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Nielsen S, Bjorck L, Jeppsson A, Giang K, Falk K, Maatta S, et al.
Int J Cardiol . 2017 Aug; 244:316-321. PMID: 28784449
Background: Updated knowledge about survival after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is needed. We examined 20-year trends in 4-year survival after a first isolated CABG procedure, compared with that...
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Norman J, Fu M, Ekman I, Bjorck L, Falk K
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs . 2017 Jun; 17(1):54-65. PMID: 28639841
Aims: Despite treatment recommended by guidelines, many patients with chronic heart failure remain symptomatic. Evidence is accumulating that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have beneficial psychological and physiological effects. The aim of...
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Ostman M, Ung E, Falk K
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being . 2017 Feb; 10(1):27775. PMID: 28229746
Living with chronic heart failure (CHF) often involves lifelong contact with health care, more or less frequently, depending on fluctuating health-generating disruptions in everyday life. To reduce the influence on...
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Ergatoudes C, Thunstrom E, Rosengren A, Bjorck L, Bengtsson Bostrom K, Falk K, et al.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord . 2016 Nov; 16(1):226. PMID: 27855640
Background: A number of registry studies have reported suboptimal adherence to guidelines for cardiovascular prevention during the first year after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, only a few studies have...
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Falk H, Henoch I, Ozanne A, Ohlen J, Ung E, Fridh I, et al.
J Nurs Scholarsh . 2016 Sep; 48(6):569-576. PMID: 27668982
Purpose: To explore patient-reported symptom distress in relation to documentation of symptoms and palliative care designation in hospital inpatients. Design: This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 710 inpatients at two...
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Ostman M, Ung E, Falk K
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being . 2015 Dec; 10:29872. PMID: 26714652
Living with a chronic disease like chronic heart failure (CHF) results in disruptions, losses, and setbacks in the participants' daily lives that affect health and well-being. By using grounded theory...
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Gyberg A, Bjorck L, Nielsen S, Maatta S, Falk K
Scand J Caring Sci . 2015 Nov; 30(4):670-677. PMID: 26582252
Studies indicate that the time from onset of symptoms to medical treatment has decreased in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, there are still variations indicating that women wait longer than...
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Behm L, Eklund K, Wilhelmson K, Ziden L, Gustafsson S, Falk K, et al.
Public Health Nurs . 2015 Nov; 33(4):303-15. PMID: 26568469
Objective: Very old persons (80+) are often described as "frail", implying that they are particularly vulnerable to adverse health outcomes. Elderly Persons in the Risk Zone was designed to determine...
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Falk K, Falk H, Ung E
Nurse Educ Pract . 2015 Jun; 16(1):14-9. PMID: 26070493
A key area for consideration is determining how optimal conditions for learning can be created. Higher education in nursing aims to prepare students to develop their capabilities to become independent...
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Fredriksson-Larsson U, Brink E, Alsen P, Falk K, Lundgren-Nilsson A
J Nurs Meas . 2015 May; 23(1):154-67. PMID: 25985501
Background And Purpose: Fatigue after myocardial infarction is a frequent and distressing symptom in the early recovery phase. The purpose of this study is to psychometrically evaluate the Multidimensional Fatigue...