Heart failure (HF) is one of the most complex chronic disorders with high prevalence, mainly
due to the ageing population and better treatment of underlying diseases. Prevalence will …

Aim To analyse how family members participate in hospital inpatient palliative care, and how
their participation could be supported. Methods This review followed a methodology outlined …

The theory of nurse-promoted engagement with families in the intensive care unit (ICU) was
developed to describe the dynamic and complex interplay between factors that support or …

Background Adverse events during patient transport are common and may threaten critically
ill patients' lives. Aim This study aimed to determine the incidence of adverse events during …

Background Meeting inpatients' psychosocial care needs is essential for their wellbeing,
recovery, and positive experiences. This study aimed to describe and compare surgical …

Objectives Patient participation is an established concept in public welfare. However, reports
of the phenomenon of patient participation during intensive care from the patient's point of …

Background Active involvement of relatives has the potential to improve postoperative
patient outcomes by prevention of complications sensitive to basic care and unplanned …

Background The use of social media in healthcare continues to evolve. The purpose of this
scoping review was to summarize existing research on the impact of social media …

Supporting families experiencing critical illness through family interventions is essential to
ease illness burden, enable family management, and reduce their risk for adverse health …

Background and objectives Residential care facilities (RCFs) strive to enhance autonomy for
people with dementia and to enhance informal care provision, although this is difficult. This …