OBJECTIVE To investigate factors related to feeding difficulty that is shown in the interaction between nursing assistants and elderly residents with dementia. METHODS Forty-eight residents and 31 nursing assistants were observed during meal times in a congregate dining room of a Taiwanese nursing home specializing in dementia care. Residents' eating behaviors, the dining environment, interac...

BACKGROUND As part of a trial aiming to improve care for patients with chronic (systolic) heart failure, a standardized, multifaceted case management approach was evaluated in German general practices. It consisted of regular telephone monitoring, home visits, health counselling, diagnostic screening and booklets for patients. Practice-based doctors' assistants (equivalent to a nursing role) ad...

Transferring non-specialised tasks from registered nurses to nursing assistants may help registered nurses focus on specialised tasks. Optimising the workflow of nursing assistants by making their tasks more efficient may improve problems associated with the shortage of registered nurses. The nursing assistants at our hospital were stressed about referring inpatients to outpatient specialty cli...

OBJECTIVES To describe and analyse perceived competence and perceived responsibility among healthcare assistants (HC assistants), caring for patients with home mechanical ventilation (HMV) and other advanced caring needs, adjusted for socio-demographic and workplace background factors. DESIGN A cross-sectional study was conducted including 128 HC assistants employed in Stockholm County, Swede...