Tag: Sebastian Probst

The impact of patient health and lifestyle factors on wound healing, part 1

Stress, sleep, Smoking, alcohol, common Medications and Illicit drug use

 

Georgina Gethin, Sebastian Probst, Evelien Touriany, Georgina Gethin, Jaap J van Netten, Luboš Sobotka

 

Health and a healthy lifestyle are the aspirations of many, but achieving such goals is influenced by a complex interplay of individual choices, intrinsic factors, external influences and context. In 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as a ‘state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’, and this definition has not changed since.1 The definition is equally applicable to people with chronic wounds as it is to the general population. The health of those with chronic wounds or at risk of a wound is important to understand so that interventions for prevention and management can be developed with the goal of improving the lives of those impacted by wounds … read more

Evidence for Person-centred Care in Chronic Wound Care

EWMA video explainer: What is person-centred wound care?
This EWMA video explains the concept of person-centred wound care and illustrates how you can start implementing this approach already today in your clinical practice.

Chronic wounds affect an estimated 2.21 per 1000 population. They are a significant source of morbidity and affect individuals physically, psychologically, socially and financially. Person-centered care is one approach to improve patient outcomes in wound care as it values patients’ perspectives, beliefs and autonomy.
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Author Group:
Georgina Gethin (Editor), Ireland

Patricia Price, United Kingdom

Sebastian Probst, Switzerland

Jan Stryja, Czech Republic

Natalia Christiansen, Denmark

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A tool to promote patient and informal carer involvement for shared wound care

Shared wound care encompasses approaches and interventions that enable patients to participate in care planning and delivery, rather than just being a passive recipient of services provided. A key step in facilitating greater shared care is identifying the individuals (patients and informal carers) who would be good candidates to be involved in shared wound care. An international survey was conducted to help identify the characteristics that may indicate an individual’s suitability to participate in shared wound care. The results of which informed the development of a guide that clinicians can use to direct discussion to better understand patient and informal carer suitability for shared wound care and identify the approaches and interventions that may be suited to the patient and informal carer’s needs … read more

E-Learning and Blended-Learning Program in Wound Care for Undergraduate Nursing Students

To respond to the nursing shortage in the canton of Geneva, the School of Health Sciences increased the yearly number of Bachelor of Nursing students from 426 in 2016 to 497 in 2019 (HES-SO, 2020; 2021). In 2020, 190 students started, representing an increase of 18% since 2016. This increase had a major effect on the current face-to-face teaching methods, not only for the availability of lecturers, but also for the logistical resources. To face this problem, different virtual learning tools such as blended and e-learning were implemented. Blended learning is a combination of online learning and the traditional face-to-face learning (Siemens et al., 2015; Singh, 2003) using different technological approaches such as podcasts, lecture captures, or virtual web-based classrooms (Leidl et al., 2020), whereas e-learning is an online education method … read more