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Development of an online intervention for bipolar disorder. www.moodswings.net.au

- Lauder, Sue, Chester, Andrea, Castle, David, Dodd, Seetal, Berk, Lesley, Klein, Britt, Austin, David, Gilbert, Monica, Chamberlain, James, Murray, Greg, White, Carolynne, Piterman, Leon, Berk, Michael

Authors: Lauder, Sue , Chester, Andrea , Castle, David , Dodd, Seetal , Berk, Lesley , Klein, Britt , Austin, David , Gilbert, Monica , Chamberlain, James , Murray, Greg , White, Carolynne , Piterman, Leon , Berk, Michael
Date: 2013
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Relation: Psychology, Health and Medicine Vol. 18, no. 2 (2013), p. 155-165
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Description: We describe the development process and completed structure, of a self-help online intervention for bipolar disorder, known as MoodSwings (www.moodswings.net.au). The MoodSwings program was adapted as an Internet intervention from an efficacious and validated face-to-face, group-based psychosocial intervention. The adaptation was created by a psychologist, who had previously been involved with the validation of the face-to-face program, in collaboration with website designers. The project was conducted under the supervision of a team of clinician researchers. The website is available at no cost to registered participants. Self-help modules are accessed sequentially. Other features include a mood diary and a moderated discussion board. There has been an average of 1,475,135 hits on the site annually (2008 and 2009), with some 7400 unique visitors each year. A randomised controlled trial based on this program has been completed. Many people with bipolar disorder are accepting of the Internet as a source of treatment and, once engaged, show acceptable retention rates. The Internet appears to be a viable means of delivering psychosocial self-help strategies. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Examination of spatial working memory performance in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined type (ADHD-CT) and anxiety

- Vance, Alasdair, Ferrin, Maite, Winther, Jo, Gomez, Rapson

Authors: Vance, Alasdair , Ferrin, Maite , Winther, Jo , Gomez, Rapson
Date: 2013
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Relation: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology Vol. 41, no. 6 (2013), p. 891-900
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Description: Spatial working memory (SWM) is known to be impaired in children with ADHD-CT, whether anxiety is present or not. Yet, it remains unclear whether anxiety disorders add to the SWM impairments evident in ADHD-CT and whether these findings extend into adolescents with ADHD-CT and anxiety. Further, it is not yet known whether children and adolescents with carefully defined anxiety disorders alone, demonstrate SWM deficits. This study explored the association of SWM and its strategy and spatial span components in carefully defined children and adolescents (age 6-16 years) with ADHD-CT alone (N = 163; 14 % female), ADHD-CT and anxiety (N = 243; 23 % female), anxiety disorders alone (N = 69; 25 % female) compared to age- and gender-matched healthy control participants (N = 116; 19 % female). The relationship between SWM and its strategy and span components and core ADHD-CT symptoms and anxiety symptoms were also examined. There was no evidence of an additive effect of ADHD and anxiety on SWM, strategy and spatial span deficits. But, anxiety disorders alone were associated with impaired SWM and span performance compared to healthy control participants. In contrast, strategy did not differ between children and adolescents with anxiety disorders alone and healthy control participants, suggesting that with anxiety span is the most affected component. Further, these findings were age-independent. This study concurs with and extends current influential models about the cognitive effects of anxiety on performance in the setting of ADHD-CT. Clinical implications and future research directions are discussed.

Explaining Newton's laws of motion : Using student reasoning through representations to develop conceptual understanding

- Waldrip, Bruce, Prain, Vaughan, Sellings, Peter

Authors: Waldrip, Bruce , Prain, Vaughan , Sellings, Peter
Date: 2013
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Relation: Instructional Science Vol. 41, no. 1 (2013), p. 165-189
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Description: The development of students' reasoning and argumentation skills in school science is currently attracting strong research interest. In this paper we report on a study where we aimed to investigate student learning on the topic of motion when students, guided by their teacher, responded to a sequence of representational challenges in which their representational claims functioned as both process and product for reasoning about this topic. This qualitative case study entailed collection of data through classroom observation, transcripts of student/teacher interactions, and interviews with teacher and students. We found that students participated in various reasoning processes in generating and critiquing their own and other students' representations on the topic of motion, contributing to positive engagement with the topic and conceptual understanding. We identified several pedagogical principles that support this learning. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

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Exploring staff diabetes medication knowledge and practices in regional residential care : Triangulation study

- Wellard, Sally, Rasmussen, Bodil, Savage, Sally, Dunning, Trisha

Authors: Wellard, Sally , Rasmussen, Bodil , Savage, Sally , Dunning, Trisha
Date: 2013
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Relation: Journal of Clinical Nursing Vol. 22, no. 13-14 (2013), p. 1933-1940
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Description: Aims and objectives: This study is drawn from a larger project that aimed to identify the staffing and organisational factors influencing the quality of diabetes care for older people living in residential care in regional Victoria, Australia. The focus of the current study is on medication management for residents with diabetes. Background: With a continuous rise in diabetes in the population, there is an associated increase in the prevalence of diabetes in aged care residential settings. However, there is little specific guidance on how to manage diabetes in older people living in institutional settings who experience multiple concurrent chronic conditions. Design: A triangulation strategy consisting of three phases. Methods: A one-shot cross-sectional survey (n = 68) focus group interviews and a case file audit (n = 20). Data were collected between May 2009-January 2010. Findings: Staff knowledge of diabetes and its contemporary medication management was found to be suboptimal. Challenges to managing residents with diabetes included limited time, resident characteristics and communication systems. Additionally, the variability in medical support available to residents and a high level of polypharmacy added to the complexity of medication management of resident. Conclusions: The current study suggests administering medicine to residents in aged care settings is difficult and has potentially serious medical, professional and economic consequences. Limitations to staff knowledge of contemporary diabetes care and medications potentially place residents with diabetes at risk of receiving less than optimal diabetes care. Relevance to clinical practice: Providing evidence-based guidelines about diabetes care in residential care settings is essential to achieve acceptable outcomes and increase the quality of life for residents in public aged care. Continuing education programs in diabetes care specifically related to medication must be provided to all health professionals and encompass scope of practice. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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Family needs and involvement in the intensive care unit : A literature review

- Al Mutair, Abbas, Plummer, Virginia, O'Brien, Anthony, Clerehan, Rosemary

Authors: Al Mutair, Abbas , Plummer, Virginia , O'Brien, Anthony , Clerehan, Rosemary
Date: 2013
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Relation: Journal of Clinical Nursing Vol. 22, no. 13-14 (2013), p. 1805-1817
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Description: Aims and objectives: To understand the needs of critically ill patient families', seeking to meet those needs and explore the process and patterns of involving family members during routine care and resuscitation and other invasive procedures. Methods: A structured literature review using Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Pubmed, Proquest, Google scholar, Meditext database and a hand search of critical care journals via identified search terms for relevant articles published between 2000 and 2010. Results: Thirty studies were included in the review either undertaken in the Intensive Care Unit or conducted with critical care staff using different methods of inquiry. The studies were related to family needs; family involvement in routine care; and family involvement during resuscitation and other invasive procedures. The studies revealed that family members ranked both the need for assurance and the need for information as the most important. They also perceived their important needs as being unmet, and identified the nurses as the best staff to meet these needs, followed by the doctors. The studies demonstrate that both family members and healthcare providers have positive attitudes towards family involvement in routine care. However, family members and healthcare providers had significantly different views of family involvement during resuscitation and other invasive procedures. Conclusion: Meeting Intensive Care Unit family needs can be achieved by supporting and involving families in the care of the critically ill family member. More emphasis should be placed on identifying the family needs in relation to the influence of cultural values and religion held by the family members and the organisational climate and culture of the working area in the Intensive Care Unit. © 2013 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Flow and Telepresence contributing to Internet Abuse : Differences according to gender and age

- Stavropoulos, Vasileios, Alexandraki, Kyriaki, Motti-Stefanidi, Frosso

Authors: Stavropoulos, Vasileios , Alexandraki, Kyriaki , Motti-Stefanidi, Frosso
Date: 2013
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Relation: Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 29, no. 5 (2013), p. 1941-1948
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Description: Flow describes immersive tendencies to Internet activities, and Telepresence defines the level one is absorbed in his virtual environment. The aim of this study was twofold: (a) to test whether and how Flow and Telepresence may contribute to Internet Abuse and (b) to examine group differences in Internet Abuse, Flow and Telepresence according to gender and age among adolescents. The sample consisted of 1609 adolescents, with a mean age of 16 years old. Internet Abuse was assessed with the Internet Addiction Test (Young, 1998), Flow with the Flow Questionnaire (Chen, Wigand, & Nilan, 1999) and Telepresence with the Presence II questionnaire (Witmer & Singer, 1998). Findings revealed that Flow and Telepresence were related with Internet Abuse with Telepresence positively moderating the effect of Flow. Considering group differences, males were at higher risk of Internet Abuse and were more likely to experience Flow and Telepresence, while older adolescents scored higher only in Telepresence. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Handwriting speed in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder : Are they really slower?

- Prunty, Mellissa, Barnett, Anna, Wilmut, Kate, Plumb, Mandy

Authors: Prunty, Mellissa , Barnett, Anna , Wilmut, Kate , Plumb, Mandy
Date: 2013
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Relation: Research in Developmental Disabilities Vol. 34, no. 9 (2013), p. 2927-2936
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Description: Handwriting difficulties are often included in descriptions of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). They are cited as the most common reason for referral to health professionals following parent and teacher concerns about slow and untidy writing. The aim of this study was to compare handwriting performance in English children with and without DCD across a range of writing tasks, to gain a better understanding of the nature of 'slowness' so commonly reported. Twenty-eight 8-14 year-old children with a diagnosis of DCD participated in the study, with 28 typically developing age and gender matched controls. Participants completed the four handwriting tasks from the Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting (DASH) and wrote their own name; all on a digitising writing tablet. The number of words written, speed of pen movements and the time spent pausing during the tasks were calculated. The findings confirmed what many professionals report, that children with DCD produce less text than their peers. However, this was not due to slow movement execution, but rather a higher percentage of time spent pausing. Discussion centres on the understanding of the pausing phenomenon in children with DCD and areas for further research.

Ideals and realities in Chinese immigrant parenting: Tiger mother versus others

- Guo, Karen

Authors: Guo, Karen
Date: 2013
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Relation: Journal of Family Studies Vol. 19, no. 1 (2013), p. 44-52
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Description: This paper is about Chinese immigrant parenting. Drawing on discourses of cultural ideals and living realities of Chinese immigrants, it sketches the complex cultural and contextual web of Chinese immigrant parenting, and explains why the tiger mother practice illustrated in one of the 2011 bestselling books Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother was a story of a mother's pursuit of cultural ideals in her parenting. The paper proposes that traditions and contexts both play an important role in the constitution of parental expectations and practices of Chinese immigrants.

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Illusory upward self-motion results in a decrease in perceived room temperature

- Seno, Takeharu, Van Doorn, George

Authors: Seno, Takeharu , Van Doorn, George
Date: 2013
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Relation: Psychology (Irvine) Vol. 4, no. 11 (2013), p. 823-826
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Description: Purpose: Stationary observers often experience illusory self-motion (vection) when they are exposed to large patterns of optic flow. The effect of different temperatures on the strength of vection was investigated. Method: Eleven participants were exposed to visual stimuli that induced illusory motion (up, down) in three room temperatures (26°C - 27°C, 21°C - 22°C, 5°C - 6°C). Participants rated (a) the vection magnitude, and (b) the room temperature (twice; before and after vection). Results: Upward vection was rated as stronger than downward vection in the 26°C - 27°C temperature. In addition, after experiencing upward and downward vection, subjective ratings of room temperature decreased and increased, respectively, when the room temperature was 26°C - 27°C. This effect was not observed when the room was 5°C - 6°C. Conclusion: These results suggest that a cross modal association exists between the direction “up” and 26°C - 27°C temperatures.

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Injury reporting via SMS text messaging in community sport

- Ekegren, Christina, Gabbe, Belinda, Finch, Caroline

Authors: Ekegren, Christina , Gabbe, Belinda , Finch, Caroline
Date: 2013
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Relation: Injury Prevention Vol.20, no.4 (2013), p.266-271.
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Description: Background: The use of text messaging or short message service (SMS) for injury reporting is a recent innovation in sport and has not yet been trialled at the community level. Considering the lack of personnel and resources in community sport, SMS may represent a viable option for ongoing injury surveillance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of injury self-reporting via SMS in community Australian football. Methods: A total of 4 clubs were randomly selected from a possible 22 men's community Australian football clubs. Consenting players received an SMS after each football round game asking whether they had been injured in the preceding week. Outcome variables included the number of SMS-reported injuries, players’ response rates and response time. Poisson regression was used to evaluate any change in response rate over the season and the association between response rate and the number of reported injuries. Results: The sample of 139 football players reported 167 injuries via SMS over the course of the season. The total response rate ranged from 90% to 98%. Of those participants who replied on the same day, 47% replied within 5 min. The number of reported injuries decreased as the season progressed but this was not significantly associated with a change in the response rate. Conclusions: The number of injuries reported via SMS was consistent with previous studies in community Australian football. Injury reporting via SMS yielded a high response rate and fast response time and should be considered a viable injury reporting method for community sports settings.

Oscillations of sea level rise along the Atlantic coast of North America north of Cape Hatteras

- Parker, Albert

Authors: Parker, Albert
Date: 2013
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Relation: Natural Hazards Vol. 65, no. 1 (2013), p. 991-997
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Description: It is shown in the short comment that the sea levels are oscillating about a longer-term trend and that the sea level rise (SLR) computed with time windows of 20, 30 or 60 years also oscillates, with the amplitude of these latter oscillations reducing as the time window increases. The use of only two values of the SLR distribution is misleading to infer conclusions about the accelerating behaviour. In particular, the comparison of the 30-year SLR 1950-1979 with the 30-year SLR 1980-2009 for the tide gauges along the Atlantic coast of North America north of Cape Hatteras to infer an accelerating behaviour is particularly wrong because the 30-year time window is a too short interval to appreciate the longer-term sea level trend cleared of the multi-decadal oscillations, and the two values from the SLR distribution are computed, respectively, at the times of a valley and a peak for the 60-year Atlantic Ocean multi-decadal oscillation. By using a 60-year time window or all the data since opening when more than 60 years of recording are available and by analysing the SLR time history, the only conclusion that can be inferred from the analysis of the tide gauges along the North American Atlantic coast is that the sea levels are oscillating without too much of a positive acceleration along their longer-term trend. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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Performing under pressure in private : Activation of self-focus traits

- Geukes, Katharina, Mesagno, Christopher, Hanrahan, Stephanie, Kellmann, Michael

Authors: Geukes, Katharina , Mesagno, Christopher , Hanrahan, Stephanie , Kellmann, Michael
Date: 2013
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Relation: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology Vol. 11, no. 1 (2013), p. 11-23
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Description: Self-focus and self-presentation traits have been found to predict performance under pressure. The interactionist principle of trait activation indicates that situational demands encourage different traits to be relevant to performance in high-pressure situations. Thus, the purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship of self-focus and self-presentation traits with performance in a private high-pressure setting. Because the private high-pressure situation offered motivational incentives but only minimal self-presentation cues, only a self-focus trait (private self-consciousness), but not self-presentation traits (public self-consciousness and narcissism), was hypothesized to predict performance under pressure in a private setting. After completing personality questionnaires, future physical education university students (N = 59) with experience in sport competitions performed eight throws at a target in low-pressure and high-pressure conditions. The conditions were identical with the exception that the high-pressure condition involved a monetary incentive and a cover story. Participants' state anxiety increased from low to high pressure. Neither self-focus nor self-presentation traits predicted performance under low pressure. Only the self-focus trait, but not self-presentation traits, negatively contributed to the prediction of high-pressure performance. Hence, findings support the applicability of the trait activation principle and underline that the situational demands of private high-pressure situations activate self-focus personality traits. © 2013 Copyright International Society of Sport Psychology.
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Postoperative pain management experiences among school-aged children: a qualitative study

- Sng, Qian, Taylor, Beverley, Liam, Joanne, Klainin-Yobas, Piyanee, Wang, Wenru, He, Hong-Gu

Authors: Sng, Qian , Taylor, Beverley , Liam, Joanne , Klainin-Yobas, Piyanee , Wang, Wenru , He, Hong-Gu
Date: 2013
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Relation: Journal of Clinical Nursing Vol. 22, no. 7-8 (2013), p. 958-968
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Description: Aims and objectives To explore postoperative pain management experiences among school-aged children. Background Ineffective postoperative pain management among children has been commonly reported. School-aged children are able to evaluate how their pain is managed and what their preferred strategies are. Most studies in pain management have adopted quantitative methods and have overlooked children's pain management experiences. Design This is a qualitative study using face-to-face interviews. Methods Data were collected from 15 school-aged children admitted to a tertiary hospital in Singapore by in-depth interviews conducted between November 2010 and January 2011. Data were analysed by thematic analysis. Results Five themes were identified: children's self-directed actions to relieve their postoperative pain (e.g. using cognitive-behavioural methods of distraction and imagery, physical method of positioning, sleeping and drinking, seeking other people's help by informing parents and crying and using pain medications); children's perceptions of actions parents take for their postoperative pain relief (assessing pain, administering pain medications, using various cognitive-behavioural, physical methods and emotional support strategies, assisting in activities and alerting health professionals); children's perception of actions nurses take for their postoperative pain relief (administering medication, using cognitive-behavioural methods, emotional support strategies and helping with activities of daily living) and suggestions for parents (using distraction and presence) and nurses (administering medications, distraction and positioning) for their postoperative pain relief improvement. Conclusions This study contributed to the existing knowledge about children's postoperative pain management based on their own experiences. Children, their parents and nurses used various strategies, including pain medication and non-pharmacological methods, especially distraction, for children's postoperative pain relief.

Sea level trends at locations of the United States with more than 100 years of recording

- Parker, Albert

Authors: Parker, Albert
Date: 2013
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Relation: Natural Hazards Vol. 65, no. 1 (2013), p. 1011-1021
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Description: The paper presents the sea level rises (SLR) computed for the United States tide gauges with more than 100 years of recording. It is shown that the monthly sea levels oscillate about an almost linear longer-term trend with important multidecadal periodicities. The SLR time history is computed by linear fitting of 20, 30 and 60 years of data up to a given time (SLR20, SLR30 and SLR60) and is compared to the value obtained by considering all the data. It is shown that SLR60 has smaller oscillations, while SLR20 and SLR30 have much larger and frequent fluctuations. While SLR60 may oscillate Â±10-30 % about the latest longer-term value, SLR30 may fluctuate ±50-100 % and SLR20 ± 100-200 %. The values obtained by considering all the data with a minimum of 60 years (SLRA) also fluctuate ±5-15 % about the latest longer-term value. This indicates the need to use the time history of SLR60 or SLRA when the record is longer than 60 years to assess the accelerating trend. For all the stations, the sea levels regularly oscillate about the linear longer-term trend, and if acceleration has to be computed, this is eventually negative, that is, the SLR is reducing. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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Striving for best practice: standardising New Zealand nursing procedures, 1930-1960

- Wood, Pamela, Nelson, Katherine

Authors: Wood, Pamela , Nelson, Katherine
Date: 2013
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Relation: Journal of Clinical Nursing Vol. 22 (21-22), no. 3217-3224 (2013 2013), p.
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Description: Aims and objectives To identify how nurses in the past determined best practice, using the context of New Zealand, 1930–1960. Background In the current context of evidence-based practice, nurses strive to provide the best care, based on clinical research. We cannot assume that nurses in the past, prior to the evidence-based practice movement, did not also have a deliberate process for pursuing best practice. Discovering historical approaches to determining best practice will enrich our understanding of how nurses' current efforts are part of a continuing commitment to ensuring quality care. Design Historical research. Methods The records of the Nursing Education Committee of the New Zealand Registered Nurses' Association, 1940–1959, and the 309 issues of New Zealand's nursing journal, Kai Tiaki, 1930–1960, were analysed to identify the profession's approach to ensuring best practice. This approach was then interpreted within the international context, particularly Canada and the USA. Results For nearly 30 years, nurse leaders collaborated in undertaking national surveys of training hospitals requesting information on different nursing practices. They subsequently distributed instructions for a range of procedures and other aspects of nursing care to standardise practice. Standardising nursing care was an effective way to ensure quality nursing at a time when hospital care was delivered mostly by nurses in training. The reasons for and timing of standardisation of nursing care in New Zealand differed from the international move towards standardisation, particularly in the USA. Conclusions Historically, nurses also pursued best practice, based on standardising nursing procedures. Relevance to clinical practice Examining the antecedents of the present evidence-based approach to care reminds us that the process and reasons for determining best practice change through time. As knowledge and practice continually change, current confident assertions of best practice should and will continue to be challenged in future.

Supporting bereaved parents : A phenomenological study of a telephone intervention programme in a paediatric oncology unit

- Darbyshire, Philip, Cleghorn, Alexandra, Downes, Maeve, Elford, Joanna, Gannoni, Anne, McCullagh, Cheryl, Shute, Rosalyn

Authors: Darbyshire, Philip , Cleghorn, Alexandra , Downes, Maeve , Elford, Joanna , Gannoni, Anne , McCullagh, Cheryl , Shute, Rosalyn
Date: 2013
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Relation: Journal of Clinical Nursing Vol. 22, no. 3-4 (2013), p. 540-549
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Description: Aims and objectives. This study sought to discover bereaved parents' perspectives and experiences of a nurse-led, ward-based, telephone support programme in a children's oncology unit. Background. Parental grief is especially intense and long-lasting, and many parents can experience serious psychological problems. The oncology team learned that some parents felt 'forgotten' or 'abandoned' following their child's death and addressed this concern by initiating and subsequently evaluating a telephone bereavement support programme. Design. An interpretive phenomenological investigation of the experiences of six parents who participated in the programme. Methods. Parents shared their experiences and perceptions of the programme in individual interviews. Interpretive phenomenology and thematic analysis guided the interviews' interpretation to ascertain both the parents' experiences of the programme and their understandings of everyday clinical terms such as 'support' or 'reassurance'. Results. Parents found the programme supportive, especially valuing ongoing contact with a nurse who 'knew them'. Telephone contact was preferred to visiting the hospital, which brought back painful memories. Calls were important elements in helping parents create meaning and memory around their deceased child. Conclusions. Regular telephone contact over an agreed period from a familiar member of the child's treating team can create a more positive and supportive bereavement experience for parents in the year following their child's death. The specific findings are discussed in the context of the death of a child as a crisis of meaning. Relevance to clinical practice. Clinical nurses are ideally placed to use existing close relationships to extend care and support to bereaved parents. This study shows how nurses can identify service gaps, work with interdisciplinary team colleagues to initiate appropriate actions and participate in the essential evaluation subsequently required. © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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The Relationships Between Sense of Belonging to the Gay Community, Body Image Dissatisfaction, and Self-Esteem Among Australian Gay Men

- Kousari-Rad, Pantea, McLaren, Suzanne

Authors: Kousari-Rad, Pantea , McLaren, Suzanne
Date: 2013
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Relation: Journal of Homosexuality Vol. 60, no. 6 (2013), p. 927-943
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Description: Body image dissatisfaction has been linked to belonging to the gay community and poor self-esteem among gay men. This study was designed to explore the applicability of a moderation model and a mediation model in explaining the relations between sense of belonging to the gay community, body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem among 90 self-identified Australian gay men. Participants completed the psychological subscale of the Sense of Belonging Instrument, the Body Satisfaction Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Results supported the moderation model; the relation between body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem was found to be statistically significant only at average and high levels of belonging to the gay community. The mediation model was also supported; body image dissatisfaction partially mediated the sense of belonging-self-esteem relation. Educating gay men and health professionals about the possible negative outcomes of "belonging" to an appearance-oriented community is important. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
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