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Linda J. Kristjanson
Researcher at Swinburne University of Technology
Publications - 204
Citations - 14587
Linda J. Kristjanson is an academic researcher from Swinburne University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Health care. The author has an hindex of 64, co-authored 204 publications receiving 13589 citations. Previous affiliations of Linda J. Kristjanson include University of Manitoba & Boston Children's Hospital.
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Residential aged care: the last frontier for palliative care
TL;DR: The provision of enhanced palliative care educational and networking opportunities for nurses and care assistants in residential aged care, augmented by a supportive organizational culture, would assist in the adoption of a palliatives approach to service delivery and requires systematic investigation.
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Meeting breast cancer patients' information needs during radiotherapy: what can we do to improve the information and support that is currently provided?
Georgia Halkett,Linda J. Kristjanson,Elizabeth A. Lobb,Catherine O’Driscoll,Mandy Taylor,Nigel Spry +5 more
TL;DR: Breast cancer patient's specific information needs during radiotherapy are identified and it is shown that patients' information needs are highest during their first appointment with their radiation oncologist and at the time of their planning appointment.
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Triage: How do we prioritize health care for landscapes?
TL;DR: It is suggested that the broad concept of triage goes beyond the simple allocation of patients, landscapes or species into urgent, not urgent, and terminal categories and, instead, offers a rational basis for considering allocation of appropriate levels of management to different situations.
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Reliability testing of the FAMCARE-2 scale: measuring family carer satisfaction with palliative care.
TL;DR: The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of the next generation FAMCARE tool, which was adapted to reflect inpatient and team-based care using palliative care services who are participating in the Australian Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration.
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Human research ethics committees: issues in palliative care research.
TL;DR: The responsibilities of HRECs, the responsibilities of palliative care researchers and the rights of patients and families are explored and health-care professionals are encouraged to reflect and re-examine the role of ethics committees.