PURPOSE: To understand the patient journey to Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery (LSFS) and patients' experiences of surgery. METHODS: Qualitative study using interpretive phenomenological analysis. Adult participants following LSFS were recruited from 4 UK clinical sites using purposive sampling to ensure …

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Abstract: This case study examines the use of an eHealth application for improving preoperative rehabilitation (prehabilitation). We have analysed healthcare professionals' motivators and drivers for adopting eHealth for a surgical procedure at academic medical facilities. The research focused on when …

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Simultaneous practices in developing eHealth: the patient journey as outcome and innovative instrument with participation of care professionals in the analysis. This study describes the development of a patient journey in collaboration with healthcare professionals, how to involve the professional in …

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For this research project I had the opportunity to join home nurses on their rounds for participant observations. Nurses are confronted with older patient’s meaning in life (MiL), or the lack thereof, on a daily basis. However, knowledge about these situations, and education regarding this subject, is …

A hospital visit is often an anxious and uncertain event for patients and their relatives. Patients are often concerned about a diagnosis and/or the treatment of their disease in an outpatient or inpatient setting. In these hospital settings, the impact of the environment on patients is still not well …

An assessment of SJDs service quality through interaction quality, physical environment and outcome quality. The final intervention looked at reducing perceived waiting times by improving ambiance and reducing patient anxiety.