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Receiving the news of a diagnosis of motor neurone disease: what does it take to make it better? [PDF]

, 2015
Our objectives were to identify the experiences of people with MND in receiving the diagnosis and to determine which aspects of breaking this bad news were associated with greater satisfaction with the way the diagnosis was delivered to them.
Aoun, Samar M., Birks, Carol, Breen, Lauren J., Edis, Robert, Harris, Rodney, Henderson, Robert, Howting, Denise, O'Connor, Margaret, Oliver, David J.   +8 more
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Conceptualisation and Measurement of Resilience of Adults With Cancer: An Umbrella Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 81, Issue 10, Page 6095-6119, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Aims To (1) clarify the key components of resilience of adults with cancer; (2) summarise and analyse the resilience measures used in this population; and (3) discuss future evaluation directions. Design An umbrella review. Data Sources MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, Cochrane library and Epistemonikos were searched in December 2023.
Dan Luo, Kim Foster, Kate White
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Assessing the Impact of an Integrated Community Care Program on Unplanned Hospital and Emergency Department Representations: Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 81, Issue 10, Page 6578-6588, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Background This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the Community Care Program, which was the amalgamation of three outreach services—post‐acute care, Residential In‐Reach, and the Hospital Admission Risk Program—into a single integrated care model.
Brendan Shannon, Taya Collyer, Kelly‐Ann Bowles, Cylie Williams, Tanya Ravipati, Elise Deighton, Nadine E. Andrew   +6 more
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Management of frequent ED users by community paramedics improves patient experiences and reduces EMS utilization

Patient Experience Journal, 2020
This study examined a suburban emergency medical system (EMS)-led community paramedicine (CP) program in terms of adherence to protocol, patient-paramedic interactions, patient experience, and cost.
Oluwakemi Adio, Laura Ikuma, Sonja Wiley
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Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Pressure Injury Guidelines for Nutrition Assessment and Alternating Pressure Air Mattress Allocation: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 81, Issue 10, Page 6767-6788, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Aims To investigate clinicians' views on barriers and facilitators to implementing pressure injury prevention guideline recommendations for nutrition assessment and treatment, and de‐implementing inappropriate alternating pressure air mattress allocation.
Ching Shan Wan, Mika Musgrave‐Takeda, Brigid M. Gillespie, Georgia Tobiano, Elizabeth Mcinnes   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Narratives on why pregnant women delay seeking maternal health care during delivery and obstetric complications in rural Ghana

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background Despite the many maternal healthcare policy programmes in Ghana such as free the antenatal care (ANC) and the fee-exemption policy under the National Health Insurance Scheme, among others, the country has yet to make substantial improvements ...
Joshua Sumankuuro, Memuna Yankasa Mahama, Judith Crockett, Shaoyu Wang, Jeanine Young   +4 more
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The Psychometric Properties of the Braden Scale to Assess Pressure Injury Risk in Acute Care: A Systematic Review

Journal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 34, Issue 10, Page 4055-4073, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim To analyse existing knowledge on the psychometric properties of the Braden Scale when used within the acute care setting. Design Systematic review and narrative synthesis. Methods A database search was conducted in June 2023 and updated in February 2024, seeking studies testing the psychometric properties of the Braden scale in the acute ...
Adam Burston, Jacob Butterworth, Aldiana Mehicic, Paul Fulbrook   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The cost-effectiveness of a patient centred pressure ulcer prevention care bundle: findings from the INTACT cluster randomised trial [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Pressure ulcers are serious, avoidable, costly and common adverse outcomes of healthcare. Objectives: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a patient-centred pressure ulcer prevention care bundle compared to standard care.
Allman, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Boyd, Briggs, Brigid M. Gillespie, Chaboyer, Chaboyer, Claxton, Dealey, Demarre, Demarre, Elizabeth McInnes, Gillespie, Gorecki, Graves, Hengstermann, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Jackson, Jennifer A. Whitty, Joan Webster, Jose Cumsille, Lukman Thalib, Marianne Wallis, Mathiesen, Merrilyn Banks, Ng, Nguyen, Power, Queensland Health, Reddy, Rosenthal, Sebba Tosta de Souza, Shelley Roberts, Tracey Bucknall, van Gaal, Vetrano, Wendy Chaboyer   +36 more
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EMS 2020: A multi-year SWOT and Financial Analysis of Georgia's Emergency Medical Services System

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2017
Background: As Georgia’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system approaches 50 years in operation, the Georgia EMS Association and Georgia Southern University’s Center for Public Health Practice and Research began an evaluation of the strengths ...
Charles Owens
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Basic Health Screening Compliance Rates and Health Services Utilization Location Trends for Elderly Rural Residents of Vermillion County, Indiana: A Preliminary Survey to the Jury B. Loving, M.D. Rural Outreach Project [PDF]

, 2013
Includes "Standard Health Screening ...
Wheat, John L.
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