Results for: Polikandrioti Maria Your search came up with 19 results: Volumes/Issues / Volume 7 (2018) / Issue 2 May-August 2018 AN INVESTIGATION OF DEPRESSION IN GREEK THALASSAEMIC TEENAGERS Friday, January 5, 2018Objective: To explore characteristics of today’s Greek teenagers with thalassaemia, a hereditary disease, associated with the possibility of developing depression. Material and methods: Study sample consisted of 74 thalassaemic teenagers. Data collection was conducted using the "Children Depression Inventory” (CDI) and a questionnaire on teenage thalassaemic patients’ characteristics (socio-demographic; Volumes/Issues / Volume 6 (2017) / Issue 2 May-August 2017 ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS WITH PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER Monday, May 1, 2017Objective: To explore factors associated with anxiety and depression of patients with permanent cardiac pacemaker. Material and methods: The study sample consisted of 230 patients with a pacemaker who visited for check a public hospital outpatient department.Data collection was conducted using a questionnaire which included patients’ characteristics and the "Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale" Volumes/Issues / Volume 11 (2022) / Issue 1 January - March 2022 ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN RENAL TRANS-PLANT RECIPIENTS Saturday, January 1, 2022Introduction: End-stage kidney disease is a rapidly growing health problem worldwide. Kidney transplantation is the optimal modality, which entails many benefits in patients’ lives. Anxiety and depression minimize the beneficial effects of transplantation and adversely affect the clinical outcome. The aim of this study was to explore anxiety and depression in renal transplant recipients. Material Volumes/Issues / Volume 12 (2023) / Issue 4 October - December 2023 EFFECTIVENESS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH BURNS AND CAREGIVERS A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Sunday, October 1, 2023Introduction: Paediatric burns are very painful and traumatic injuries. The pain management of children with burns is very poor, with the result that both children and their caregivers have increased stress and distress. Non-pharmacological psychosocial interventions have been suggested to be effective in reducing pain and psychological illness.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness Volumes/Issues / Volume 6 (2017) / Issue 3 September-December 2017 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BURN INJURIES IN A GREEK CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Friday, September 1, 2017A burn is a type of are tissue damage to the skin due to the effect of a harmful cause. Thepurpose of the study was to retrospectively record the characteristics of children who had been admitted because of burn to a pediatric hospital in Western Greece. Material and Method: The sample of the study consisted of 345 children with burn who were admitted to the Emergency Department Volumes/Issues / Volume 5 (2016) / Volume 3 September-December 2016 online first EVALUATION OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES REGARDING KNOWLEDGE IN PULSE OXYMETRY Thursday, September 1, 2016Introduction: Pulse oximetry is a non invasive method which determines the saturation of hemoglobin in oxygen and is early detecting hypoxic episodes. The aim of the present study was to evaluate nurses' knowledge working in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) regarding pulse oximetry. Method and material: The sample of the study consisted of 206 ICU nurses in 5 general hospitals Volumes/Issues / Volume 6 (2017) / Issue 1 (January-April 2017) EVALUATION OF FATIGUE IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE Sunday, January 1, 2017Background: Fatigue consists the most common symptom that experience patients with heart failure. Objective: of the study was to explore factors associated with fatigue in hospitalized patients with heart failure. Methods : In the present study, 60 hospitalized patients were enrolled. Data collection was performed by the method of the interview using a questionnaire that included Volumes/Issues / Volume 7 (2018) / Volume 1 January - April 2018 EXPECTATIONS FOR LIFE AMONG GREEK TEENAGE THALASSAEMICS Monday, January 1, 2018Objective: To investigate expectations for life of today’s Greek teenagers with thalassaemia, a hereditary disease, in association with their characteristics. Material and methods : A total of 74 thalassaemic teenagers participated in the study. Data collection was conducted using the "Multidimensional Expectations Questionnaire for Thalassaemia Major Patients” version for thalassaemic children Volumes/Issues / Volume 3 (2014) / Issue 1 January - April 2014 Exploration of drug users profile Wednesday, January 1, 2014The aim of this study was to explore the profile of drug users in the Athens and the characteristics of the use ( injecting and syringe sharing ) . Method and material : Data were collected by the completion of questionnaire by personal interview of184 drug users who came to the Emergency Assistance Unit and Support (MAVY) OKANA for the first time. Results : The sample consisted of 184 individuals Volumes/Issues / Volume 11 (2022) / Issue 3 July - September 2022 EXPLORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENZYMAT-IC DEBRIDEMENT IN DIABETIC FOOT ULCER HEALING:A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Friday, July 1, 2022Introduction: Debridement is a critical procedure that can accelerate wound healing. One technique used in clinical practice to achieve debridement is enzymatic debridement, which is effective for all types of wounds.. Aim: This systematic review aims to investigate the efficacy of enzymatic debridement in the healing process of diabetic foot ulcers. A literature search was conducted using Pubmed Pages: 1 2 Next »