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Person Profile Dementia Intervention in Long-Term Care: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Trial by Spichiger, Frank, Koppitz, Andrea L., Riese, Florian, Kipfer, Stephanie, Nagl-Cupal, Martin, Büscher, Andreas, Volken, Thomas, Larkin, Philip, Meichtry, André

“…We aimed to assess the efficacy of a person-centered care intervention in improving quality of life (QoL) for people with dementia in long-term care…”
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Improving caring quality for people with dementia in nursing homes using IPOS‐Dem: A stepped‐wedge cluster randomized controlled trial protocol by Spichiger, Frank, Koppitz, Andrea L., De Wolf‐Linder, Susanne, Murtagh, Fliss E. M., Volken, Thomas, Larkin, Philip

“…Aims We aim to evaluate the effectiveness of the Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale for people with dementia‐based case studies to improve the caring…”
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A qualitative exploration of changes and mechanisms of changes in a psychoeducational intervention for family dementia caregivers by Kipfer, Stephanie, Mabire, Cedric, Vézina, Jean, Koppitz, Andrea, Pihet, Sandrine

“…'Learning to feel better… and help better' is a psychoeducational intervention that aims to empower family caregivers of people with dementia by helping them…”
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Prevention Admission into Nursing homes (PAN): study protocol for an explorative, prospective longitudinal pilot study by Koppitz, Andrea L, Suter-Riederer, Susanne, Bieri-Brünig, Gabriela, Geschwinder, Heike, Senn, Anita Keller, Spichiger, Frank, Volken, Thomas

“…In Switzerland, there is a lack of adequate rehabilitation services, and effective coordination, that take into account the multifactorial health risks of…”
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Pain Interventions for people with dementia: a quasi-experimental study by Spichiger, Frank, Volken, Thomas, Bosshard, Georg, Zigan, Nicole, Blanc, Geneviève, Büscher, Andreas, Nagl-Cupal, Martin, Bernard, Mathieu, Rubli Truchard, Eve, Larkin, Philip, Koppitz, Andrea

“…Due to the complexity of the provision of care for people with dementia, pain assessment and management is still considered to be lacking. An optimal way to…”
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Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale for People with Dementia: easy language adaption and translation by Spichiger, Frank, Keller Senn, Anita, Volken, Thomas, Larkin, Philip, Koppitz, Andrea

“…Background In this article, we report the cultural adaption and translation of the Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale for People with Dementia (IPOS-Dem)…”
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Pain Intervention for people with Dementia in nursing homes (PID): study protocol for a quasi-experimental nurse intervention by Koppitz, Andrea, Bosshard, Georg, Blanc, Geneviève, Hediger, Hannele, Payne, Sheila, Volken, Thomas

“…It is estimated that 19 to 83% of people with dementia suffer from pain that is inadequately treated in the last months of life. A large number of healthcare…”
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Adherence to treatment in adolescents with haemophilia: a qualitative study by Müller-Kägi, Elsbeth, Albisetti, Manuela, Koppitz, Andrea L.

“…introduction: Adolescents experience important changes in their physical, emotional, social and behavioural development. It is known that adolescents wish to…”
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Inclusion of the personal biography in daily care – a qualitative study / Einbezug der Biographie in den Pflegealltag – eine qualitative Studie by Kipfer, Stephanie, Imhof, Lorenz, Koppitz, Andrea

“…In Switzerland, 39% of nursing home residents have a dementia related disease. Behavioral symptoms are increasingly observed as dementia progresses. These…”
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The effect of inpatient treatment on the stress experienced by parents with an excessively crying infant / Die Auswirkungen eines Spitalaufenthaltes auf die Belastung von Eltern mit einem exzessiv schreienden Kind by Wittberger, Liv Solveig, Albermann, Kurt, Pehlke-Milde, Jessica, Koppitz, Andrea

“…Up to 40% of families are faced with a fussy, inconsolable high need infant in the first three months postpartum. A major reason for parents to seek…”
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Dying with dementia: most frequent symptoms. A review of the literature / Sterben mit Demenz: die häufigsten Symptome. Eine Literaturübersicht by Koppitz, Andrea, Waldboth, Veronika, Dreizler, Jutta, Imhof, Lorenz

“…Sensing, observing and interpreting the symptoms of persons suffering from dementia is very challenging. The difficulties lie in their restricted capacity to…”
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European Academy of Nursing Science and the Swedish Society of Nursing Summer Conference 2017: The Future Direction of European Nursing and Nursing Research by Polit, Denise F, Sidani, Souraya, Richards, David A, Willman, Ania, Kitson, Alison, Huijben-Schoenmakers, Marleen, Rademaker, Arno, Scherder, Erik, Bjuresater, Kaisa, Larsson, Maria, Bergsten, Ulrika, Smith, Margaret Coulter, Pearson, Claire, Tropea, Savina, O'May, Fiona, Irvine, Lindesay, Rush, Robert, Wilson, Rowena, Rahn, Anne C, Behncke, Anja, Buhl, Anke, Kopke, Sascha, Da Rocha Rodrigues, Maria Goreti, Shaha, Maya, Hjelm, Markus, Bohman, Doris M, Kristensson, Jimmie, Holst, Goran, Overlie, Anne, Machiels, Mariska, Zwakhalen, Sandra M.G, Metzelthin, Silke F, Hamers, Jan P. H, Darcy, Laura, Karlsson, Katarina, Galvin, Kathleen, Van Hecke, Ann, Malfait, Simon, Eeckloo, Kristof, Raberus, Anna, Holmstrom, Inger K, Sundler, Annelie J, Dijkstra, Ate, Gesar, Berit, Baath, Carina, Hedin, Hanne, Hommel, Ami, Helou, Nancy, Zanchi, Anne, Varsi, Cecilie, Barasund, Elin, Mirkovic, Jelena, Marcheschi, Elizabeth, Von Koch, Lena, Pessah-Rasmussen, Helene, Elf, Marie, Audulv, Asa, Kneck, Asa, Koppitz, Andrea, de Wolf-Linder, Susanne, Blanc, Genevieve, Bosshard, Georg, Volken, Thomas

“…KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS K1 My life in research methods in nursing Denise F. Polit1,2 (denisefpolit@gmail.com) 1 Humanalysis, Inc., Saratoga Springs, NY, USA;…”
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Comparison of student nurses' expectations and newly qualified nurses' experiences regarding clinical practice: A secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey by Koppitz, Andrea, Spichiger, Frank, Keller-Senn, Anita, Bana, Marika, Huber, Claudia, Christi, Derek, Bucher, Thomas, Volken, Thomas

“…To compare student nurses' expectations and newly qualified nurses' experiences regarding clinical practice in Switzerland 1 year after graduation. A secondary…”
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Inter-rating reliability of the Swiss easy-read integrated palliative care outcome scale for people with dementia by Spichiger, Frank, Volken, Thomas, Larkin, Philip, Meichtry, André Anton, Koppitz, Andrea

“…The Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale for People with Dementia is a promising instrument for nursing home quality improvement and research in dementia…”
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Relocation experiences with unplanned admission to a nursing home: a qualitative study by Koppitz, Andrea Luise, Dreizler, Jutta, Altherr, Jeanine, Bosshard, Georg, Naef, Rahel, Imhof, Lorenz

“…In many countries, people over 85 years of age are relocated involuntarily or unplanned to a nursing home. In Switzerland, 43% of elderly over 85 years are…”
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Relationship quality perceived by family caregivers of people with dementia in the context of a psychoeducational intervention: A qualitative exploration by Kipfer, Stephanie, Mabire, Cedric, Vézina, Jean, Koppitz, Andrea, Pihet, Sandrine

“…Background Caring for a person with dementia can be a challenging experience, often associated with chronic stress and a heavy burden on family caregivers…”
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Decision-making in caring for people with dementia at the end of life in nursing homes by Koppitz, Andrea, Bosshard, Georg, Kipfer, Stephanie, Imhof, Lorenz

“…Alleviating symptoms, fulfilling psychosocial needs, and the inclusion of family are among the criteria that determine care quality in palliative treatment…”
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Including nurses in care models for older people with mild to moderate depression: an integrative review by Dreizler, Jutta, Koppitz, Andrea, Probst, Sebastian, Mahrer-Imhof, Romy

“…Aims and objectives The aim of this integrative literature review was twofold: (1) to investigate different collaborative programmes for older people with…”
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Medical-ethical guidelines: Care and treatment of people with dementia by Swiss Academy Of Medical Sciences

“…The number of people with dementia in Switzerland is currently around 150,000. The prevalence of this condition rises steeply after the age of 65. As a result…”
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Type and course of symptoms demonstrated in the terminal and dying phases by people with dementia in nursing homes by Koppitz, A., Bosshard, G., Schuster, D.H., Hediger, H., Imhof, L.

“…Background In all, 39 % of people living in Swiss nursing homes suffer from dementia. Detailed data about type and course of symptoms displayed by these…”
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