Patient positioning on the operating table and patient safety: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: To identify occurrence of harmful incidents related to patient positioning on operating table.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data Sources: Eight databases including Ovid, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, Epistemonikos, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar were systematically searched from the inception of the databases to August 2023.

Positioning patients for robotic-assisted surgery: A qualitative study of operating room nurses' experiences.

Aim: One of the challenges of robotic-assisted surgery is related to positioning of the patient on the operating table. Technological developments place increased demands on operating room nurses' competence to prevent positioning injuries and ensuring care quality. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to describe operating room nurses' experiences when positioning the patients for robotic-assisted surgery.

Student supervision using the Scrub Practitioners' List of Intraoperative Non-Technical Skills (SPLINTS-no): A qualitative study.

Background: The importance of non-technical skills in the prevention of adverse events in the operating room is well documented through research. With the increased attention to non-technical skills, the need for structured training to support the development of such skills has emerged. The Scrub Practitioners' List of Intraoperative Non-Technical Skills (SPLINTS) is an instrument for structuring observation as well as rating and feedback of non-technical skills for operating room nurses, and it can be used for student supervision and self-reflection.

Intraoperative peripheral nerve injury related to lithotomy positioning with steep Trendelenburg in patients undergoing robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery - A systematic review.

Aims: To examine the incidence of intraoperative peripheral nerve injury, symptoms, risk factors, functions, and quality of life in patients undergoing robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery to lithotomy positioning with steep Trendelenburg.

Design: A systematic review.

Data Sources: The Cochrane Library catalogue, PubMed, EMBASE, CINHAL and SveMed + databases were searched from January 2000 - February 2019.

Self-management and health related quality of life in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Purpose: Although it is well-known that persons with COPD experience lower health related quality of life (HRQoL), little is known about the importance of self-management related domains on HRQoL in persons with COPD. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine associations between self-management related domains and HRQoL, adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, self-efficacy, and sense of coherence.

Methods: Cross-sectional data of 225 persons with COPD, recruited from a hospital register, were analyzed.

Effects of a COPD self-management support intervention: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: This study examines the effects of the COPD-specific health promoting self-management intervention "Better living with COPD" on different self-management-related domains, self-efficacy, and sense of coherence (SOC).

Methods: In a randomized controlled design, 182 people with COPD were allocated to either an intervention group (offered Better living with COPD in addition to usual care) or a control group (usual care). Self-management-related domains were measured by the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) before and after intervention.

Symptom burden and self-management in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Purpose: Self-management is crucial for effective COPD management. This study aimed at identifying associations between self-management and sociodemographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, and symptom burden in people with COPD.

Patients And Methods: In this cross-sectional study with 225 participants diagnosed with COPD grades II-IV, multiple linear regression analysis was conducted, using sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and symptom burden (COPD Assessment Test) as the independent variables and the eight self-management domains of the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) as the outcome variables.

Diabetic foot ulcer teams in Norwegian hospitals.

Background: The national clincial guidelines for diabetes recommend that diabetic foot ulcers be treated by interdisciplinary diabetic foot ulcer teams. This study aims to survey the extent of diabetic foot ulcer teams in the specialist health service in Norwegian hospitals and to describe their clinical composition, organisation and working routines.

Material And Method: The study is cross-sectional with the use of a questionnaire survey.

Medication errors in home care: a qualitative focus group study.

Aims And Objectives: To explore registered nurses' experiences of medication errors and patient safety in home care.

Background: The focus of care for older patients has shifted from institutional care towards a model of home care. Medication errors are common in this situation and can result in patient morbidity and mortality.

Does an Integrated Care Intervention for COPD Patients Have Long-Term Effects on Quality of Life and Patient Activation? A Prospective, Open, Controlled Single-Center Intervention Study.

Background: Implementation of the COPD-Home integrated disease management (IDM) intervention at discharge after hospitalizations for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) led to reduced hospital utilization during the following 24 months compared to the year prior to study start.

Aims: To analyze the impact of the COPD-Home IDM intervention on health related quality of life, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and the degree of patient activation during 24 months of follow-up and to assess the association between these outcomes.

Methods: A single center, prospective, open, controlled clinical study.

Occurrence, Characteristics, and Predictors of Pain in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Few studies have provided a detailed characterization of pain in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aims of this cross-sectional study were to describe the occurrence, intensity, locations, and level of interference associated with pain, as well as pain relief; to identify differences in demographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics between COPD patients with and without pain; and to determine which demographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics were associated with average pain, worst pain, and pain interference. A total of 258 patients with COPD provided information on demographic characteristics; comorbidities; respiratory parameters including dyspnea; body mass index; and symptom characteristics (i.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in safe hands: An education programme for nurses in primary care in Norway.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major health problem worldwide and is likely to increase during the next decades. Previous research indicates that nurses do not have sufficient knowledge to give optimal care for patients with COPD. The aim of this study was to explore experiences that primary care nurses had with an education programme aimed at improving the care of patients with COPD.

The relationships of self-efficacy, physical activity, and paid work to health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Purpose: Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) primarily affects the lungs, it is regarded as a systemic disorder associated with comorbidity and physical deterioration, which often results in reduced levels of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Self-efficacy is an important concept in self-management, which is vital for improving HRQoL in patients with COPD. The purpose of this study was to examine how general self-efficacy, leisure time physical activity, and sociodemographic variables such as employment status are related to the physical and mental health components of HRQoL in patients with COPD.

Sources of knowledge used by intensive care nurses in Norway: an exploratory study.

This study explored the sources of knowledge that intensive care nurses used in their daily nursing practice. It used a qualitative design based on four focus group interviews with 20 intensive care nurses, from four intensive care units in Norway. Data were analysed using systematic text condensation.

Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Purpose: Despite an increasing interest in the relationships among multiple symptoms and quality of life (QOL), little known about the association between anxiety, depression, and pain and both disease-specific and generic QOL in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Methods: In a cross-sectional study of 100 COPD patients, disease-specific QOL was measured by St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire and generic QOL by the QOL scale.

The development of an integrated care model for patients with severe or very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): the COPD-Home model.

Background: Adherence to guidelines for managing stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its exacerbations is inadequate among healthcare workers and patients. An appropriate care model would meet patient needs, enhance their coping with COPD and improve their quality of life (QOL).

Aim: This study aims to present the 'COPD-Home' as an integrated care model for patients with severe or very severe COPD.

Multiple symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Norway.

This paper examines the prevalence of multiple symptoms and the relationships between future expectations and multiple symptoms in a cross-sectional study of 100 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A questionnaire was used to examine the patients' symptoms of breathlessness, anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, fatigue, and pain, and their outlook for the future. All patients reported breathlessness, 64% anxiety, 69% depression, 28% sleeplessness, 72% fatigue, and 45% pain.

Comparison of health-related quality of life between patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the general population.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Previous research has focused primarily on HRQOL in these patients, whereas few studies have compared HRQOL between patients with COPD and the general population.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in HRQOL between patients with COPD stage 2 to COPD stage 4 waiting to begin an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programme and Norwegian individuals with and without other chronic conditions.

Patient safety and falls: a qualitative study of home care nurses in Norway.

This study explored patient safety and falls, based on the experiences of home care nurses. Four focus group interviews were conducted with 20 home care nurses. The data were analyzed by content analysis.

Evaluation of self-management interventions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Aim: To evaluate the benefits of self-management interventions on the quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is one of the most widespread chronic conditions worldwide, and it is predicted to increase over the next decade. Although previous review studies have demonstrated the benefits of self-management interventions on health-care utilisation, their benefits on quality of life are still unclear.

Patient safety culture in home care: experiences of home-care nurses.

Aim: To explore home-care nurses' experiences of patient safety in their delivery of home care to older clients.

Background: High-risk organisations, such as the airline industry and the petroleum industry, have long been preoccupied with safety. Only recently has this also become a central theme in health care.

Anxiety and depression following pulmonary rehabilitation.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate changes and predictive factors of anxiety and depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) before and up to 3 months after pulmonary rehabilitation (PR).

Methods: A single group longitudinal design of patients with COPD underwent a PR programme. The measurements took place at baseline (T1: N=100), immediately before (T2: N=66), immediately after (T3: N=54) and 3 months after (T4: N=43) the programme.

Evidence-based practice in primary care: an explorative study of nurse practitioners in Norway.

Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been a priority in health care in recent decades. However, few studies have investigated EBP in primary care. The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge that nurses with a bachelor's degree use in their clinical practice of primary care.

Differences in subjective and objective respiratory parameters in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with and without pain.

Background: Few studies have evaluated the associations between respiratory parameters and pain in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the differences in respiratory parameters between COPD patients who did and did not have pain.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study respiratory parameters were measured by spirometry and the St Georges Respiratory Questionnaire.

Prevalence and characteristics of pain in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease compared to the Norwegian general population.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of pain in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared to a sample from the Norwegian general population. This cross-sectional study evaluated 100 COPD patients with and without pain and 333 individuals from the Norwegian population with pain. After controlling for age and sex, a significantly higher percentage of patients with COPD (45%) reported pain than the general population (34%; P = .