Associate Professor Louisa Lam
FedUni Associate
Dr Louisa Lam is committed to improving the health of our population through innovative teaching and translational research to enhance and extend current thinking and clinical practices. Dr Lam’s research focuses on cardiovascular disease diagnosis and management; nurses’ work satisfaction, burnout and resilience; and workplace aggression experience.
Louisa has more than 30 years of clinical nursing and academic experience in Hong Kong and Australia. She has worked as a registered nurse, lecturer, research fellow, project coordinator, project manager and senior lecturer at different schools and centres at Monash University, where she managed clinical trials in the areas of intensive and emergency care patient management, observational injury prevention studies and road trauma studies.
Louisa is a Senior Lecturer at Federation University Australia and currently holds the position of Higher Degree by Research Coordinator after nearly two years as Deputy Dean of the School of Health.
Contextual determinants impacting final year nursing students' emergency team communication during deteriorating patient simulations: A grounded theory study
Effectiveness of Protection Motivation Theory on clinical factors, behavior change, and cardiovascular disease: An integrative review
Exploring the alignment between paramedicine's professional capabilities and competency frameworks for current and evolving scopes of practice: a literature review
Health and wellbeing of staff working at higher education institutions globally during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period: evidence from a cross-sectional study
"Resisting social identity threat and maintaining resilience": A qualitative study of Chinese parents following the loss of an only child
Newly qualified graduate nurses’ experiences of workplace incivility in healthcare settings: An integrative review.
Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping Strategies among Hong Kong People During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to potential adverse effects on the mental health status of a...
The impact of COVID-19 on stress and resilience in undergraduate nursing students: A scoping review
Air pollution perception in ten countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
Assessment of emergency department staff awareness, access and utilisation of advance care directives and goals of care: A cross-sectional survey
Associations between perceived overqualification, organisational commitment and work passion of nurses: A multicentre cross-sectional study
Associations between perceived overqualification, transformational leadership and burnout in nurses from intensive care units: A multicentre survey
Factors influencing the transition and retention of mental health nurses during the initial years of practice: Scoping review
Nurse leadership in promoting and supporting civility in health care settings: A scoping review
Psychological impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers: Cross-sectional analyses from 14 countries
Quality of life in cancer patients with different preferences for nurse spiritual therapeutics: The role of psychological capital
Aim To explore the status of quality of life and psychological capital and analyse the different...
“Resisting Social Identity Threat and Maintaining Resilience”: A Qualitative Study of Chinese Parents Following the Loss of an Only Child
Association between psychological capital and spiritual care competencies of clinical nurses: A multicentre cross-sectional study
Aims: To investigate the status of spiritual care competencies among clinical nurses and their...
Condom use consistency and associated factors among college student men who have sex with men from seven colleges in changsha city: A cross-sectional survey
Background: College student men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk for HIV infection...
COVID-19: Factors associated with psychological distress, fear, and coping strategies among community members across 17 countries
Background The current pandemic of COVID-19 impacted the psychological wellbeing of populations...
Feasibility of brief distress screening for family caregivers of adults diagnosed with schizophrenia in Changsha, Hunan, China
What is known on the subject? Distress screening amongst FGs is emphasized in worldwide studies,...
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes
The restrictive measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have triggered sudden...
Influence of core competence on voice behavior of clinical nurses: A multicenter cross-sectional study
Background: Voice behavior, referred to as a positive guarantee for organizational development,...
Resilience-based multifactorial model of depression among people who lost an only-child in China
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Severity of illness and distress in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: Do internalized stigma and caregiving burden mediate the relationship?
Aims: To test a multiple mediation model of internalized stigma and caregiving burden in the...
The way we do things around here. A qualitative study of the workplace aggression experiences of Victorian nurses, midwives and care personnel
Background: Workplace aggression in the health and care sectors is a major work health and safety...
Undergraduate Health Professional Students’ Team Communication in Simulated Emergency Settings: A Scoping Review
Willingness, preferred ways and potential barriers to use pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in China
A survey dataset to evaluate the changes in mobility and transportation due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa, United States
COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted the global community. To curb the viral transmission,...
A WeChat-based "Three Good Things" positive psychotherapy for the improvement of job performance and self-efficacy in nurses with burnout symptoms: A randomized controlled trial
Aim: To evaluate the effects of a WeChat-based “Three Good Things” on job performance and...
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and endotracheal intubation decisions for adults with advance care directive and resuscitation plans in the emergency department
Background: Emergency departments routinely offer cardiopulmonary resuscitation and endotracheal...
Chinese mental health professionals’ perceptions of shared decision-making regarding people diagnosed with schizophrenia: A qualitative study
The implementation of shared decision-making regarding people diagnosed with schizophrenia is...
Compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in Australian emergency nurses: A descriptive cross-sectional study
Introduction: Emergency nurses are at risk of compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue caused by...
Feeling responsible: Family caregivers’ attitudes and experiences of shared decision-making regarding people diagnosed with schizophrenia: A qualitative study
Objective: To explore the attitudes and experiences of family caregivers concerning their...
Hospital Nurses' Simulation-Based Education Regarding Patient Safety: A Scoping Review
Background: Little is known about the clinical impact of simulation-based education (SBE) for...
I am the person who knows myself best: Perception on shared decision-making among hospitalized people diagnosed with schizophrenia in China
hared decision-making is related to better health outcomes in serious mental illness. It is not...
Impact of WeChat-based 'three good things' on turnover intention and coping style in burnout nurses
Background: Few studies have considered functions of nurses’ positive personality and behaviours...
Non-pharmacological depression therapies for older Chinese adults: A systematic review & meta-analysis
Purpose: To conduct a systematic review of randomized controlled trials to evaluate the evidence...
Perceptions of shared decision-making in severe mental illness: An integrative review
What is known about shared decision-making?: There is increasing evidence of the positive impact...
Shared decision-making in serious mental illness: A comparative study
Objective: To compare consumer and mental health professionals’ (MHPs) preferences for...
Survey data regarding perceived air quality in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa, United States before and during Covid-19 restrictions
The dataset deals with the air quality perceived by citizens before and during the enforcement of...
Translation and psychometric testing of a decision-making scale
What is known about shared decision-making?: There is increasing investigation of shared...
Validation of the distress thermometer for caregivers of children and adolescents with schizophrenia
Aim: To develop and psychometrically test the distress thermometer for caregivers (DT-C) and...
An evaluation of a positive psychological intervention to reduce burnout among nurses
This quasi-experimental study aimed to evaluate the positive psychological intervention of...
A study protocol of mobile phone app-based cognitive behaviour training for the prevention of postpartum depression among high-risk mothers
Background: The changes in China's family planning policy in recent years have led to changes in...
A systematic review of prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression in Chinese immigrant women
In response to: Non opioid analgesics for managing postoperative pain after cardiothoracic surgeries
The effects of resilience and turnover intention on nurses' burnout: Findings from a comparative cross-sectional study
Aims and objectives: To investigate burnout among nurses from Australia and China and explore the...
The risk factors of antenatal depression: A cross-sectional survey
Using the theory of planned behaviour to predict nurse's intention to undertake dual practice in China: A multicentre survey
Aims and objectives: To identify the intention of nurses to dual practice (DP) and inform...
Burnout and its association with resilience in nurses: A cross-sectional study
Aims and objectives: To investigate the prevalence and extent of burnout on nurses and its...
Newly qualified graduate nurses’ experiences of workplace incivility in Australian hospital settings
Problem: Workplace incivility is a well-documented issue of concern known to negatively impact on...
The efficacy of different modes of analgesia in postoperative pain management and early mobilization in postoperative cardiac surgical patients: A systematic review
Cardiac surgery induces severe postoperative pain and impairment of pulmonary function, increases...
Workplace aggression experiences and responses of Victorian nurses, midwives and care personnel
Background Workplace aggression is a major work health and safety, and public health concern. To...
Exploring resilience in Chinese nurses: a cross-sectional study
Aims: To explore the state of resilience and its predictors among nurses in mainland China....
Female nurses' burnout symptoms: No association with the Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis
Across the world, hospital nurses experience a high level of burnout. Exploring biochemical...
Positive psychotherapy for depression and self-efficacy in undergraduate nursing students: A randomized, controlled trial
Nursing students across the globe experience depressive symptoms, and many interventions have...
Reply to Letter to the Editor: Below is our response to the concerns raised by Dr. Bianchi et al. regarding our manuscript (Guo, Y., Lam, L., Luo, Y., Plummer, V., Cross, W., Li, H., Yin, Y., Zhang, J., 2017. Female nurses’ burnout symptoms: no association with the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis. Psychoneuroendocrinology 77,47–50.)
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Evaluation of a novel opt-out consent process involving pregnant women
Nursing student’s Anxiety in Clinical Placement
A meta-analysis of haemorrhage with ticlopidine and clopidogrel following coronary artery stent placement
Background: Clopidogrel has largely replaced ticlopidine in antiplatelet therapy after coronary...
B-type natriuretic peptide testing and the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in the emergency department
Background-It is often difficult to diagnose heart failure (HF) accurately in patients presenting...
Meta-analysis: Effect of B-type natriuretic peptide testing on clinical outcomes in patients with acute dyspnea in the emergency setting
Background: Although the accuracy of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) testing for diagnosing...
B-type natriuretic peptide testing, clinical outcomes, and health services use in emergency department patients With dyspnea a randomized trial
Background: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is used to diagnose heart failure, but the effects...
Does B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Testing Affect Outcome and Management of Patients With Acute Dyspnea?
We appreciate the responses to our article. Dr. Tapolyai asks whether the emergency department...