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Professor Davina Porock

Professor

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 5913
Email: d.porock@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO21.458  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4161-9697

Overview of role

Professor Porock holds a VC’s Professorial Research Fellowship in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Her research program focuses living and dying well in residential aged care with a particular interest in person-centred practice and recognising dying.

Current Teaching

Guest lectures in person-centred care, end-of-life care, physiology of dying, person-centred care of the person with dementia and/or delirium

Background

A/Dean Research and Innovation, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. 2017-2019

Vice Provost and Dean of Research, Lehman College, City University of New York, USA. 2015-2017

A/Dean Research and Scholarship, School of Nursing, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. 2010-2015

Professional Associations

International Philosophy of Nursing Society

Awards and Recognition

  • Inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, October 17, 2015.
  • Edna Stilwell Writing Award for “National Priorities for Dementia Care: Perspectives of Individuals Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners,” published in the August 2015 issue of the Journal of Gerontological Nursing.
  • Distinguished Australian Alumni Award, November 2014. Curtin University, Perth, WA
  • Visionary Innovator Award, Annual Inventors and Entrepreneurs Reception, University at Buffalo, March 2014
  • Distinguished Faculty Mentor Award, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Nursing. May 2011
  • Teaching Apple (for excellent teaching evaluations by students), State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Nursing 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
  • Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Iota Chapter Award for Excellence in Teaching. March 2003
  • International Faculty Award, University of Missouri-Columbia Research Council. August – September 2002
  • Margaret Woods Allen Award for Outstanding Research. Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Iota Chapter. March 2002
  • Oncology Nursing Society/Schering Corporation Excellence in Cancer Nursing Research Award. Presented at the Oncology Nursing Society 23rd Annual Congress, San Francisco. May 1998
  • Australian Postgraduate Award from Commonwealth Government for PhD Research. Administered by Edith Cowan University, WA. February 1995 - March 1998 (Pre-doctoral Scholarship)
  • Curtin University Postgraduate Research Award for Research in the degree Master of Science. Administered by Curtin University of Technology, WA (Masters Scholarship) February 1990- December 1991
  • Helen Bailey Scholarship for Postgraduate Nursing Studies Administered by the Health Department of WA (to support Master of Science thesis research) February – December 1991

Qualifications

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  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 1999.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • McCullough, K., Doleman, G., Dunham, M., Whitehead, L., Porock, D. (2024). Are remote health clinics primary health care focused? Validation of the Primary Health Care Engagement (PHCE) Scale for the Australian remote primary health care setting. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 25(2024), e3-. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423623000592.
  • Ghosh, M., Chejor, P., Baker, M., Porock, D. (2024). A Systematic Review of Dementia Research Priorities. Sage Open, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/08919887241232647.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Phiri, G., Muge-Sugutt, J., Porock, D. (2023). Palliative and End-of-Life Care Access for Immigrants Living in High-income Countries: A Scoping Review. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 9(Article in press), 13 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/23337214231213172.
  • Chejor, P., Cain, T., Laging, B., Porock, D. (2023). Dementia care for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds: Qualitative secondary analysis of the Aged Care Australian Royal Commission data. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2023(Article in press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13241.
  • Cain, T., Chejor, P., Porock, D. (2023). Chemical restraint as behavioural euthanasia: case studies from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1), 61869. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04116-5.
  • Alan, J., Randall, S., Ferrante, A., Porock, D. (2023). Relationship Between Residential Aged Care Facility Characteristics And Breaches Of The Australian Aged Care Regulatory Standards: Non-Compliance Notices And Sanctions. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 42(2), 355-364. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13165.
  • Yoong, SQ., Porock, D., Whitty, D., Tam, WW., Zhang, H. (2023). Performance Of The Palliative Prognostic Index For Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis. Palliative Medicine, 2023(Article in Press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231180657.
  • Chejor, P., Atee, M., Cain, T., Whiting, D., Morris, T., Porock, D. (2023). Comparing clinico-demographics and neuropsychiatric symptoms for immigrant and non-immigrant aged care residents living with dementia: a retrospective cross-sectional study from an Australian dementia-specific support service. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1), article number 729. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04447-3.

2022

Journal Articles

  • McCullough, K., Andrew, L., Genoni, A., Dunham, M., Whitehead, L., Porock, D. (2022). An examination of primary health care nursing service evaluation using the Donabedian model: A systematic review. Research in Nursing and Health, 2022(Article in Press), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22291.
  • Chejor, P., Laging, B., Whitehead, L., Porock, D. (2022). Experiences of older immigrants living with dementia and their carers: a systematic review and meta-synthesis. BMJ Open, 12(5), article number e059783. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059783.
  • Dermody, G., Mikus, J., Porock, D., Sugarman, D., Janjua, N., Christopher , H., Fritz, R. (2022). Perspectives on Wider Integration of the Health-Assistive Smart Home. Journal of Ageing and Longevity, 2(2), 140-152. https://doi.org/10.3390/jal2020013.
  • Cain, T., Alan, J., Porock, D. (2022). Emergency department transfers from residential aged care: What can we learn from secondary qualitative analysis of Australian Royal Commission data. BMJ Open, 12(9), Article number e063790. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063790.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Foxall, F., Sundin, D., Barnard, M., Ewens, B., Kemp, V., Porock, D. (2021). Revealing Meaning From Story: The Application of Narrative Inquiry to Explore the Factors That Influence Decision Making in Relation to the Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment in The Intensive Care Unit. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20(6 July 2021), Article Number: 16094069211028345. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069211028345.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Porock, D., Li, J., Chang, Y. (2020). Measuring the ‘dose’ of person‐centred care in aged care: Development of staff and family questionnaires. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(7), 1850-1861. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14392.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Rajamohan, S., Porock, D., Chang, Y. (2019). Understanding the Relationship Between Staff and Job Satisfaction, Stress, Turnover, and Staff Outcomes in the Person-Centered Care Nursing Home Arena. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 51(5), 560-568. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12488.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Rodgers, C., Rogerson, D., Stevenson, J., Porock, D. (2018). Physical activity for people with young-onset dementia and carers: protocol for a scoping review. Systematic Reviews, 7(1), article no. 36. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-018-0698-5.
  • Zhang, M., Chang, Y., Liu, YJ., Gao, L., Porock, D. (2018). Burden and Strain among Familial Caregivers of Patients with Dementia in China. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 39(5), 427-432. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2017.1418034.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Li, J., Grandner, M., Chang, Y., Jungquist, C., Porock, D. (2017). Person-Centered Dementia Care and Sleep in Assisted Living Residents With Dementia: A Pilot Study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 15(2), 97-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2015.1104686.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Brummel-Smith, K., Butler, D., Frieder, M., Gibbs, N., Henry, M., Koons, E., Loggers, E., Porock, D., Reuben, D., Saliba, D., Scanlon, W., Tabbush, V., Tinetti, M., Tumlinson, A., Vladeck, B. (2016). Person-Centered Care: A Definition and Essential Elements. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64(1), 15-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13866.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Li, J., Chang, Y., Porock, D. (2015). Factors Associated With Daytime Sleep in Nursing Home Residents. Research on Aging: an international bimonthly journal, 37(1), 103-117. https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027514537081.
  • Parks, R., Hall, L., Tang, S., Howard, P., Lakshmanan, R., Winterbottom, L., Morgan, D., Cox, K., Porock, D., Cheung, K. (2015). The potential value of comprehensive geriatric assessment in evaluating older women with primary operable breast cancer undergoing surgery or non-operative treatment - A pilot study. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 6(1), 46-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2014.09.180.
  • Gladman, J., Harwood, R., Conroy, S., Logan, P., Elliott, R., Jones, R., Lewis, S., Dyas, J., Schneide, J., Porock, D., Pollock, K., Goldberg, S., Edmans, J., Gordon, A., Bradshaw, L., Franklin, M., Whittamore, K., Robbins, I., Dunphy, A., Spencer, K., Darby, J., Tanajewski, L., Berdunov, V., Gkountouras, G., Foster, P., Frowd, N. (2015). Medical Crises in Older People. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 3(4), 1-442. https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar03040.
  • Caswell, G., Pollock, K., Harwood, R., Porock, D. (2015). Communication between family carers and health professionals about end-of-life care for older people in the acute hospital setting: a qualitative study. BMC Palliative Care, 14(1), Article number 353. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-015-0032-0.
  • McCormack, B., Borg, M., Cardif, S., Dewing, J., Jacobs, G., Janes, N., Karlsson, B., McCance, T., Mekki, T., Porock, D., Van Lieshout, F., Wilson, V. (2015). Person-centredness – the ‘state’ of the art. International Practice Development Journal, 5(2015), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.5SP.003.
  • Porock, D., Clissett, P., Harwood, R., Gladman, J. (2015). Disruption, control and coping: responses of and to the person with dementia in hospital. The International Journal of Aging and Society, 35(1), 37-63. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X13000561.
  • Porock, D., Bakk, L., Sullivan, S., Love, K., Pinkowitz, J., Barsness, S. (2015). National priorities for dementia care: Perspectives of individuals living with dementia and their care partners. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 41(8), 9-16. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20150710-02.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Clisset, P., Porock, D., Harwood, R., Gladman, J. (2014). The responses of healthcare professionals to the admission of people with cognitive impairment to acute hospital settings: an observational and interview study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 23(13-14), 1820-1829. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12342.
  • Li, J., Porock, D. (2014). Resident outcomes of person-centered care in long-term care: a narrative review of interventional research. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51(10), 1395-1415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.04.003.
  • Suwanpasu, S., Grinsladeb, S., Wu, Y., Porock, D. (2014). Risk factors of delirium in elderly patients with hip fracture. Asian Biomedicine, 8(2), 157-165. https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0802.275.

Research Projects

  • Printing an appetite for life: developing three-dimensional printed texture modified foods for aged care residents, National Health and Medical Research Council, Ideas Grants (2023), 2024 ‑ 2028, $1,108,065.
  • Adaptation and validation of the Dementia Community Attitudes Questionnaire (DCAQ), Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2024 (Stream 1), 2024 ‑ 2025, $39,961.
  • Dignified and Respectful Decisions Research Proposal , Palliative Care Victoria, Project, 2024, $21,976.
  • Creating an evidence base for the timely introduction of the 'No One Dies Alone' programme in Residential Aged Care , Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia, Grant Program, 2023 ‑ 2024, $60,212.
  • An Ecological Evaluation of the Palliative Care WA Advance Care Planning workshops, Palliative Care WA Inc, Project, 2024, $19,041.
  • Role of the Nurse in the Transition from Curative to Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer. A theory Synthesis, its validation and empirical, WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network, Clinical Implementation Unit - Carol Cameron Memorial Scholarship, 2023 ‑ 2024, $15,000.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Role of the Nurse in the Transition from Curative to Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer - A Theory Synthesis its validation and empirical testing
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Preparing for end of life in a new country: A grounded theory study on African migrants living in Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The social care workforce culture of care for homeless people who require palliative care: A focused ethnography.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Dementia and older immigrants in Australia: Exploring the experiences of people living with dementia and their carers
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Transcendent Moments in Birthing and Dying: A grounded theory study exploring the practices of midwives and palliative care nurses
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Developing Workstation-on-Wheels in Home Care: An Innovative Approach for Promoting High Quality Safe Care in Home Settings

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy: Person-centered care and sleep in older adults living in long-term care facilities

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy: Clinical Decision-Making by Acute Medicine Advanced Nurse Practitioners
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Collaborative practice in end of life care in the ICU
  • Master of Nursing (Research), Exploring Mental Wellness of Older Indian Migrants in Western Australia: A Focused Ethnographic Study
  • Doctor of Philosophy: Person-Centered Care and Leadership in the Long-Term Care Arena
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