Nurse-led patient education for persons suffering from a venous leg ulcer in outpatient's clinics and homecare settings: A scoping review

Aim of this studyTo provide an overview of the available nurse-led individualized educational interventions, for persons with Venous Leg Ulcer (VLUs) in an outpatient or homecare settings.Materials and methodsFor this scoping review, a search was performed between December 2019 and January 2020. To identify sources of evidence a systematic search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, PsychINFO, Web of Science and LiSSa as well as in clinical trial registers to identify sources of evidence. All types of evidence associated with a nurse led-intervention were included.ResultsFifteen sources of evidence met the inclusion criteria. Educational sessions varied in modality, content and duration. Education sessions were face to face and supported by written materiel. The content focused on compression therapy and exercises. The duration and numbers of sessions varied. The most reported health related outcomes was wound healing.ConclusionThis scoping review provides a broad overview of the available evidence and ongoing research for individualized nurse-led education persons with VLUs. Variability in the literature was found, which suggests that more intervention studies are needed to test and evaluate efficacy of nurse-led patient education.     

行为护理干预在冠心病患者中的应用价值分析

目的探究对冠心病患者实施行为护理干预开展临床护理的应用价值。方法在2017年1月-2018年2月时间段内,在我院接受治疗的冠心病患者中,选择86例为研究对象,并使用随机数字表法将入选研究对象均分为各43例的常规组与观察组,常规组与观察组的临床护理方案分别为常规护理、行为护理干预,将两组的依从性、并发症发生率对比。结果经过护理后,观察组的用药、饮食、生活行为以及体育锻炼依从性高于常规组,护理满意度较常规组高,且并发症发生率远低于常规组,组间差异有统计学意义(P <0.05)。结论采用行为护理干预为冠心病患者开展临床护理,可增强患者健康行为依从性,提高患者满意度。     

Exploring the attitudes towards and experiences of geocaching amongst families in the community

There is a need for physical activity interventions to focus on autonomous forms of motivation to increase uptake and maintenance. Geocaching is a GPS-based treasure-hunt game with potential to increase levels of walking. The study aim was to explore the experiences of a geocaching intervention for people introduced to geocaching. A five-week geocaching intervention took place. Participants (n = 30) were recruited via school assemblies and village posters. Semi-structured telephone interviews (n = 21) were conducted post intervention to determine the participants’ motives, barriers and experiences of geocaching. Geocaching motivators (social activity, challenge/discovery) and barriers (lack of time, problems with mobile technology and unsuccessful trips) were identified. Findings suggest that geocaching is a feasible activity to promote physical activity, particularly among families. Further robust and larger scale trials are required that target sedentary individuals, adopting strategies to reduce perceived barriers to geocaching.