Publications by authors named "R Essex"
Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to explore the experiences of patients' and healthcare practitioners on the factors that influence the care and management of diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFUs).
Methods: Levac et al's 6-stage framework and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis extension for scoping reviews, guided the review. The SPIDER tool was used to define key elements of the review question.
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- Eating and drinking are essential for life, but older patients often face restrictions due to concerns about aspiration; EDAR provides a way to uphold their comfort and autonomy despite these risks.
- A qualitative study involving healthcare professionals from Japan and the UK explored their experiences and decision-making processes regarding EDAR, resulting in three key themes: healthcare systems, priorities in decision-making, and patient-family relationships.
- Findings revealed similarities and differences between the two countries’ approaches, showing that cultural dynamics heavily influence how decisions are made, particularly in Japan, where there is a tendency to prioritize family wishes over clinical judgment.
Advocacy and activism are dynamic terms representing a spectrum of political action, aiming to achieve social or political change. The extent to which nursing advocacy and activism are legitimate nursing roles has been debated for around 50 years. Nursing regulatory documents, such as codes of conduct and professional standards, may provide direction to nurses on how they should act in the context of advocacy and activism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrcis: An objective perimetry method provides four 30-2 style reports in 8 minutes. These comprise sensitivity and delay reports for both eyes. A combined report format shows comparable diagnostic power to 2 forms of automated perimetry.
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