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Understanding maternal vaccination (2022)
Journal Article
Sisson, H. (2022). Understanding maternal vaccination. Practice Nursing, 33(S4), s11-s14. https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.Sup4.S11

Vaccination programmes have traditionally focused on infants, young children and older people. However, maternal vaccination is an important strategy used to provide protection against infection for both mothers and infants. This article explores thi... Read More about Understanding maternal vaccination.

A meta-synthesis study of the key elements involved in childhood vaccine hesitancy (2019)
Journal Article
Díaz Crescitelli, M. E., Ghirotto, L., Sisson, H., Sarli, L., Artioli, G., Bassi, M. C., …Hayter, M. (2020). A meta-synthesis study of the key elements involved in childhood vaccine hesitancy. Public health, 180, 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.10.027

Objectives: Immunization is one of the most successful and cost-effective interventions to improve health outcomes. However, internationally, the phenomenon of parental vaccine hesitancy is increasing and presents a growing challenge for health profe... Read More about A meta-synthesis study of the key elements involved in childhood vaccine hesitancy.

Vaccination uptake and information for parents (2019)
Journal Article
Sisson, H. (2019). Vaccination uptake and information for parents. Practice Nursing, 30(8), 396-398. https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2019.30.8.396

With the growing risk of misinformation on the internet, it is important for practice nurses to be equipped with the most up-to-date knowledge on immunisation. Helen Sisson explains why it is vital for nurses to be aware of vaccination rates in their... Read More about Vaccination uptake and information for parents.

Vaccination timeliness in preterm infants: An integrative review of the literature (2017)
Journal Article
Sisson, H., Gardiner, E., & Watson, R. (2017). Vaccination timeliness in preterm infants: An integrative review of the literature. Journal of clinical nursing, 26(23-24), 4094-4104. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13916

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims and objectives: To take a systematic approach to reviewing the scientific literature examining the timeliness of vaccination in preterm infants and to identify any factors associated with timeliness. Background: Pr... Read More about Vaccination timeliness in preterm infants: An integrative review of the literature.

A meta-ethnographic synthesis of fathers’ experiences of the neonatal intensive care unit environment during hospitalization of their premature infants (2015)
Journal Article
Sisson, H., Jones, C., Williams, R., & Lachanudis, L. (2015). A meta-ethnographic synthesis of fathers’ experiences of the neonatal intensive care unit environment during hospitalization of their premature infants. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN, 44(4), 471-480. https://doi.org/10.1111/1552-6909.12662

Objective: To undertake a synthesis of existing qualitative findings about fathers’ experiences of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) environment. Data Sources: Relevant key terms including preterm, father, and NICU were used to search the datab... Read More about A meta-ethnographic synthesis of fathers’ experiences of the neonatal intensive care unit environment during hospitalization of their premature infants.