Mobile app as a fetal monitoring aid – a pilot study
Many midwives do not feel confident in using fetal stethoscopes. A mobile app that displays the heart rate makes them feel more confident when it is used together with the stethoscope.
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Stigmatisation and shame – a qualitative study of living with obesity
Healthcare personnel should treat obese people with openness and without prejudice. By doing so, they can help them develop a resistance to shame.
Communication training course with simulation
Simulation based communication courses can give improved communication skills and increased understanding of how the communication model may be used.
Healthcare personnel’s recognition of people with hydrocephalus affects their self-esteem
While the illness is potentially life-threatening, it is invisible and not well known. Consequently, patients may be mistrusted and ignored, and they may feel inferior, vulnerable and insecure.
The experiences of bereaved relatives on receiving the intensive care diaries of their loved ones
The bereaved felt that they maintained a bond with their deceased family member through diaries that had been kept for the patients during their stay in ICU. The diaries also helped impart structure on a chaotic time and made it easier for the bereaved to vent their feelings.
Medication reviews on admission of residents to nursing homes
A large proportion of the residents at nursing homes did not receive a medication review when they were admitted, despite this being a statutory requirement.
Can we trust urine dipsticks?
Urine dispsticks are frequently used in the clinic to diagnose urinary tract infection in elderly patients even though the urine disptick does not distinguish between urinary tract infection and asymptomatic baceriuria.
Burden, coping and mental health among the next of kin of people with a substance abuse problem
It can be an enormous burden to be the next of kin of a substance abuser. Health personnel can help the next of kin to find strategies that maintain and improve their mental health.
Are group-based self-management programmes suitable for all patients with type 2 diabetes?
Group-based self-management programmes make it easier to cope with the disease. However, half of all patients decline to participate in such programmes.
Midwifery practices in the prevention of prolonged labour: a clinical audit
Few midwives followed the recommendations for defining active labour in the electronic medical records. It is uncertain how many women in labour were continuously monitored by a midwife.
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