Issue 2 April-June 2019
Contents
Editorial Article
The importance of family-centered health care
Friday, January 4, 2019
Pages: 88-92
Στη σύγχρονη πραγματικότητα, η συμβολή της οικογένειας στη νοσηλεία και ανάρρωση των νοσηλευόμενων παιδιών είναι σημαντική, καθώς ως γνωστό οι γονείς αποτελούν την κύρια πηγή συναισθηματικής και ψυχολογικής στήριξης για αυτά.1,2 Είναι γεγονός ότι οι οικογένειες καθώς και οι επαγγελματίες υγείας έχουν συχνά διαφορετικές προσδοκίες για το πώς μπορούν να βοηθηθούν καλύτερα οι οικογένειες.3 Για αυτό
Review Paper
PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS AFTER TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION
Tsoulou Vasiliki, Karamolegou Eirini
Monday, April 1, 2019
Pages: 93-102
Extremity/ies amputation is a sudden stressful event in people's lives since is associated with negative effects on their mental and physical health. The purpose of the study was to review the literature about patients' psychosocial needs after traumatic amputation. The methodology followed included a review of published studies in electronic databases regarding patients' psychosocial needs after
Review Paper
ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN IMPLANTED CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD)
Zartaloudi Afroditi, Pappa Aanastasia
Friday, January 4, 2019
Pages: 103-110
During recent decades, implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) has turn out to be the most effective therapy availa-ble to prevent sudden cardiac death while implantation rates are increasing, worldwide. Eligible patients are catego-rized in those who have already resuscitated from sudden cardiac death (secondary prevention) and those are at in-creased risk due to the severity of their cardiac
Review Paper
CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND HEMODIALYSIS: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
Gerogianni Georgia, Babatsikou Fotoula
Friday, January 4, 2019
Pages: 111-117
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a progressive decline in kidney function which is usually asymptomatic until the de-velopment of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Haemodialysis is the most common treatment method for ESRD. How-ever, patients on hemodialysis have a variety of psychological disorders due to complications and restrictions of the treatment. Aim: of the present study was to review the literature
Original Paper
INVESTIGATION OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS' SATISFACTION AT THIRA HOSPITAL
Papayannaki Despina, Zouzoula Elenι, Lappa Tatianna, Lentza Marina, Varkarakis George, Skoura Panagiota, Katsarou Vassiliki
Friday, January 4, 2019
Pages: 118-131
Introduction: Assessment of patients' satisfaction by the quality of provided hospital care contributes significantly to the evaluation of healthcare services. The purpose of the study was to explore satisfaction of hospitalized patients by the health care provided by Thira hospital. Material and Method: The study sample consisted of 100 hospitalized patients. Data were collected by completing a
Original Paper
RELATIONSHIP OF THE TIME BETWEEN THE APPEARANCE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS AND DURATION OF HOSPITAL-ITY
Yfanti, AmaliaTaxiarhi, Argyropoulos Theodoros, Evagelou Eleni, Ζabras Νikolaos
Monday, April 1, 2019
Pages: 132-149
Introduction: Inflammation of the appendix is the most common cause of acute abdomen. It is an urgent surgical disease with significant morbidity, which increases when the diagnosis of the disease is delayed. Purpose: of the study was to explore the correlation between the occurrence of symptoms in acute appendicitis and the duration of hospitalization in a pediatric population. Material and
Short Review Article
DEPRESSION IN HEART FAILURE
Monday, April 1, 2019
Pages: 150-152
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