• openAccess   Developing and validating an integrated instrument for nursing assessments in adult hospitalization units: Study protocol 

      Luna Aleixos, David; González-Chordá, Victor M.; Marta Aquilué-Ballarí; Llagostera-Reverter, Irene; Mechó-Montoliu, Gema; Cervera-Gasch, Agueda; Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús; Mena Tudela, Desirée; Andreu-Pejó, Laura Wiley Open Access (2023-01-04)
      Aims : To develop and validate an instrument that integrates functional capacity, risk of pressure ulcers and risk of falling with a more parsimonious approach towards nursing assessments in hospitalization units. Design ...
    • openAccess   Development and Validation of a Meta-Instrument for Nursing Assessment in Adult Hospitalization Units (VALENF Instrument) (Part I) 

      Luna Aleixos, David; Llagostera-Reverter, Irene; Castelló Benavent, Joaquín; Aquilué-Ballarín, Marta; Mechó-Montoliu, Gema; Cervera-Gasch, Agueda; Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús; Mena Tudela, Desirée; Andreu-Pejó, Laura; Martínez Gonzálbez, Rafael; González-Chordá, Victor M. MDPI (2022-11-08)
      Nursing assessment is the basis for performing interventions that match patient needs, but nurses perceive it as an administrative load. This research aims to develop and validate a meta-instrument that integrates the ...
    • openAccess   Development and Validation of a Meta-Instrument for the Assessment of Functional Capacity, the Risk of Falls and Pressure Injuries in Adult Hospitalization Units (VALENF Instrument) (Part II) 

      Luna Aleixos, David; Llagostera-Reverter, Irene; Castelló Benavent, Joaquín; Aquilue-Ballarin, Marta; Mechó-Montoliu, Gema; Cervera-Gasch, Agueda; Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús; Mena Tudela, Desirée; Andreu-Pejó, Laura; Martínez Gonzálbez, Rafael; González-Chordá, Victor M. MDPI (2023-03-12)
      The nursing assessment is the first step of the nursing process and fundamental to detecting patients’ care needs and at-risk situations. This article presents the psychometric properties of the VALENF Instrument, a ...
    • openAccess   Impact of hospitalization on nutritional status in persons aged 65 years and over (NUTRIFRAG Study): Protocol for a prospective observational study 

      Carretero-Randez, Cristina; Orts-Cortés, María Isabel; Rodríguez-Pérez, Margarita; González-Chordá, Victor M.; Trescastro-López, Eva María; Blanco-Blanco, Joan; Martínez-Soldevila, Jordi; Ruiz-Heras-Hera, Aránzazu; Castellano-Santana, Pedro Raul; Márquez Sixto, Amando; Domingo-Pozo, Manuela; Antonia Inmaculada, ´zomeño-Ros; Montero-Marco, Jesica; CHARLO BERNARDOS, MARTA; Moncho, Joaquin; Abad González, Ángel Luis; Castillo García, Trinidad; Sánchez-García, Ana Belén; de Pascual y Medina, Ana María; CLEMENT SANTAMARÍA, ROSA ANA; Franco Bernal , Ascensión; Camacho-Bejarano, Rafaela PLOS (2023-11-02)
      Background : Malnutrition is a recurring problem that has become more relevant in recent years. The aim of this study is to assess the risk of malnutrition and nutritional status on admission and its evolution until ...
    • openAccess   Improving nursing assessment inadult hospitalization units : a secondary analysis 

      Llagostera-Reverter, Irene; Luna Aleixos, David; Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús; Martínez Gonzálbez, Rafael; Mechó-Montoliu, Gema; González-Chordá, Victor M. MDPI (2023-08-23)
      The main objective of this study was to analyze the impact of a multifaceted strategy to improve the assessment of functional capacity, risk of pressure injuries, and risk of falls at the time of admission of patients in ...
    • openAccess   Psychological distress in relatives of critically ill patients: Risk and protective factors 

      GIL JULIA, BEATRIZ; Bernat-Adell, María Desamparados; Collado-Boira, Eladio; Moles Julio, María Pilar; Ballester-Arnal, Rafael Sage (2018-12)
      The admission to an intensive care unit can result in a significant burden of emotional distress in the family. This study analyzes the psychological distress of 89 relatives of intensive care unit patients and the potential ...