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Protocol for a participatory survey to investigate the long-term effectiveness of adult psychiatric services (PSILEAPS) : a prospective exploratory c…
2022
Mental health research and practice is currently moving beyond a focus on group-level symptom reduction models. Hence, research and treatment increasingly emphasize the real-life individual needs of service users and their social networks. One example is the Open Dialogue approach (OD), which has demonstrated promising outcomes in the Finnish Western Lapland (WL) catchment area. Nevertheless, it is unclear how OD-based services have so far been maintained in WL. It is also unclear how the experiences of multi-disciplinary care teams, service users and their social network members differ, with regard to differing approaches to mental health treatment. More generally, there is a global need f…
Intensified job demands in healthcare and their consequences for employee well-being and patient satisfaction: A multilevel approach
2021
Contains fulltext : 234355.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Aims: Intensified job demands (IJDs) and their effects on employee burnout, work engagement and patient satisfaction were investigated across different work units and occupational groups in a healthcare setting. Design: A multilevel study. Methods One thousand twenty-four healthcare employees responded to a survey in 2019 and rated their experiences of IJDs, burnout and work engagement. Nine hundred fifty-one patients rated their satisfaction with care received from healthcare staff. Results: Work units and occupational groups who shared more experiences of increased time pressure and multitasking reported higher exhaustion…
“Dealing With Patients’ Mobility Issues: An Inter-Institutional Perspective To Analyze The Phenomenon And To Support Sustainable Policy Making In Sic…
2014
Nowadays many Italian policy makers, both at a national and regional level, are devoting a growing attention to the phenomenon of patients’ movements seeking public healthcare treatments out of the territorial jurisdiction. This paper presents the main features of a research project being carried out to analyze the mobility flows of Sicilian patients towards other Italian Regions in order to support the design of sustainable related policies. Such study adopts an inter-institutional perspective as the design of sustainable mobility-related policies requires a coordination effort of the Regional Healthcare Department, the Local Health Authorities and the Healthcare providers. The main outcom…
<p>Barriers and enablers to the implementation of perioperative hypothermia prevention practices from the perspectives of the multidisciplinary…
2019
Judy Munday,1,2 Alana Delaforce,1,3 Gillian Forbes,4 Samantha Keogh11School of Nursing and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia; 2Department of Health and Nursing Science, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway; 3Clinical Governance Unit, Mater Health, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia; 4Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, London WC1E 6BT, UKPurpose: Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia is a significant problem for surgical patients globally, and is associated with many detrimental side-effects. Despite the availability of rigorously developed internatio…
The Particularities of Pharmaceutical Care in Improving Public Health Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021
Nowadays, humanity is confronted with one of the most difficult challenges. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was identified for the first time in Hubei, China in December 2019 and produced the COVID-19 pandemic, a devastating disease that led to many complications and deaths. The authorities and the global healthcare system have been alerted regarding the prevention and treatment of this pathology. Even though worldwide quarantine was declared, health care professionals, including pharmacists, have been at the frontline in this war. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the authorities relied on the involvement of the community, hospital, or clinical pharmacists i…
Appropriateness of requests for human serum albumin at the University Hospital of Palermo, Italy: a prospective study
2015
Abstract OBJECTIVE: First, to assess the appropriateness of requests for albumin using current guidelines; second, to evaluate physicians' compliance with this protocol. DESIGN: Descriptive, prospective study. SETTING: 'Paolo Giaccone' University Hospital in Palermo (Italy). PARTICIPANTS: The six departments with the highest orders for albumin. INTERVENTION: An experimental, pharmacist-driven process for daily orders of albumin was activated over a period of 1 month. Pharmacy personnel handed out order forms on six different wards. Physicians were required to select one of a number of intended uses listed on the form. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Data on albumin and serum protein levels; number o…
Preoperative Anemia and Iron Deficiency Screening, Evaluation and Management: Barrier Identification and Implementation Strategy Mapping
2020
Alana Delaforce,1,2 Jed Duff,1,3 Judy Munday,3,4 Janet Hardy2 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; 2Mater Health Services, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia; 3School of Nursing/Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia; 4School of Nursing, The University of Agder, Kristiansand, NorwayCorrespondence: Alana Delaforce Email alana.delaforce@mater.org.auIntroduction and aims: Patients undergoing major surgery risk significant blood loss and transfusion, which increases substantially if they have pre-existing anemia. Preoperative Anemia and Iron Deficiency Screening, Evaluation and…
The Occurrence of Diseases and Related Factors in a Center for Asylum Seekers in Italy
2016
Italy is the main recipient of asylum seekers in the European region, and Sicily is their first point of arrival. This geographical position creates a large job for Health Authorities to identify and deal with the health of immigrants. This study evaluates the prevalence of disease among asylum seekers, assessing which are associated factors.A cross-sectional study was conducted to analyse demographic and clinical data in an Acceptance Centres for Asylum Seekers from February 2012 to May 2013. All variables that were found to be significant on unvariable analysis for the most frequent pathologies were included in a multivariable logistic regression model.Post-traumatic stress disorders with…
Ādas vēža kontroles pasākumu novērtējums primārajā veselības aprūpes līmenī Latvijā
2019
Ievads: Pētījumi liecina, ka ādas vēzis ir bieži sastopams audzējs pasaulē visās pasaules valstīs, tomēr ģimenes ārstu veikto ādas vēža kontroles pasākumu rādītāji nesaskan ar augsto saslimstību. Šajā pētījumā tiek izvērtētas pacientu un ģimenes ārstu atbildes uz sagatavotās anketas jautājumiem, lai izprastu iespējamās atšķirības profilakses pasākumu veikšanā, kā arī mijiedarbības faktorus ādas vēža diagnostikā un ārstēšanā ģimenes ārstu praksēs Latvijā. Metode: Šis pētījums bija šķērsgriezuma pētījums, kura pamatā bija 144 aizpildītas anketas. No visiem 144 dalībniekiem 85 bija pacienti un 59 bija ģimenes ārsti. Dati tika iegūti gan no pacientiem, gan no ģimenes ārstiem pēc nejaušas izvēle…
Å så et frø for fremtiden : Jordmors opplevelse av primærforebygging blant gravide kvinner utsatt for seksuelle overgrep som barn
2019
Masteroppgave psykisk helsearbeid ME504 - Universitetet i Agder 2019 Sexual abuse during childhood isinvading andmay lead to negativesymptomsduring pregnancy. Those symptoms can be an obstacle for å strong bonding between mother and child.Mental challenges and poor affiliation can lead to shortcoming in parental skills. This mayinfluencethechild’sdevelopmentin negative direction.It is necessary topreventtransmission oftraumatheory, in order to promote good mental healthinsociety. How doesa midwifeexperienceworking with primary prevention? What will it take to assist her in theimportantwork she does? Eight midwifes where interviewed in order to get close to an answer.By using thematic analys…