Sonia Hines

Flinders University · Rural and Remote Health NT

Postoperative nausea and vomiting is a common and unpleasant phenomenon and current therapies are not always effective for all patients. Aromatherapy has been suggested as a possible addition to the available treatment strategies. This review sought to establish what effect the use of aromatherapy has on the severity and duration of established pos...

Objective: The objective of this review was to examine the association between alcohol supply restriction policies and rates of alcohol-related harms in remote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Introduction: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in remote communities experience a higher rate of alcohol-...

Background Considerable resources have been expended, both in universities and health workplaces to improve nurses' abilities to interact with research and research literature to enable their engagement with evidence-based practice. Despite these efforts, a considerable number of nurses experience difficulty with research literature and are relucta...

Objective to examine the measurement properties of instruments that have been used to measure aspects of psychological capacity in adults aged 60 years and over. Methods the databases PsycINFO, MEDLINE, EMCARE and Scopus from 2010 were searched using search terms related to psychological capacity, older persons and measurement properties. Both dat...

Objective: This review will evaluate the effectiveness of alternative versus traditional forms of exercise on cardiac rehabilitation program utilization and other outcomes in women with or at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Introduction: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programs improve health outcomes in women with or at high risk of...

Objective: The aim of this scoping review was to report on the planning and implementation of a disaster exercise for undergraduate nursing students, which included the participation of other health, allied health students, or professionals for the purpose of preparing them to respond to a disaster. Introduction: Recently, the world has witnesse...

Background The health and wellbeing consequences of social determinants of health and health behaviours are well established. This has led to a growing interest in social prescribing, which involves linking people to services and supports in the community and voluntary sectors to address non-medical needs. However, there is considerable variability...

Objective: This review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies to reduce risky alcohol consumption among youth living in rural and remote areas. Introduction: Youth living in rural and remote areas are more likely to drink alcohol and experience alcohol-related harm than youth living in urban locations. This is the first review assessi...

Objective: This review will identify and appraise existing evidence on the measurement properties of utility-based health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measures used in cardiac rehabilitation programs. The review will then map the measure domains against the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and the International...

Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Hypertension is a leading risk factor in the development and worsening of cardiac arrhythmias, in particular atrial fibrillation. Practice guidelines recommend an integrated management approach which includes multidisciplinary teams. Aim to investigate the role of nurses in the ma...

Aim: This review aimed to investigate the effectiveness of nurse-led interventions versus usual care on hypertension management, lifestyle behaviour, and patients' knowledge of hypertension and associated risk factors. Methods: A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted following Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidelines. MEDLINE (Ovid)...

Aims: To consolidate the evidence on the effectiveness of activity-monitoring devices and mobile applications on physical activity and health outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease and attended cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs. Methods: An umbrella review of published randomised controlled trials systematic reviews and meta-analyse...

Objective: The objective of this review was to examine the characteristics and processes of clinical reasoning used by registered nurses in clinical practice, and to identify factors reported to relate to the use of clinical reasoning by registered nurses in clinical practice. Introduction: Significant variability in the clinical reasoning of gr...

This Evidence Check sought to find effective interventions for tobacco screening and cessation in CALD communities. It focused on Chinese, Vietnamese and Arabic speakers, as they are the largest CALD populations in Australia and have high rates of smoking and low rates of screening adherence. A total of 68 studies dating from 2013 were included; ho...

Objective: The objective of the review is to investigate the effectiveness of activity-monitoring devices and mobile applications on physical activity and health outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease who are participating in cardiac rehabilitation programs. Introduction: Supporting patients with cardiovascular conditions to achieve an...

Objectives: Difficulties with understanding research literature can lead to nurses having low engagement with evidence-based practice (EBP). This study aimed to test the feasibility of an education intervention using an academic literacies approach to improve nurses' research literacy. Methods: An interactive workshop was devised utilizing genre...

Objective: This scoping review will determine what causal theoretical frameworks have been used to examine veteran mental health help-seeking behavior. The review will also examine the causal factors proposed by these theoretical frameworks, and whether they account for the complex cultural, social, and affective experiences of veterans, which may...

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the perspectives of experienced Australian Remote Area Nurses about remote nursing staff retention strategies. Background: There is low retention of Remote Area Nurses in remote Australia. Retention of Remote Area Nurses can be improved by a supportive environment including good management, professional...

Background: There is an evidence that some nurses struggle with reading and using research. This struggle becomes a barrier to engaging in evidence-based practice (EBP). Personal beliefs, attitudes about research, and difficulties with research language and statistics have been reported as important variables in quantitative studies. Aims: The a...

Objective: The objective of this review is to synthesize existing qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods evidence in order to identify and examine the barriers to and facilitators of engagement with early-intervention services by pregnant people at risk of child removal. Introduction: Early intervention and prevention is key to reducing th...

Background Attracting and retaining sufficient health workers to provide adequate services for residents of rural and remote areas has global significance. High income countries (HICs) face challenges in staffing rural areas, which are often perceived by health workers as less attractive workplaces. The objective of this review was to examine the q...

Objective: This scoping review protocol will map the literature related to interprofessional learning among undergraduate nursing, other health and allied health students and professionals to prevent, prepare, or respond to a simulated disaster event. Introduction: The frequency of disasters has been increasing globally. Nurses constitute the la...

Background All individuals should have the right to engage meaningfully in occupations that meet their aspirations and life goals as well as promote their health and well-being. For individuals with disability, meaningful engagement in occupations is supported by timely, effective, and adaptive health and support services. However, research has rev...

Objective: This qualitative systematic review aims to identify the barriers and enablers to delivering and sustaining Indigenous youth mentoring programs for improving mental health and reducing suicide rates. Introduction: The United Nations has garnered a global action to address Indigenous youth suicide and suicidal behavior. Indigenous youth...

Background: All individuals should have the right to engage meaningfully in occupations that meet their aspirations and life goals as well as promote their health and wellbeing. For individuals with disability, meaningful engagement in occupations is supported by timely, effective and adaptive health and support services. However, research has reve...

Background: All individuals should have the right to engage meaningfully in occupations that meet their aspirations and life goals as well as promote their health and wellbeing. For individuals with disability, meaningful engagement in occupations is supported by timely, effective and adaptive health and support services. However, research has reve...

Background: All individuals should have the right to engage meaningfully in occupations that meet their aspirations and life goals as well as promote their health and wellbeing. For individuals with disability, meaningful engagement in occupations is supported by timely, effective and adaptive health and support services. However, research has reve...

Background: Medication errors are one of the leading avoidable sources of har m to hospital patients. In hospitals, a range of interventions have been used to reduce the risk of errors at each of the points they may occur, such as prescription, dispensing and/or administration. Systematic reviews have been conducted on many of these interventions;...

The identification of fundamental mechanisms is an important scientific pursuit in many fields of enquiry. With regard to the development of psychological treatments, understanding the mechanisms through which change occurs such that psychological distress resolves, can enable us to develop more effective and efficient interventions. In the field o...

Objective: The objective of this review is to investigate the effectiveness and appropriateness of culturally adapted approaches for treating alcohol use disorders in Indigenous peoples in Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the USA. Introduction: Poor and disadvantaged people, particularly those who are Indigenous, suffer more health effects due...

Objective: The aim of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies for reducing risky alcohol consumption amongst youth living in rural and remote areas. Introduction: Youth living in rural and remote areas are more likely to drink alcohol and are at higher risk of experiencing alcohol-related harm than youth living in urban locati...

Objective: The objective of the current review is to examine the association between exposure to strategies or interventions to retain health workers in rural and remote areas of high income countries and improved retention rates. Introduction: Attracting and retaining sufficient healthcare staff to provide adequate services for residents of rur...

Objective: This review aims to examine the association between alcohol restriction policies and rates of alcohol-related harms in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Introduction: A number of different strategies have been used to reduce the harms and costs associated with excessive alcohol consumption in Aboriginal and...

Background: Chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction (CRCD) refers to problems with memory , attention span, or concentration, experienced by patients with cancer who have had chemotherapy. CRCD can have a significant negative effect on a patient's quality of life. The exact cause of CRCD is unknown but is presumed to be multifactorial.

Review question: The question of this review is: what is the association between emergency department length of stay and patient outcomes?More specifically, what is the association between the length of time a patient spends in the emergency department and outcomes, including, but not limited to: mortality, omitted episodes of care (e.g. non-admin...

Objective: To identify, appraise and synthesize existing evidence regarding the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions on the psychological health and emotional well-being of family carers of people with dementia who have moved into residential care. Introduction: Many carers experience stress, guilt, grief and depression following placemen...

Background: Triage is the process by which emergency departments (EDs) sort patients presenting for medical treatment. The Australasian Triage Scale, validated to measure urgency, answers the question 'This patient should wait for medical assessment and treatment no longer than…' Multiple patients may present within short time frames, and some wil...

Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common, unpleasant phenomenon and current therapies are not always effective for all patients. Aromatherapy has been suggested as an addition to the available treatment strategies. This review was originally published in 2012 and updated in 2017. Objectives: The main objective was to esta...

Review question: What is the effectiveness of interventions designed to prevent medication error on medication administration errors, medication-related harms and medication-related death in acute care patients?

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Background Evidence-based practice (EBP) education is important to overcome barriers to evidence use in practice. Method The authors conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate the EBP knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of RNs and midwives who had participated in an EBP workshop and compared their results with those of nonparticipants. R...

Review question/objective: The objective of this review is to identify, appraise and synthesize existing evidence regarding the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions on the psychological health and emotional wellbeing of family carers of people with dementia who have moved into residential care.More specifically, the objectives are to determ...

Background: Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) is inflammation of the skin resulting from repeated contact with urine and/or feces. It causes pain, redness, swelling and excoriation, and may lead to complications such as fungal skin infections and pressure injuries. It is important to prevent and treat IAD to avoid complications and improve...

Perioperative nurses recognise that family members experience increased levels of anxiety during the wait for a relative undergoing a surgical procedure. It is often during this time that little or no meaningful communication occurs between family members and health professionals. It has been suggested that a structured information intervention has...

Review question/objective: The objective of this systematic review is to identify, critically appraise and synthesize the best available literature regarding experiences and perceptions of family-staff relationships in the care of people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities.More specifically, the objectives are to identify fami...

Background: Physical activity, functional status and quality of life (QoL) are important determinants of the quality of life (QoL) after colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment; however, little is known on how the treatment impacts these outcomes. Having this understanding could help clinicians develop and implement strategies that would enhance or maint...

Background: The ability to participate in valued activities, whether for work, leisure or family, is an important aspect of personal identity. In dementia, progressive memory loss means that abilities developed over a lifetime begin to be lost as well, contributing to the loss of self and identity. Some studies have reported that activities or int...

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common problem, that can be effectively managed by surgery. Screening for prognostic factors is important to identify workers who are at a greater risk of a poor work outcome in order to implement tailored interventions to facilitate their return-to-work. Objective: To synthesize the best available e...

Background: Optimizing body composition for healthy aging in the community is a significant challenge. There are a number of potential interventions available for older people to support both weight gain (for those who are underweight) and weight loss (for overweight or obese people). While the benefits of weight gain for underweight people are ge...

Background: "Preoperative rehabilitation" or prehabilitation has been increasingly studied alongside the deleterious effects of surgery and functional decline. Prehabilitation is the preoperative optimization of physical functionality to enable the individual to maintain a normal level of function during and after surgery. This systematic review e...

Review question/objective: The objective of this systematic review is to identify, appraise and synthesize the best available evidence on oral health students' experiences of interpersonal skills learning and development in undergraduate university programs.More specifically the research questions are.

Background: Modifying dietary sodium intake is a cornerstone of diet advice for lowering blood pressure (BP) under the assumption that it is protective against cardiovascular disease. Previous meta-analyses of normotensive participants have not excluded all studies that recruited participants with systolic blood pressure (SBP) > 140 mmHg, which gr...

Background: Dysphagia, or difficulty in swallowing, is a serious and life-threatening medical condition that affects a significant number of individuals with acute neurological impairment, largely from stroke. Dysphagia is not generally considered a major cause of mortality; however, the complications that result from this medical condition, namel...

Background: Chronic diseases are increasing worldwide and have become a significant burden to those affected by those diseases. Disease-specific education programs have demonstrated improved outcomes, although people do forget information quickly or memorize it incorrectly. The teach-back method was introduced in an attempt to reinforce education...

Background: Despite the importance of research literacy for nurses, many nurses report feeling unable to effectively read and understand research, which in turn results in lower research utilization in practice. Nurses themselves identify poor experiences with trying to understand and use research as factors that contribute to a reluctance to util...

Aims: Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD), resulting from diarrhoea and/or faecal incontinence, is a common problem in intensive care, occurring in 7-50% of the patients, with an estimated 10 million dollars spent annually on continence skin care. This project aimed to evaluate and improve the staff knowledge on IAD and also improve practice...

REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE The objective of this review is to critically appraise and synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of professional oral health care intervention on the oral health of aged care residents with dementia. More specifically the objectives are to identify the efficacy of professional oral health care interventions on general o...

Background: Internationally, a considerable body of research exists examining why nurses do not use evidence in practice. Consistently, the research finds that lack of knowledge about research or discomfort with understanding research terminology are among the chief reasons given. Research education is commonly included in undergraduate nursing de...

Executive summary Background Patient advocacy is central to nursing practice; acting as a patient advocate in the perioperative environment requires the care of patients that are highly vulnerable and unable to speak up for themselves, in a busy and often highly pressurized environment involving multiple professional groups providing care simultane...

REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE: This review aims to answer the following question: Is the use of topical skin protectants in patients with incontinence effective in reducing the occurrence of incontinence-associated dermatitis or the risk of developing incontinence-associated dermatitis in adult patients with fecal and/or urinary incontinence and diarrh...

FOR FULL TEXT: http://joannabriggslibrary.org/index.php/jbisrir/article/view/2056/2485 REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE: The quantitative objectives are to identify the impact of curative colorectal cancer treatment (surgery or adjuvant therapy) on physical activity, functional status and quality of life within one year of treatment or diagnosis. INCL...

BACKGROUND: Nurse-led preadmission clinics or services have been implemented in many health services as a strategy to facilitate the admission and assessment of booked surgical cases. In order to provide the most recent available evidence, this systematic review is an update of our previous review published in 2010.

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Background: Major surgery can induce functional decline and pain, which can also have negative implications on health care utilization and quality of life. Prehabilitation is the process of optimizing physical functionality preoperatively to enable the individual to maintain a normal level of function during and after surgery. Prehabilitation trai...

Background: Major surgery can have a negative impact on physical functional status. Prehabilitation is the process of optimizing physical functionality preoperatively to enable the individual to maintain a normal level of function during and after surgery. Prehabilitation training is a combination of aerobic exercises, strength training, and functi...

Background: Women undergoing cesarean section are vulnerable to adverse effects associated with inadvertent perioperative hypothermia, but there has been a lack of synthesized evidence for temperature management in this population. This systematic review aimed to synthesize the best available evidence in relation to preventing hypothermia in mothe...

Available online at: http://wdpi2014.iwh.on.ca/program/presentation/T-P38 Background Workers undergoing carpal tunnel release (CTR) require time off work to recover from the surgery itself, and often to be rehabilitated back to work. The total time to return-to-work (RTW) following CTR can be highly variable. Differences in timeframes and outcomes...

Review question/objective The objective of this review is to establish the effect of modifying dietary sodium intake in normotensive subjects. More specifically, the objectives are to identify the effect of reducing or increasing sodium intake on blood pressure in normotensive subjects with systolic blood pressure <140mmHg, and the effect of sodiu...

Background: The expectation that nurses are prepared to act as patient advocates as part of their role is now embedded in international codes of conduct. Advocacy in nursing has been explored in relation to many different practice areas including critical care, public health, and perioperative care. Perioperative nurses care for patients when they...

Review question/objective: The objective of this review is to identify the meaningfulness of perioperative nurses’ experiences of advocacy.

Background: Chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction (CRCD) refers to problems with memory, attention span, or concentration, experienced by patients with cancer who have had chemotherapy. CRCD can have a significant negative effect on a patient's quality of life. The exact cause of CRCD is unknown but is presumed to be multifactorial. Objectiv...

: The aim of this evidence-based practice (EBP) project was to promote adherence to the current best practice in monitoring and optimal replacement of peripheral intravenous device (PIVD). This EBP project took place in a 30-bed acute general surgical ward. Twenty in-patients with PIVD in situ for 4 days or more were recruited. There were five stag...

The prevention of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia (IPH) remains an important issue in perioperative healthcare. The aims of this project were to: (i) assess current clinical practice in the management of IPH and (ii) promote best practice in the management of IPH in adult operating theatres. This project from August 2010 to March 2012 utilise...

Review question/objective What is the effect of using the teach-back method for health education to improve adherence to treatment regimen and self-management in chronic disease? Inclusion criteria Types of participants This review will consider all studies that include adult patients (aged 18 years and over) in any healthcare setting, either as in...

Review question/objective The objective of this review update is to evaluate the most recent available research on the effectiveness of nurse-led preoperative assessment clinics or services on patient and organizational outcomes. More specifically, the objectives are to identify: the effectiveness of nurse-led preoperative assessment services on re...

Background: Whilst waiting for patients undergoing surgery, a lack of information regarding the patient's status and the outcome of surgery, can contribute to the anxiety experienced by family members. Effective strategies for providing information to families are therefore required. Objectives: To synthesize the best available evidence in relation...

Background: Dysphagia, that is, difficulty in swallowing, is a serious and life-threatening condition that affects a significant number of individuals with acute neurological impairment. Objective: To find the best available evidence regarding: 1. The nursing role in the recognition and management of dysphagia in adults with acute neurological impa...

Background: Women undergoing cesarean section are vulnerable to adverse effects associated with inadvertent perioperative hypothermia, but there has been a lack of synthesized evidence for temperature management in this population. This systematic review aimed to synthesize the best available evidence in relation to preventing hypothermia in mother...