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Health Care Workers’ Expectations of the Mercury Advance SMARTcare Solution to Prevent Pressure Injuries

Background: The transformation in global demography and the shortage of health care workers require innovation and efficiency in the field of health care. Digital technology can help improve the efficiency of health care. The Mercury Advance SMARTcare solution is an example of digital technology. The system is connected to a hybrid mattress and is able to detect patient movement, based on which the air pump either starts automatically or sends a notification to the app. Barriers to the adoption of the system are unknown, and it is unclear if the solution will be able to support health care workers in their work. Objective: This study aims to gain insight into health care workers’ expectations of factors that could either hamper or support the adoption of the Mercury Advance SMARTcare unit connected to a Mercury Advance mattress to help prevent patients from developing pressure injuries in hospitals and long-term care facilities. Methods: We conducted a generic qualitative study from February to December 2022. Interviews were conducted, and a focus group was established using an interview guide of health care workers from both the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Thematic analysis was performed by 2 independent researchers. Results: A total of 14 participants took part in the study: 6 (43%) participants joined the focus group, and 8 (57%) participants took part in the individual interviews. We identified 13 factors based on four themes: (1) factors specifically related to SMARTresponse, (2) vision on innovation, (3) match with health care activities, and (4) materials and resources involved. Signaling function, SMARTresponse as prevention, patient category, representatives, and implementation strategy were identified as facilitators. Perception of patient repositioning, accessibility to pressure injury aids, and connectivity were identified as barriers. Conclusions: Several conditions must be met to enhance the adoption of the Mercury Advance SMARTcare solution, including the engagement of representatives during training and a reliable wireless network. The identified factors can be used to facilitate the implementation process. JMIR Nursing 2024;7:e47992

Caring Communities

A comparison between caring communities in Wedde (Groningen) and a rural community in Northwestern Germany. Motives, setbacks and changes for two small rural communities where citizens take charge of the care in their community

Overlap in de leefgebieden van boerderijkatten en weidevogels

Net als elders in Nederland is ook in Friesland in de afgelopen decennia het aantal weidevogels sterk afgenomen. De oorzaak van deze achteruitgang wordt onder meer toegeschreven aan intensief agrarisch landgebruik. Ook verhoogde predatiedruk zou een rol kunnen spelen. Een van de predatoren waar nog weinig over bekend is, is de huiskat. In de omgeving van Leeuwarden is uitgezocht in hoeverre de leefgebieden van katten en weidevogels overlappen.

Discussing why population growth is still ignored or denied

Due to a number of factors outlined in this article, the issue of population growth is excluded from the sustainability discussion. In this article, we explore some of the ethical presumptions that underlie the issues linking population growth and sustainability. Critics argue that action to address population creates social and economic segregation, and portray overpopulation concerns as being “anti-poor,” “anti-developing country,” or even “antihuman.” Yet, de-linking demographic factors from sustainability concerns ignores significant global realities and trends, such as the ecological limits of the Earth, the welfare and long-term livelihood of the most vulnerable groups, future prospects of humanity, as well as the ecosystems that support society. https://doi.org/10.1080/10042857.2016.1149296 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenkopnina/

Effectieve kennisoverdracht aan groeiende MKB-ondernemingen

Gelet op het belang van het MKB voor de Nederlandse economie wordt ondernemerschap gestimuleerd. Naast het opstarten van een bedrijf is het minstens van even groot belang dat deze ondernemingen doorgroeien, zowel qua omzet als qua werknemers. Omdat doorgroeien zelden probleemloos verloopt, wordt in dit onderzoek nagegaan of doorgroeiende ondernemers een beroep kunnen doen op een adequate adviesinfrastructuur. De conclusie hieruit is, dat adviezen wel te vinden zijn, maar dat ondernemers niet vanzelf op weg geholpen worden en dat zij in feite pas te laat gaan zoeken.

Effecten van culturele en economische hulpbronnen op toekomstverwachtingen van adolescenten