[Pregnancies and deliveries in Finland and Estonia in 1997 to 2011].

Background And Methods: Treatment practices of pregnancies and deliveries and newborn health have differed from each other between Finland and Estonia. We examined changes in the differences from 1997 to 2011 from national birth registers and official statistics.

Results: Deliveries, abortions and overall fertility remained similar in Finland.

Finnish nurses' perceptions of care of older patients.

The aim of the study was to explore how far the perceptions of care of nurses in Finland take into account the preferences of the older patient and the patient's family members and to evaluate related background factors. The data were collected by questionnaire with nurses (n=167) working in a geriatric hospital. The questionnaire contained items about shared decision-making, attitudes to nursing patients, assessment of patients' functional ability and need for care, goal-setting, evaluation of outcomes and discharge planning.

Client-centeredness of Finnish and Estonian nursing students and the support from nursing education to develop it. Students' self-evaluation.

Purpose: The purpose of this comparative study is to describe the differences between Finnish and Estonian students evaluations about their client-centeredness and educational support they received to develop it.

Background: Client-centeredness has many positive effects on the quality and effectiveness of care. However, some deficiencies have been identified in the client-centeredness of nursing staff.

Patient-centeredness in long-term care of older patients - a structured interview.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe assessments of older people about patient-centeredness in the long-term care of Estonian hospitals, and to determine correlations between patients' assessments and their socio-demographic characters.

Background: Patient-centeredness increases patients' satisfaction and enhances their recovery. Still, patients' opinions are not always taken into account.