Journal of clinical nursing
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Multicenter Study
Assessment of pain: can caregivers or relatives rate pain in nursing home residents?
Aim. To compare pain reports of nursing home residents to ratings by proxies. Background. ⋯ Relevance to clinical practice. Pain management in nursing home residents could be improved by educating caregivers about assessment and treatment of chronic pain. Relatives should be informed about chronic pain and learn how to alleviate pain through non-pharmacological interventions.
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To evaluate further the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) as a screening instrument for anxiety and depression in Chinese patients with coronary heart disease in Xian, China. ⋯ The C-HADS can guide and evaluate the delivery of psychological care for Chinese patients with CHD.
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To study quality of life (QOL) and its important correlates among family caregivers of terminally ill patients receiving in-home hospice care. ⋯ In the delivery of hospice services, the family caregiver is both a vital member of the health care team and a recipient of care. Health care providers should therefore pay more attention to the health status and spirituality of major caregivers, thus helping them maintain and improve their QOL.
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To review the literature and identify opportunities for nutritional practice improvement in the critically ill and opportunities to improve nurses' knowledge relating to enteral feeding. ⋯ This review supports the multi-disciplinary development and implementation of an evidence-based enteral feeding protocol in intensive care units as a strategy to improve adequacy of nutritional intake. Critical care nurses are well placed to improve this process.
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To investigate the relationship between family caregivers' self-efficacy for managing behavioural problems of older people with dementia and their behavioural problems in Taiwan. ⋯ Nurses could assess older patients with dementia for physically non-aggressive behaviours and train less educated caregivers to improve their self-efficacy for managing problem behaviours, thus enhancing the quality of life for both caregivers and care receivers.