Kong Yuke Lin Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Radiofrequency coblation
training in midwifery, nursing administration and public health nursing.
Matron Kong has a background in clinical nursing having worked in the field paediatrics, surgery and obstetrics after completion of her training in 1988. She subsequently received further training in midwifery, nursing administration and public health nursing. She received her degree in nursing in 2011 after which joined the Institute for Health Systems Research in 2015. She is a Principal Investigator (PI) for Rapid Evidence Synthesis on Outcome indicator(s) for monitoring pressure injury prevention. She has published BMC Health Services Research in 2019.
Special Issue Article Open Access
Author(s): Kong Yuke Lin
Introduction: Rapid review is a method to yield evidence for healthcare decision making processes in a timely and systematic manner. We used this method to identify internationally comparable outcome indicators used for monitoring pressure injury. Pressure Injury, a major concern in Nursing Division, Ministry of Health, is being currently monitored nationally in all public hospitals. Nevertheless, we encountered a number of problems and challenges during the process of review. This paper aims to share lessons learnt in adapting rapid review methods for outcome indicator identification. Methods: The final review methodology resulted from experiential learning in conducting the review. We underwent four phases which are database search from reviews, snowballing search for articles and gui... view moreĀ»