Journal of advanced nursing
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The purpose of this study is to explore the needs of stroke patients' relatives during the hospitalization period. ⋯ The findings of the study indicate that the needs of the relatives of stroke patients are best divided into three categories. These are the need for information, counselling (a combination of communication and support) and accessibility. In all cases, the most important need of the relatives of stroke patients is that their questions are answered honestly. The findings show a discrepancy between the importance of the needs and the degree to which these needs are met. Multivariate data analyses show that female relatives requested most information, whereas highly educated relatives needed less counselling. Satisfaction about the care provided is positively influenced by the period of hospitalization and negatively influenced by prior experiences of hospitalization.
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The aims of the study were to carry out a critical incident study to: (1) Describe what nurses consider to be spiritual needs; (2) Explore how nurses respond to the spiritual needs of their patients; (3) Typify nurses' involvement in spiritual dimensions of care; (4) Describe the effect of nurses' intervention related to spiritual care. ⋯ The study concluded that there is scope for developing an ideal model of spiritual care using the critical incident data from this study.
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This study describes three tacit definitions of informal caregiving and explores the extent to which differences in these tacit definitions explain variation in caregivers' negative mood over time. ⋯ Better understanding of caregivers' tacit definitions can facilitate and enhance effective support and interventions for caregivers.
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Depression is common in persons receiving outpatient haemodialysis, but little work has been done to explore the variables associated with depression. ⋯ Research is now needed that explicates the causal relationships among stress, coping and depression in haemodialysis patients.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Relaxation and music to reduce postsurgical pain.
We investigated the effects of relaxation, music, and the combination of relaxation and music on postoperative pain, across and between two days and two activities (ambulation and rest) and across ambulation each day. This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial was conducted from 1995 to 1997. ⋯ Nurses can safely recommend any of these interventions for pain on both postoperative days and at both ambulation and rest.