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2nd Edition of Evidence-Based Practice and Personalized Care

A special issue of Nursing Reports (ISSN 2039-4403).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 1876

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Athina E. Patelarou

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Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, 71500 Crete, Greece
Interests: evidence-based practice; nursing; genetics; genomics; precision care; education; simulation; healthcare
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Dr. Alexandros Argyriadis

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Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Frederick University, Nicosia 1036, Cyprus
Interests: mental health; community healthcare; family healthcare; intellectual disabilities; vulnerable communities
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Nursing Reports Special Issue on the “2nd Edition of Evidence-Based Practice and Personalized Care” will focus on these two topics by bringing together experts who present research in these fields.

The main goal of evidence-based practice (EBP) is the optimization of healthcare based on the integration of clinical expertise, patients’ values, and the well-thought-out quality of scientific evidence that is followed in a clinical setting regarding a disease or a condition by all the medical professionals, including nursing personnel.

On the other hand, personalized care (PC) is considered an inevitability for health providers, as it aims to provide the best therapy per person or is optimized for a group of patients with similar characteristics (stratified medicine). EBP and PC as complementary terms aim at the integration of best practices, based on the recent research evidence and the individual patient’s characteristics to improve the quality of healthcare and ensure health promotion.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Epidemiological studies concerning quantitative or qualitative design investigating evidence-based practice and personalized care approaches in healthcare.
  • Studies on the topic of health professionals’ education regarding EBP and PC are also welcome.
  • Studies investigating the competencies of nurses, health professionals in general, and EBP.
  • Studies investigating the competencies of nurses and health professionals in general in the field of precision medicine and PC.
  • EBP intervention studies and innovations in health promotion and quality improvement.
  • Studies and manuscripts highlighting future directions for these subjects are strongly encouraged.

We also welcome high-quality systematic/scoping/narrative reviews related to these issues.

Dr. Athina E. Patelarou
Dr. Alexandros Argyriadis
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Nursing Reports is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • education
  • evidence-based practice
  • nursing and personalized care
  • precision medicine

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Validation of ELPO-PT: A Risk Assessment Scale for Surgical Positioning Injuries in the Portuguese Context
by Andreia Salvini, Elsa Silva, Carmen Passos, Tânia Manuel, Camila Moraes, Clementina Sousa and Paulo Alves
Nurs. Rep. 2024, 14(4), 3242-3263; https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040236 - 30 Oct 2024
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Background/Objectives: Surgical procedures carry inherent risks, including injuries from surgical positioning, which impact patient safety and healthcare quality. An instrument to assess and prevent these injuries is essential. This study aimed to validate and culturally adapt the ELPO-PT for the Portuguese population to [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: Surgical procedures carry inherent risks, including injuries from surgical positioning, which impact patient safety and healthcare quality. An instrument to assess and prevent these injuries is essential. This study aimed to validate and culturally adapt the ELPO-PT for the Portuguese population to ensure its applicability and effectiveness in assessing the risk of injury from surgical positioning. Methods: A validation study was conducted with 126 adult patients undergoing surgical procedures at a central hospital in northern Portugal. Statistical analyses, including the calculation of Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, assessed the internal reliability of the scale. Additionally, sensitivity and specificity analyses evaluated the ELPO-PT’s diagnostic accuracy in identifying patients at risk of developing positioning-related injuries. Results: The validation showed a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.782, indicating reasonable internal reliability. Sensitivity analysis revealed an 85% accuracy rate in identifying patients at risk of positioning injuries, while specificity analysis demonstrated a 90% accuracy rate for patients not at risk. Conclusions: The ELPO-PT is a valid and reliable instrument for aiding nurses in clinical decision-making, with significant sensitivity and specificity in identifying the risk of positioning-related injuries, including pressure ulcers, in adult patients during the intraoperative period. Its implementation is expected to be beneficial in healthcare settings, contributing to the prevention of complications associated with surgical positioning. Full article
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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Perception of Individualized Nursing Care Among Nurses in Acute Medical and Perioperative Settings
by Ana Ramos, Sara Pires, Eunice Sá, Idalina Gomes, Elisabete Alves, César Fonseca and Anabela Coelho
Nurs. Rep. 2024, 14(4), 3191-3205; https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040232 - 25 Oct 2024
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Background/Objectives: Individualized nursing care allows for systematic assessment and intervention; considers a patient’s preferences, values, and context; and contributes to a positive care trajectory. However, its operationalization has proven to be challenging. This research aimed to evaluate nurses’ perceptions of individualized care and [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: Individualized nursing care allows for systematic assessment and intervention; considers a patient’s preferences, values, and context; and contributes to a positive care trajectory. However, its operationalization has proven to be challenging. This research aimed to evaluate nurses’ perceptions of individualized care and analyze their relationship with sociodemographic variables. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 122 eligible and registered nurses at a Hospital Center, in the Ophthalmology (operating room and inpatient ward) service, the Cardiology service, the Internal Medicine service, and the Medical Emergency Unit, for adults/older adults in Portugal. The nursing version of the Individualized Care Scale (ICS-Nurse) was used for the assessment, including three sub-dimensions: clinical situation, personal life situation, and decisional control over care-related decisions. Cronbach’s alpha and principal component analysis were used for the data analysis. The STROBE checklist was used to report this study. Results: No statistically significant differences were found based on the age, gender, level of education, or years of professional experience of the nurses within the sub-dimensions of individualization. The nurses overall had a good perception of the importance of individualized care (4.06 ± 0.46 ICS-A-NURSE) but faced difficulties in its implementation during the last shift they worked (3.97 ± 0.49 ICS-B-NURSE). Conclusions: The items considered to be of greatest importance were the response to the physical and emotional needs arising from illness and assistance in decision-making through educational instructions. Aspects related to the personal lives of patients, such as family inclusion in an individual’s care plan, everyday habits, and previous experiences of hospitalization, received the lowest scores. Recognizing priority areas for improvement in the individualization of nursing care can contribute to developing training programs and policies that promote a holistic approach. Future studies should consider patient outcomes related to their needs for individualization. Full article
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