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Overview

Patricia M. Davidson is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research encompasses extensive work in medicine and health professions, contributing notably to the advancement of knowledge in these fields.

The scientist has a particular focus on several subfields including general health professions, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, clinical psychology, and epidemiology.

Main topics of their research cover an array of important health issues:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Frailty in Older Adults

Patricia M. Davidson's published work includes papers such as:

  • "Nursing homes and COVID-19: We can and should do better" (2020), published in Journal of Clinical Nursing
  • "Who speaks for nursing? COVID-19 highlighting gaps in leadership" (2020), published in Journal of Clinical Nursing
  • "Vulnerability of nurse and physicians with COVID-19: Monitoring and surveillance needed" (2020), published in Journal of Clinical Nursing
  • "Shared Decision-Making and Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association" (2023), published in Circulation
  • "Reminiscence therapy for older adults with Alzheimer's disease: A literature review" (2020), published in International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Frequent co-authors working alongside Patricia M. Davidson include:

  • Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb
  • Binu Koirala
  • Caleb Ferguson
  • Martha Abshire Saylor
  • Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

Their research contributions have appeared regularly in several academic venues, with recurrent publications in:

  • Journal of Clinical Nursing
  • Heart Lung and Circulation
  • Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • Circulation
  • Contemporary Nurse

This profile reflects the broad scope of Patricia M. Davidson's work, which spans clinical and public health disciplines, focusing on critical areas related to aging populations, cardiovascular health, nursing practice, and health system quality and management.

Best Publications

  • Prevention of cardiovascular events and death with pravastatin in patients with coronary heart disease and a broad range of initial cholesterol levels

    A. Tonkin;P. Alyward;D. Colquhoun;P. Glasziou

  • Nuclear envelope rupture and repair during cancer cell migration

    Celine M. Denais;Rachel M. Gilbert;Philipp Isermann;Alexandra L. McGregor

  • The interaction of cells and bacteria with surfaces structured at the nanometre scale.

    K. Anselme;P. Davidson;A.M. Popa;M. Giazzon

  • Is verbatim transcription of interview data always necessary

    Elizabeth J. Halcomb;Patricia M. Davidson

  • Barriers to participation in and adherence to cardiac rehabilitation programs: a critical literature review.

    John Daly;Andrew P Sindone;David R Thompson;Karen Hancock

  • Literature review: considerations in undertaking focus group research with culturally and linguistically diverse groups.

    Elizabeth J Halcomb;Leila Gholizadeh;Michelle DiGiacomo;Jane L Phillips

  • Clinical practice guidelines for communicating prognosis and end-of-life issues with adults in the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness, and their caregivers

    Josephine M. Clayton;Karen M. Hancock;Phyllis N. Butow;Martin H.N. Tattersall

  • MAHI: investigation of social scaffolding for reflective thinking in diabetes management

    Lena Mamykina;Elizabeth Mynatt;Patricia Davidson;Daniel Greenblatt

  • Prevention and management of pain and stress in the neonate

    J. A. Lemons;L. R. Blackmon;W P Jr Kanto;H. M. MacDonald

  • Nuclear Deformability Constitutes a Rate-Limiting Step During Cell Migration in 3-D Environments

    Patricia M. Davidson;Celine Denais;Maya C. Bakshi;Jan Lammerding

  • Delirium prevalence, incidence, and implications for screening in specialist palliative care inpatient settings: A systematic review:

    Annmarie Hosie;Patricia M. Davidson;Meera R. Agar;Christine R. Sanderson

  • Randomised controlled trial of ultrasonography in diagnosis of acute appendicitis, incorporating the Alvarado score

    Charles D Douglas;Neil E Macpherson;Patricia M Davidson;Jonathon S Gani

  • Dying in the hospital setting: A systematic review of quantitative studies identifying the elements of end-of-life care that patients and their families rank as being most important

    Claudia Virdun;Tim Luckett;Patricia M Davidson;Jane Phillips

  • Broken nuclei--lamins, nuclear mechanics, and disease.

    Patricia M. Davidson;Jan Lammerding

  • Systematic Literature Review of Oral Hygiene Practices for Intensive Care Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

    Angela M. Berry;Patricia M. Davidson;Janet Masters;Kaye Rolls

  • The importance of clinical leadership in the hospital setting

    John Daly;Debra Jackson;Judy Mannix;Patricia M Davidson

  • Familial hypercholesterolaemia: a model of care for Australasia.

    Gerald F Watts;David R Sullivan;Nicola Poplawski;Frank M van Bockxmeer

  • Beyond comfort: Oral hygiene as a critical nursing activity in the intensive care unit

    Angela M. Berry;Patricia M. Davidson

  • Motivational interviewing: a useful approach to improving cardiovascular health?

    David R Thompson;Sally W Chan;Felicity Astin

  • Clinical methods Is verbatim transcription of interview data always necessary

    Elizabeth J. Halcomb;Patricia M. Davidson

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter S. Macdonald
Peter S. Macdonald Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Debra Jackson
Debra Jackson University of Sydney
David C. Currow
David C. Currow Flinders University
Simon Stewart
Simon Stewart Torrens University Australia
Barbara Riegel
Barbara Riegel University of Pennsylvania
Henry Krum
Henry Krum Monash University
Ken Hillman
Ken Hillman University of New South Wales
Sandra C. Thompson
Sandra C. Thompson University of Cambridge
Andrew Tonkin
Andrew Tonkin Monash University
Karen Hancock
Karen Hancock Children's Hospital at Westmead

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