Physiotherapy Screening for Referral of a Patient with Peripheral Arterial Disease Masquerading as Sciatica: A Case Report.

Many causes potentially underline pain in the lower extremities, presenting a real challenge for primary care clinicians in the recognition of the source of the patient's complaints. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is defined as a total or partial blockage of the vessels that supply blood from the heart to the periphery. PAD of the lower extremities may masquerade as lumbosacral radiculopathy (LSR)-a common source of leg pain.

Artificial Intelligence Can Guide Antibiotic Choice in Recurrent UTIs and Become an Important Aid to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship.

Background: A correct approach to recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) is an important pillar of antimicrobial stewardship. We aim to define an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) for predicting the clinical efficacy of the empiric antimicrobial treatment in women with rUTIs.

Methods: We extracted clinical and microbiological data from 1043 women.

Exercise for Depressive Symptoms in Parkinson Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of physical exercise in improving depressive symptoms in Parkinson disease (PD).

Data Source And Study Selection: We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) following a prespecified protocol guidance (PROSPERO CRD42021243142). Two independent authors searched for studies in MEDLINE, Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, Embase, PsycINFO, and Sports Discus from database inception to June 2022.

Identifying peripheral arterial diseases or flow limitations of the lower limb: Important aspects for cardiovascular screening for referral in physiotherapy.

Many conditions could potentially cause pain in the lower limbs. One of these is peripheral arterial disease (PAD). PAD is often a real challenge to be recognized for clinicians due to symptoms that commonly mimic musculoskeletal conditions.

Management of Recurrent Cystitis in Women: When Prompt Identification of Risk Factors Might Make a Difference.

Background: Management of recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI) is still challenging. A better understanding of the natural history of rUTI could help us reduce antibiotic use and improve antibiotic stewardship.

Objective: To describe the effect of risk identification, stratification, and counseling on the natural course of the disease in women with rUTI.

Effectiveness of a multi-layer silicone-adhesive polyurethane foam dressing as prevention for sacral pressure ulcers in at-risk in-patients: Randomized controlled trial.

Background: There is need for improvement in effective pressure ulcers preventive strategies.

Objective: To study whether a multi-layer silicone-adhesive polyurethane foam dressing shaped for the sacrum prevents PUs development in addition to standard PU preventive care for at-risk hospitalized patients.

Design: Open-label, parallel group, multi-center randomized controlled trial.

Variation of the Occurrence of Physical Restraint Use in the Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review.

Physical restraints in the long-term care setting are still commonly used in several countries with a prevalence ranging from 6% to 85%. Trying to have a broad and extensive overlook on the physical restraints use in long-term care is important to design interventions to prevent and/or reduce their use. Therefore, the aim of this scoping review was to analyze the range of occurrence of physical restraint in nursing homes, long-term care facilities, and psychogeriatric units.

Nurses' Views on the Use of Physical Restraints in Intensive Care: A Qualitative Study.

Despite the worldwide promotion of a "restraint-free" model of care due to the questionable ethical and legal issues and the many adverse physical and psychosocial effects of physical restraints, their use remains relatively high, especially in the intensive care setting. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to explore the experiences of nurses using physical restraints in the intensive care setting. Semi-structured interviews with 20 nurses working in intensive care units for at least three years, were conducted, recorded, and transcribed verbatim.

Caring in process: A 3-year qualitative longitudinal study of nursing students.

Aim: This paper aims to describe caring perceptions and behaviors among student nurses in Italy as they progress through their nursing education.

Background: As nursing students are potential nurses of the future, there is an expectation that in addition to appropriate academic qualifications, they will develop appropriate caring behaviors/attitudes. However, there has been some evidence that the educational process does not always modify their caring perceptions/behaviors or that the direction of the change is not always positive.

Clinical learning environment and graduating nursing students' competence: A multi-country cross-sectional study.

The purpose of this study was to explore nursing students' perceptions of their final clinical learning environment and its association with their self-assessed competence, satisfaction with nursing education, and turnover intentions at graduation in six European countries. A multi-country comparative cross-sectional study was conducted with nursing students (n = 1746) from the Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, and Spain using the Nurse Competence Scale and the Clinical Learning Environment and Supervision scale. Nursing students' overall perceptions of their final clinical learning environment and supervision were positive in all the countries studied.

The Effectiveness of Educational Training or Multicomponent Programs to Prevent the Use of Physical Restraints in Nursing Home Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Experimental Studies.

This review assesses the effectiveness of interventions to reduce physical restraint (PR) use in older people living in nursing homes or residential care facilities. A systematic search of studies published in four electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINHAL, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials). The review included individual and cluster randomized controlled trials that compared educational training and multicomponent programs to avoid PR use.

Fluid Therapy Management in Hospitalized Patients: Results From a Cross-sectional Study.

Purpose: Intravenous (IV) fluid therapy is widely used in hospitalized patients. It has been internationally studied in surgical patients, but little attention to date has been dedicated to medical patients within the Italian context. The aims of the present study were to describe the prevalence of fluid therapy and associated factors among Italian patients admitted to medical and surgical units, describe the methods used to manage fluid therapy, and analyze the monitoring of patients by clinical staff.

Securing of naso-gastric tubes in adult patients: a review.

Objectives: To establish the most effective securing devices and techniques for preventing nasogastric tube displacement or inadvertent extubation, mucosa and skin lesions, discomfort, and complications (ab ingestis pneumonia, reduced caloric intake, mortality) in adult patients.

Design: Systematic review of published and unpublished reports in any language, identified by searching 5 electronic databases, websites, reference lists, and existing systematic reviews and papers identified by experts in the field.

Eligibility Criteria For Selecting Studies: Systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials, and comparative studies that compared ≥2 techniques or devices to secure nasogastric tubes in patients 18 years old or older.

Nursing students' perceptions of tutorial strategies during clinical learning instruction: A descriptive study.

Context: Teaching strategies and methodology used in clinical training are varied and have different levels of outcome.

Methods: A descriptive study was carried out in Italy on a convenience sample of third year students at four campuses of the Verona University, using a questionnaire divided into four sections: trainees' perception of the levels of usefulness of various teaching strategies, the levels of effectiveness, the level of supervision and the perceived complexity.

Results: 308 students compiled the questionnaire.