Submissions from 2025
Physiological plateaus during normal labor and birth: A novel definition, Marina Weckend, Kylie McCullough, Christine Duffield, Sara Bayes, and Clare Davison
Interventions, programmes and resources that address culturally and linguistically diverse consumer and carers’ cancer information needs: A mixed methods systematic review, Lisa Whitehead, Deborah Kirk, Pelden Chejor, Weiting Liu, Minh Nguyen, Caroline Balczer, Charlene Lan, and Melissa Evans
A five-country comparison of midwifery students' confidence in facilitating normal labor and birth, Juliet Wood, Jalana Lazar, Barbara Baranowska, Clare Davison, Debora Dole, Cindy L. Farley, Jane Fry, Maria Healy, Felicity Agwu Kalu, Urszula Tataj-Puzyna, Emma Ritchie, and Maria Wegrzynowska
Impact of rurality on health care utilization among Australian residents from 2009 to 2021, Engida Yisma, Martin Jones, Lee San Pauh, Sandra Walsh, Sara Jones, Esther May, and Marianne Gillam
Efficacy and safety of behavioural activation on depression in people with co-occurring non-communicable diseases: Systematic review and meta-analysis, Engida Yisma, Kuda Muyambi, Sandra Walsh, Shwikar Othman, Richard Gray, Kuan Liung Tan, Mary Steen, and Martin Jones
Rural-urban disparities in mortality from alcoholic liver disease in the United States, 1999 to 2020, Yousaf Zafar, Melanie Baker, Aun Muhammad, Donaldo Martinez Vicente, Roger Victor Mishoe, Niall Mehaffey, Jan Petrasek, Zehra Naseem, Hafsa Azam, Areesha Hafeez, and Syed Sarmad Javaid
Child and family centred care: A three-phased principle-based concept analysis, Maggie Zgambo, Julie Blamires, Mandie Foster, Mohammad Al-Motlaq, Therese A. O'Sullivan, Davina Houghton, and Evalotte Mörelius
Artificial intelligence and academic integrity in nursing education: A mixed methods study on usage, perceptions, and institutional implications, Maggie Zgambo, Martina Costello, Melanie Buhlmann, Justine Maldon, Edah Anyango, and Esther Adama
Navigating prediabetes in a foreign country: A qualitative study of self-management experiences among Chinese-speaking immigrants in Australia, Min Zhang, Kirsten J. Coppell, Johnny Lo, and Lisa Whitehead
Cultural influences, experiences and interventions targeting self-management behaviours for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes in first-generation immigrants: A scoping review, Min Zhang, Kirsten Coppell, Johnny Lo, and Lisa Whitehead
Effectiveness, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of digital health interventions for diabetes self-management in adults with or without hypertension: An umbrella review protocol, Min Zhang, Jiahui Ge, Xinrong Yu, Tian Wang, Fenglan Wang, Madalo Gloria Kalero Kuchawo, and Li Ge
Submissions from 2024
Enablers and barriers of online mindfulness-based interventions for informal carers: A mixed-methods systematic review, Charunya Amilani Kumarihami Rambukwella Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage, Beverley Ewens, Aisling Smyth, Joanne Dickson, and Seng Giap Marcus Ang
Barriers to adherence to standard precautions among community health workers: A scoping review, Margaret D. Adejumo, Melanie Baker, and Davina Porock
Nurses’ attitude toward trauma-informed care in critical care units: A cross-sectional study, Hashem Alkotaifan, Raghad H. Abdelkader, Mohammad N. Alshloul, Shaher H. Hamaeh, Mohammed S. Albashtawy, Nazzal M. Alshloul, and Doha M. Alshloul
Accreditation as an approach for quality assurance: Is it useful in improving quality of care in pediatric nursing?, Mohammad Al-Motlaq and Mandie Foster
Assessing the maturity of the “family centered care” concept: A review of concept analyses studies, Mohammad Al-Motlaq, Mandie Foster, Maggie Zgambo, and Sarah Neill
A systematic review of the use of routine versus selective episiotomy for vaginal birth, Nour A. Alrida, Amal Ababneh, Khawla Al-Sharif, Diana Arabiat, Jafar Alshraidah, and Basheer Al-Zu'bi
Infection prevention and control in the healthcare setting, Lesley Andrew
Participant misrepresentation in online focus groups: Red flags and proactive measures, Lesley Andrew, Emily Gizzarelli, Mohamed Estai, and Ruth Wallace
Transitions in nursing : preparing for professional practice, Lesley J. Andrew
Preliminary analysis of fall concern among family caregivers of older adults discharged from the jospital: A psychometric evaluation of the carers' fall concern instrument, Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Rosemary Saunders, Chiew Jiat Rosalind Siah, Yan Hui Celestine Wee, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Charlotte Foskett, Karen Gullick, Sue Haydon, and Amanda Wilson
The impact of final-year clinical placements on career preferences of pre-registration nurses: A mixed methods study, Edah Anyango
An examination of the career decision-making self-efficacy of final-year nursing students, Edah Anyango, Esther Adama, Janie Brown, and Irene Ngune
The impact of final-year clinical placements on nursing students' career planning for the graduate year and beyond, Edah Anyango, Esther Adama, Janie Brown, and Irene Ngune
The influence of individual factors on the career preferences and specialty choices of final-year nursing students, Edah Anyango, Irene Ngune, Janie Brown, and Esther Adama
I changed my mind after my placement: The influence of clinical placement environment on career choices of final-year pre-registration nurses, Edah Anyango, Irene i.ngune@ecu.edu.au Ngune, Janie Brown, and Esther Adama
Does intrauterine exposure to diabetes impact mental and motor skills? a meta-analysis of the bayley scales of infant development, Diana Arabiat, Mahammad Al Jabery, and Lisa Whitehead
Assessment design and practices toward holistic learning of higher education students: Empirical evidence via path analysis modelling approach, Ebenezer Arifa-Yamoah, Esther Adama, Amanda Graf, and Kwadwo Adusei-Asante
The impact of reported antibiotic allergy in paediatric care and antimicrobial stewardship, Annabelle Arnold
Antibiotic allergies in children: Clinical impact and emerging strategies in management, Annabelle Arnold and Michaela Lucas
Pain is underestimated in older adults with risk of falls, Mustafa Atee
Physical restraint in older people: A statement from the early career network of the international psychogeriatric association, Mustafa Atee, Claire V. Burley, Victor A. Ojo, Agboola J. Adigun, Hayoung Lee, Daniel J. Hoyle, Olufisayo Elugbadebo, and Tomas Leon
The palliative care service enhancement program: Specialised palliative care services for people with behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia in Australia, Mustafa Atee, Thomas Morris, Daniel Whiting, and Marie Alford
Insights from a national database for programs supporting neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia in Australia, Mustafa Atee, Thomas Morris, Daniel Whiting, Stephen Macfarlane, and Marie Alford
Behaviours and psychological symptoms of childhood dementia: Two cases of psychosocial interventions, Mustafa Atee, Ineka Whiteman, Rebecca Lloyd, and Thomas Morris
PROTOCOL: Factors influencing the implementation of non-pharmacological interventions for behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia in residential aged care homes: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis, Hunduma D. Ayeno, Gizat M. M. Kassie, Mustafa Atee, and Tuan Nguyen
Using interpretive description to facilitate women's contributions to maternity care: experiences and views of obstetric fistula prevention, Lydia Babatunde Bulndi, Sara Bayes, Deborah Ireson, and Esther Adama
Young children and the creation of a digital identity on social networking sites: Scoping review, Valeska Berg, Diana Arabiat, Evalotte Morelius, Lisa Kervin, Maggie Zgambo, Suzanne Robinson, Mark Jenkins, and Lisa Whitehead
Educational outcomes and school experiences of healthy siblings of children with a long term-condition, Julie Blamires and Mandie Foster
The experiences and perceptions of healthy siblings of children with a long-term condition: Umbrella review, Julie Blamires, Mandie Foster, Shayne Rasmussen, Maggie Zgambo, and Evalotte Mörelius
Development of a midwifery student peer debriefing tool: An interpretive descriptive study, Kate Buchanan, Carolyn Ross, Dianne Bloxsome, Jen Hocking, and Sara Bayes
Nursing student voices: A qualitative thematic synthesis of education elements supporting nursing students' clinical learning during placement, Robyn Cant, Colleen Ryan, Lynda Hughes, Christine Ossenberg, and Simon Cooper
How does the proportion of child-specific content of pre-registration nursing programmes in higher education institutions impact upon newly qualified registered nurses’ perceptions of preparedness to care for children, young people, and their families? A narrative review protocol, Matthew C. Carey, Danielle Edge, Julie Blamires, Mandie Foster, and Sarah Neill
Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia in those with and without a recorded history of psychological trauma: A comparative study from an Australian dementia support service, Monica Cations, Mustafa Atee, Thomas Morris, and Daniel Whiting
Perceptions of community care among nursing students: A cross-sectional study with implications to nursing workforce, Jee M. P. Chee, Khairul D. B. Rusli, Zheng Y. A. Tan, Apphia J. Q. Tan, Seng G. M. Ang, Siew T. Lau, Betsy Seah, and Sok Y. Liaw
The experiences of older immigrants living with dementia in Australia: A multi-method secondary analysis, Pelden Chejor
Pain prevalence, intensity, and association with neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia in immigrant and non-immigrant aged care residents in Australia, Pelden Chejor, Mustafa Atee, Patricia Cain, Daniel Whiting, Thomas Morris, and Davina Porock
Living with depression in the family: A narrative inquiry methodology for seeking meaning through stories, Amanda Cole, Vivien Kemp, Julie Ann Pooley, and Lisa Whitehead
Family members’ experiences of ‘living well’ with a family member with depression, Amanda Cole, Julie Ann Pooley, Vivien Kemp, and Lisa Whitehead
Family members’ experiences with depression through the lens of Frank's illness narratives, Amanda Cole, Julie Ann Pooley, and Lisa Whitehead
Classic grounded theory: Identifying the main concern, Justine Connor, Tracy Flenady, Deb Massey, and Trudy Dwyer
Practising nurses’ perceptions of, and need for, social and emotional support within the workplace, Martina Costello
Care in the academy: How our online writing group transformed into a caring community, Martina Costello, Julie Nyanjom, Susan Bailey, and Deb Ireson
Nurse knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to pressure injuries: A cross-sectional study in an Australian metropolitan teaching hospital, Linda Coventry, Amanda Towell-Barnard, Joelle Winderbaum, Nicole Walsh, Mark Jenkins, and Dimitri Beeckman
Factors impacting nursing assistants to accept a delegation in the acute care settings: A mixed method study, Carol Crevacore, Linda Coventry, Christine Duffield, and Elisabeth Jacob
Study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster (nested) randomized controlled trial of antenatal colostrum expression (ACE) instruction in first-time mothers: The ACE study, Cassandra Cuffe, Roslyn Giglia, Matthew N. Cooper, Julie Hill, Desiree Silva, Anita M. Moorhead, Valerie Verhasselt, Joshua R. Lewis, Deborah Ireson, Jill R. Demirci, Talea Cotte, Kathryn Webb, Frances Patey, and Therese A. O’Sullivan
Fathers’ ongoing journey when a child in the family has a chronic condition: A meta-synthesis, Cynthia A. Danford, Karyn J. Roberts, Mandie J. Foster, Barbara Giambra, Shelley Spurr, Naiara Barros Polita, Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine, Willyane de Andrade Alvarenga, Patricia Beierwaltes, Francine de Montigny, Stacee M. Lerret, Lucila Castanheira Nascimento, Michele Polfuss, Caroline Renée, Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, Suja Somanadhan, and Lindsay Smith
The impact of in-utero cannabis exposure on the first week of life outside the womb: Insights from neonatal health professionals, Jessica Dantaz
Nursing and medical students’ views before and after participation in a simulated ward-based interprofessional learning activity: An exploratory study, Hugh Davies, Olivia Gallagher, Amanda Cole, Carol Crevacore, Evelyn Kang, and Kate Jutsum
Drawing blood from a peripheral intravenous cannula and its effect on cannula dwell time, phlebitis, and bloodstream infection: A randomised controlled study, Hugh Davies, Alycia Jacob, Lea Aboo, Linda Coventry, and Elisabeth Jacob
A follow-up study on the clinical impact of pre-registration extended immersive ward-based simulation, Hugh Davies, Sue Robertson, Deb Sundin, and Elisabeth Jacob
Scoping review of review methodologies used for guiding evidence-based practice in critical care: A protocol, Hugh Davies, Paige Marie Watkins, Amy Freeman-Sanderson, Marc Richard Nickels, Melissa Ankravs, Emma J. Ridley, Kate Brooks, Andrew A. Udy, and Debbie Massey
Factors affecting clinician readiness to adopt smart home technology for remote health monitoring: Systematic review, Gordana Dermody, Daniel Wadsworth, Melissa Dunham, Courtney Glass, and Roschelle Fritz
Using a novel approach to explore women's caesarean birth experience, Linda J. Deys, Valerie Wilson, Sara Bayes, and Shahla Meedya
Where's my baby? A feminist phenomenological study of women experiencing preventable separation from their baby at caesarean birth, Linda J. Deys, Valerie Wilson, Sara Bayes, and Shahla Meedya
A qualitative study to explore nurses perspectives of their experience associated with patient assaults in a forensic psychiatric setting: Policy and practice implications, Ragoonandan Dhondea
Just-in-time training for nasotracheal intubation: A report of a pilot study, Nellie Dick, Jacqueline H. Byrne, Debbie L. Massey, and Kersi J. Taraporewalla
The gender pay gap in the Australian nursing workforce: A retrospective observational study, Gemma Doleman, Christine Duffield, and Ian W. Li
Promoting the concept healthy ageing for use in gerontological health and social care policy and practice, Claire Donnellan
Conceptual considerations for understanding resilience in healthcare students, Claire Donnellan, Deepthi Chakkittakandy, and Christina Lydon
The association between nurse staffing and quality of care in emergency departments: A systematic review, Jonathan Drennan, Ashling Murphy, Vera J. C. McCarthy, Jane Ball, Christine Duffield, Robert Crouch, Gearoid Kelly, Croia Loughnane, Aileen Murphy, Josephine Hegarty, Noeleen Brady, Anne Scott, and Peter Griffiths
Self-efficacy and home dialysis: An integrative review, Nicola A. D'Souza, Ma'en Zaid Abu-Qamar, and Lisa Whitehead
Associations between maternal preconception and pregnancy adiposity and neuropsychiatric and behavioral outcomes in the offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Bereket Duko, Tesfaye S. Mengistu, David Stacey, Lisa J. Moran, Gizachew Tessema, Gavin Pereira, Asres Bedaso, Amanuel Tesfay Gebremedhin, Rosa Alati, Oyekoya T. Ayonrinde, Beben Benyamin, S. Hong Lee, and Elina Hyppönen
Diabetic and hypertensive disorders following early pregnancy loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Jennifer Dunne, Damien Foo, Berihun A. Dachew, Bereket Duko, Amanuel T. Gebremedhin, Sylvester D. Nyadanu, Gavin Pereira, and Gizachew A. Tessema
The neurodivergent perinatal experience — A systematic literature review on autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Jata K. Elliott, Kate Buchanan, and Sara Bayes
Perceived barriers toward patient-reported outcome implementation in cancer care: An international scoping survey, Lawson Eng, Raymond J. Chan, Alexandre Chan, Andreas Charalambous, H. S. Darling, Lisa Grech, Corina J.G. van den Hurk, Deborah Kirk, Sandra A. Mitchell, Dagmara Poprawski, Elke Rammant, Imogen Ramsey, Margaret I. Fitch, and Yin Ting Cheung
The impact of mandated use early warning system tools on the development of nurses' higher-order thinking: A systematic review, Tracy Flenady, Justine Connor, Amy Louise Byrne, Deb Massey, and Marie Danielle Le Lagadec
Children in hospital over Christmas, Mandie Foster
Children and young people’s participation in decision-making within healthcare organisations in New Zealand: An integrative review, Mandie Foster, Julie Blamires, Chris Moir, Virginia Jones, Jagamaya Shrestha-Ranjit, Brie Fenton, and Annette Dickinson
Extending the grading of recommendations assessment, development and evaluation (GRADE) in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM): The GRADE-TCM, Qin-Wei Fu, Yang Liu, Shu-Cheng Chen, Lan-Zhi Zhang, Wei-Ting Liu, Zhi-Qing Liu, Ying Liu, Yan Xie, Li Fu, Min Liu, Da-Zheng Zhang, Sha-Sha Yang, Fu-Bin Zhang, He-Yin Huang, Juan Zhong, Kai-Yun Pang, Yong-Na Chen, Ye-Peng Yang, Meng-Lin Dai, Shu-Yun Liu, Shi-Peng Zhang, Feng Xiang, Mi Tang, Pei-Jia Li, Cai-Shan Fang, Qin-Xiu Zhang, Wing-Fai Yeung, and Xin-Rong Li
Midwives’ experiences of providing pre-eclampsia care in a low- and middle-income country – A qualitative study, Isabella Garti, Michelle Gray, Angela Bromley, and Jing-Yu (Benjamin) Tan
Pre-eclampsia training needs of midwives in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital: A cross-sectional study, Isabella Garti, Michelle Gray, Angela Bromley, and Jing-Yu (Benjamin) Tan
A systematic review of dementia research priorities, Manonita Ghosh, Pelden Chejor, Melanie Baker, and Davina Porock
It was difficult to understand the system: Developing a coordinator role to support international nursing students- A qualitative study, Nick Gibson, Amanda Graf, Tania Beament, Neil Ferguson, Esther Adama, Deborah Kirk, Joyce Muge-Sugutt, and Kylie McCullough
The lived experience of midwives’ transitioning from a clinical role into teaching in higher education in one jurisdiction of Australia: A pilot study, Michelle Gray, Annie De Leo, Melanie Baker, and Elaine Jefford
Staff perceptions on the effectiveness of GRiP-S, a new approach to clinical supervision incorporating safewards: An interpretive phenomenological analysis, Jennifer Hamilton, Amanda Cole, Richard Bostwick, and Irene Ngune
Frailty knowledge, training and barriers to frailty management: A national cross-sectional survey of health professionals in Australia, Leila S. Hanjani, Sarah Fox, Ruth E. Hubbard, Emily Gordon, Natasha Reid, Sarah N. Hilmer, Rosemary Saunders, Danijela Gnjidic, and Adrienne Young
It takes it out of the textbook: Benefits of and barriers to expert by experience involvement in pre-registration mental health nursing education, Brenda Happell, Sarah Gordon, John Hurley, Kim Foster, Mike Hazelton, Richard Lakeman, Lorna Moxham, and Terri Warner
Comments on Pu et al. (2024) ‘Associations between facial expressions and observational pain in residents with dementia and chronic pain’, Jeffery Hughes, Mustafa Atee, Paola Chivers, and Kreshnik Hoti
Living with myocardial ischaemia and no obstructive coronary arteries: A qualitative study, Helen Humphreys, Danielle Paddock, Sarah Brown, Colin Berry, Aynsley Cowie, Susan Dawkes, and Simon Nichols
Exploring patients' views regarding the support and rehabilitation needs of people living with myocardial ischaemia and no obstructive coronary arteries: A qualitative interview study, Helen Humphreys, Danielle Paddock, Sarah Brown, Aynsley Cowie, Colin Berry, Susan Dawkes, and Simon Nichols
Factors influencing nursing student satisfaction in aged care placements: An Australian cross-sectional study, Areum Hyun, Marion Tower, Fiona Bogossian, Charrlotte Seib, Colleen Ryan, and Simon Cooper
A qualitative study of the comfort care experience from the perceptions of health care providers providing care for terminally ill infants in neonatal intensive care unit at the end of life, Aamaal Ibrahim AL-Qatameen, Hala Mahmoud Obeidat, Abla Habeeb-Allah, Mahmoud Ali Alja'afreh, Abdelkarim Saleh Aloweidi, and Diana Arabiat
Understanding research capacity and culture of nurses and midwives in two health services in Western Australia, Carrie Janerka, Gavin D. Leslie, Olivia Gallagher, Melissa Mellan, Marguerite Lane, and Fenella J. Gill
The development, implementation and evaluation of a novel intervention for delirium prevention and management in an adult intensive care unit: A mixed methods study, Gideon Ugochukwu Johnson
Delirium prevention and management in an adult intensive care unit through evidence-based nonpharmacological interventions: A scoping review, Gideon U. Johnson, Amanda Towell-Barnard, Christopher McLean, and Beverley Ewens
The implementation and evaluation of a family-led novel intervention for delirium prevention and management in adult critically ill patients: A mixed-methods pilot study, Gideon U. Johnson, Amanda Towell-Barnard, Christopher McLean, and Beverley Ewens
Co-designing a digital family-led intervention for delirium prevention and management in adult critically ill patients: An application of the double diamond design process, Gideon U. Johnson, Amanda Towell-Barnard, Christopher McLean, Glenn Robert, and Beverley Ewens
Re-living trauma near death: An integrative review using Grounded Theory narrative analysis, Nikki Johnston, Michael Chapman, Jo Gibson, Catherine Paterson, Murray Turner, Karen Strickland, Wai Man Liu, Christine Phillips, and Kasia Bail
Organ pedalboard as a rehabilitation tool: A qualitative exploratory study of healthcare providers’ perceptions and recommendations, Mandy M.P. Kan, Wai Hang Kwok, Eric C. Fan, and Fadi M. Al Zoubi