Living with long-term conditions: validation of a new instrument for family caregivers in a Spanish-speaking population.

Introduction: Optimising the management of chronicity has been a global challenge for decades. Individuals with long-term conditions (LTCs) and their families live with them for years. Thus, it is necessary to include both of their perspectives in the management and adaptation of the interventions proposed.

"You just want someone to help": Outcomes that matter to parents when their child is treated for chronic pain.

In children's chronic pain services, healthcare decisions involve a three-way interaction between the child, their parent or guardian, and the health professional. Parents have unique needs, and it is unknown how they visualize their child's recovery and which outcomes they perceive to be an indication of their child's progress. This qualitative study explored the outcomes parents considered important, when their child was undergoing treatment for chronic pain.

Rural influences on the social network dynamics of district nursing services: A qualitative meta-synthesis.

Background And Aims: As demands on healthcare services grow, fiscal restrictions place increased emphasis on services outside of traditional healthcare settings. Previous research into long-term-conditions suggests that social network members (including weaker ties such as acquaintances, community groups, and healthcare professionals) play a key role in illness management. There is limited knowledge about the engagement of social networks in supporting people who are receiving medical interventions at home.

Patient experience of communication consistency amongst staff is related to nurse-physician teamwork in hospitals.

Aim: To investigate whether nurse reported teamwork with physicians was associated with patient perceived consistency in staff-to-patient communication.

Design: A cross-sectional survey design was used, drawing on data collected from two surveys in England.

Methods: Teamwork was assessed using data from the RN4CAST survey of 2,990 nurses in 31 Trusts in England.