The Concept of Care In Nursing

FINAL PROGRAM 16th January Meeting

Internal Funding

Internal Fundings

Internal funding


Project title:	A critical examination of the development of postgraduate level clinical competencies for critical care nurses
Aims/Objectives:	To develop a critical nurses competencies questionnaire
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (internal funding)
Amount:	€25000
Period:	2008 - 2010
Team:	E. Papastavrou (PI), M. Hadjimbalassi (main researcher), E. Athini, E. Lambrinou, E. Georgiou, A. Merkouris
Project title:	Identify and evaluate sexual and reproductive health needs of female migrant domestic workers.
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (internal funding)
Amount:	£5000 CY
Period:	2007-2008
Team:	C. Kouta (PI), A. Zoe

Start-up funding

Project title:	Evaluation of the community nursing care of the elderly in Cyprus.
Aims/Objectives:	Evaluate the community nursing care, particularly home care of the elderly in Cyprus
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology
Amount: Period: Team:	50.000 CYP 2007-2011 C.Kouta (PI), C. Kaite
Project title:	The Care Project" http://www.cut.ac.cy/careProject/"The concept of care giving behaviours as perceived by nurses and patients.
Aims/Objectives: Amount: Period:	An international study aiming to explore patients and nurses perception about caring behaviours, individualized care and satisfaction from care. 50.000 CYP 2008-2011
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (start-up grant)
Team:	Finland, University of Turku (R. Suhonen, H. Leino-Kilpi) Greece, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (E. Patiraki, C. Karlou) Hungary, the Semmelweis University (Z. Balogh) Italy, the University of Udine (P. Tomietto) Czech Republic, the University of Ostrava (D. Jarosova). Researcher in charge: E. Papastavrou, Cyprus Technology University, School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing
Project title:	Management of patients with HF using Education, Education and Telephone follow-up and Telephone follow up only in Cyprus (MEETinCY)
Amount: Period:	€85.430 2008-2011
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (start-up grant)
Team:	E. Lambrinou (PI), Middleton N (CUT), Papathanassoglou EDE (CUT), Kalogirou F (CUT), Lamnisos D (CUT), Lemonidou C (Univ Athens), Sourtzi P (Univ Athens)

Project title:	Development of an instrument to measure patient satisfaction with hospital care in Cyprus.
Aims/Objectives:	To develop a valid, reliable and standardized instrument as well as methodology to measure patient satisfaction with hospital care in Cyprus.
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (start-up grant)
Amount:	€75.000
Period: Team:	2008-2011 Merkouris, A. (P.I). A. Andreadou (special scientist), E.Athini (CUT), M. Hadjimbalasi (CUT), M. Rovinthis (TEI of Crete), E. Papastavrou (CUT), E. Patiraki (UoA), C. Lemonidou (UoA).

Project title:	Development of the behavioral surveillance system of HIV/AIDS and HCV in Cyprus.
Aims/Objectives:	The aim of the project was to estimate the prevalence of HIV and HCV infection in Men who have Sex with other Men (MSM), Intravenous Drug Users (IDUs) and prisoners as well as to address the high risk behaviours that increase the risk for HIV and HCV transmission.
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (start-up grant)
Amount:	€ 80,000
Period:	2008-2010
Team:	V. Raftopoulos (PI)

Project title:	Anxiety symptoms and immunity.
Aims/Objectives:	The aim of this project was the exploration of the associations between anxiety symptoms and i) lymphocyte counts, ii) lymphocyte expression of Fas & Fas ligand (FasL). A descriptive correlational single measurement design was applied in a convenience sample of 39 ICU nurses.
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (start up grant)
Amount:	€ 25,000
Period:	2009-2011
Team:	E Papathanassoglou (PI). Other members of team: M Karanikola, M Mpouzika.

Project title:	Development of capacity and infrastructure for the investigation of geographical health and socio-economic disparities across Cypriot communities
Aims/Objectives:	Develop infrastructure (i.e. GIS) and capacity (including training) in order to effectively use routine sources of data (mortality, morbidity, cancer registries and census) in the context of the first-time mapping and investigation into the magnitude and determinants of geographical health and social inequalities across communities in Cyprus.
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (start-up grant)
Amount:	€ 80,000
Period:	2010-2013
Team:	N. Middleton (PI). Other members of core team:D. Lamnisos (post-doctoral fellow), G. Zannoupas (PhD candidate), P. Ellina (MSc candidate).
Project title:	Primary Prevention and Mental Health Care in the Community.
Aims/Objectives:	This project is about the influence of the mental health care milieu on the psychological response of both the Greek- Cypriot Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (PMHNs) and their patients. This project has been completed in three parts. The first part regarded the quantitative exploration of PMHNs professional attitudes and associations with mental health factors. The second part was about the phenomenological exploration of the lived experience of Greek-Cypriot PMHN of their role. The third part of the project, called the PHENOMIC study, regarded the phenomenological exploration of the lived experience of mentally ill patients. Special focus has been given to the way they interpret their illness and their relationships with nurses.
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (start-up grant)
Amount:	€ 80,000
Period:	2009-2014
Team:	M. Karanikola (PI). Other: F. Vouzavali (post-doctoral fellow), C. Kaite (PhD candidate), E. Kaikoushi, A. Hadjioannou (MSc candidates), A. Koutroubas (researcher fellow), E. Papathanassoglou.

Project title:	The use of Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation techniques in Patients with Prostate or Breast Cancer as a means to cluster symptom management (Quantitative Study).
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology (start-up grant)
Amount:	€ 21.000
Period:	2010-2015
Team:	Charalambous A. (PI)

Project title:	Clinical Trial of a psychological support intervention on patient outcomes neuropeptidic and immunological measures in critically ill patients.
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology (start-up grant)
Amount:	€80.000
Period:	2010-2013
Team:	E. Papathanassoglou (PI).

Project title:	A randomized control trial (feasibility study) in collaboration with the University of Manchester for the use of Inspirational Muscle Training in patients with lung cancer suffering from breathlenesess (Co-researcher, partly funded).
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology
Amount: Period: Team:	€13000 2012-2015 A. Charalambous (PI), Dr H. Charalambous, Dr N. Dekatris, M. Stavrinou, M. Fanti (Research Associates).
Project title:	Chronic pain in survivors of critical illness
Aims/Objectives:	The aim of the project is to describe the intensity and characteristics of pain in a sample of critically ill patients within one year after leaving the ICU, and investigate correlations with treatment parameters and demographic characteristics.
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology
Amount: Period: Team:	€40.000 (start-up grant) 2016- M. Mpouzika (PI)

Project title:	Centre of Education and Research on Trauma Care (CERTC): Establishment and Initial Project Management.
Aims/Objectives:	The CERTC will promote the training on the management and treatment of critically wounded casualty during transport, in-hospital, in prehospital, or in remote setting in Cyprus and worldwide. It aims in attracting students at an international scale level to provide specialized advanced training in trauma. CERTC students are physicians, nurses, paramedics and other health care professionals with high interest in the management and treatment of critically wounded casualty
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology
Amount: Period: Team:	€40.000 2016- Sarafis, P. (PI)

Research Activity


Project title:	The students' learning environment in the clinical area.
Aims/Objectives:	An initial exploration of hospitals as learning environments for students of nursing
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	3000 CYP
Period:	Period: 2007-2008
Team:	E. Papastavrou (PI), E. Lambrinou, M. Saarikoski

Project title:	The burden of family care of patients with schizophrenia.
Aims/Objectives:	To explore care giver burden of patients with schizophrenia
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	3000 CYP
Period:	2007 - 2008
Team:	E. Papastavrou (PI), G. Karayiannis

Project title:	The student’s learning environment in the clinical area.
Aims/Objectives:	An initial exploration of hospitals as learning environments for students of nursing.
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	3000 CYP
Period:	2007 - 2008
Team:	E. Papastavrou (PI), E. Lambrinou, M. Saarikoski

Project title:	The burden of family care of patients with cancer.
Aims/Objectives:	To explore care giver burden of patients with cancer
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	3000 CYP
Period:	2008 - 2010
Team:	E. Papastavrou (PI), A. Charalambous

Project title: Aims/Objectives: Funding body: Amount: Period: Team:	Professional interactions and mild psychiatric symptoms in critical & oncology care nurses. The primary aim of this project was the exploration of the association between mild psychiatric symptoms and nurse-to-nurse & nurse-to-physician quality of interactions. This was a descriptive correlational design, involving a random sample of 229 Greek ICU nurses, 78 oncology and 187 emergency care nurses. Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants) € 1,500 2008-2010 M. Karanikola (Principal investigator). Other members of team: M. Kalafati (post doctoral fellows), H. Stathopoulou (research fellow), E. Papathanassoglou, M. Mpouzika.

Project title:	Workplace and neighborhood social capital: a validation and correlational study with self-rated health and psychological distress among Cypriot nurses.
Aims/Objectives:	To assess the construct validity of the Workplace Social Capital questionnaire (originally used in the Finish Public Sector study) and the Onyx and Bullen’s Social Capital Questionnaire (originally used in South Wales Australia) as well as investigate association with self-rated health and psychological distress among Cypriot nurses
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	€2.000
Period:	2009-2011
Team:	N. Middleton (PI). Other members of team: M. Karanikola, C. Kouta, E. Papastavrou.

Project title:	The cultural adaptation and validation of the Risser Patient Satisfaction Scale in Cyprus (Quantitative Study).
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	€3800
Period:	2010
Team:	Charalambous Α. (PI), M. Charalambous, T. Tsitsi (Research Associates).

Project title:	Development and validation of the Quality of Oncology Nursing Care Scale (QONSS) in cancer patients population in Cyprus and Greece.
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	€5000
Period:	2010
Team:	Charalambous Α. (PI), D. Nicolaou, T. G. Toumpis, M. Kyprianou, T. Adamakidou (Research Associates)

Project title:	Undergraduate nursing students caring for cancer patients: phenomenological hermeneutic insights of their lived experiences (Qualitative Study).
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	€2500
Period:	2010-2015
Team:	Charalambous Α. (PI), M. Charalambous, T.Tsitsi, C. Kaite (Research Associates).

Project title:	Evaluation of cancer patients' satisfaction in oncology and haematology departments: a cross-sectional study (Quantitative Study).
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	€5500
Period:	2011
Team:	Charalambous Α. (PI), M. Charalambous , T. Tsitsi (Research Associates).

Project title:	The cultural adaptation and validation of the of the Risser Patient Satisfaction Scale in Greece (Quantitative Study).
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	€3000
Period:	2012-2013
Team:	Charalambous Α. (PI), T. Adamakidou (Research Associate).

Project title:	A randomized control trial of the use of Thymus Honey based mouthwash Vs the Saline based mouthwash for the management of Oral Mucositis and Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients undergoing radiotherapy.
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	€7000
Period:	2012-2015
Team:	Charalambous Α. (PI), M. Charalambous, Dr N. Katodritis, D. Vomvas, D. Gavrielidou (Research Associates).

Project title:	A randomized control trial of the use of Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation as a stress management technique for parents with a child suffering from cancer.
Funding Body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	€6000
Period:	2013-2014
Team:	Charalambous Α. (PI), T. Tsitsi (Research Associate).

Project title:	The students' learning environment in the clinical area
Aims/Objectives:	A follow up exploration of the Cyprus Hospitals as learning environments for students of nursing
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	€2000
Period:	2013-2014
Team:	E. Papastavrou (PI) , M. Dimitriadou, M. Saarikoski

Project title:	Exploration of the association among professional satisfaction, empathy and depressive symptoms in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses in Greece.
Aims/Objectives:	The primary aim of this project was the exploration of the association among professional satisfaction, empathy and depressive symptoms in PMHNS employed in urban state and private mental health services in Greece. Secondary, this project aimed to validate the Greek version of the Jefferson Empathy scale, as well as to assess the levels of the aforementioned tree variables in this particular population/
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (research activity grants)
Amount:	€ 1,500
Period:	2014-2015
Team:	M. Karanikola (PI). Other members of team: M. Nystazaki & A. Zartaloudi (post doctoral fellows), G. Alevizopoulos (Visitor Professor), E. Papathanassoglou, A. Fillipou & V.Farah (MSc students).

Project title:	Development of a community social environment assessment tool using Systematic Social Observation
Aims/Objectives:	The primary aim of this project is to develop a community socio-economic environment assessment tool using Systematic Social Observation methods, which will be validated using 2011 census data on area-levels socio-economic indicators
Funding body:	Cyprus University of Technology (Horizon support grant)
Amount:	€ 3,800
Period:	2015-2016
Team:	N. Middleton (PI). Other members of team: A.Panayiotou (Co-investigator, CII/CUT), P. Ellina (PhD candidate/Research Assistant), D. Kleopa (PhD Candidate/Research Assistant)

Doctoral research

Project title:

Compliance of Cypriot Nurses with standard precautions in order to avoid occupational exposure.

Aims/Objectives:

To construct a research instrument. To explore nurses compliance with standard precautions

Funding body:

Doctoral research project (unfunded)

Period:

2008-2012

Team:

G. Efstathiou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Papastavrou (main advisor), A. Merkouris, V. Raftopoulos

Project title:

Health-related quality of life of elderly coronary heart disease patients in Cyprus.

Aims/Objectives:

To explore the health-related quality of life using the SF-36 of elderly coronary heart disease patients as well as possible socio-economic determinants

Funding body:

Doctoral research project (unfunded)

Period:

2009-2012

Team:

M. Demetriou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: Merkouris (main advisor), E Papathanassoglou, E Lambrinou

Project title:

Women’s Perceptions of Their Right to Choose the Place of Childbirth

Aims/Objectives:

To investigate women’s Perceptions of Their Right to Choose the Place of Childbirth

Funding body:

Doctoral research project (unfunded)

Period:

2009-2012

Team:

E.Hadjigeorgiou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: C Kouta (main advisor), E Papastavrou, I Papadopoulos

Project title:	Evaluation of culturally competence of community nurses in Cyprus.
Aims/Objectives:	To evaluate the cultural competence of nurses working at all sectors of community health in Cyprus
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2009-2013
Team:	M. Vasiliou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: C. Kouta (main advisor CII),V. Raftopoulos, A. Kalokairinou

Project title:	Nursing quality indicators in an ICU in Cyprus.
Aims/Objectives:	To construct an instrument of nursing care quality indicators in ICU. To explore the quality of care provided by nurses in ICU in Cyprus
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2009 - (suspended)
Team:	E. Evangelou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Lambrinou (main advisor), A. Merkouris, C. Kouta

Project title:

HIV biological and behavioural surveillance survey among men who have sex with other men (MSM) in Cyprus.

Funding body:

Doctoral research project (unfunded)

Period:

2009-2012

Team:

M. Pylli (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: V. Raftopoulos (main advisor), A. Charalambous, N. Middleton

Project title:

Effectiveness of a nurse-led educational intervention to cardiac failure patients: an RCT study.

Aims/Objectives:

Development of a nurse-led educational programme for heart failure patients and assess its effectiveness on the improvement of quality of life and self-managment

Funding body:

Doctoral research project (unfunded)

Period:

2009-2013

Team:

F. Kalogerou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Lambrinou (main advisor), E. Papathanassoglou, P. Sourtzi (Univ Athens)

Project title:

Prevalence and correlates of depression symptoms among university students in Cyprus.

Aims/Objectives:

The primary scope of this project was the exploration of the severity of depressive symptoms in university students in Cyprus. Moreover, the association between clinical symptoms and a) life stressors, and b) socio-demographic variables was also investigated.

Funding body:

Doctoral research project (unfunded)

Period:

2010-2014.

Team:

S. Sokratous (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: A. Merkouris (main advisor), N. Middleton , M. Karanikola

Project title:

Testing the effectiveness of Thymus Honey in xerostomia and oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer receiving radiotherapy

Aims/Objectives:

To investigate the potential effectiveness of honey to alleviate xerostomia and mucositis and to improve quality of life through better management.

Funding body:

Doctoral research project (unfunded)

Period:

2010-2014.

Team:

Charalambous, M. (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: A. Charalambous (main advisor), Raftopoulos V, Lambrinou E.

Project title:

Effectiveness of a Relaxation Intervention Technique (Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Guided Imagery techniques) to Reduce Anxiety of Parents of Hospitalized Children With Malignancies: A randomized controlled trial

Aims/Objectives:

To explore the effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) and Guided Imagery (GI), in reducing anxiety levels among parents of children diagnosed with any type of malignancy receiving active treatment at a Paediatric Oncology unit in Cyprus.

Funding body:

Doctoral research project (unfunded)

Period:

2010-2014.

Team:

Tsitsi, T. (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: A. Charalambous (main advisor) , E. Papastavrou, V. Raftopoulos

Project title:

Hypovitaminosis D: Prevalence, Determinants, and its Association with Asthma in adolescents in Cyprus

Aims/Objectives:

(a) Describe the distribution of vitamin D levels and estimate the prevalence of compromised D status among adolescents in Cyprus, (b) explore determinants of compromised vitamin D status, including measures of adiposity, (c) assess magnitude of difference in vitamin D levels and status between healthy non-asthmatics and adolescents with current wheezing and/or asthma and (d) investigate the association between vitamin D and lung function, allergic sensitization and other allergic conditions as well as asthma severity among asthmatics.

Funding body:

Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (RPF)

Period:

2010-2015

Team:

O. Kolokotroni (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: N. Middleton (main advisor), C. Kouta, V. Raftopoulos, P. Yiallouros (CII, Project PI).

Project title:

Effectiveness of a nurse-led telephone educational and follo-up intervention on quality of life and self management in heart failure patients.

Aims/Objectives:

Development of an telephone-based educational and follow-up programme and assessment of its effectiveness in improving quality of life and self-management in heart failure patients.

Funding body:

Doctoral research project (unfunded)

Period:

2011-

Team:

Protopapas A. (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Lambrinou (main advisor), E. Papathanassoglou, A. Merkouris

Project title:

Learning styles and critical thinking in baccalaureate nursing students: a cross-sectional study.

Aims/Objectives:

To explore potential differences on: (a) the learning styles’ distribution across four academic years, (b) the variance of students’ critical thinking dispositions across academic years, (c) the variance of students’ critical thinking disposition across their learning styles, (d) the variance of students’ critical thinking skills across four academic years and (e) the variance of students’ critical thinking skills across their learning styles.

Funding body:

Doctoral research project (unfunded)

Period:

2011-2015

Team:

C. Andreou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Papastavrou (main advisor), A. Merkouris, C. Lemonidou

Project title:	Clinical trial of a nursing psycho-cognitive intervention as to the clinical and psychological outcome of patients in Intensive Care Units.
Aims/Objectives:	To test the effect of an intervention to critically ill patients
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2011-2015
Team:	M. Hadjibalassi (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Papathanassoglou (main advisor), E. Papastavrou, E. Lambrinou

Project title:	Effectiveness of the systematic assessment of pain in critically ill patients.
Aims/Objectives:	To test the effect of systetmatic assessment of pain in critically ill ICU patients on the level and frequency of pain episodes, the use of pain killers and various clinical outcomes and biological markers
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2011-2015
Team:	E. Georgiou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Papathanassoglou (main advisor), A. Merkouris, E. Lambrinou

Project title:	Attitudes and knowledge of intensive care patients, their relatives and health professionals in relation to patient rights.
Aims/Objectives:	To investigate intensive care nurses’ relatives’ and patients’ attitudes and views on patients’ rights and the relation with nurses’ moral distress.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2011-2015
Team:	E. Kleanthous (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Papathanassoglou (main advisor), N. Middleton, V. Raftopoulos

Project title:	Nurses and Physicians perceptions of their professional practice environment in the Accident and Emergency Department.
Aims/Objectives:	To explore Nurses and Physicians perceptions of their professional practice environment in the Accident and Emergency Department in relation to job satisfaction, quality of care and patient safety
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2011-2015
Team:	P. Lambrou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Papastavrou (main advisor), N. Middleton, A. Merkouris

Project title:	Phenomenological Exploration of the lived experience of persons with Severe Mental Illness in Cyprus.
Aims/Objectives:	The exploration of mentally ill patients’ perceptions and meanings regarding: a) their illness, in total, b) their self-image throughout their illness, c) the lived social implications following their illness and d) the quality of the inter personal therapeutic relationship with mental health nurses/health professionals.
Funding body:	Unfunded doctoral research project
Period:	2011-2015
Team:	C. Kaite (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: M. Karanikola (main advisor), E. Papathanassoglou, M. Merkouris.

Project title:	Mixed methods investigation of the effects of a psycho-cognitive intervention on post-discharge psychological outcomes in ICU patients.
Aims/Objectives:	The primary scope of this project is the exploration of the effects of nurse applied psycho-cognitive interventions in critical care patients. Moreover, the level of PTSD in critical care patients may be also investigated, as well as the metric properties of the assessment tools.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2011-
Team:	V. Zanoupa- Andreou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E Papathanassoglou (main advisor), E Lambrinou, M. Karanikola

Project title:	Phenomenological investigation of the lived experience of people who recovered after cardiac arrest (CA)
Aims/Objectives:	The aim of this phenomenological hermeneutical study is to investigate and interpret the lived experience of Cypriot adult patients survived a cardiac arrest outside the hospital and: To descript the characteristics of the near-death experience under Scale NDE.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2011-
Team:	M.Aristidou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Papathanassoglou (main advisor), M. Karanicola, E. Lambrinou

Project title:	Combination of chest compressions and interposed abdominal compressions in a swine model of ventricular fibrillation
Aims/Objectives:	The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the combination of chest compressions and interposed abdominal compressions (IAC-CPR) in a swine model of ventricular fibrillation (VF). The primary end point of the experiment was ROSC. Secondary outcomes were 48-hour survival rate and 48-hour neurologic outcome.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (partial funding Univ Athens)
Period:	2011-
Team:	M.Georgiou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Papathanassoglou (main advisor), N. Middleton, E. Xanthos (Univeristy of Athens)

Project title:	Investigation into the geographical inequality in mortality and incidence of breast cancer amongst the female population of Cyprus
Aims/Objectives:	To assess the small-area geographical variability of breast cancer mortality and incidence across 400 communities in Cyprus and investigate its association with rurality and area-level socio-economic indicators
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2011-
Team:	G. Zannoupas (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: N. Middleton (main advisor), C. Kouta, A. Charalambous

Project title:	Development and evaluation of a malaria surveillance system in Greece.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2011-
Team:	M. Tseroni (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: V. Raftopoulos (main advisor), A. Charalambous, N. Middleton

Project title:	Organisational culture and effectiveness in Cypriot public health hospital.
Aims/Objectives:	To investigate the organizational culture and organizational effectiveness based on the views of medical, nursing and administration staff in Public hospitals in Cyprus
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2011-
Team:	E. Gavriel (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: A. Merkouris (main advisor), E. Papastavrou, N. Middleton

Project title:	Health-related quality of life of mothers of children with cancer: the role of social support and social capital.
Aims/Objectives:	To investigate the HRQL of Greek-Cypriot mothers of children with cancer and in association with levels of social support and social capital, as well as the potential interaction between these two concepts in determining observed differences in HRQoL, as compared to mothers of healthy children.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2012-2015
Team:	C.Nicolaou (PhD). Supervision committee: N. Middleton (main advisor), E. Papathanassoglou, C. Kouta
Project title:	An investigation into the health status of mothers in single parent families.
Aims/Objectives:	The primary scope of this project was the investigation of the association between single mother’s health status and a) demographic variables, and b) social support system.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2012-2015
Team:	E. Rousou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: C. Kouta (main advisor), N. Middleton, M. Karanikola

Project title:	Association among moral distress, secondary PTSD and empathy in Greek-Cypriot Mental Health Nurses.
Aims/Objectives:	The aim of this project is the investigation of the association among secondary PTSD, empathy and moral distress in Greek-Cypriot Mental Health Nurses (MHNs). Other objectives of this project include the validation of the tools applied in the population of Greek-Cypriot MHNs, as well the exploration of the level of these three variables in Greek-Cypriot MHNs.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2013-
Team:	M. Christodoulou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: Μ. Karanikola (main advisor), N. Middleton, E. Papathanassoglou

Project title:	Prevalence and determinants of initiation, exclusivity and duration of breastfeeding among Cypriot mothers: a prospective study within the BrEaST start in life programme
Aims/Objectives:	The aim of this project is to estimate the prevalence of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding up to 6th month of a child’s life and investigate associations with maternity clinic practices and the breastfeeding self-efficacy of the mother as well as socio-economic characteristics of the mother/family (social gradient) and perceived support from the social and work environment
Funding body:	Funded by EEA Grants
Period:	2013-
Team:	M. Economou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: N. Middleton (main advisor), E. Lambrinou, C. Kouta

Project title:	Epidemiology and diagnostics of Primary Ciliary Dyskinisia
Aims/Objectives:	Inform about the true burden of PCD in Cyprus and characterize the diagnostic properties and costs of the three widely applied diagnostic tests for PCD (nNO, TEM, HSVM) and estimate their cost-effectiveness
Funding body:	Funded by FP7 as part of “Better experimental screening and treatment for primary ciliary dyskinisia (BESTCILIA) project”
Period:	2013-
Team:	P. Kouis (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: S. Papatheodorou (main advisor, CII), P. Yiallouros (PI, CII/CUT), J. Evans (CII/CUT), N. Middleton (Nursing/CUT), K. Kyriakou (CING)

Project title:	Types of ethical climates as related to Missed Nursing care in the Public hospitals of the Republic of Cyprus
Aims/Objectives:	To describe the types of ethical climate as perceived by nurses and explore if there is any relationship between these ethical climate types and the reported by nurses levels of missed nursing care.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2013-
Team:	S. Vryonides (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Papastavrou (main advisor), A. Merkouris, A. Charalambous

Project title:	Investigation into the factors associated with the satisfaction with birth process among service-users in public hospitals in Cyprus
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2013-
Team:	K. Stylianides (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: V. Raftopoulos (main advisor), N. Middleton, C. Kouta

Project title:	An innovative educational programme for nurses in order to reduce central line infections
Aims/Objectives:	To develop an electronic educational tool and assess its effectiveness in reducing infections caused by central lines.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2014-
Team:	Foka, M (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Lambrinou (main advisor),

Project title:	How individualized exercise as part of a social support programme influences heart failure patients’ outcomes
Aims/Objectives:	To develop a social support programme which includes invividualized exercise. To investigate the effectiveness of te programma on heart failure patients’ outcomes.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2013-
Team:	Samara A. (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Lambrinou (main advisor), Charalambous A, Piepoli, M.

Project title:	Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and high-risk behaviours related to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among Cypriot University students.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2013-
Team:	N. Stavrides (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: C. Kouta (main advisor), N. Middleton, V. Raftopoulos

Project title:	Investigating the effectiveness of the implementation of an integrated device associated infection control surveillance program in a Cypriot Intensive Care Unit
Aims/Objectives:	The primary scopr of this project is the investigation of the effectiveness of the program implemented to the rate of the device associated infections in the ICU
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2014-
Team:	S. Iordanous (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: V. Raftopoulos (main advisor), N. Middleton, E. Papathanassoglou

Project title:	A randomized controlled trial for the use of Thymus Honey in decreasing Salivary Gland Damage following Radioiodine Therapy for Thyroid cancer
Aims/Objectives:	The primary scope of this project is to test the effectiveness of honey mouthwash in decreasing oral mucositis and sialadenitis in patients undergoing radioiodine treatment (i131)
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2014-
Team:	A. Christou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: A Charalambous (main advisor), E. Papastavrou, A. Merkouris

Project title:	Social support in the management of patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus type 2
Aims/Objectives:	To develop a nurse-led management programme which includes social support and determine the effectiveness in improving adherence to therapy and self-care management in patients with comorbidity of Heart Failure and Diabetes Mellitus type 2.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2014-
Team:	K. Philippou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Lambrinou (main advisor), N. Middleton, V. Raftopoulos

Project title:	Sexuality in Head and Neck Patients
Aims/Objectives:	The primary scope of this project was the exploration of the influence of head and neck treatment side effects on the sexuality experienced by the patients
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2014-
Team:	G Charilaou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: A Charalambous (main advisor), E. Papastavrou, N. Middleton

Project title:	Implementation of an educational program for the management of patients with acute confusion/delirium in a Public General Hospital
Aims/Objectives:	To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program for the management of patients with acute confusion/delirium on the knowledge of nursing staff and attitudes towards hospitalized patients with acute confusion/delirium
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2014-
Team:	M. Papaioannou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Papastavrou (main advisor), A. Merkouris, C. Kouta

Project title:	The effectiveness of an educational program for supporting lung cancer patients and their family caregivers in managing breathlessness at home
Aims/Objectives:	To investigate the effectiveness of a new educational program for managing breathlessness by patients with lung cancer and their family caregivers.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2014-
Team:	A.Chorattas (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: C. Kouta (main advisor), E. Papastavrou, A. Charalambous

Project title:	Exploring nurses’ time allocation in medical wards in Cyprus hospitals: a time-motion study
Aims/Objectives:	The aim of the study is to explore the allocation of nurses’ time on the various nursing activities in general medical wards of public hospitals in Cyprus.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2015-
Team:	A Charitou (PhD candidate), A. Merkouris (main advisor), E. Papastavrou, A. Charalambous.

Project title:	Investigating Social Inequalities in Health in the city of Limassol
Aims/Objectives:	The Investigation of Social Inequalities in Health, using Individual-based and Area-based SES indicators, in the city of Limassol
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2015-
Team:	P.Ellina (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: C. Kouta (main advisor), N. Middleton, E. Lambrinou

Project title:	An exploration of the perception of ICU nurses on palliative care
Aims/Objectives:	The primary scope of this project is the exploration of the beliefs of nurses working in ICU’s on palliative care issues and how these influence their practice.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2015-
Team:	M. Latzia (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: A Charalambous (main advisor), E. Papastavrou, A. Merkouris

Project title:	The clinical decision making and prioritization of daily nursing care
Aims/Objectives:	Investigate how nurses proceed in the decision-making process related to the prioritization of Nursing Care activities
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2015-
Team:	Μ. Dimitriadou (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Papastavrou (main advisor), A. Merkouris, Α. Charalambous

Project title:	Leadership style and work satisfaction of physicians in Cyprus public hospitals and health centers
Aims/Objectives:	To investigate the relationship of transformational and transactional leadership style with work satisfaction of doctors in Cyprus’ public hospitals and health centers
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2015-
Team:	Gregoriou I. (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: A. Merkouris (main advisor), E. Papastavrou, Α. Charalambous

Project title:	Association between dose and type of psychotropic medication and patient characteristics in acute care
Aims/Objectives:
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2015-
Team:	Kaikousi K. (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: M.Karanikola (main advisor), Middleton N, Alevizopoulos G (Univ Athens)

Project title:	SCAMP in non-invasive Ventilation Nurse-led Protocal for Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema
Aims/Objectives:	The use of SCAMP methodology to develop a nurse protocol in non-invesive ventilation for ACPE. Assess clinical outcomes and cost.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2015-
Team:	Christophi P. (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Lambrinou (main advisor), E. Papathanassoglou, N. Middleton

Project title:	Investigation of infection surgical sections after CABAGE in relation to quality of life
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2015-
Team:	Konstantinou D. (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: Sarafis P (main advisor), Middleton N, Lambrinou E.

Project title:	Social support of the caregivers of patients with heart failure
Aims/Objectives:	To develop a nurse-led programme to support caregivers of patients with heart failure.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2015-
Team:	Mashini M. (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Lambrinou (main advisor), Middleton N. Filippatos G (Univ Athens)

Project title:	Social support in the management of patients with heart failure and COPD
Aims/Objectives:	To develop a nurse-led management programme which will include social support and assess its effectiveness in terms of patients’ adherence to therapy and self-care management.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2016-
Team:	Kyriakou M (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Lambrinou (main advisor), N. Middleton, G. Filippatos (Univ Athens)

Project title:	Social support in the management of patients with heart failure and renal failure
Aims/Objectives:	To develop a nurse-led management programme which will include social support and assess its effectiveness in terms of patients’ adherence to therapy and self-care management.
Funding body:	Doctoral research project (unfunded)
Period:	2016-
Team:	Ktisti S (PhD candidate). Supervision committee: E. Lambrinou (main advisor), N. Middleton, G. Filippatos (Univ Athens)

Research/Care Project

The Concept of Care In Nursing

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The Concept of Care In Nursing

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Research/Care Project

First Meeting

The Concept of Care In Nursing - 1st Meeting

16 January 2009

"The Concept of Care In Nursing" Scientific Meeting and Workshop

Instruments of the Study Georgios Efstathiou

Research/Care Project/Second Meeting

Second Meeting

7th May 2010

Part 1: Care Giving Behaviours as Perceived by Patients and Nurses: A Comparative International Study.

Place of Venue: Semmelweis University Faculty of Health Care Sciences H-1088 Budapest, Vas Street 17, Hungary, Room No 138

Date: 7th of May 2010

Project leader:

Dr. Evridiki Papastavrou,
Lecturer, Department of Nursing,
School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology
Email: e.papastavrou@cut.ac.cy
Tel. +357 99545021

Organizing Universities

Cyprus University of Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Cyprus

Semmelweis University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Chair person of the scientific meeting

Professor Helena Leino-Kilpi, Chair, University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science

International Partners:

Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

Georgios Efstathiou, RN, PhD (c), Research Fellow

Monika Nikitara, RN, MSc, Research Fellow

Dr. Haritini Tsangari, PhD, Statistician, Associate Professor, University of Nicosia

Dr Anastasios Merkouris. RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Cyprus University of Technology

University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science, Finland

Professor Helena Leino-Kilpi, RN, PhD, Professor and Chair, University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science

Dr Riitta Suhonen, RN, PhD, Professor, University of Turku, Department Nursing Science

National and Kapodostrian University of Athens, Department of Nursing, Greece

Dr Elisavet Patiraki, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Nursing, Greece

Chrysoula Karlou, Major nurse in Air Force, RN, PhD(c), Department of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

Dr. Zoltan Bálogh, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Semmelweis University, Hungary

University of Udine, Italy

Dr Alvisa Palese, RN, PhD, Professor, University of Udine, Italy

Marco Tomietto, RN, MSc, Research Fellow

University of Ostava, Chezh Republic

Dr Darja Jarosova, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Aims

To present and discuss the results of the study

To discuss the data collection process followed (limitations, suggestions)

To draw conclusions and set plans for dissemination of the results

To discuss and decide for possible utilisation of the results and draw plans for future research

To provide the opportunity to PhD students of the Semmelweis University to attend as observers and draw experience from an international research project

Program

Morning session

Session A: 9:00am – 9:30am
Opening of the meeting (Dr. Evridiki Papastavrou)
Address by Prof. Dr Istvan Vingender, Deputy Dean of Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Semmelweis University

Session B: 9:30am – 10:00 am
The concept of Care in Nursing: One year of collaboration and sharing of ideas (Georgios Efstathiou)

Session C: 10:00am – 11:30am
The concept of care in Nursing: Partners’ presentations
Partners present their experience concerning the study (access to the field, data collection process, translation of questionnaires, distribution and response, difficulties and how they were overcome etc) – 15 minutes for each country

Greece (Dr Elisavet Patiraki )

Finland (Dr. Riitta Suhonen)

Czech Republic (Dr. Darja Jasorova)

Italy (Dr. Alvisa Palese – unable to attend the morning session)

Hungary (Dr. Zoltán Balogh)

Cyprus (Georgios Efstathiou)

11:30am – 12:00pm
Coffee break – Faculty of Health Care Sciences Restaurant (in the garden weather permitting)

Session D: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Presentation of the results (Dr. Evridiki Papastavrou)
Discussion on the results (Partners will make comments on the results, comparing their national with the results of the whole group)

1:30pm – 3:00pm
Lunch break – Faculty of Health Care Sciences Restaurant

Afternoon Session

Session A: 3:00pm – 3:30pm
Publication plan

Discussion on the dissemination of the results

Selection of journal/conferences for presenting the results

Discussion on the responsibilities of partners for publications

Authorship (first author, co authors)

Related issues

Session B: 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Results utilization - Partners discuss on how they intend to utilise their national data and how they will be useful for their country. We will also discuss ideas on how this study’s outcomes can offer to the improvement of nurses’ provision of nursing care and how they can contribute to patients’ satisfaction

Session C: 4:30pm – 5:00pm
Discussion for possible future plans

5:00 pm
Closing of the meeting

8:30 pm
Dinner at the Hotel Mercure Budapest Korona

Partners

Project leader

Dr. Evridiki Papastavrou, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Cyprus University of Technology

Cyprus University of Technology

Georgios Efstathiou, RN, PhD (c), Research Fellow

Monika Nikitara, RN, MSc, Research Fellow (2009-2010)

Dr. Haritini Tsangari, PhD, Statistician, Associate Professor, University of Nicosia

Dr Anastasios Merkouris. RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Cyprus University of Technology

University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science, Finland

Professor Helena Leino-Kilpi, RN, PhD, Professor and Chair, University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science

Dr Riitta Suhonen, RN, PhD, Professor, University of Turku, Department Nursing Science

National and Kapodostrian University of Athens, Department of Nursing, Greece

Dr Elisavet Patiraki, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Nursing, Greece

Chrysoula Karlou, Major nurse in Air Force, RN, PhD(c), Department of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

Dr. Zoltan Bálogh, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Semmelweis University, Hungary

University of Udine, Italy

Dr Alvisa Palese, RN, PhD, Professor, University of Udine, Italy

Marco Tomietto, RN, MSc, Research Fellow, University of Udine, Italy

University of Ostava, Chezh Republic

Dr Darja Jarosova, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Publications

Published or accepted for publication

Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G. (2010) Instruments measuring the concept of nursing care. Nursing Care and Research, 26:28-38 (in Greek)

Papastavrou E, Karlou C, Tsangari H, Efstathiou G, Sousa V, Merkouris A, Patiraki E (2011) Cross-cultural validation and psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Caring Behaviors Inventory: a methodological study. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 17: 435-443

Papastavrou E, Efstathiou G, Nikitara M, Tsangari E, Merkouris A., Jarosova G, Suhonen R, Patiraki E, Karlou E, Balogh Z, Palese A, Tomietto M, Leino-Kilpi H (2010) The concept of care: results from a pilot study. Nosileftiki, 49(4): 406-417 (in Greek)

JAROŠOVÁ, D., TOMÁŠKOVÁ, H., PAPASTAVROU, E. Perception of nursing behaviour by nurses and patients at surgical departments.
Kontakt. 2010, roč. 12, č. 3. s. 281-287 (in Czech)

Papastavrou E, Efstathiou G, Charalambous A (2011) Nurses and patients perceptions of caring behaviours: quantitative systematic review of comparative studies. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(6): 1191-1205

Suhonen R., Efstathiou G., Tsangari H., Jarosova D., Leino-Kilpi H., Patiraki E., Karlou C., Balogh Z, Papastavrou E. Patients' and nurses' perceptions of individualised care: An International comparative study (accepted Journal of Clinical Nursing)

Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G., Tsangari H., Suhonen R., Leino-Kilpi H., Patiraki E., Karlou C., Balogh Z., Tomietto M., Jarosova D., Merkouris A. A cross cultural study of the concept of caring through behaviours: Patients and nurses perspectives in 6 different EU countries (accepted Journal of Advanced Nursing)

Under review

Palese A, Tomietto M., Suhonen R., Efstathiou G., Merkouris A., Tsangari H., Jarosova D., Leino-Kilpi H., Patiraki E., Karlou C., Balogh Z., Papastavrou E. Patient satisfaction as an outcome of nurses' caring behaviours: a descriptive and correlational study in 6 European countries (submitted at the Journal of Nursing Scholarship)

Suhonen R., Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G., Tsangari H., Jarosova D., Leino-Kilpi H., Patiraki E., Karlou Ch., Balogh Z., Mekouris A. Patient satisfaction as an outcome of individualised nursing care (submitted at the Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences)

Presentations in conferences

Efstathiou G & Papastavrou E The concept of care. 15th Pancyprian Nurses and Midwives conference, 2008, Paphos, Cyprus

Papastavrou E, Efstathiou G, Tsangari H, Leino-Kilpi H, Suhonen R, Patiraki E, Karlou C, Jarosova D, Tomietto M, Balogh Z, Merkouris A The concept of care in Nursing: results from an international pilot research study (poster presentation), 10th Annual interdisciplinary research conference «Transforming Health through Research and Education», 2009, Dublin, Ireland

Papastavrou G, Efstathiou G, Tsangari H, Leino-Kilpi H, Suhonen R, Patiraki E, Karlou C, Jarosova D, Tomietto M, Balogh H, Merkouris A Care: How it is expressed and how it is perceived. 16th Pancyprian Nurses and Midwives conference, 2009, Nicosia, Cyprus

Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G., Dr. Tsangari H., Dr Valmi Sousa, Dr. Patiraki E., Karlou C., Dr A. Merkouris The validation of the Caring Behaviours Inventory in the Greek Language 13th International Research Conference, Spain 2009, Alicante, Spain

Papastavrou G, Efstathiou G, Tsangari H, Leino-Kilpi H, Suhonen R, Patiraki E, Karlou C, Jarosova D, Palese A, Tomietto M, Balogh H, Merkouris The concept of care in Nursing: An international comparative study. 8th European Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Nurses’ Federation, 2010, Paphos, Cyprus

Tomietto M ,Palese A, Treppo S, Barberi S, Efstathiou G, Tsangari H, Nikitara M, Merkouris A, Jarosova D, Suhonen R, Patiraki E, Karlou C, Balogh Z, Leino-Kilpi H, Papastavrou E. Il caring e la soddisfazione del paziente in Italia e in Europa. Studio multicentrico di correlazione (Poster Presentation) Human Caring Congress, Torino, Italy 17-18 of June 2010

Papastavrou E, Efstathiou G, Tsangari H, Leino-Kilpi H, Suhonen R, Patiraki E, Karlou C, Jarosova D, Palese A, Tomietto M, Balogh H, Merkouris What do patients expect and what do nurses offer to patients? Results from an international comparative study on care. 2nd Recent Advances in Health and Medical Sciences International Conference, July 2010, Paphos, Cyprus

Balogh Z., Borjan E., Kormos A., Efstathiou G., Tsangari H.., Nikitara M., Merkouris A., Jarosova D., Patiraki E., Karlou C., Suhonen R., Leino-Kilpi H., Tomietto M,, Palese A., Papastavrou E. Caring and patient satisfaction in Hungary and in Europe. International Symposium "Az apolas 100 evvel Florence Nightingale Utan", 9th-10th September 2010, Nyíregyháza, Hungary

Evridiki Papastavrou, Georgios Efstathiou, Haritini Tsangari, Monika Nikitara, Anastasios Merkouris, Darja Jarosova, Riitta Suhonen, Elisavet Patiraki, Chrysoula Karlou, Zoltan Balogh, Alvisa Palese, Marco Tommieto, Helena Leino-Kilpi. The convergence of opinion as an ethical issue in the nurse-patient relationship: A comparative study. 11th Anniversary Conference: Nursing Ethics: Clinical Ethics Across the Lifespan. The International Centre for Nursing Ethics, 13th-14th September 2010, Turku, Finland

Jarosova D., Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G., Leino-Kilpi H., Suhonen R., Pariraki E., Palese A., Tomietto M., Balogh Z . Ústav ošetřovatelství a porodní asistence, LF, Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě Pojetí péče v ošetřovatelství. 12th National Nursing Conference organised by Charles University in Prague (Second Faculty of Medicine + Faculty hospital). 16-17/9/2010, Prague, Czech Republic

Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G., Tsangari H., Nikitara M., Merkouris A. Do patients and nurses share the same ideas on what nursing care is? A comparative study. 11th European Doctoral Conference in Nursing Science Berlin, Germany, 17 - 18th September 2010

Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G., Tsangari H., Jarosova D., Suhonen R., Patiraki E., Balogh Z., Tomietto M., Leino-Kilpi H. Care in nursing: Is there a convergence of opinion between patients and nurses? An international study. 14th International Nursing Research Conference, 9-12 November 2010, Burgos, Spain

Papastavrou E., Efstathiou G., Tsangari H., Suhonen R., Leino-Kilpi H., Patiraki E., Karlou C., Balofh Z., Tomietto M., Palese A., Jarosova D., Merkouris A. International study of the patient satisfaction as an outcome of nurse caring. 17 Pancyprian Nursing and Midwifery Conference, 11th-12th November, 2010, Limassol, Cyprus

Evridiki Papastavrou, Haritini Tsangari, Darja Jarosova, Riitta Suhonen, Elisabeth Patiraki, Zoltan Balogh Patients' and nurses' perceptions on individualised care: an international comparative study. ICN Conference and CNR, 2-8 May 2011, Malta

Accepted for presentation

Riitta Suhonen, Helena Leino-Kilpi, Georgios Estathiou, Haritini Tsangari, Darja Jarosova, Elisabeth Patiraki, Chryssoula Karlou, Zoltan Balogh, Evridiki Papastavrou Patient satisfaction as an outcome of individualised nursing care. 19th International HPH Conference, 1st-3rd June 2011, Turku, Finland (poster presentation)

Balogh Z, Borjan E, Kormos A, Efstathiou G, Tsangari H, Nikitara M, Merkouris A², Jarosova D, Patiraki E, Karlou C, Suhonen R, Leino-Kilpi H, Tomietto M, Palese A, Papastavrou E Transcultural aspects of caring and patient satisfaction in Hungary and in Europe. 2nd European Transcultural Nurisng Association International Conference, 30th June-1st July 2011, Limerick, Ireland

Studies using the CBI to measure care

Brunton B & Beaman M (2000) Nurse practitioners´ perceptions of their caring behaviors. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 12(11):451-456

Coulombe K et al (2002) Caring behaviors inventory: Analysis of responses by hospitalized Surgical Patients. Outcomes Management 6(3): 138-141

Green A & Sheila D (2005) Toward a predictive model of patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner care. Journal of the Academy of Nurse Practitioners 17(4): 139-148

Green A (2004) Caring behaviors as perceived by nurse practitioner. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 16(7):283-290

Hayes J & Ball S (2007) Perceptions of nurses´ caring behaviors by trauma patients. Journal of Trauma Nursing 14(4): 187-190

Larrabee et al (2004) Predictors of patient satisfaction with inpatient hospital nursing care. Research in Nursing and Health 27:254-268

Swan B (1988) Postoperative nursing care contributions to symptom distress and functional status after ambulatory surgery. Medsurg Nursing 7(3):148-158

Wolf (1988) Relationship between nurse caring and patient satisfaction. Medsurg Nursing 7(2): 99-105

Wolf Z (1986) The caring concept & nurse identified caring behaviors. Topics of Clinical Nursing 8(2): 84-93

Wolf Z (1994) Dimensions of nurse caring. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 26(2): 107-111

Wolf Z et al (2004) Development and testing of the caring behaviors inventory for elders. International Journal of Human Caring 8(1): 48-54

Wolf Z, Miller P, Devine M (2003) Relationship between nurse caring and patient satisfaction in patients undergoing invasive cardiac proceduresMedsurg Nursing 12(6): 391-396

Wu Y et al (2006) Caring behaviors inventory: A reduction of the 42 item instrument. Nursing Research 55(1): 18-25

Suggested References

Wolf Z (1986) The caring concept & nurse identified caring behaviors. Topics in Clinical Nursing 8(2): 84-93

Wolf Z, Giardino E, Osborne P, Ambrose M (1994) Dimensions of nurse caring. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 26(2): 107-111

Wu, Y, June L, Putman H (2006) Caring behaviors inventory: A reduction of the 42 item instrument. Nursing Research 55(1):19-25

Wolf Z (1986) The caring concept and nurse identified caring behaviors. Topics of Clinical Nursing 8(2):84-93

Wolf Z, Zuzelo P, Costello R, Cattilico D et al (2004) Development and testing of the caring behaviors inventory for elders. International Journal of Human Caring 8(1):48-54

Wolf Z, Miller P, Devine M (2003) Relationship between nurse caring and patient satisfaction in patients undergoing invasive cardiac procedures. Medsurg Nursing 12(6): 391-396

Andrews LW, Daniels P, Hall AG (1996) Nurse caring behaviors: comparing five tools to define perceptions. Ostomy Wound Management 42(5):28-37

Coulombe K, Yeakel S, Maljanian R, Bohannon R (2002) Caring behaviors inventory: analysis of sesponses by hospitalized surgical patients. Outcomes Management 6(3):138-141

Beck CT (1999) Quantitative measurement of caring. Journal of Advanced Nursing 30(1):24-32

Hayes J, Tyller S (2007) Perceptions of nurses´ caring behaviors by trauma patients. Journal of Trauma Nursing 14(4):187-190

Green A, Sheila D (2005) Towards a predictive model of patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner care. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners 17(4):139-148

Suhonen R, Valimaki M, Katajisto J (2000) Individualized care in a Finish healthcare organization. Journal of Clinical Nursing 9:218-227

Suhonen R, Kilpi H, Valimaki M (2005) Development and psychometric properties of the individualized care scale. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 11(1):7-20

Suhonen R, Valimaki M, Katajisto J (2000) Developing and testing an instrument for the measurement of individual care. Journal of Advanced Nursing 32(5): 1253-1263

Suhonen R, Valimaki M, Katajisto j, Kilpi H (2007) Hospital’s organizational variables and patients´ perceptions of individualized nursing care in Finland. Journal of Nursing Management 15:197-206

Suhonen R, Valimaki M, Kilpi H, Katajisto J (2004) Testing the individualized care model. Scandianavian Journal of Caring Science 18:27-36

Suhonen R et al (2008) Individualised care from the orthopaedic and trauma patients perspective: An international comparative survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies 45(11): 1586-1597

Suhonen R, Schmidt L, Radwin L (2007) Measuring individualized nursing care: assessment of reliability and validity of three scales. Journal of Advanced Nursing 59(1):77-85

Sourial S (1997) An analysis of caring. Journal of Advanced Nursing 26:1189-1192

Kyle T (1995) The concept of caring: a review of the literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing 21:506-514

Paley J (2001) An arheology of caring knowledge. Journal of Advanced Nursing 36(2):188-197

Henderson et al (2007) ´Caring for´ behaviours that indicate to patients that nurses ´care about´ them. Journal of Advanced Nursing 60(2):146-153

Wolf Z (1986) The caring concept and nurse identified caring behaviors. Topics in Clinical Nuring. 8(2):84-93

Basset (2002) Nurses´ perceptions of care and caring. International Journal of Nursing Practice 8:8-15

Sahlstern M et al (2007) Patient participation in nursing care: towards a concept classification from a nurse perspective. Journal of Clinical Nursing 16:630-637

Connett D (2008) Meta-synthesis of caring in nursing. Journal of Clinical Nursing 17:196-204

Merkouris et al (1999) Patient satisfaction: a key for evaluating and improving nursing services. Journal of Nursing Management 7:19-28

Merkouris et al (1999) Developing an instrument to measure patient satisfaction with nursing care in Greece 7:91-100

Papastavrou E & Efstathiou G (2010) Instruments measuring nursing care. Nursing Care and Research 26: 28-39 (Greek)

Papastavrou E, Karlou C, Tsangari H, Efstathiou G, Sousa V, Merkouris A, Patiraki E Cross-cultural validation and psychometric properties of the Greek version of the Caring Behaviors Inventory: a methodological study. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01445.x

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Baby Buddy Forward

Εταίροι:

Best Beginnings (UK)

Birth Forward (Κύπρος)

Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής (Ελλάδα)

Cosmoanalixis (Ελλάδα)

Protestant University of Applied Sciences, Berlin (Γερμανία)

Συνεργαζόμενοι φορείς:

Υπουργείο Υγείας Κύπρου

Παγκύπρια Μαιευτική και Γυναικολογική Εταιρεία

Εταιρεία Περιγεννητικής Ιατρικής Κύπρου

Παιδιατρική Εταιρεία Κύπρου

Επιτροπή Μαιών, Παγκύπριου Συνδέσμου Νοσηλευτών και Μαιών (ΠΑΣΥΝΜ)

Center for Translational Research in Health Care “BRIDGES”

Guiding Principles

“BRIDGES”, the Center for Translational Research in Health Care is committed to:

Initiating and supporting research that advances safe and effective, evidence-based care.

Designing strategies to promote the development, use, and translation of evidence into practice.

Assuming leadership for innovation in evidence-based practice in health care.

Promoting interdisciplinary team learning, practice and research to optimize safe, effective patient and family care.

Involving patients and the public in the development and evaluation of individual, group and organizational programs of research.

Providing leadership for innovations for clinicians, patients and families in learning.

Fostering an environment of clinical inquiry and experiential learning.

Developing new collaborative opportunities across disciplines.

Generating new partnerships and multiple funding opportunities to advance the work of the Center and the University.

Disseminating the work of the Center/University through multiple local, national, and international bodies.

https://www.europeancancer.org/eu-projects/resource/transition

TRANSiTION Project

Project Description

Empowering the Cancer Workforce with New Digital Skills

Official Website Link

Impact

This project will target three groups:

1. Clinical professionals in general medicine, medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, and cancer nurses.

2. Non-clinical professionals working on health planning, procurement and management.

3. Patients

Find below a summary of how the TRANSiTION project will impact each target group.

Innovation

Kickoff Meeting

Consortium

TECHNOLOGIKO PANEPISTIMIO KYPROU (CUT)

https://www.cut.ac.cy/

EUROPEAN CANCER PATIENT COALITION (ECPC)

https://ecpc.org/

EUROPEAN ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY (EONS)

https://cancernurse.eu/

SERVIZO GALEGO DE SAUDE (SERGAS)

https://www.sergas.es/

FUNDACION BIOMEDICA GALICIA SUR

https://www.fundacionbiomedica.org/?lang=en

http://www.iisgaliciasur.es/?lang=en

EUROPEAN CANCER ORGANISATION (ECO)

https://www.europeancancer.org

SVEUCILISTE JOSIPA JURJA STROSSMAYERA U OSIJEKU MEDICINSKI FAKULTET OS IJEK (MEFOS)

https://www.unios.hr/en/

KLINICKI BOLNICKI CENTAR SPLIT (KBC SPLIT)

https://www.kbsplit.hr

PADAGOGISCHE HOCHSCHULE HEIDELBERG (PHHD)

https://www.ph-heidelberg.de/

ASSOCIACAO DE INVESTIGACAO DE CUIDADOS DE SUPORTE EM ONCOLOGIA (AICSO)

https://aicso.pt

MITROPOLITIKO COLLEGE ANOYMI EKPAIDEYTIKI ETAIRIA (MITROPOLITIKO)

https://www.mitropolitiko.edu.gr/en

LINAC-PET SCAN OPCO LIMITED (GOC)

https://www.goc.com.cy/en

NACIONALINIS VEZIO INSTITUTAS (NCI)

https://www.nvi.lt

PCG POLSKA SP (ZOO) (PCG Polska)

https://www.pcgpolska.pl

UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM FREIBURG (UKLFR)

https://www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/en

VSI SMART HEALTH DIH (Health DIH)

https://www.smarthealthdih.eu/

INSTITUTUL ONCOLOGIC PROF DR ION CHIRICUTA CLUJ-NAPOCA (IOCN)

https://www.old.iocn.ro

INSTITUTO EUROPEO DI ONCOLOGIA SRL (IEO)

https://www.ieo.it

EUROPEAN HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (EHMA)

https://ehma.org

UNIVERSITE DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE (UBO)

https://www.univ-brest.fr/crbc/www

UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE CAROL DAVILA DIN BUCURESTI (UMFCD Bucharest)

https://umfcd.ro

WELLICS EFARMOGES EREVNAS KAI PLIROFORIKIS MONOPROSOPI I.K.E. (WELLICS)

https://www.wellics.com

FUNDACIO PER A LA UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA (FUOC)

https://www.uoc.edu/portal/en/universitat/organitzacio/fuoc

BULGARIAN GENERAL PRACTICE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (BGPSRE)

https://www.woncaeurope.org/institutes/display/b58

UNIVERZA V MARIBORU (UM)

https://www.um.si

INSTITUT CATALA D'ONCOLOGIA (ICO)

www.iconcologia.net

FUNDACION BIOMEDICA GALICIA SUR

https://www.fundacionbiomedica.org/

Recruitment

"Enhance Your #Oncology Expertise with #TRANSiTION!

Join our EU Co-funded programme to boost your digital skills. We are actively recruiting both trainers and trainees to play crucial roles:

Trainers: Participate in the Training of Trainers module, preparing you to support and guide trainees.

Trainees: Join the training programme, enhancing your skills to deliver high-quality oncology care.

Application deadline extended until September 2025. Free and accredited training for all participants!

Apply now: https://www.europeancancer.org/eu-projects/resource/transition

Co - Operator

Welcome to the website of coOPERATOR. This innovative Horizon EU4Health project aims in developing a Country-Observatory for sharing best practices for vaccination promotion.

Co - Operator

About

Developing a Country-Observatory to share best practices for vaccination promotion. co-OPERATOR is a Horizon EU4Helath funded project that runs from November 2023 to October 2026.

Co - Operator

Objectives

Objective 1

To build survey tools to measure the determinants of vaccine uptake (general population) and of skills for promoting vaccination programmes efficiently (healthcare professionals).

Objective 2

Objective 3

Objective 4

Objective 5

Partnership

Project Coordinator: Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)

Beneficiaries

CSI, CENTER FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION LTD

MS, MINISTERIO DA SAUDE – REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA

UNIPI-UNIVERSITA DI PISA

CSSA-COMPUTER SOLUTIONS ANONYMI VIOMICHANIKI KAI EMPORIKI ETAIREIA PLIROFORIKIS

CESIE

ACN-ASSOCIAZIONE CITTADINANZATTIVA ONLUS

Cittadinanzattiva considers citizens a fundamental resource for democracy, who play an active role in society and should have the opportunity to participate in everyday policy making.

EFPC-EUROPEAN FORUM FOR PRIMARY CARE

UM-UNIVERSITEIT MAASTRICHT

Our research institute:

Radboudumc STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM

Work Packages

Work Package 1

Project management and coordination

Task Leader: CUT / Duration: 36 months

Work Package Description

Work Package 2

Dissemination and Sustainability Strategies

Task Leader: CSI / Duration: 36 months

Work Package Description

WP2 is led by Center for Social Innovation (CSI) and entails the dissemination and the sustainability strategies of the project.

Work Package 3

Virtual platform/Observatory and AI

Task Leader: CSSA / Duration: 30 months

Work Package Description

Work Package 4

Understanding and Preparing

Task Leader: UNIPI / Duration: 24 months

Work Package Description

Work Package 5

Mapping, Research and Implementation

Task Leader: CUT / Duration: 18 months

Work Package Description

WP5 is led by Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) and entails the mapping, the research, and the implementation of research activities.

Work Package 6

Translate research evidence to policy recommendations

Task Leader: UM / Duration: 36 months

Work Package Description