Nursing and Midwifery Research

The Sydney Local Health District Nursing & Midwifery Research team are committed to promote research and evidence based practice to support the effectiveness of nursing and midwifery care and enhance patient and family centred outcomes.

Our District Nursing and Midwifery Research team is affiliated with the University of Sydney, Sydney Research and have strong collaborations with local, national and international organisations.

The research activities are aligned with the Sydney Local Health District Nursing & Midwifery Service strategic priorities and the Sydney Local Health District Research Strategic Plan which inform the strategic directions for clinical practice, workforce, information and communication technology and research.

The goals of District Nursing and Midwifery Research are to support the translation of research into practice and build a strong and independent nursing and midwifery presence across the District through:

Building research capacity and research visibility for nurses and midwives
Providing research education and support that targets research practice and evidence use
Developing a body of innovative research that includes clinical intervention related Patient and Family Centred Care research for Patient Care Initiative activities

Selected Grants

Amount awarded	Grant and project details
$6,499,695	Medical Research Future Fund, 2021-2026 Transforming Wound Care through Telehealth in Aged Care Investigators: Luscombe G, Banbury A, Shaw T, Makeham M, Barakat-Johnson M, Salvado O, Grieve L, Ahmet D, Webster R.
$1,416,364	NHMRC, 2019-2023 Improving outcomes for cancer patients who smoke: The Care to Quit stepped wedge randomization trial to implement best-practice cessation care in cancer centres Investigators: Paul C, Warren G, Vinod S, Meiser B, Stone E, Barker D, White K.

Our Publications

Appleton, J., Fowler, C., Laws, R., Russell, C. G., Campbell, K. J., & Denney-Wilson, E. (2020). Professional and non-professional sources of formula feeding advice for parents in the first six months. Maternal & child nutrition, 16(3), e12942. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12942

Aung S, White K & Jacqueline B 2020, The experiences and the needs of caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer- An integrative review, Cancer Nursing, 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000833 PMID: 32541207

Balante, L., van den Broek, D., White, K. (2020) How does culture influence work experience in a foreign country? An analysis of the challenges faced by internationally educated nurses. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

Barakat-Johnson M, Lai M, Wand T, Coyer F, White K. (2020) System wide Practice Change Program to Combat Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries: Translating Knowledge into Practice Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 35,51-57

Barakat-Johnson, M., Basjarahil, S., Campbell, J., Cunich, M., Disher, G., Geering, S., Ko, N., Lai, M., Leahy, C., Leong, T., McClure, E., O'Grady, M., Walsh, J., White, K. & Coyer, F. (2020). Implementing best available evidence into practice for incontinence-associated dermatitis in Australia: A multisite multimethod study protocol. Journal of tissue viability.

Berkemeier S, Cheney K, Farber R, Sim KA, Black KI. The influence of maternal obesity on pregnancy intention: A cross‐sectional analysis. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 2020 Mar 29.

Botfield JR, Tulloch M, Contziu H, Phipps H, Bateson D, Wright SM, McGeechan K, Black KI. Contraception provision in the postpartum period: Knowledge, views and practices of midwives. Women Birth. 2020 Sep 7:S1871-5192(20)30311-5. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2020.07.013. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32912738.

Brogan, E., Duffield, C., & Denney-Wilson, E. (2020). Start healthy & stay healthy a workplace health promotion intervention for new graduate nurses: Study protocol. Collegian, 27(5): 573-580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2019.12.005

Cameron, S., Cheung, W., Cronin, N., Griffiths, K., Hunt, R., Innes, L., Kol, M., Lawrence, A., Shah, A., Skylas, K., Wagh, A., The Sydney Local Health District Mask Fit Investigators, 2020. 'Quantitative fit testing with limited supplies of respirator masks in hospital personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic' Australian Health Review 44(4) 542-543

Chan JCN, Lim LL, Wareham NJ, Shaw JE, Orchard TJ, Zhang P, Lau ESH, Eliasson B, Kong APS, Ezzati M, Aguilar-Salinas CA, McGill M, et al. The Lancet Commission on diabetes: using data to transform diabetes care and patient lives.The Lancet Vol 396, Iss 10267. Pp 2019-2082, 19 Dec 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32374-6

Cheng H, Tutt A, Llewellyn C, Size D, Jones J, Taki S, Rossiter C, Denney-Wilson E, Content and Quality of Infant Feeding Smartphone Apps: Five-Year Update on a Systematic Search and Evaluation, JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2020;8(5):e17300

Cheng, H., Eames-Brown, R., Tutt, A., Laws, R., Blight, V., McKenzie, A., Rossiter, C., Campbell, K., Sim, K., Fowler, C., Seabury, R., & Denney-Wilson, E. (2020). Promoting healthy weight for all young children: a mixed methods study of child and family health nurses' perceptions of barriers and how to overcome them. BMC nursing, 19, 84. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-020-00477-z

Chiarella E, Jane Currie J, Wand T (2020) Liability and collaborative arrangements for Nurse Practitioner practice in Australia Australian Health Review 44, 172-177

Davis G, Waldman B, Phipps H, Hyett J, de Vries B. A survey of obstetricians' attitudes to induction of labour at 39 weeks gestation with the intention of reducing caesarean section rates. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2020 Epub ahead of print

Denney-Wilson, E., Fatema, K., Elcombe, E., Ingram, S., Harris, M., & Comino, E. (2020). Associations between rapid weight gain in infancy and weight status among urban Aboriginal children participating in the Gudaga study: nine-year results from a cohort study. BMC Pediatrics, 20(1), 224. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02121-w

Diab J, Justine O'Hara, Miranda Pye, Christine Parker, Peter K.M. Maitz, Andrea Issler-Fisher, Foot burns: A comparative analysis of diabetic and non-diabetic patients, Burns, 2020,, ISSN 0305-4179, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2020.07.024.

Dinh M, Berendsen Russell S. Overcrowding Kills: How COVID-19 could reshape emergency department patient flow in the new normal. Emerg Med Australas. 2020. doi:10.1111/1742-6723.13700

Dinh MM, Arce CP, Berendsen Russell S, Bein KJ. Predictors and mortality associated with prolonged emergency department length of stay in NSW tertiary hospitals 2017-18. Emerg Med Australas. 2020. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13477

Dinh MM, Bein KJ, Delaney J, Berendsen Russell S, Royle T. Incidence and outcomes of aortic dissection for emergency departments in New South Wales, Australia 2017-2018: A data linkage study. Emerg Med Australas. 2020. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13472

D'Souza R, Villani L, Hall C, Seyoum M, Kingdom J, Krznaric M, Donnolley N, Javid N. Core outcome set for studies on pregnant women with vasa previa (COVasP): a study protocol. BMJ Open 2020. 10:e034018. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034018."

Findlay M, C. Brown R. De Abreu Lourenço K. White J. Bauer (2020), Sarcopenia and myosteatosis in patients undergoing curative radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: Impact on survival, treatment completion, hospital admission and cost, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 33, No 6, pp. 811-821, https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12788

Findlay M, Rankin NM, Shaw T, White K, Boyer M, Milross C, De Abreu Lourenco R, Brown C, Collett G, Beale P, Bauer JD. (2020) Best evidence to best practice: Implementing an innovative model of nutrition care for patients with head and neck cancer improves outcomes. Nutrients .12(5) Doi:10.3390/nu12051465

Findlay, M., Baur, J., White, K., Lai, M., Luo, D. (2020). The association between computed tomography-defined sarcopenia and outcomes in adult patients undergoing radiotherapy of curative intent for head and neck cancer: A systematic review. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Foley, L., Avramidis, P., Randall, S. 2020. New to the community setting: Nurses' experiences and the importance of orientation. Australian Journal of Primary Health. Doi:.org/10.1071/PY20129

Geia, L., Baird, K., Bail, K., Barclay, L., Bennett, J., Best, O., Birks, M., Blackley, L., Blackman, R., Bonner, A., Bryant Ao, R., Buzzacott, C., Campbell, S., Catling, C., Chamberlain, C., Cox, L., Cross, W., Cruickshank, M., Cummins, A., Dahlen, H., Daly, J., Darbyshire, P., Davidson, P., Denney-Wilson, E. ... Wynne, R. (2020). A unified call to action from Australian nursing and midwifery leaders: ensuring that Black lives matter. Contemporary nurse, 1-12. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2020.1809107

Gough K, Michaela Pascoe, Rebecca Bergin, Kate White, Linda Mileshkin, David Bernshaw, Nicole Kinnane, Michael Jackson, Viet Do, Alison Brand, Sanchia Aranda, Robyn Cheuk, Allison Drosdowsky & Ilona Juraskova, (2020) 'A nurse- and peer-led psycho-educational intervention to support women with gynaecological cancers receiving curative radiotherapy: The PeNTAGOn randomised controlled trial - ANZGOG 1102', Gynecologic Oncology, vol. 159, No 3, pp. 783-793.

Gu Y, Harmer A, Wong J, Gauld A, Constantino MI, Munoz PA, Dennis S. 1236-P: Perceptions of People with Early-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus about Diabetes and Exercise. American Diabetes Association 2020 Jun; 69 (Supplement 1): -.https://doi.org/10.2337/db20-1236-P

Han Loong Kuek, J., Raeburn, T., Wand, T (2020) Using constructivist grounded theory to understand mental-health recovery in multi-ethnic environments Nurse Researcher 28, 26-31

Henry A, Arnott C, Makris A, Davis G, Hennessy A, Beech A, Pettit F, Se Homer C, Craig ME, Roberts L, Hyett J, Chambers G, Fitzgerald O, Gow M, Mann L, Challis D, Gale M, Ruhotas A, Kirwin E, Denney-Wilson E, Brown M. Blood pressure postpartum (BP2) RCT protocol: Follow-up and lifestyle behaviour change strategies in the first 12 months after hypertensive pregnancy. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2020 Jul;22 1-6. https://doi:10.1016/j.preghy.2020.07.001

Isobel, S., Thomas, M., Boardman, H., & Clenaghan, P. (2020). Does a community based recovery service reduce inpatient bed days? Australasian Psychiatry, doi: 10.1177/1039856220936152

Lee A, Johnson N, McGill M, Overland J, Luo C, Baker C, et al., editors. Effect of high-intensity interval training on liver fat in adults with type 1 diabetes. DIABETOLOGIA; 2020: SPRINGER ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES.

Lee AS, Johnson NA, McGill MJ, Overland J, Luo C, Baker CJ, Martinez-Huenchullan S, Wong J, Flack JR, Twigg SM. Effect of high-intensity interval training on glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes with overweight or obesity: a randomized controlled trial with partial cross-over. Diabetes Care. 2020;43(9):2281-2288. doi: 10.2337/dc20-0342

Li, Tiffany. Hannah C. Timmins1, Tracy King2, 3, Matthew C. Kiernan1, David Goldstein4, 5, Susanna B. Park1. "Characteristics and Risk Factors of Bortezomib Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Systematic Review of Phase III Trials." Hematological Oncology 38.3 (2020): 229-243. Web.

McDonald S,Brooker G,Hyett J,Phipps H, Martinez J. Apparatus for monitoring pregnancy or labour. PaTENT Application Publication; University of Sydney/Sydney Local Health District. Pub No. US 2020/0085365 A1; Mar 19, 2020.

Middleton TL, Constantino MI, Molyneaux L, Al Mogbel T, McGill M, Yue DK, et al. Secular Trends in Information Communications Technology: Access, Use, and Attitudes of Young and Older Patients With Diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum. 2020;33(1):66-73.

Middleton TL, Constantino MI, Molyneaux L, D'Souza M, Twigg SM, Wu T, Yue DK, Zoungas S, Wong J. Young-onset type 2 diabetes and younger current age: increased susceptibility to retinopathy in contrast to other complications. Diabet Med. 2020 Jun; 37(6): 991-999. doi: 10.1111/dme.14238. Epub 2020 Feb 5. PMID: 31968129; PMCID: PMC7317898.

Moore, Elizabeth M. King, T. Wood, E. Ruseckaite, R. Klarica, D. Spencer, A. Ho, P. J. Quach, H. Prince, H. M. McQuilten, Zoe K. "Patient‐reported Outcome Measures in Multiple Myeloma: Real‐time Reporting to Improve Care (My‐PROMPT) ‐ a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial." American Journal of Hematology 95.7 (2020): E178-E181. Web.

Morton R, Burton AE, Kumar P, Hyett JA, Phipps H, McGeechan K, de Vries BS. Caesarean delivery: Trend in indications over three decades within a major city hospital network. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2020; 99(7):909-16.

Ouchida, S MSN, NP, CNS1 ; Armin Nikpour, MBBS, BSc, FRACP1,2; Greg Fairbrother, RN, Ph.D., MPH, BA2,3. Reducing EEG (Electroencephalogram) Electrode-induced Skin Injury among Ambulatory EEG Monitored Patients: A Non-randomized Interventional Study of Two Commonly Used Cream-based Products for Electrode Application. The Neurodiagnostic Journal, 00: 1-17, 2020

Pandya K, Sastry, V, Panililo M, Yip T, Salimi S, West C, Virtue S, Wells M, Crawford M, Pulitano C, Strasser S, McCaughan G, Majumdar A, Liu K. Differential impact of extended criteria donors after brain death or circulatory death in adult liver transplantation. Liver transplantation 2020.

Patton V, Balakrishnan V, Pieri C. Doherty P. Phan-Thien K. King DW, Lubowski D. Subtotal colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis for slow transit constipation: clinical follow-up at median of 15years. 24(2)173-179.

Pieri C. and PATTON V.Clinical management of low anterior resection syndrome - a practical guide to understanding and managing symptoms. Journal of Stomal Therapy Australia 40(2) 8-13.

Rehayem, A., Taki, S., Brown, N., & Denney-Wilson, E. (2020). Infant feeding beliefs and practices of Arabic mothers in Australia. Women and Birth, 33(4): e391-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2019.07.004

Salimi S, Pandya K, Sastry V, West C, Virtue S, Wells M, Crawford M, Pulitano C, McCaughan G, Majumdar A, Strasser S, Liu K. Impact of having a planned additional operation at time of liver transplant on graft and patient outcomes. Journal of clinical medicine. 2020, 9, 608

Sheils S, Mason S & Gullick J. 'Acceptablity of external jugular venepuncture for patients with liver disease and difficult venous access', Br J Nurs. 2020 Jan 23; 29(2): S27-34

Tabet E, Wong J, Wu T, Constantino M, McGill M, Wu B, et al., editors. Reteval electroretinography in diabetic retinopathy: real world experience and novel applications. Diabetologia; 2020: SPRINGER ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES.

Taggart, S., Skylas, K., Brannelly, A., Fairbrother, G., Knapp, M., Gullick, J. 2020. Using a clinical judgement model to understand the impact of validated pain assessment tools for burn clinicians and adult patients in the ICU: A multi-methods study

Wand T, Collett G, Cutten A, Stack A, Dinh M, Bein K, Green T, Berendsen Russell S, Edwards J, White K. Evaluating an emergency department-based mental health liaison nurse service: A multi-site translational research project. Emerg Med Australas. 2020. doi:10.1111/1742-6723.13583

Wand, T, Buchanan‐Hagen, S., Derrick, K. & Harris, M. (2020) Are current mental health assessment formats consistent with contemporary thinking and practice? International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 29, 171-176

Wand, T, Collett G, Cutten A, Buchanan-Hagen S, Stack A, White K (2020), 'Patient and clinician experiences with an emergency department-based mental health liaison nurse service in a metropolitan setting', International Journal of Mentla Helath Nursing, vol. 29, No 6, pp. 1202-1217 https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12760

Wand, T., Bell, N., Stack, A., Collett, G., Cutten, A., Murphy, M, & White, K (2020) Multi-site study exploring the experiences of security staff responding to mental health, drug health and behavioural challenges in the emergency department Emergency Medicine Australasia 32, 793-800

Wand, T., Collett, G., Bell, N., Cutten, A., Stack, A., Murphy, M., White, K. (2020). A multi-site study exploring the experiences of security staff responding to mental health, drug health and behavioral challenges in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine Australasia

Wand, T., Collett, G., Cutten, A., Buchanan-Hagan, S., Stack A & White K. (2020) Patient and clinician experiences with an emergency department-based mental health liaison nurse service in a metropolitan setting International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 29, 1202-1217

Watkins, A., Denney‐Wilson, E., Curtis, J., Teasdale, S., Rosenbaum, S., Ward, P.B. and Stein‐Parbury, J. (2020), Keeping the body in mind: A qualitative analysis of the experiences of people experiencing first‐episode psychosis participating in a lifestyle intervention programme. Int J Mental Health Nurs, 29: 278-289 https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12683

Watkins, A., Stein-Parbury, J., Denney-Wilson, E., Ward, P. B., & Rosenbaum, S. (2020). Upskilling Mental Health Nurses to Address the Burden of Poor Metabolic Health: A Mixed Method Evaluation. Issues in mental health nursing, 41(10), 925-931. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2020.1744204

Wiltink, L., Rutherford, C., King, M., White, K. (2020). Systemic review of clinical practice guidelines for colorectal and anal cancer: the extent of recommendations for managing long-term symptoms and functional impairments. Supportive Care in Cancer (DOI: 1007/s00520-020-05301-7)

2019

Ebker-White, A., Bein, K.J., Berendsen Russell, S. et al. The Sydney triage to admission risk tool (START) to improve patient flow in an emergency department: a model of care implementation pilot study. BMC Emerg Med 19, 79 (2019).

Harding AJ, Mcgill M, Gauld A, Pech CM et al. Capturing the Emotional Burden of Gestational Diabetes - 2019 - Am Diabetes Assoc 6.1455-P.

Barakat-Johnson M, Lai M, Wand T & White K (2019) A qualitative study of the thoughts and experiences of hospital nurses providing pressure injury prevention and management Collegian 26, 95-102.

Barakat-Johnson M, Lai M, Wand T, Li M, White K, Coyer F (2019) The incidence and prevalence of medical device-related pressure ulcers in intensive care: a systematic review Journal of Wound Care 28(8):512-521.

Conlon, D, Raeburn, T. & Wand, T. (2019), Disclosure of confidential information by mental health nurses, of patients they assess to be a risk of harm to self or others: An integrative review. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 28, 1233-1234.

Cummins, D., Waters, D., Aggar, C., O'Connor, C.C. 2019. Assessing risk of HIV associated neurocognitive disorder: a modified Delphi study"". Nursing Research. Jan/Feb;68(1):22-28. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000312.

Davidson, K., Vidgen, H., Denney-Wilson, E. (2019). Parental opinions about the responsibility for assessing children's weight status - a survey of Rockhampton parents. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43(5), 436-442. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12928.

Davidson, K., Vidgen, H., Denney-Wilson, E. et al. Who is responsible for assessing children's weight status? - a qualitative study of health professionals in regional Australia. BMC Public Health 19, 1196 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7539-x.

Davidson, K., Vidgen, H., Denney-Wilson, E., Daniels, L. (2019). Who is responsible for assessing children's weight status? - a qualitative study of health professionals in regional Australia. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 1196. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7539-x.

de Vries BS, Barratt A, McGeechan K, Phipps H, Gordon A, Hyett JA. The association between induction of labour at 38 to 39 weeks' pregnancy and indication for caesarean delivery: an observational study. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 09 July 2019; https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13006.

De Vries, B., Barratt, A., McGeechan, K., Tooher, J., Wong, E., Phipps, H., Gordon, A., Hyett, J. (2019). Outcomes of induction of labour in nulliparous women at 38 to 39ï¿½weeks pregnancy by clinical indication: An observational study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 59(4), 484-492.

Derrick, K., Green, T & Wand T (2019) Assessing and responding to anxiety and panic in the Emergency Department Australasian Emergency Care 22, 216-220.

Dinh MM, Berendsen Russell S, Bein KJ. Diagnoses, damned diagnoses...and statistics: Dealing with disparate diagnostic coding systems within the New South Wales Emergency Department Data Collection. Emerg Med Australas. 2019; 31,830-836.

Does HbA1c Impact Survival in the Newly Diagnosed Elderly Aged 75 Years and Over? M Mcgill, LM MOLYNEAUX, MI Constantino, SM Twigg... - 2019 - Am Diabetes Assoc diabetesjournals.org.

Griew K, Nunn R, Fairbrother G, Tewari S (2019). Early pregnancy vitamin D deficiency and gestational diabetes: Exploring the link. Australian Journal of General Practice 48(11): 797-802.

Ho PJ, Moore EM, McQuilten Z, Wellard C, Bergin K, Auguston B, Blacklock H, Harrison SJ, Horvath N, King T, Mollee P, Quach H, Reid C, Rosengarten B, Walker P, Wood EM, Spencer A. Renal impairment at diagnosis in myeloma: patient characteristics, treatment and impact on outcomes. Results from the Australia and New Zealand Myeloma & Related Diseases Registry. Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukaemia. 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clml.2019.05.010.

Javid, N., Hyett, J.A. & Homer, C.S.E. 2019, 'Providing quality care for women with vasa praevia: Challenges and barriers faced by Australian midwives', Midwifery, vol. 68, pp. 91-98.

Javid, N., Hyett, J.A. & Homer, C.S.E. 2019, 'The experience of vasa praevia for Australian midwives: A qualitative study', Women and Birth, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 185-192.

Javid, N., Hyett, J.A., Walker, S.P., Sullivan, E.A. & Homer, C.S.E. 2019, 'A survey of opinion and practice regarding prenatal diagnosis of vasa previa among obstetricians from Australia and New Zealand', International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, vol. 144, no. 3, pp. 252-259.

King TA, Jagger J, Wood J, Woodrow C, Snowden A, Haines S, Crosbie C, Houdyk K. (2018) Best Practice for the Administration of Daratumumab in Multiple Myeloma: Australian Myeloma Nurse Expert Opinion. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs 2018;5:270-84. DOI: 10.4103/apjon.apjon_9_18.

L Molyneaux, T AlMogbel, M McGill... Secular Trends in Information Communications Technology: Access, Use, and Attitudes of Young and Older Patients With Diabetes ..., - Diabetes ..., 2019 - Am Diabetes Assoc 3.522-P:

LeBlanc K, Whiteley I, McNichol L, Salvadalena G, & Gray M. Peristomal Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury: Results of an International Consensus Meeting. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 2019, 46(2), 125-136.

McCrary JM, Goldstein D, Trinh T, Timmins HC, Li T, Menant J, Friedlander M, Lewis CR, Hertzberg M, O'Neill S, King T, Bosco A, Harrison M, Park SB. (2019) Balance deficits and disability in cancer survivors exposed to neurotoxic treatments. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2019 Aug 01;17(8):949-955.

Morton R,Burton A, Kumar P, Phipps H, Hyett J, McGeechan J, de Vries B. Trends in indications for caesarean delivery over three decades: a retrospective observational study. BJOG. Submitted Dec 2019. Manuscript ID: BJOG-19-1009.

Oliver M, Adonopulos A.A, Haber P.S, Dinh M.M, Green T, Wand T, Vitte A & Chalkley D. (2019) Impact of acutely behavioural disturbed patients in the emergency department: A prospective observational study Emergency Medicine Australasia 31, 387-392.

Ouchida S, Nikpour A, Fairbrother G, Senturias M (2019). EEG Electrode-induced Skin Injury among Adult Patients Undergoing Ambulatory EEG Monitoring. The Neurodiagnostic Journal https://doi.org/10.1080/21646821.2019.16.

Ouchida, S, Nikpour, A, Fairbrother, G & Senturias, M EEG Electrode-induced Skin Injury among Adult Patients Undergoing Ambulatory EEG Monitoring. The Neurodiagnostic Journal, 00: 1-13, 2019.

Piotrowicz AK, McGill MA, Overland J, Molyneaux L, Johnson NA, Twigg SM. An on-line support tool to reduce exercise-related hypoglycaemia and improve confidence to exercise in type 1 diabetes. J Diab Comps 2019; 33:682-89.

Randall, S., Avramidis, P., James, N., Vincent, A., Armstrong, R. Promoting evidence based practice and improving care quality for community patients with lower leg ulcers."" Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal. Vol 25, issue 8.

Rehayem, A., Taki, S., Brown, N., Denney-Wilson, E. Infant feeding beliefs and practices of Arabic mothers in Australia. Women and Birth, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2019.07.004.

SA Duke, G Fulcher, K Alexander, M McGill... Amount and type of dietary fat, postprandial glycemia, and insulin requirements in type 1 diabetes: a randomized within-subject trial ..., - Diabetes ..., 2020 - Am Diabetes Assoc.

SA Sharp, J Overland, M Mcgill, LM MOLYNEAUX... Evaluating Opportunities for Deprescribing in the Elderly and Extreme Elderly with Diabetes - 2019 - Am Diabetes Assoc 7.1440-P.

Sheils S, Mason SM, Gullick J. Acceptability of External Jugular Venepuncture for Patients with Liver Disease and Difficult Venous Access. JAVA 2019; vol 29 no 4, pp 24-32.

Taki, S., Russell, C., Lymer, S., Lawson, R., Campbell, K., Appleton, J., Ong, K., Denney-Wilson, E. (2019). A Mixed Methods Study to Explore the Effects of Program Design Elements and Participant Characteristics on Parents' Engagement With an mHealth Program to Promote Healthy Infant Feeding: The Growing Healthy Program. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 10, 397. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2019.00397.

Taki, S., Russell, C., Wen, L., Laws, R., Campbell, K., Xu, H., Denney-Wilson, E. (2019). Consumer Engagement in Mobile Application (App) Interventions Focused on Supporting Infant Feeding Practices for Early Prevention of Childhood Obesity. Frontiers in Public Health, 7, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00060.

Thomas, M., & Isobel, S. (2019). 'A different kind of space': Mixed methods evaluation of facilitated reflective practice groups for nurses in an acute inpatient mental health unit, Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 33, 154-159.

Tiffany Li, Hannah C. Timmins, Tracy King, Matthew C. Kiernan, David Goldstein, Susanna B. Park. Characteristics, Trends and Risk Factors of Bortezomib Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Systematic Review of Phase III Clinical Trials. Hematological Oncology Dec 2019 doi.org/10.1002/hon.2706.

Wand T (2019) Is it time to end our complicity with pharmacocentricity? International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 28, 3-6.

Wand T, Crawford C, Bell N, Murphy M, White K (2019) Documenting the pre-implementation phase for a multi-site translational research project to test a new model of emergency department based mental health nursing care International Emergency Nursing 45, 10-16.

Whiteley I, Khatri S, & Butler S. Reflections on a bowel cancer support group 6 years from inception, Journal of Stomal Therapy Australia, 2019, 39(3), 12-15.

Yang JM, Cheney K, Taylor R, et alInterpregnancy intervals and women's knowledge of the ideal timing between birth and conceptionBMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health 2019;45:249-254.

YYE Wah, M McGill, J Wong, GP Ross, AJ Harding... Long-Term Renal Outcomes in Young Onset Type 2 Diabetes ..., MI D'SOUZA, MI Constantino, D Yue, M McGill... - 2019 - Am Diabetes Assoc 4.Self-management of gestational diabetes among Chinese migrants: A qualitative study- Women and Birth, 2019 - Elsevier 5.2288-PUB

Zhao E, Lowres N, Woolaston A, Naismith S, Gallagher R. Prevalence and patterns of cognitive impairment in acute coronary syndrome patients: A systematic review. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2019:2047487319878945.

Zheng, M., Bowe, S., Hesketh, K., Bolton, K., Laws, R., Kremer, P., Ong, K., Lioret, S., Denney-Wilson, E., Campbell, K. (2019). Relative effects of postnatal rapid growth and maternal factors on early childhood growth trajectories. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 33(2), 172-180.

2018

Aitken, S., Blyth, F. & Naganathan, V. "Incidence, prognostic factors and impact of postoperative delirium after major vascular surgery: A meta-analysis and systematic review" Vascular Medicine 22,(5): 387-397.

Aitken, S., Choy, O.S. & Monaro, S. 2019 "A qualitative study exploring patient concerns and values in chronic limb-threatening ischemia." Journal of Surgical Research (in press).

Aitken, S., Lee, J. & Smithers, M. 2018 "Future-proofing Academic Surgery in Australian and New Zealand: The annual RACS Joint Academic Meeting" Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery.

Anita C. Bianco, Judy Y Chan, Clifford F. Hughes, Brian C. Mc Caughan, Matthew S. Bayfield, PN Hendel, Paul G. Bannon, Michael K. Wilson and Michael P Vallely. Readmissions after Cardiac Surgery: A 10 year study, Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2011; 20: 250-284

Appleton J, Laws R, Russell C, Fowler C, Campbell K, Denney-Wilson E. Infant formula feeding practices and the role of advice and support: an exploratory qualitative study. BMC Pediatrics. 2018:18:12.

Appleton J, Russel C, Laws R, Fowler C, Campbell K, Denney-Wilson E. Infant formula feeding practices associated with rapid or excess weight gain, a systematic review and narrative synthesis. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 2018: DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12602

Barakat-Johnson, M., Barnett, C., Lai, M., Wand, T., White, K. (2018). Incontinence, incontinence-associated dermatitis, and pressure injuries in a health district in Australia: A mixed-methods study. Journal of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 45(4), 349-355.

Barakat-Johnson, M., Barnett, C., Wand, T., White, K. (2018). Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Pressure Injury Prevention: A Cross-Sectional Multisite Study. Journal of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 45(3), 233-237.

Barakat-Johnson, M., Lai, M., Barnett, C., Wand, T., Wolak, D., Chan, C., Leong, T., White, K. (2018). Hospital-acquired pressure injuries: Are they accurately reported? A prospective descriptive study in a large tertiary hospital in Australia. Journal of Tissue Viability, 27(4), 203-210.

Barakat-Johnson, M., Lai, M., Wand, T., Coyer, F., White, K. (2018). Cultivating Incontinence-associated Dermatitis Prevention Practices in an Australian Local Health District: A Quasi-experimental Study. Ostomy Wound Management, 64(12), 16-28.

Barakat-Johnson, M., Lai, M., Wand, T., White, K. (2018). A pilot study on the feasibility of a fluidised positioner to reduce occipital pressure injuries in intensive care patients. European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Congress Meeting, Italy.

Cheney K, Farber R, Barratt AL, McGeechan K, de Vries B, Ogle R, et al. Population attributable fractions of perinatal outcomes for nulliparous women associated with overweight and obesity, 1990-2014. MJA. 2018;208(3):119-25.

Cummins, D., Waters, D., Aggar, C., Fethney, J., Crawford, D., O'Connor, CC. (2018). Voices from Australia- concerns about HIV associated Neurocognitive Disorder. AIDS Care, 30(5), 609-617. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1426826

Cummins, D., Waters, D., Aggar, C., O'Connor, CC. (2018). Assessing risk of HIV associated neurocognitive disorder: a modified Delphi study. Nursing Research, Aug 2. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000312. [Epub ahead of print]

Cummins, D., Waters, D., Aggar, C., O'Connor, CC. (2018). Poor communication could have a negative impact on care provided by integrated HIV community teams. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(6), 1342-1348. doi: 10.1111/jan.13533.

Cunningham L, de Vries B, Hyett JA, Phipps H. Protocol for a Diagnostic Accuracy Study of Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detecting Group B Streptococcus Colonisation in Early Labour or with Spontaneous Ruptured Membranes. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 9. 2018. DOI: 10.4236/ojog.2018.811103.

Dahlen H, Foster J, Psaila K, Spence K, Badawi N, Fowler C, Schmied V, Thornton C Gastro-oesophageal reflux: a mixed methods study of infants admitted to hospital in the first 12 months following birth in NSW (2000-2011). BMC Pediatric. 2018: 18:30.

De Vries B, Barratt A, McGeechan K, Tooher J, Wong E, Phipps H, Gordon A, Hyett JA. Outcomes of induction of labour in nulliparous women at 38 to 39 weeks pregnancy by clinical indication: An observational study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 12, 2018. DOI: 10.1111/ojog.12930.

De Vries B, Mcgeechan K, Phipps H, Hyett JA. Is sonographically measured cervical length at 37 weeks' gestation associated with intrapartum cesarean section? A prospective cohort study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 06, 2018 (0001-6349), 97 (6), p.668.

Denney-Wilson E, Taki S, Russell C, Zheng M, Litterbach E, Ong KL, Lymer S, Elliot R, Campbell KJ. Key Lessons and Impact of the Growing Healthy mHealth Program on Milk Feeding, Timing of Introduction of Solids, and Infant Growth: Quasi-Experimental Study. JMU 2018 6(4): e78 Laws R,

Foster, K., & Isobel, S. (2018). Towards relational recovery: Nurses' practices with consumers and families with dependent children in mental health inpatient units. International journal of mental health nursing, 27(2), 727-736.

Fowler C, Dawson A, Rossiter C, Jackson D, Power T, Roche M. Parenting does not 'come naturally': providers' perspectives on parenting education for incarcerated mothers and fathers, Studies in Continuing Education. 2018:40(1): 98-114.

Fowler C, Dickinson M, Brown N. Tresillian Family Care Centres: 100 years of service for New South Wales Families. International Journal of Birth and Parent Education. 2018: 6(1): 1-4.

Huhtinen E, Quinn E, Hess I, Najjar Z, Gupta L. Understanding barriers to effective management of influenza outbreaks by residential aged care facilities. Australasian Journal of Ageing 2018;38(1)60-63.

Isobel, S., & Angus-Leppan, G. (2018). Neuro-reciprocity and vicarious trauma in psychiatrists. Australasian Psychiatry, 26(4), 388-390.

Isobel, S., & Delgado, C. (2018). Safe and collaborative communication skills: a step towards mental health nurses implementing trauma informed care. Archives of psychiatric nursing, 32(2), 291-296.

Isobel, S., Goodyear, M., Furness, T., & Foster, K. (2018). Preventing intergenerational trauma transmission: A critical interpretive synthesis. Journal of clinical nursing.

Jepson, T., O'Hara, T. and Monaro, S. (2018). Case study: Collaboration across the care continuum to improve the patient experience. Wound Practice & Research: Journal of the Australian Wound Management Association 26(4): 182.

McLachlan, P.H.P., Burgess, A., Wagner, T. & Freeman, A.J. 2018 "A bi-national needs assessment to define the level of endovascular expertise required by vascular surgical trainees". Journal of Surgical Education (in press).

Meng Z, Shen X, Wu X, Wang Y, Liu Y, Overland J.Glycaemic response to three main meals or five smaller meals for patients on rapid-acting insulin. Aust J Advanced Nursing 2018; 35(3): 14-20.

Mills, J., Wand, T., Fraser, J. (2018). Examining self-care, self-compassion and compassion for others: A cross-sectional survey of palliative care nurses and doctors. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 24(1), 4-11.

Mills, J., Wand, T., Fraser, J. (2018). Exploring the meaning and practice of self-care among palliative care nurses and doctors: A qualitative study. BMC Palliative Care, 17(1), 63.

Monaro, S. 2018. Review of article: Predictive ability of the Society for Vascular Surgery Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) classification system following infrapopliteal endovascular interventions for critical limb ischemia. Darling, JD, McCallum, JC, Soden, PA, Meng, Y., Wyers, MC, Hamdan, AD, Verhagen, HJ & Schermerhorn, ML Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016; 64: 616-22. Journal of Vascular Nursing 36(1): 45-47.

Monaro, S., West, S., Pinkova, J. and Gullick, J. 2018. "The chaos of hospitalisation for patients with Critical Limb Ischaemia approaching major amputation." Journal of Clinical Nursing 27: 3530-3564.

Monaro,S., West,S., Pinkova,J. & Gullick,J., 2018, The chaos of hospitalization for patients with critical limb ischemia approaching major amputation, Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol.27, no. 19-20, pp. 3530-3543.

Waller J, Brown K, Mendes C, Ansari N.Novel technique for stomal isolation after extensive abdominal wall soft tissue loss. Techniques in Coloproctology (2018) 22:977-980.

Overland J, Toth K, Gibson AA, Sainsbury A, Franklin J, Gauld A, Wong J.The safety and efficacy of weight loss via intermittent fasting or standard daily energy restriction in adults with type 1 diabetes and overweight or obesity: A pilot study. Obesity Medicine 2018, 12: 13-17.

Parker, S.M., Stocks, N., Nutbeam, D., Thomas, L., Denney-Wilson, E., Zwar, N., Karnon, J., Lloyd, J., Noakes, M., Liaw, S.-T., Lau, A., Osborne, R., Harris, M.F. Preventing chronic disease in patients with low health literacy using eHealth and teamwork in primary healthcare: Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial (2018) BMJ Open, 8 (6)

Perera, J., Wand, T., Bein, K., Chalkley, D., Ivers, R., Steinbeck, K., Shields, R., Dinh, M. (2018). Presentations to NSW emergency departments with self-harm, suicidal ideation, or intentional poisoning, 2010-2014. Medical Journal of Australia, 208(8), 348-353.

Petty J, Whiting L, Green J, Fowler C. Parents' views on preparation to care for extremely premature infants at Home. Nursing Children and Young People. 2018: doi: 10.7748/ncyp.2018.e1084

Portelli, M., White, B., Wand, T., Haber, P., Glozier, N. (2018). Nurse specialling': Direct nursing observation in the emergency department compared to other wards of an urban teaching hospital in Sydney. Australasian Psychiatry, 26(3), 276-280.

Priddis H, Thornton C, Fowler C, Schmied V, Tooher J, Dickinson M, Dahlen H. Characteristics and service needs of women and babies admitted to residential parenting units in New South Wales: a mixed methods study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2018 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14497 [in press]

Quinn E, Najjar Z, Huhtinen E, Jegasothy E, Gupta L. Culture-positive shigellosis cases are epidemiologically difference to culture-negative/PCR-positive cases. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 2019;43(1):41-45.

Rossiter C, Fowler C, Hesson A, Kruske S, Homer C, Kemp L, Schmied V. Australian parents' experiences with universal child and family health services. Collegian. 2018: DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2018.09.002 [in press].

Rossiter C, Fowler C, Kruske S, Homer C, Schmied V. Australian parents' use of universal child and family health services: A consumer survey. Health and Social Care in the Community. 2018 27(2): 472-482. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.uts.edu.au/10.1111/hsc.12667

Rossiter C, Power T, Fowler C, Elliott C & Dawson A. Reflexivity in correctional research: researcher perspectives on parenthood in a study with incarcerated parents. Qualitative Social Work: Practice and Research. 2018: DOI: 10.1177/1473325018791351 [accepted for publication]

Sims D, Fowler C. Postnatal psychosocial assessment and clinical decision-making, a descriptive study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2018: DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14530: 2018.

Staff, M., Nyinawingeri, A., Denniss, K., Ingleton, A., Jelfs, J., & Corben, P. (2018). Pertussis Morbidity in Children 12 to 59 Months of Age: A NSW Public Health Network Study. The Pediatric infectious disease journal.

Toh JW, Young CJ, Rickard MJFX, Keshava A, Stewart P & Whiteley I. Peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum: 12 year experience in a single tertiary referral centre. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 2018, 8, E693-E697. DOI:10.1111/ans.14707.

Wand, T., Acret, L., D'Abrew, N. (2018). Introducing solution-focussed brief therapy to mental health nurses across a local health district in Australia. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27(2), 774-782.

Whiteley I & Gullick J. The embodied experience of pregnancy with an ileostomy. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2018, 27, 3931-3944. doi:10.1111/jocn.14601.

Yang JM, Hyett JA, McGeechan K, Phipps H, de Vries B. Is ultrasound measured fetal biometry predictive of intrapartum caesarean section for failure to progress? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 01, 2018, DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12776.

Nursing and Midwifery Initiatives and Research Symposium

The annual symposium brings together nurses and midwives across the District, to showcase the outstanding research and practice development activities occurring within the domains of Clinical Practice, Patient and Family Centred Care/Experience, Workforce/Workplace and Systems and Technology and Informatics.

Excellent awards are presented to recognise and encourage new knowledge builders in their improvement and discovery pursuits. The awards are substantial and are intended to support the research and innovation development, activities and dissemination of nurse and midwife-led research and innovation across the district.