Disability and long-term breathlessness: a cross-sectional, population study.

Introduction: Disability, resulting from altered interactions between individuals and their environment, is a worldwide issue causing inequities and suffering. Many diseases associated with breathlessness cause disability but the relationship between disability and the severity of breathlessness itself is unknown.This study evaluated associations between disability using the WHO's Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.

Prevalence, severity and impacts of breathlessness in Indian adults: An exploratory, nationally representative, cross-sectional online survey.

There are no known estimates of the prevalence, severity and impacts from breathlessness in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to explore the prevalence, severity, self-attributed underlying conditions and impacts of breathlessness limiting exertion in community-dwelling adults in India. This exploratory, population-based online survey recruited a pre-planned sample of 3,000 adult respondents stratified by age, sex and rurality (quotas as per the 2011 Indian National Census).

Understanding persistent breathlessness: impact on patients and optimal approaches to symptomatic reduction - an overview.

Introduction: Persistent breathlessness (breathlessness persisting despite optimal treatment for the underlying condition and resulting in disability) is a prevalent syndrome associated with chronic and life-limiting conditions. Improving the clinical recognition and assessment of persistent breathlessness is essential to ensure people are provided with the best treatment for optimal symptom control.

Areas Covered: This overview focuses on the impact of persistent breathlessness on patients, carers and the health system.

Roles and practices of specialist lung cancer nurses: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to map the available literature on the role of specialist lung cancer nurses.

Introduction: The international literature acknowledges the importance of specialist cancer nurses who provide supportive care to patients. Historically, however, there has been a lack of consistent evidence to inform development and implementation of the role.

Development of an Australia and New Zealand Lung Cancer Clinical Quality Registry: a protocol paper.

Introduction: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality, comprising the largest national cancer disease burden in Australia and New Zealand. Regional reports identify substantial evidence-practice gaps, unwarranted variation from best practice, and variation in processes and outcomes of care between treating centres. The Australia and New Zealand Lung Cancer Registry (ANZLCR) will be developed as a Clinical Quality Registry to monitor the safety, quality and effectiveness of lung cancer care in Australia and New Zealand.

Case study discussion: The important partnership role of Disability Nurse Navigators in the context of abrupt system changes because of COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Rapidly implementing telehealth-facilitated healthcare services in a COVID-19 environment generates relational challenges for people with intellectual disability. Disability Nurse Navigators assume a critical intermediary role between the healthcare system and this population.

Aim: To discuss the impact that rapid service change, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, can have on people with disability and the work of Disability Nurse Navigators who support them.

Advancing clinical facilitator capability to support graduate nurses: Outputs from social learning processes embedded in action research cycles.

Aim: This study in the first instance, seeks to identify encounters that commonly occur between graduates, facilitators and others; and second, to explicate skills and behaviours needed by facilitators to effectively guide graduates to perform at expected standards.

Background: In Australia, nursing graduates are expected to assimilate quickly and adapt to workplace practices within short timeframes. Clinical facilitators are provided to support transition to the workplace.

Validating the Nurses' Perceptions of Electronic Documentation Scale in a Cross-Sectional Sample of Registered Nurses in Australia: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

Background And Purpose: The Nurses' Perceptions of Electronic Documentation (NPED) scale assesses nurses' perceptions, attitudes, and use of electronic documentation in acute care settings. However, confirmatory factor analysis of the scale had not been conducted. This article describes a confirmatory factor analysis of the NPED scale.

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Non-pharmacological Intervention for Cancer-Related Dyspnea.

To evaluate the efficacy of a brief tailored non-pharmacological intervention comprising breathing retraining and psychosocial support for managing dyspnea in cancer patients. Multicenter, single blinded, parallel group, randomized controlled trial. Four major public hospitals, Brisbane, Australia.

A Tool to Measure Nurses' Perceptions of Electronic Documentation: Exploratory Factor Analysis.

Background And Purpose: Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have been widely adopted in US hospitals. EHRs have changed workflow and time allocation and have broad impacts on staff. We adapted an existing instrument to measure nurses' perceptions of a newly adopted EHR.

Single session work: Implementing brief intervention as routine practice in an acute care mental health assessment service.

Objectives:: The study describes the implementation and adaptation of a brief intervention model as routine clinical practice in an acute care service.

Methods:: An action research process informed the evaluation and design of the intervention.

Results:: The model's theoretical framework enhanced clinical practice and benefited consumers, though it was too rigid to be implemented in an acute care setting, so was adapted to suit this environment.