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Bringing research to the bedside: Knowledge translation in the mental health care of burns patients

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posted on 2023-05-19, 18:23 authored by Cleary, M, Denis VisentinDenis Visentin, West, S, Sharon AndrewsSharon Andrews, McLean, L, Rachel KornhaberRachel Kornhaber
Advances in surgical techniques and wound management have improved outcomes for burn patients; however, the psychological impacts on burn survivors have had less attention. There is a higher rate of mental health disorders amongst burns victims, with those with pre-existing mental health conditions likely to have worse outcomes. To implement effective burns care and rehabilitation, knowledge and understanding of mental health issues is required. This position paper discusses the extent to which clinicians currently translate knowledge around mental health and burns into practice to identify enables and inhibitors. Successful knowledge translation requires dissemination and accessibility of information with the capacity and readiness for change. Clinicians and researchers need to identify how translating research to practice can meet the needs of burn survivors. There is a gap in the utilization of evidence concerning mental health and the needs of burns survivors, and we need to understand what we know as compared to what we do. Clinicians are well placed to determine how and why knowledge does not necessarily translate to practice and how they can better accommodate the needs of burn survivors.

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University of Tasmania

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Publication title

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volume

27

Issue

6

Pagination

1869-1876

ISSN

1445-8330

Department/School

School of Nursing

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia

Place of publication

Australia

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Copyright 2018 Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc.

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Nursing

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