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  1. Article ; Online: Gently steering - the mechanism of how motivational interviewing supported walking after hip fracture

    Made U. Rimayanti / Nicholas F. Taylor / Paul D. O'Halloran / Nora Shields

    PEC Innovation, Vol 1, Iss , Pp 100078- (2022)

    A qualitative study

    2022  

    Abstract: Objective: To explore how older adults perceive motivational interviewing influences their walking and physical activity after hip fracture. Methods: Qualitative study using an interpretive description framework. Twenty-four participants aged ≥65 years ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To explore how older adults perceive motivational interviewing influences their walking and physical activity after hip fracture. Methods: Qualitative study using an interpretive description framework. Twenty-four participants aged ≥65 years living in the community after hip fracture were interviewed. Participants had received at least 8 sessions of motivational interviewing via telephone. Semi-structured interviews were transcribed verbatim and coded inductively by two researchers independently. All authors discussed findings and themes observed through the researchers' lens and mapped them to the Medical Research Council's framework for process evaluation. Results: Motivational interviewing was described as a nuanced and subtle intervention that guided participants through their journey of recovery. Three themes described possible mechanisms of how motivational interviewing might work: connection, checking in and confidence. In the context of recovering from hip fracture psychologically and physically, a strong connection with clinicians, along with weekly checking in, were perceived to build participants' confidence to walk after hip fracture. Conclusion: This study provided insight on participant perceptions of how motivational interviewing might work to support walking after hip fracture. Innovation: The addition of motivational interviewing to rehabilitation is a novel way of building confidence to walk for people recovering from hip fracture.
    Keywords Motivational interviewing ; Hip fracture ; Rehabilitation ; Process evaluation ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 796
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: Sustainability of an intervention to reduce waiting for access to an epilepsy outpatient clinic

    Annie K. Lewis / Nicholas F. Taylor / Patrick W. Carney / Alexander Bryson / Moksh Sethi / Suyi Ooi / Gabrielle T. Tse / Katherine E. Harding

    Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp e23346- (2024)

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    Abstract: Purpose: Delays in outpatient specialist neurologist care for people with epilepsy are common despite recommendations for prompt access. There is evidence to suggest that there are interventions that can minimise waitlists and waiting time. However, ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Delays in outpatient specialist neurologist care for people with epilepsy are common despite recommendations for prompt access. There is evidence to suggest that there are interventions that can minimise waitlists and waiting time. However, little is known about whether such interventions can result in sustained improvements in waiting. The aim of this study was to determine the extent to which an intervention to reduce waiting in an epilepsy specialist outpatient clinic demonstrated sustained outcomes two years after the intervention was implemented. Methods: This observational study analysed routinely collected epilepsy clinic data over three study periods: pre-intervention, post-intervention and at two-year follow-up. The intervention, Specific Timely Assessment and Triage (STAT), combined a short-term backlog reduction strategy and creation of protected appointments for new referrals based on analysis of demand. After the initial intervention, there was no further active intervention in the following two years. The primary outcome was waiting measured by 1.) waiting time for access to a clinic appointment, defined as the number of days between referral and first appointment for all patients referred to the epilepsy clinic during the three study periods; and 2.) a snapshot of the number of patients on the waitlist at two time points for each of the three study periods. Results: Two years after implementing the STAT model in an epilepsy clinic, median waiting time from post-intervention to two-year follow-up was stable (52–51 days) and the interquartile range of days waited reduced from 37 to 77 days post-intervention to 45–57 days at two-year follow-up, with a reduction in the most lengthy wait times observed. After a dramatic reduction of the total number of patients on the waitlist immediately following the intervention, a small rise was seen at two years (n = 69) which remained well below the pre-intervention level (n = 582). Conclusion: The STAT model is a promising intervention for reducing ...
    Keywords Epilepsy ; Outpatient clinic ; Waitlist ; Access ; Sustainability ; Demand management ; Science (General) ; Q1-390 ; Social sciences (General) ; H1-99
    Subject code 796
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Article ; Online: Staying Active with Multimorbidity In Acute hospital settings (StAMInA) trial

    Nicholas F Taylor / Laura Jolliffe / Michele L Callisaya / David A Snowdon / Taya A Collyer / Peggy Vincent / Yi Tian Wang / Nathan Johns / Nandhinee Pragash

    BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss

    protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of allied health assistant mobility rehabilitation for patients with multimorbidity

    2024  Volume 1

    Abstract: Introduction Key to improving outcomes for patients with multimorbidity is increasing mobility through prescription of a physical activity programme, but this can be difficult to achieve in acute hospital settings. One approach that would assist ... ...

    Abstract Introduction Key to improving outcomes for patients with multimorbidity is increasing mobility through prescription of a physical activity programme, but this can be difficult to achieve in acute hospital settings. One approach that would assist physiotherapists to increase levels of physical activity is delegation of rehabilitation to allied health assistants. We aim to conduct a randomised controlled trial to determine the feasibility of an allied health assistant providing daily inpatient mobility rehabilitation for patients with multimorbidity.Methods and analysis Using a parallel group randomised controlled design, participants will be allocated to allied health assistant mobility rehabilitation or physiotherapist mobility rehabilitation. Adult inpatients (n=60) in an acute hospital with a diagnosis of multimorbidity who walked independently preadmission will be included. The experimental group will receive routine mobility rehabilitation, including daily mobilisation, from an allied health assistant under the supervision of a physiotherapist. The comparison group will receive routine rehabilitation from a physiotherapist. Feasibility will be determined using the following areas of focus in Bowen’s feasibility framework: Acceptability (patient satisfaction); demand (proportion of patients who participate); implementation (time allied health assistant/physiotherapist spends with participant, occasions of service); and practicality (cost, adverse events). Staff involved in the implementation of allied health assistant rehabilitation will be interviewed to explore their perspectives on feasibility. Secondary outcomes include: Physical activity (daily time spent walking); daily mobilisation (Y/N); discharge destination; hospital readmission; falls; functional activity (Modified Iowa Level of Assistance Scale); and length of stay. Descriptive statistics will be used to describe feasibility. Secondary outcomes will be compared between groups using Poisson or negative binomial regression, Cox proportional hazards ...
    Keywords Medicine ; R
    Subject code 300
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article ; Online: Feasibility of implementing an innovative manual handling risk assessment training program for staff working in long-term care

    Natasha K Brusco / Christine Graven / Leanne Boyd / Helen Kugler / Helen Dawes / Helen Rawson / Lynne Clayton / Suzanna Tan / Victoria A Goodwin / Abi J Hall / Nicholas F Taylor

    Archives of Public Health, Vol 81, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2023  Volume 9

    Abstract: Abstract Background The Risk Assessment for moving Individuals SafEly (RAISE) program is a hospital-based manual handling nursing training program. RAISE involves upskilling on continual risk assessment during patient-assisted movements. RAISE aims to ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background The Risk Assessment for moving Individuals SafEly (RAISE) program is a hospital-based manual handling nursing training program. RAISE involves upskilling on continual risk assessment during patient-assisted movements. RAISE aims to optimise staff and patient safety while providing the patient with movement and rehabilitation opportunities. Implementation of RAISE in the hospital setting has been established. The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of implementing RAISE in the long-term care setting. Methods We examined three feasibility domains: acceptability, practicality, and limited efficacy (observed nursing behaviour change which has the potential to reduce nursing injuries), using a prospective pilot pre-post design in the long-term care setting. Staff completed a 4-hour training session on RAISE delivered by two physiotherapists, followed by 8 h of supported behaviour change in the workplace. Staff acceptability and practicality of incorporating risk assessment strategies into manual handling approaches were explored through pre- and post-training staff surveys and a semi-structured interview. Resident acceptability of manual handling practices was explored via survey data collected after the RAISE training. Pre to post-training changes in staff knowledge and behaviour were examined through the pre- and post-training staff survey, and observation of staff assisting resident movement. Results Two enrolled nurses and five residents participated. Staff reported the RAISE program was acceptable and practical to implement in the long-term care setting. There were no adverse events or safety concerns. Staff reported the RAISE program provided guidance and enhanced staff empowerment to make decisions during assisted resident movement. There were 26 observed resident-staff manual handling interactions recorded, with 13 pre-training and 13 post-training. Post-training, RAISE skills had improved and were completed 100% of the time, except for completing a physical risk assessment ...
    Keywords Manual handling ; Risk assessment ; Feasibility ; Qualitative research ; Nurses ; Long-term care ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 380
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: The Widening Gap between the Digital Capability of the Care Workforce and Technology-Enabled Healthcare Delivery

    Meg E. Morris / Natasha K. Brusco / Jeff Jones / Nicholas F. Taylor / Christine E. East / Adam I. Semciw / Kristina Edvardsson / Claire Thwaites / Sharon L. Bourke / Urooj Raza Khan / Sally Fowler-Davis / Brian Oldenburg

    Healthcare, Vol 11, Iss 994, p

    A Nursing and Allied Health Analysis

    2023  Volume 994

    Abstract: There is a need to ensure that healthcare organisations enable their workforces to use digital methods in service delivery. This study aimed to evaluate the current level of digital understanding and ability in nursing, midwifery, and allied health ... ...

    Abstract There is a need to ensure that healthcare organisations enable their workforces to use digital methods in service delivery. This study aimed to evaluate the current level of digital understanding and ability in nursing, midwifery, and allied health workforces and identify some of the training requirements to improve digital literacy in these health professionals. Representatives from eight healthcare organizations in Victoria, Australia participated in focus groups. Three digital frameworks informed the focus group topic guide that sought to examine the barriers and enablers to adopting digital healthcare along with training requirements to improve digital literacy. Twenty-three participants self-rated digital knowledge and skills using Likert scales and attended the focus groups. Mid-range scores were given for digital ability in nursing, midwifery, and allied health professionals. Focus group participants expressed concern over the gap between their organizations’ adoption of digital methods relative to their digital ability, and there were concerns about cyber security. Participants also saw a need for the inclusion of consumers in digital design. Given the widening gap between digital innovation and health workforce digital capability, there is a need to accelerate digital literacy by rapidly deploying education and training and policies and procedures for digital service delivery.
    Keywords digital ; digital maturity ; digital capability ; digital literacy ; healthcare ; nursing ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 302
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article ; Online: Hospital Staff Report It Is Not Burnout, but a Normal Stress Reaction to an Uncongenial Work Environment

    Madeleine Kendrick / Kevin Kendrick / Peter Morton / Nicholas F. Taylor / Sandra G. Leggat

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 4107, p

    Findings from a Qualitative Study

    2020  Volume 4107

    Abstract: 1) Background: The issue of burnout in healthcare staff is frequently discussed in relation to occupational health. In this paper, we report healthcare staff experiences of stress and burnout. (2) Methods: In total, 72 healthcare staff were interviewed ... ...

    Abstract (1) Background: The issue of burnout in healthcare staff is frequently discussed in relation to occupational health. In this paper, we report healthcare staff experiences of stress and burnout. (2) Methods: In total, 72 healthcare staff were interviewed from psychiatry, surgery, and emergency departments at an Australian public health service. The sample included doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, administrators, and front-line managers. Interview transcripts were thematically analyzed, with participant experiences interpreted against descriptors of burnout in Maslach’s Burnout Inventory and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11). (3) Results: Staff experiences closely matched the ICD-11 description of stress associated with working in an uncongenial workplace, with few reported experiences which matched the ICD-11 descriptors of burnout. (4) Conclusion: Uncongenial workplaces in public health services contribute to healthcare staff stress. While previous approaches have focused on biomedical assistance for individuals, our findings suggest that occupational health approaches to addressing health care staff stress need greater focus on the workplace as a social determinant of health. This finding is significant as organizational remedies to uncongenial stress are quite different from remedies to burnout.
    Keywords burnout ; stress ; occupational health ; work ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  7. Article ; Online: The effect of delegation of therapy to allied health assistants on patient and organisational outcomes

    David A. Snowdon / Beth Storr / Annette Davis / Nicholas F. Taylor / Cylie M. Williams

    BMC Health Services Research, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    a systematic review and meta-analysis

    2020  Volume 16

    Abstract: Abstract Background Allied health assistants (AHAs) are support staff who complete clinical and non-clinical tasks under the supervision and delegation of an allied health professional. The effect of allied health professional delegation of clinical ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background Allied health assistants (AHAs) are support staff who complete clinical and non-clinical tasks under the supervision and delegation of an allied health professional. The effect of allied health professional delegation of clinical tasks to AHAs on patient and healthcare organisational outcomes is unknown. The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the effect of allied health professional delegation of therapy to AHAs on patient and organisational outcomes. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted. Databases MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), Informit (all databases), Emcare (Ovid), PsycINFO (Ovid), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature [CINAHL] (EbscoHost) and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched from earliest date available. Additional studies were identified by searching reference lists and citation tracking. Two reviewers independently applied inclusion and exclusion criteria. The quality of the study was rated using internal validity items from the Downs and Black checklist. Risk ratios (RR) and mean differences (MD) were calculated for patient and organisational outcomes. Meta-analyses were conducted using the inverse variance method and random-effects model. Results Twenty-two studies met the inclusion criteria. Results of meta-analysis provided low quality evidence that AHA supervised exercise in addition to usual care improved the likelihood of patients discharging home (RR 1.28, 95%CI 1.03 to 1.59, I2 = 60%) and reduced length of stay (MD 0.28 days, 95%CI 0.03 to 0.54, I2 = 0%) in an acute hospital setting. There was preliminary evidence from one high quality randomised controlled trial that AHA provision of nutritional supplements and assistance with feeding reduced the risk of patient mortality after hip fracture (RR 0.41, 95%CI 0.16 to 1.00). In a small number of studies (n = 6) there was no significant difference in patient and organisational outcomes when AHA therapy was substituted for therapy delivered by an ...
    Keywords Allied health assistant ; Allied health professional ; Delegation ; Therapy ; Patient outcomes ; Safety ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Article ; Online: Factors Impacting Retention of Aged Care Workers

    Claire Thwaites / Jonathan P. McKercher / Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh / Irene Blackberry / Julia F-M. Gilmartin-Thomas / Nicholas F. Taylor / Sharon L. Bourke / Sally Fowler-Davis / Susan Hammond / Meg E. Morris

    Healthcare, Vol 11, Iss 23, p

    A Systematic Review

    2023  Volume 3008

    Abstract: Retention of care support workers in residential aged care facilities and home-based, domiciliary aged care is a global challenge, with rapid turnover, low job satisfaction, and poorly defined career pathways. A mixed-methods systematic review of the ... ...

    Abstract Retention of care support workers in residential aged care facilities and home-based, domiciliary aged care is a global challenge, with rapid turnover, low job satisfaction, and poorly defined career pathways. A mixed-methods systematic review of the workforce literature was conducted to understand the factors that attract and retain care staff across the aged care workforce. The search yielded 49 studies. Three studies tested education and training interventions with the aim of boosting workforce retention and the remaining 46 studies explored opinions and experiences of care workers in 20 quantitative, four mixed-methods and 22 qualitative studies. A range of factors impacted retention of aged care staff. Two broad themes emerged from the analysis: individual and organisational factors facilitating retention. Individual factors related to personal satisfaction with the role, positive relationships with other staff, families, and residents, and a cooperative workplace culture. Organisational factors included opportunities for on-the-job training and career development, appropriate wages, policies to prevent workplace injuries, and job stability. Understaffing was often cited as a factor associated with turnover, together with heavy workloads, stress, and low job satisfaction. With global concerns about the safety and quality of aged care services, this study presents the data associated with best practice for retaining aged care workers.
    Keywords aged care ; workforce ; retention ; ageing ; nursing ; allied health ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  9. Article ; Online: Research interest, experience and confidence of allied health professionals working in medical imaging

    Amy M Dennett / Travis Cauchi / Katherine E Harding / Paul Kelly / Georgina Ashby / Nicholas F Taylor

    Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Vol 68, Iss 2, Pp 121-

    a cross‐sectional survey

    2021  Volume 130

    Abstract: Abstract Introduction There is growing interest in developing research culture and opportunities for allied health professionals working in medical imaging. However, little attention has been given to identifying the research interest and needs of this ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Introduction There is growing interest in developing research culture and opportunities for allied health professionals working in medical imaging. However, little attention has been given to identifying the research interest and needs of this group relative to the other allied health professions. We aimed to measure self‐reported research participation, interest, experience and confidence of allied health professionals working in medical imaging and compare the findings to clinicians working in allied health therapies. Methods A cross‐sectional survey of allied health professionals from medical imaging (radiographers, sonographers and nuclear medicine technologists) was conducted. The primary outcome, the Research Spider survey, measures 10 domains of research interest/experience/confidence on a 5‐point Likert scale. Results were compared to allied health therapy data. Results Responses were received by 82 medical imaging allied health professionals (65% response rate). Overall, medical imaging professionals rated themselves as having ‘some interest’ and ‘little experience or confidence’ in research. There was no difference in interest, experience and confidence among different imaging professions (interest P = 0.099, experience P = 0.380, confidence P = 0.212) or allied health therapists (interest P = 0.137, experience P = 0.363, confidence P = 0.791). Participants reported greatest interest in finding and reviewing literature and lowest interest in applying for funding. Conclusion There are strong similarities between medical imaging allied health professionals and allied health therapy professionals. Therefore, strategies used to promote research culture in allied health therapy professions could be leveraged to provide opportunities for medical imaging allied health professionals.
    Keywords Medical Imaging ; research ; capacity building ; allied health ; health services research ; sonography radiography nuclear medicine ; Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ; R895-920
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Wiley
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  10. Article ; Online: Feasibility of allied health assistant management of people with acute hip fracture

    Nicholas F Taylor / Michele L Callisaya / David A Snowdon / Taya A Collyer / Peggy Vincent / Yi Tian Wang

    BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss

    protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial

    2021  Volume 11

    Keywords Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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