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N Bubela

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PubMed1995

Symptom distress, anxiety, depression, and discharge information needs after peripheral arterial bypass.

The purpose of this study was to describe the symptom distress, anxiety, depression, and discharge information needs of patients after peripheral arterial bypass surgery. Patients (n = 38) were interviewed before and after hospital discharge. The symptoms of incisional pain and broken sleep, as measured by Visual Analogue Scales, were the most distressing symptoms experienced before and after discharge. Patients reported low levels of anxiety and depression as measured by the Profile of Mood States. A moderate amount of information, assessed by the Patient Learning Need Scale, was perceived by patients to be important to help manage their care after discharge. The most important information related to the recognition, prevention, and management of complications. The findings contribute to an understanding of discharge information needs after peripheral arterial bypass and emphasizes the importance of patient education to facilitate transition to the home.

Adult↗
PubMed1991

A critical appraisal of the research literature investigating fatigue in the individual with cancer.

Fatigue is a commonly experienced symptom, which may be a component of virtually any disease and can have a psychological, physical, or mixed origin. Nurses need to understand the onset, duration, and progression of fatigue to intervene successfully with the cancer patient adapting to diagnosis and treatment. While the literature is an important source of information, results of research studies must be critically interpreted before proceeding with practice guidelines based on research findings. A critical appraisal of the research literature investigating the problem of fatigue in individuals with cancer was conducted. There is strong evidence to suggest that fatigue is a prevalent problem among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapy. However past research has been limited by methodological problems. Typically, studies fail to include a control group, do not control for possible confounding variables, and have restricted measurement to unidimensional scales with limited reliability and validity. While several correlates of fatigue have been postulated, research to date has found no consistent relationships among such correlates as weight loss, anemia, or psychological distress. This article reviews what is currently known about fatigue in the cancer patient and how future research could be designed to improve on past measurement and sampling problems.

Fatigue↗
PubMed1990

Factors influencing patients' informational needs at time of hospital discharge.

The relationship between patients' perceived informational needs and selected sociodemographic and illness-related variables were examined in a sample of 301 adult medical and surgical patients preparing for discharge from an acute care setting. Marital status, living arrangements and chronicity of illness had no influence on the importance of informational needs as measured by the Patient Learning Need Scale (PLNS). More informational needs were identified by females than males, and those with malignant as opposed to benign disease. Length of time spent in the hospital, number of discharge medications, and patient perception of the influence of the illness on life were positively correlated with informational needs at the time of discharge.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

The Patient Learning Needs Scale: reliability and validity.

The article describes the development and initial psychometric evaluation of an instrument to measure patients' perceptions of learning needs at time of discharge from hospital to home. Evaluation of the Patient Learning Needs Scale was based on responses of 301 adults hospitalized with a medical or surgical illness. Factor analysis isolated seven subscales: medications, activities of living, feelings related to condition, community and follow-up, treatment and complications, enhancing quality of life and skin care. These seven factors accounted for 56.1% of the variance. Cronbach's alpha for the 50-item scale was 0.95.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

"Ward shape".

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