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Yanful B, Kirubarajan A, Bhatia D, Mishra S, Allin S, Di Ruggiero E. Quality of care in the context of universal health coverage: a scoping review. Health Res Policy Syst 2023; 21:21. [PMID: 36959608 PMCID: PMC10035485 DOI: 10.1186/s12961-022-00957-5] [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: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Universal health coverage (UHC) is an emerging priority of health systems worldwide and central to Sustainable Development Goal 3 (target 3.8). Critical to the achievement of UHC, is quality of care. However, current evidence suggests that quality of care is suboptimal, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The primary objective of this scoping review was to summarize the existing conceptual and empirical literature on quality of care within the context of UHC and identify knowledge gaps. METHODS We conducted a scoping review using the Arksey and O'Malley framework and further elaborated by Levac et al. and applied the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Extension for Scoping Reviews reporting guidelines. We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL-Plus, PAIS Index, ProQuest and PsycINFO for reviews published between 1 January 1995 and 27 September 2021. Reviews were eligible for inclusion if the article had a central focus on UHC and discussed quality of care. We did not apply any country-based restrictions. All screening, data extraction and analyses were completed by two reviewers. RESULTS Of the 4128 database results, we included 45 studies that met the eligibility criteria, spanning multiple geographic regions. We synthesized and analysed our findings according to Kruk et al.'s conceptual framework for high-quality systems, including foundations, processes of care and quality impacts. Discussions of governance in relation to quality of care were discussed in a high number of studies. Studies that explored the efficiency of health systems and services were also highly represented in the included reviews. In contrast, we found that limited information was reported on health outcomes in relation to quality of care within the context of UHC. In addition, there was a global lack of evidence on measures of quality of care related to UHC, particularly country-specific measures and measures related to equity. CONCLUSION There is growing evidence on the relationship between quality of care and UHC, especially related to the governance and efficiency of healthcare services and systems. However, several knowledge gaps remain, particularly related to monitoring and evaluation, including of equity. Further research, evaluation and monitoring frameworks are required to strengthen the existing evidence base to improve UHC.
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- Bernice Yanful
- Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Centre for Global Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Kamei T. Telenursing and Artificial Intelligence for Oncology Nursing. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs 2022; 9:100119. [PMID: 36276880 PMCID: PMC9579798 DOI: 10.1016/j.apjon.2022.100119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Sturgiss EA, Peart A, Richard L, Ball L, Hunik L, Chai TL, Lau S, Vadasz D, Russell G, Stewart M. Who is at the centre of what? A scoping review of the conceptualisation of 'centredness' in healthcare. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e059400. [PMID: 35501096 PMCID: PMC9062794 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to identify the core elements of centredness in healthcare literature. Our overall research question is: How has centredness been represented within the health literature published between 1990 and 2019? METHODS A scoping review across five databases (Medline (Ovid), PsycINFO, CINAHL, Embase (Ovid) and Scopus; August 2019) to identify all peer-reviewed literature published since 1990 that focused on the concept of centredness in any healthcare discipline or setting. Screening occurred in duplicate by a multidisciplinary, multinational team. The team met regularly to iteratively develop and refine a coding template that was used in analysis and discuss the interpretations of centredness reported in the literature. RESULTS A total of 23 006 title and abstracts, and 499 full-text articles were screened. A total of 159 articles were included in the review. Most articles were from the USA, and nursing was the disciplinary perspective most represented. We identified nine elements of centredness: Sharing power; Sharing responsibility; Therapeutic relationship/bond/alliance; Patient as a person; Biopsychosocial; Provider as a person; Co-ordinated care; Access; Continuity of care. There was little variation in the concept of centredness no matter the preceding word (eg, patient-/person-/client-), healthcare setting or disciplinary lens. Improving health outcomes was the most common justification for pursuing centredness as a concept, and respect was the predominant driving value of the research efforts. The patient perspective was rarely included in the papers (15% of papers). CONCLUSIONS Centredness is consistently conceptualised, regardless of the preceding word, disciplinary lens or nation of origin. Further research should focus on centring the patient perspective and prioritise research that considers more diverse cultural perspectives.
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- Elizabeth Ann Sturgiss
- School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of General Practice and Rural Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University,School of Public Health, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Health Issues Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of General Practice, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Family Medicine, Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Nitamizu A, Yamaji N, Ota E. People-Centered Care: Concept Analysis. Health (London) 2022. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2022.1411080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chen J, Zhou M, Zeng K, Zhang X, Yang X, He L, Pan X. The risk factors of autogenous arteriovenous fistula dysfunction in maintenance hemodialysis patients and the curative effect of personalized nursing. Am J Transl Res 2021; 13:5107-5116. [PMID: 34150099 PMCID: PMC8205782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of individualized nursing intervention on autologous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) dysfunction and the risk factors leading to failures in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. METHODS A total of 196 patients undergoing MHD in our hospital from March 2017 to May 2019 were recruited as the study cohort and divided into two groups according to the nursing method each patient underwent. The patients who underwent individualized nursing intervention were placed in the research group (RG, n = 107), and the patients who underwent routine nursing intervention were placed in the control group (CG, n = 89). The proportion of patients with primary dysfunction in the use of AVF was recorded, and the patients' psychological states, treatment compliance, and self-nursing abilities in the two groups before and after the nursing intervention were observed. The complications, the life treatment scores, and the patients' nursing satisfaction were recorded after the nursing intervention. A logistic regression analysis was performed for the patients with initial AVF dysfunction. RESULTS Compared with the CG, the patients in the RG after the nursing intervention had statistically lower AVF dysfunction rates, notably lower SAS and SDS scores, remarkably higher total compliance rates and ESCA scores, and a dramatically lower total incidence of complications. AVF dysfunction occurred in 26 of 196 patients (13.4%) during the follow-up, with an increased risk of AVF loss in patients over 60 years old, lower blood pressure, higher hemoglobin concentrations, lower treatment compliance, self-care inability, and routine nursing interventions. After the nursing, the WHOQOL-BREF and nursing satisfaction scores in the RG were noticeably higher than they were in the CG. CONCLUSION Autologous AVF dysfunction is the result of multiple risk factors, and personalized nursing can reduce the incidence of complications, improve patients' treatment compliance and self-care abilities, and ameliorate their quality of life.
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- Jun Chen
- Department of Nephrology, Chongqing Changshou District People's Hospital Chongqing 401220, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Chongqing Changshou District People's Hospital Chongqing 401220, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Chongqing Changshou District People's Hospital Chongqing 401220, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Chongqing Changshou District People's Hospital Chongqing 401220, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Chongqing Changshou District People's Hospital Chongqing 401220, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Chongqing Changshou District People's Hospital Chongqing 401220, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Chongqing Changshou District People's Hospital Chongqing 401220, China
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Leyns CC, Couvreur N, Willems S, Van Hecke A. Needs and resources of people with type 2 diabetes in peri-urban Cochabamba, Bolivia: a people-centred perspective. Int J Equity Health 2021; 20:104. [PMID: 33879174 PMCID: PMC8056633 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-021-01442-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The rising prevalence of type 2 diabetes results in a worldwide public healthcare crisis, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with unprepared and overburdened health systems mainly focused on infectious diseases and maternal and child health. Studies regarding type 2 diabetes in LMICs describe specific interventions ignoring a comprehensive analysis of the local factors people see influential to their health. This study aims to meet this research gap by exploring what people with type 2 diabetes in Bolivia need to maintain or improve their health, how important they perceive those identified needs and to what extent these needs are met. METHODS From March until May 2019, 33 persons with type 2 diabetes from three periurban municipalities of the department of Cochabamba participated in this study. The concept mapping methodology by Trochim, a highly structured qualitative brainstorming method, was used to generate and structure a broad range of perspectives on what the participants considered instrumental for their health. RESULTS The brainstorming resulted in 156 original statements condensed into 72 conceptually different needs and resources, structured under nine conceptual clusters and four action domains. These domains illustrated with vital needs were: (1) self-management with use of plants and the possibility to measure sugar levels periodically; (2) healthcare providers with the need to trust and receive a uniform diagnosis and treatment plan; (3) health system with opportune access to care and (4) community with community participation in health and safety, including removal of stray dogs. CONCLUSIONS This study identifies mostly contextual factors like low literacy levels, linguistic problems in care, the need to articulate people's worldview including traditional use of natural remedies with the Bolivian health system and the lack of expertise on type 2 diabetes by primary health care providers. Understanding the needs and structuring them in different areas wherein action is required serves as a foundation for the planning and evaluation of an integrated people centred care program for people with type 2 diabetes. This participative method serves as a tool to implement the often theoretical concept of integrated people centred health care in health policy and program development.
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- Christine Cécile Leyns
- Fundación Vida Plena, Juan Capriles 346, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- University Center for Nursing and Midwifery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- University Center for Nursing and Midwifery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Oliveira-Silva G, Aredes NDA, Galdino-Júnior H. Analysis of the factors related to academic disapproval in the education of nurses: A mixed-method study. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2021; 29:e3411. [PMID: 33852683 PMCID: PMC8040778 DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.4458.3411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objective: to evaluate the frequency and factors associated to disapproval among nursing students. Method: a descriptive and cross-sectional study, outlined by the convergent mixed method. A total of 88 nursing students of a Brazilian public university took part. The Reduced Academic Experiences Questionnaire was used for evaluating academic adaptation. The association of the variables in the study with disapproval was verified by bivariate analysis. Results: the frequency of disapprovals in the sample was 68.2%, recurrences in the same discipline in 39.8%, with the associated factors: age over or equal to 22 years old (p=0.015), family income below 2 minimum wages (p=0.019) and lag in the curricular flow (p<0.001). Disciplines with higher frequencies of disapprovals are of the basic area, taught in the first two years of the course and common to the health courses. Students without disapprovals had better perception of physical and psychological well-being (p=0.002), good interpersonal relationships (p=0.017) and more assertive study behaviors (p=0.005). Personal, study-related and institutional issues were motivating. Conclusion: the results reveal a high rate of disapproval, especially in the basic area. An association was found between disapprovals and mental health for nursing students during their education process, and difficulties were pointed out that can culminate with the disapproval rate in the curricular flow.
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- George Oliveira-Silva
- Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.,Scholarship holder at the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Brazil
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Katogi M. Comparison of life-behavior-promoting mobilization care with walking-only mobilization care in post-gastrointestinal surgery patients: A quasi-experimental study. Jpn J Nurs Sci 2020; 17:e12348. [PMID: 32515124 DOI: 10.1111/jjns.12348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM This study evaluated the effects of a new form of mobilization care called life-behavior-promotion care by comparing its effectiveness with that of conventional mobilization care, which promotes only walking. METHODS This was a quasi-experimental study that non-randomly allocated post-gastrointestinal surgery patients from a surgical ward into two groups: conventional care and life-behavior-promotion care. The participants received their respective care from ward nurses for the first 3 postoperative days and were asked to wear a pedometer and answer a self-administered questionnaire concerning these first 3 days. In addition, time to recover gastrointestinal function, time to completion of oxygen administration, and the number of days to achieve discharge criteria were collected from medical records. RESULTS Overall, 23 participants in the conventional-care group and 19 in the life-behavior-promotion-care group were analyzed. The latter group performed significantly more types of out-of-bed life behaviors during the 3 postoperative days. Among the questionnaire items concerning awareness of recovery, an interaction between intervention and length of postoperative days was confirmed for items reading "I was interested in surrounding events" and "I could spend a day like myself." In addition, in the life-behavior-promotion-care group, time to completion of oxygen administration was significantly shorter, and it took fewer days to achieve discharge criteria. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that life-behavior-promotion care may promote out-of-bed life behaviors during the early postoperative period, and may improve mental and physical recovery in patients who have undergone gastrointestinal surgery. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was registered in the UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (trial ID: UMIN000021883).
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- Masashi Katogi
- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Services, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Kanagawa, Japan
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Irajpour A, Khorasani P, Bagheri M, Eshaghian A, Ziaee ES, Saberi Z, Afshari A. The framework for developing nursing specialist roles in the health care system of Iran. Nurs Outlook 2019; 68:45-54. [PMID: 31445752 DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2019.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND A key step to the development of a roadmap for developing nursing specialist roles is to create its framework based on the immediate context. PURPOSE This study aimed to create the framework for developing nursing specialist roles in the health care system of Iran. METHODS This was a descriptive qualitative study. A purposeful sample of 81 nursing and nonnursing experts was recruited. The directed content analysis approach was used for data analysis. FINDINGS The framework for developing nursing specialist roles in the health care system include eight main categories. These categories are role titles, prioritization of the necessary specialties, the necessary competencies of nurses at specialist level, the scope of nursing specialist practice, expected authorizations, requirements for role development, and its barriers and facilitators. DISCUSSION Creating a context-based framework for nursing specialist role development based on the characteristics of each country is recommended.
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- Alireza Irajpour
- Department of Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing And Midwifery, Nursing Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department Of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing And Midwifery, Nursing Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Adult Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department Of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing And Midwifery, Nursing Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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Duarte-Climents G, Sánchez-Gómez MB, Rodríguez-Gómez JÁ, Rodríguez-Álvarez C, Sierra-López A, Aguirre-Jaime A, Gómez-Salgado J. Impact of the Case Management Model through Community Liaison Nurses. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16111894. [PMID: 31146341 PMCID: PMC6603531 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16111894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The objective of the present study is to assess the model’s impact on patients and their families in terms of outcomes and the efficiency results for the health system in Tenerife, Canary Islands, selecting a period of eight years from the time interval 2002–2018. The employed indicators were collected on a monthly basis. They referred to home care and its impact on clinical outcomes and on the use of resources. The comparison between the indicators’ tendencies with and without the liaison nurse model was done with the F-test by Snedecor. All these tests are bilateral, with a level of significance of p < 0.05. In those areas with community liaison nurse (CLN), improvements have been found in indicators that describe: (1) the management of the clinical status of patients, (2) the efficiency of the use of resources, and (3) the quality and compliance with the process that also includes home visits and social risk detection and management. It can be said that in the basic areas of primary health care where the work of the CLN develops there are improvements in the management of the patients’ clinical condition as well as in the quality and efficiency of care.
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- Gonzalo Duarte-Climents
- University School of Nursing, Candelaria NS University Hospital, University of La Laguna, Canary Islands Health Service, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
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- University School of Nursing, Candelaria NS University Hospital, University of La Laguna, Canary Islands Health Service, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
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- University School of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Health Sciences School, University of La Laguna, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of La Laguna, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
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- Research Support Unit for Primary Care Management and Candelaria NS University Hospital, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
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- Department of Sociology, Social Work and Public Health, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain.
- Safety and Health Posgrade Program, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil 091650, Ecuador.
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Ferreira EM, Lourenço OM, Costa PVD, Pinto SC, Gomes C, Oliveira AP, Ferreira Ó, Baixinho CL. Active Life: a project for a safe hospital-community transition after arthroplasty. Rev Bras Enferm 2019; 72:147-153. [DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Objective: To define the criteria for the continuity of care to elderly people submitted to arthroplasty. Method: This is a qualitative study, inserted in the constructivist paradigm, whose methodological option fell on research-action. The participants were the health professionals of an orthopedic service and of the community care teams in the area of the hospital. Results: The different techniques allowed us to identify the difficulties in the safe transition from the hospital to the community. At this level, two categories of criteria for continuity of care emerged: criteria associated with the risk of ineffective management of the therapeutic regimen, and criteria associated with the knowledge and level of competence of the informal caregiver. Final Considerations: An elderly person undergoing arthroplasty (hip or knee) has functional alterations that affect their capacity for self-care and may lead to dependence, our findings allowed the design of an algorithm to facilitate clinical decision making and promote a safe hospital-community transition.
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Figueira AB, Barlem ELD, Tomaschewski-Barlem JG, Dalmolin GDL, Amarijo CL, Ferreira AG. Actions for health advocacy and user empowerment by nurses of the Family Health Strategy. Rev Esc Enferm USP 2018; 52:e03337. [PMID: 29947706 DOI: 10.1590/s1980-220x2017021603337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To understand the actions for health advocacy and user empowerment developed by nurses of the Family Health Strategy in Brazil. METHOD A qualitative study carried out with nurses working in the Family Health Strategy in a city in the South of Brazil. Participants were selected by non-probabilistic, snowball sampling. Data was collected from a semi-structured interview guide, recorded, transcribed and analyzed through discursive textual analysis. RESULTS Fifteen (15) nurses participated in the study. Three categories emerged: user participation; health environments; health advocacy actions related to the multiprofessional team. CONCLUSION The closer relationship that the Family Health Strategy enables between the multiprofessional team, users and the community promotes health advocacy practices, while user empowerment favors autonomy in health care, encouraging a healthier life and enabling them to intervene in the health decisions of the local community.
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