians' experiences of the introduction of PCC in a Swedish Ambulance Service setting.

Pain management after total hip arthroplasty at five different Danish hospitals: A prospective, observational cohort study of 501 patients.

Background: The available literature does not present a "gold standard" for post-operative pain treatment after total hip arthroplasty (THA). The aim of this prospective observational study was to explore and document post-operative pain treatment, including outcomes, in a large cohort of patients undergoing THA at five different Danish hospitals.

Methods: This prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study of 501 THA patients was performed at five different hospitals in the Capital Region and at the Region Zealand in Denmark, from April 2014 to April 2016.

Long-term adjustment to living with an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe long-term adjustment to life with an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis after surgery for ulcerative colitis, to investigate the relationship of pouch function to adjustment, and to explore factors affecting quality of life.

Methods: A total of 369 patients treated between 1982 and 1993 were included in the study. Questionnaires designed to assess bowel (pouch) function (Öresland score) and disease-specific adjustment (Swedish version of the Ostomy Adjustment Scale), plus open-ended questions regarding quality of life, were sent by mail.