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Martínez-Camacho MÁ, Jones-Baro RA, Gómez-González A, Morales-Hernández D, Lugo-García DS, Melo-Villalobos A, Navarrete-Rodríguez CA, Delgado-Camacho J. Physical and respiratory therapy in the critically ill patient with obesity: a narrative review. Front Med (Lausanne) 2024; 11:1321692. [PMID: 38455478 PMCID: PMC10918845 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1321692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Obesity has become increasingly prevalent in the intensive care unit, presenting a significant challenge for healthcare systems and professionals, including rehabilitation teams. Caring for critically ill patients with obesity involves addressing complex issues. Despite the well-established and safe practice of early mobilization during critical illness, in rehabilitation matters, the diverse clinical disturbances and scenarios within the obese patient population necessitate a comprehensive understanding. This includes recognizing the importance of metabolic support, both non-invasive and invasive ventilatory support, and their weaning processes as essential prerequisites. Physiotherapists, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, play a crucial role in ensuring proper assessment and functional rehabilitation in the critical care setting. This review aims to provide critical insights into the key management and rehabilitation principles for obese patients in the intensive care unit.
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- Miguel Ángel Martínez-Camacho
- Critical Care Physical Therapy Department and Post-operative Recovery and Multi-Organ Support Unit, Hospital General de México “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga,” Mexico City, Mexico
- Doctorate Programme in Health Sciences, Universidad Anahuac Norte, State of Mexico, Mexico
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- Critical Care Physical Therapy Department and Post-operative Recovery and Multi-Organ Support Unit, Hospital General de México “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga,” Mexico City, Mexico
- Master’s Programme in Health Sciences, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Critical Care Physical Therapy Department and Post-operative Recovery and Multi-Organ Support Unit, Hospital General de México “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga,” Mexico City, Mexico
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- Critical Care Physical Therapy Department and Post-operative Recovery and Multi-Organ Support Unit, Hospital General de México “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga,” Mexico City, Mexico
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- Critical Care Physical Therapy Department and Post-operative Recovery and Multi-Organ Support Unit, Hospital General de México “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga,” Mexico City, Mexico
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- Critical Care Physical Therapy Department and Post-operative Recovery and Multi-Organ Support Unit, Hospital General de México “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga,” Mexico City, Mexico
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- Critical Care Physical Therapy Department and Post-operative Recovery and Multi-Organ Support Unit, Hospital General de México “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga,” Mexico City, Mexico
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- Critical Care Physical Therapy Department and Post-operative Recovery and Multi-Organ Support Unit, Hospital General de México “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga,” Mexico City, Mexico
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Großschädl F, Bauer S. The relationship between obesity and nursing care problems in intensive care patients in Austria. Nurs Crit Care 2020; 27:512-518. [PMID: 32954581 PMCID: PMC9290692 DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the characteristics and nursing care problems of intensive care patients in Austria stratified by obesity. BACKGROUND Obese people in intensive care units (ICUs) present nurses with special challenges. Therefore, nurses need to receive education and training regarding how to treat obese patients to provide them with the best care. Most studies on obesity in ICU patients have not specifically addressed the problems and challenges from the nurses' perspective. This may be because nursing science programmes in Europe rarely introduce the topic of obesity. DESIGN This was a secondary data analysis of a longitudinal study. METHODOLOGY The "Nursing Quality Measurement 2.0" is the Austrian version of the "International Prevalence Measurement of Care problems". It is an annual cross-sectional study, which has been carried out since 2009. Data from all ICU patients for 2009 to 2018 were extracted and combined into one file (n = 460). The main outcome measures were obesity and various nursing care problems, including care dependency. RESULTS Of the ICU patients. 25% were obese. Obese ICU patients suffered significantly more often from diabetes mellitus and endocrine, nutritional, or metabolic diseases than non-obese patients. About 30% of the ICU patients were totally care dependent, and 85.6% of the ICU patients were at risk of developing pressure ulcers, whereas the risk was higher for non-obese than obese patients. ICU patients with a risk of pressure ulcer (measured with the Braden Scale) had a reduced risk of being obese (OR = 0.544). CONCLUSION Overall, the prevalence of nursing care problems found in this study was high. No significant differences in the prevalence of nursing care problems between obese and non-obese patients were found. However, because of the increase in the number of obese patients in all nursing settings, a stronger focus on obesity research in the area of nursing science is recommended.
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- Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Williamson K, Nimegeer A, Lean M. Rising prevalence of BMI ≥40 kg/m 2 : A high-demand epidemic needing better documentation. Obes Rev 2020; 21:e12986. [PMID: 32017386 PMCID: PMC7078951 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Whilst previously rare, some surveys indicate substantial increases in the population with body mass index (BMI) ≥40 kg/m2 since the 1980s. Clinicians report emerging care challenges for this population, often with high resource demands. Accurate prevalence data, gathered using reliable methods, are needed to inform health care practice, planning, and research. We searched digitally for English language sources with measured prevalence data on adult BMI ≥40 collected since 2010. The search strategy included sources identified from recent work by NCD-RisC (2017), grey sources, a literature search to find current sources, and digital snowball searching. Eighteen countries, across five continents, reported BMI ≥40 prevalence data in surveys since 2010: 12% of eligible national surveys examined. Prevalence of BMI ≥40 ranged from 1.3% (Spain) to 7.7% (USA) for all adults, 0.7% (Serbia) to 5.6% (USA) for men, and 1.8% (Poland) to 9.7% (USA) for women. Limited trend data covering recent decades support significant growth of BMI ≥40 population. Methodological limitations include small samples and data collection methods likely to exclude people with very high BMIs. BMI ≥40 data are not routinely reported in international surveys. Lack of data impairs surveillance of population trends, understanding of causation, and societal provision for individuals living with higher weights.
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- Kath Williamson
- School of Medicine, Dentistry and NursingUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
- NHS LothianEdinburghUK
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences UnitUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and NursingUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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Hyer S, Conner NE. Concept of overweight bias among healthcare professionals: An evolutionary concept analysis. Nurs Forum 2020; 55:395-402. [PMID: 32124459 DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The aim of this concept analysis was to identify the attributes of overweight bias among healthcare providers (HCPs) and create a clear definition to guide the recognition of overweight bias among HCPs. Settings within the healthcare system are not exempt from bias and the stigmatization of persons with obesity. Overweight bias among HCPs may negatively impact health care and health outcomes. Rodger's evolutionary method was used to guide this concept analysis. The databases CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO were searched. The analysis provided clarification of the concept to facilitate HCP self-awareness of overweight bias. A definition of the concept of overweight bias among HCPs is provided along with its attributes, antecedents, and consequences.
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- Suzanne Hyer
- College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
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- College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
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Stiles BM, Fish AF, Vandermause R, Malik A. Identifying the Complexity of Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder: A Focused Ethnography. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2019; 40:812-818. [PMID: 31246151 DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2019.1615584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Purpose: To identify and describe the complexity of diagnosing bipolar disorder, including the diagnostic process and patient experiences of being newly diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Design: A mixed-methods focused ethnography was conducted, grounded in a post-positivist foundation. Methods: Medical records (n = 100) of patients whose diagnosis had been switched to bipolar disorder were examined. Six weeks post-hospitalization, ten outpatients with the diagnosis of bipolar disorder underwent an in-depth interview. Findings: Four diagnostic processes were identified during the retrospective record review. Two patterns and five themes were identified from the interviews. The first pattern, living with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, demonstrated common experiences of distinguishing impulsive moods and behavior, suffering life challenges, and seeking relief. The second pattern, acclimating to a new diagnosis of bipolar disorder, demonstrated participants' ways of understanding the diagnosis and reconciling the diagnosis. Patterns in the interviews corroborated data from the record review. Conclusions: The rendering of an appropriate diagnosis is key. Many participants' lives were significantly improved when diagnosis was made, and treatment recommendations for bipolar disorder (BPD) were initiated. These findings offer clinicians and researchers new ways to think about the complexity of the diagnosis of BPD including contrasting decision-making outcomes along a screening, diagnosis, and treatment continuum, as well as using the diagnostic event to instigate meaningful life change in the patient.
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- Brandie M Stiles
- Jonas Veterans Healthcare Scholar, Centerpointe Hospital , St. Louis , MO , USA
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- University of Missouri-St. Louis , St. Louis , MO , USA
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- Centerpointe Hospital , St. Louis , MO , USA
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Schetz M, De Jong A, Deane AM, Druml W, Hemelaar P, Pelosi P, Pickkers P, Reintam-Blaser A, Roberts J, Sakr Y, Jaber S. Obesity in the critically ill: a narrative review. Intensive Care Med 2019; 45:757-769. [PMID: 30888440 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-019-05594-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 229] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The World Health Organization defines overweight and obesity as the condition where excess or abnormal fat accumulation increases risks to health. The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide and is around 20% in ICU patients. Adipose tissue is highly metabolically active, and especially visceral adipose tissue has a deleterious adipocyte secretory profile resulting in insulin resistance and a chronic low-grade inflammatory and procoagulant state. Obesity is strongly linked with chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, dyslipidemia, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic kidney disease, obstructive sleep apnea and hypoventilation syndrome, mood disorders and physical disabilities. In hospitalized and ICU patients and in patients with chronic illnesses, a J-shaped relationship between BMI and mortality has been demonstrated, with overweight and moderate obesity being protective compared with a normal BMI or more severe obesity (the still debated and incompletely understood "obesity paradox"). Despite this protective effect regarding mortality, in the setting of critical illness morbidity is adversely affected with increased risk of respiratory and cardiovascular complications, requiring adapted management. Obesity is associated with increased risk of AKI and infection, may require adapted drug dosing and nutrition and is associated with diagnostic and logistic challenges. In addition, negative attitudes toward obese patients (the social stigma of obesity) affect both health care workers and patients.
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- Miet Schetz
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Clinical Department and Laboratory of Intensive Care Medicine, KU Leuven University, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Anesthesia and Critical Care Department (DAR-B), Saint Eloi, University of Montpellier, Research Unit: PhyMedExp, INSERM U-1046, CNRS, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Department of Medicine and Radiology, Melbourne Medical School, Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital), University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Abteilung für Nephrologie, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine (710), Radboud University Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine (710), Radboud University Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland.,Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia.,Centre for Translational Anti-infective Pharmacodynamics, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Australia.,Pharmacy Department, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.,Departments of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Uniklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Anesthesia and Critical Care Department (DAR-B), Saint Eloi, University of Montpellier, Research Unit: PhyMedExp, INSERM U-1046, CNRS, 34295, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Gao Y, Cheng S, Madani C, Zhang G. Educational experience of male students in a baccalaureate nursing program in China. Nurse Educ Pract 2019; 35:124-129. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2019.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Freysdóttir GR, Björnsdóttir K, Svavarsdóttir MH. Nurses' use of monitors in patient surveillance: an ethnographic study on a coronary care unit. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2018; 18:272-279. [PMID: 30497283 DOI: 10.1177/1474515118816930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Physiological monitors are increasingly used for patient surveillance. Although nurses play a vital role in the observation, analysis and use of information obtained from these devices, difficulties in their use, coupled with the high frequency of false and nuisance monitor alarms, can lead to negative working conditions and threaten patient safety. AIM With the purpose of promoting effective monitor use and ensuring patient safety, the aim was to explore both how cardiovascular nurses use monitors in patient surveillance and the effect that the monitors have on the nurses' work. METHODS A qualitative ethnographic design with semi-structured interviews and a field observation conducted at a 35-bed coronary care unit. A purposive sample was used in selecting participants. Data were analysed using systematic text condensation. RESULTS Eight registered nurses, all women, aged 27-49 years, were participants. The themes helping device, competence development and distractions and strain reflected both the knowledge on which the nurses drew in working with monitors and their influence on the nurses' work. False security and collaboration and teamwork discussed how the nurses trust and depend on each other during monitor surveillance and how poor work conditions and unclear responsibility undermine surveillance. CONCLUSIONS Monitors enable nurses to observe critically ill cardiac patients closely and respond quickly to life-threatening changes in their condition. Current work arrangements and limited training diminish the reliability of monitor surveillance. It is imperative to revise the structure of the surveillance and improve education in monitor surveillance to enhance nurses' clinical competence and patients' safety.
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- 3 School of Health Sciences, University of Akureyri, Iceland.,4 Department of Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology, Norway
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Robstad N, Siebler F, Söderhamn U, Westergren T, Fegran L. Design and psychometric testing of instruments to measure qualified intensive care nurses' attitudes toward obese intensive care patients. Res Nurs Health 2018; 41:525-534. [PMID: 30302768 DOI: 10.1002/nur.21914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The purpose of this pilot study was to design and test research instruments to measure qualified intensive care nurses' implicit and explicit attitudes and behavioral intentions toward obese intensive care patients. In previous studies researchers have demonstrated that some health professionals hold negative attitudes toward obese patients; however, little is known about qualified intensive care nurses' attitudes toward these patients. Our cross-sectional pilot study involved Implicit Association Tests, the Anti-fat Attitude questionnaire, an explicit bias scale comprising ratings of explicit beliefs and feelings, assessment of behavioral intentions based on vignettes, and demographic questions. Thirty qualified intensive care nurses from a general intensive care unit in Norway (80% female; age range 31-62 years) completed the study. Nurses reported implicit and explicit preferences for thin over thick patients and found obese patients lazier than normal-weight patients. Measures of behavioral intentions and anti-fat attitudes were reliable. Generally, the nurses intended to help obese patients immediately. Nevertheless, explicit anti-fat attitudes (rho = -0.49) as well as implicit anti-obese stereotypes (rho = -0.40) were negatively correlated with such intentions. Data supported satisfactory face validity, and convergent and discriminant validity within and between implicit and explicit attitudes and stereotypes. The set of research instruments were reliable, valid, and suitable tools to measure qualified intensive care nurses' implicit and explicit attitudes; however, the present findings need to be replicated in a larger-scale study.
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- Nastasja Robstad
- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Tromsø, Langnes, Tromsø, Norway
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- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Department of Health and Nursing Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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Anderson-Shaw L. Forced Calorie Restrictions in the Clinical Setting. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOETHICS : AJOB 2018; 18:83-85. [PMID: 30040571 DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2018.1478040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Hales C, Coombs M, de Vries K. The challenges in caring for morbidly obese patients in Intensive Care: A focused ethnographic study. Aust Crit Care 2018; 31:37-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.02.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Robstad N, Söderhamn U, Fegran L. Intensive care nurses’ experiences of caring for obese intensive care patients: A hermeneutic study. J Clin Nurs 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nastasja Robstad
- Department of Health and Nursing Sciences; Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences; University of Agder; Kristiansand Norway
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- Department of Health and Nursing Sciences; Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences; University of Agder; Kristiansand Norway
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- Department of Health and Nursing Sciences; Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences; University of Agder; Kristiansand Norway
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