Founding Editor

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

Angeliki Chandrinou, PhD, MSc, 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, RN, PhD, Liaison Nurse, Department of Electrophysiology and Pacing, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, Greece

Evridiki Papastavrou, Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

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

Managing Editors

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

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

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

Section Editors in Chief

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

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

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

Michael Anthrakopoulos, Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics Pulmonology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece

Neriman Akansel, Professor of Surgical Nursing, Bursa Uludağ University, Turkey

Associate Editors

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

Alexandros Argyriadis, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece

Georgios Vasilopoulos, Professor, Nursing Department, University of West Attica, Greece

Εleni E. Magira, Professor of Critical Care and Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1st Department of Critical Care, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece

Evangelos Giavasopoulos, RN, MSc, PhD, Director Nursing Services at Children's Hospital Paidon Pentelis, Greece

Special Editorial Consultants

George Intas, RN, MSc, PhD, General Hospital of Nikaia, Piraeus Agios Panteleimon, Greece

Maria Saridi, Associate Professor, Nursing Department, University of Thessaly, Greece

Pantelis Stergiannis, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Paraskevi Theofilou, General Director of Public Health - Region of Attica, Coordinator of the WHO European Network of Regions, 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, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Greece

Petros Galanis, Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Editorial Board

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

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

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

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

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

Antonia Amalia Thanasa, MD, MSc, PhD(c), Organ Transplant Unit, Evaggelismos General Hospital of Athens, Greece

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

Christos Triantafyllou, RN, MSCE, PhD, Project Officer Quality of Care, WHO Athens Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office, Greece

Dimitra-Argyro Vasileiadi, PhD, Endocrinologist, Director of Endocrinology Department, Evaggelismos General Hospital of Athens, Greece

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

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

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

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

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

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

Evangelia Douka, MD, PhD, Consultant Intensivist & Infectious Disease Specialist, Director of ICU, University of Athens, Medical School, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece

Fotoula Babatsikou, RN, MD, MPH, PhD, Assοciate Professor Nursing Department Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, University of West Attica, Greece

Genovefa Kolovou, PhD, Cardiologist, Director, Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 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 Gerogianni, Associate Professor, Nursing Department, University of West Attica, Greece

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

Georgios Argyriou, RN, PhD, Southern Älvsborg Hospital, Sweden

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

Georgios Velonas, RN, MSc, MHA, PhD(c), General Health Clinic Melathron TYPET, Greece

Ilias Andrianakis, MD, Anesthesiologist – Intensivist, Director of Intensive Care Unit, Hygeia Hospital, Greece

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

Ioanna Skrapari MD, PhD, Consultant of Internal medicine and Diabetes, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Greece

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

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

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

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

Konstantina Gaitanou, PhD, MSc, MMPH, General Director, “Mana Together for Life”, Rear Admiral (Ret), former Director of Nursing Services, Athens Naval & Veterans Hospital, Athens, Greece

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

llias Giannakoulis, MSc, Head of Administrative-Financial Service, Nursing Unit of Argos, Greece

Maria Goula, Dermatologist-Venereologist, Director, Dermatology Department, Hospital of Skin & Venereological Diseases of Thessaloniki, General Hospital of Thessaloniki Ippokratio, Greece

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

Maria Pratikaki, PhD, Biopathologist, Evaggelismos General Hospital of Athens, Greece

Maria Theodorakopoulou, Surgeon - Intensivist, Coordinator Director of ICU, General Hospital of Athens KAT, Greece

Martha Kelesi Stavropoulou, Professor, President Nursing Department, University of West Attica, Greece

Michalis Rovithis, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, University of Crete, Greece

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

Niki Pavlatou, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, University of West Attica, Greece

Nikolaos Rikos, Assistant Professor, Nursing Department, University of Crete, Greece

Ourania Govina, Professor, Nursing Department, University of West Attica, Greece

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

Petroula Stamataki, RN, MSc, PhD, Head Nurse of Infection Prevention and Control, Henry Dunant Hospital Center, Greece

Rafailia Nikoletta Kallioupi, MBA, PhD, Programme Leader of the School of Health & Sports Sciences, Mediterranean College

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

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

Spyridon Dritsas, MD, MSc, PhD, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Evaggelismos General Hospital of Athens, Greece

Stavros Dimopoulos, Internist-Intensivist, PhD, Chief Director, Cardiac Surgery ICU, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Greece

Stefanos Korfias, Neurosurgeon, Associate Professor, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, Evaggelismos General Hospital of Athens, Greece

Vasiliki S. Linardatou, RN, MSc, MSHCM, PhD, Nursing Education Office – Emergency & Critical care Nursing Specialty, General Hospital of Athens G. Gennimatas, Greece

Zafeiria Μastora, 1st Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Services, Evaggelismos General Hospital of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Greece

Manuscript Modification and Language Editing

Christina Mertiri, RN, MSc(c) in Intensive Care Units, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece  

Georgia Chatzopoulou, RN, CCP, MSc, PhD(c), General Hospital of Athens G. Gennimatas, Greece

Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos, RN, MSc(c) in Intensive Care Units, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece  

Lamprini Koutsoukou, RN, MSc(c) in Intensive Care Units, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Maria Moutzouri, RN, MSc(c) in Intensive Care Units, Medical School of Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece  

Mirsini Papastathi, MSc(c) in Epidemiology and Health promotion, Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica, Greece