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Preventive and Informative Efforts Targeting Secondary School Students Regarding Nontobacco Nicotine Products: Insights from Swedish School Nurses Open
Use of nontobacco nicotine products is increasing among the youth. School nurses aim to prevent such unhealthy habits. However, there is limited evidence relating to the knowledge of these nurses, and their capacity to work with tobacco-fr…
Emergency Nurses’ Perceptions of Nursing Care in an Emergency Department: A Phenomenographic Study Open
Emergency nurses had various perceptions of nursing care. Demanding conditions, prioritization of medical needs, and maintenance of adequate patient flow challenged them in their efforts to meet patients' fundamental needs and fulfill thei…
Healthcare professional's management of the risk for postoperative urinary retention in hip surgery patients – a qualitative interview study Open
To optimise safe patient bladder monitoring after hip surgery, health care professionals need to be more aware of the availability of guidelines about bladder monitoring to adopt consistent monitoring practices, and to have enough time to …
Prognostic factors for the development of incontinence‐associated dermatitis (<span>IAD</span>): A systematic review Open
Incontinence‐associated dermatitis (IAD) is an irritant contact dermatitis from prolonged contact with urine or faeces, which can significantly impact patient comfort and quality of life. The identification of prognostic factors for the de…
What are the prognostic factors for the development of incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD): a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Introduction Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) is irritant contact dermatitis and skin damage associated with prolonged skin contact with urine and/or faeces. Identifying prognostic factors for the development of IAD may improve man…
Experiences of patients with hip fractures after discharge from hospital Open
Not all patients received adequate pain management or were treated in a professional way by the health system. Interventions targeting an improved care trajectory which include all care providers, the person with the hip fracture and their…
Pressure ulcer prevalence and prevention interventions – A ten‐year nationwide survey in Sweden Open
The aim of this study was to describe pressure ulcer prevalence and prevention interventions in hospital care in Sweden based on nationwide surveys conducted over a 10‐year period. All Swedish hospitals were invited to participate in annua…
Markers of renal function at admission and mortality in hip fracture patients - a single center prospective observational study Open
Plasma cystatin C and shrunken pore syndrome (SPS) are associated with increased mortality in older adults. The objective was to assess the association between these markers of kidney function at admission and mortality in hip fracture pat…
Correction to: Bisphosphonates and mortality: confounding in observational studies Open
A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-021-05884-9
Novel biomarkers for prediction of outcome in hip fracture patients—An exploratory study Open
Background Little is known about the value of biomarkers for prognostication in hip fracture patients. The main objective of the present study was to assess if biomarkers add useful information to an existing risk score for prediction of 3…
Exploring the incidence and nature of nursing-sensitive orthopaedic adverse events: A multicenter cohort study using Global Trigger Tool Open
This study shows the magnitude of nursing-sensitive adverse events. We found that nursing-sensitive adverse events were common, in most cases deemed preventable and were associated with different kinds of adverse events and levels of sever…
Validation of adverse events after hip arthroplasty: a Swedish multi-centre cohort study Open
Objectives Preventing adverse events (AEs) after orthopaedic surgery is a field with great room for improvement. A Swedish instrument for measuring AEs after hip arthroplasty based on administrative data from the national patient register …
Conceptual Framework for an Episode of Rehabilitative Care After Surgical Repair of Hip Fracture Open
Researchers face a challenge when evaluating the effectiveness of rehabilitation after a surgical procedure for hip fracture. Reported outcomes of rehabilitation will vary depending on the end point of the episode of care. Evaluation at an…
Plasma lactate at admission does not predict mortality and complications in hip fracture patients: a prospective observational study Open
Hip fractures in elderly carry a high mortality. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that plasma lactate concentration at hospital admission can be used to identify patients with a high risk for poor outcome. Hip fracture patients adm…
Accuracy of the Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and morbidity score and the Nottingham risk score in hip fracture patients in Sweden — A prospective observational study Open
Background Little is known about accuracy of common risk prediction scores in elderly patients suffering from hip fractures. The objective of this study was to investigate accuracy of the Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the …
Developing and Testing an International Audit of Nursing Quality Indicators for Older Adults With Fragility Hip Fracture Open
BACKGROUND: Fragility hip fracture in older adults often has poor outcomes, but these outcomes can be improved with attention to specific quality care indicators. PURPOSE: The International Collaboration of Orthopaedic Nursing (ICON) devel…