08
JUL
2023

The contribution of music to health promotion and the creation of a therapeutic environment in the community

ABSTRACT Introduction: The value of art, and especially music, can potentially approach a person in a multifaceted way and make a significant contribution to maintaining his or her health by acquiring through this interaction a decisive role in promoting health. Aim: The aim of...
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08
JUL
2023

Patient satisfaction from the ‘Agioi Anargiroi’ home health care service

ABSTRACT Introduction: Measuring patient satisfaction within a healthcare system is a useful tool for better planning as well as improving the services provided. Aim: Investigation of user’s satisfaction from the home health care service of General Oncology Hospital of Kifis...
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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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