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Helen Edwards
Researcher at Queensland University of Technology
Publications - 253
Citations - 8879
Helen Edwards is an academic researcher from Queensland University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 247 publications receiving 8159 citations. Previous affiliations of Helen Edwards include University of Queensland & Cooperative Research Centre.
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The impact of very premature birth on the psychological health of mothers.
TL;DR: The birth and subsequent hospitalisation of a very premature infant evokes considerable psychological distress in mothers, and results have implications for policy development in order to enhance family centred care in the neonatal intensive care.
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The impact of very premature birth on the psychological health of mothers
TL;DR: In this article, the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to measure mothers' depressive symptomatology at 1 month following very premature birth of very preterm infants.
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Fewer emergency readmissions and better quality of life for older adults at risk of hospital readmission: a randomized controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a 24-week exercise and telephone follow-up program.
Mary Courtney,Helen Edwards,Anne M. Chang,Anthony W. Parker,Kathleen Finlayson,Kyra Hamilton +5 more
TL;DR: To evaluate the effect of an exercise‐based model of hospital and in‐home follow‐up care for older people at risk of hospital readmission on emergency health service utilization and quality of life.
Impact of clinical placement location on nursing students competence and preparedness for practice
TL;DR: In this paper, a quasi-experimental design using a pre-test post-test survey was used to determine the relationship between the location of clinical placements and competence and preparedness for practice from the perspective of nursing students.
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The effectiveness of a pram‐walking exercise programme in reducing depressive symptomatology for postnatal women
Kylie Armstrong,Helen Edwards +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of exercise, social support and depression on postnatal women who reported experiencing postnatal depression were examined, and the results showed that mothers in the pram-walking intervention group improved their fitness levels and reduced their level of depressive symptomatology significantly more than the social support group.