Background fear of falling (FOF) is a major health problem among the elderly living in
communities, present in older people who have fallen but also in older people who have never …

Aim Many long-term ostomates are ‘out-of-sight’ of healthcare, and it is unknown how
ostomates deal with ostomy-related problems and how these problems affect their quality of life (…

Aims and objectives. To determine a valid, reliable and clinical user‐friendly instrument,
based on predictors of functional decline, to identify older patients at risk for functional decline. …

Introduction Delirium is a common complication in the intensive care unit. The attention of
researchers has shifted from the treatment to the prevention of the syndrome necessitating the …

The Delirium Observation Screening (DOS) scale, a 25-item scale, was developed to facilitate
early recognition of delirium, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV criteria, …

Background To study the prevalence of eighteen geriatric conditions in older patients at
admission, their reporting rate in discharge summaries and the impact of these conditions on …

Objective To systematically review the literature on relationships between characteristics of
the nurse work environment and five nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in hospitals. Data …

Background— Self-management interventions are widely implemented in the care for patients
with heart failure (HF). However, trials show inconsistent results, and whether specific …

Background In recent years there has been much emphasis on ‘research waste’ caused by
poor question selection, insufficient attention to previous research results, and avoidable …

Background Progressive disability develops with older age in association with underlying
disease, comorbidity and frailty. Physical performance characteristics are important to improve …