International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Published on behalf of the Joanna Briggs Institute

Edited by:
Derek Frewin

The International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare is a fully refereed journal that publishes original scholarly work relating to the synthesis (translation), transfer (distribution) and utilisation (implementation and evaluation) of evidence to inform multidisciplinary health care practice.
The journal also publishes original scholarly commentary pieces relating to the generation and synthesis of evidence for practice, the use and evaluation of evidence in practice, and the process of conducting systematic reviews (methodology) as well as providing a forum for the debate of issues surrounding evidence-based healthcare.

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TopHighlights

• Effects of music listening on adult patients' pre-procedural state anxiety in hospital
  Elizabeth Gillen, Francis Biley and Davina Allen
  
• Role of MRSA reservoirs in the acute care setting
  Elizabeth J Halcomb, Rhonda Griffiths and Ritin Fernandez
  
• The role of patient isolation and compliance with isolation practices in the control of nosocomial MRSA in acute care
  Elizabeth J. Halcomb, Rhonda Griffiths and Ritin Fernandez
  
• Comprehensive systematic review of evidence on developing and sustaining nursing leadership that fosters a healthy work environment in healthcare
  Alan Pearson, Heather Laschinger,Kylie Porritt, Zoe Jordan, Donna Tuckerand Leslye Long
  
• Effectiveness of interventions that assist caregivers to support people with dementia living in the community: a systematic review
  Deborah Parker, MSocSci,Sandra Mills and Jennifer Abbey