24
MAR
2023

Quality of life in patients with acute myocardial infarction who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention as a therapeutic intervention – Literature Review

ABSTRACT Introduction: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention is a low-risk invasive treatment for patients with acute myocardial infarction which appears to improve their quality of life. Purpose: This bibliographic review presents all the available studies published from 2000-2019...
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24
MAR
2023

The difference of the quality of life between formal/professional and informal/nonprofessional caregivers to patients with Alzheimer’s disease

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ABSTRACT Introduction: Patients with Alzheimer display a combination of cognitive, behavioral and functional symptoms. These symptoms are individual and depends on the disease from the disease stage. Managing these symptoms imposes significant burden on both patients and...
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24
MAR
2023

Nursing history as a fundamental element of nursing assessment and nurses’ communication skills in effectively taking a nursing history

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ABSTRACT Nursing assessment is the first step, of the nursing process in planning a documented, excellent nursing care, for the patient. It includes the assessment of health status, problem recognition, needs and risk factors for the health of the patient. A fundamental element...
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24
MAR
2023

Determining the Cut-Off Points of the Self-Rated Health Visual Analogue Scale for Patients with Depression in Greece

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ABSTRACT Introduction: Depressed individuals usually rate their health more poorly than non-depressed ones. Aim: Because little is known regarding the correspondence between the scales used to measure self-rated health in patients with depression, the objective of this study is...
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24
MAR
2023

State anxiety and workplace harassment among nursing personnel

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ABSTRACT Introduction: According to Spielberger, state anxiety refers to “the subjective emotional state characterized by tension and nervousness as a result of the present situation.” Workplace harassment in the health sector is a real problem. Aim: The main aim of this study...
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24
MAR
2023

Safety control algorithm on surgical patient in a Greek public hospital

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ABSTRACT Introduction: World Health Organization’s surgical safety Checklist is applied in surgeries worldwide in an effort to reduce adverse postoperative complications. The implementation of the surgical safety Checklist improves the level of safety and quality of the services...
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01
AUG
2022

The coronavirus pandemic and the creation of social inequalities

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ABSTRACT A basic requirement for the proper functioning of the social system is to allow the whole population to have equal access on health care. In fact, an unequal distribution is noticed when it comes to health but also disease, with socioeconomic determinants affecting both....
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01
AUG
2022

QT interval prolongation, torsades de pointes and psychotropic medication

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ABSTRACT QT interval reflects the duration of action potential of myocardial cells. Its prolongation in electrocardiogram is related to risk of torsades de pointes (TdP), a form of polymorphous ventricular tachycardia, and sudden cardiac death, which is one of the main causes of...
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01
AUG
2022

Patient participation in care after hip fracture surgery: A systematic review

ABSTRACT Introduction: Hip fractures constitute a painful and unpleasant situation which is more common in the elderly population. The relevant literature revealed that the management of the care of patients with hip fracture remains a major concern for the global scientific...
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01
AUG
2022

Evaluation of the factors related to the satisfaction of the users from the provided Primary Health Care services in structures of the Attica Basin

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ABSTRACT Introduction: Assessing patient satisfaction is an important, constructive and substantial effort to highlight the quality of services provided. Material and Method: A synchronous study was performed. The sample of the study consisted of 150 users of Primary Health Care...
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