Specific item patterns in comparison to generalized sum score-the Care Dependency Scale (CDS) as a screening tool for specific care problems.

Aims: The aim of this study is to identify items of the Care Dependency Scale (CDS) with overriding importance for the specific nursing care problems of pressure ulcers, falls, and malnutrition.

Method: Secondary data analysis of 5 multicentre consecutive annual cross-sectional surveys from 2008 to 2012. For the study, data were analysed from 19 787 individuals in 262 long-term care facilities throughout Germany.

[Centrally and non-centrally designed exams in nursing: Comparisons of the final exams in 2008 to 2013 in Berlin focusing on different concepts of professional nursing education].

Introduction: In Germany, nursing education ends with a final written, oral and practical exam. In the federal state of Berlin, Germany, all nursing students take centrally standardized written exams, while the practical and oral exams are developed by each individual nursing school or university and conducted without standardized protocols (non-central). Comparability might be seriously limited by this procedure.

Effectiveness of nurse-delivered patient education interventions on quality of life in elders in the hospital: A systematic review.

Background: Nurse-delivered education is a crucial part of nursing practice; however, evidence regarding its impact on quality of life is lacking. To our knowledge, no systematic review has addressed the effects of nurse-delivered education interventions on the quality of life in a general elderly inpatient population.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of nurse-delivered education interventions compared to usual care with regard to the quality of life in elders in the hospital.

Effectiveness of educational nursing home visits on quality of life, functional status and care dependency in older adults with mobility impairments: a randomized controlled trial.

Rationale, Aims And Objectives: Facilitating and maintaining functional status (FS) and quality of life (QoL) and avoiding care dependency (CD) are and will increasingly become major tasks of nursing. Educational nursing home visits may have positive effects on FS and QoL in older adults. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of educational home visits on FS, QoL and CD in older adults with mobility impairments.

Effects of a hospital-based education programme on self-care behaviour, care dependency and quality of life in patients with heart failure--a randomised controlled trial.

Aims And Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a nurse-led, hospital-based heart failure specific education session with a three-month telephone follow-up on self-care behaviour, care dependency and quality of life for patients with chronic heart failure.

Background: Patient education in patients with heart failure is able to promote heart failure-specific self-care, to reduce mortality, morbidity and rehospitalisation rates and to enhance quality of life, especially if heart failure education is embedded in a multidisciplinary approach. Evidence of the effect of a nurse-led self-care education, quality of life and care dependency in addition to standard medical treatment in Germany is lacking.

Care dependency and nursing care problems in nursing home residents with and without dementia: a cross-sectional study.

Background And Aim: Chronic diseases, like dementia, can lead to care dependency and nursing care problems. This study aims to compare the degree of care dependency and the prevalence of nursing care problems (pressure ulcer, incontinence, malnutrition, falls, restraints) between residents with and without dementia and between the stages of dementia.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was chosen and a total of 277 residents with and 249 residents without dementia from nine Austrian nursing homes were assessed by staff using standardized instruments.

Nursing practice in the prevention of pressure ulcers: an observational study of German Hospitals.

Aims And Objectives: The study aimed to establish the range and extent of preventive interventions undertaken by nurses for patients who are at high risk of developing or currently have a pressure ulcer.

Background: Since 2000, the German National Expert Standard for the prevention of pressure ulcers has provided evidence-based recommendations, but limited studies have been published on its adherence in hospitals. There are also limited observational studies that investigated whether patients who are at risk of or have pressure ulcers are provided with appropriate preventative measures.

Mobility is the key! Trends and associations of common care problems in German long-term care facilities from 2008 to 2012.

Background: Although enormous efforts have been made in auditing the quality of care, there are only few epidemiological studies available about the actual occurrence of immobility, malnutrition, urinary incontinence, cognitive impairment, falls and pressure ulcers in long-term care facilities.

Objective: The objective of this study was to provide prevalence estimates of common nursing care problems in long-term care facilities and to investigate any associations between them.

Design: Secondary data analysis of five consecutive annual cross-sectional multicenter studies from 2008 to 2012.

Nursing home research: the first International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) research conference.

The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics held its first conference on nursing home research in St Louis, MO, in November 2013. This article provides a summary of the presentations.

Dealing with aggressive behaviour in nursing homes: caregivers' use of recommended measures.

Aims And Objectives: To identify groups of caregivers in terms of their use of measures for dealing with resident aggression and the differences between these groups related to their characteristics.

Background: Caregivers in nursing home are confronted with a major challenge when faced with the aggressive behaviour of residents. Therefore, the application of recommended measures is important in supporting caregivers and promoting safety for residents.

Effectiveness of a nursing consultation intervention for older people with functional mobility impairments: a prospective, longitudinal study.

Background: There is a need for prevention strategies in elderly individuals with mobility impairments.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of nursing consultations on the functional abilities and quality of life of elderly individuals with mobility impairments after discharge from a rehabilitation facility.

Methods: A single-site, prospective, longitudinal study with a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was conducted in a geriatric rehabilitation facility and in the living environments of the patients after discharge.

Effectiveness of nurse-delivered patient education interventions on quality of life in outpatients: a systematic review.

Background: Nursing education is a crucial part of nursing practice; however, evidence regarding its impact on quality of life is lacking. No review has addressed the effects of overall nursing education interventions on the quality of life in a general outpatient population.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of nurse-delivered education interventions compared with usual care with regard to the quality of life of outpatients.

Care dependency in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure - a secondary data analysis of German prevalence studies.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the degree of care dependency between hospitalised patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Methods: Secondary data analysis of five German prevalence studies from 2007 to 2011. Care dependency was measured using the Care Dependency Scale.

[Nurses' experiences with aggressive behaviour of nursing home residents: a cross sectional study in Swiss nursing homes].

The present exploratory descriptive cross-sectional study with the participation of 814 (51.8%) caregivers in 21 Swiss nursing homes provides insight into caregivers' experiences and handling of residents' aggressive behaviour. Moreover, caregiver burden with regard to resident aggression and the consequences on the caregiver-resident-relationship were investigated.

Mobility and quality of life after discharge from a clinical geriatric setting focused on gender and age.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term functional status and quality of life of older individuals with functional mobility impairment.

Design: A prospective longitudinal study was conducted.

Methods: The study sample consisted of elderly patients who had been admitted to a rehabilitation facility in Hamburg, Germany.

Does the care dependency of nursing home residents influence their health-related quality of life?-A cross-sectional study.

Background: Studies on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) are missing for nursing home residents independent from their health conditions or interventions after admission. Our aim was to analyse if the care dependency of nursing home residents influence their HRQOL and to describe HRQOL of nursing home residents at the time of admission.

Method: Eleven German nursing homes were randomly selected for a cross-sectional multicentre study from April 2008 until December 2009.

Risk factors associated with patient and visitor violence in general hospitals: results of a multiple regression analysis.

Background: Patient and visitor violence (PVV) is the most dangerous occupational hazard that health professionals must contend with. Staff training is recommended to prevent and manage PVV. There is minimal research focusing on risk factors associated with PVV in general hospital settings.

Factors associated with resident aggression toward caregivers in nursing homes.

Purpose: Caregivers in nursing homes often experience aggressive behavior of residents. The aim of this study was to explore the caregivers' experiences with aggressive behavior from residents and to identify environmental factors as well as caregiver and resident characteristics related to aggressive behavior in Swiss nursing homes.

Design: A retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted between November 2010 and April 2011 with a sample of caregivers working in various nursing homes in the German-speaking part of Switzerland.

Factors associated with supportive care needs of patients under treatment for breast cancer.

Purpose: This study aimed at gaining insight into supportive care needs and cancer treatment-related symptoms, and to determine factors associated with supportive care needs. Breast cancer and its treatment cause emotional trauma and health complaints. These lead to supportive care needs in some patients, while others are more able to cope with these consequences themselves.

Validity and reliability of the German version of the 9-item European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale.

Background: The promotion of self-care in patients with heart failure (HF) is a promising strategy for maintaining health and preventing exacerbation of HF and a continuous need for healthcare services. To assess patient self-care, valid and reliable instruments are needed, but there is no psychometrically tested instrument for use in a German HF population.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the German version of the 9-item European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale (G9-EHFScBS).

Patient and visitor violence in the general hospital, occurrence, staff interventions and consequences: a cross-sectional survey.

Unlabelled: AIM.: This study focuses on the experience of healthcare staff with regard to patient and visitor violence in a general hospital. The occurrence of patient and visitor violence, staffs' interventions and the consequences of violence for different professions are investigated.

Use of physical restraints in nursing homes and hospitals and related factors: a cross-sectional study.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate factors related to the use of restraints and to explore whether the rate of nurses was an influencing factor regarding the use of restraints in German nursing homes and hospitals.

Background: Restraints are frequently used measures in hospitals and nursing homes. Risks for falls and small nurse workforces are discussed in relation to the use of restraints.

The Nottingham Health Profile: a feasible questionnaire for nursing home residents?

Background: The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) assesses perceived emotional, social, and physical health problems and the extent to which such problems affect daily activities. The objective of our study was to determine the feasibility of the NHP for nursing home residents.

Methods: A prospective multicenter observational study was conducted in 11 nursing homes from April 2008 to December 2009 in which 286 newly admitted residents were included.

Care problems and nursing interventions related to oral intake in German nursing homes and hospitals: a descriptive mulitcentre study.

Background: Reduced nutritional intake in care-dependent patients is a risk factor for malnutrition. The prevalence of malnutrition has been extensively reported, but there is little empirical data on the prevalence of the underlying causes of reduced oral intake and the extent of nursing interventions that address malnutrition.

Objectives: To report the prevalence of problems that potentially led to decreased nutritional intake.