Purpose: To examine the level of and factors influencing expectations regarding aging (ERA) among older Chinese adults, and to determine whether leisure-time exercise mediates the association between ERA and functional health status. Methods: A population-based, cross-sectional design was utilized in this study. A total of 550 participants completed the face-to-face interview via a questionnair…
Purpose: To investigate the association between patient safety culture (PSC) and the incidence and reporting rate of medical errors by Israeli nurses. Design: Self-administered structured questionnaires were distributed to a convenience sample of 247 registered nurses enrolled in training programs at Tel Aviv University (response rate = 91%). Methods: The questionnaire’s three sections examin…
Purpose: Several literature reviews have been published summarizing objective knowledge about older patients with heart failure (HF). Although of vital importance to the treatment and diagnosis of HF, these reviews fail to explicate and summarize older patients’ subjective and lived experience of the condition, which restrains us from providing a complete picture of the illness trajectory. Th…