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The Effect of storybook use in pediatric health services on children's fear and anxiety levels: A meta-analysis study.
J Pediatr Nurs
December 2024
Department of Child Health and Diseases Nursing, Atatürk University Faculty of Nursing, Erzurum, Turkey. Electronic address:
Background: Invasive procedures are commonly used in pediatric healthcare, and storybooks can be used as an adjunct analgesic method.
Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of using storybooks as a distraction technique to reduce fear and anxiety in pediatric healthcare. This study was conducted with the aim of revealing the level of effect of storybook use on children's fear and anxiety level in pediatric health services.
"If we work as a team, there are success stories." Unpacking team members' perceptions and experiences of what impacts team performance in a maternal and neonatal quality improvement programme in South Africa, before, and during COVID-19.
PLOS Glob Public Health
December 2024
Institute for Life Course Health Research, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
Many maternal and neonatal deaths and stillbirths can be avoided if quality of care is improved. The South African National Department of Health implemented a multi-partner quality improvement (QI) programme between 2018 and 2022, in 21 facilities, with the aim to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality. We conducted a qualitative evaluation to explore QI team members' perceptions of the factors shaping variation in team performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPerceived benefits and challenges one year after receiving brief therapy in a district psychiatric centre. An exploration of patients' and GPs' experiences: A qualitative study.
PLoS One
December 2024
St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Nidaros District Psychiatric Centre, Trondheim, Norway.
Background: Scarce treatment resources put pressure on mental health services prompting innovations in service provision. Various innovative strategies have been introduced to provide patients with improved and effective treatment due to increased demands for mental health services. In 2016 a district psychiatric centre (DPC) started a brief treatment program to provide early and effective help for moderate depression and anxiety.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRationale and design of a large trial of perioperative ketamine for prevention of chronic post-surgical pain.
Trials
December 2024
Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medicine School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Background: Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) is recognised as one of the most common and debilitating complications of major surgery. Progression from acute to chronic pain after surgery involves sensitisation of central nervous system pathways with the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor having a central role. Ketamine is a potent, non-selective NMDA antagonist commonly used for management of acute postoperative pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNarratives of health-promoting experiences by older husbands and wives providing care to their home-dwelling spouses receiving home-care services in Norway.
BMC Health Serv Res
December 2024
Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, 215 Raveien, Borre, Vestfold, 3184, Norway.
Background: In today's healthcare systems, older family caregivers who care for their spouses at home are indispensable providers of healthcare. However, many of these caregivers are at risk of becoming ill themselves. To prevent this and to guide the development of targeted healthcare services, home-care personnel need knowledge on how to promote the health of older family caregivers.
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