9 results match your criteria: "Lovisenberg Diaconal University College. Oslo[Affiliation]"

Objectives: to analyze the sociodemographic profile, diagnoses and nursing care of post-COVID-19 patients admitted to a university hospital in southern Brazil.

Methods: a retrospective cohort study. The sample consisted of 1,467 medical records, from January 2020 to January 2021.

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Objectives: to map Brazilian undergraduate nursing students' critical thinking level and investigate the correlation between selected sociodemographic data and critical thinking domains.

Methods: in this descriptive cross-sectional study, participants' (N=89) critical thinking was assessed using the Health Science Reasoning Test. Correlation between critical thinking domains and sociodemographic data was assessed using the Pearson correlation coefficient.

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Objective: To explore health literacy (HL) profiles within a cohort of people with psoriasis. A cluster approach identifies groups of individuals that have similar HL profiles. The method unmasks sub-groups with particular HL strengths, or subgroups with limitations, which require tailored healthcare services to improve.

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Aim: To evaluate the effects of a person-centred and thriving-promoting intervention in nursing homes on staff job satisfaction, stress of conscience and the person-centredness of care and of the environment.

Design: A multi-centre, non-equivalent control group, before-after trial design.

Methods: Staff ( = 341) from six nursing homes in Australia, Norway and Sweden were assigned to the intervention or the control group and both groups were evaluated before the intervention, immediately after and by 6 months follow-up.

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Aim: To identify elements in scenario-based simulation associated with nursing students' satisfaction with the simulation activity and self-confidence in managing the simulated patient situation. The study will provide insight to improve the use of simulation as a learning strategy.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

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Aim: This project aimed to create, implement and evaluate an e-learning course on nursing infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) and to measure its efficacy compared with classroom learning.

Design: This is a comparative interventional study with two groups.

Methods: The study involved 15 postgraduate students and 13 newly employed nurses.

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Though rare in cervical cancer patients, paraneoplastic syndrome usually presents with several endocrine and hormonal symptoms. Knowledge of the pathophysiology that underlies these abnormalities is beneficial to diagnosis and treatment. An interdisciplinary approach and test analysis prior to initiating specific treatment is recommended, though prognosis appears poor in advanced cases.

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Aim: To explore women's experiences of living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at home.

Design: An explorative and descriptive qualitative design.

Methods: A consecutive sample of nine women with COPD living at home.

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Aim: Describe professional caregivers' perceptions of factors and processes contributing to mealtime agitation and strategies for attaining and maintaining calm mealtimes.

Design: Qualitative and descriptive.

Methods: A convenience sample of professional caregivers working in two wards for residents with dementia was used.

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