Panagiota Copanitsanou

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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Kirsi Valkeapää

University of Turku

Helena Leino‐Kilpi

University of Turku

Esther Cabrera

Florida International University

Adelaida Zabalegui

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

Jouko Katajisto

University of Turku

Mitra Unosson

Linköping University

Evridiki Papastavrou

Cyprus University of Technology

Panayota Sourtzi

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Brynja Ingadóttir

National University Hospital of Iceland

Chryssoula Lemonidou

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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Turku University Hospital

University of Akureyri

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Cyprus University of Technology

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Pompeu Fabra University

Sechenov University

Vilnius University

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

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International comparison of surgical osteoarthritis patient education (Poster)

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing (2009)

Kirsi Johansson Esther Cabrera Andreas Charalambous Panagiota Copanitsanou Brynja Ingadóttir

10.1016/j.joon.2009.08.031

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Pilot study on the existence of empowering education of orthopaedic patients in Greece (Concurrent)

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing (2009)

Panagiota Copanitsanou Panayota Sourtzi Kirsi Johanson Chryssoula Lemonidou

10.1016/j.joon.2009.08.011

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Information and Control Preferences and Their Relationship With the Knowledge Received Among European Joint Arthroplasty Patients

Orthopaedic Nursing (2016)

Seija Klemetti Helena Leino‐Kilpi Andreas Charalambous Panagiota Copanitsanou Brynja Ingadóttir

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of joint arthroplasties is increasing internationally, putting increased emphasis on patient education. PURPOSE: This study describes information and control preferences of patients with joint arthroplasty in seven European countries, and explores their relationships with patients' received knowledge. METHODS: The data (n = 1,446) were collected during 2009–2012 with the Krantz Health Opinion Survey and the Received Knowledge of Hospital Patient scale. RESULTS: European patients with joint arthroplasty had low preferences. Older patients had less information preferences than younger patients (p = .0001). In control preferences there were significant relationships with age (p = .021), employment in healthcare/social services (p = .033), chronic illness (p = .002), and country (p = .0001). Received knowledge of the patients did not have any relationships with information preferences. Instead, higher control preferences were associated with less received knowledge. CONCLUSION: The relationship between European joint arthroplasty patients' preferences and the knowledge they have received requires further research.

Joint arthroplasty

10.1097/nor.0000000000000246

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Community rehabilitation interventions after hip fracture: Pragmatic evidence-based practice recommendations

International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing (2019)

Panagiota Copanitsanou

Hip Fracture

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Evidence-Based Medicine

10.1016/j.ijotn.2019.100712

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Mobility, Remobilisation, Exercise and Prevention of the Complications of Stasis

Perspectives in nursing management and care for older adults (2018)

Panagiota Copanitsanou

The positive effects of physical activity on physical and mental health are well known and include weight control, improved balance, flexibility, strength, anxiety reduction and protection from ill health, as well as contributing to independent living and preventing falls. Being mobile and able to self-care and fear of falling are important to patients. A central goal of nursing care following fragility fracture is to maximise mobility. Individual patient goals are determined by their pre-fracture mobility and functional status. Recovery is often compromised for those with limited pre-fracture activity and cognitive impairment, low functional levels postoperatively, older age, polypharmacy, comorbidities, depression, poor nutritional status, lack of social support and not living independently. Many patients never recover their previous level of function after a fragility fracture, and there is significant risk of institutionalisation, new fractures, disability and loss of independence.

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Fragility fracture

10.1007/978-3-319-76681-2_6

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Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients’ Education on Financial Issues and Its Connection to Reported Out-of-Pocket Costs-A European Study

Nursing Forum (2016)

Panagiota Copanitsanou Kirsi Valkeapää Esther Cabrera Jouko Katajisto Helena Leino‐Kilpi

PURPOSE Total joint arthroplasty is accompanied by significant costs. In nursing, patient education on financial issues is considered important. Our purpose was to examine the possible association between the arthroplasty patients' financial knowledge and their out-of-pocket costs. METHODS Descriptive correlational study in five European countries. Patient data were collected preoperatively and at 6 months postoperatively, with structured, self-administered instruments, regarding their expected and received financial knowledge and out-of-pocket costs. FINDINGS There were 1,288 patients preoperatively, and 352 at 6 months. Patients' financial knowledge expectations were higher than knowledge received. Patients with high financial knowledge expectations and lack of fulfillment of these expectations had lowest costs. CONCLUSION There is need to establish programs for improving the financial knowledge of patients. Patients with fulfilled expectations reported higher costs and may have followed and reported their costs in a more precise way. In the future, this association needs multimethod research.

Joint arthroplasty

10.1111/nuf.12171

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Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences (2012)

Nikolaos V. Fotos Konstantinos Giakoumidakis Zoi Kollia Petros Galanis Panagiota Copanitsanou

Background Heart failure is a serious chronic syndrome that is accompanied by significant physical and psychological burdens, resulting in poor quality of life. Aim To assess the quality of life of patients with severe heart failure and its correlation with patient demographic, socio‐economic and clinical characteristics. Method We studied 199 patients with heart failure who were hospitalized in the Cardiology Department of three general hospitals of Greece during a 1‐year period. Demographic and socio‐economic data were obtained using a short questionnaire, while clinical data were obtained from medical record review. The assessment of the patients' quality of life was performed using Minnesota Life with Heart Failure Questionnaire ( MLWHFQ ). Findings The mean MLWHFQ score was 62.7 (±20.3). Significantly lower quality of life was found in patients with diabetes mellitus (Coefficient beta (β) = 11.4; 95% Confidence Interval ( CI ), 5.2–17.5), hypertension (β = 10.3; CI , 1.4–19.1), chronic renal failure (β = 13.9; CI , 5.9–21.9), chronic respiratory failure (β = 11.2; CI , 4.7–17.7), cancer (β = 12.3; CI , 2.3–22.4), psychiatric disease (β = 10.5; CI , 0.6–20.4) and those patients who were classified in New York Heart Association class IV (β = 10.6, CI = 4.1–17.0). Conclusions The average score of the MLWHFQ was high, and this reflects the poor quality of life of patients. Higher scores in specific patient groups show the negative influence of these factors in quality of life. The holistic care of patients with heart failure by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals could improve their quality of life.

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10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01078.x

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Translation and validation of the Greek version of the “ASEPSIS” scoring method for orthopaedic wound infections

International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing (2018)

Panagiota Copanitsanou Vasileios Kechagias Petros Galanis Theodoros B Grivas Peter Wilson

Asepsis

10.1016/j.ijotn.2018.11.006

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Effects of education of paediatric patients undergoing elective surgical procedures on their anxiety – a systematic review

Journal of Clinical Nursing (2013)

Panagiota Copanitsanou Kirsi Valkeapää

Aims and objectives To identify and critically appraise studies addressing the implementation of education for children aged 2–12 years undergoing elective surgical procedures and to determine whether education is associated with improvements in children's anxiety and other emotions. Background Children undergoing surgery often experience anxiety, which may lead to negative health outcomes, such as increased pain, feeding difficulties and sleeping problems. Education of children about their condition according to their individual needs may be correlated with reduced anxiety. Design Systematic review. Methods A database search in MEDLINE , PsycInfo, Cochrane Library and CINAHL was carried out during February 2011. Using the PICOS acronym, the query was organised into a searchable foreground question: the studies should evaluate (Objective) the effects of education (Intervention) compared with the standard preparation (Control) for children aged 2–12 years old undergoing elective surgeries (Population). The results would be based on randomised controlled studies (Study design). In total, 475 articles were yielded, from which 45 full‐text articles were assessed for eligibility, and finally, 16 studies were included in the review. Results In 12 of the 16 studies, children in the education groups reported lower anxiety scores. In two studies, no statistically significant effect of education was reported on anxiety. Moreover, education had an age‐related effect in two studies, by being more effective to children older than four to six years and having a negative effect on younger children's anxiety. Parents of children in the education groups experienced lower anxiety. Conclusions Education seems to be especially effective in the reduction in older children's anxiety and to have a negative effect on younger children's anxiety. Relevance to clinical practice Education can be incorporated into the care provided to children aged four to six years or older undergoing elective surgical procedures, according to their individualised needs.

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10.1111/jocn.12187

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The nurses’ role in the diagnosis and surveillance of orthopaedic surgical site infections

International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing (2020)

Panagiota Copanitsanou Julie Santy‐Tomlinson

Surgical Site Infection

10.1016/j.ijotn.2020.100818

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