Cardiorespiratory fitness is a risk factor for lower-limb and back injury in law enforcement officers commencing their basic training: a prospective cohort study.

We aimed to report the epidemiology of lower-limb and lumbosacral injuries in Police Force recruits. We performed a cohort study of Police Force recruits undergoing a six-month training program with prospective injury data collected between 2018 and 2021. Cardiorespiratory fitness was quantified by the beep-test and police-specific-functional-capacity was quantified using a specifically designed physical performance evaluation (PPE) tool.

The experience of individuals affected by Australia's international border closure during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This study explored the experiences of individuals who reported being negatively affected by Australia's international border closure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative data from 1930 adults who responded to a cross-sectional online survey exploring the mental health and wellbeing of individuals affected by border closure were analysed using theoretical thematic analysis, drawing on understandings of the relationship between place and wellbeing. Four themes were identified: 'Disconnection from family and social connections', 'Disconnection from a sense of home and belonging', 'Disconnection and sense of self', and 'A desire for reconnection'.

Data transforming: A concept analysis.

Purpose: The aims of this study are to clarify the concept of how data retrieved from electronic health records (EHR) are transformed into nurses' tacit knowledge for evidence-based practice from a cognitive perspective at a macro-organizational level, and to identify this concept's attributes, antecedents, and consequences in the nursing field.

Source: A literature review was conducted by performing a search on scientific databases using the key terms "data," "transform," "EHR," "nursing," "tacit knowledge," "organization," "data," "interpretation," and "healthcare." Forty-nine articles and four books were selected for the analysis.

Impact of Sudden Rule Changes on Player Injuries and Performance: Insights from Australian Football.

This study investigated the effects of reduced quarter time due to COVID-19 pandemic rule changes, on running performance and injuries in Australian Football. Microsensor data for eight matches performed by the same 17 players were compared between the 2019 (standard) and 2020 (COVID-19) seasons using linear and generalised mixed models. Injury rates were assessed in 34 players across the full 2019 season, and 32 players across the full 2020 season.

Exercise for preventing falls in post-stroke patients: A network meta-analysis.

Falls are a great concern for poststroke patients. Various interventions have been developed over the past few decades to prevent falls. However, the effectiveness of these interventions remains to be investigated.

Umbrella review: Newly graduated nurses' experiences of providing direct care in hospital settings.

Aim: To summarize existing research syntheses reporting newly graduated registered nurses' experiences of providing direct care in hospital settings.

Design: Umbrella review.

Data Sources: An extensive search of all relevant databases was conducted for research syntheses.

Characterising lower-body musculoskeletal morphology and whole-body composition of elite female and male Australian Football players.

Background: Physical demands and injury rates differ between elite female and male Australian Football (AF) players. To improve understanding of contributing physical factors to these differences, the purpose of this study was to investigate lower-body morphology and whole-body composition of elite footballers competing in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Australian Football League Women's (AFLW).

Methods: Lower-body morphology and whole-body composition of 23 AFL players and 23 AFLW players were assessed using peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography and Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry at the beginning of pre-season.

The Effect of Psychological Distress on Measurement Invariance in Measures of Mental Wellbeing.

A growing literature supports the expansion of mental health assessment to include indicators of mental wellbeing; however, the concurrent use of measures of wellbeing and distress introduces potential sources of measurement error. The current study examines whether the mental health continuum short form is invariant to the level of participants' psychological distress. Measurement invariance testing was conducted within an Australian population ( = 8406) who participated in an online survey.

Injury Profiles of Police Recruits Undergoing Basic Physical Training: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Purpose A lack of published epidemiological data among police recruits presents a major challenge when designing appropriate prevention programs to reduce injury burden. We aimed to report the injury epidemiology of Western Australian (WA) Police Force recruits and examine sex and age as injury risk factors. Methods Retrospective analyses were conducted of prospectively collected injury data from WA Police Force recruits between 2018-2021.

What role do Australian health professionals play in helping people choose their home care package services?

The home care package (HCP) scheme provides funds to eligible older Australians for social, personal and clinical care services, and aims to assist people to age in-home. Uncorroborated evidence suggests older Australians rely on health professionals - especially general practitioners - to prompt HCP assessments, choose service providers and manage HCP funds thereafter. This was confirmed in a survey involving 502 older Australians aged >65years receiving HCP funds.

Non-Pharmacological Self-Management Strategies for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in People with Advanced Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Non-pharmacological self-management interventions for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurotherapy (CIPN) are of clinical interest; however, no systematic review has synthesized the evidence for their use in people with advanced cancer. Five databases were searched from inception to February 2022 for randomized controlled trials assessing the effect of non-pharmacological self-management interventions in people with advanced cancer on the incidence and severity of CIPN symptoms and related outcomes compared to any control condition. Data were pooled with meta-analysis.

Global policies to reduce pandemic intensified violence against women.

Violence against women (VAW) worsened globally during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. For example, a woman in France was killed every 3 days during lockdown. At the same time in South Africa, a woman was killed every 3 h.

Unmet supportive care needs of people with advanced cancer and their caregivers: A systematic scoping review.

Examining and addressing unmet care needs is integral to improving the provision and quality of cancer services. This review explored the prevalence of unmet supportive care needs, and factors associated with unmet need, in adults with advanced cancers (solid and hematological malignancies) and their caregivers. Electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE) were searched, producing 85 papers representing 81 included studies.

Healthy life of Korean patients with chronic kidney failure undergoing hemodialysis: A situation-specific nursing theory.

Purpose: This study explored to develop a situation-specific theory explaining the healthy life of Korean patients with chronic kidney failure undergoing hemodialysis.

Background: Chronic kidney failure (CKF) patients have to reorganize their lives around their hemodialysis sessions for their survival. Nursing interventions based on specific theories may promote their health-related behaviors and outcomes.

The best-worse scaling approach: prioritizing burdensome menopause symptoms among Cambodian women.

The objective of this study was to prioritize the most burdensome menopause symptoms among Cambodian women utilizing the best-worst scale (BWS). In total, 180 women aged 40-60 who lived in a community setting were recruited from four regions of Cambodia via convenience sampling. Using the BWS, 12 choice sets were prepared by combining 11 symptoms from the menopause rating scale (MRS), and the BWS choice sets were generated with the orthogonal main effects design (OMED).

A Group-Facilitated, Internet-Based Intervention to Promote Mental Health and Well-Being in a Vulnerable Population of University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial of the Be Well Plan Program.

Background: A growing literature supports the use of internet-based interventions to improve mental health outcomes. However, most programs target specific symptoms or participant groups and are not tailored to facilitate improvements in mental health and well-being or do not allow for needs and preferences of individual participants. The Be Well Plan, a 5-week group-facilitated, internet-based mental health and well-being group intervention addresses these gaps, allowing participants to select a range of activities that they can tailor to their specific characteristics, needs, and preferences.

Physical and technical demands of offence, defence, and contested phases of play in Australian Football.

Background: This study compared the physical demands and effect of field location for different phases of play (offence, defence and contested), and examined the physical and technical demands of successful and unsuccessful phases of play during Australian Football matches.

Methods: Global positioning system (GPS) and technical performance data were collected from 32 male Australian Football players in one club over 19 games in the 2019 season. The GPS data was aligned with phases of play acquired using Champion Data.

Assessing the quality of cardiac rehabilitation programs by measuring adherence to the Australian quality indicators.

Background: Every year, over 65,000 Australians experience an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and around one-third occur in people with prior coronary heart disease. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) aims to prevent a repeat ACS by supporting patients' return to an active and fulfilling lifestyle. CR programs are efficacious, but audits of clinical practice show variability of program delivery, which may compromise patient outcomes.

Perceptions and help-seeking behaviours among community-dwelling older people with urinary incontinence: A systematic integrative review.

Aim: To synthesize research evidence on perceptions and help-seeking behaviours in community-dwelling older people with urinary incontinence based on the Capability-Opportunity-Motivation-Behaviours model.

Background: Urinary incontinence is highly prevalent in community-dwelling older people, yet only a small proportion seek help from health professionals. Untreated urinary incontinence has a detrimental impact on older people's quality of life and distresses their caregivers.

A cross-sectional investigation of the mental health and wellbeing among individuals who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 international border closure in Australia.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the Australian government implementing strict international border closures. However, research has not yet investigated the mental health status of individuals impacted negatively by these international border closures.

Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional online survey of 3968 adults who reported being negatively affected by the border closure during June and July 2021.