1. EULAR nurses study group for REsearch and STrategy (REST)
Who we are:
Global network of nurses , participants from Europe, USA, Asia, Australia, New-Zealand. We are an open group, everyone is welcome
Aim:
To promote excellence in research by nurses, education for nurses and collaboration of nurses
Background:
Following the EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse, REST was founded in 2012 to work on the research - and educational agenda. Inaugural meeting EULAR 2013
Mission:
Initiate and facilitate collaborative projects
What we do:
We work in different groups on various topics
Current activities
a) Ongoing: 2 projects
1.RNOT (nurse sensitive outcomes task force)
(Minnock P, collaboration IE,UK, NL, USA)
2.EQPERA (European Qualitative research collaboration on Patient- preferred outcomes in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis) (van der Elst K, collaboration BE, SE, NL)
b) New
1. Update EULAR recommendations role nurse
Presented at EULAR 2018 (FRI0742-HPR)
2. To start: changes in extended roles
Topics research agenda (update 2018)
optimising management (T2T, comorbidities ), improving access to care, effective resource use/cost-effectiveness, improving patient outcome, work/employment, self-efficacy/empowerment and implementation/evaluation of nursing interventions
International publications
Minnock P, et al. Nursing Sensitive Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2018;77:
Fusama M, et al. Survey on attitudes regarding EULAR recommendations for the role of nurses involved in medical care of patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis in Japan. Mod Rheumatol 2016;27(5):
Primdahl J, et al. Nurses’ role in cardiovascular risk assessment and management in people with inflammatory arthritis: A European perspective. Musculoskeletal Care 2016;14(3):133-51
Hamnes B, et al. Readability of patient information and consent documents in rheumatological studies. BMC Med Ethics. 2016;17(1)42.
Active working groups /task force representation
ESNO
EULAR update recommendations nurse
EULAR HP online course
EULAR task force core HP competencies
Contact Study group lead: Yvonne van Eijk-Hustings.
11/11/2018