Bodil Rasmussen

Deakin University · School of Nursing and Midwifery

Background: Little is known about the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on community health service staff. The aim of this study was to assess the immediate and longer-term psychosocial impacts of COVID-19 on community health service staff in Australia. Methods: A prospective cohort design with an anonymous cross-section...

Background: First-generation migrants from South Asia account for a considerable proportion of the immigrant populations in high-income, western countries and are at a high risk of developing complex, chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Yet, previous systematic reviews have not synthesized information about the healthcare...

Objectives To compare outpatient attendance rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ('Aboriginal') and non-Aboriginal patients at a large metropolitan health service in Melbourne, Australia, and to describe the barriers and enablers experienced by urban-dwelling Aboriginal patients in attending hospital outpatient appointments.Methods This...

Objective: This study aimed to describe and contextualise COVID-19 recovery from the perspective of patient-lived experience, to inform the evolving public health response to the pandemic. Methods: Narrative interviews were completed with 37 adult Australians between six and 10 months following their COVID-19 diagnosis. Verbatim transcripts were...

Inpatient falls are devastating for patients and their families and an ongoing problem for healthcare providers worldwide. Inpatient falls overnight are particularly difficult to predict and prevent. The aim of this cohort study was to evaluate effectiveness of overnight portable video monitoring as an adjunct falls prevention strategy for high fal...

Background Autonomy supporting interventions, such as self-determination theory and guided self-determination interventions, may be a prerequisite to achieve long-term improvements in people with diabetes. Such interventions have never been systematically reviewed assessing benefits and harms and controlling the risks of random errors using trial s...

Objective To describe self-reported general and psychological health for allied health practitioners at an Australian acute public health service over three time points within the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.Methods This study collected data from cross-sectional online surveys at three time points: May-June 2020 (T1), October-Novem...

Background: Insulin resistance (IR) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) promote myocardial dysfunction in the absence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension or coronary heart disease. Termed diabetic cardiomyopathy (DMCM), this type of cardiomyopathy often evolves to heart failure (HF), therefore worsening outcomes for people living...

Internationally, nurses and midwives played a major role in the care of patients with COVID-19. More qualitative studies now exist, but still little is known about the psychosocial impact. The aim of this study was to assess the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses and midwives in Denmark. A cross-sectional survey completed by nur...

Background In an acute hospital setting, diabetes can require intensive management with medication modification, monitoring and education. Yet little is known about the experiences and perspectives of nursing/midwifery staff and patients. The aim of this study was to investigate diabetes management and care for patients with diabetes in an acute ca...

Background and Aims Fathers’ participation in antenatal and postnatal (perinatal) health services is widely recommended, yet rarely achieved at desired levels. One barrier may be health services’ poor understanding of fathers’ health literacy. This study aimed to investigate (a) health literacy strengths and barriers, and (b) associations between h...

Background Despite the benefits of breastfeeding, women who have a high body mass index (BMI) are less likely to initiate breastfeeding and more likely to cease breastfeeding prior to six months postpartum than women with normal BMI. Aim To investigate the barriers and enablers to breastfeeding for women with high BMI from the perspectives of wome...

Aims: Commencing university presents particular challenges for young adults with diabetes. This integrative literature review aimed to synthesise the research exploring the experiences and support needs of university students with diabetes. Methods: Medline, CINAHL, PsychInfo and EMBASE databases were searched for quantitative and qualitative st...

Background Health services implemented a range of initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic to support employee wellbeing and assist employees to manage the professional and personal challenges they experienced. However, it is not known if such initiatives were acceptable to employees or met their needs. Aims To evaluate the wellbeing and support i...

Diabetes prevalence is increasing; the technologies and medicines used to manage diabetes have become more complex, and the specialist health workforce with qualifications in diabetes is insufficient. Generalist health professionals have limited diabetes knowledge, despite engaging with people with diabetes in healthcare daily. An innovative framew...

This Australian study identifies an online ‘Capability Framework for Diabetes Care’, which aims to provide health professionals with appropriate skills to provide optimal care for people living with diabetes. Murfet, G. & Rasmussen, B. 2022. An innovative online platform to build workforce diabetes capabilities. Best Practice Nordic, May 2022, ht...

Elevated blood glucose levels, insulin resistance (IR), hyperinsulinemia and dyslipidemia the key aspects of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), contribute to the development of a certain form of cardiomyopathy. This cardiomyopathy, also known as diabetic cardiomyopathy (DMCM), typically occurs in the absence of overt coronary artery disease (CAD), hy...

Background: Hospital clinicians report poor psychosocial well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Few studies have reported data at more than one time point. Aims: To compare psychosocial well-being among hospital clinicians at two different time points during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Methods: Participants included doctors, nurses, midwi...

Aim: The aim of the study was to gain insight on how nurse leaders manage a culture of safety for graduate nurses. Background: Current theoretical approaches to safety culture tend towards a checklist approach that focusses on institutional characteristics, failing to examine the quality of interpersonal relationships. These interpersonal intera...

Introduction: To measure patients' evaluation of telehealth, preferences for telehealth versus in-person appointments, and potential cost savings by patient characteristics. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey (including patient and appointment characteristics, telehealth evaluation, preferences for care and costs) of adult patients using v...

Consumers access health professionals with varying levels of diabetes-specific knowledge and training, often resulting in conflicting advice. Conflicting health messages lead to consumer disengagement. The study aimed to identify capabilities required by health professionals to deliver diabetes education and care to develop a national consensus cap...

Introduction Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a common condition among cancer survivors that can lead to significant levels of distress, anxiety and depression. Online mindfulness programmes may provide the mechanism to support cancer survivors manage FCR and distress, and improve people’s well-being over the short, medium and long term. The prim...

Objective. The aim of this study was to describe nurses' and midwives' experiences following the first phase of the implementation of an electronic medical record (EMR) system at a large public health service in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. Methods. Four focus groups were held 8-10 months after implementation of the EMR. Transcripts were anal...

Background Rounding by the Rapid Response team (RRT) is an integral part of safety and quality care of the deteriorating patient. Rounding enables Intensive Care Units (ICU) liaison nurses to proactively identify deteriorating patients in the general wards and minimize the time spent by general nursing staff to call for assistance. Objective The s...

Objectives To assess depression, anxiety and stress among undergraduate nursing and midwifery students during the COVID-19 pandemic, and identify socio-demographic and educational characteristics associated with higher depression, anxiety and stress scores. Methods Cross-sectional study during August–September 2020, using an anonymous, online, sel...

Aim To explore the impact of COVID-19 on psychosocial well-being and learning for nursing and midwifery undergraduate students in an Australian university. Background The World Health Organization has reported a substantial psychological impact of COVID-19 on healthcare professionals to date. Evidence is lacking, however, regarding university nurs...

Introduction In the management of type 2 diabetes, autonomy-supporting interventions may be a prerequisite to achieving more long-term improvement. Preliminary evidence has shown that the guided self-determination (GSD) method might have an effect on haemoglobin A1c and diabetes distress in people with type 1 diabetes. Previous trials were at risk...

This study investigates the supportive needs of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the early treatment phase. The aim of this study was to identify unmet supportive care needs in the early treatment phase of women treated for breast cancer. This study employed a quantitative longitudinal design with baseline questionnaire (Time 1) and a six-mont...

Background Most investigations of nurses’ and midwives’ psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic have been conducted in a single setting. Aim To assess and compare the psychological wellbeing of nurses and midwives in Australia and Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Nurses and midwives employed at four metropolitan health s...

Background : The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted health services and their staff, including nursing and midwifery educators. Nursing and midwifery educators were tasked with meeting nurses’ and midwives’ rapidly-changing educational requirements, and supporting the nursing and midwifery workforce through the pandemic. Thus, nursing and mi...

Objective To explore the similarities and differences in the needs of young adults with T1D during life transitions. Methods Data obtained for this paper was based on three qualitative studies carried out in Denmark and Australia. In total, 33 Individual interviews and two focus groups (n=46) were conducted. Data was analysed using thematic analys...

Background Isolation is effective in preventing transmission of infectious disease. However, it has been shown to have negative effects including increased anxiety and poor physical outcomes. Objectives To summarize the effects of interventions to improve safety and outcomes for patients in isolation Design Systematic review (PROSPERO protocol re...

Objective The aim of this study was to describe nurses' and midwives' experiences following the first phase of the implementation of an electronic medical record (EMR) system at a large public health service in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia.Methods Four focus groups were held 8-10 months after implementation of the EMR. Transcripts were analyse...

Background: Breastfeeding is an important contributor to child survival, nutrition and development and maternal health. Evidence indicates that breastfeeding rates were suboptimal in women with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, and they also tend to breastfeed for a shorter duration than other childbearing women. This study aims to identify info...

Objective This study investigated the short-term psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital clinical staff, specifically their self-reported concerns and perceived impact on their work and personal lives.Methods Nurses, midwives, doctors and allied health staff at a large metropolitan tertiary health service in Melbourne, Australia,...

The aim of this study is to identify, from the perspectives of key health policy decision-makers, strategies that address barriers to diabetes-related footcare delivery in primary care, and outline key elements required to support implementation into clinical practice. The study utilised a qualitative design with inductive analysis approach. Seven...

Chronic health conditions are more prevalent in rural and remote areas than in metropolitan areas; living in rural and remote areas may present particular barriers to the self-management of chronic conditions like diabetes and comorbidities. The aims of this review were to: (1) synthesise evidence examining the self-management of diabetes and comor...

Objective Engagement of fathers to participate in pregnancy, birth and early postnatal care has significant advantages for women and infants as well as fathers. In Australia, guidelines for midwifery practice do not include specific recommendations about father-inclusive care, and models for publicly funded maternity care do not extend to the provi...

This study explored the perceived healthcare system and process barriers and enablers experienced by GPs and Credentialled Diabetes Educators (CDEs) in Australian primary care, in the delivery of preventative and early intervention foot care to people with diabetes. A qualitative design with inductive analysis approach was utilised and reported acc...

Introduction: Older people are frequent emergency department (ED) users, a vulnerable population and often have long stays in the ED. The aim of this study was to determine whether ED length of stay (LOS) had an impact on older people's (aged ≥65 years) anxiety, comfort and adverse events. Methods: This prospective observational study was conduc...

The aim of this systematic review was to examine the clinical cues used by acute care nurses to recognize changes in clinical states of adult medical and surgical patients that occurred as usual consequence of acute illness and treatment. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and checklist were followed....

Background Existing self-management and behavioural interventions for diabetes vary widely in their content, and their sustained long-term effectiveness is uncertain. Autonomy supporting interventions may be a prerequisite to achieve ‘real life’ patient engagement and more long-term improvement through shared decision-making and collaborative goal...

This study assessed the psychological well-being of Australian hospital clinical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. An anonymous online cross-sectional survey was conducted in a large metropolitan tertiary health service located in Melbourne, Australia. The survey was completed by nurses, midwives, doctors and allied health (AH) staff between 15...

Aims and objectives: To assess primary healthcare professionals' priority for managing diabetic foot disease (DFD) over the progressive course of the condition compared to other aspects of diabetes care. Background: DFD affects up to 60 million people globally. Evidence suggests that comprehensive preventative footcare may reduce serious complic...

Nurses and midwives of Australia now is the time for change! As powerfully placed, Indigenous and non-Indigenous nursing and midwifery professionals, together we can ensure an effective and robust Indigenous curriculum in our nursing and midwifery schools of education. Today, Australia finds itself in a shifting tide of social change, where the voi...

Background: Despite being a common comorbidity, diabetes is often overlooked when patients present to the emergency department (ED) with nondiabetic emergencies. Aims: To examine the associations between insulin treated patients presenting to the ED with nondiabetic emergencies and; (i) adverse glycaemia (AG); including hypoglycaemia (< 70 mg/dL) a...

Background Existing self-management and behavioural interventions for diabetes vary widely in their content, and their sustained long-term effectiveness is uncertain. Autonomy supporting interventions may be a prerequisite to achieve ‘real life’ patient engagement and more long-term improvement through shared decision making and collaborative goal...

Background Existing self-management and behavioural interventions for diabetes vary widely in their content, and their sustained long-term effectiveness is uncertain. Autonomy supporting interventions may be a prerequisite to achieve ‘real life’ patient engagement and more long-term improvement through shared decision making and collaborative goal...

Background People of low socioeconomic position (SEP) are disproportionately affected by type 2 diabetes (T2D), partly due to unhealthy eating patterns that contribute to inadequate disease self-management and prognosis. Digital technologies have the potential to provide a suitable medium to facilitate diabetes education, support self-management, a...

BACKGROUND People of low socioeconomic position (SEP) are disproportionately affected by type 2 diabetes (T2D), partly due to unhealthy eating patterns that contribute to inadequate disease self-management and prognosis. Digital technologies have the potential to provide a suitable medium to facilitate diabetes education, support self-management, a...

Patients often have difficulty comprehending or recalling information given to them by their healthcare providers. Use of ‘teach-back’ has been shown to improve patients’ knowledge and self-care abilities, however there is little guidance for healthcare services seeking to embed teach-back in their setting. This review aims to synthesize evidence a...

The aim of this study was to identify current preventative and early intervention diabetes-related foot care practices among Australian primary care healthcare professionals. A survey was developed to obtain information about preventative and early intervention foot care actions, priorities of care, access and referral to expert multidisciplinary f...

Background: Despite the long-term consequences of poorly controlled postoperative pain, inadequate pain control remains a problem. Aims: To improve the quality of postoperative pain management, the study site, an acute care hospital in Denmark, introduced electronic prescribing with standard order-sets, and allowed patients to self-administer an...

Today, chronic conditions such as diabetes, obesity and cancer and mental health are dominating the healthcare agendas of most, if not all, OECD countries and many developing countries. The strategies and techniques adopted to effectively treat infectious disease appear not to be as effective in combating these chronic conditions such that the inci...

Aims and objectives: Young adulthood is a life stage comprised of many turning points. For young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1DM), diabetes self-management support is crucial during this period. There is a lack of diabetes education programs and services tailored to this population. This paper presents the findings, according to the STROBE guide...

Background The purpose of the study was to explore anaesthetic nurses' perceptions of learning during interprofessional simulation education (IPSE). IPSE has a focus on the reduction of error in the operating room (OR) through improved team performance. Method This qualitative study used purposive sampling to collect data from anaesthetic nurses (...

The study aim was to identify current early intervention diabetes-related footcare practices amongst primary care healthcare professionals when escalating footcare.

The purpose of this poster is to outline the scoping review examining the barriers to preventative and early intervention foot care among people with diabetes, focussing on the perceptions of healthcare professionals working in primary care. The scoping review was designed to map the contemporary evidence of the healthcare professional’s perception...

Objectives: To examine barriers and enablers to delivering preventative and early intervention footcare to people with diabetes, from the perspective of healthcare professionals within primary care. Methods: MEDLINE, CINAHL and Scopus databases as well as Google Scholar were searched in September 2018. Inclusion criteria: English, qualitative and...

Objective: The Postnatal Wellbeing in Transition (PostTrans) Questionnaire assesses psychosocial wellbeing among women transitioning to motherhood while managing pre-existing diabetes. Face and content validity have been previously reported; however the PostTrans questionnaire has 51 items which imposes a substantial burden on respondents. The aim...

Problem: Breastfeeding has significant health benefits for maternal and infant health, yet women with pre-pregnancy diabetes (type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus) are often less likely to breastfeed compared with other childbearing women. Background: Intention to breastfeed and making the decision to breastfeed during pregnancy are significant pr...

Cancer case management has attracted major focus in Denmark. During the past 10 years, there has been focus on relieving the organizational transitions in the cancer processes. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into women’s experience of the organizational transitions in connection with being treated for breast cancer. Twelve qualitativ...

The aim of the study was to provide insights into the transitional experience of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer progressing to their primary treatment. The psychosocial impact of patients in the recovery phase after breast cancer treatment has been investigated in recent years, however, little is known about the transition experience and...

Workplace violence affects health professionals globally, with up to eighty percent of nurses experiencing at least one violent incident through out their careers. The impact of this exposure can be felt at an individual, professional and organisational level. Nurses who work in geographically isolated parts of Australia have a reduced ability to a...

Aims Breastfeeding among women with pre-existing diabetes is particularly important because it optimises neonatal outcomes. This study aimed to identify physical, social, psychological and cultural facilitators/barriers to the continuation of breastfeeding to 3 months post-birth among women with type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 (T2DM) diabetes. Methods Pre...

For young adults with type 1 diabetes (YAWD) aged 18 to 35, it can be difficult to manage diabetes due to competing lifestyles and work or study-related commitments. Current educational interventions to achieve glycaemic control are not successful among those who have lost motivation for self-management. The Guided Self-determination (GSD) method i...

The aim of the study was to investigate whether ascorbic acid (AA) supplementation improves postprandial glucose responses under free living conditions in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Thirty-one people with T2D (26 male, 5 female; aged 61.8 ± 6.8y; duration of diabetes 5.6 ± 4.6y [mean ± SD]) and stable glucose control (HbA1c 7.6 ± 0.7%) and...

Transitions are an important part of life from infancy to older age.

Abstract Background: Health research is conducted with the expectation that it advances knowledge and eventually translates into improved health systems and population health. However, research findings are often caught in the know-do gap: they are not acted upon in a timely way or not applied at all. Integrated knowledge translation (IKT) is advan...