Response to Kawada (2021) 'Associations between symptoms of pain, insomnia and depression, and frailty in older adults: ...
Published in International journal of nursing studies
Associations between symptoms of pain, insomnia and depression, and frailty in older adults: Comment on Liu et al. (2021...
Published in International journal of nursing studies
Strategies to improve response rates to web surveys: A literature review.
Published in International journal of nursing studies
The development of the web survey has led to significant strides in questionnaire survey methodology, including its potential to substantially increase sample sizes at minimal costs. Despite its advantages, web surveys typically achieve lower response rates from participants compared to more conventional survey methods. The aim of this review was t...
Trans-affirming care: An integrative review and concept analysis.
Published in International journal of nursing studies
Contemporary healthcare exists within a cisnormative landscape which underpins the erasure of trans persons in healthcare, health research, and health education, and results in negative experiences and poorer outcomes. Further, nurses report feeling inadequately prepared to provide affirming care to trans patients, with little guidance available to...
Optimizing mealtime care for people with dementia from the perspective of formal caregivers: A systematic review of qual...
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As dementia progresses, people with dementia experience many problems during mealtimes that seriously affect their physical, psychological, and social health and quality of life. Formal caregivers play an important role in optimizing mealtime care. To systematically review and synthesise relevant qualitative studies exploring the experience and per...
Delirium-related distress in the ICU: A qualitative meta-synthesis of patient and family perspectives and experiences
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Background: Better understanding of patients’ and their family members’ experiences of delirium and related distress during critical care is required to inform the development of targeted nonpharmacologic interventions. Objective: To examine and synthesize qualitative data on patients’ and their family members’ delirium experiences and relieving fa...
Examining variable nurse practitioner independence across jurisdictions: A case study of the United States.
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Nurse Practitioners have the potential to reduce primary care shortages for underserved populations. Yet, scopes of practice in some political jurisdictions (e.g. states, provinces) are more restrictive than others, and prevent Nurse Practitioners from working to the full extent of their training. The research is limited as to which intrastate or i...
Smectite for acute infectious diarrhoea in children: A Cochrane review summary.
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Antiamoebic drugs for treating amoebic colitis: A Cochrane review summary.
Published in International journal of nursing studies
Do working practices of cancer nurse specialists improve clinical outcomes? Retrospective cohort analysis from the Engli...
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Cancer nurse specialists are advanced practitioners who offer continuity of care and expert support for people diagnosed with specific cancers. Health Education England's Cancer Workforce Plan prioritises expansion of cancer nurse specialist numbers by 2021 as part of the Cancer Taskforce Strategy for England. To assess whether working practices of...
