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Organization of hospital nursing, provision of nursing care, and patient assessments of care in Europe KU Leuven
This study integrates previously isolated findings of nursing outcomes research into an explanatory framework in which care left undone and nurse education levels are of key importance. A moderated mediation analysis of survey data from 11,549 patients and 10,733 nurses in 217 hospitals in eight European countries shows that patient care experience is better in hospitals with better nurse staffing and a more favorable work environment in which ...
Advance care planning in nursing homes : towards succesful advance care planning in nursing homes Ghent University
Dry skin and the use of leave-on products in nursing care :a prevalence study in nursing homes and hospitals Ghent University
Palliative Care Development in European Care Homes and Nursing Homes Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: The provision of institutional long-term care for older people varies across Europe reflecting different models of health care delivery. Care for dying residents requires integration of palliative care into current care work, but little is known internationally of the different ways in which palliative care is being implemented in the care home setting.
OBJECTIVES: To identify and classify, using a new typology, the ...
Agreement of nursing home staff with palliative care principles : a PACE cross-sectional study among nurses and care assistants in five European countries Ghent University Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Context: To provide high-quality palliative care to nursing home residents, staff need to understand the basic principles of palliative care. Objectives: To evaluate the extent of agreement with the basic principles of palliative care of nurses and care assistants working in nursing homes in five European countries and to identify correlates. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in 214 homes in Belgium, England, Italy, the Netherlands, and ...
Informed palliative care in nursing homes through the interRAI Palliative Care instrument: A study protocol based on the Medical Research Council Framework Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
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Nursing homes are important locations for palliative care. Through comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs), evaluations can be made of palliative care needs of nursing home residents. The interRAI Palliative Care instrument (interRAI PC) is a CGA that evaluates diverse palliative care needs of adults in all healthcare settings. The evaluation results in Client Assessment Protocols (CAPs: indications of problems that ...
Nursing homes are important locations for palliative care. Through comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs), evaluations can be made of palliative care needs of nursing home residents. The interRAI Palliative Care instrument (interRAI PC) is a CGA that evaluates diverse palliative care needs of adults in all healthcare settings. The evaluation results in Client Assessment Protocols (CAPs: indications of problems that ...
The integration of oral health care into day-to-day care in nursing homes: a qualitative study Ghent University
Management of skin reactions during radiotherapy in Flanders (Belgium): A study of nursing practice before and after the introduction of a skin care protocol. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
RESEARCH: To evaluate nursing practice in Flanders (Belgium) regarding skin care during radiotherapy and the effect of the introduction of an evidence based protocol on daily nursing practice. METHODS AND
SAMPLE: Nurses working at radiotherapy departements in Flanders were invited to complete a 58-item questionnaire. The survey was undertaken in 2001 (n=67) and end of 2006 (n=89). Following the survey in 2001 an evidence based skin ...
SAMPLE: Nurses working at radiotherapy departements in Flanders were invited to complete a 58-item questionnaire. The survey was undertaken in 2001 (n=67) and end of 2006 (n=89). Following the survey in 2001 an evidence based skin ...