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Open AccessItem distribution, internal consistency and structural validity of the German language person-centred climate questionnaire - staff version (PCQ-G-S): a cross-sectional study
Person-centredness is considered as best practice for people living with dementia. A frequently used instrument to assess person-centredness of a care environment is the Person-centred Climate Questionnaire (P...
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Open AccessAttitudes and knowledge of nurses working at night and sleep promotion in nursing home residents: multicenter cross-sectional survey
Sleep disturbances are common in nursing home residents and challenging for their nurses. Knowledge about sleep and sleep promoting factors is essential to provide adequate sleep management, where nurses play ...
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Open AccessChallenges, strategies and consequences from the perspective of German nursing home managers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic - a qualitative interview study
The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic reached Germany between March and May 2020. In order to contain the spread of the virus and particularly protect vulnerable people, the government imposed a lockdown in ...
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Open AccessEvaluation of a multi-component, non-pharmacological intervention to prevent and reduce sleep disturbances in people with dementia living in nursing homes (MoNoPol-sleep): study protocol for a cluster-randomized exploratory trial
Sleep problems are highly prevalent in people with dementia. Nevertheless, there is no “gold standard” intervention to prevent or reduce sleep problems in people with dementia. Existing interventions are chara...
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Open AccessIndicator-based public health monitoring in old age in OECD member countries: a sco** review
The sco** review was conducted as part of the project “Improving Health Monitoring in Old Age” (IMOA) which aims at develo** a conceptual framework with key indicators for a public health monitoring of the...
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Open AccessWell informed physician-patient communication in consultations on back pain – study protocol of the cluster randomized GAP trial
Back pain is one of the most frequent causes of health-related work absence. In Germany, more than 70% of adults suffer from at least one back pain episode per annum. It has strong impact on health care costs ...
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Open AccessDevelopment methods of guidelines and documents with recommendations on physical restraint reduction in nursing homes: a systematic review
Physical restraint, e.g. bedrails or belts in beds or chairs, are commonly used in nursing homes. However, there have been reports of pronounced differences in the prevalence between different facilities. Guid...
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Open AccessImplementation of a multicomponent intervention to prevent physical restraints in nursing home residents (IMPRINT): study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Physical restraints such as bedrails and belts are regularly applied in German nursing homes despite clear evidence showing their lack of effectiveness and safety. In a cluster-randomised controlled trial, the...
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Open AccessSuccessful collaboration in dementia care from the perspectives of healthcare professionals and informal carers in Germany: results from a focus group study
Informal carers of persons with dementia are in contact with numerous healthcare professionals (HCP) in a complex healthcare system. Successful collaboration between the parties involved appears to be essentia...
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Open AccessCriteria for Reporting the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions in healthcare: revised guideline (CReDECI 2)
Many healthcare interventions are of complex nature, consisting of several interacting components. Complex interventions are often described inadequately. A reporting guideline for complex interventions was pu...
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Open AccessQuality of reporting of complex healthcare interventions and applicability of the CReDECI list - a survey of publications indexed in PubMed
The development and evaluation of complex interventions in healthcare has obtained increased awareness. The Medical Research Council’s (MRC) framework for the development and evaluation of complex intervention...
