A multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing three-times-a-day intermittent enteral postural feeding to continuous enteral feeding among mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care.

Background And Aims: Previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing intermittent feeding versus continuous feeding used different methods, employed shorter fasting intervals, ignored patients' posture in bed during feeds, and showed mixed results. Prolonged fasting intervals are hypothesized to have several benefits. Additionally, there is evidence for more efficient gastric emptying in the right lateral position.

The Future of Disability Research in Australia: Protocol for a Multiphase Research Agenda-Setting Study.

Background: For people with disabilities to live a good life, it is essential that funded research in health and social care addresses their interests, meets their needs, and fills gaps in our understanding of the impact that services, systems, and policies may have on them. Decisions about research funding should be based on an understanding of the research priorities of people with disabilities, their supporters and allies, disability researchers, service providers, and policy makers working in the field.

Objective: The aim of this protocol is to describe the research design and methods of a large-scale, disability research agenda-setting exercise conducted in 2021 in Australia.

Transcending the Professional-Client Divide: Supporting Young People with Complex Support Needs Through Transitions.

Young people with complex support needs frequently experience multiple intersecting forms of disadvantage including experiences of violence, abuse and neglect, housing instability and homelessness, problematic substance use, exclusion from education, and contact with the criminal justice system. Many of these young people have mental health, cognitive disability and/or other health issues that also impact on their lives. These young people need to navigate multiple, diverse, and often difficult transitions between services, adding to the existing chaos in their lives.

Intensive care unit outcomes in patients with hematological malignancy.

Unlabelled: Hematological malignancies are usually life-limiting conditions. Limitations of care need to be decided early, based on acceptability to the patient, family, physician, and community. Inappropriate intensive care unit (ICU) admission is likely to result in significant physical, psychological, and economic burden.

Choosing the harder road: Naming the challenges for families in person-centred planning.

Person-centred planning (PCP) has underpinned disability service provision in many Western countries for the past 30 years. For many people with an intellectual disability, family members are central to this process and are important allies in facilitating positive change. This article presents findings from an evaluation of a family resourcing and capacity building project in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.