Arterial stiffness and hand osteoarthritis: a novel relationship?
Although significant individual relationships between PWV and several measures of hand OA were observed, these associations were largely attributable to the confounding effect of age.
Patient participation appears to be difficult to enact. Nurses' controlling approach, influenced by organizational issues, was in conflict with a patient-centered approach to care. Nurse-patient communication is one aspect of patient-centered care enacted more frequently.