Submissions from 2026
Co-design of an online mindfulness program for informal carers of people living with dementia: A qualitative study of co-designers’ experience, Charunya A.K.R. Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage, Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Aisling Smyth, Joanne M. Dickson, and Beverley Ewens
Exploring the experience of informal carers of people with dementia undertaking an online mindfulness programme: An interpretive descriptive study, Charunya Amilani Kumarihami Rambukwella Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage
Developing Workstation-on-Wheels in home care: An innovative approach for promoting high quality safe care in home settings, Margaret Dayo Adejumo
Preparation of Australian nurses for contemporary disability care: A desktop review, Lesley Andrew and Martina Costello
Nursing leadership and pandemic preparedness via game-based learning simulation: A narrative review (registered nurses and undergraduate nursing students), Scott James Andrews, Olivia Gallagher, Alecka Miles, Carol Crevacore, and Brennen Mills
Intrapartum experiences of gestational surrogates and intended parents in Australia: A qualitative study, Jutharat Attawet, Leo Ng, Evie Kendal, Yunjing Qiu, Myles Ojabo, Sarah Jefford, and Micah D.J. Peters
Making it up as we go: Midwives’ perceptions of preparedness and role clarity in surrogacy birth care, Jutharat Attawet, Leo Ng, Yunjing Qiu, Evie Kendal, Myles Ojabo, Sarah Jefford, and Micah D.J. Peters
Compassionate communities, Māori ageing and end-of-life: A systematic review, Melissa Carey, Kathleen Mason, Levi Fox, Tess Moeke-Maxwell, and Merryn Gott
Trial tribulations: Lessons learned from an unsuccessful pilot trial of behavioural activation in young people with early or emerging psychosis at a regional mental health service, Janina Catalao Dionisio Murta, Bróna Nic Giolla Easpaig, Mitchell K. Byrne, Richard Gray, Martin Jones, David Mitchell, Rebecca Creek, Ellie Brown, Jing Yu Tan, Shaun Dennis, and Daniel Bressington
Sustainable healthcare in action: Six practice changes that make a difference, Christine Catling, Carol Crevacore, Melisa Young, Wayne Varndell, Jack Cornish, Sue Sheppard-Law, and Elaine Correia Moll
Efficacy and safety of Tai Chi for chronic musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Shun Chen, Weiting Liu, Qinwei Fu, Mingyu Huang, Weilan Lin, Yanting Ding, and Ming Li
The impact of intra-hospital transfers on patient outcomes and/or hospital costs: A scoping review, Gemma Doleman, Di Twigg, and Joanne Spetz
Nursing students' perceptions of acceptable use of smartphones during clinical placement: A cross-sectional study, Peta Drury, Lucie M. Ramjan, Gina Richards, Belinda McGrath, Clare Walters, Manela Glarcher, David Roach, and Yenna Salamonson
Children's experiences of functional constipation: A qualitative reflexive thematic analysis, Gunilla Flankegård, Patrik Rytterström, Berit M. Gustafsson, and Evalotte Mörelius
Exploring practice confidence in final year Ethiopian midwifery students, Dereje Nibret Gessesse, Kate Dawson, Sara Bayes, and Lois McKellar
Fall prevention interventions in community-dwelling older people with cognitive impairment: A systematic review, Sumattana Glangkarn, Pelden Chejor, Rujira Nonsa-Ard, Kasama Wongprachum, Sirapat Khodseewong, Chaiwut Bourneow, and Davina Porock
Participatory Action Research (PAR) in designing a supplementary animated teaching resource to support learning cervical assessment, Michelle Gray, Shelley Stuart, and Melanie Welfare
Dissemination and influence of the international family nursing association position statements: A scoping review, Teresa Gutiérrez-Alemán, Norma K. Krumwiede, Diana Hashem Arabiat, Petra Brysiewicz, Maria do Céu Barbieri-Figueiredo, Lucila Castanheira Nascimento, Nadin M. Abdel Razeq, Akiko Araki, Laurence Di Benedetto, Virginia Jones, Fernanda Lise, Debbie Sheppard LeMoine, Marilyn A. Swan, and Mandy Towell-Barnard
A joint effort: Stakeholders' perspectives of medication management reviews in Australian residential aged care, Rajendra Gyawali, Marea O'Donnell, Rachel Jenkins, Amy D. Nguyen, Lalit Yadav, Rosemary Saunders, Fiona J. Clay, Johanna I. Westbrook, Karla Seaman, and Magdalena Z. Raban
Application of generative artificial intelligence by nurse academics in higher education: A scoping review, Jennifer Hamilton, Martina Costello, Lesley Barr, Simon Cooper, and Martin Jones
Impacts of the early collaborative intervention on mother-preterm infant interaction at one month of age: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial, Charlotte Sahlén Helmer, Ulrika Birberg Thornberg, Thomas Abrahamsson, and Evalotte Mörelius
Emergency clinicians’ knowledge and practice of pain assessment for older adults with cognitive impairment: A cross-sectional study, Carrie Janerka, Kaoru Nosaka, Aaron Lapuz Alejandro, Jeffery Hughes, Natasya Raja Azlan, Amineh Rashidi, Wenhong Zhao, and Rosemary Saunders
Personal family-centred care for LGBTQ+ individuals in acute hospital settings: A scoping review, Gideon U. Johnson, Bianca Ysabelle Esmeralda, Stephen Pearson, Beverley Ewens, and Louise Rose
Reimagining peer-led support in doctoral nursing and midwifery education: A collaborative autoethnographic case study, Gideon U. Johnson, Sachini Thennakoon, Mayumi Kumarage, Emy Toutountzis, and Lisa Whitehead
Perceptions of ischaemic heart disease risk among Indian migrants in Australia: A qualitative study, Kunwar Kaur, Ma'en Zaid Abu-Qamar, Amineh Rashidi, Nilufeur McKay, and Rosemary Saunders
Under-five mortality estimation methods: A methodological systematic review, Bereket Kefale, Jonine Jancey, Amanuel T. Gebremedhin, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Gavin Pereira, and Gizachew A. Tessema
Back-on-Track: Protocol for randomised controlled feasibility trial of behavioural activation in farmers with mood problems, Alison Kennedy, Richard Gray, Martin Jones, Anna Greene, Lauren Mitchell, Meera Senthuren, Suzy Malseed, Feby Savira, Kelly Barnes, Kate Gunn, and Susan Brumby
Midwifery students' definitions of normal labor and birth: A study from five countries, Jalana Lazar, Juliet Wood, Jane Fry, Barbara Baranowska, Urszula Tataj-Puzyna, Debora Dole, Emma Ritchie, Clare Davison, Cindy L. Farley, Felicity Agwu Kalu, Maria Healy, and Maria Węgrzynowska
Immediate skin-to-skin contact at very preterm birth and effect on infant socio-emotional stress response and mother–infant cortisol co-regulation: Secondary outcomes from the randomised clinical Immediate Parent-Infant Skin-To-Skin Study (IPISTOSS), Karoline Lode-Kolz, Siri Lillieskold, Hanne Brit Hetland, Eleonora Mascheroni, Stina Klemming, Hanne Pike, Agnes Linner, Nils J. Bergman, Bjorn Westrup, Ulrika Ådén, Evalotte Morelius, Rosario Montirosso, Wibke Jonas, and Siren Rettedal
Nursing and midwifery education for a planet beyond 1.5 °C, Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins, Catelyn Richards, and Deb Massey
Evaluating the efficacy of aerobic exercise as therapy for depression and anxiety in women with PCOS: A systematic review, Lorna Evelyn Mansell, Caitlin Fox-Harding, Robert U. Newton, Pedro Lopez da Cruz, Sara Bayes, and Favil Singh
Understanding the perceptions, experiences, and behaviors related to nurses’ and midwives’ sleep: A qualitative systematic review protocol, Lisa Matricciani, Jarrod Clarke, Jennifer Fereday, and Micah D.J. Peters
Psychosocial determinants of hand hygiene practices among children and adolescents living with HIV in the northern city of Malawi, Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya, Maggie Zgambo, Richard Moyo, Paul Uchizi Kaseka, Obed Nkhata, and Fatch Kalembo
International cardiac advanced life support course: A cross-sectional descriptive analysis, Nilufeur Mckay, Jody Ede, Jessica Stokes-Parish, Adrian Levine, Helen Walthall, and Debbie Massey
Nurse practitioner students' perceptions of an artificial intelligence differential diagnosis tool: A pilot study, Nilufeur McKay, Peter Palamara, Adam McCavery, Kaoru Nosaka, and Wai Hang Kwok
Delirium in the acute care setting from the families perspective: A scoping review, Amber Mclean, Beverley Ewens, and Amanda Towell-Barnard
Scope of nursing work and models of service delivery in Australian primary and secondary schools: A scoping review, Anita Moyes, Chelsey Williams, Elizabeth Rankin, Imelda Hoodcamp, Eliza Jane Potter, and Brent A. Hayward
Predictors of quality of family planning counselling in Ethiopia: Multilevel analysis of the SPA survey 2021/22, Kalayu Brhane Mruts, Tesfay Brhane Gebremariam, and Amanuel Tesfay Gebremedhin
Updates in person-centered rehabilitation for critically ill patients, Peter Nydahl, Sabrina Eggmann, Bev Ewens, Christina Jones, Lioudmila V. Karnatovskaia, and Dale M. Needham
Key insights from the International ICU Diary Conference 2025, Peter Nydahl, Bev Ewens, Anne Sophie Debue, Xavier Fiorilla, Kristin Gabriel, Alessandro Galazzi, Louise Gallie, Nikolas Groth, Carly Hickey, Mark Hudson, Fiona Lynch, Nicola Maxwell, Margo van Mol, Caroline Renner, Louise Rose, Kate Tantam, Lioudmila Karnatovskaia, and Christina Jones
Geriatric assessment practices in oncology: A survey of Australian clinicians, Antonina Obayo, Francine Antoinette Ocampo, Baldwin Lau, Samantha Bowyer, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Rosemary Saunders, and Heather Lane
How employment-based clinical experience during undergraduate education influences transition to practice: A qualitative systematic review, Seung A. Park, Marion Eckert, Rebecca Sharp, Belinda Clark, and Micah D.J. Peters
Nursing students' evaluation of primary health care clinical placements - A cross-sectional study, Debbie Procter, Megan Lee, Debbie Massey, Kylie McCullough, and Karen Strickland
Time to hang up the gloves: A scoping review of evidence on non-sterile glove use during intravenous antimicrobial preparation and administration, Natasya Raja Azlan, Debbie Massey, Lesley Andrew, Amanda Towell-Barnard, Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Carol Crevacore, Martina Costello, Aaron Alejandro, Weiting Liu, Naila Zaman, and Peta Anne Zimmerman
Contemporary structures, processes, and outcomes of critical care nursing education: An integrative review, Farida Saghafi, Carol Grech, Belinda Causby, Angelique Clarke, Jacqueline Jauncey-Cooke, Deb Massey, Kaye Rolls, Kylie Thompson, and Melanie Greenwood
Missed care prevalence and associated factors in acute care settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Afia Achiaa Sarpong, Lucy Gent, Amanda Towell-Barnard, and Diana Arabiat
Digital pain assessment: Patient and family perspectives, Rosemary Saunders, Kate Crookes, Kaoru Nosaka, Olivia Gallagher, Jeff Hughes, Caroline Bulsara, Max K. Bulsara, Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Beverley Ewens, Sue Haydon, Karla Seaman, Renée Graham, Debra Scaini, Karen Gullick, Michelle Gay, Christopher Etherton-Beer, and Renée Graham
Enhancing independence and social connection: The impact of a tailored exercise program on new residents transitioning into Australian residential care facilities, Stacey Scott, Annette Raynor, Julie Dare, Jennifer Grieve, and Leesa Costello
Utilizing and optimizing forecasting models for nursing demand: A narrative review, Kalpana Singh, Liyan Ajit D. Souza, Ananth Nazarene, Amane Mounia, Mahmoud Abdelwahab Khedr, Ahmad Mousa, Rebecca Rejo George, and Abdulqadir J. Nahwan
Bitcoin halving: How effective is it in driving cryptocurrency market dynamics?, Nyoman Sri Subawa, Caren Angellina Mimaki, I. Made Oka Mahendra, and Made Srinitha Millinia Utami
Effectiveness of multidisciplinary transitional care interventions on functional status, quality of life and readmission rates in stroke patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Syn Yin Jessica Tan, Lee, Khairul Dzakirin Bin Rusli, Brigitte Fong Yeong Woo, Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Wentao Zhou, Wai San Wilson Tam, and Sok Ying Liaw
EffEctiveness of Prophylactic fOam dressings in the prevention of saCral pressure injuries in at-risk hospitalised patients (EEPOC): A randomised control trial, Rachel M. Walker, Wendy Chaboyer, Lukman Thalib, Sharon Latimer, Haitham Tuffaha, Marie Cooke, and Brigid M. Gillespie
Research priorities for nursing and allied health: A priority-setting project using a partnership approach, Marina Weckend, Lucy Gent, Erin Godecke, Linda Coventry, Gemma Doleman, Amanda Towell-Barnard, and Lisa Whitehead
Effectiveness, reach, uptake, and feasibility of digital health interventions for culturally and linguistically diverse populations living with prediabetes across the lifespan: Systematic review and meta-analysis, Lisa Whitehead, Min Zhang, Wai Hang Kwok, Diana Arabiat, and Amanda Towell Barnard
Fall prevention strategies and fall-related outcome measures used for inpatients in mental health settings: A scoping review, Min Zhang, Gideon Di Ji, Irene Ngune, Khairul Dzakirin Bin Rusli, Maggie Zgambo, Rosemary Saunders, and Seng Giap Marcus Ang
Submissions from 2025
Giving and receiving—Peer volunteers' experiences of online perinatal support: A qualitative study, Aayisha, Mahesh Choolani, Shang Chee Chong, Cornelia Ying Ing Chee, Jancy Mathews, Yong Shian Goh, Lubna Shah, Lina Hsiu Kim Lim, Evalotte Mörelius, Johan Gunnar Eriksson, and Shefaly Shorey
Factors influencing breast cancer screening among reproductive age women in Lesotho: Analysis of the 2023-24 demographic and health survey using the Andersen Behavioral Model, Mesfin Abebe, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, and Tsion Mulat Tebeje
Australian fathers’ experiences of caring for their preterm infants, Esther Adama, Eric Adua, Evalotte Mörelius, Annie Chang, Ravisha Srinivasjois, and Sara Bayes
Enhancing person-centred care in the final years of life: Insights from emergency department visits and hospitalisations in Victorian residential aged care (2015/16 to 2022/23), Janine J. Alan, Bridget Laging, Peter Cameron, Rohan Laging, James Boyd, Davina Porock, and Sean Randall
Bridging idealism and reality: Nursing students’ perceptions about the impact on their wellbeing from being a nurse: A qualitative study, Louise M. Allen; Karen Missen; and Simon J, Cooper
Predatory journals and authors in the age of AI: An emerging threat to pediatric research, M. Al-Motlaq and M. Foster
A cross-sectional examination of missed infection control practices among nurses in the Jordanian hospitals, Muhammad Ahmed Alshyyab, Rania Ali Albsoul, Gerard FitzGerald, and Diana Arabiat
Missed infection control practices among nurses in medical and surgical wards in Jordan: A cross-sectional study, Muhammad Ahmed Alshyyab, Rania Ali Albsoul, Gerard FitzGerald, James Hughes, and Diana Arabiat
Navigating child oral health in Western Australia: A caregiver's perspective, Lesley Andrew, Elizabeth Wenden, Mohamed Estai, and Ruth Wallace
The role of game-based learning simulation to enhance leadership in pandemic preparedness for nursing students, Scott James Andrews
Game-based learning contributions to clinical leadership in times of resource scarcity, Scott James Andrews, Olivia Gallagher, Alecka Miles, Carol Crevacore, Jessica Watson, Sean Cashman, Wyatt de Souza, Martin Masek, Julie Boston, Lisa Holmes, and Brennen Mills
Impact of parent-reported antibiotic allergies on pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs, Annabelle Arnold, Linda L. Coventry, Mandie J. Foster, Michelle Trevenen, Elizabeth J. McKinnon, Sarah MacLindon, Zoy H. Goff, Christopher C. Blyth, and Michaela Lucas
The first year of assisted dying in New Zealand through the lens of healthcare professionals not directly involved in the process, Waqas Arshad, Aida Dehkhoda, Melissa Carey, David B. Menkes, Nicholas Hoeh, Frederick Sundram, Rosemary Frey, and Gary Cheung
Psychotropic polypharmacy in dementia: A retrospective analysis for people with neuropsychiatric symptoms referred to an Australian dementia support service, Mustafa Atee, Andrew Stafford, Daniel Whiting, Ya Ping Lee, Christopher Morrow, Guillaume Nyakaboyi, Ella Warnes, and Thomas Morris
The Specialist Dementia Care Program in Australia: Evidence to date on a home-like model of care for people with very severe behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia, Mustafa Atee, Srivalli Vilapakkam Nagarajan, Rebecca Lloyd, Stephen Macfarlane, Angela Raguz, and Thomas Morris
Psychotropic medications versus non-pharmacologic approaches for managing behavioural and psychological symptoms in Australian aged care residents with dementia: General practitioners’ and physicians’ perspectives, Hunduma D. Ayeno, Mustafa Atee, Gizat M. Kassie, Vijayaprakash Suppiah, Imaina Widagdo, and Tuan A. Nguyen
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of care providers toward non-pharmacological intervention for managing behavioural and psychological symptoms in Australian aged care residents with dementia: A cross-sectional survey, Hunduma Dinsa Ayeno, Mustafa Atee, Gizat M. Kassie, and Tuan Anh Nguyen
The impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on care-givers of people with cognitive impairment and their support needs: A mixed-methods systematic review, Loretta Baldassar, Thi N. M. Nguyen, Bronte Jones, Catriona Stevens, Lukasz Krzyzowski, Silvia Lozeva, Simone Marino, Maria G. C. Du Plooy, Johanne Eldridge, Osvaldo P. Almeida, and Manonita Ghosh
Understanding interprofessional co-debriefing practices within large scale ward-based simulation, Melanie Barlow, Robyn Dickie, Alycia Jacob, Shari Maver, Nick Flynn, Alison Blunt, Susan Darzins, Hugh Davies, Michelle Smith-Tamaray, and Elisabeth Jacob
Improving mental health referral systems in rural Australia: Co-design study with health professionals and consumers, Kate Bartel, Asini Malinka Siriwardene, Paul Worley, Kim Pearce, Niranjan Bidargaddi, Bronwin Patrickson, Simon Moody, Sharon Wingard, Martin Jones, Brian McKenny, Darryl Cameron, Sharon Lawn, and Amy E. Mendham
Moderate-to-late preterm infants benefit from the early collaborative intervention: Primary outcomes of an RCT, Ulrika Birberg Thornberg, Felix Sebastian Koch, Charlotte Sahlén Helmer, Jonna Tell, Ellinore Nyberg, Thomas Abrahamsson, and Evalotte Mörelius
What is known about asthma care and management for children and young people under 18 years of age in New Zealand. A scoping review, J. Blamires, M. Foster, and B. Kanengoni-Nyatara
Community nursing: A time and motion study of community nurses' work and workload, Nicole Blay, Christine Duffield, Pauline Murray-Parahi, Vari Drennan, Mick Rowles, and Mariana S. Sousa
Co-designing a resilience-based mentoring program for novice midwives: A participatory action research approach, Dianne Bloxsome, Tracy Martin, Kaoru Nosaka, and Sara Bayes
Midwifery students' evaluation of midwifery practice experiences in Australia: A national survey, F. Bogossian, A. Hyun, D. Bloxsome, A. Brown, S. Cooper, S. Hunter, and L. Kearney
Confirming the validity and reliability of the Placement Evaluation Tool to evaluate midwifery practice placements (PET-Midwifery), Fiona Bogossian, Dianne Bloxsome, Angela Brown, Robyn Cant, Susan Hunter, Lauren Kearney, Lesley Kuliukas, Carolyn Ross, and Simon Cooper
Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori nursing and midwifery academic workforce across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, Ann Bonner, Linda Deravin, Jan Dewar, Moira Williamson, Kerri Gillespie, Cheryl Atherfold, Karen Nightingale, Caryn West, and Karen Strickland
Planned changes to nurse leadership, staffing and skill-mix: Impact on the working environment, job satisfaction and intention to leave, Noeleen Brady, Selena O'Connell, David Gilligan, Caoimhe Madden, Lisa Gannon, Victoria Howson, Jane E. Ball, Aileen Murphy, Peter Griffiths, Christine Duffield, P. Anne Scott, Vera J.C. Mc Carthy, and Jonathan Drennan
Nurse academics' attitudes towards technology: A mixed methods study, Mark Browning, Simon Cooper, and Lisa McKenna
The value and challenges of international nursing students: A call for better support, Janie Brown, Eric Lim, Sally Wilson, John Taplin, Terena Solomons, Irene Ngune, Paul Kebble, Anna Bosco, and Fatch Kalembo
Global perspectives of midwifery ethics: Crucial features for practice via an international Delphi study, Kate Buchanan, Sara Bayes, Elizabeth Newnham, Mavis Kirkham, and Marianne Nieuwenhuijze
Woman-centred ethical grid for midwifery education: A content analysis, Kate Buchanan, Darcie Bygraves, Emma Ritchie, Krystyl Toneycliffe, Sara Bayes, and David Seedhouse
The work of midwives: The socio-institutional theory of the meaning of midwives’ work-life balance, Kate Buchanan, Kate Dawson, Jacqueline Taylor, and Sara Bayes
Transformative learning in homebirth settings: A reflexive thematic analysis of midwifery students' experiences, Kate Buchanan, Sara Morris, Sara Bayes, and Clare Davison
Midwife-led birth debrief: A concept analysis, Kate Buchanan, Elliesha O'Reilly, Georgia Wilcox, Sara Bayes, Lauren Kearney, Linda Sweet, and Hazel Keedle
Through the looking glass; midwifery students' experience of ethical issues: A feminist explanatory case study, D. Bygraves, K. Wissemann, and K. Buchanan
When nurses worry: A concept analysis of intuition in clinical deterioration, Amy Louise Byrne, Deb Massey, Tracy Flenady, Justine Connor, Wei Ling Chua, and Danielle Le Lagadec
What do safety and risk mean to women who choose to birth at home? A systematic review, Candice Chauncy, Kate Dawson, and Sara Bayes
Efficacy and safety of moxibustion for knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Shun Chen, Weiting Liu, Changhao Liang, Hanjiang Liu, Pei Wang, and Qinwei Fu
Pulmonary nodule malignancy probability: A meta-analysis of the Brock model, S. Chen, W. L. Lin, W. T. Liu, L. Y. Zou, Y. Chen, and F. Lu
Exploring university student mental health and wellbeing through a low-barrier peer-led service: Emerging insights from the living room, Amanda L. Cole, Fiona Navin, and Dawn Reid