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Ultrasound detected synovial change and pain response following intra-articular injection of corticosteroid and a placebo in symptomatic osteoarthritic knees: a pilot study (2014)
Journal Article
Hall, M. C., Doherty, S., Courtney, P., Latief, K., Zhang, W., & Doherty, M. (in press). Ultrasound detected synovial change and pain response following intra-articular injection of corticosteroid and a placebo in symptomatic osteoarthritic knees: a pilot study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(8), https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205206

Challenges and solutions during analysis in a longitudinal narrative case study (2014)
Journal Article
Whiffin, C. J., Bailey, C., Ellis-Hill, C., & Jarrett, N. (2014). Challenges and solutions during analysis in a longitudinal narrative case study. Nurse Researcher, 21(4), https://doi.org/10.7748/nr2014.03.21.4.20.e1238

Aim

To describe the challenges faced by those performing complex qualitative analysis during a narrative study and to offer solutions.

Background

Qualitative research requires rigorous analysis. However, novice researchers often struggle t... Read More about Challenges and solutions during analysis in a longitudinal narrative case study.

Parent's perceptions of antenatal groups in supporting them through the transition to parenthood (2014)
Journal Article
Pilcher, H., & Hughes, A. J. (2014). Parent's perceptions of antenatal groups in supporting them through the transition to parenthood. Midirs Midwifery Digest, 24(1),

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore parents’ experiences and perceptions of their antenatal groups in supporting their needs through the transition to parenthood. Local research ethics approval was obtained before the study commenced.
De... Read More about Parent's perceptions of antenatal groups in supporting them through the transition to parenthood.

Surgical site infection: poor compliance with guidelines and care bundles (2014)
Journal Article
Leaper, D. J., Tanner, J., Kiernan, M., Assadian, O., & Edmiston, C. E. (2015). Surgical site infection: poor compliance with guidelines and care bundles. International Wound Journal, 12(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.12243

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are probably the most preventable of the health care- associated infections. Despite the widespread international introduction of level I evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of SSIs, such as that of the Nation... Read More about Surgical site infection: poor compliance with guidelines and care bundles.

How does it really feel to be in my shoes? Patients' experiences of compassion within nursing care and their perceptions of developing compassionate nurses (2014)
Journal Article
Bramley, L., & Matiti, M. (2014). How does it really feel to be in my shoes? Patients' experiences of compassion within nursing care and their perceptions of developing compassionate nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 23(19-20), 2790-2799. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12537

Aims and objectives
To understand how patients experience compassion within nursing care and explore their perceptions of developing compassionate nurses.

Background
Compassion is a fundamental part of nursing care. Individually, nurses have a d... Read More about How does it really feel to be in my shoes? Patients' experiences of compassion within nursing care and their perceptions of developing compassionate nurses.

Protocol for a longitudinal qualitative study: survivors of childhood critical illness exploring long-term psychosocial well-being and needs—The SCETCH Project (2014)
Journal Article
Manning, J., Hemingway, P., & Redsell, S. A. (2014). Protocol for a longitudinal qualitative study: survivors of childhood critical illness exploring long-term psychosocial well-being and needs—The SCETCH Project. BMJ Open, 4, Article e004230. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004230

Introduction Life-threatening critical illness affects over a quarter of a million children and adolescents (0–18 years old) annually in the USA and the UK. Death from critical illness is rare; however, survivors and their families can be exposed to... Read More about Protocol for a longitudinal qualitative study: survivors of childhood critical illness exploring long-term psychosocial well-being and needs—The SCETCH Project.

Copy Number Variation of the Beta-Defensin Genes in Europeans: No Supporting Evidence for Association with Lung Function, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma (2014)
Journal Article
Wain, L. V., Odenthal-Hesse, L., Abujaber, R., Sayers, I., Beardsmore, C., Gaillard, E. A., Chappell, S., Dogaru, C. M., McKeever, T. M., Guetta-Baranes, T., Kalsheker, N., Kuehni, C. E., Hall, I. P., Tobin, M. D., & Hollox, E. J. (2014). Copy Number Variation of the Beta-Defensin Genes in Europeans: No Supporting Evidence for Association with Lung Function, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma. PLoS ONE, 9(1), Article e84192. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084192

Lung function measures are heritable, predict mortality and are relevant in diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD and asthma are diseases of the airways with major public health impacts and each have a heritable component. G... Read More about Copy Number Variation of the Beta-Defensin Genes in Europeans: No Supporting Evidence for Association with Lung Function, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma.

National survey of the injury prevention activities of children's centres (2014)
Journal Article
Watson, M., Mulvaney, C. A., Kendrick, D., Stewart, J., Coupland, C., Hayes, M., & Wynn, P. (2014). National survey of the injury prevention activities of children's centres. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12059

Children's centres were established across England to provide a range of services including early education, social care and health to pre-school children and their families. We surveyed children's centres to ascertain the activities they were undert... Read More about National survey of the injury prevention activities of children's centres.

Pressure ulcer stages among bed-ridden patients in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria- Nigeria (2014)
Journal Article
Ladan, A. M., Garba, S. N., Sani, D. K., Sani, H. M., & Muhammed, A. F. (2014). Pressure ulcer stages among bed-ridden patients in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria- Nigeria. https://doi.org/10.9790/1959-03146168

This study was carried out to assesspressure ulcer stages among bed-ridden patients in Medical, Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic wards inAhmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) Shika-Zaria. The main aim of this study is to determine the preval... Read More about Pressure ulcer stages among bed-ridden patients in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria- Nigeria.

Risk and protective factors for falls from furniture in young children: multicenter case-control study (2014)
Journal Article
Kendrick, D., Maula, A., & Reading, R. (2015). Risk and protective factors for falls from furniture in young children: multicenter case-control study. JAMA Pediatrics, 169(2), 145-153. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.2374

Importance: Falls from furniture are common in young children but there is little evidence on protective factors for these falls.

Objective: To estimate associations for risk and protective factors for falls from furniture in children aged 0 to 4... Read More about Risk and protective factors for falls from furniture in young children: multicenter case-control study.