Subthalamic Stimulation Improves Short-Term Satisfaction with Life and Treatment in Parkinson's Disease.

The effect of subthalamic stimulation (STN-DBS) on patients' personal satisfaction with life and their Parkinson's disease (PD) treatment is understudied, as is its correlation with quality of life (QoL). Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that STN-DBS for PD enhances satisfaction with life and treatment. In a prospective, multicenter study with a 6-month follow-up involving 121 patients, we measured the main outcomes using the Satisfaction with Life and Treatment Scale (SLTS-7).

Living with long-term conditions: validation of a new instrument for family caregivers in a Spanish-speaking population.

Introduction: Optimising the management of chronicity has been a global challenge for decades. Individuals with long-term conditions (LTCs) and their families live with them for years. Thus, it is necessary to include both of their perspectives in the management and adaptation of the interventions proposed.

Strategies to attract school-leavers to nurse education programmes: an integrative literature review.

The shortfall of nurses in the UK has led to concerns that there are insufficient staff to ensure safe and high-quality care. To address this shortfall, one group to focus on for recruiting nursing students is school-leavers. This article reports on an integrative literature review that was conducted to explore the educational strategies used to attract school-leavers to undergraduate nurse education programmes.

Physical activity and mental health in individuals with multimorbidity during COVID-19: an explanatory sequential mixed-method study.

Objective: To understand the physical activity and mental health of individuals living with long-term conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study with two phases: phase 1: quantitative survey and phase 2: qualitative follow-up interviews.

Setting: For the quantitative phase, an online survey was launched in March 2021, using Microsoft Forms.

Methodological Proposal for the Adaptation of the Living with Long-Term Conditions Scale to the Family Caregiver.

(1) Background: Living with long-term conditions affects both patients and family caregivers. To obtain a more complete overview of this phenomenon, a measurement instrument is needed that includes both perspectives. The aim is to adapt a scale to family caregivers of individuals with long-term conditions.

Correction: Physical activity and mental health experiences of people living with long term conditions during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

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Psychometric properties of the living with long term conditions scale in an English-speaking population living with long term conditions in the UK.

Objective: To present the psychometric properties of the living with long-term condition (LwLTCs) scale in an English-speaking population of people with different LTCs.

Design: An observational and cross-sectional study, with retest was conducted. Psychometric properties including feasibility, internal consistency, confirmatory factor analysis, reproducibility and content validity were tested.

First validation study of the living with long term conditions scale (LwLTCs) among English-speaking population living with Parkinson's disease.

Introduction: Parkinson's disease is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease, affecting 10 million people worldwide. Health and social care professionals need to have personalised tools to evaluate the process of living with Parkinson's disease and consequently, plan individualised and targeted interventions. Recently, the English version of the Living with Long term conditions (LwLTCs) scale has been developed filling an important gap related to person-centred tools to evaluate the process of living with long term conditions among English-speaking population.

Physical activity and mental health experiences of people living with long term conditions during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

Introduction: Regular physical activity is a strategy that is effective in the physical management of long term conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic, led to disruption of physical activity routines for many people with long term conditions. It is important, to understand the experiences of people with long term conditions regarding physical activity during COVID-19 to enable future identification of strategies to mitigate the impact of restrictions on health.

Living with chronic illness scale in Parkinson's disease: Longitudinal metric properties and meaningful change.

Aim: To analyze the responsiveness and interpretability of the Living with Chronic Illness Scale in patients with Parkinson's disease (LW-CI-PD).

Methods: Longitudinal, international study, with a convenience sample of 153 PD Spanish and Latin-American patients assessed at baseline and one year later. The LW-CI-PD and other clinical measures were applied.

The New Satisfaction with Life and Treatment Scale (SLTS-7) in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.

Background: The satisfaction with life and, in particular, with treatment in Parkinson's disease (PD) is understudied.

Objective: To explore a new 7-item rating tool assessing satisfaction with life and treatment (SLTS-7) in PD.

Methods: In this cross-sectional, multi-center study, including patients screened for advanced therapies, psychometric characteristics of the SLTS-7 were analyzed.

The Determinants of Living with Long-Term Conditions: An International Cross-Sectional Study.

It is essential that healthcare and social professionals understand the daily lives of people with chronic diseases, and the variables that influence them. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants influencing the process of living with long-term conditions. To investigate this, an observational, international, cross-sectional study was carried out.

Living with Chronic Illness Scale: International validation through the classic test theory and Rasch analysis among Spanish-speaking populations with long-term conditions.

Background: The Living with Chronic Illness (LW-CI) Scale is a comprehensive patient-reported outcome measure that evaluates the complex process of living with long-term conditions.

Objective: This study aimed to analyse the psychometric properties of the LW-CI scale according to the classic test theory and the Rasch model among individuals living with different long-term conditions.

Design: This was an observational, international and cross-sectional study.

Living with Long Term Conditions from the Perspective of Family Caregivers. A Scoping Review and Narrative Synthesis.

(1) Background: When living with one or more long term conditions (LTCs), both the patient and the family experience the impact of the condition at different levels. The family's needs and perceptions should be considered in the process of caring for people with LTCs. The aim of this review is to understand "the process of living with LTCs" from a family perspective.

Role of the nurse in the design, delivery, monitoring and coordination of cancer survivorship care plans: An integrative review.

Aim: Survivorship care plans (SCPs) are recommended as a tool for the care of cancer survivors. SCPs have been implemented with a multidisciplinary approach; however, the specific role of nurses in the SCP is unknown. Our aim is to determine the role of nurses and their degree of participation in cancer SCPs.

[Validation of the living with osteoarthritis in Spanish population].

Objective: Present the psychometric results of the Living with Osteoarthritis (LW-OA) in Spanish population.

Design: Observational, cross-sectional and multicenter study, with retest on a fraction of the sample.

Location: Public and private centres of primary and secondary healthcare, as well as patient associations from Navarra, La Rioja, Madrid, Valencia and Malaga.

Validation of living with chronic illness scale in a type 2 diabetes mellitus population.

Background: Worldwide, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases and one of those producing greatest impact on patients' day-to-day quality of life. Our study aim is to validate the "Living with Chronic Illness Scale" for a Spanish-speaking T2DM population.

Methods: In this observational, international, cross-sectional study, 582 persons with T2DM were recruited in primary care and outpatient hospital consultations, in Spain and Colombia, during the period from May 2018 to June 2019.

Living with Long term condition Scale: A pilot validation study of a new person centred tool in the UK.

Aim: To cross-culturally adapt and determine the preliminary psychometric properties of the English version of the LwLTC Scale in people living with long-term conditions in the UK.

Design: Cross-cultural adaptation and cross-sectional study.

Methods: Forty-nine patients with five long-term conditions were included in the pilot study.

International psychometric validation of the Living with Chronic Illness Scale in Spanish-speaking patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Objectives: To validate the Living with Chronic Illness (LW-CI) Scale in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Design: Observational, cross-sectional validation study with retest. Acceptability, reliability, precision and construct validity were tested.

Psychometric Validation of the Living with Chronic Illness Scale in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure.

It is necessary to develop self-reported instruments that evaluate the process of living with chronic heart failure (HF) holistically. The Living with Chronic Illness Scale-HF (LW-CI-HF) is the only available tool to evaluate how patients are living with HF. The aim is to analyse the psychometric properties of the LW-CI scale in the HF population.

Are Nursing Interventions Effective in Improving Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors? A Systematic Review.

Background: Cancer survivors (CSs) have needs that can negatively impact their quality of life (QoL). Oncology nurses play a key role in providing comprehensive care in cancer survivorship, although little is known about their impact on health outcomes.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions to improve QoL and satisfaction with care of CSs.

Rasch analysis of the living with chronic illness scale in Parkinson's disease.

Background: Neurologists play an essential role in facilitating the patient's process of living with Parkinson's disease (PD). The Living with Chronic Illness Scale-PD (LW-CI-PD) is a unique available clinical tool that evaluates how the patient is living with PD. The objective of the study was to analyse the LW-CI-PD properties according to the Rasch model.

Evaluation of a psychoeducational intervention compared with education in people with Parkinson's disease and their informal caregivers: a quasi-experimental study.

Aim: To evaluate the effects of a psychoeducational intervention compared with an education programme to strengthen quality of life, psychosocial adjustment, and coping in people with Parkinson's disease and their informal caregivers.

Design: A quasi-experimental study was performed with repeated measures at baseline, after the intervention and 6 months post-intervention.

Methods: The study was carried out at seven primary care centres from 2015-2017.

Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale in family caregivers of patients with Parkinson's Disease: Spanish validation study.

Psychosocial adjustment to a complex and disabling long-term condition like Parkinson´s disease is a complex, dynamic, cyclical and interactive process. Family caregivers, face multiple challenges that require a significant effort in terms of psychosocial adjustment, which must be considered by healthcare professionals in order to provide a holistic care. The patients' self-report version of the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale (PAIS-SR), which has been validated in Spain for use in Parkinson's disease, is designed to evaluate the psychosocial adjustment of patients.