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1 Centre for Applied Nursing Research, Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
2 University of Western Sydney, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
3 Neurosurgery, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
4 Orthopaedics, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
5 Centre for Applied Nursing Research, Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia s.frost@westernsydney.edu.au.