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'Don't judge me': narratives of living with FGM (2017)
Journal Article
McGarry, J., & Recchia, N. (2017). 'Don't judge me': narratives of living with FGM. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 10(1), 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-10-2016-0016

Purpose: To facilitate a participant led arts based workshop survivors of FGM in order to explore their experiences and impact of FGM on health and wellbeing. To use the artefacts to inform development of an e-learning resource.
Design/methodology/a... Read More about 'Don't judge me': narratives of living with FGM.

Participatory theatre and mental health recovery: a narrative inquiry (2017)
Journal Article
Torrissen, W., & Stickley, T. (2018). Participatory theatre and mental health recovery: a narrative inquiry. Perspectives in Public Health, 138(1), 47-54. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913917723944

Aims: To identify the potential relationship between participation in theatre and mental health recovery. To give voice to the stories told by participants of Teater Vildenvei, a theatre company that has been part of the rehabilitation programme for... Read More about Participatory theatre and mental health recovery: a narrative inquiry.

Different healthy habits between northern and southern Spanish school children (2017)
Journal Article
Arriscado, D., Knox, E., Zabala, M., Zurita-Ortega, F., Dalmau, J. M., & Muros Molina, J. J. (2017). Different healthy habits between northern and southern Spanish school children. Journal of Public Health, 25(6), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-017-0823-2

Aim: Healthy habits are influenced by several factors such as, geographical location. The aims of this study were to describe and compare healthy habits within two populations of sixth-grade primary school children (aged 11-12 years) from Northern an... Read More about Different healthy habits between northern and southern Spanish school children.

Preparing Masters level mental health nurses to work within a wellness paradigm: findings from the eMenthe project (2017)
Journal Article
Doyle, L., Ellilä, H., Jormfeldt, H., Lahti, M., Higgins, A., Keogh, B., Meade, O., Sitvast, J., Skärsäter, I., Stickley, T., & Kilkku, N. (2018). Preparing Masters level mental health nurses to work within a wellness paradigm: findings from the eMenthe project. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27(2), 823-832. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12370

Mental health promotion remains an important component of mental health nursing practice. Supporting wellness at both individual and societal levels has been identified as one of the key tenets of mental health promotion. However, the prevailing biom... Read More about Preparing Masters level mental health nurses to work within a wellness paradigm: findings from the eMenthe project.

Supporting family carers in home-based end-of-life care: using participatory action research to develop a training programme for support workers and volunteers (2017)
Journal Article
Caswell, G., Hardy, B., Ewing, G., Kennedy, S., & Seymour, J. (2019). Supporting family carers in home-based end-of-life care: using participatory action research to develop a training programme for support workers and volunteers. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 9(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2017-001317

Background: Family carers are crucial in enabling dying people to stay at home, but are often not prepared for their caring role, receiving little support from formal health and social care services. It is increasingly likely that any help or support... Read More about Supporting family carers in home-based end-of-life care: using participatory action research to develop a training programme for support workers and volunteers.

A qualitative systematic review of the reasons for parental attendance at the emergency department with children presenting with minor illness (2017)
Journal Article
Butun, A., & Hemingway, P. (2018). A qualitative systematic review of the reasons for parental attendance at the emergency department with children presenting with minor illness. International Emergency Nursing, 36, 56-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2017.07.002

Introduction: Over 5 million children attend the Emergency Department (ED) annually in England with an ever-increasing paediatric emergency caseload echoed globally. Approximately 60% of children present with illness and the majority have non-urgent... Read More about A qualitative systematic review of the reasons for parental attendance at the emergency department with children presenting with minor illness.

Reporting interventions in trials evaluating cognitive rehabilitation in people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Mhizha-Murira, J. R., Drummond, A. E., Klein, O., & das Nair, R. (2018). Reporting interventions in trials evaluating cognitive rehabilitation in people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 32(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215517722583

Objective: To determine the quantity and quality of description of cognitive rehabilitation for cognitive deficits in people with Multiple Sclerosis, using a variety of published checklists, and suggest ways of improving the reporting of these interv... Read More about Reporting interventions in trials evaluating cognitive rehabilitation in people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic review.

Plans, preferences or going with the flow: an online exploration of women's views and experiences of birth plans (2017)
Journal Article
Divall, B., Spiby, H., Nolan, M., & Slade, P. (2017). Plans, preferences or going with the flow: an online exploration of women's views and experiences of birth plans. Midwifery, 54, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.07.020

Objective
To explore women’s views of birth plans, and experiences of their completion and use.
Design
A qualitative, exploratory study, using Internet-mediated research methods.
Setting
The discussion boards of two well-known, UK-based, online... Read More about Plans, preferences or going with the flow: an online exploration of women's views and experiences of birth plans.

Health beliefs predict self-care practices and glycaemic control in Malaysian patients with insulin-treated diabetes: a longtitudal study (2017)
Journal Article
Aris, A., Blake, H., & Adams, G. (2017). Health beliefs predict self-care practices and glycaemic control in Malaysian patients with insulin-treated diabetes: a longtitudal study. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 17(2), 80-89

The practice of diabetes self-care plays an important role in achieving and maintaining good glycaemic control. However, not all patients with insulin-treated diabetes engage in their self-care activities. There is some evidence that self-care practi... Read More about Health beliefs predict self-care practices and glycaemic control in Malaysian patients with insulin-treated diabetes: a longtitudal study.