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Frailty Research

@FrailtyResearch

Research group led by Associate Professor Rosemary Saunders investigating nurse-led interventions for older adults. Based in Western Australia.

Joined June 2021
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Out now, open access, in Internal Medicine Journal @The_IMJ "Prevalence of frailty and pain in hospitalised cancer patients: implications for older adult care" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Prevalence of frailty and pain in hospitalised cancer patients: implications for older adult care

Prevalence of frailty and pain in hospitalised cancer patients: implications for older adult care

A hospital-wide point prevalence study investigated frailty and pain in patients with a cancer-related admission. Modifiable factors associated with frailty in people with cancer were determined...

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Congratulations Francine!
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Congratulations to all of our graduates! We wish you all the best whether you are starting your career as a #nurse or #midwife or your graduation signifies advancement in your nursing or midwifery career! Thank you to Francine Ocampo the inspiring graduate speaker!!
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Congratulations to @EdithCowanUni Assoc/Prof Rosemary Saunders for winning the Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation's Research Impact Award, which recognises an individual or team whose research has made a significant impact on healthcare & patient outcomes. @ramsayhealth
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Dr Marcus Ang@marcusang8721 Sep 2023
I am participating in an ePoster competition in #ramsayresearchmonth Please support me by voting for my poster via surveymonkey.com/r/eposterpe… My poster is "Marcus Ang - Are you afraid of falling? A prospective analysis." Thank you so much!🙏 @MediaDoctorAU @FrailtyResearch
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Celebrating Ramsay Research Month at Hollywood Private Hospital @marcusang87 @ramsayhealth ramsayhealth.com.au/Ramsay-R…
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Dr Marcus Ang@marcusang874 Sep 2023
Very excited to share our recent work: Factors associated with risk of falling among younger inpatients in a mental health setting-A systematic review #falls #fallprevention Thank you for the opportunity @IreneNgune @FrailtyResearch GelayeNadew doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16854
Factors associated with risk of falling among younger inpatients in a mental health setting—A...

Factors associated with risk of falling among younger inpatients in a mental health setting—A...

Aim To synthesise evidence related to risk factors of falls among younger mental health inpatients age ≤65 years old. Background Hospitalised patients with mental illness are at increased risk of f...

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The first #ICILNM2023 was held in Perth last week, focusing on the excellence & innovation achieved in the nursing & midwifery sector throughout Australia & the world. The ECU School of Nursing & Midwifery was very well represented with a number of presentations & posters.
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A big congratulations to Francine Ocampo! Francine is supervised by ECU's Dr Rosemary Saunders & undertook a systematic scoping review of hospital volunteer programs for older people in acute care. @crac_ecu
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At #ICILNM2023? Check out Rosemary Saunders presentation 3.05pm today in Ballroom 3. "Optimising outcomes for hospitalised older adults – nurse led volunteer support interventions: a stakeholder evaluation"
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What is the point prevalence of frailty & pain in an acute private hospital? Find out here: doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-2… Authorship includes ECU's Ass. Prof. R. Saunders, Dr K. Crookes, K. Seaman, Dr S. Ang, Ass. Prof. B. Ewens, Dr O. Gallagher, R. Graham & Prof. B. O'Connel.
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Centre for Research in Aged Care - Newsletter - Issue 7 - March 2023 - mailchi.mp/0ce09ba9168d/6mok…
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New @SciReports point prevalence of #frailty and pain in an Australian acute private hospital 26.7% of patients were frail 68.1% were experiencing current pain nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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Special issue of @Collegian_AU on Caring for Older People out now. Includes our discussion paper "Nurses leading volunteer support for older adults in hospital: A discussion paper" sciencedirect.com/journal/co…
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On #IVD2022 retweeting our model of nurse-led volunteer support for hospitalised older adults and sending a huge thank you to all the volunteers on our programs that have made such of difference to the patients, families and staff
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Excited to share our model of Nurse-Led Volunteer Support for hospitalised older adults @Collegian_AU @crac_ecu #volunteers #OlderAdults #nurses collegianjournal.com/article…
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"Families' experiences of volunteers supporting older adults in hospital" Rosemary Saunders' poster at @gerontologyau
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Volunteers making a difference to care of older adults in hospital: A nurse-led model of volunteer support @katecrookes at @gerontologyau last week
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Congratulations to our CI Rosemary Saunders who was awarded an ECU EMCR Grant "Improving pain assessment for hospitalised older adults following orthopaedic surgery using a technology-driven pain assessment: An effectiveness-implementation pilot study."
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How can trained volunteers support older adults in hospital, alongside RNs? Engage with the discussion in “Nurses leading volunteer support for older adults in hospital: A discussion paper,” published in Collegian. Access here: doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.202… @crac_ecu #olderadults
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Our new systematic review of #nurses perceptions of #volunteer support in health care out now in @INR_Journal #nursingresearch @crac_ecu onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Australasian Conference on Care of Older People starts Sunday. There is still time to register @crac_ecu @AusHartford ecu.edu.au/schools/nursing-a…
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