All Outputs (16)

The impact of Recovery Colleges on mental health staff, services and society (2018)
Journal Article
Crowther, A., Taylor, A., Toney, R., Meddings, S., Whale, T., Jennings, H., …Slade, M. (2019). The impact of Recovery Colleges on mental health staff, services and society. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 28(5), 481-488. https://doi.org/10.1017/S204579601800063X

Aims Recovery Colleges are opening internationally. The evaluation focus has been on outcomes for Recovery College students who use mental health services. However, benefits may also arise for: staff who attend or co-deliver courses; the mental heal... Read More about The impact of Recovery Colleges on mental health staff, services and society.

Advance care planning: a systematic review about experiences of patients with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness (2018)
Journal Article
Zwakman, M., Jabbarian, L., van Delden, J., van der Heide, A., Korfage, I., Pollock, K., …Kars, M. (in press). Advance care planning: a systematic review about experiences of patients with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness. Palliative Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318784474

Background: Advance care planning is seen as an important strategy to improve end-of-life communication and the quality of life of patients and their relatives. However, the frequency of advance care planning conversations in practice remains low. In... Read More about Advance care planning: a systematic review about experiences of patients with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness.

Reappraising ‘the good death’ for populations in the age of ageing (2018)
Journal Article
Pollock, K., & Seymour, J. (2018). Reappraising ‘the good death’ for populations in the age of ageing. Age and Ageing, 47(3), 328-330. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afy008

This is the second in an occasional series of paired commentaries in Age and Ageing, the Journal of the British Geriatrics Society and the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS). The aim is to address issues of current significance and to... Read More about Reappraising ‘the good death’ for populations in the age of ageing.

A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia (2018)
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Harwood, R. H., van der Wardt, V., Goldberg, S. E., Keamey, F., Logan, P., Hood-Moore, V., …Orrell, M. (2018). A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4, Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0239-y

Background: People with dementia progressively lose abilities and are prone to falling. Exercise- and activity-based interventions hold the prospect of increasing abilities, reducing falls, and slowing decline in cognition. Current falls prevention... Read More about A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia.

Attitudes of older people with mild dementia and mild cognitive impairment and their relatives about falls risk and prevention: a qualitative study (2017)
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Peach, T., Pollock, K., van der Wardt, V., das Nair, R., Logan, P., & Harwood, R. H. (2017). Attitudes of older people with mild dementia and mild cognitive impairment and their relatives about falls risk and prevention: a qualitative study. PLoS ONE, 12(5), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177530

Objective: To explore the perceptions of older people with mild dementia and mild cognitive impairment, and their family carers, about falling, falls risk and the acceptability of falls prevention interventions. Design: Qualitative study involving t... Read More about Attitudes of older people with mild dementia and mild cognitive impairment and their relatives about falls risk and prevention: a qualitative study.

Decision-making and future planning for children with life-limiting conditions: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis (2017)
Journal Article
Popejoy, E., Pollock, K., Almack, K., Manning, J. C., & Johnston, B. (2017). Decision-making and future planning for children with life-limiting conditions: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis. Child: Care, Health and Development, 43(5), 627-644. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12461

Background In the last decade, the number of children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in England has almost doubled, and it is estimated that worldwide, there are 1.2 million children with palliative care needs. Families and pro... Read More about Decision-making and future planning for children with life-limiting conditions: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.

Supporting underserved patients with their medicines: a study protocol for a patient/professional coproduced education intervention for community pharmacy staff to improve the provision and delivery of Medicine Use Reviews (MURs) (2016)
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Latif, A., Pollock, K., Anderson, C., Waring, J., Solomon, J., Chen, L., …Wharrad, H. (2016). Supporting underserved patients with their medicines: a study protocol for a patient/professional coproduced education intervention for community pharmacy staff to improve the provision and delivery of Medicine Use Reviews (MURs). BMJ Open, 6(12), Article e013500. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013500

Introduction Community pharmacy increasingly features in global strategies to modernise the delivery of primary healthcare. Medicine Use Reviews (MURs) form part of the English Government's medicines management strategy to improve adherence and r... Read More about Supporting underserved patients with their medicines: a study protocol for a patient/professional coproduced education intervention for community pharmacy staff to improve the provision and delivery of Medicine Use Reviews (MURs).

Advance care planning, a multi-centre cluster randomised clinical trial: the research protocol of the ACTION study (2016)
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Rietjens, J. A. C., Korfage, I. J., Dunleavy, L., Preston, N. J., Jabbarian, L. J., Christensen, C. A., …van der Heide, A. (2016). Advance care planning, a multi-centre cluster randomised clinical trial: the research protocol of the ACTION study. BMC Cancer, 16(264), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2298-x

Background: Awareness of preferences regarding medical care should be a central component of the care of patients with advanced cancer. Open communication can facilitate this but can occur in an ad hoc or variable manner. Advance care planning (ACP)... Read More about Advance care planning, a multi-centre cluster randomised clinical trial: the research protocol of the ACTION study.

The rules of the game in graduate entry nursing: a longitudinal case study (2015)
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Stacey, G., Pollock, K., & Crawford, P. (2016). The rules of the game in graduate entry nursing: a longitudinal case study. Nurse Education Today, 36, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2015.09.016

Background Graduate Entry Nursing programmes are pre-registration nursing curricula designed for candidates who already have a health related degree. The programmes aim to attract highly motivated individuals who have a commitment to nursing and h... Read More about The rules of the game in graduate entry nursing: a longitudinal case study.

Is home always the best and preferred place of death? (2015)
Journal Article
Pollock, K. (2015). Is home always the best and preferred place of death?. BMJ, 351(h4855), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h4855

Communication between family carers and health professionals about end-of-life care for older people in the acute hospital setting: a qualitative study (2015)
Journal Article
Caswell, G., Pollock, K., Harwood, R., & Porock, D. (in press). Communication between family carers and health professionals about end-of-life care for older people in the acute hospital setting: a qualitative study. BMC Palliative Care, 14(1), Article 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-015-0032-0

Background: This paper focuses on communication between hospital staff and family carers of patients dying on acute hospital wards, with an emphasis on the family carers’ perspective. The age at which people in the UK die is increasing and many conti... Read More about Communication between family carers and health professionals about end-of-life care for older people in the acute hospital setting: a qualitative study.

Care and communication between health professionals and patients affected by severe or chronic illness in community care settings: a qualitative study of care at the end of life (2015)
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Pollock, K., & Wilson, E. (2015). Care and communication between health professionals and patients affected by severe or chronic illness in community care settings: a qualitative study of care at the end of life. Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(31), https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr03310

Background: Advance care planning (ACP) enables patients to consider, discuss and, if they wish, document their wishes and preferences for future care, including decisions to refuse treatment, in the event that they lose capacity to make decisions fo... Read More about Care and communication between health professionals and patients affected by severe or chronic illness in community care settings: a qualitative study of care at the end of life.

Medical Crises in Older People: cohort study of older people attending acute medical units, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for high-risk older people; cohort study of older people with mental health problems admitted to hospital, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist medical and mental health unit for general hospital patients with delirium and dementia; and cohort study of residents of care homes and interview study of health-care provision to residents of care homes (2015)
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Gladman, J., Harwood, R., Conroy, S., Logan, P., Elliott, R., Jones, R., …Frowd, N. (2015). Medical Crises in Older People: cohort study of older people attending acute medical units, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for high-risk older people; cohort study of older people with mental health problems admitted to hospital, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist medical and mental health unit for general hospital patients with delirium and dementia; and cohort study of residents of care homes and interview study of health-care provision to residents of care homes. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 3(4), 1-410. https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar03040

Background This programme of research addressed shortcomings in the care of three groups of older patients: patients discharged from acute medical units (AMUs), patients with dementia and delirium admitted to general hospitals, and care home residen... Read More about Medical Crises in Older People: cohort study of older people attending acute medical units, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for high-risk older people; cohort study of older people with mental health problems admitted to hospital, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist medical and mental health unit for general hospital patients with delirium and dementia; and cohort study of residents of care homes and interview study of health-care provision to residents of care homes.

A case study exploring the experience of graduate entry nursing students when learning in practice (2015)
Journal Article
Stacey, G., Pollock, K., & Crawford, P. (2015). A case study exploring the experience of graduate entry nursing students when learning in practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(9), https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12673

Aim. To explore how Graduate Entry Nursing students present and position themselves in practice in response to anti-intellectualist stereotypes and assessment structures. Background. A complex background turbulence exists in nurse education which in... Read More about A case study exploring the experience of graduate entry nursing students when learning in practice.

Applying a healthcare model to Huntington's disease: the key worker approach (2014)
Journal Article
Wilson, E., Aubeeluck, A., & Pollock, K. (2014). Applying a healthcare model to Huntington's disease: the key worker approach. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 10(5), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2014.10.5.214

This paper follows on from an overview of the literature and current policy for Huntington’s disease (HD) published by the BJNN (Wilson et al. 2014). The previous paper highlighted a paucity of knowledge in terms of best practice available for those... Read More about Applying a healthcare model to Huntington's disease: the key worker approach.

Callers' experiences of contacting a national suicide prevention helpline: report of an online survey (2012)
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Coveney, C. M., Pollock, K., Armstrong, S., & Moore, J. (2012). Callers' experiences of contacting a national suicide prevention helpline: report of an online survey. Crisis - The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 33(6), https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000151

Background: Helplines are a significant phenomenon in the mixed economy of health and social care. Given the often anonymous and fleeting nature of caller contact, it is difficult to obtain data about their impact and how users perceive their value.... Read More about Callers' experiences of contacting a national suicide prevention helpline: report of an online survey.