Patients´ experiences of TENS as a postoperative pain relief method in the post-anesthesia care unit after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a qualitative study.

Background: High-frequency, high-intensity transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (HFHI TENS, i.e. 80 Hz and 40-60 mA) is an effective, fast-acting pain relief modality after elective surgery, offering pain relief within 5 min.

Practice, Experiences, and Facilitators of Simulation-Based Training During One Year of Implementation in 30 Hospitals in Tanzania.

Introduction: Enhancing the proficiency of healthcare workers (HCWs) in handling birth-related complications is crucial for reducing maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. To achieve this, the Safer Births Bundle of Care offers a comprehensive set of innovative, simulation-based training interventions designed to strengthen the skills and competencies of HCWs working as skilled birth attendants.

Objective: To describe the use of low-dose, high-frequency simulation-based training, and the experiences of this usage among HCWs and stakeholders at facilities in Tanzania.

Intrauterine Device Use and Perceptions Among Women in Tanzania-A Mixed Methods Study.

Introduction: The intrauterine device (IUD) represents the most cost-effective, long-acting reversible form of contraception, but accounts for only 1% of all contraception methods used in Tanzania.

Objective: This study aims to determine the uptake of IUD use and investigate the perceptions, challenges, and recommendations surrounding the use of intrauterine devices among women of reproductive age in Tanzania.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted including 347 women, as well as qualitative semi-structured interviews with 11 women.

Nudging strategies to influence prescribers' behavior toward reducing opioid prescriptions: a systematic scoping review.

Objective: This systematic scoping review aimed to map the literature on the use of various nudging strategies to influence prescriber behavior toward reducing opioid prescriptions across diverse healthcare settings.

Methods: A systematic database search was conducted using seven electronic databases. Only articles published in English were included.

Exploring comprehensive sexuality education experiences and barriers among students, teachers and principals in Nepal: a qualitative study.

Background: Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is essential in empowering adolescents with the knowledge and confidence to manage their sexual and reproductive health. Despite its recognized benefits, access to quality CSE remains limited, especially in low-income countries, where societal norms and structural barriers hinder effective delivery. The aim of this study is to investigate the experiences and perceptions among students, teachers, and principals in Nepal about comprehensive sexuality education.

Quality of Life and Relationships in Caregivers of People With Dementia. A Gender Perspective.

Home-dwelling people with dementia rely on their family members to be able to stay at home. This affects the family caregivers' quality of life (QoL). However, less is known about how male and female caregivers differ in their QoL.

Patients' perioperative experiences of an opioid-free versus opioid-based care pathway for laparoscopic bariatric surgery: A qualitative study.

Background: Despite recent evidence supporting the adoption of opioid-free anaesthetic and analgesic alternatives in the perioperative context, opioid-based regimens remain standard of care. There is limited knowledge about the patients' perioperative experiences of bariatric surgery, with no study yet investigating their experiences within an opioid-free care pathway.

Objective: We aimed to describe similarities and differences in patients' perioperative experiences of undergoing bariatric surgery with either an opioid-free or opioid-based care pathway.

Anticancer therapy at end-of-life: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: A significant proportion of patients with incurable cancer receive systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) within their last 30 days of life (DOL). The treatment has questionable benefit, nevertheless is considered a quality indicator of end-of-life (EOL) care. This retrospective cohort study aims to investigate the rates and potential predictors of SACT and factors associated with SACT within the last 30 DOL.

Patient-Centeredness in the Perioperative Period-A Rapid Review of Current Research.

Purpose: The indication of surgery is a critical moment in a person's life implying different needs, feelings, or fears. The aim of the current literature review was to elucidate the prevailing utilization of the concepts 'patient-centeredness' and 'person-centeredness' within the perioperative period.

Design: A rapid review design.

Evaluating a targeted person-centred pain management intervention programme in lumbar spine surgery - a controlled segment-specific before-and-after interventional design.

Background: Postoperative pain management in lumbar spine surgery care remains a challenge. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a person-centred postoperative pain management intervention programme on lumbar spine surgery patients on postoperative pain, shared decision-making, and satisfaction with postoperative pain management.

Methods: The study was performed with a controlled before-and-after interventional design in an orthopaedic unit at a university hospital.

Experiences from a cluster-randomized trial (ParaNASPP) exploring triage and diagnostic accuracy in paramedic-suspected stroke: a qualitative interview study.

Background And Purpose: Timely prehospital stroke recognition was explored in the Paramedic Norwegian Acute Stroke Prehospital Project (ParaNASPP) by implementation of stroke education for paramedics and use of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) through a mobile application. The study tested triage and facilitated communication between paramedics and stroke physicians. To complement the quantitative results of the clinical trial, a qualitative approach was used to identify factors that influence triage decisions and diagnostic accuracy in prehospital stroke recognition experienced by paramedics and stroke physicians.

Change characteristics of health-related quality of life and its association with post-stroke fatigue at four-year follow-up.

Objective: To explore trajectories that describe change in post-stroke health-related quality of life with fatigue as outcome.

Design: Observational and prospective study.

Subjects: Stroke survivors (N = 144) with predominantly mild or moderate strokes.

Three patterns of symptom communication between patients and clinicians in the intensive care unit: A fieldwork study.

Aim: To describe different patterns of communication aimed at preventing, identifying and managing symptoms between mechanically ventilated patients and clinicians in the intensive care unit.

Design: We conducted a fieldwork study with triangulation of participant observation and individual interviews.

Methods: Participant observation of nine patients and 50 clinicians: nurses, physiotherapists and physicians.

Torture survivors' experiences of receiving surgical treatment indicating re- traumatization.

Due to the invasive nature of surgical procedures and the involvement of medical personnel, torture survivors may experience re-traumatization during surgical treatment. This study aimed to explore torture survivors' experiences of re-traumatization during surgical treatment as well as the process by which trauma-related emotions and responses are evoked during surgical treatment for torture survivors. Eight men, aged 45 to 72, from four different countries, who have lived in Norway for 6-40 years, were recruited.

Attitudes towards death and dying among intensive care professionals: A cross-sectional design evaluating culture-related differential item functioning of the frommelt attitudes toward care of the dying instrument.

Objective: The objective is to examine whether one of the most used instruments for measuring attitudes towards caring for dying patients, the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying (FATCOD-B) instrument, has the same meaning across different societal contexts, as exemplified by Swedish and Saudi Arabian intensive care professionals.

Methods: A cross-sectional design used the 30-item FATCOD-B questionnaire. It was distributed to intensive care professionals from Sweden and Saudi Arabia, generating a total sample of 227 participants.

A review of growth and development of oncology nursing in six European countries.

Oncology nursing consists of a branch of nursing specialised in the care of people affected by cancer. Despite its essential contribution in the field of oncology, there is lack or poor recognition as a specialty across Europe. The aim of this paper is to review the development and growth of oncology nursing in 6 diverse countries in Europe.

Nurse-Led Telephone Follow-Up Intervention for Titrating and Tapering Opioids in Chronic Pain Patients - A Feasibility Study.

Background And Purpose: Opioids in chronic non-cancer pain are debated, but remain a part of the pain treatment for selected patients. Research is scarce on the relieving and adverse effects of opioids, and how to deliver opioid treatment in this patient group. This study's purpose was to assess the feasibility of a nurse-led telephone follow-up intervention for titrating or tapering opioids, including a pilot study of the intervention outcomes.

Assessing bystander first aid: development and validation of a First Aid Quality Assessment (FAQA) tool.

Background: Injuries are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Bystanders at the scene can perform first aid measures before the arrival of health services. The quality of first aid measures likely affects patient outcome.

Re-traumatization of torture survivors during treatment in somatic healthcare services: A mapping review and appraisal of literature presenting clinical guidelines and recommendations to prevent re-traumatization.

Rationale: The number of torture survivors is on the rise, posing issues for their care in healthcare settings. Even healthcare experts with training in refugee care are unaware of the health difficulties faced by torture survivors. Any medical evaluation or treatment has the potential to re-traumatize torture survivors, thereby reactivating trauma symptoms without applicable guidelines to prevent re-traumatization.

From hearing to seeing: medical dispatchers' experience with use of video streaming in medical emergency calls - a qualitative study.

Objectives: Video streaming has recently been introduced as an additional tool for communication between medical dispatchers and caller. Research implies that video streaming may be a useful tool for the dispatchers, but more knowledge is needed. With this study, we wanted to explore how the dispatchers experience using video streaming as an additional tool in medical emergency calls.

Family member perspectives on intensive care unit in-person visiting restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

Background: Family member presence in the intensive care unit is important for patient well-being and recovery. Limitations to visits increase the risk of psychological distress in family members. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person visiting restrictions were introduced to prevent the spread of infection.

Validating the Five-Item World Health Organization Well-Being Index.

Research on the psychological well-being of caregivers of children diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) suggests that the well-being of parents and caregivers has been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the psychological well-being of caregivers is a major concern, few validated well-being measures exist for caregivers of children diagnosed with ADHD. Therefore, a valid self-report scale is needed to assess well-being during the pandemic.

Organization of Rehabilitation Services in Randomized Controlled Trials: Which Factors Influence Functional Outcome? A Systematic Review.

Objective: To identify factors related to the organization of rehabilitation services that may influence patients' functional outcome and make recommendations for categories to be used in the reporting of rehabilitation interventions.

Data Sources: A systematic review based on a search in MEDLINE indexed journals (MEDLINE [OVID], Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) until June 2019.

Study Selection: In total 8587 candidate randomized controlled trials reporting on organizational factors of multidisciplinary rehabilitation interventions and their associations with functional outcome.

Effects of a person-centred and thriving-promoting intervention on nursing home residents' experiences of thriving and person-centredness of the environment.

Aim: To evaluate the effects of a person-centred and thriving-promoting intervention on nursing home residents´ experiences of thriving and person-centredness of the environment, and to evaluate if the effects varied between female and male residents.

Design: A multi-centre, non-equivalent controlled group before-after intervention design.

Methods: Six nursing homes in Australia, Norway and Sweden were allocated to either intervention or control group.

Service users' experiences with mobile safety alarms in home care: A qualitative study.

Aim: To investigate service users of home-based care experiences of using mobile safety alarm and how the alarm affects their ability to cope with everyday life.

Design: A qualitative study with semi-structured interviews.

Methods: The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed according to systematic text condensation.