[Quality of life in people with pacemaker].

The aim of this study was to measure Quality of Life (QOL) before a pacemaker (PM) implantation and 1, 6 and 12 months later. Using a descriptive, comparative and correlative design a sample of 157 patients was studied who were divided in four groups: the group A (43 patients) who had to implant the PM; the group B (38 patients) who had the PM implanted 1 month before; the group C (29 patients) who had the PM implanted 6 months before, and the group C (44 patients) who the PM implanted 12 months before. The SF-36 scale was used.

[Organization well-being: the perceptions of nurses in Rome].

The nursing manager, a prominent figure in hospital management nowadays, must not underestimate the importance of how nurses perceive their work and how they live their day to day role in the hospital. A study to evaluate organizational wellbeing was performed involving 823 nurses in Roman health structures using a questionnaire. The results obtained were also submitted to statistical analysis using Duncanis test and showed that most nurses are fairly satisfied with their working conditions.

[A survey to assess nursing organizational well-being in several hospitals in Rome, Italy.].

A questionnaire survey was performed to evaluate perceived organizational well-being of nurses in several prominent hospitals in Rome (Italy). The term "organizational well-being" refers to all of the organizational processes and practices that stimulate the dynamics of working relationships leading to the promotion and improvement of quality of life, and of the degree of physical, psychological and social well-being in the work environment. In total 853 nurses from several hospitals in Rome participated in the survey.

[Utilization of the results or research about nursing workload in a surgical suite, based on the methodology of the "Projet de Recherche en Nursing" (PRN87)].

The aim of this study was to evaluate actual levels of nursing care delivered in a functionally aggregated Surgery Area of the Tor Vergata University Hospital in Rome, by measuring nursing workload according to the "Projet de Recherche en Nursing" (PRN87) methodology. The study was performed between February 1st and June 26, 2004. The results of the study have highlighted the fact that nursing staff is often improperly used, for example to perform many administrative activities, thereby reducing the quality and amount of direct nursing care.

[Health care quality as perceived by the users of an emergency unit in Rome].

This study is aimed at assessing health care quality within the St. Eugenio Emergency Unit in Rome. The survey covers the months of March, June and November 2000.