Outputs (557)

Longitudinal, mixed method study to look at the experiences and knowledge of non melanoma skin cancer from diagnosis to one year (2013)
Journal Article
Bath-Hextall, F., Jenkinson, C., Kumar, A., Leonardi-Bee, J., Perkins, W., Cox, K., & Glazebrook, C. (2013). Longitudinal, mixed method study to look at the experiences and knowledge of non melanoma skin cancer from diagnosis to one year. BMC Dermatology, 13(13), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-5945-13-13

Background
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in humans and the incidence is increasing worldwide. Our objective was to understanding the needs, experiences and knowledge of individuals with Non Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) from diagnosis... Read More about Longitudinal, mixed method study to look at the experiences and knowledge of non melanoma skin cancer from diagnosis to one year.

REFINE (REducing Falls in In-patieNt Elderly) using bed and bedside chair pressure sensors linked to radio-pagers in acute hospital care: a randomised controlled trial (2013)
Journal Article
Sahota, O., Drummond, A., Kendrick, D., Grainge, M. J., Vass, C., Sach, T., Gladman, J. R., & Avis, M. (2014). REFINE (REducing Falls in In-patieNt Elderly) using bed and bedside chair pressure sensors linked to radio-pagers in acute hospital care: a randomised controlled trial. Age and Ageing, 43(2), 247-253. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/aft155

Background: falls in hospitals are a major problem and contribute to substantial healthcare burden. Advances in sensor technology afford innovative approaches to reducing falls in acute hospital care. However, whether these are clinically effective a... Read More about REFINE (REducing Falls in In-patieNt Elderly) using bed and bedside chair pressure sensors linked to radio-pagers in acute hospital care: a randomised controlled trial.

Fasting and postprandial volumes of the undisturbed colon: normal values and changes in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome measured using serial MRI (2013)
Journal Article
Pritchard, S. E., Marciani, L., Garsed, K., Hoad, C., Thongborisute, W., Roberts, E., Gowland, P. A., & Spiller, R. C. (in press). Fasting and postprandial volumes of the undisturbed colon: normal values and changes in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome measured using serial MRI. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 26(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12243

Background
Previous assessments of colon morphology have relied on tests which were either invasive or used ionizing radiation. We aimed to measure regional volumes of the undisturbed colon in healthy volunteers (HV) and patients with diarrhea-predo... Read More about Fasting and postprandial volumes of the undisturbed colon: normal values and changes in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome measured using serial MRI.

Practical compassions: repertoires of practice and compassion talk in acute mental healthcare (2013)
Journal Article
Brown, B., Crawford, P., Gilbert, P., Gilbert, J., & Gale, C. (2014). Practical compassions: repertoires of practice and compassion talk in acute mental healthcare. Sociology of Health and Illness, 36(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12065

This article reports an exploratory study of the concept of compassion in the work of 20 mental health practitioners in a UK Midlands facility. Using notions of practice derived from phenomenology and Bourdieusian sociology and notions of emotional l... Read More about Practical compassions: repertoires of practice and compassion talk in acute mental healthcare.

Caregiver stress in traumatic brain injury (2013)
Journal Article
Blake, H. (in press). Caregiver stress in traumatic brain injury. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 15(6), https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2008.15.6.29878

Aims
Many patients experience physical, behavioural, cognitive and emotional problems following traumatic brain injury (TBI). They may require continuing care for many years, most of which is provided by informal caregivers, such as spouses, parents... Read More about Caregiver stress in traumatic brain injury.

Mobile technology: streamlining practice and improving care (2013)
Journal Article
Blake, H. (in press). Mobile technology: streamlining practice and improving care. British Journal of Community Nursing, 18(9), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.9.430

The use of mobile phones in care delivery has the potential to improve the way in which care is delivered. When implemented effectively, mobile technologies can empower patients and enhance communication between patients and their health-care provide... Read More about Mobile technology: streamlining practice and improving care.

Health of community nurses: a case for workplace wellness schemes (2013)
Journal Article
Blake, H., & Lee, S. (in press). Health of community nurses: a case for workplace wellness schemes. British Journal of Community Nursing, 12(6), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2007.12.6.23774

Community nursing is associated with stress and burnout, which can impact heavily on the individual and the NHS both economically and on the quality of patient care. Recent Government publications have called for an increase in workplace health schem... Read More about Health of community nurses: a case for workplace wellness schemes.

At the borders of medical reasoning: aetiological and ontological challenges of medically unexplained symptoms (2013)
Journal Article
Eriksen, T. E., Kerry, R., Mumford, S., Lie, S. A. N., & Anjum, R. L. (2013). At the borders of medical reasoning: aetiological and ontological challenges of medically unexplained symptoms. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 8(11), https://doi.org/10.1186/1747-5341-8-11

Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) remain recalcitrant to the medical profession, proving less suitable for homogenic treatment with respect to their aetiology, taxonomy and diagnosis. While the majority of existing medical research methods are des... Read More about At the borders of medical reasoning: aetiological and ontological challenges of medically unexplained symptoms.

Structural and functional effects of metastases in rat brain determined by multimodal MRI (2013)
Journal Article
Martin, C. J., Serres, S., Sarmiento Soto, M., Bristow, C., O'Brien, E. R., Connell, J. J., Khrapitchev, A. A., & Sibson, N. R. (2014). Structural and functional effects of metastases in rat brain determined by multimodal MRI. International Journal of Cancer, 134(4), 885-896. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.28406

Metastasis to the brain results in significant impairment of brain function and poor patient survival. Currently, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is under‐utilised in monitoring brain metastases and their effects on brain function. Here, we sought t... Read More about Structural and functional effects of metastases in rat brain determined by multimodal MRI.

Immigrant women’s experiences of maternity services in Canada: a meta-ethnography (2013)
Journal Article
Higginbottom, G. M., Hadziabdic, E., Yohani, S., & Paton, P. (2014). Immigrant women’s experiences of maternity services in Canada: a meta-ethnography. Midwifery, 30(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.06.004

Objective: to synthesise data on immigrant women's experiences of maternity services in Canada.
Design: a qualitative systematic literature review using a meta-ethnographic approach.
Methods: a comprehensive search strategy of multiple databases wa... Read More about Immigrant women’s experiences of maternity services in Canada: a meta-ethnography.