3 results match your criteria: "Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District and University of Wollongong[Affiliation]"

How nurses and midwives engage with patient experience data to inform person-centred quality and safety improvements.

J Clin Nurs

December 2022

The Mona Grey Professor of Nursing, Nursing Research & Development, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland.

Aims And Objectives: To explore how nurses and midwives engage with patient experience data collected via a mobile health app to inform person-centred practice improvements.

Background: A large amount of data is collected in healthcare, yet there is limited evidence outlining how nursing and midwifery staff utilise patient experience data to inform person-centred quality and safety improvements.

Methods: This study utilised action research, underpinned by Practice Development methodology and has been reported using the SQUIRE 2.

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Can green space quantity and quality help prevent postpartum weight gain? A longitudinal study.

J Epidemiol Community Health

April 2019

Population Wellbeing and Environment Research Lab (PowerLab), Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Background: Postpartum weight gain is a well-known challenge for many mothers, but associations with green space quantity and quality have not been investigated.

Methods: This longitudinal study used data on 3843 mothers living in Australia tracked biennially for 15 years post partum from 2004 onwards. Multilevel growth curve models adjusted for confounding were used to examine the patterning of body mass index (BMI) in relation to green space quantity, measured by percentage land use, and green space quality, measured by self-report.

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