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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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Palliative care nursing in rural Western Australia
TL;DR: The study examined basic social processes associated with the role of rural palliative care nurses, and identifies issues that affect the nurses' professional practice, and describes thebasic social processes inherent in the rural p terminally ill nurse's role.
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Developing recommendations for implementing the Australian Pain Society's pain management strategies in residential aged care.
TL;DR: This study aimed to develop recommendations and a related implementation resource ‘toolkit’ to facilitate implementation of pain management strategies in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs).
Palliative Care Needs Assessment Guidelines
Afaf Girgis,David C. Currow,Amy Waller,Linda J. Kristjanson,Geoff Mitchell,Patsy Yates,Amanda L. Neil,Brian Kelly,Martin H.N. Tattersall,Deborah Bowman +9 more
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Personality, Neuroticism, and Coping Towards the End of Life
Harvey Max Chochinov,Linda J. Kristjanson,Thomas F. Hack,Thomas Hassard,Susan McClement,Mike Harlos +5 more
TL;DR: The personality characteristic neuroticism demonstrated a significant relationship with several end-of-life sources of distress, including depression, anxiety, sense of dignity, quality of life, hopelessness, concentration, and outlook on the future.
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Responding to a diagnosis of localized prostate cancer: men's experiences of normal distress during the first 3 postdiagnostic months.
TL;DR: It is important for nurses to acknowledge and recognize the normal distress experienced by men as a result of a PCa diagnosis and learn to identify the ways in which men avoid expressing their distress and develop early supportive relationships that encourage them to express and manage it.