Christine Toye

Summary

Affiliation: Edith Cowan University
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Fatigue in frail elderly people
    Christine Toye
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine, Edith Cowan University, Pearson Street, Churchlands, Western Australia, 6018
    Int J Palliat Nurs 12:202-8. 2006
  2. ncbi Measuring symptom distress among frail elders capable of providing self reports
    Christine Toye
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine, Edith Cowan University, Churchlands, Western Australia 6018, Australia
    Nurs Health Sci 7:184-91. 2005
  3. ncbi Psychometric testing and refinement of the Support Needs Inventory for Parents of Asthmatic Children
    Christine Toye
    Edith Cowan University, Churchlands, Australia
    J Nurs Meas 12:179-93. 2004
  4. ncbi Developing recommendations for implementing the Australian Pain Society's pain management strategies in residential aged care
    Ruth McConigley
    Western Australian Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Australas J Ageing 27:45-9. 2008
  5. ncbi End-of-life challenges in residential aged care facilities: a case for a palliative approach to care
    Linda J Kristjanson
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine, Edith Cowan University, Pearson Street, Churchlands, Western Australia, Australia 6018
    Int J Palliat Nurs 11:127-9. 2005
  6. ncbi Development and testing of a modified version of the brief pain inventory for use in residential aged care facilities
    Kirsten A Auret
    School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:301-6. 2008
  7. ncbi New dimensions in palliative care: a palliative approach to neurodegenerative diseases and final illness in older people
    Linda J Kristjanson
    School of Nursing and Public Health, Edith Cowan University, Pearson Street, Churchlands, WA 6018
    Med J Aust 179:S41-3. 2003
  8. ncbi Evaluating the feasibility and effect of using a hospital-wide coordinated approach to introduce evidence-based changes for pain management
    Anne M Williams
    Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Pain Manag Nurs 13:202-14. 2012
  9. ncbi Early re-presentation to hospital after discharge from an acute medical unit: perspectives of older patients, their family caregivers and health professionals
    Susan Slatyer
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia
    J Clin Nurs 22:445-55. 2013
  10. ncbi Further psychometric testing of an instrument to measure emotional care in hospital
    Anne M Williams
    Clinical Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Computing, Health and Science, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia 6027, Australia
    J Clin Nurs 20:3472-82. 2011

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Fatigue in frail elderly people
    Christine Toye
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine, Edith Cowan University, Pearson Street, Churchlands, Western Australia, 6018
    Int J Palliat Nurs 12:202-8. 2006
    ..Further work is required to establish the tool's psychometric properties, but it should then be useful for both research and clinical assessment purposes...
  2. ncbi Measuring symptom distress among frail elders capable of providing self reports
    Christine Toye
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine, Edith Cowan University, Churchlands, Western Australia 6018, Australia
    Nurs Health Sci 7:184-91. 2005
    ..50 to 0.64. Concurrent validity with an established measure of well-being was demonstrated. Further research will assess stability. The tool provides a valid overview of symptom distress in frail aged people able to provide self reports...
  3. ncbi Psychometric testing and refinement of the Support Needs Inventory for Parents of Asthmatic Children
    Christine Toye
    Edith Cowan University, Churchlands, Australia
    J Nurs Meas 12:179-93. 2004
    ..This tool may be used for research or clinical screening without imposing undue burden on parents. Further work is required to establish the tool's stability over time...
  4. ncbi Developing recommendations for implementing the Australian Pain Society's pain management strategies in residential aged care
    Ruth McConigley
    Western Australian Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Australas J Ageing 27:45-9. 2008
    ..This study aimed to develop recommendations and a related implementation resource 'toolkit' to facilitate implementation of pain management strategies in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs)...
  5. ncbi End-of-life challenges in residential aged care facilities: a case for a palliative approach to care
    Linda J Kristjanson
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine, Edith Cowan University, Pearson Street, Churchlands, Western Australia, Australia 6018
    Int J Palliat Nurs 11:127-9. 2005
  6. ncbi Development and testing of a modified version of the brief pain inventory for use in residential aged care facilities
    Kirsten A Auret
    School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:301-6. 2008
    ..A two-phase study was conducted to refine a version of Cleeland's Brief Pain Inventory (BPI, Short Form) for use in residential aged care facilities (RACFs)...
  7. ncbi New dimensions in palliative care: a palliative approach to neurodegenerative diseases and final illness in older people
    Linda J Kristjanson
    School of Nursing and Public Health, Edith Cowan University, Pearson Street, Churchlands, WA 6018
    Med J Aust 179:S41-3. 2003
    ..Home carers and healthcare providers require education to ensure a palliative approach that meets the physical, psychological, spiritual and social challenges facing patients and their families, and enhances dignity and quality of life...
  8. ncbi Evaluating the feasibility and effect of using a hospital-wide coordinated approach to introduce evidence-based changes for pain management
    Anne M Williams
    Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Pain Manag Nurs 13:202-14. 2012
    ..Overall, the results revealed that the new model of change incorporating PRNs was a useful and effective method for introducing and sustaining evidence-based organizational change...
  9. ncbi Early re-presentation to hospital after discharge from an acute medical unit: perspectives of older patients, their family caregivers and health professionals
    Susan Slatyer
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia
    J Clin Nurs 22:445-55. 2013
    ..To explore the perceptions of older patients who re-presented to hospital within 28 days of discharge from an acute medical unit (AMU), their family caregivers and appropriately experienced health professionals...
  10. ncbi Further psychometric testing of an instrument to measure emotional care in hospital
    Anne M Williams
    Clinical Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Computing, Health and Science, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia 6027, Australia
    J Clin Nurs 20:3472-82. 2011
    ..This paper describes further testing of the instrument Patient Evaluation of Emotional Care during Hospitalisation...
  11. ncbi Would people with Parkinson's disease benefit from palliative care?
    Peter L Hudson
    Centre for Palliative Care, St Vincent s Health, Australia
    Palliat Med 20:87-94. 2006
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  12. ncbi Evaluating the Navigate Care Model: clinical palliative care pathways based on anticipated care outcomes
    Ellen Nightingale
    Cancer Services and Centre for Palliative Care, Cancer Foundation of Western Australia, 15 Bedbrook Place, Shenton Park, Western Australia 6008, Australia
    Int J Palliat Nurs 9:298-307; discussion 307. 2003
    ..Clinical pathways based upon the expected outcomes of death or discharge appear to offer benefits for patients and families...