Publications by authors named "Edith Reddin"
Article Synopsis
- The systematic review assesses the safety and effectiveness of various off-loading devices for treating diabetic foot ulcers, analyzing literature from 1966 to 2012.
- Non-removable off-loading devices are generally more effective for healing diabetic foot ulcers compared to removable devices, particularly therapeutic shoes.
- Total contact casts and instant total contact casts show similar effectiveness, indicating that non-removable devices improve patient compliance and facilitate ulcer healing.
Unlabelled: PASSIVE RESISTANCE: Early experiences of midwifery students/graduates and the Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI) 10 steps to successful breastfeeding.
Research Question: What factors, in relation to the BFHI 10 steps to successful breastfeeding, influence the development of breastfeeding support practice for beginning practitioner midwives?
Procedures: Newly graduated midwives about to commence a Graduate Midwifery Program (GMP) were recruited from two South Australian universities and one Western Australian hospital to participate in the study.
Methods: This qualitative longitudinal study used critical incident technique for a series of three semi-structured interviews with each participant.
Objective: to investigate the relationship between adherence to six of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) Ten steps to successful breast feeding and the duration of breast feeding in first-time mothers.
Design: a prospective study to assess the duration of breast feeding up to 6 months postpartum. Survival analysis techniques (Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazard models) were used to interpret the data.
Objective: to assess the ability of a Breast-Feeding Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES) score measured at 1 week postpartum to predict the duration of breast-feeding in first-time mothers, and to develop a minimal set of potential confounders, including the BSES and demographic variables, for comparing the apparent effect of other influences on the duration of breast-feeding.
Design: a prospective cohort study, with primary outcome the duration of breast feeding up to 6 months postpartum.
Participants: 317 women who had given birth to their first baby (at term) in a large teaching maternity hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, during the period March to November, 2003.