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A comparison between orthopaedic nurses’ and patients’ perception of individualised care
21 May 2012
Agneta Berg, Ewa Idvall, Jouko Katajisto, Riitta Suhonen
Summary: This exploratory study compares orthopaedic nurses’ perceptions of individualised nursing care with previously published orthopaedic patients’ perceptions. Orthopaedic nurses (N=243) from one...
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Developing a nurse practitioner role for hip fracture care: A journey of challenges
17 May 2012
Faith J. Forster
Summary: The establishment of the nurse practitioner (NP) role in the Canadian health care system has been challenged by many issues including inconsistent educational preparation, lack of sustainable...
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Ten years follow-up of trauma-related psychological distress in a cohort of patients with acute traumatic hand injury
10 May 2012
Margareta Gustafsson, Jenny Windahl, Karin Blomberg
Summary: Though early psychological symptoms after an acute traumatic hand injury have been described, there remains a need for knowledge concerning the trajectory of the individual’s response over ti...
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Developing a predictive tool for post-operative delirium in orthopaedic settings in Hong Kong
25 April 2012
Lap Fung Tsang, Chi Hung Yeung, Chi Chung Tse, Kit Bing Lam, Lai Ping Cheung, Kwok Keung Chu, Chiu Kit Tsang, Chun Kwan Wong, Heung Wah Law, Tim Hung, Pui Yau Lau
Summary: Aims: A prospective study was conducted to develop a Common Risk-factor Assessment Predictive Tool (CAP) for identifying factors associated with post-operative delirium (POD) in orthopaedic s...
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Self-management of osteoarthritis: A culturally-specific Chronic Care Model for South Asians
07 March 2012
Gurpreet Dhatt, Peggy Simpson, Valerie MacDonald
Abstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common and frequently disabling of the joint disorders. By age 75years, 85% of the population has either radiographic or clinical evidence of OA. For many peo...
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