[Aspects of Occupational Health Nursing for Incurable Patients ]
HIRDI Henriett Éva1,2,3
AUGUST 30, 2024
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice - 2024;37(4)
HIRDI Henriett Éva1,2,3
AUGUST 30, 2024
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice - 2024;37(4)
Szöveg nagyítása:
[The number of individuals diagnosed with cancer among working-age populations is alarmingly increasing, and cancer remains one of the leading causes of death. Over the past few decades, the topic of staying in the labor market has become a worldwide subject of discussion regarding improving the quality of life for employees suffering from terminal illness. In this context, the importance of workplace rehabilitation, a supportive environment, and occupational health care is being increasingly recognized. With appropriate training, occupational health nurses could play a key role in collaborating with affected employees, as they can assist in assessing individual needs and ensuring reasonable accommodations in the workplace. Through their activities, the working conditions designed for terminally ill employees can simultaneously enhance quality of life and enable productive work at the end of life.]
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[Postnatal palliative care is a very under-researched and under-represented area of paediatric palliative care in Hungary.
Aim: The examination was carried out to assess, in the absence of relevant Hungarian protocols, the professional and psychological duties of nurses working in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units regarding the physical, mental, and emotional support of the child and their parents. Additionally, it aimed to identify which support programs and professional training opportunities assist these professionals who are under significant psychological stress.
The quantitative, cross-sectional, comparative study was conducted on a voluntary basis with the participation of 41 individuals, using an anonymous questionnaire method. Additionally, interviews were conducted with professionals in the helping professions (n=3) regarding their duties, experiences, opinions, and knowledge.
In terms of outcomes, it is difficult to draw any conclusions due to low participation, however, questions on newborn pain and behaviour assessment, parent support and caregiver involvement incare fortunately paint a positive picture of neonatal palliative care in this country, in contrast to the lack of supervision and training for professionals in supportive processing which can lead to distress, and burnout.
The quintessence of the research is that there is a need for guidance on the topic for both children, their parents and caregivers, as well as for professional training and supportive environments to ensure more effective bereavement processing and care.]
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[Patients in hospice-palliative care are treated with the help of a multidisciplinary team, which includes dietittian too, as a member. The tasks of the dietitian are complex, they participate in the malnutrition screening, maintaining and reaching the patients’ appropriate nutritional status, exploring and solving different nutritional problems, shaping the diet according to individual needs, recommending clinical formula, if needed.]
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[The aim of study is to sensitise society to the need for access to hospice care and to raise awareness of the right to end-of-life dignity through the provision of continuous information.
the method chosen was SWOT analysis and in-depth interviews. I asked 30 affected people to describe their own experiences, coping methods and the supportive environment they lived in.
The outcome is shown by the listenership of the podcast conversations, demonstrating that loss can and should be discussed in an open and honest dialogue, that the humane care of terminally ill patients at the end of life requires an open social context in addition to the provision of expertise.
The end-of-life dignity of patients with tumours, and the support of families in this process, is a fundamental task of the hospice palliative care system, which is constantly improving, with the opening of new units nationwide. The social innovation programs are the helping need for enlarging the hospice-palliative health system.]
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Clinical Neuroscience
Atrial fibrilla- tion diagnosed after stroke (AFDAS) is a new term used for AF resulting from autonomic dysregulation. It is associated with a lower stroke recurrence compared to patients with known AF before a stroke (KAF). The aim of the study was to explore the characteristics and mortality rates in AFDAS patients. 134 ischemic stroke patients (66.1±14.2 years old, n=73 male) were consecutively included in the study.
Clinical Neuroscience
Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, frequently result in mood disorders among affected individuals. It is established that neuropathic pain arising from traumatic neuropathies is also linked to mood disorders. This study investigates the influence of neuropathic pain on the development of mood disorders in earthquake survivors with peripheral nerve injuries, following the earthquake centered in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023.
Clinical Neuroscience
[Pain intensity is the most frequently assessed health domain in clinical studies among patients with low-back pain. Visual analogue scale (VAS) and Numeric rating scale (NRS) have been the mostly used measurement tools for pain intensity. We proposed to correlate these instruments to a generic health-related quality of life measurement tool in order to show the scale with superior clinical relevance.
We used cross-sectional, convenience sampling. 120 patients with chronic low-back pain administered the 29-item Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Profile with NRS included, and the VAS scale in the National Institute of Mental Health, Neurology and Neurosurgery. We determined the correlation between PROMIS domain T-scores and VAS and NRS scores.
We performed Spearman rank correlation test to calculate the correlation coefficient. We found VAS scales measuring pain had weak to moderate correlations with all PROMIS health domains (r = 0.24–0.55). Therefore, we compared correlation of PROMIS domain scores with PROMIS pain intensity numeric rating scale and VAS scales. PROMIS domains had moderate to strong correlations with pain intensity scale (r = 0.45–0.71). PROMIS physical function short form [r = –0.65, 95% CI (–0.75) – (–0.55)] and PROMIS pain interference short form (r = 0.71, 95% CI 0.63 – 0.79) had the strongest correlation with pain intensity item.
NRS has showed greater correlation with PROMIS domain T-scores than VAS scale. This may prove that NRS has greater connection to another health domains, thus it correlated more to health-related quality of life than visual scale. We recommend NRS to use in further clinical studies conducted among patients with low-back pain.]
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[The independent living of older people, who form an increasing proportion of society, is fundamentally determined by falls and the fear of falling. Fear of falling becomes pathological when loss of self-confidence and experience of fear of falling become persistent. Consequently, physical activity of older people becomes also limited, which compromises their future functional abilities and increases the risk of institutionalisation. This narrative review discusses the terminology used in the literature, the prevalence of fear of falling, and the methods used to evaluate it. It also outlines how it can be prevented and how it can be reduced (or even eliminated) based on current research.]
Clinical Neuroscience
The aim of this study is to comprehensively determine the types of affected fibers in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients by employing nerve conduction studies (NCS), sympathetic skin response (SSR) examinations, and current perception threshold (CPT) testing and to analyze the correlation between levodopa use and nerve involvement. This retrospective study included 36 clinically diagnosed PD patients who were recruited between January 2018 and April 2019.
Award for the Profession of Nursing, 2024
Risk factors of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in patients with preeclampsia or eclampsia: A retrospective review
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Clinical Neuroscience
Is there any difference in mortality rates of atrial fibrillation detected before or after ischemic stroke?2.
Clinical Neuroscience
Neuropathic pain and mood disorders in earthquake survivors with peripheral nerve injuries3.
Clinical Neuroscience
[Comparison of pain intensity measurements among patients with low-back pain]4.
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice
[Correlations of Sarcopenia, Frailty, Falls and Social Isolation – A Literature Review in the Light of Swedish Statistics]5.
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[Fear of Falling among Geriatric Patients: a Narrative Review]1.
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