To sit or not to sit? A Danish mixed-methods study of a bedside sitting-intervention among cardiological patients
The bedside sitting intervention improved patients' perception of time, presence, and nurse availability. The initiative was cost-effective, sustainable, and well received by staff, suggesting that seated communication may foster more meaningful and caring patient encounters.
Authors
- Annette Mollerup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8161-2214)
- Tobias Carl Højmark Mathiassen
Institutions
- Frederiksberg Hospital (DK)
- Bispebjerg Hospital (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Danish National Research Foundation (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2026.100499
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00