Founding Editor

Christina Marvaki, Emeritus Professor, Nursing Department, University of West Attica, Greece

Angeliki Chandrinou, MSc, PhD, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Computer Science Department, Athens Naval & Veterans Hospital, Athens, Greece

Editors in Chief

Anastasia Kotanidou, Professor of Critical Care, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Olga Kadda, Cardiological Intensive Care Unit, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Greece

Georgios Vasilopoulos, Assistant Professor of Surgical Nursing and Pressure Ulcer Management, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece

Managing Editors

Theodore Kapadohos, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, University of West Attica, Greece

Edison Jahaj, MD, MSc, PhD, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Section Editors in Chief

Serafim Nanas, Professor of Critical Care, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Dimitrios Mantas, Associate Professor, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Ioanna Tzonichaki, OT, PhD, Professor, Head of Occupational Therapy Department, University of West Attica, Greece

Xenophon Sinopidis, Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery University of Patras School of Medicine, Greece

Michael Anthrakopoulos, Professor of Pediatric University of Patras School of Medicine, Greece

Associate Editors

Evangelos Giavasopoulos, RN, MSc, PhD, Head Nurse 1st Surgical & Thoracosurgical Department «Sismanoglio –Am.Fleming» General Hospital Of Athens, Greece

Antonia Kalogianni, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, University of West Attica, Greece

Efstathia Kampisiouli, RN, MSc, PhD(c), Head Nurse, Nursing Education Office, ‘’Evaggelismos”, General hospital of Athens, Greece

Alexandros Argyriadis, Vice Head at the Department of Nursing| Coordinator MSc Community Health Care|ΜΕd SEN Placement Coordinator, Greece

Special Editorial Consultants

Georgia Gerogianni, Lecturer, Nursing Department, University of West Attica, Greece

George Intas, RN, MSc, Ph.D, General Hospital of Nikaia, Piraeus "Agios Panteleimon'', Greece

Maria Saridi, MSc, PhD, Director of Nursing Department, General Hospital of Korinthos

Pantelis Stergiannis, Head of Pathological Nursing Sector, General Oncology Hospital of Kifisia "Agioi Anargyroi", Greece, Greece

Statistical Analysis Consultants

Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Professor in Biostatistics, Research Methods and Epidemiology Department of Nutrition & Dietetics School of Health Sciences & Education, HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY, Greece

Georgia Kourlampa, RN, PhD, Biostatistics, Deputy Scientific Director of the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research (CLEO), Greece

Petros Galanis, RN, MPH, PhD, Center for Health Services Management and Evaluation, Department of Nursing, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Editorial Board

Nektarios Alevizopoulos, Oncologist MSc, PhD, ‘’Evaggelismos” General hospital of Athens, Greece

Georgios Argyriou, RN, PhD, General Hospital of Chest Diseases “Sotiria”, Athens, Greece

Ioannis Kalemikerakis, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, University of West Attica, Greece

Christos Triantafyllou, RN, MSCE, Ph.D. (c), Infection Preventionist, Clinical Research Associate (CRA), Collaborative Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research (CLEO), Greece

Charalampos Zisis, Thoracic surgeon, Consultant, ‘’Evaggelismos” General Hospital of Athens, Greece

Konstantina Gaitanou, PhD, MSc, MMPH, Coordinator of Assisted Reproduction Unit, Athens Naval & Veterans Hospital, Athens, Greece

Ioannis Apostolakis, PhD, Laboratory of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Androniki Naska, Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Konstantinos Exarchos, RN, MSc, PhD (c), 251 Airforce General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Despina Sapountzi – Krepia, Professor, Frederick University, Cyprus

Konstantinos Kaliarntas, Lecturer, School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Camilla Laaksonen, PhD, Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS), Faculty of Health Care, Turku

Ourania Govina, Associate Professor, Nursing Department, TEI of Athens, Greece

Zoe Roupa, Professor, European University, Cyprus

Anastasios Merkouris, Associate Professor, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

Despoina Mirto Dounavi, Visiting Lecturer, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Evridiki Papastavrou, Assistant Professor, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

Thomas Laios, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCS(orth)Equivalent Orthopaedic surgeon, Upper Limb Fellow Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust, Honorary Lecturer Birmingham University, United Kingdom

Anastasios Tzenalis, Assistant Professor Pathological Nursing-Intensive Care Unit University of Patras, Greece

Stavros Dimopoulos, Internist-Intensivist, PhD, Consultant, Cardiac Surgery ICU, “Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center”, Greece

Panagiotis Papoutsoglou, Post-doctoral Researcher, INSERM, University of Rennes, France

Eleftherios Karatzanos, Ergophysiologist-Clinical Ergophysiologist, MSc, PhD, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing & Rehabilitation Laboratory, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Nikolaos Leventakis, Project Design Engineer, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Neriman Akansel, Professor, Uludag University, Turkey

Georgios Kouroupetroglou, Director of the Speech and Accessibility Laboratory Faculty of Informatics and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Genovefa Kolovou, PhD, Cardiologist, Director, Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Greece

Maria Maridaki, Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Savvas Tokmakidis, Professor of Exercise Physiology, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

Maria Goula, Dermatologist-Venereologist, PhD, Professor of Dermatology, Aesthetics and Cosmetology Department, ATEI, Thessaloniki, Greece

Vasiliki Markaki, Pathologist- Intensivist, First Critical Care Department, ‘’Evaggelismos” General hospital of Athens, Greece

Efthymios N. Vasilopoulos, 2nd Supervisor Auxiliary Doctor of the Greek National Health System, 1st Psychiatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Eginition Hospital. Greece

Athanasios Mastrokostas, MAJ, RN,CCRN,Msc(res), PhD (c), Nursing Reseach and Education, 424 GMTH, Greece

Sofia Paspaliari, Dietitian-Nuatritionist, Msc Clinical Nutrition, Chief of Nutrition & Dietetics Department of GNA Hippocratio of Athens, Greece

Maritsa Gourni, Professor, Nursing Department, Frederick University, Cyprus

Ioannis Vasileiadis, Assistant Professor, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Dimitra-Argyro Vasileiadi, PhD, Endocrinologist, Consultant A’, ‘’Evaggelismos” General hospital of Athens, Greece

Edwin Van Teijlingen, Professor of Reproductive Health, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom

David Thompson, Professor, BSc, MA, PhD, MBA, RN, FRCN, FAAN, FESC, FCSANZ, AFBPsS, Director, Centre for the Heart and Mind, Australian Catholic University, Australia

Anastasios Philippou, Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Physiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Ioanna Dimopoulou, Professor, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Paraskevi Katsaounou, Assistant Professor, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Ioannis Koutelekos, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, University of West Attica, Greece

Spyridon Stergiopoulos, Associate Professor, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Eleni Theodosopoulou, Professor, Nursing Department, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Maria Theodorakopoulou, Surgeon-Intensivist, Director of ICU, University Hospital “ATTIKON”, Greece

Nikolaos Rikos, Lecturer, Nursing Department, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece

Fotoula Babatsikou, Fotoula Babatsikou RN, MD, MPH, PhD Assοciate Professor Nursing Department Faculty of Health and Caring Professions Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens

Michalis Rovithis, Lecturer, Nursing Department, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece

Nikoletta Rovina, Assistant Professor, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Areti Stavropoulou, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, University of West Attica, Greece

George Stranjalis, Professor of Neurosurgery, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Neurosurgery, ‘’Evaggelismos” General Hospital of Athens, Greece

Georgia Toylia, PhD, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, University of West Attica, Greece

Eleni Vasilopoulou, Theologian, Philologist/Psycologist, PhD, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Eftychia Demerouti, Cardiologist PhD, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Greece

Stefanos Korfias, Neurosurgeon, Lecturer, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, ‘’Evaggelismos” General Hospital of Athens, Greece

Emmanuel Papadopoulos, PhD, MSc, SRP (UK), Head of Physiotherapy Department, Evaggelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Anastasios G. Kriebardis, Associate Professor, Dpt of Biomedical Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece

Niki Pavlatou, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, University of West Attica, Greece

Georgios Pilafas, Research Associate, City Unity Psychology Research Center, Athens, Greece