Introduction Patients who undergo coronary angiography experience a rather stressful situation. They need information about this invasive procedure which most of the times find either from the internet, their referring physicians, acquaintances or friends with past experience of an invasive procedure. Aim The aim of the study was on the one hand to test the potential beneficial effects of an information brochure on undergoing a cardiac catheterization for the first time and on the other hand to highlight the importance of informing patients before coronary angiography and its beneficial effects on both reducing their fear and anxiety. Methods Patients were randomly assigned to an experimental group receiving the brochure at least 1 day before the cardiac catheterization (N = 44), or to a control group not receiving the brochure (N = 44). The SFQ, ISQ and STAI tools were distributed to both groups. Results All experimental subjects in the intervention group read the brochure. The intervention group had significantly lower scores on both short-term and overall fear compared to the control group. However, the fear of the long-term consequences of cardiac catheterization was similar in both groups. Women had higher fear of the short-term consequences of catheterization than men. The control group experienced a mean satisfaction score of 10.9 points (SD= 2.5 points) while the intervention group had a score of 11.1 points respectively (SD= 2.3 points). In addition, 95, 5% of the control group and 88, 6% of the intervention group patients considered that the provision of information could have been improved. In terms of stress, patients with co-morbidities scored 7.39 points higher, meaning they experienced more symptoms of permanent anxiety, compared to patients who did not have an underlying disease. In addition, the more the patients were satisfied with the information provided, the fewer the symptoms of transient anxiety they experienced. Conclusions Providing information in the form of a brochure regarding cardiac catheterization before the procedure, is of great importance and constitutes an efficient intervention.
Aim: Of this study was to investigate the level of Military Nursing Officers’(MNOS) compassion competence and their personal level of compassion at work and their correlation with the professional quality of life. Materials and methods This is a cross-sectional study carried out from December 2019 to May 2020 using the method of convenience sampling. The study involved 235 MNOs serving in Greek Military Hospitals. A single questionnaire containing Compassion at Work index, Compassion competence scale and ProQOL 5 was used for data collection. A total of 400 questionnaires were distrib¬uted with a response rate of 58.75%. Data analysis was performed using the statistical package SPSS 22.0. Results: The research showed that there was a significant positive correlation of the Compassion Satisfaction score with the com¬passion at work and compassion competence scales. So, the more compassion participants had, the more satisfaction they re¬ceived from the care they put into their work. Conversely, the more compassion participants had, the less burnout they felt. Regarding secondary traumatic stress, it was found that the higher the participants’ score on the dimensions of compassion in the dimension “Being non-judgmental”, “Being tolerant to personal distress” and “Being empathic”, the lower the secondary traumatic stress they felt. The position at hospital, the score on the compassion dimension in the dimension “Experiencing the suffering of others” were found to be independently related to the Compassion Satisfaction score. Specifically, Head Nurses had a 3.86 points lower score compared to Nurse managers. Higher values in the “Experiencing the suffering of others” dimension were related to a higher Compassion Satisfaction score. Nursing Officers who scored higher in compassion dimensions such as “Being non-judgmental”, “Being tolerant to personal distress” and “Being empathic”, they felt lower secondary traumatic stress. Conclusions: It is really important for Military nursing Officers to be compassionate in order to get more satisfaction from caring about their work and feel less burnout.
Introduction: Organ donation is considered in many cases as the only therapeutic solution. The lack of donors throughout the world, leads to the need of a survey of the factors affecting the formation of the human behavior in order to change it, in particular in our country, where there is a significant research gap and a reduced number of donors. Aim: The aim of the specific quantitative survey is the detection of the factors affecting the attitude and perceptions of the nursing and medical staff of the General Hospital (G.H.) of Edessa, with regards to organ donation, as well as the prediction of their willingness to issue an organ donor card. Methods: The survey was based on the collection of 283 questionnaires, based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. In order to enhance the representation amongst people, data were weighted so that both doctors and nurses could have equal rates to such of the population. Results: The intention to discuss with the family was positively associated with moral rules, while the intention to issue a donor card was positively associated with morality and subjective perception of control. Gender, profession, educational level and previous relevant behavior are the most important factors of differentiation. Conclusions: The medical and nursing staff of the G.H. of Edessa presents a low intention to issue a donation card, however, they are very positive to the idea of donation. The attitude and intention of the medical doctors is more positive comparison to the nursing. The professional status is the most important variable under study, as it differentiates attitudes and intentions of health care workers. It is necessary to promote the idea of donation through social services.
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