INTERVENTIONS AND PRACTICES USING COMFORT THEORY OF KOLCABA TO PROMOTE ADULTS’ COMFORT: AN EVIDENCE AND GAP MAP PROTOCOL OF INTERNATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS STUDIES

Interventions and practices using Comfort Theory of Kolcaba to promote adults’ comfort: an evidence and gap map protocol of international effectiveness studies

Abstract Background Comfort is a primary patient objective and central to patient experience, and thus, maximising comfort is a universal goal for healthcare.However, comfort is a complex concept that is difficult to operationalise and evaluate, resulting in a lack of scientific and standardised comfort care practices.The Comfort Theory developed b

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Recent Insight into SARS-CoV2 Immunopathology and Rationale for Potential Treatment and Preventive Strategies in COVID-19

As the outbreak of the new SKIN LIGHTENING coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection is spreading globally, great effort is being made to understand the disease pathogenesis and host factors that predispose to disease progression in an attempt to find a window of opportunity for intervention.In addition to the direct cytopathic effect of the virus, the ho

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