What is the impact of professional nursing on patients' outcomes globally? An overview of research evidence

S Coster, M Watkins, IJ Norman - International journal of nursing studies, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Nursing is an integral part of all healthcare services, and has the potential of
having a wide and enduring impact on health outcomes for a global ageing population. Over …

The current state of international research on the effectiveness of school nurses in promoting the health of children and adolescents: An overview of reviews

S Pawils, S Heumann, SA Schneider, F Metzner… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Objective School nurses are engaging worldwide to promote and protect children's health.
Many researchers who examined the effectiveness of the school nurse criticized the …

Traditional marijuana, high‐potency cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids: increasing risk for psychosis

RM Murray, H Quigley, D Quattrone… - World …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Epidemiological evidence demonstrates that cannabis use is associated with an increased
risk of psychotic outcomes, and confirms a dose‐response relationship between the level of …

Investigating the effectiveness of school health services delivered by a health provider: a systematic review of systematic reviews

J Levinson, K Kohl, V Baltag, DA Ross - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Schools are the only institution regularly reaching the majority of school-age children and
adolescents across the globe. Although at least 102 countries have school health services …

School gardening increases knowledge of primary school children on edible plants and preference for vegetables

JRFW Leuven, AHM Rutenfrans… - Food science & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
At least 10% of children worldwide are diagnosed with overweight. Part of this problem is
attributed to low vegetable intake, for which preference at a younger age is an indicator. Few …

The effectiveness of nurse‐led interventions to prevent childhood and adolescent Overweight and obesity: A systematic review of randomised trials

L Whitehead, I Kabdebo, M Dunham… - Journal of advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Obesity among children and adolescents continues to rise worldwide. Despite
the efforts of the healthcare workforce, limited high‐quality evidence has been put forward …

What barriers and facilitators do school nurses experience when implementing an obesity intervention?

K Schroeder, A Smaldone - The Journal of School Nursing, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
A recent evaluation of a school nurse–led obesity intervention demonstrated a 5%
implementation rate. The purpose of this study was to explore school nurses' perceived …

School-based interventions for the treatment of childhood obesity: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of cluster randomised controlled trials

TJH Ho, LJ Cheng, Y Lau - Public health nutrition, 2021 - cambridge.org
Objective: Schools offer an ideal setting for childhood obesity interventions due to their
access to children and adolescents. This review aimed to systematically review the impact of …

Influence of pilot and small trials in meta-analyses of behavioral interventions: a meta-epidemiological study

MW Beets, RG Weaver, JPA Ioannidis, CD Pfledderer… - Systematic reviews, 2023 - Springer
Abstracts Background Pilot/feasibility or studies with small sample sizes may be associated
with inflated effects. This study explores the vibration of effect sizes (VoE) in meta-analyses …

Nurse-Involved Policy, Systems, and Environmental School-Based Interventions for Supporting Healthy Nutrition and Obesity Prevention Among Children and …

L Francis, JK Peterson, A Peary… - The Journal of …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Overweight and obesity are common in school-age children. Policy, system, and
environmental (PSE) approaches—which entail making upstream changes to a school's …