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An evaluation of a biomass stove safety protocol used for testing household cookstoves, in low-middle income countries (2016)
Journal Article
Gallagher, M., Beard, M., Clifford, M., & Watson, M. (2016). An evaluation of a biomass stove safety protocol used for testing household cookstoves, in low-middle income countries. Energy for Sustainable Development, 33, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2016.03.008

To mitigate the impact of: excess pollution, deforestation and injuries attributable to cookstoves in low-middle income countries, humanitarian and private sector organisations have made a commitment to distribute 100 million improved cookstoves (ICS... Read More about An evaluation of a biomass stove safety protocol used for testing household cookstoves, in low-middle income countries.

Lack of anticipated support for care for community-dwelling older adults (2016)
Journal Article
De Oliveira, D. C., Neri, A. L., & D'Elboux, M. J. (2016). Lack of anticipated support for care for community-dwelling older adults. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 69(3), https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167.2016690321i

Objective: to identify the factors associated with lack of anticipated support for care for community-dwelling older adults.

Method: this study presents comparison and logistic regression analyses of data from 671 individuals who took part of the... Read More about Lack of anticipated support for care for community-dwelling older adults.

Unmet care needs in people living with advanced cancer: a systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Moghaddam, N. G., Coxon, H., Nabarro, S., & Cox, K. (2016). Unmet care needs in people living with advanced cancer: a systematic review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 24(8), 3609-3622. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-016-3221-3

Purpose
The support needs of cancer patients vary according to the phase of their cancer journey. Recent developments in healthcare are such that the advanced cancer phase is increasingly experienced as a chronic illness phase, with consequent chang... Read More about Unmet care needs in people living with advanced cancer: a systematic review.

Predictors of self-management in patients with chronic low back pain: a longitudinal cohort study protocol (2016)
Journal Article
Banerjee, A., Hendrick, P., & Blake, H. (2016). Predictors of self-management in patients with chronic low back pain: a longitudinal cohort study protocol

Studies on self-management (SM) support programmes in chronic low back pain (CLBP) have failed to show clinically meaningful treatment benefit, which potentially highlights lack of research on predictors of effective SM. The purpose of this multi-cen... Read More about Predictors of self-management in patients with chronic low back pain: a longitudinal cohort study protocol.

Domestic violence and abuse: an exploration and evaluation of a domestic abuse nurse specialist role in acute health care services (2016)
Journal Article
McGarry, J. (2017). Domestic violence and abuse: an exploration and evaluation of a domestic abuse nurse specialist role in acute health care services. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(15-16), 2266-2273. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13203

Aims and objectives: The aim of the present study was to explore the experiences of clinical staff in responding to disclosure of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and to evaluate the effectiveness of training and support provided by a dedicated Dome... Read More about Domestic violence and abuse: an exploration and evaluation of a domestic abuse nurse specialist role in acute health care services.

Advance care planning, a multi-centre cluster randomised clinical trial: the research protocol of the ACTION study (2016)
Journal Article
Rietjens, J. A. C., Korfage, I. J., Dunleavy, L., Preston, N. J., Jabbarian, L. J., Christensen, C. A., de Brito, M., Bulli, F., Caswell, G., Červ, B., van Delden, J., Deliens, L., Gorini, G., Groenvold, M., Houttekier, D., Ingravallo, F., Kars, M. C., Lunder, U., Miccinesi, G., Mimić, A., …van der Heide, A. (2016). Advance care planning, a multi-centre cluster randomised clinical trial: the research protocol of the ACTION study. BMC Cancer, 16(264), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2298-x

Background: Awareness of preferences regarding medical care should be a central component of the care of patients with advanced cancer. Open communication can facilitate this but can occur in an ad hoc or variable manner. Advance care planning (ACP)... Read More about Advance care planning, a multi-centre cluster randomised clinical trial: the research protocol of the ACTION study.

The effectiveness of Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills model-based Diabetes Self-Management Education among patients with type 2 diabetes in Jordan (IMB-DSME) (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Albelbisis, Z., Windle, R., & Blake, H. The effectiveness of Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills model-based Diabetes Self-Management Education among patients with type 2 diabetes in Jordan (IMB-DSME). Presented at Improving clients' outcomes through the implications of scientific evidence

Abstract for International Nursing conference:
Background: According to the World Health Organization in 2014, 9% of adults over 18 years old are diagnosed with diabetes and more than 1.5 million deaths occur directly by diabetes in low and middle-i... Read More about The effectiveness of Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills model-based Diabetes Self-Management Education among patients with type 2 diabetes in Jordan (IMB-DSME).

Participation in medical decision-making across Europe: an international longitudinal multicenter study (2016)
Journal Article
Bär, A., Hengartner, M. P., Kawohl, W., Konrad, J., Puschner, B., Clarke, E., Slade, M., Valeria Del Vecchio, V., Sampogna, G., Égerházi, A., Süveges, Á., Krogsgaard Bording, M., Munk-Jørgensen, P., & Rössler, W. (2016). Participation in medical decision-making across Europe: an international longitudinal multicenter study. European Psychiatry, 35, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.02.001

Background: The purpose of this paper was to examine national differences in the desire to participate in decision-making of people with severe mental illness in six European countries.

Methods: The data was taken from a European longitudinal obse... Read More about Participation in medical decision-making across Europe: an international longitudinal multicenter study.

Antibiotics and antiseptics for pressure ulcers (2016)
Journal Article
Norman, G., Dumville, J. C., Moore, Z. E., Tanner, J., Christie, J., & Goto, S. (2016). Antibiotics and antiseptics for pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016(4), Article CD011586. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011586.pub2

© 2016 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, decubitus ulcers and pressure injuries, are localised areas of injury to the skin or the underlying tissue, or both. A range of treatments with antimicrobial prop... Read More about Antibiotics and antiseptics for pressure ulcers.