scholarly journals Effects of Implementing a Brief Family Nursing Intervention With Hospitalized Oncology Patients and Their Families in Germany: A Quasi-Experimental Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 346-357
Author(s):  
Manuel Zimansky ◽  
Lukasz Stasielowicz ◽  
Inga Franke ◽  
Hartmut Remmers ◽  
Heiko Friedel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Inpatient Unit ◽  
Satisfaction With Care ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
Family Nursing ◽  
Intervention Models ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Family nursing, based on the Calgary Family and Intervention Models, was implemented in a German oncological inpatient unit to promote effective family functioning in the context of cancer care. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of implementing family nursing care on several psychological and physical outcomes of patients and their family members. A quasi-experimental study with 214 patients with a cancer diagnosis and 122 family members was conducted. Findings indicate that the superiority of family nursing, when compared to traditional care, could not be confirmed with respect to patients’ outcomes (psychological burden, social support, satisfaction with care) and family members’ outcomes (psychological burden, physical complaints, satisfaction with care). Various factors, such as country-specific structures and challenges in implementing family nursing care on an inpatient unit, may have contributed to these findings. Further replication attempts in similar settings in other countries are needed to shed light on the factors impairing or promoting the implementation of family nursing in practice settings.

scholarly journals Nursing intervention to meet the family members’ needs during the surgery waiting time

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Fuentes-Ramirez ◽  
Olga Lucia Laverde-Contreras
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Point Increase ◽  
The Family ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Objective: to assess the effect of a care intervention focused on meeting the needs of family members of surgical patients during the surgery waiting time, when compared to conventional care. Method: a study with a quasi-experimental design that was developed from December 2019 to February 2020 and included 313 family members (Intervention Group=149 and Control Group=164) from a private hospital. The intervention consisted in four moments: “knowing the surgical environment and process”, “information when the surgery starts”, “information when the surgery ends”, and “family-patient reunion”. The “satisfaction” variable was assessed through the “Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care Quality Questionnaire” instrument. The data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics. The study observed the ethical principles in research. Results: the family members in the Intervention Group presented greater satisfaction with Nursing care, 90.07(9.8), when compared to the Comparison Group, 78.72(16.38), with an 11.35-point increase(p=0.000). Conclusion: the results showed that the families that received the intervention on the patient’s status during the surgery waiting time were more satisfied with Nursing care in comparison to the conventional intervention.

Effects of small-scale, home-like facilities in dementia care on residents’ behavior, and use of physical restraints and psychotropic drugs: a quasi-experimental study

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 657-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilde Verbeek ◽  
Sandra M.G. Zwakhalen ◽  
Erik van Rossum ◽  
Ton Ambergen ◽  
Gertrudis I.J.M. Kempen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Psychotropic Drugs ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Physical Restraints ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Quasi Experimental

ABSTRACTBackground:Small-scale, home-like care environments are increasingly implemented in institutional nursing care as a model to promote resident-directed care, although evidence on its effects is sparse. This study focuses on the effects of small-scale living facilities on the behavior of residents with dementia and use of physical restraints and psychotropic drugs.Methods:A quasi-experimental study was conducted comparing residents in two types of long-term institutional nursing care (i.e. small-scale living facilities and traditional psychogeriatric wards) on three time points: at baseline and follow-ups after six and 12 months. Residents were matched at baseline on cognitive and functional status to increase comparability of groups at baseline. Nurses assessed neuropsychiatric and depressive symptoms, agitation, social engagement, and use of physical restraints using questionnaires. Psychotropic drug use was derived from residents’ medical records.Results:In total, 259 residents were included: 124 in small-scale living facilities and 135 controls. Significantly fewer physical restraints and psychotropic drugs were used in small-scale living facilities compared with traditional wards. Residents in small-scale living facilities were significantly more socially engaged, at baseline and after six months follow-up, and displayed more physically non-aggressive behavior after 12 months than residents in traditional wards. No other differences were found.Conclusions:This study suggests positive effects of small-scale living facilities on the use of physical restraints and psychotropic drugs. However, the results for behavior were mixed. More research is needed to gain an insight on the relationship between dementia care environment and other residents’ outcomes.

The Effect of Visiting Surgical Patients in the Postanesthesia Care Unit on Family Members' Anxiety: A Prospective Quasi-Experimental Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athina Patelarou ◽  
Evangelos Melidoniotis ◽  
Maria Sgouraki ◽  
Maria Karatzi ◽  
Xenia Souvatzis
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Surgical Patients ◽  
Postanesthesia Care Unit ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Effect of foot reflexology and slow stroke back massage on the severity of fatigue in patients undergoing hemodialysis: A semi-experimental study

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudabeh Ahmadidarrehsima ◽  
Reza Mohammadpourhodki ◽  
Hossein Ebrahimi ◽  
Maryam Keramati ◽  
Mostafa Dianatinasab
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Fisher Exact Test ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Chi Squared ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Bonferroni Test ◽  
Back Massage

Abstract Background Fatigue is one of the most disturbing and the most common symptoms reported by patients dialyzed. There are methods available on complementary and alternative medicine, through which nurses can help patients to promote their health. Reflexology is a treatment which has a long history and is considered as one of the most popular and the most widespread methods of alternative medicine. In this study, the effects of foot reflexology and slow stroke back massage on the severity of fatigue in patients treated with hemodialysis were measured. Methods This is a quasi-experimental study that performed on 52 patients chosen from Imam Khomeini dialysis center in Zabol and divided into control and intervention groups by randomize allocation method. Required information collected from a demographic and fatigue severity questionnaire. After completing questionnaires by the study subjects, foot massage and slow stroke back massage was performed during three weeks, two sessions each week (5 sessions in total). At the end of intervention data of two groups was collected. Data was analyzed using independent sample t-Test, Chi-squared test, Fisher exact test, oneway ANOVA with repeated measures and Bonferroni test by SPSS software version 21. Results The mean [±SD] fatigue in patients with foot reflexology massage and slow stroke back massage reflect on the 53.61[±10.12] and 52.20 [±10.37], and the differences were not significant, but after the intervention, fatigue in the group receiving foot reflexology massage was reduced significantly compared to slow stroke back massage group (p<0.0001). Conclusions The result of this study showed that reflexology massage is a safe and economical nursing intervention for decreasing fatigue in hemodialysis patients.

Effectiveness of a structured communication program for family members of patients in an ICU

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
JJ Medland ◽  
CE Ferrans
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Satisfaction With Care ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Communication Program ◽  
Group Satisfaction ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Structured Communication ◽  
Experimental Group

BACKGROUND: In ICUs, an essential component of caring for patients' families is providing information about the patient's status. Nevertheless, interruptions by family members requesting information create an additional burden for nursing staff. OBJECTIVES: To test a structured communications program for family members to determine whether the program would increase family members' satisfaction with care, meet their needs for information better, and decrease disruption for the ICU nursing staff caused by incoming telephone calls from patients' family members. METHODS: The study used a two-group, pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design. The sample consisted of 30 family members of patients in a medical ICU (experimental group, n = 15; control group, n = 15). The intervention consisted of a structured communication program consisting of three components: (1) a discussion with a nurse approximately 24 hours after admission of the patient, (2) an informational pamphlet given at the time of the discussion, and (3) a daily telephone call from the nurse who was caring for the patient that day. RESULTS: The number of incoming calls from family members was significantly lower in the experimental group than in the control group. In the experimental group, satisfaction with care increased significantly from pretest to posttest, as did the members' perception of how well their information needs were being met. CONCLUSIONS: The intervention reduced the number of incoming calls from family members, without compromising family members' satisfaction with care or how well their information needs were met.

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