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The Role Of Social, Economic, And Physical Environmental Factors In Care Planning For Home Health Care Recipients, Elliane Irani
The Role Of Social, Economic, And Physical Environmental Factors In Care Planning For Home Health Care Recipients, Elliane Irani
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Social, economic, and environmental factors contribute to patients’ recovery following hospitalization. However, little is known about how home health nurses make decisions based on their assessment of these factors. The purpose of the current study was to explore the nonclinical factors that home health nurses evaluate and describe how these factors influence care planning decisions. Semi-structured inter-views conducted with 20 visiting nurses from three home health agencies were analyzed using conven-tional content analysis. Three nonclinical factor themes emerged: Social Support, Home Environment and Neighborhood, and Finances and Insurance Barriers. Nurses’ assessments guided them to include family caregivers in the plan …
A Psychometric Evaluation Of The Family Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale Among Surrogate Decision-Makers Of The Critically Ill, Grant A. Pignatiello, Elliane Irani, Sadia Tahir, Emily Tsivitse, Ronald L. Hickman Jr.
A Psychometric Evaluation Of The Family Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale Among Surrogate Decision-Makers Of The Critically Ill, Grant A. Pignatiello, Elliane Irani, Sadia Tahir, Emily Tsivitse, Ronald L. Hickman Jr.
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Objectives The purpose of this study was to report the psychometric properties, in terms of validity and reliability, of the Unconscious Version of the Family Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale (FDMSE). Methods A convenience sample of 215 surrogate decision-makers for critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation was recruited from four intensive care units at a tertiary hospital. Cross-sectional data were collected from participants between days 3 and 7 of a decisionally impaired patient's exposure to acute mechanical ventilation. Participants completed a self-report demographic form and subjective measures of family decision-making self-efficacy, preparation for decision-making, and decisional fatigue. Exploratory factor analyses, correlation coefficients, …
Wearable Sensors For Monitoring The Internal And External Workload Of The Athlete, Dhruv R. Seshadri, James R. Rowbottom, Celeste Marie Alfes, Christian A. Zorman, Colin K. Drummond
Wearable Sensors For Monitoring The Internal And External Workload Of The Athlete, Dhruv R. Seshadri, James R. Rowbottom, Celeste Marie Alfes, Christian A. Zorman, Colin K. Drummond
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The convergence of semiconductor technology, physiology, and predictive health analytics from wearable devices has advanced its clinical and translational utility for sports. The detection and subsequent application of metrics pertinent to and indicative of the physical performance, physiological status, biochemical composition, and mental alertness of the athlete has been shown to reduce the risk of injuries and improve performance and has enabled the development of athlete-centered protocols and treatment plans by team physicians and trainers. Our discussions in this review include commercially available devices, as well as those described in scientific literature to provide an understanding of wearable sensors for …
Wearable Sensors For Monitoring The Physiological And Biochemical Profile Of The Athlete, Dhruv R. Seshadri, James R. Rowbottom, Celeste Marie Alfes, Christian A. Zorman, Colin K. Drummond
Wearable Sensors For Monitoring The Physiological And Biochemical Profile Of The Athlete, Dhruv R. Seshadri, James R. Rowbottom, Celeste Marie Alfes, Christian A. Zorman, Colin K. Drummond
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Athletes are continually seeking new technologies and therapies to gain a competitive edge to maximize their health and performance. Athletes have gravitated toward the use of wearable sensors to monitor their training and recovery. Wearable technologies currently utilized by sports teams monitor both the internal and external workload of athletes. However, there remains an unmet medical need by the sports community to gain further insight into the internal workload of the athlete to tailor recovery protocols to each athlete. The ability to monitor biomarkers from saliva or sweat in a noninvasive and continuous manner remain the next technological gap for …
Effects Of High-Fidelity Simulation Based On Life-Threatening Clinical Condition Scenarios On Learning Outcomes Of Undergraduate And Postgraduate Nursing Students: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Celeste Marie Alfes
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Objective The purpose was to analyse the effectiveness of high-fidelity patient simulation (HFPS) based on life-threatening clinical condition scenarios on undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students' learning outcomes. Design A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted based on the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions and its reporting was checked against the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist. Data sources PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL with Full Text, Wiley Online Library and Web of Science were searched until July 2017. Author contact, reference and citation lists were checked to obtain additional references. Study selection To be included, available full-texts …