Shepherding parents to prepare for end-of-life decision-making: a critical phenomenological study of the communication approach of paediatricians caring for children with life-limi... by Katrina Williams, Lynn Gillam, Jenny Hynson, Sidharth Vemuri, Jenny O'Neill

“…This study aims to explore how paediatricians prepare parents for end-of-life decision-making for a child with a life-limiting condition using clinical simulation.Design Individual, semistructured, post-simulation qualitative interviews of paediatricians and parent-actors.Setting Acute intensive and long-term outpatient paediatric care in Victoria, Australia.Participants 18 purposively sampled paediatricians who treat children with life-limiting conditions and the two parent-actors involved in all simulations. …”
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Exploring Quality of Life in Adults Living With Late-onset Pompe Disease: A Combined Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perceptions from Australia, France, Italy, and... by Holly Lumgair, Lisa Bashorum, Alasdair MacCulloch, Elizabeth Minas, George Timmins, Drago Bratkovic, Richard Perry, Medi Stone, Vasileios Blazos, Elisabetta Conti, Raymond Saich

“…Adults with LOPD (N=41) from Australia, France, Italy, and the Netherlands were recruited. …”
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‘I Feel Disempowered Because I Could Not Do Anything’: Clinical Facilitators' Perception of Violence Towards Nursing Students During Clinical Placement by Hila Ariela Dafny, Paul Cooper, Nasreena Waheed, Stephanie Champion, Christine Mccloud, Nicole Snaith, Leeanne Pront

“…ABSTRACT Aims To explore clinical facilitators' understanding, experiences and perceptions of their role in supporting registered nurse students (RNS) who experience workplace violence (WPV) during clinical placement. …”
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Determining timeframes to death for imminently dying patients: a retrospective cohort study by Tricia O’Connor, Wai-Man Liu, Juliane Samara, Joanne Lewis, Karen Strickland, Catherine Paterson

“…A difference in life expectancy was observed at AKPS 20 among people with cancer (mean = 14.4, median = 2, SD = 38.8) and those who did not have cancer (mean = 53.3, median = 5, SD = 157.1). …”
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Exploring Consumer and Clinician Attitudes towards Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in an Australian Inpatient Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Unit: A Qualitative Pilot Stu... by Rehana Di Rico, Louisa Ng, Jacquelin Capell

“…<strong>Methods</strong>: Two focus groups, were recruited via convenience sampling, comprising English speaking rehabilitation clinicians (n = 5) and consumers (n = 6) who had recent experience of inpatient musculoskeletal rehabilitation in a large, privately funded, rehabilitation hospital in Melbourne Australia, in 2020. …”
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Age and serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels as predictors of time to return of menses after chemotherapy by Madhavi-Priya Singh, Rashi Kalra, Franca Agresta, Alec Leos, Samith Minu Alwis, Alex Polyakov, Genia Rozen, Kate Stern

“…This retrospective cohort study examined oncology patients (n = 67) who underwent chemotherapy and were treated through the Reproductive Services Unit of two institutions in Melbourne, Australia. …”
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Reducing the Impact of Tinnitus on Children and Adolescents’ Lives: A Mixed-Methods Concept Mapping Study by Susan Tegg-Quinn, Robert H. Eikelboom, Christopher G. Brennan-Jones, Syndon Barabash, Wilhelmina H. A. M. Mulders, Rebecca J. Bennett

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Development of a zoonotic influenza distribution assessment and ranking system (ZIDAR): Technical application in Nepal to support cross-sectoral risk-based surveillance by Adam Charette-Castonguay, Dipendra Gautam, Binay Shrestha, Hemant Chandra Ojha, Barun Kumar Sharma, Mukul Upadhayaya, Sujan Rana, Roshika Shrestha, Lok Bandu Chaudhary, Bhawana Kandel, Rudra Prasad Marasini, Sharmila Chapagain, Tulsi Ram Gompo, Surendra Karki, Apsara Poudel, Saugat Shrestha, Avinash Sunny Kayastha, Arun Kumar Govindakarnavar, Reuben Samuel, Allison Gocotano, Pushpa Ranjan Wijesinghe, Nilesh Buddha, Edwin Ceniza Salvador, Manish Kakkar, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães

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Why do people walk their dog where the wild things are? A qualitative content analysis from an urban nature reserve by Jasmin Packer, Mark Kohler, Dolly Dawson, Nusrat Asad, Rosslyn von derBorch, Anna Chur‐Hansen

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Association between active tobacco use during pregnancy and infant respiratory health: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Billie Bonevski, Gillian Sandra Gould, Joerg Mattes, Vanessa E Murphy, Ediane de Queiroz Andrade, Carla Rebeca Da Silva Sena, Adam Collison

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Can Meditation Influence Quality of Life, Depression, and Disease Outcome in Multiple Sclerosis? Findings from a Large International Web-Based Study by Adam B. Levin, Emily J. Hadgkiss, Tracey J. Weiland, Claudia H. Marck, Dania M. van der Meer, Naresh G. Pereira, George A. Jelinek

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Spontaneous splenic rupture associated with Q fever and portal hypertension: A case report by Cecil Mustafiz, Cecil Mustafiz, Deloshaan Subhaharan, Deloshaan Subhaharan, Daniel Chorley, Tariq Masood

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Does knowledge of sleep hygiene recommendations match behaviour in Australian shift workers? A cross-sectional study by Grace E Vincent, Sally A Ferguson, Caroline M Rampling, Charlotte Cecelia Gupta, Alexandra E Shriane, Gabrielle Rigney

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Investigating processes to support and improve informed financial consent in Australian cancer services: an implementation process mapping study and analysis by Natalie Taylor, Elizabeth Kennedy, Carolyn Mazariego, Raylene Cox, Kate Whittaker, Megan Varlow

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Duration of gargling and rinsing among frequent mouthwash users: a cross-sectional study by Eric P F Chow, Jane S Hocking, Catriona Bradshaw, Christopher Fairley, Kate Maddaford, Rebecca Wigan, Sabrina Trumpour, Tiffany Renee Phillips

“…Objective To examine the rinsing and gargling mouthwash practices among frequent mouthwash users to determine if there are differences in use between gender, sexual orientation and sex work status.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Data obtained from patients attending a sexual health centre located in Melbourne, Australia.Participants 200 frequent mouthwash users (four or more times per week), 50 for each of the following patient groups: men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers (FSW), females who are not sex workers and men who have sex with women only (MSW). …”
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A global review of national guidelines of post‐exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV by Marcus Maisano, Daniel Tran, Virginia Macdonald, Rachel C. Baggaley, Nathan Ford, Cheryl C. Johnson, Ying Zhang, Jason J. Ong

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The Perioperative NonaGEnaRIan And cenTenarian suRgICal (GERIATRIC) Risk Stratification Tool by Laurence Weinberg, PhD, Dong Kyu Lee, PhD, Luke Fletcher, MD, Bobby Ou Yang, MD, Jadon Karp, MD, Anoop N Koshy, PhD, Ranjan Guha, FANZCA, Hugh Slifirski, MD, Michael R D’Silva, MD, Rinaldo Bellomo, PhD, Leonid Churilov, PhD

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Laboratory Comparison of Rapid Antigen Diagnostic Tests for Lymphatic Filariasis: STANDARD Q Filariasis Antigen Test (QFAT) Versus Bioline Filariasis Test Strip (FTS) by Patricia M. Graves, Jessica L. Scott, Alvaro Berg Soto, Antin Y. N. Widi, Maxine Whittaker, Colleen L. Lau, Kimberly Y. Won

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa Recurrence in a Caesarean Scar by K. M. Darch, T. L. Holland, L. J. Spelman

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Effects of awareness of breast cancer overdiagnosis among women with screen-detected or incidentally found breast cancer: a qualitative interview study by Brooke Nickel, Alexandra Barratt, Kirsten McCaffery, Kristen Pickles, Jolyn Hersch, Jayant S Vaidya

“…Objectives To explore experiences of women who identified themselves as having a possible breast cancer overdiagnosis.Design Qualitative interview study using key components of a grounded theory analysis.Setting International interviews with women diagnosed with breast cancer and aware of the concept of overdiagnosis.Participants Twelve women aged 48–77 years from the UK (6), USA (4), Canada (1) and Australia (1) who had breast cancer (ductal carcinoma in situ n=9, (invasive) breast cancer n=3) diagnosed between 2004 and 2019, and who were aware of the possibility of overdiagnosis. …”
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