All Outputs (7)

Approaches to co-production of research in care homes: a scoping review (2022)
Journal Article
Bowles, F. V., Logan, P. A., Timmons, S., & Robinson, K. R. (2022). Approaches to co-production of research in care homes: a scoping review. Research Involvement and Engagement, 8(1), Article 74. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-022-00408-z

Background: Using the technique of co-production to develop research is considered good practice. Co-production involves the public, practitioners and academics working together as equals throughout a research project. Co-production may help develop... Read More about Approaches to co-production of research in care homes: a scoping review.

An investigation of Reablement or restorative homecare interventions  and outcome effects: A systematic review of randomised control trials (2022)
Journal Article
Bennett, C., Allen, F., Hodge, S., & Logan, P. (2022). An investigation of Reablement or restorative homecare interventions  and outcome effects: A systematic review of randomised control trials. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(6), e6586-e6600. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.14108

The effect of Reablement, a multi-faceted intervention is unclear, specifically, which interventions improve outcomes. This Systematic Review evaluates randomised controlled trials (RCTs) describing Reablement investigating the population, interventi... Read More about An investigation of Reablement or restorative homecare interventions  and outcome effects: A systematic review of randomised control trials.

Pre- and post-operative voice therapy (PaPOV): Development of an intervention for patients with benign vocal fold lesions (2022)
Journal Article
White, A., Carding, P., Booth, V., & Logan, P. (2023). Pre- and post-operative voice therapy (PaPOV): Development of an intervention for patients with benign vocal fold lesions. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 58(1), 94-110. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12771

Background: Pre- and post-operative voice therapy may improve voice and quality-of-life outcomes for patients undergoing phonosurgery to remove benign vocal fold lesions (BVFLs). However, what constitutes voice therapy in this population is poorly de... Read More about Pre- and post-operative voice therapy (PaPOV): Development of an intervention for patients with benign vocal fold lesions.

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a personalised health promotion intervention enabling independence in older people with mild frailty (‘HomeHealth’) compared to treatment as usual: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Frost, R., Avgerinou, C., Goodman, C., Clegg, A., Hopkins, J., Gould, R. L., …Walters, K. (2022). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a personalised health promotion intervention enabling independence in older people with mild frailty (‘HomeHealth’) compared to treatment as usual: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 22(1), Article 485. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03160-x

Background: Frailty is clinically associated with multiple adverse outcomes, including reduced quality of life and functioning, falls, hospitalisations, moves to long-term care and mortality. Health services commonly focus on the frailest, with highe... Read More about Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a personalised health promotion intervention enabling independence in older people with mild frailty (‘HomeHealth’) compared to treatment as usual: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Nurses’ strategies for overcoming barriers to fundamental nursing care in patients with COVID-19 caused by infection with the SARS-COV-2 virus: Results from the ‘COVID-NURSE’survey (2022)
Journal Article
Sugg, H. V. R., Richards, D. A., Russell, A. M., Burnett, S., Cockcroft, E. J., Thompson Coon, J., …Whear, R. (2023). Nurses’ strategies for overcoming barriers to fundamental nursing care in patients with COVID-19 caused by infection with the SARS-COV-2 virus: Results from the ‘COVID-NURSE’survey. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79(3), 1003-1017. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15261

Aims: To identify strategies used by registered nurses and non-registered nursing care staff in overcoming barriers when providing fundamental nursing care for non-invasively ventilated inpatients with COVID-19. Design: Online survey with open-ended... Read More about Nurses’ strategies for overcoming barriers to fundamental nursing care in patients with COVID-19 caused by infection with the SARS-COV-2 virus: Results from the ‘COVID-NURSE’survey.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in care home research infrastructure (2022)
Journal Article
Gordon, A. L., Rick, C., Juszczak, E., Montgomery, A., Howard, R., Guthrie, B., …Tate, V. (2022). The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in care home research infrastructure. Age and Ageing, 51(3), Article afac052. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac052

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in catastrophic levels of morbidity and mortality for care home residents. Despite this, research platforms for COVID-19 in care homes arrived late in the pandemic compared with other care settings. The Prophylactic The... Read More about The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in care home research infrastructure.

A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT (2022)
Journal Article
Logan, P. A., Horne, J. C., Allen, F., Armstrong, S. J., Clark, A. B., Conroy, S., …Sims, E. J. (2022). A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(9), 1-136. https://doi.org/10.3310/cwib0236

Background
Falls in care home residents are common, unpleasant, costly and difficult to prevent.

Objectives
The objectives were to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Guide to Action for falls prevention in Care Hom... Read More about A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT.