Sustained Leadership Practices and Behaviours Following Postgraduate Leadership Education: A Qualitative Study.

Aim: To explore how postgraduate leadership education is translated into practice and how leadership practices and behaviours are sustained following completion of a leadership program.

Design: A qualitative exploratory study using an appreciative inquiry approach.

Methods: A single Health District, partnered with a regional university, offering a 12-month leadership program, the Effective Leadership in Health Program.

"It's the Tide of Your Life": A Qualitative Study on Survivor Awareness and Understanding of Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

Objective: This paper describes blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) survivors' and carers' knowledge and understanding of BMT and long-term care requirements.

Methods: Semistructured, online interviews with 22 BMT survivors and 6 carers were used to collect qualitative data. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic analysis.

How is primary care nursing embedded in nursing undergraduate curricula: A mixed-method study from four countries.

Introduction: Given the increase in the primary care nursing workforce and the need to further grow nursing roles in the community understanding how this is included in undergraduate education is important. This study aimed to explore the inclusion of primary care in the undergraduate nursing education curriculum of four countries.

Method: A mixed-method design was employed to obtain a broader context of primary care nursing in nursing education and teaching approaches relating to primary care nursing.

The Australian nursing and midwifery academic workforce: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: To explore the demographics, employment characteristics, job satisfaction and career intentions of the Australian nursing and midwifery academic workforce.

Background: The academic workforce is crucial in preparing the next generation of nurses and midwives. Thus, understanding current satisfaction, challenges, opportunities and intentions is important for recruitment and succession planning.

"Jumping on the Blood Pressure Bandwagon": Nurse, GP, and Patient Perspectives of a General Practice Nurse-Led Hypertension Management Intervention.

To explore the perceptions and experiences of general practice nurses, general practitioners, and patients who participated in a nurse-led intervention to improve blood pressure control. Given the impact of hypertension on rates of premature death and disability, it is important that interventions be evaluated to reduce blood pressure. A key component of such evaluation is understanding the experiences of participants and clinicians.

Factors Associated with Advance Care Planning Engagement Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Aim: To explore the associations between depression, anxiety, decisional conflict and advance care planning engagement and the potential mediating role of decisional conflict in the associations between depression, anxiety and advance care planning among community-dwelling older adults.

Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 262 community-dwelling older Australians across metropolitan, regional and rural communities between August and October 2022.

Methods: Validated self-reported questions were used to collect data on anxiety, depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), decisional conflict (Decisional Conflict Scale), advance care planning engagement (Advance Care Planning Engagement Survey) and covariates (demographic characteristics, health literacy [Health Literacy Screening Questions]), overall health status (Short form 36).

Understanding the Lifestyle Risk Profile of Men and Their Engagement With Preventive Care: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Aim: To explore men's health status and lifestyle risk profile and understand how they engage with preventive health care.

Design: A cross-sectional survey within a sequential mixed-methods project.

Methods: Four hundred thirty-one adult males, working or volunteering for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) completed the survey between September and November 2022.

The Self-Care of Older Australians During Bushfires and COVID-19: A Qualitative Study.

Objective: This article sought to explore how older people maintained their health and managed chronic conditions during the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires, floods, and COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. This knowledge is important in the context of intersecting public health and environmental hazards.

Methods: Qualitative, semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 19 community-dwelling older people living in South Eastern New South Wales, a region significantly impacted by the successive disasters.

A qualitative study on blood and marrow transplant recipients' perceptions of health professional roles following BMT and preferences for ongoing care.

Purpose: Survivors of blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) require life-long follow-up involving both tertiary transplant and primary care services. This paper explores the attitudes and preferences of BMT survivors and their carers regarding the transition from BMT centre care to primary care.

Methods: This qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews with BMT survivors and carers from New South Wales, Australia.

Understanding health literacy in men: a cross-sectional survey.

Background: Males have a shorter life expectancy than females. Men are less likely to seek the advice of a health professional or utilise preventive health services and programs. This study seeks to explore health literacy and the characteristics affecting this among Australian men.

Ageing with chronic conditions and older persons' experience of social connections: a qualitative descriptive study.

Background Chronic conditions may limit older peoples' social engagement and wellbeing. Reduced social connections can result in loneliness and social isolation. This study aimed to explore the experience of social connection in older people living with chronic conditions, and the factors influencing their social participation.

Clinical Practice Patterns for Transradial Coronary Artery Catheterisation in Australian and New Zealand: Mixed-Methods Survey and Interview Study.

Background: While there has been an increase in the use of the transradial approach when performing percutaneous coronary angiography and intervention, there is evidence of variations in international practice. Ensuring that operators' practices are supported by evidence is important to ensure optimal outcomes.

Method: Interventional cardiologists and advanced trainees completed a cross-sectional survey followed by semi-structured interviews to map current practices for transradial coronary artery procedures in Australia and New Zealand and explore factors that influence clinical decision-making around procedural practice.

Process evaluation of a data-driven quality improvement program within a cluster randomised controlled trial to improve coronary heart disease management in Australian primary care.

Background: This study evaluates primary care practices' engagement with various features of a quality improvement (QI) intervention for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) in four Australian states.

Methods: Twenty-seven practices participated in the QI intervention from November 2019 -November 2020. A combination of surveys, semi-structured interviews and other materials within the QUality improvement in primary care to prevent hospitalisations and improve Effectiveness and efficiency of care for people Living with heart disease (QUEL) study were used in the process evaluation.

Nurses' Use of mHealth Apps for Chronic Conditions: Cross-Sectional Survey.

Background: Mobile health (mHealth) is increasingly used to support public health practice, as it has positive benefits such as enhancing self-efficacy and facilitating chronic disease management. Yet, relatively few studies have explored the use of mHealth apps among nurses, despite their important role in caring for patients with and at risk of chronic conditions.

Objective: The aim of the study is to explore nurses' use of mHealth apps to support adults with or at risk of chronic conditions and understand the factors that influence technology adoption.

Structured interactions between nurses and patients through intentional rounding: A scoping review.

Aim: To synthesize existing literature describing the impact of intentional rounding on patient outcomes among hospitalized adults.

Background: Intentional rounding has been described as purposeful therapeutic communication between nurses and patients during regular checks with patients using standardized protocols. Despite the widespread adoption of intentional rounding, the current understanding of the benefits of these structured interactions between nurses and patients is limited.

Validating care and treatment scenarios for measuring decisional conflict regarding future care preferences among older adults.

Objective: Decisional conflict is used increasingly as an outcome measure in advance care planning (ACP) studies. When the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) is used in anticipatory decision-making contexts, the scale is typically tethered to hypothetical scenarios. This study reports preliminary validation data for hypothetical scenarios relating to life-sustaining treatments and care utilisation to inform their broader use in ACP studies.

Utilisation of Chronic Disease and Mental Health Management Services and Cardioprotective Medication Prescriptions in Primary Care for Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among cancer survivors. Mental health is considered an important risk factor affecting the treatment of cardiovascular disease. However, little is known about the use of secondary prevention strategies for CVD in patients with both cancer and CVD.

Unveiling final-year students and new graduates' concerns, preparedness, and learning experiences during the pandemic in Qatar: A cross-sectional survey.

Background: The emergence of COVID-19 interrupted education worldwide and educational institutions were forced to switch to an online learning (E-learning) environment.

Objectives: To explore the perceived educational experiences, worries, and preparedness to enter clinical practice among final-year nursing students and new graduate nurses after studying during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: A cross-sectional survey design.

Impact of a general practice nurse intervention to improve blood pressure control: The ImPress study.

Background And Objectives: Hypertension is a highly prevalent but often poorly controlled risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study examined the effectiveness of a general practice nurse (GPN) intervention to reduce blood pressure in adults with hypertension who are at high risk of CVD.

Method: A cluster randomised control trial was performed across 10 general practices.

Self-efficacy, resilience and healthy ageing among older people who have an acute hospital admission: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: To examine the associations between self-efficacy, resilience and healthy ageing among older people who have an acute hospital admission.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Methods: Survey and medical record data were collected from older people on discharge from hospital.

Exploring leadership in health professionals following an industry-based leadership program: A cross-sectional survey.

Aim: To evaluate the self-reported leadership practices and behaviours of health professionals following a leadership program and explore factors that impacted leadership style.

Design: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted from August to October 2022.

Methods: The survey was disseminated via email to leadership program graduates.

Why do nurses seek employment in forensic mental health and what are their first impressions of the clinical environment? A mixed methods study.

Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate why registered nurses seek forensic mental health employment and explore their initial impressions of this setting.

Design: Explanatory sequential mixed methods.

Methods: Registered nurses employed in a forensic mental health hospital completed an online survey about their reasons for seeking work in forensic mental health and their transition into the setting.

The Impact of Social Media Interventions on Weight Reduction and Physical Activity Improvement Among Healthy Adults: Systematic Review.

Background: A sedentary lifestyle and being overweight or obese are well-established cardiovascular risk factors and contribute substantially to the global burden of disease. Changing such behavior is complex and requires support. Social media interventions show promise in supporting health behavior change, but their impact is unclear.