Publication: Corruption in sport: understanding the complexity of corruption

Kihl, Lisa A., Skinner, James, and Engelberg, Terry (2016) Corruption in sport: understanding the complexity of corruption. European Sport Management Quarterly. pp. 1-5. (In Press)

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/46615/

Abstract
[Extract] Sport corruption (in all of its forms and degrees) is a global phenomenon that has, and continues to, threaten the integrity of the sport industry, posing a major challenge for sport managers. Over the past decade, the sport industry has experienced multiple forms of corruption (e.g. fraud, bribery, and institutional) that have ranged in extent (e.g. individual to systematic), occurred in varying contexts (non-profit, for profit, sports, sport events, governance, and international and online betting), and resulted in a multitude of consequences (sanctions, financial costs, diminished reputations, employee turnover, and increased oversight). International agencies (e.g. Transparency International & International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS)), inter-governmental agencies (Council of Europe and Interpol Integrity in Sport Unit), and sport governing bodies (IOC, FIFA, and ICC) have assembled to discuss, carry out research, and implement initiatives to better understand the nature of sport corruption, its causes, consequences, and develop reform initiatives. Examples include ICSS 2014 Sport Integrity Conference, IOC's 2014 Integrity Betting Intelligence System, and 2012 Institute of International and Strategy's study Sports betting and corruption: How to preserve the integrity of sport. These efforts and many more speak to the multidimensional nature of corruption and its respective issues possessing significant challenges for sport management scholars and practitioners in upholding the integrity of sport worldwide.

Publication: Registered nurse scope of practice in Australia: an integrative review of the literature

Birks, Melanie, Davis, Jenny, Smithson, John, and Cant, Robyn (2016) Registered nurse scope of practice in Australia: an integrative review of the literature. Contemporary Nurse. pp. 1-22. (In Press)

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/46457/

Abstract
The nursing profession comprises Australia's largest regulated health workforce yet its practice boundaries are poorly understood. The ambiguity surrounding the practice scope of nurses limits the profession's ability to fully respond to Australia’s current and emerging health system challenges. The aim of this review is to explore the concept of scope of practice of registered nurses (RN) in Australia, as reflected in contemporary literature. An integrative review of literature relating to the scope of practice of the Australian registered nurse published between 2007 and 2014 was conducted. Twenty primary papers and nine secondary source papers were included in the review. Themes that arose from the analysis are: Scope of practice – an elusive concept; Scope of practice and context; Scope of practice and boundaries; and Scope of practice and advanced practice. Discussion of these themes includes consideration of the professional, legal and ethical significance of scope of practice for the RN, as well as the legislative, professional and contextual influences on, and challenges to, defining scope of practice at both a professional and individual level. For the Australian registered nursing workforce to continue to be a significant and influential contributor to Australia’s dynamic healthcare context, a clearly articulated scope of practice is both necessary and overdue.

Publication: Individual perceptions of physical activity in a community-level initiative in North Queensland, Australia

Gayton, S., Caltabiano, M., Barnett, F., and Rogerson, B. (2016) Individual perceptions of physical activity in a community-level initiative in North Queensland, Australia. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 23 (Supplement 1). S191-S191.

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/46703/

Abstract

Introduction: Community-level health initiatives advertise the benefits of physical activity, however, it is unknown how personally relevant these promoted benefits are to those who take part. The purpose of this study was to describe the personal experience of participation in the health programs, and to identify how appropriate the participants felt the programs were. Methods: Participants were rural North Queensland residents participating in Australian federal government funded health initiative programs offered by their local council. There were 25 participants (10 males, 15 females) whose ages ranged from 47 to 79. Twenty-one were in the 12-week Diabetes Australia Beat It program, and four participants were in a 10-week water aerobics program. Qualitative data was provided by participants during semi-structured interviews which asked about current exercise habits, reason for taking part in the program and opinions about the program and facilitators.

Results: Thematic Analysis was used to analyze the data. It was an inductive analysis that assessed semantic themes from a realist perspective. The themes fond detail the personal definition of exercise (Exercise to me), the physical benefits of exercise (Keep yourself, Future fitness, Observed changes), and the psychological benefits of exercise (socializing, challenging oneself, sense of achievement).

Conclusions: The benefits that participants felt they gained from the physical fitness program, and their reasons for attending were different to the programs' expected outcomes. Programs should aim to appeal and cater to the needs of a wide group of people who have limited access to exercise facilities and health behaviour programs.

Publication: When chronic conditions become emergencies: a report from regional Queensland

Harriss, Linton R., Thompson, Fintan, Dey, Arindam, Mills, Jane, Watt, Kerrianne, and McDermott, Robyn (2016) When chronic conditions become emergencies: a report from regional Queensland. Australian Journal of Rural Health. pp. 1-10. (In Press)

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/46156/

Abstract

Objective: To describe chronic conditions and injuries as a proportion of total emergency presentations to a large public hospital in regional Queensland, and to investigate differences in presentation rates associated with Indigenous status.

Design: Cross-sectional analysis using Emergency Department Information System data between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2014.

Setting: Regional Queensland, Australia.

Participants: A total of 95 238 emergency presentations were generated by 50 083 local residents living in the 10 statistical local areas (SLAs) immediately around the hospital.

Main outcome measures: Emergency presentations for chronic conditions and injuries identified from discharge ICD-10-AM principal diagnosis. Age-standardised presentation rates were calculated using the Australian 2001 reference population.

Results: Approximately half of all presentations were for chronic conditions (20.2%) and injuries (28.8%). Two-thirds of all chronic condition presentations were for mental and behavioural disorders (34.6%) and circulatory diseases (33.2%). Head injuries accounted for the highest proportion of injuries (18.9%). Age-standardised rates for major diagnostic groups were consistently higher for Indigenous residents, whose presentations were lower in mean age (95% CI) by 7.7 (7.3–8.1) years, 23% less likely to be potentially avoidable GP-type presentations [RR (95% CI) = 0.77 (0.75–0.80)], 30% more likely to arrive by ambulance [1.31 (1.28–1.33)] and 11% more likely to require hospital admission [1.11 (1.08–1.13)].

Conclusions: Opportunities exist to enhance current coordinated hospital avoidance and primary health services in regional Queensland targeting common mental and circulatory disorders, especially for Indigenous Australians.

Publication: A comparative study between modified starch and xanthan gum thickeners in post-stroke oropharyngeal dysphagia

Vilardell, N., Rofes, L., Arreola, V., Speyer, R., and Clavé, P. (2016) A comparative study between modified starch and xanthan gum thickeners in post-stroke oropharyngeal dysphagia. Dysphagia, 31 (2). pp. 169-179.

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/44199/

Abstract
Thickeners are used in post-stroke oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) as a compensatory therapeutic strategy against aspirations. To compare the therapeutic effects of modified starch (MS) and xanthan gum (XG) thickeners on swallow safety and efficacy in chronic post-stroke OD patients using clinical and videofluoroscopic (VFS) assessment. Patients were studied by clinical assessment (volume-viscosity swallow test, V-VST) and VFS using 3 volumes (5, 10, 20 mL) and 3 viscosities (liquid, nectar and spoon thick), comparing MS and XG. We studied 122 patients (46MS, 76XG). (A) V-VST showed that both thickeners similarly improved safety of swallow. Prevalence of safe swallowing significantly increased with enhanced viscosity (P < 0.001 vs liquid), MS: 47.83 % at liquid, 84.93 % at nectar and 92.96 % at spoon thick; XG: 55.31 % at liquid, 77.78 % at nectar and 97.84 % at spoon thick. Patients on MS reported higher prevalence of pharyngeal residue at spoon-thick viscosities. (B) VFS: increasing bolus viscosity with either thickener increased prevalence of safe swallows (P < 0.001 vs liquid), MS: 30.25 % liquid, 61.07 % nectar and 92.64 % spoon thick; XG: 29.12 % liquid, 71.30 % nectar and 89.91 % spoon thick. Penetration–aspiration scale score was significantly reduced with increased viscosity with both thickeners. MS increased oral and pharyngeal residues at nectar and spoon-thick viscosities but XG did not. Timing of airway protection mechanisms and bolus velocity were not affected by either thickener. Increasing bolus viscosity with MS and XG thickeners strongly and similarly improved safety of swallow in chronic post-stroke OD by a compensatory mechanism; in contrast only MS thickeners increased oropharyngeal residue.

New Library Books November/December 2016

This is a list of new books which have recently been added to the JCU Library collection. Books may be borrowed from the displays in the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library and the Cairns Campus Library, unless they are in non-borrowable collections such as Reference. Click on the title links to see more details in Tropicat and to access eBooks online.

ONLINE	Ethics in psychology and the mental health professions
155.413 GAL	Cognitive development
174.29073 ETH	Ethical competence in nursing practice
ONLINE	The international handbook of suicide prevention
155.4 FUL	Unlocking your child's genius
174.2 BER	Are workarounds ethical?
152.334 MAG 2017	Motor learning and control
ONLINE	Counseling psychology
155.93 CRI	Critical trauma studies
ONLINE	Disaster health management
362.1 NIC	Global health
344.940414 STA 2017	Law for nurses and midwives
362.1072 MON	Monitoring and evaluation in health and social development
362.1068 KAR	Operations management in healthcare
362.173068 MAR 2017	Transformational leadership in nursing
362.682 MIL	Elder abuse and nursing
610.73 HOW 2016	Reflective practice in nursing.
610.73019 PSY	Psychology for nursing
ONLINE	Essential travel medicine
617.1027 AMO	Evidence-based practice in exercise science
617.1027 DEN 2016	Therapeutic modalities for musculoskeletal injuries
610.73072 NUR	Nursing research using case studies
613.04244 WOM	Women's health care in advanced practice nursing
613.2 WHI 2017	Understanding nutrition
616.0250994 CAD 2017	Marshall & Ruedy's on call
616.8521 HALL	Managing the psychological impact of medical trauma
617.1 WOU 2016	Wound care essentials
618.1 WIL	Williams gynecology
610.73076 PAT	Transition from clinician to educator
616.028 CRE	Oxford handbook of critical care nursing
616.8588206 TOM	Occupational therapy practice guidelines for individuals with autism spectrum disorder
616.890231 PSY 2017	Psychiatric and mental health nursing
610.73072 ANA	Analyzing and conceptualizing the theoretical foundations of nursing
610.73072 NUR	Nursing concept analysis
615.8515 CON 2017	Conditions in occupational therapy
616.0019 BAR	Health psychology in nursing practice
616.855 TAN 2017	Case studies in communication sciences and disorders
617.1027 ARN	Evidence-based practice in sport and exercise
618.9201 NEO	Neonatal nursing care handbook
610.73 DEW	Medical-surgical nursing
610.7301 MACK	Reflection for nursing life
613.0438 HEA	Health literacy among older adults
613.711 RAA	Evidence-based practice in athletic training
616.029 ADV	Advanced practice palliative nursing
616.32306 GRO 2016	Dysphagia
616.890231 MOR 2017	Foundations of mental health care
617.0231 OXF	Oxford handbook of surgical nursing
617.1027 BRU	Physical therapy case files®
617.1027 SEX	Sex differences in sports medicine
618.2 GAV	Hypnobirth
618.92 KYL	Pediatric nursing
618.9200231 KYL 2017	Essentials of pediatric nursing
618.9201 COU	Trauma-informed care in the NICU
ONLINE	A practical guide to global point-of-care testing
616.890231 OXF	Oxford handbook of mental health nursing