All Outputs (18)

Optimising digital clinical consultations in maternity care: a realist review and implementation principles (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Timmons, S., Sunney, C., Clowes, M., Jones, N., & Spiby, H. (2024). Optimising digital clinical consultations in maternity care: a realist review and implementation principles. BMJ Open, 14(10), Article e079153. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079153

OBJECTIVES
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to increased use of digital clinical consultations (phone or video calls) within UK maternity services. This project aimed to review the evidence on digital clinical consultations in maternity systems to illu... Read More about Optimising digital clinical consultations in maternity care: a realist review and implementation principles.

How to Implement Digital Clinical Consultations in UK Maternity Care: the ARM@DA Realist Review (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Sunney, C., Clowes, M., Jones, N. W., Timmons, S., & Spiby, H. (in press). How to Implement Digital Clinical Consultations in UK Maternity Care: the ARM@DA Realist Review. Health and Social Care Delivery Research,

Background: Digital transformation is a key component within the NHS Maternity Transformation Programme. The Covid-19 pandemic led to an acceleration of digital innovation, in particular, the use of digital clinical consultations (telephone/video con... Read More about How to Implement Digital Clinical Consultations in UK Maternity Care: the ARM@DA Realist Review.

Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Timmons, S., Sunney, C., Clowes, M., Wyn Jones, N., & Spiby, H. (2024). Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement. Journal of Research in Nursing, 29(2), 127-140. https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241226911

Background: The COVID pandemic prompted an increase in the use of digital clinical consultations (telephone or video calls) within midwifery and nursing care. This paper reports on a realist review project related to maternity care that seeks to illu... Read More about Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement.

Health service improvement using positive patient feedback: Systematic scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Lloyd, R., Munro, J., Evans, K., Gaskin-Williams, A., Hui, A., Pearson, M., Slade, M., Kotera, Y., Day, G., Loughlin-Ridley, J., Enston, C., & Rennick-Egglestone, S. (2023). Health service improvement using positive patient feedback: Systematic scoping review. PLoS ONE, 18(10), Article e0275045. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275045

RAPID-2 study protocol: a cluster randomised feasibility trial of a midwife facilitated intervention for pregnant women with symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety (2022)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Spiby, H., Slade, M., Jomeen, J., & Beckhelling, J. (2022). RAPID-2 study protocol: a cluster randomised feasibility trial of a midwife facilitated intervention for pregnant women with symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety. BMJ Open, 12(10), Article e064659. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064659

INTRODUCTION: Many women experience symptoms during pregnancy. Elevated and prolonged anxiety can have negative effects on the woman and baby. The RAPID intervention aims to provide suitable, timely support for women with mild-moderate anxiety. The R... Read More about RAPID-2 study protocol: a cluster randomised feasibility trial of a midwife facilitated intervention for pregnant women with symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety.

Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol (2022)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Evans, K., Booth, A., Timmons, S., Jones, N., Nazmeen, B., Sunney, C., Clowes, M., Clancy, G., & Spiby, H. (2022). Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol. BMJ Open, 12(9), Article e062106. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062106

INTRODUCTION: One of the most commonly reported COVID-19-related changes to all maternity services has been an increase in the use of digital clinical consultations such as telephone or video calling; however, the ways in which they can be optimally... Read More about Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol.

Birth environments for women with complex pregnancies: A mixed-methods systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Sands, G., Evans, K., Spiby, H., Eldridge, J., Pallotti, P., & Evans, C. (2023). Birth environments for women with complex pregnancies: A mixed-methods systematic review. Women and Birth, 36(1), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.04.008

Background: Birth environments can help support women through labour and birth. Home-like rooms which encourage active birthing are embraced in midwifery-led settings. However, this is often not reflected in obstetric settings for women with more com... Read More about Birth environments for women with complex pregnancies: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Remotely Delivered Interventions to Support Women With Symptoms of Anxiety in Pregnancy: Mixed Methods Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Cox, S., Kuipers, Y., & Spiby, H. (2022). Remotely Delivered Interventions to Support Women With Symptoms of Anxiety in Pregnancy: Mixed Methods Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(2), Article e28093. https://doi.org/10.2196/28093

Background: Symptoms of anxiety are common in pregnancy, with severe symptoms associated with negative outcomes for women and babies. Low-level psychological therapy is recommended for women with mild to moderate anxiety, with the aim of preventing a... Read More about Remotely Delivered Interventions to Support Women With Symptoms of Anxiety in Pregnancy: Mixed Methods Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

A service improvement project of a Legacy Nurse Programme to improve the retention of late career nurses (2021)
Journal Article
Haines, S., Evans, K., Timmons, S., & Cultler, E. (2021). A service improvement project of a Legacy Nurse Programme to improve the retention of late career nurses. Journal of Research in Nursing, 26(7), 648-681. https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871211036172

Background
A Nottingham Legacy Nurse Programme was developed in response to the reducing supply of new nursing registrants and an aging workforce. The programme comprised components of focused mentorship, knowledge transition, support and developmen... Read More about A service improvement project of a Legacy Nurse Programme to improve the retention of late career nurses.

Priorities for research during the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic and beyond: a survey of nurses, midwives and health visitors in the United Kingdom (2021)
Journal Article
Manning, J. C., Bramley, L., Coad, J., Evans, C., Evans, K., Tinkler, L., & Cooper, J. (2021). Priorities for research during the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic and beyond: a survey of nurses, midwives and health visitors in the United Kingdom. Journal of Research in Nursing, 26(5), 442-454. https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871211018737

Background: The Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant burden on global healthcare systems. Nurses, midwives and health visitors remain critical to the rapid responses and innovative solutions required. Their views, however,... Read More about Priorities for research during the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic and beyond: a survey of nurses, midwives and health visitors in the United Kingdom.

A systematic review of supportive interventions to promote women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour (2020)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Sands, G., Spiby, H., Evans, C., Pallotti, P., & Eldridge, J. (2021). A systematic review of supportive interventions to promote women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(5), 2185-2196. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14711

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of non-pharmacological non-invasive supportive interventions for impacts on women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour. Design: A quantitative systematic review without... Read More about A systematic review of supportive interventions to promote women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour.

Developing a complex intervention to support pregnant women with mild to moderate anxiety: application of the Medical Research Council framework (2020)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Spiby, H., & Morrell, C. J. (2020). Developing a complex intervention to support pregnant women with mild to moderate anxiety: application of the Medical Research Council framework. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20(1), Article 777. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03469-8

Background: To design and develop an intervention to support women with symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety in pregnancy. Methods: The development followed the MRC framework for complex interventions, utilising psychological theory, review level evi... Read More about Developing a complex intervention to support pregnant women with mild to moderate anxiety: application of the Medical Research Council framework.

Mixed-methods systematic review: Childbearing women's views, experiences, and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour (2020)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Evans, K., Pallotti, P., Evans, C., Eldridge, J., & Spiby, H. (2020). Mixed-methods systematic review: Childbearing women's views, experiences, and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(12), 3273-3292. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14555

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: To investigate childbearing women's views, experiences and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour. Design: Mixed-methods systematic review. Data Sources: A comprehensive literature search was impl... Read More about Mixed-methods systematic review: Childbearing women's views, experiences, and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour.

Women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour (2020)
Journal Article
Spiby, H., Roberts, J., Evans, K., Evans, C., Pallotti, P., & Eldridge, J. (2020). Women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour. Midwifery, 83, Article 102626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2019.102626

© 2019 Objective: To explore and synthesise evidence of women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour. Design: A systematic review following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) meta-aggreg... Read More about Women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour.

Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety in pregnant women: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of women’s views on the acceptability of and satisfaction with interventions (2019)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Spiby, H., & Morrell, J. C. (2019). Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety in pregnant women: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of women’s views on the acceptability of and satisfaction with interventions. Archives of Women's Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-018-0936-9

To assess women’s views on the acceptability of and satisfaction with non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the symptoms of anxiety in pregnant women. A systematic review and narrative synthesis (Prospero protocol number CRD42015017841). Fourte... Read More about Non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety in pregnant women: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of women’s views on the acceptability of and satisfaction with interventions.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety in pregnant women (2017)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Morrell, C. J., & Spiby, H. (2018). Systematic review and meta-analysis of non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety in pregnant women. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(2), 289-309. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13456

Aim

To assess the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for pregnant women with symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety.
Background

Many pregnant women experience mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and could benefit from additional... Read More about Systematic review and meta-analysis of non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the symptoms of mild to moderate anxiety in pregnant women.

Women’s views on anxiety in pregnancy and the use of anxiety instruments: a qualitative study (2016)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Morrell, C. J., & Spiby, H. (in press). Women’s views on anxiety in pregnancy and the use of anxiety instruments: a qualitative study. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2016.1245413

Objective: To explore women’s experience of anxiety in pregnancy and views on the use of anxiety instruments in antenatal care.

Background: Anxiety in pregnancy is associated with adverse birth outcomes, developmental and behavioural problems in... Read More about Women’s views on anxiety in pregnancy and the use of anxiety instruments: a qualitative study.

A psychometric systematic review of self-report instruments to identify anxiety in pregnancy (2015)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Spiby, H., & Morrell, C. J. (2015). A psychometric systematic review of self-report instruments to identify anxiety in pregnancy. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(9), 1986-2001. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12649

Aims: To report a systematic review of the psychometric properties of self‐report instruments to identify the symptoms of anxiety in pregnancy to help clinicians and researchers select the most suitable instrument.
Background: Excessive anxiety in p... Read More about A psychometric systematic review of self-report instruments to identify anxiety in pregnancy.