Publications by authors named "L Kerley"

Article Synopsis
  • The study explores how childhood adversity affects adults' ability to engage in meaningful activities, emphasizing the importance of these activities for health and well-being.
  • Attachment insecurity, stemming from early adversity, appears to limit individuals' engagement in meaningful activities, highlighting a link between emotional attachment styles and activity engagement.
  • The research suggests that both attachment avoidance and anxiety play a role in mediating the relationship between childhood adversity and meaningful activity engagement, indicating a complex interplay that warrants further investigation.
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Mealtimes and feeding practices are shaped by culture and have long-term implications for social and emotional wellbeing. To date, there has been little research in Australia that has focused on First Nations families' feeding practices and mealtimes. This co-designed study aimed to explore First Nations' families feeding practices through yarning circles with workers (n = 14) at an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organization.

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This study's purpose is to better understand pediatric intensive care nursing perspectives on sedative management as a precursor to improving aspects of sedation assessment, titration, and communication. We queried nurses in the pediatric intensive care unit at a 40+ bed quaternary care using an electronic survey about their experiences with sedation management. Data was collected using REDCap and statistical analyses were performed to assess for differences between experience levels in areas.

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Clinicians and researchers have observed that sensory processing and attachment difficulties frequently co-occur; however, little is known about which sensory processing and attachment patterns are interrelated across populations. To review evidence of empirical relationships between sensory processing and attachment patterns across the life span. Using the Arksey and O'Malley framework, four databases were searched up to June 2021 for studies that investigated relationships between sensory processing and attachment patterns.

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