Publications by authors named "Joanne Wincentak"

Background: Conversations about sexuality with healthcare providers (HCPs) are critical to youth's positive development, including youth with disabilities or chronic conditions. Yet, little is known about the characteristics of sexuality conversations with youth in healthcare settings. This scoping review examined the nature and extent of sexuality conversations between HCPs and youth (with and without a disability or chronic condition) and aimed to identify barriers to these conversations.

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Objectives: To map and characterize the nature of the evidence on the use of digital rectal stimulation for bowel management in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Data Sources: Five electronic databases were searched (ie, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Cochrane Incontinence Group) from 1990 to November 2019.

Study Selection: Articles that provided information on the use of digital rectal stimulation either alone or in combination with treatments were included.

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Background: Enacting knowledge translation (KT) in healthcare settings is a complex process that requires organizational facilitation. In addition to addressing organizational-level barriers, targeting individual-level factors such as KT competencies are a necessary component of this aim. While literature on KT competency training is rapidly growing, there has been little exploration of the potential benefits of training initiatives delivered from an intra-organizational perspective.

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Aims And Objectives: To provide a scoping review of the types of treatments used to address paediatric skin-related stoma complications specific to infection, hypergranulation and gastric leakage, and explore their effectiveness and indications for use.

Background: Stoma-related complications can be a common occurrence for children with gastrostomy (G) and gastrojejunostomy (GJ) tubes. Nurses require guidance to inform decision-making of the broad spectrum of treatments used in clinical practice.

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