Purpose: The purpose of the study was to describe the quality of patient education in day surgery as evaluated by adult patients. Design: Descriptive design using survey methodology. Methods: The data were collected by questionnaire and measured the quality and implementation of education resources for day surgery patients (n=600) in a university hospital. The data were analyzed statistically using basic and multivariate methods. Findings: Half of respondents assessed the implementation of patient education to have been done in a patient-centered and goal-oriented way. Most respondents (81%) were satisfied with the interaction in the patient education. The education resources were reported as good by 77% of respondents. Conclusions: Greater account should be given in patient education to the patients' emotional wellbeing, feelings, their family members and patients' expertise in their own life. In developing patient education, the excellent knowledge and skills of health care staff in educating patients should be utilized.

Background Healthcare staff have a key role in counselling patients. This study describes asthma patients' evaluations of primary care counselling quality. Methods The research applied a cross-sectional study design, with data collected from adult asthma patients (n = 73). Data were analysed by descriptive statistics. Results Most of participating patients were women (73%) and over 60 years old (67%). The patients were generally satisfied with the counselling. Subjection to an asthma test (p = 0.009) and smoking (p = 0.019) were found to significantly positively affect patient perceptions of counselling quality. The patients also felt that support services should be covered more (74%). Patients with comprehensive education (p = 0.039) and smokers (p = 0.015) were more likely to be satisfied with the counselling than other patients. Counselling was client-oriented (53%) and most patients reported experiencing positive interactions (92%). Most patients agreed that counselling benefitted adherence to self-care (75%) and health promotion (67%). Moreover, almost all of the patients were satisfied with the staff members' knowledge and skills (97%). Subjection to an asthma test (p = 0.043), age (p = 0.030), smoking (p = 0.014), and duration of illness (p = 0.002) influenced satisfaction with counselling resources. Conclusion The results indicate that counselling benefits asthma patients. Performing an asthma test, as well as considering smoking habits and educational level, can improve patient perceptions of counselling.

Background: Palliative care should be seen as a human right and integrated into the healthcare system. Adequate palliative care education is seen as a facilitator to develop the integration of palliative care. Aims: To synthesise evidence of the effect of different teaching methods used in palliative care education to students’ competences, knowledge, attitude or skills. Methods: Systematic review. A total of four databases (CINAHL, Eric, PubMed and Scopus) were searched, after which, 16 articles were identified. Findings: Simulations, lectures, films and a humanistic approach all had a positive effect on students’ attitudes to care for a dying person. Problem-based learning, simulations and elective courses increased students’ knowledge of palliative care. Game interventions in education decreased students’ fear of death, while communication with dying patients and relatives became easier. Conclusions: Education interventions had positive effects on students’ attitudes and knowledge. However, there is a need for future research into effective palliative care interventions using randomised designs and research about the effects of blended learning.

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Aim: Health care professionals are tasked with the role of supporting patients in using eHealth services in their personal care and counselling competence in digital environments to ensure appropriate patient care. Our aim was to describe health care professionals' experiences of counselling competence in Digital Care Pathways.Design: A descriptive qualitative study. Methods:Interviews with semi-structured questions were conducted. Twelve healthcare professionals were interviewed. The data were analysed using inductive content analysis. The results were reported according to the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research. Results: The analysis revealed eight distinct areas of competence related to counselling in Digital Care Pathways, namely, counselling competences related to the use of Digital Care Pathways, supporting patients' self-care, information technology competence, competence in creating an interactive counselling relationship on the Digital Care Pathway, information management, ethical competence related to counselling in Digital Care Pathways, competence to developing Digital Care Pathways services, and change competence.No Public or Patient Contribution: Due to the complex and unpredictable circumstances of COVID, people's strict confinement in the hospital prohibited free access to them and the study environment. Therefore, the professionals involved in the study were interviewed through online systems.

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Background and aim: Visual impairment (VI) problems are increasing as the global aging population grows. Mobile devices have become essential to interacting with friends and society. Because the visually impaired are no exception, it would be useful to determine the functionalities that best support the independence of people with VI.The currently available functionalities and applications were analysed to provide insight about which features the visually impaired value most. Materials and methods:A Webropol survey with structured and open-ended questions was carried out. The participants ( n=26) were asked about their use of mobile applications and opinions regarding the usefulness of certain applications in promoting independent functioning. An instrument was developed for this study based on previous literature, and its quality was assured through an expert panel evaluation and pretesting. The collected data were analysed statistically and by inductive content analysis.Results: A majority of the participants were active users of mobile devices. Substantial variation was observed in the evaluations of how useful various applications are to different everyday tasks. The participants suggested numerous improvements, such as additional customisation, to the current mobile devices and applications• Implications for Rehabilitation:• People with VI benefit from the use of mobile devices in the same way that the population with normal vision does, and mobile devices and applications can be pivotal to supporting their independence.• The participants offered innovative ideas and suggestions for how mobile devices and applications could be designed to better meet the needs of the visually impaired.