Uvod: Starejši odrasli v domačem okolju pogosto potrebujejo pomoč neformalnih oskrbovalcev, katerih vloga postaja pomembna pri zagotavljanju oskrbe na domu. Namen pregleda literature je ugotoviti ...možne načine za izboljšanje strokovne podpore neformalnim oskrbovalcem starejših odraslih.Metode: Opravljen je bil integrativni pregled literature v podatkovnih bazah CINAHL, PubMed in PubMed Central®. V kvalitativno analizo je bila vključena literatura, osredotočena na intervencije, ki so zajemale aktivnosti zdravstvene nege za podporo neformalnim oskrbovalcem starejših odraslih v njihovem domačem okolju oziroma domačem okolju njihovih oskrbovancev.Rezultati: V končno analizo je bilo vključenih deset izvirnih znanstvenih člankov, ki so ustrezali vključitvenim kriterijem. Med analizo je bilo oblikovanih devet kategorij, ki opisujejo potrebe neformalnih oskrbovalcev in značilnosti zaznanih intervencij za podporo neformalnim oskrbovalcem.Diskusija in zaključek: Pomembne značilnosti intervencij za podporo neformalnim oskrbovalcem v domačem okolju so prilagojenost posamezniku, fleksibilnost in promocija aktivne vloge neformalnih oskrbovalcev. Pri načrtovanju in implementaciji teh intervencij je treba izhajati iz potreb neformalnih oskrbovalcev. Prav tako je pomembno, da se predhodno zagotovi izobraževanje in usposabljanje izvajalcev intervencij.
Uvod: Razglasitev epidemije covida-19 je vodila do urgentnih sprememb tudi v procesu izobraževanja. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti, kakšne so bile izkušnje študentov in študentk zdravstvene nege s ...prilagojenim procesom izobraževanja v prvem valu epidemije.Metode: Uporabljena je bila kvalitativna metoda. Podatki so bili zbrani s poglobljenimi delno strukturiranimi intervjuji v juniju in juliju leta 2020. V namenski vzorec je bilo vključenih trinajst študentov zdravstvene nege. Besedilo je bilo analizirano z uporabo induktivne tematske analize.Rezultati: Identificirali smo naslednje teme in podteme: prednosti izobraževanja na daljavo (boljši pogoji za študij, časovna prilagodljivost, psihološki dejavniki, metode poučevanja, podpora in bolj oseben odnos z visokošolskimi učitelji, stroškovna učinkovitost ter več časa za študij in prostočasne dejavnosti), slabosti izobraževanja na daljavo (spremenjene metode poučevanja, psihološki dejavniki, nedosegljivost študijskih gradiv, neustrezna infrastruktura in pogoji za študij, pomanjkanje osebnega stika in socialne opore, slaba digitalna pismenost visokošolskih učiteljev ter težave pri organizaciji, komunikaciji in informiranju), metode poučevanja in uporabljena digitalna orodja ter predlogi za izboljšavo.Diskusija in zaključek: Študenti in študentke zdravstvene nege so navajali tako pozitivne kot negativne izkušnje s prilagojenim procesom izobraževanja. Za bolj celostno sliko problematike izobraževanja v času epidemije bi bilo treba preučiti še izkušnje visokošolskih učiteljev. Izsledki raziskave so lahko spodbuda pri izbiri metod poučevanja in digitalnih orodij ter vodilo visokošolskim učiteljem in vodstvom pri načrtovanju sodobnih in inovativnih oblik izobraževanja na področju zdravstvene nege.
Introduction: Community health nurses contribute significantly to better health, well-being and independence of older adults. The aim of the study is to compare preventive services for older adults ...in community health care between Sweden and Slovenia.Methods: Literature review and document analysis were used to conduct a qualitative comparative analysis. Literature was retrieved from the MEDLINE, CINAHL and COBIB databases. An analysis of documents such as sectoral legal bases, guidelines and expert recommendations in Slovenia and Sweden was also conducted. The analysis included sources related to preventive services for older adults living at home published between January 2000 and December 2020 in Slovene, English or Swedish.Results: Twenty units of literature were included in the review. Four comparative factors were identified: system and legal basis, organisation and scope, providers, and content. In Slovenia, all older adults are entitled to the same range of preventive services. Compared to Sweden, the organisation of community health care in Slovenia is more centralised, all older adults are entitled to the same scope of preventive health visits, while the level of education and scope of competences of healthcare providers are lower. In both countries, the content of preventive home visits to older adults is similar.Discussion and conclusion: In Slovenia, community health nurses with additional knowledge could prescribe medical devices and medications form a limited list, as well as coordinate care. This would allow them to act more independently in patients' home environment. Further development of more personalised preventive services for older adults depends on research, resource provision and consideration of the organisational culture.
Uvod: Napredovala stopnja demence je terminalna stopnja v kliničnem poteku demence, za katero sta poleg kognitivnih, telesnih, vedenjskih in psiholoških okvar značilna izguba samostojnosti pri ...izvajanju osnovnih dnevnih opravil ter visoko tveganje za podhranjenost. Namen raziskave je predstaviti pristope za zagotavljanje optimalne prehranjenosti pri osebah z napredovalo stopnjo demence v institucionalni oskrbi.Metode: Narejen je bil integrativni pregled literature, objavljene med letoma 2014 in 2019. Za identifikacijo relevantne literature smo uporabili iskalni niz dementia OR alzheimers OR cognitive impairment OR memory loss AND feeding OR eating OR nutrition, pregledani sta bili podatkovni bazi CINAHL in MEDLINE. V končno analizo je bilo vključenih 19 člankov.Rezultati: Izsledki pregleda literature so bili razporejeni v štiri kategorije: (1) spodbujanje samostojnosti pri hranjenju, (2) uporaba prilagojene prehrane, (3) obvladovanje motenj požiranja in (4) na posameznika usmerjena oskrba.Diskusija in zaključek: Pristopi pri zagotavljanju kakovosti življenja oseb z napredovalo stopnjo demence so usmerjeni k spodbujanju samostojnosti pri hranjenju. Slednje se lahko dosega z intervencijami na področju obvladovanja upada umskih in telesnih sposobnosti, motenj požiranja, z zagotavljanjem prehranskega vnosa per os ter izvajanjem oskrbe, usmerjene k posamezniku.
Abstract Introduction Poor adoption of electronic health records among healthcare workers can diminish their impact. Healthcare informatics solutions development should diligently acknowledge ...end-user needs. This study compares a user experience and perceived quality of the nursing process integration in two different applications for electronic documentation of the nursing care plan. Both applications were designed and tested in Slovenia. Methods In the first phase, final year undergraduate nursing students were recruited (n=73) and randomly assigned into two groups. Each group used one of the applications for a duration of five hours. A survey among students was conducted. In the second phase, additional students were recruited (n=40) and invited to participate in qualitative analysis of the unfavourably rated application. Results The modern, visually improved application was favourably rated by students in terms of all aspects of application usability. However, students reported a significant number of inadequacies regarding the nursing process methodology integration. On the contrary, the students using the poorly rated and visually outdated application reported no such concerns. Qualitative analysis of student reflections identified additional positive features of software design that were not detected in survey results analysis. Conclusion This study showed that a user-centred approach can be used to compare diverse electronic solutions. Detected discrepancies in findings using qualitative and quantitative analysis show the importance of integrating diverse research approaches for adequate evaluation of software solutions. Furthermore, this study design promotes empowerment of healthcare workers to participate in the development and critical evaluations of software solutions.
Population ageing together with the greater prevalence of multimorbidity add to the need for and complexity of healthcare services. This makes it important to encourage and empower patients with ...chronic diseases to take care of themselves. An associated goal of such efforts is to significantly reduce the burden on healthcare systems and positively impact patients’ health outcomes and quality of life. The paper presents a multi-criteria decision model for assessing the health and self-care of patients with chronic diseases in the home environment. The model is based on the DEX methodology and was tested on ten cases. The model assists with the timely recognition of relevant symptoms and signs in decision-making about health and self-care. It can be used to promote patients taking on an active role with respect to caring for their health and well-being. The model could be integrated into self-care processes. It might also serve as a basis for an interprofessional approach to supporting older patients with chronic diseases living as fully and independently as possible in the environment in which they feel most comfortable.
Uvod: Vest je večdimenzionalni koncept, zaradi katerega se medicinska sestra more zavedati manj kakovostne oskrbe bolnika in lastnih omejitev. Delovanje v nasprotju z lastno vestjo lahko vodi v ...izgorelost. Namen raziskave je bil prikazati povezanost bremena vesti in izgorelosti med zaposlenimi v intenzivni zdravstveni negi.Metode: Izvedena je bila presečna raziskava na priložnostnem vzorcu 46 medicinskih sester. Uporabljen je bil vprašalnik Stress of Conscience (slovensko »Slaba vest«). Vprašalnik je pokazal visoko notranjo skladnost (Cronbach α = 0,875). Podatki so bili zbrani v decembru 2017 in obdelani s programsko opremo IBM SPSS Statistics 23. Analizirani so bili z opisno in bivariatno statistiko. Uporabljeni so bili Fisherjev natančni test, T-test dveh neodvisnih vzorcev oziroma Mann-Whitneyev U-test ter enosmerna ANOVA.Rezultati: Starost in spol statistično značilno vplivata na breme vesti (p = 0,048 za starost oziroma p = 0,005 za spol). Statistično značilnih vplivov spola, starosti, trajanja zaposlitve ali izobrazbe na prisotnost števila simptomov izgorelosti raziskava ni pokazala. Z izgorelostjo je najbolj povezan (r = 0,503, p < 0,001) vpliv delovnega okolja na zasebno življenje.Diskusija in zaključek: Slaba vest je prisotna med medicinskimi sestrami v enotah intenzivne nege in terapije. Medicinskim sestram povzročajo slabo vest številni dejavniki. Raziskava je pokazala, da večje breme vesti povečuje število simptomov izgorelosti. Nadaljnje raziskovalno delo je smiselno usmeriti v zmanjševanje bremena vesti in izgorelosti.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a hospital-acquired infection of the lungs occurring in mechanically ventilated patients. An active risk management approach can prevent the occurrence of the ...disease and promote positive organizational changes, subsequently decreasing mortality and hospitalization costs. Using scientific and clinical practice knowledge, a risk evaluation model was developed to identify patients more at risk of developing the disease. For this purpose, a Decision Expert qualitative multi-criteria decision method was used, in which alternatives are evaluated according to predetermined hierarchically arranged criteria. Characteristics of each evaluated alternative are described by the members of an interdisciplinary expert team and are represented by the values of the basic criteria. Values of hierarchically higher aggregated criteria are computed in an upwards fashion according to utility functions, which are defined as simple logical rules. This method is integrated into a software solution, DEXi. The approach is applicable to vastly diverse decision problems and has been successfully used before for health-related decision support. The designed model was tested using actual clinical data. Evaluations of alternatives that most distinctly demonstrated the functionality of the evaluation model were selected and are presented in the results. The evaluation model is intended to assist a holistic evaluation of the risk of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia, by considering patient-related risk factors and the use of preventive measures. The model incorporates nursing-specific data that have hitherto been poorly utilized in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia and promotes the active engagement of nurses in confronting this interdisciplinary healthcare problem, which has gained more prominence with the onset of COVID-19 disease.
Slovenia has recognized student mobility as a key strategic goal of higher education development. This opens up opportunities for progress but also creates challenges that were highlighted during the ...Covid-19 epidemic. During this crisis, international students in Slovenia were faced with the decision whether to stay or return home. The reasons why they chose to remain/depart were determined by analysing the content of the answers to the open-ended question. Students mainly stayed for personal and health reasons, because of the epidemic, the accompanying measures and the pedagogical process. The reasons for leaving mainly featured psychosocial factors, the epidemic and related measures, personal reasons and access to healthcare. Due to psychosocial distress, international students experienced ag reat need during the epidemic for targeted support measures and especially for coordinated and accessible information.
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