Evaluating Pictures of Nature and Soft Music on Anxiety and Well-Being During Elective Surgery.

Background: Patients going through surgery being awake often have a sense of anxiety and need support to relax.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether looking at pictures of natural scenery could reduce anxiety and pain and increase relaxation and well-being being awake during the elective surgery.

Methods: This three-arm, randomized intervention study consisted of one group viewing pictures of natural scenery, one group listening to soft instrumental music, and one control group without distraction, all adult patients (n=174).

Group meetings after critical illness-Giving and receiving strength.

Introduction: An increasing number of intensive care patients are surviving critical illness, but many develop mental, cognitive and physical impairments after discharge. Adapting to a new life situation, often with major challenges, implies the need of support. Therefore, it is important to develop interventions aimed at promoting recovery.

Living With Liver Cirrhosis: A Vulnerable Life.

Liver cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease. Patients with liver cirrhosis need to manage the symptoms of the disease and possible complications. Symptoms due to ascites, encephalopathy, and/or varices are hard to manage and live with.

Picture book support for preparing children ahead of and during day surgery.

Aim To develop and evaluate the use of a specific picture book aiming to prepare children for anaesthesia and surgery. Methods An intervention comparing two different information methods before ear, nose and throat day surgery was performed. The intervention involved using a specific information sheet and a specific picture book.

What do patients need to know? Living with inflammatory bowel disease.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the need for knowledge as expressed by patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease.

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease has a major impact on physical and emotional well-being, placing considerable demands on patients' management of daily activities. Although inflammatory bowel disease patients' level of knowledge about their disease has been previously studied, it is necessary to learn more about their self-expressed needs.