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Twenty-five years of critical care nursing scholarship in AustraliaSharon McKinley
Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia University of Technology, Sydney and Northern Sydney Local Health District, NSW, Australia
Aust Crit Care 26:7-11. 2013..Australian Critical Care has been published since 1988 and has been an important medium for the development of critical care nursing scholarship in Australia over 25 years...- Complications after acute coronary syndrome are reduced by perceived control of cardiac illnessSharon McKinley
Critical Care Nursing Professorial Unit, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
J Adv Nurs 68:2320-30. 2012..To investigate the relationship between anxiety, perceived control and rate of in-hospital complications after acute coronary syndrome... - Sleep and other factors associated with mental health and psychological distress after intensive care for critical illnessSharon McKinley
Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Health, University of Technology Sydney, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Intensive Care Med 38:627-33. 2012..Some patients who survive intensive care unit (ICU) treatment report psychological sequelae during recovery. This study examined factors associated with psychological outcomes of former ICU patients up to 6 months after hospital discharge... - Delays in presentation with acute coronary syndrome in people with coronary artery disease in Australia and New ZealandSharon McKinley
Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, Critical Care Nursing Professorial Unit, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 23:153-61. 2011..To report time from the onset of symptoms to hospital presentation in Australian and New Zealand patients with subsequently confirmed acute coronary syndrome, and to identify factors associated with prehospital delay time in these patients... 
International comparison of factors associated with delay in presentation for AMI treatmentSharon McKinley
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology Sydney, and Northern Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, Australia
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 3:225-30. 2004..Prehospital delay in response to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) symptoms is well documented in the US and Europe, but little is known about it in Asian countries where cardiovascular disease is increasing...- Validity of the Faces Anxiety Scale for the assessment of state anxiety in intensive care patients not receiving mechanical ventilationSharon McKinley
Critical Care Nursing Professorial Unit, University of Technology Sydney and Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, NSW, Australia
J Psychosom Res 64:503-7. 2008..It also reports on the severity of anxiety in intensive care patients not receiving mechanical ventilation... - Implications for Australian practice of North American guidelines for the support of the family in patient-centred intensive careSharon McKinley
Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service and University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Collegian 15:11-7. 2008..Where strong evidence is lacking, the recommendations should be a stimulus to conduct studies that test interventions that may benefit intensive care patients, their families, and intensive care staff... 
The effect of a short one-on-one nursing intervention on knowledge, attitudes and beliefs related to response to acute coronary syndrome in people with coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled trialSharon McKinley
University of Technology Sydney and Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, Critical Care Nursing Professorial Unit, Level 6, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
Int J Nurs Stud 46:1037-46. 2009..The effect of ACS on mortality and morbidity is largely dependent on the time from symptom onset to the time of reperfusion, but patient delay in presenting for treatment is the main reason timely reperfusion is not received...- Development and testing of a Faces Scale for the assessment of anxiety in critically ill patientsSharon McKinley
Critical Care Nursing, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Adv Nurs 41:73-9. 2003..We have developed a new single item Faces Anxiety Scale made up of drawings of five faces... - Vulnerability and security in seriously ill patients in intensive careSharon McKinley
University of Technology, Sydney and Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 18:27-36. 2002.... - Effect of early bereavement on heart rate and heart rate variabilityThomas Buckley
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Am J Cardiol 110:1378-83. 2012.... - Repeatability of the six-minute walk test and relation to physical function in survivors of a critical illnessJennifer A Alison
Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, 1825, New South Wales, Australia
Phys Ther 92:1556-63. 2012..The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is widely used as an outcome measure in exercise rehabilitation. However, the repeatability of the 6MWT performed at home in survivors of a critical illness has not been evaluated... - Post discharge problems in women recovering from coronary artery bypass graft surgeryRobyn Gallagher
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW
Aust Crit Care 17:160-5. 2004.... - Physiological correlates of bereavement and the impact of bereavement interventionsThomas Buckley
University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 14:129-39. 2012.... - Predictors of women's attendance at cardiac rehabilitation programsRobyn Gallagher
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 18:121-6. 2003..Women were likely to adhere to smoking, medication, and stress modification guidelines but unlikely to adhere to modification guidelines for diet and exercise... - Anxiety, depression and perceived control in patients having coronary artery bypass graftsRobyn Gallagher
Chronic and Complex Care, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
J Adv Nurs 65:2386-96. 2009..Anxiety, depression and perceived control in patients having coronary artery bypass grafts... - Critical care nurses' decision making: sedation assessment and management in intensive careLeanne M Aitken
Critical Care Nursing, Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
J Clin Nurs 18:36-45. 2009.... - Inflammatory and thrombotic changes in early bereavement: a prospective evaluationThomas Buckley
Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Eur J Prev Cardiol 19:1145-52. 2012..The aim of this study was to determine whether inflammatory and thrombotic changes were present in acute bereavement... - Health-related quality of life and physical recovery after a critical illness: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial of a home-based physical rehabilitation programDoug Elliott
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, 2007, Australia
Crit Care 15:R142. 2011..This study was designed to test the effect of an individualised eight-week home-based physical rehabilitation program on recovery... - The Royal North Shore Hospital ICU nurse initiated telephone follow up serviceDeirdre Moran
The Intensive Care Unit, The Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonard's, NSW 2065, Australia
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 21:47-50. 2005..The follow up service positively contributes to patient outcomes and the positive profile of critical care nursing in the community... - Assessment of anxiety in intensive care patients by using the Faces Anxiety ScaleSharon McKinley
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Am J Crit Care 13:146-52. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: The Faces Anxiety Scale is a valid means of measuring anxiety in intensive care patients. Anxiety is common in these patients and is often moderate to severe... - Effects of a telephone counseling intervention on psychosocial adjustment in women following a cardiac eventRobyn Gallagher
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Heart Lung 32:79-87. 2003.... - The effect of an algorithm-based sedation guideline on the duration of mechanical ventilation in an Australian intensive care unitRosalind Elliott
The Royal North Shore Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Sydney, NSW 2065, Australia
Intensive Care Med 32:1506-14. 2006..To examine the effect of an algorithm-based sedation guideline developed in a North American intensive care unit (ICU) on the duration of mechanical ventilation of patients in an Australian ICU... - Stressors and anxiety in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgeryRobyn Gallagher
Chronic and Complex Care, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Am J Crit Care 16:248-57. 2007..Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery who have increased anxiety levels have poorer outcomes than patients with lower levels, yet few studies have identified the concerns associated with this anxiety... - Adoption of a sedation scoring system and sedation guideline in an intensive care unitRosalind Elliott
Clinical Nurse Consultant, Intensive Care Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
J Adv Nurs 54:208-16. 2006..The paper presents a study assessing the rate of adoption of a sedation scoring system and sedation guideline... - Study protocol: home-based physical rehabilitation for survivors of a critical illness [ACTRN12605000166673]Doug Elliott
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Crit Care 10:R90. 2006.... - Cardiovascular risk in early bereavement: a literature review and proposed mechanismsThomas Buckley
The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Int J Nurs Stud 47:229-38. 2010..The purpose of this review was to examine the evidence of cardiovascular risk in early bereavement to identify potential risk factors and possible mechanisms for risk that may inform future research directions... - Australian implantable cardiac defibrillator recipients: quality-of-life issuesDianne Pelletier
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Int J Nurs Pract 8:68-74. 2002..While it is a limitation of the study that partners and carers were not included, these findings will also be of interest to them... - Daily interruption of sedation in patients receiving mechanical ventilationLeonie Weisbrodt
Nepean Hospital, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Am J Crit Care 20:e90-8. 2011..Daily interruption of continuous infusion of sedatives has improved outcomes in patients receiving mechanical ventilation in open-label studies... - Patient recognition of and response to symptoms of TIA or strokeJeanne Barr
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Neuroepidemiology 26:168-75. 2006..The purpose of this study was to examine delay in seeking treatment in people with an evolving stroke or TIA and identify clinical, behavioral and demographic factors that contributed to the delay... - Quality improvement program to reduce the prevalence of pressure ulcers in an intensive care unitRosalind Elliott
Intensive Care Unit, North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Am J Crit Care 17:328-34; quiz 335; discussion 336-7. 2008..Critically ill patients are at increased risk for pressure ulcers, which increase patients' morbidity and mortality. Quality improvement projects decrease the frequency of pressure ulcers... - Patients' recovery after critical illness at early follow-upMichelle A Kelly
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Clin Nurs 19:691-700. 2010..To determine the quality of life, particularly physical function, of intensive care survivors during the early recovery process... - The quality and duration of sleep in the intensive care setting: an integrative reviewRosalind Elliott
University of Technology Sydney, Australia and Northern Sydney and Central Coast Area Health Service, St Leonards, NSW 2067, Australia
Int J Nurs Stud 48:384-400. 2011..Sleep is essential for well-being and recovery from illness. The critically ill are in significant need of sleep but at increased risk of sleep loss and disruption... - A five-country comparison of anxiety early after acute myocardial infarctionMarla J De Jong
University of Kentucky, College of Nursing /US Air Force, Lexington, KY, USA
Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 3:129-34. 2004..Even though various cultures were represented in this study, culture itself did not account for variations in anxiety after AMI. It appears that anxiety after AMI is a universal phenomenon... - An international perspective on the time to treatment for acute myocardial infarctionKathleen Dracup
School of Nursing, University of California, 2 Koret Ave, Rm N319, Box 0604, San Francisco, CA 94143 0604, USA
J Nurs Scholarsh 35:317-23. 2003..To compare delay and circumstances of decisions to seek care in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the United States (US), England, Australia, South Korea, and Japan... - An international perspective on gender differences in anxiety early after acute myocardial infarctionDebra K Moser
College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536 0232, USA
Psychosom Med 65:511-6. 2003.... - Effects of gender and preference for information and control on anxiety early after myocardial infarctionBonnie J Garvin
College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA
Nurs Res 52:386-92. 2003..Men and women differ in anxiety, which is one of the most stressful outcomes of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This anxiety may be moderated by coping styles of preference for information and control... - Impact of anxiety and perceived control on in-hospital complications after acute myocardial infarctionDebra K Moser
University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Lexington, Kentucky 40536 0232, USA
Psychosom Med 69:10-6. 2007..e., recurrent ischemia, reinfarction, sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, and cardiac death) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)... - Gender differences in reasons patients delay in seeking treatment for acute myocardial infarction symptomsDebra K Moser
College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
Patient Educ Couns 56:45-54. 2005..08 versus 3.10 h), but there are important gender differences in the reasons patients delay and in their patterns of decision-making that may assist clinicians trying to tailor interventions... - Comparison of anxiety between smokers and nonsmokers with acute myocardial infarctionSharon L Sheahan
The University of Kentucky College of Nursing, Lexington, KY 40536 0232, USA
Am J Crit Care 15:617-25. 2006..Anxiety levels and use of anxiolytic agents have not been compared between smokers and nonsmokers hospitalized because of acute myocardial infarction... - Is severity of chest pain a cue for women and men to recognize acute myocardial infarction symptoms as cardiac in origin?Yoshimi Fukuoka
School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 22:132-7. 2007..39-10.25), but not severity of chest pain. As opposed to men, severe chest pain may not be a cue for women to interpret their symptom as cardiac in origin. Education and counseling must take sex differences into account to be effective... - A cross-sectional examination of changes in anxiety early after acute myocardial infarctionKyungeh An
College of Nursing, Ewha Woman's University, Seoul, Korea
Heart Lung 33:75-82. 2004.... - A nursing intervention to reduce prehospital delay in acute coronary syndrome: a randomized clinical trialKathleen Dracup
School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Cardiovasc Nurs 21:186-93. 2006..Patients are being followed for 2 years from the time of enrollment. The purpose of this article is to describe the intervention and its theoretical framework, and to outline the design of this randomized controlled trial... - Effective strategies for implementing a multicenter international clinical trialLeanne M Aitken
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation, Griffith University and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
J Nurs Scholarsh 40:101-8. 2008..The purpose of this paper is to describe strategies used to administer an international multicenter trial to assess the effectiveness of a nursing educational intervention... - Using a 0-10 scale for assessment of anxiety in patients with acute myocardial infarctionMaj Marla J De Jong
Dimens Crit Care Nurs 24:139-46. 2005..The quest continues to construct a simple self-report measure of anxiety that is appropriate for critically ill patients with AMI... - Critical care nurses' assessment of patients' anxiety: reliance on physiological and behavioral parametersSusan K Frazier
The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, USA
Am J Crit Care 11:57-64. 2002..A comprehensive, systematic anxiety assessment tool for valid and reproducible evaluation of patients' anxiety is needed... - Psychometric evaluation of the Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Response IndexBarbara Riegel
School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6096, USA
Res Nurs Health 30:584-94. 2007..Scale scores were significantly correlated but without evidence of multicolinearity. Initial tests of reliability and validity support further testing of this new instrument... - Securing the future of critical care nursing in AustraliaSharon McKinley
Aust Crit Care 20:3-5. 2007 - Gaining funding for critical care nursing researchSharon McKinley
Aust Crit Care 16:124-5. 2003 - Critical care nursing practice regarding patient anxiety assessment and managementDebra K Moser
College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, 40536 0232, USA
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 19:276-88. 2003..Critical care nurses reported numerous and distinctive anxiety indicators and management strategies. Further research is needed to examine exactly how appropriate and effective these assessment indicators and management strategies are... - Critical care nurses' beliefs about and reported management of anxietySusan K Frazier
Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Am J Crit Care 12:19-27. 2003..Commonly used strategies included pharmacological relief of anxiety and pain and information and communication interventions. Although these strategies are useful, they may not effectively reduce anxiety in all patients... - Australian intensive care nursingSharon McKinley
Intensive Crit Care Nurs 23:309-12. 2007