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Stuckenschneider T, Schmidt L, Speckmann EM, Koschate J, Zieschang T. Recruiting patients for falls prevention in the emergency department - worth the challenge. BMC Geriatr 2023; 23:880. [PMID: 38129767 PMCID: PMC10740331 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04607-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Severe falls escalate the risk of future falls and functional decline as indicated by recent global guidelines. To establish effective falls prevention, individuals at highest risk must be thoroughly studied and, therefore, successfully recruited. OBJECTIVE Recruiting from an emergency department (ED) may mitigate common selection biases, such as overrepresentation of individuals with a higher social status and healthier lifestyle. However, this approach presents unique challenges due to ED-specific conditions. Hence, we present the successes and challenges of an ED-based recruitment for an observational study. METHODS The SeFallED study targets older adults aged ≥60 years, who present to either of two hospitals in Oldenburg after a fall without subsequent admission. A study nurse addressed individuals in the EDs. Subsequently, potential participants were contacted by phone to arrange a home visit for obtaining written consent. Data of participants were compared with total admissions during the recruitment period to determine recruitment rate and compare patients' characteristics. RESULTS Over 1.500 individuals met the inclusion criteria. Of these, 288 participants were successfully recruited. Most patients presented to the ED outside of the study team's working hours, and some opted not to participate (main reason: too unwell (40%)). Compared to working hours, a participant was recruited every 14 h. Comparing characteristics, a trend towards better health and younger age was observed. CONCLUSION ED-based recruitment offers the opportunity to include more diverse individuals in falls prevention. To achieve adequate sample sizes, flexibility in working days and hours of the research team are obligatory. TRIAL REGISTRATION DRKS00025949.
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- Tim Stuckenschneider
- Department for Health Services Research, Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Services, Carl von Ossietzky University, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, Lower Saxony, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany.
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- Department for Health Services Research, Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Services, Carl von Ossietzky University, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, Lower Saxony, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department for Health Services Research, Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Services, Carl von Ossietzky University, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, Lower Saxony, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department for Health Services Research, Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Services, Carl von Ossietzky University, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, Lower Saxony, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Department for Health Services Research, Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Services, Carl von Ossietzky University, Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118, Lower Saxony, 26129, Oldenburg, Germany
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Overqualification and underemployment for nursing graduates in Australia: A retrospective observational study. Int J Nurs Stud 2022; 136:104376. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Shao Q. Does less working time improve life satisfaction? Evidence from European Social Survey. HEALTH ECONOMICS REVIEW 2022; 12:50. [PMID: 36178635 PMCID: PMC9523643 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-022-00396-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Worktime is one of the main drivers of life satisfaction, and a balanced distribution of working hours and leisure hours directly impacts feelings of well-being. Based on previous studies, we seek to confirm this relationship in the European context and explore other potential driving forces of life satisfaction. Health condition as the mediating variable is also examined. METHODS This article uses an ordered probit model to analyze the impact of working time on life satisfaction using data extracted from the most recent round (wave 10) of the European Social Survey (ESS). Hypotheses are proposed to test the impact of working time on life satisfaction, the mediating effect of health in the worktime-satisfaction nexus, and the effects of social inclusion, social trust, feelings of safety, and digitalization on life satisfaction. RESULTS The results reveal a negative and significant correlation between hours of work and life satisfaction, thus implying that a shorter working week can improve Europeans' life satisfaction. Health is found to be an important intermediate variable that plays an essential role in the dynamic through which working times influence life satisfaction. Further, we find that those in the middle class prefer to work shorter hours to achieve a higher feeling of satisfaction and that high earners to a lesser extent, while low earners generally show no preference. Employees of private firms are more satisfied with shorter working hours, while satisfaction for those working in public institutions is not affected by changes in hours worked. Finally, we verify the robustness of our estimations by replacing life satisfaction with happiness. CONCLUSIONS Working fewer hours contributes to higher life satisfaction in Europe, and health plays an essential mediating role in this relationship. Social inclusion, social trust, feelings of safety and digitalization all play a factor in improving life satisfaction. Compared to other job categories, private sector employees can achieve greater life satisfaction from reducing their total working time.
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- Qinglong Shao
- Institute of Chinese Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstr, 23-25, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
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Achury Saldaña DM, Achury Beltrán LF, Rodríguez Colmenares SM, Alvarado Romero HR, Cavallo E, Ulloa AC, Merino V, da Silva Barreto M, Andrade Fonseca D, Muñoz Acuña D, Betancur Manrique Y, Rodríguez Marín JE, González Gómez AA, Herrera Corpas K, Andrade Méndez B, Vargas Toloza RE, Martínez Rojas SM, De Las Salas Martínez RP. Professional profile and work conditions of nurses working in intensive care units: A multicentre study. J Clin Nurs 2021; 31:1697-1708. [PMID: 34655269 PMCID: PMC9291988 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM To determine the professional profile and the work conditions of nurses working in intensive care units (ICU) in Colombia, Argentina, Peru and Brazil. BACKGROUND ICUs require a differentiated professional profile to provide quality care, and appropriate working conditions, leading to a transformation of care and management practices. DESIGN Descriptive multicentre cross-sectional observational study. METHODS An online survey was applied to identify both the characteristics of the professional profile and the working conditions. 1,427 ICU nursing professionals were included. RStudio statistical software was used for the analysis of the information. Descriptive statistics were used for the presentation of the results. The STROBE checklist for cross-sectional studies was used in this study. RESULTS Only 33.6% of the professionals had a specialisation degree in intensive care. The skills that were most frequently put into practice were communication (68.5%) and care management (78.5%). The most predominant nurse-to-patient ratios were 1:2, and greater than 1:6. 59.1% of the nurses had an indefinite term contract, 38.8% worked 48 hours per week and 49.8% had rotating shifts. Only 50.4% of them received incentives. The average salary ranged between 348 and 1,500 USD. 64.5% of the participants were satisfied with their job. CONCLUSION It is necessary to strengthen nurses' professional profile by promoting both postgraduate education and the development of troubleshooting and teamwork skills. It is necessary to standardise the nurse-to-patient ratio, improve wages and increase incentives to achieve greater job satisfaction. RELEVANCE TO PRACTICE The knowledge and the improvement of both the professional profile and the work conditions of nurses working in intensive care units will improve the quality of the care given to critical patients and, therefore, the quality of health outcomes.
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Ferreira PL, Raposo V, Tavares AI, Correia T. Drivers for emigration among healthcare professionals: Testing an analytical model in a primary healthcare setting. Health Policy 2020; 124:751-757. [PMID: 32487443 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This paper aims to contribute to the discussion on health workforce migration, notably by testing an analytical model of the individual drivers for a professional to decide to emigrate. A large database was obtained from all primary health care units on mainland Portugal. A professional satisfaction survey was conducted and information on social-economic, labour and job satisfaction characteristics, including burnout, was obtained. Results showed that healthcare professionals who reported intention to emigrate are mostly male, young, not married, and more educated; they consider their income insufficient for their needs, and show higher levels of burnout at work and professional dissatisfaction. This profile is slightly different for GPs and nurses. The results obtained contribute to the discussion on what motivates primary health care professionals, including GPs and nurses, to emigrate. They also provide insight into the design of policy measures that may mitigate the intention of these healthcare professionals in general to emigrate.
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- Pedro L Ferreira
- CEISUC - Centre for Health Studies and Research, University of Coimbra, Portugal; FEUC - Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEISUC - Centre for Health Studies and Research, University of Coimbra, Portugal; FEUC - Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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- CEISUC - Centre for Health Studies and Research, University of Coimbra, Portugal; ISEG -UL, Lisbon School of Economics and Management, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Global Health and Tropical Medicine, GHTM, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, IHMT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, UNL, Portugal; CIES-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
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Meng X, Zhai H, Chan AHS. Development of Scales to Measure and Analyse the Relationship of Safety Consciousness and Safety Citizenship Behaviour of Construction Workers: An Empirical Study in China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16081411. [PMID: 31010171 PMCID: PMC6517905 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16081411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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China's construction industry has experienced a long period of development and reform but compared to developed countries, safety on construction sites in China continues to present serious problems. Safety consciousness and safety citizenship behaviour are influential factors related to safety issues in the construction industry and may play a direct role in improving the safety of personnel on construction sites. However, recently no research has been focused on the relationship between safety consciousness and safety citizenship behaviour. Therefore, this paper aimed to investigate the relationship between safety consciousness and safety citizenship behaviour for personnel working on construction sites in China by using a questionnaire survey and statistical analysis, so that correlation between safety consciousness and safety citizenship can be demonstrated and effective measures suggested to improve the safety of construction workers in China, and perhaps in other countries as well.
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- Xiangcheng Meng
- School of System Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- School of Economics and Engineering Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China.
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- School of System Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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