Heli Virtanen

ORCID: 0000-0003-1801-549X
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Research Areas
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Ureteral procedures and complications
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Education and Critical Thinking Development
  • Health Education and Validation
  • Nursing education and management
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Healthcare Quality and Management
  • Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
  • Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
  • Music Therapy and Health
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Uterine Myomas and Treatments
  • Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

University of Turku
2013-2025

Tampere University
2021

Cyprus University of Technology
2021

Leidos (United States)
2018

Leidos Biomedical Research Inc. (United States)
2018

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
2018

Erasmus MC
2018

Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis Hospital
2018

Institute of Cardiology
2018

Copenhagen University Hospital
2018

Summary A prospective study of 102 women undergoing abdominal hysterectomy for benign conditions was performed in order to evaluate pre‐ and post‐operative urinary sexual symptoms. The mean age the patients 44.9 years (range 30–65). Urinary disorders such as urgency, dysuria, frequency, nocturia, slow bladder emptying, sensation residual urine well stress urge incontinence were observed pre‐operatively 2, 6 12 months postoperatively. Dyspareunia, libido number orgasms evaluated affecting...

10.1111/j.1464-410x.1993.tb16288.x article EN British Journal of Urology 1993-12-01

Here, the aim is to compare surgical patients' knowledge expectations at admission with they received during their hospital stay.The study used a descriptive and comparative design.The was conducted on wards one randomly selected university in Finland.The sample (n = 237) consisted of patients (traumatological, gastroenterological, urological heart thorax surgery) admitted 2-month period 2003.The data were collected by two specially developed, parallel questionnaires: Hospital Patients'...

10.1093/intqhc/mzl075 article EN International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2007-02-02

The purpose of this study was to analyze the connections between patient education and health-related quality life as an outcome variable. Data were collected among surgical hospital patients (n = 237) in Finland. On basis results, there seems be a positive relationship received knowledge life, such, produced about one indicator nursing care. More research is needed explore connection greater details.

10.1097/00001786-200510000-00005 article EN Journal of Nursing Care Quality 2005-10-01

Abstract Title. Ambulatory orthopaedic surgery patients’ knowledge expectations and perceptions of received Aim. This paper is a report study to compare ambulatory before admission their 2 weeks after discharge. Background. Advances in technology population ageing are driving up the number surgical procedures. Shorter hospital stays present major challenge for patient education. Methods. A descriptive comparative cross‐sectional (pre‐ post‐test) design was adopted. The data were collected...

10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04408.x article EN Journal of Advanced Nursing 2007-09-28

10.1016/0020-7292(93)90622-4 article EN International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 1993-08-01

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate and analyse the connection between level quality nursing care knowledge received by patients ( N = 266, n 226), response rate 85%. data were collected using two structured instruments: one measuring experienced (The Good Nursing Care Scale, GNCS ) hospital RKHP ). at (out five) F innish university hospitals, in all medical wards during 5 weeks 2009. A clear association found: on total instruments, correlation strong (r 0.705). Support...

10.1111/ijn.12277 article EN International Journal of Nursing Practice 2014-04-01

The aim of this integrative review is to identify, describe, and synthesise evidence regarding students' perceptions online degree programmes in nurse education, their academic performance, the factors associated with performance. Integrative review. Four databases, CINAHL, ERIC (Ebsco), PubMed/MEDLINE, Web Science were searched. reference lists included studies reviewed identify other relevant studies. Whittemore Knafl's method was used as a guideline for Peer-reviewed describing of—or...

10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106148 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Nurse Education Today 2024-02-29

Patient education improves health and treatment adherence of patients with chronic kidney disease. However, evidence about the sufficiency patients' knowledge processed in patient is limited. The purpose this study was to evaluate subjective objective dialysis care treatment.A cross-sectional design used. sample (n=162) comprised predialysis or home dialysis. All eligible during data collection timeframe (2016-2017) two university hospital districts Finland were invited participate....

10.2147/ppa.s304530 article EN cc-by-nc Patient Preference and Adherence 2021-05-01
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