Quality improvement programs based on guidelines should change practice and reduce intraindividual and interindividual variations as well as variations between groups of caregivers. We analyzed a quality improvement program in 3 groups of caregivers. The groups modified differently their practice. Less experienced caregivers modified their practice the most, joining the more experienced professionals. This harmonization was achieved only during the last consolidation period. The analysis of practice could identify the quality of the implementation process and the group on which attention should be focused when such a quality improvement program is undertaken.
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Objective: Information technologies may enhance our traditional perioperative teaching by providing more comprehensive information beyond the clinical visit. This quality improvement study aims to assess whether the implementation of an animated surgical video improves caregiver satisfaction for children undergoing adenotonsillectomy.
Study Design: Prospective, single-blinded randomized-controlled trial was conducted between March 1 and October 1, 2023.
Front Psychiatry
December 2024
Department of Psychiatry, University of Health Sciences, Erzurum Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Türkiye.
Introduction: The study aimed to evaluate, both comparatively and longitudinally, the effects of receiving services from community mental health centers on the stigma levels of patients and relatives and the burden of care for patients with severe mental illness.
Methods: The study was planned to be conducted on patients with severe mental illness [schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) and bipolar disorder (BD)] and their relatives, followed by the community mental health center (CMHC group) and the outpatient clinic (outpatient group). It was planned to provide psychoeducation to relatives once a month for 2 h; meetings with the case manager at least once every 2 weeks; and psychosocial interventions (social inclusion, daily life activities studies, etc.
Arch Esp Urol
December 2024
Nursing Department, Fujian Provincial Hospital, 350001 Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Objective: Patients with urological tumours frequently experience compromised quality of life and mental health issues. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a primary caregiver training programme conducted by a community health service centre on these patients.
Methods: This retrospective study assessed a primary caregiver training programme for patients with urological tumours conducted across ten community health centres in China over 6 weeks from March 2020 to March 2024.
BMC Health Serv Res
January 2025
School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Practice, Wellington Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Background: The impact of the pandemic on Indigenous and disabled people's access to healthcare has resulted in significant disruptions and has exacerbated longstanding inequitable healthcare service delivery. Research within Aotearoa New Zealand has demonstrated that there has been success in the provision of healthcare by Māori for their community; however, the experiences of tāngata whaikaha Māori, disabled Māori, have yet to be considered by researchers.
Methods: Underpinned by an empowerment theory and Kaupapa Māori methodology, this research explores the lived realities of tāngata whaikaha Māori or their primary caregivers.
BMC Nurs
January 2025
Department of Nursing, Bandar Gaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Gaz, Iran.
Background: Supportive care has been found to improve quality of life and reduce the disease burden for aging individuals. After a heart attack, elderly patients often require a caregiver. In developing communities, caregiving responsibilities frequently fall on family members.
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