Publications by authors named "D Wes Watson"
ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine group-based trajectories of hospital service use by people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the last 12months of life.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted using hospital admission and mortality data in New South Wales, Australia. Individuals aged ≥18years who were hospitalised during 2014-2021 and who died during 2015-2021 were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOver the past two decades, peer support providers have increasingly formalized their roles in the addiction treatment workforce through credentialing and professionalization efforts. Despite these advancements, misconceptions regarding their professional identity persist and contribute to challenges such as burnout and high turnover. This commentary underscores the importance of viewing the peer workforce as an emerging profession using a lens that has previously been applied to other healthcare service roles.
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- - Peer recovery support services show promise in aiding those with substance use disorders but pose risks like burnout and compassion fatigue for the workers involved
- - This study aims to explore existing research on workforce outcomes for peer support staff, focusing on how these outcomes vary by service setting and workplace structure
- - A thorough scoping review will be conducted using multiple research databases to analyze peer-reviewed and grey literature, aiming to provide insights into workforce-related issues in recovery support services
Background: The outcomes of planned implementation efforts have been mixed, with some applications failing to achieve the desired change or impact. While reasons for mixed findings in implementation research are multifaceted (e.g.
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