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The impact of prior care experience on nursing students' compassionate values and behaviours: A mixed methods study (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Compassion is critical to the provision of high-quality healthcare and is foregrounded internationally as an issue of contemporary concern. Paid care experience prior to nurse training has been suggested as a potential means of improving... Read More about The impact of prior care experience on nursing students' compassionate values and behaviours: A mixed methods study.

The impact of care experience prior to commencing pre-registration nurse education and training: A scoping review (2022)
Journal Article

Objectives: Compassion in nursing and interventions to support it are of international relevance and concern. Prior care experience as a prerequisite for entry into pre-registration nurse education is suggested as a means of improving compassion. The... Read More about The impact of care experience prior to commencing pre-registration nurse education and training: A scoping review.

Assessing risk of self-harm in acute paediatric settings: a multicentre exploratory evaluation of the CYP-MH SAPhE instrument (2021)
Journal Article

Objective To psychometrically assess the Children and Young People-Mental Health Self-harm Assessment in Paediatric healthcare Environments (CYP-MH SAPhE) instrument for the identification of immediate risk of self-harm in CYP, aged 10–19 years, in a... Read More about Assessing risk of self-harm in acute paediatric settings: a multicentre exploratory evaluation of the CYP-MH SAPhE instrument.

Informal carers’ experiences of caring for someone with Multiple Sclerosis: A photovoice investigation (2020)
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Objectives: This study explores the lived experiences of carers of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), specifically in relation to their quality of life (QoL), through the use of images and narratives, with the aim of gaining a nuanced insight into... Read More about Informal carers’ experiences of caring for someone with Multiple Sclerosis: A photovoice investigation.

An International Validation of a Clinical Tool to Assess Carers’ Quality of Life in Huntington’s Disease (2019)
Journal Article

Family carers of individual’s living with Huntington’s Disease (HD) manage a distinct and unique series of difficulties arising from the complex nature of HD. This paper presents the validation of the definitive measure of quality of life for this gr... Read More about An International Validation of a Clinical Tool to Assess Carers’ Quality of Life in Huntington’s Disease.

Exploring the Reliability and Validity of the Huntington’s Disease Quality of Life Battery for Carers (HDQoL-C) within A Polish Population (2019)
Journal Article

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a rare genetic neurodegenerative disorder that causes motor disorders, neuropsychiatric symptoms and a progressing deterioration of cognitive functions. Complex issues resulting from the hereditary nature of HD, the compl... Read More about Exploring the Reliability and Validity of the Huntington’s Disease Quality of Life Battery for Carers (HDQoL-C) within A Polish Population.

Factor and reliability analysis of a brief scale to measure motivation to change lifestyle for dementia risk reduction in the UK: the MOCHAD-10 (2019)
Journal Article

Background: Modifying lifestyle risk factors for dementia is a public health priority. Motivation for change is integral to the modification of health risk behaviours. This study investigates the psychometric properties of the previously validated to... Read More about Factor and reliability analysis of a brief scale to measure motivation to change lifestyle for dementia risk reduction in the UK: the MOCHAD-10.

A Study Using Visual Art Methods to Explore the Perceptions and Barriers of Self-Management in Children and Adolescents with Lymphedema (2019)
Journal Article

Background: The aims of this study were to explore, using visual art methodology, how children and adolescents perceive their lymphedema and conceptualize the barriers and enablers in self-management and to explore the role of an educational camp in... Read More about A Study Using Visual Art Methods to Explore the Perceptions and Barriers of Self-Management in Children and Adolescents with Lymphedema.

Staff perception of obstacles and facilitators when providing end of life care in critical care units of two teaching hospitals: A survey design (2019)
Journal Article

Objective: To determine perceptions of Jordanian critical care staff about obstacles and facilitators to end-of-life care. Research methodology: The ‘‘National Survey of Critical Care Nurses’ Perceptions of End-of-Life Care” wasadapted and distribut... Read More about Staff perception of obstacles and facilitators when providing end of life care in critical care units of two teaching hospitals: A survey design.

A Study to Explore the Professional Conceptualization and Challenges of Self-Management in Children and Adolescents with Lymphedema (2019)
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Background: The aim of this study was to explore the professional experience of caring for children and adolescents with lymphedema and to explore the way in which they understand and implement self-management strategies and the influence of their ow... Read More about A Study to Explore the Professional Conceptualization and Challenges of Self-Management in Children and Adolescents with Lymphedema.

A Study to Explore the Parental Impact and Challenges of Self-Management in Children and Adolescents Suffering with Lymphedema (2019)
Journal Article

Background: Limited research has shown the impact lymphedema has on children and families. The aim of this study was to explore the parental experience of caring for a child or adolescent with lymphedema and the daily challenges of self-management an... Read More about A Study to Explore the Parental Impact and Challenges of Self-Management in Children and Adolescents Suffering with Lymphedema.

An electronic clinical decision support system for the assessment and management of suicidality in primary care (2018)
Journal Article

Background: Suicide is a global public health concern, but it is preventable. Increased contact with primary care before the suicide or attempted suicide raises opportunities for intervention and prevention. However, suicide assessment and management... Read More about An electronic clinical decision support system for the assessment and management of suicidality in primary care.

What would most help improve the quality of life of older family carers of people with dementia? A qualitative study of carers’ views (2018)
Journal Article

Older family carers of people with dementia provide a substantial amount of care for people with dementia in the UK. Caregiving can be stressful and burdensome for these individuals, who are also experiencing psychological and physical changes result... Read More about What would most help improve the quality of life of older family carers of people with dementia? A qualitative study of carers’ views.

Assessment tools of immediate risk of self-harm and suicide in children and young people: a scoping review (2018)
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There are increasing numbers of children presenting to paediatric hospital settings in mental health crisis. Typically, non-mental health professionals are responsible for the initial assessment of these children and are required to identify immediat... Read More about Assessment tools of immediate risk of self-harm and suicide in children and young people: a scoping review.

An Electronic Clinical Decision Support System for the Assessment and Management of Suicidality in Primary Care: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study (2018)
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Background: Suicide is a global public health concern, but it is preventable. Increased contact with primary care before the suicide or attempted suicide raises opportunities for intervention and prevention. However, suicide assessment and managemen... Read More about An Electronic Clinical Decision Support System for the Assessment and Management of Suicidality in Primary Care: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study.

A focus group study exploring student nurse’s experiences of an educational intervention focused on working with people with a diagnosis of personality disorder (2018)
Journal Article

Introduction: Negative attitudes exist in practice towards those with a diagnosis of personality disorder. Preregistration training offers the opportunity to address this by developing understanding of the diagnosis, confidence in working with people... Read More about A focus group study exploring student nurse’s experiences of an educational intervention focused on working with people with a diagnosis of personality disorder.