Publications by authors named "Jane Greene"
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- Hospitalized adults with cancer often experience depressive symptoms, leading to increased healthcare use, and both music therapy and massage therapy are recommended treatments.
- A study evaluating these therapies found that music therapy resulted in a greater reduction in depressive symptoms than massage therapy, particularly for patients with moderate-to-severe issues.
- Patient feedback indicated that music therapy was perceived as energizing and uplifting, while massage therapy was seen as calming and relaxing.
Background: Reducing dietary sodium has potential to benefit patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Little research is available defining dietary sodium knowledge gaps in patients with pre-dialysis CKD. We designed a brief screening tool to rapidly identify patient knowledge gaps related to dietary sodium for patients with CKD not yet on dialysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Advocacy Network Northern Ireland describes advocacy as 'the act of speaking up for people who are not being heard and supporting them to express their own views and ultimately, where possible, to make their own decisions and take control over their lives' ( Patient and Client Council 2012 ).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPersistent hyperkalemia? Maybe it's the Noni juice, not the orange juice.
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June 2013
Background: Limited research exists on physician-delivered education interventions. We examined the feasibility and impact of an educational tool on facilitating physician-patient kidney disease communication.
Study Design: Pilot feasibility clinical trial with a historical control to examine effect size on patient knowledge and structured questions to elicit physician and patient feedback.
Northern Ireland is ready to embrace dementia care as an exciting area of nursing. Northern Ireland has a population of around 1.7 million with integrated health and social care delivered by five trusts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDignity is a human rights issue and should be the underlying principle for service delivery. All older people in care should be confident that their dignity will be respected. How can we ensure a more person-centred, dignified service is being offered to older people in inpatient settings?
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine physical activity patterns in chronic hemodialysis patients with a specific emphasis on the difference between dialysis and nondialysis days. Design A cross-sectional single-center study.
Setting: Vanderbilt University Outpatient Dialysis Unit.