Publications by authors named "R J Halfens"

Background: Older adults in Indonesia are mostly living at home with their families. Informal care provided by family caregivers is essential to prevent older adults from getting pressure injuries (PIs). The objectives of this study were to examine the knowledge, attitude and practice of family caregivers regarding PI prevention among community-dwelling older adults in Indonesia.

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  • The prevalence of pressure injuries among older adults in Indonesia is a significant concern, and family members, who typically provide care, are often untrained in prevention and treatment.
  • The study developed and evaluated the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Caregivers at Preventing Pressure Injuries (KAP-PI) instrument to assess caregivers' understanding and actions regarding pressure injury prevention.
  • The final KAP-PI instrument includes 33 items across knowledge, attitude, and practice domains and demonstrated strong reliability and validity, making it a valuable tool for nursing practice and research.
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Background: The concept of end of life (EOL), as in the term end-of-life care, is used synonymously in both palliative and terminal care. Practitioners and researchers both require a clearer specification of the end-of-life concept to be able to provide appropriate care in this phase of life and to conduct robust research on a well-described theoretical basis.

Aims: The aim of this study was to critically analyse the end-of-life concept and its associated terminology.

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Stroke impacts care dependency, and thus the patient needs home care after suffering a stroke. This study was carried out to investigate similarities and differences between the assessments made by family caregivers and nurses regarding the care dependency level of stroke patients in Indonesian hospitals. This study was a comparative study of the care dependency of stroke patients.

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Background: Comparing inpatient fall rates can serve as a benchmark for quality improvement. To improve the comparability of performance between hospitals, adjustments for patient-related fall risk factors that are not modifiable by care are recommended. Thereafter, the remaining variability in risk-adjusted fall rates can be attributed to differences in quality of care provided by a hospital.

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