PURPOSE: Rectal cancer is the most common reason for a person to undergo ostomy surgery. The aim of this study was to assess concerns and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) before surgery and during the first 6 months following ostomy surgery in the presence of rectal cancer.SUBJECTS AND SETTINGS: The sample comprised 57 patients at a university hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden. Their median age

Skiftande vårdkvalité hotar patientsäkerheten inom ambulanssjukvården. Nu måste regeringen och Socialstyrelsen skapa nationella riktlinjer, skriver Nätverket för utbildning av ambulanssjuksköterskor .

PURPOSE: Colostomy irrigation (CI) is an effective method to achieve fecal continence in selected persons with a colostomy. The primary aims of the study were to find out to what extent the WOC nurses used CI in their practice and what kind of information the WOC nurses gave patients if they provided explanations and potential solutions when irrigation was not successful in preserving continence.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate how relatives of patients with an ostomy rated the various aspects of care, how they perceived the quality of the care provided, and how they ranked their involvement in the care. Patients' satisfaction was also sought, particularly their perception of relatives' involvement.DESIGN: Descriptive cross-sectional.SETTINGS AND SUBJECTS: The study comprise

Ostomy surgery affects life on a variety of levels. Clinicians need to facilitate the patient's adaptation to life with a stoma and provide information and support to ease the transition. To prospectively assess ostomy patients' perceptions of the quality of care received as well as the importance they ascribe to care conditions, 49 patients from nine Swedish hospitals completed a postoperative "Q

AIM: This paper reports a study whose aim was to assess the quality of care in ostomy patients seen from a patient perspective.BACKGROUND: A stoma operation causes profound changes in a patient's life because of resulting physical damage, disfigurement, loss of bodily function, and change in personal hygiene. Such changes are a cause of major concern for patients and raise important issue for the

The aim of this study was to illuminate spouses' perceptions of living with a partner who had been diagnosed with rectal cancer followed by surgery resulting in a stoma. The focus group interview was chosen as method of data collection. Two focus group interviews consisting of 2 meetings each were conducted. A qualitative content analysis was used. Five themes emerged: difficulties of being involv

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe patients' experiences, with a focus on body image, 6 to 12 weeks after a stoma operation.METHOD: Nine patients (8 of whom received preoperative teaching) and who were expected to have their colostomy, ileostomy, or urostomy for at least 6 months were interviewed about their feelings, attitudes, and life experiences after undergoing ostomy surgery.

Dagens moderna samhälle är ett i många avseenden sårbart samhälle. Det har inte varit någon medveten strävan utan är en konsekvens av att samhället till stor del kommit att bli uppbyggt kring försörjningskedjor (supply chains). I dessa hårt integrerade kedjor med ett flertal ofta globalt utspridda led flyter en ständig ström av fysiska varor, tjänster samt kombinationer av varor och tjänster.Det e

Low serum apolipoprotein (Apo) A1 concentrations and high serum ApoB concentrations may be better markers of the risk of cardiovascular disease than high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL). However, the associations between modifiable lifestyle factors and Apo concentrations have not been investigated in detail. Therefore, this study investigated the associations between A

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in level of physical activity between patients who underwent revision after surgery with total hip arthroplasty and those who did not. Secondary purposes were to study if level of physical activity, frequency of physical activity, body mass index, sex or age could predict the risk of revision an to find out if patients were sufficie

The aim of this study was to synthesize and characterize a nano-hydroxyapatite (nHAP) and calcium sulfate bone substitute (NC) for cranioplasty. The NC was functionalized with low concentrations of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) and zoledronic acid (ZA) and characterized both in vitro and in vivo. In vitro studies included MTT, ALP assays, and fluorescent staining of Saos-2 (human osteoblast