BACKGROUND Reminiscence is the systematic use of memories and recollections to strengthen self-identity and self-worth. The study aim was to investigate the consequences for nursing home residents and staff of integrating reminiscence into daily nursing care. METHODS In this randomised study, ten nursing homes were matched into two groups on the basis of location, type and size. In the period...

the effect of regular physical activity at home on patients' physical status after coronary artery bypasses surgery     hemmati maslakpak m [1] *, amirian z [2] , khalkhali hr [3] , salehi sh [4]     received: 5 aug, 2011 accepted: 3 nov, 2011     abstract   background & aims : coronary artery disease causes mortality and disability of large part of a country's productive people. oxyg...

Objective: To study and analyse application of early nursing intervention on patients with cerebral infarction in in training process of language and limb function rehabilitation. Method: 70 cases with cerebral infarction hospitalized in our hospital are selected (July 2015-July 2016) and randomly divided into 2 groups, that is, 35 cases for the research group and the control group respectively...

PURPOSE Effective pain management remains a serious problem in the nursing home setting. Barriers to achieving optimal pain practices include staff knowledge deficits, biases, and attitudes that influence assessment and management of the residents' pain. DESIGN AND METHODS Twelve nursing homes participated in this intervention study: six treatment homes and six control homes, divided evenly b...

BACKGROUND Internationally, nursing is not well represented in hospital financing systems. In Belgium a nursing weight system exists to adjust budget allocation for differences in nurse staffing requirements, but there is a need for revision. Arguments include the availability of a nursing minimum dataset and the adverse consequences of the current historically based nursing weight system. OB...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate an intervention to prevent falls at a hospital. DESIGN A quasi-experimental intervention with historical and contemporaneous control groups. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Nursing staff and patients in the medicine service (comprising 2 intervention floors and 2 control floors) at an academic hospital. INTERVENTION Nursing staff were educated regarding fall prevention duri...

Patient comfort is a goal of therapeutic nursing practice and a primary nursing function. Residents in nursing homes have many comfort needs including physical, psychospiritual, sociocultural, and environmental. These comfort needs are addressed by various caregivers including nurses, nursing assistants, and family members. Hand massage is a simple comfort intervention that can be incorporated ...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention on incidence of falls in psychogeriatric nursing home patients. DESIGN cluster-randomised controlled 12-month trial. SETTING psychogeriatric wards in 12 nursing homes in The Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS psychogeriatric nursing home patients (n = 518). INTERVENTION a general medical assessment and an additional specifi...