Published in International journal of nursing studies
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has had various degrees of success in different countries. Achieving high levels of vaccine coverage is key to responding to and mitigating the impact of the pandemic on health and aged care systems and the community. In many countries, vaccine hesitancy, resistance, and refusal are emerging as significant barriers to i...
Published in International journal of nursing studies
COVID-19 was identified as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in December 2020. Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) in England working with older people with frailty, experienced their clinical role changing in response to the emergency health needs of this complex population group. In contrast to other countries, in England Advan...
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Cognitive impairment and dementia have emerged as one of the greatest global challenges for health and social care. Multidomain interventions that target several risk factors simultaneously may achieve optimal preventive effects for dementia. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of multidomain lifestyle interventions for impro...
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Preoperative anxiety in pediatric patients can affect the course of surgery and cause adverse outcomes. Distraction is used as a measure to reduce preoperative anxiety in pediatric patients. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of distraction on preoperative anxiety in pediatric patients. We searched randomized controlled trials in databases (Pu...
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Disrupted sleep is a critical and highly prevalent concern among critically ill patients requiring intensive care. However, the question of which nonpharmacological intervention represents the best strategy for improving sleep quality remains unanswered. To compare the efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions in improving sleep quality in peopl...
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Stroke survivors and their caregivers experience different difficulties that arise from certain physical, psychological, social aspects and caring burdens during the hospital-to-home transitional period. Although there are abundant studies that focus on stroke transitional care, there are limited qualitative studies that synthesize the experience o...
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The incidence of prostate cancer is increasing across the world, with over 1.2 million men diagnosed in 2018. Survival rates have increased significantly however the morbidity remains high. Men do report unmet sexual health needs post prostatectomy, despite this, many do not pursue treatment. To explore men's perceptions of the education and suppor...
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Included in their extensive duties caring for hospitalized children, nurses are the frontline for pain assessment and treatment. Research has found that when nurses' assessments are compared with independent reports by the children or their parents, there are often differences. However, no studies have considered the contribution of analgesic medic...
Published in International journal of nursing studies
Pain commonly occurs in people living with dementia but is often undertreated. Non-pharmacological interventions are a safer first-line option for pain management, but evidence-based interventions for people living with dementia have not been established. An increasing number of studies have examined the effect of non-pharmacological interventions ...
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