First Step to empowering change: enhancing self-efficacy, energy management, and physical activity in patients with sleep apnea.

Introduction: Fatigue often leads to a sedentary lifestyle, negatively impacting health, mortality, and quality of life. Engaging in physical activity can be challenging for individuals experiencing fatigue, particularly those with sleep apnea. This study's objective was to assess the "First Step" concepts' usability in constructing and implementing different interventions through qualitative data.

A support nurse may strengthen the participation of patients with low socio-economic status in treatment pathways of head and neck cancer: A theory-based evaluation.

Aim: To test and evaluate a support nurse intervention within the head and neck cancer (HNC) pathway.

Background: Even though interventions aiming to support patients with a low socio-economic status have been a focus for development and implementation in several countries, research still shows that these patients often have unmet needs and encounter challenges in communicating with health professionals during their treatment pathways. Furthermore, support interventions are few in Denmark and none of the existing interventions target patients with HNC receiving radiation therapy of whom the majority have a low socio-economic status and therefore potentially carry a high risk of being challenged during their treatment pathways.

A multi-facetted patient safety resource-A qualitative interview study on hospital managers' perception of the nurse-led Rapid Response Team.

Aim: To explore hospital managers' perceptions of the Rapid Response Team.

Design: An explorative qualitative study using semi-structured individual interviews.

Methods: In September 2019, a qualitative interview study including nineteen hospital managers at three managerial levels in acute care hospitals was conducted.

Postnatal quietness - the dilemma of visiting hours. A qualitative interview study with maternity care staff.

Background: As part of the Person and Family Centred Care, involvement of relatives is a key concept. This means that an unrestricted visiting policy in hospitals wards is widely accepted and implemented. In maternity care, benefits and drawbacks of unrestricted visiting is still discussed, while it is acknowledged that a quiet environment is important for both new parents and newborns to enhance breastfeeding.

Nursing Roles in Cancer Rehabilitation: An Integrative Review.

Background: Because of cancer survivors' increased need for help and support, cancer rehabilitation should be an essential part of cancer treatment, where focusing on patients' individual needs is essential.

Objective: To provide an overview of existing evidence about nurses' roles and participation in cancer rehabilitation, based on both nurses' and patients' perspectives.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE and Cochrane databases for studies published from January 2001-January 2022.

Obstacles for patients with a low socio-economic status treated within the head and neck cancer pathway: A multiple case study.

Aims And Objectives: Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork exploring various head and neck cancer treatment pathways of patients with low socio-economic status being treated with radiation therapy in Denmark, our aim was to explore how and why inequality in this treatment pathway might occur in the encounter between these patients and Danish healthcare.

Background: In recent years, inequality in cancer treatment of patients with a low socio-economic status has been a growing concern worldwide. The majority of patients with head and neck cancer have a relatively low socio-economic status and are at risk of experiencing inequality in their cancer treatment.

A critical discourse analysis of the influence of organisational structures on inequality in head and neck cancer treatment in Denmark.

Background: Concern is growing about inequality in cancer treatment, and a call has been made for more knowledge of the underlying causes of this inequality. Studies show that patients with low socioeconomic status in general face a greater risk of inequality than patients with a high socioeconomic status.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to uncover how institutional factors may exacerbate inequality in cancer treatment for patients with low socioeconomic status exemplified by patients with head and neck cancer, most of whom have low socioeconomic status.

Physical Environment as a Tool in Caring for the Hospitalized Patient: A Qualitative Study of Nurses' Experiences in Hospitals.

Objectives: To explore how nurses experience the physical environment when caring for hospitalized patients.

Background: The physical environment as part of nursing is already an embedded understanding in the earliest nursing theory. In today's hospitals, the impact of the physical environment is important for both patients and nurses.

On the frontline treating COVID-19: A pendulum experience-from meaningful to overwhelming-for Danish healthcare professionals.

Objectives: In the current study, we aimed to explore the experiences and attitudes among healthcare professionals as they transitioned from their familiar disciplines to respiratory medicine, intensive care or other departments during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: In preparation for the increasing number of patients suspected of having or who would be severely ill from COVID-19, a major reconstruction of the Danish Healthcare System was initiated. The capacity of the healthcare system to respond to the unprecedented situation was dependent on healthcare professionals' willingness and ability to engage in these new circumstances.

Perceptions of person-centred care in two large university hospitals: A cross-sectional survey among healthcare professionals.

Background: Patient-centred care (PCC) including collaborative practices is the core component of modern health care. Despite this, it has proven difficult to implement.

Aims: To examine (1) healthcare professionals' (HCPs') perception of whether they perceive a PCC culture, their attitudes towards involving patients in decisions and their experiences of barriers for PCC; and (2) variables that may contribute to explain differences in perceived person-centred culture.

Experiences managing pregnant hospital staff members using an active management policy-A qualitative study.

Background And Objective: During pregnancy, absence from work increases significantly. Job adjustments have been shown to decrease absences; however, studies show only half of pregnant women who need job adjustments receive them. Little is known about the viewpoints of managers and possible challenges in the management of pregnant employees.

Involvement of Patient and Family Representatives in Health-Care Job Interview Panels.

Objectives: The involvement of patient and family representatives in job interview panels is sparsely documented. This study was conducted at a newly established university hospital in Denmark. The aim was to identify different perspectives on attitudes and experiences associated with involving patient and family representatives in the recruitment process for senior staff.

Key competences of outpatient nurses, as perceived by patients attending nurse-led clinics - An integrative review.

Aim: The aim of this review was to identify key competences of outpatient nurses, as perceived by patients attending nurse-led clinics.

Background: The increased demand for nurses to manage treatment and care in hospital outpatient clinics requires a better understanding of nurses' competences important to outpatients.

Design: An integrative review using Whittemore and Knafl's five-stage model.

Development and content validation of a questionnaire measuring patient empowerment in cancer follow-up.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop and ensure the content validity of a new patient-reported outcome measure, the Cancer Patient Empowerment Questionnaire (CPEQ), to measure the level of, desire for, and enablement of empowerment among cancer patients in follow-up.

Methods: An iterative process based on: (i) empowerment theories by Zimmerman and Tengland, (ii) a systematic review of questionnaires measuring empowerment or related concepts among cancer patients, (iii) qualitative data from 18 semi-structured interviews with Danish cancer patients in follow-up, (iv) input from a group of eight cancer patients involved as co-researchers and from an expert steering group, and (v) cognitive interviews with 15 cancer patients in follow-up.

Results: The items for the CPEQ were developed and revised and 12 versions of the questionnaire were evaluated.

Danish Translation and Adaptation of the Context Assessment Index With Implications for Evidence-Based Practice.

Background: Healthcare contexts are rapidly changing, with growing demand for health services to accommodate an aging population and financial pressures. Assessment of context in healthcare settings has been the subject of increasing debate. The Context Assessment Index (CAI) examines three interconnected contextual elements derived from the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARIHS) framework to provide practitioners with an understanding of the context in which they work.

Between hope and hopelessness: COPD patients' and their family members' experiences of interacting with healthcare providers - a qualitative longitudinal study.

Background: Patient-family-healthcare provider interaction seems important for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their family members' self-management practices. Because the need for support might be enhanced after a hospitalisation, it might be beneficial to explore this interaction further in follow-up health care.

Aim: To explore the meaning of patients' and their family members' experiences of interacting with healthcare providers to their daily self-management over time.

The impact of using peer interviewers in a study of patient empowerment amongst people in cancer follow-up.

Background: A range of benefits have been reported from engaging peer interviewers in qualitative interviews, but little systematic evaluation exists to assess their impact on both process and outcomes of qualitative interviews in health research.

Objective: To investigate the impact of involving patient representatives as peer interviewers in a research project on patient empowerment.

Design: 18 interviews were carried out as part of the wider study, seven by the academic researcher alone and eleven jointly with a peer interviewer.

The experience of being a participant in one's own care at discharge and at home, following a severe acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a longitudinal study.

Purpose: In healthcare related to hospital discharge and follow-up, it is acknowledged that patient participation can strengthen self-management in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, the meaning of participation in care following a severe acute exacerbation is less described. Therefore, the aim of this part of a larger study was to explore patients' experiences of participating in their care around discharge and in their subsequent day-to-day care at home.

What Facilitates "Patient Empowerment" in Cancer Patients During Follow-Up: A Qualitative Systematic Review of the Literature.

Empowerment is a concept of growing importance in cancer care, but little is known about cancer patients' experiences of empowerment during follow-up. To explore this area, a qualitative systematic literature review was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. A total of 2,292 papers were identified and 38 articles selected and included in the review.

Patients' and their family members' experiences of participation in care following an acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A phenomenological-hermeneutic study.

Aim And Objectives: To explore the experiences of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their family members relating both to participation in care during hospitalisation for an acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and to the subsequent day-to-day care at home.

Background: When recovering from an exacerbation, the challenges associated with an unpredictable health condition dominate everyday life for patients and can involve their family members. Proper patient and family participation in care during discharge and follow-up can help patients to improve self-management.

The influence of contextual factors on patient involvement during follow-up consultations after colorectal cancer surgery: a case study.

Aims And Objectives: To identify the contextual factors that influence individual patient involvement during colorectal cancer surgical follow-up consultations.

Background: The healthcare system is subject to the requirement and expectation of greater involvement of patients and relatives. Increased patient involvement requires the development and implementation of new communication initiatives.

Conceptualizing patient empowerment in cancer follow-up by combining theory and qualitative data.

Background: Patient empowerment (PE) may be defined as the opportunity for patients to master issues important to their own health. The aim of this study was to conceptualize PE and how the concept manifests itself for cancer patients attending follow-up, in order to develop a relevant and sensitive questionnaire for this population.

Material And Methods: A theoretical model of PE was made, based on Zimmerman's theory of psychological empowerment.

Patient empowerment: a systematic review of questionnaires measuring empowerment in cancer patients.

Background: There is an increased attention to and demand for patient empowerment in cancer treatment and follow-up programs. Patient empowerment has been defined as feeling in control of or having mastery in relation to cancer and cancer care. This calls for properly developed questionnaires assessing empowerment from the user perspective.

Patients' Vulnerability in Follow-up After Colorectal Cancer: A Qualitative Action Research Study.

Background: In the transition between being a hospitalized patient with cancer and resuming "normal" life, many patients experience physical, mental, and social challenges. Scientifically, as well as politically, it is therefore recommended to undertake research with a focus on rethinking and reorganizing follow-up after cancer treatment.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the perspectives of fast-track colorectal cancer surgery patients on challenges experienced in the transition from being a hospitalized patient with cancer to being a cancer survivor.

Integrating nurse researchers in clinical practice - a challenging, but necessary task for nurse leaders.

Aim: To create awareness among nurse leaders, of what they may need to consider, when integrating nurse researchers as advanced nurse practitioners (ANP) at PhD-level among their staff.

Background: In a time of transition nurse leaders may be challenged by the change towards evidence-based clinical nursing, including integrating nurse researchers in ANP positions.

Methods: A collective case study including three ANPs took place at a large regional hospital in Denmark.