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How do nurses facilitate shared decision making in HIV care?: an exploratory study of UK nurses knowledge, perspective and experience of facilitating shared decision making in clinical practice (2016)
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Shared Decision Making (SDM) enables clinicians to promote self-management and to empower patients with long-term health conditions. Whilst it has been reported in other health conditions, there is little empirical research on the nature and practice... Read More about How do nurses facilitate shared decision making in HIV care?: an exploratory study of UK nurses knowledge, perspective and experience of facilitating shared decision making in clinical practice.

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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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).

Respectful handover: a good alternative when intrapartum continuity of carer cannot be guaranteed (2016)
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AIM: To explore first-time mothers’ expectations and experiences of being cared for by an unknown midwife and their perceptions around continuity of carer during childbirth. DESIGN: Qualitative Straussian grounded theory methodology. SETTING: Three... Read More about Respectful handover: a good alternative when intrapartum continuity of carer cannot be guaranteed.

Examination of England's New Medicine Service (NMS) of complex health care interventions in community pharmacy (2016)
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Background Community pharmacies are increasingly commissioned to deliver new, complex health interventions in response to the growing demands on family doctors and secondary health care services. Little is known about how these complex interventio... Read More about Examination of England's New Medicine Service (NMS) of complex health care interventions in community pharmacy.

Nurses' views on workplace wellbeing programmes (2016)
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Workplace stress is prevalent amongst nurses. Healthcare employers have implemented complementary and alternative therapies (CATs) for relaxation and stress management, within workplace wellbeing programmes for their employees. In-depth interviews we... Read More about Nurses' views on workplace wellbeing programmes.

Development of the Critical Thinking Toolkit (CriTT): A measure of student attitudes and beliefs about critical thinking (2016)
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Critical thinking is an important focus in higher education and is essential for good academic achievement. We report the development of a tool to measure critical thinking for three purposes: (i) to evaluate student perceptions and attitudes about c... Read More about Development of the Critical Thinking Toolkit (CriTT): A measure of student attitudes and beliefs about critical thinking.

Exploring the acceptability of innovative technology: a pilot study using LENA with parents of young deaf children in the UK (2016)
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Early intervention is widely recommended for children at risk of difficulties with speech, language and communication. Evidence for effective practice remains limited due in part to inherent difficulties in defining complex interventions and measurin... Read More about Exploring the acceptability of innovative technology: a pilot study using LENA with parents of young deaf children in the UK.

Arts on Prescription in Scandinavia: a review of current practice and future possibilities (2016)
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Aims: This article reviews current practice relating to arts and culture on prescription in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and in the UK. It considers future possibilities and considers each of the Scandinavian countries from a culture and health policy and... Read More about Arts on Prescription in Scandinavia: a review of current practice and future possibilities.

Dietitians' practice in giving carbohydrate advice in the management of type 2 diabetes: a mixed methods study (2016)
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Background: Carbohydrate is accepted as the principal nutrient affecting blood glucose in diabetes; however, current guidelines are unable to specify the optimal quantity of carbohydrate for glycaemic control. No studies exist that describe current p... Read More about Dietitians' practice in giving carbohydrate advice in the management of type 2 diabetes: a mixed methods study.

Virtual rehabilitation: what are the practical barriers for home-based research? (2016)
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Virtual reality technologies are becoming increasingly accessible and affordable to deliver, and consequently the interest in applying virtual reality within rehabilitation is growing. This has resulted in the emergence of research exploring the util... Read More about Virtual rehabilitation: what are the practical barriers for home-based research?.

Anticipatory prescribing for end of life care in the community: a survey of community nurses in England (2016)
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Anticipatory prescribing is increasingly common in the UK, yet little is known about nurses’ roles in the process. As part of a wider study to explore this, a postal survey of 575 community/district, nursing home and palliative care nurses was undert... Read More about Anticipatory prescribing for end of life care in the community: a survey of community nurses in England.

Predictors of physical activity and barriers to exercise in nursing and medical students (2016)
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Aims To investigate physical activity levels of nursing and medicine students; examine predictors of physical activity level; and examine the most influential benefits and barriers to exercise. Background Healthcare professionals have low leve... Read More about Predictors of physical activity and barriers to exercise in nursing and medical students.

Patient, nursing and medical staff experiences and perceptions of the care of people with palliative esophagogastric cancer: a systematic review of the qualitative evidence (2016)
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Background: Esophagogastric cancer is the fifth most common malignancy and its incidence is increasing. The disease progresses quickly and five-year survival rates are poor. Treatment with palliative intent is provided for the majority of patients bu... Read More about Patient, nursing and medical staff experiences and perceptions of the care of people with palliative esophagogastric cancer: a systematic review of the qualitative evidence.

‘The greatest feeling you get, knowing you have made a big difference’: survey findings on the motivation and experiences of trained volunteer doulas in England (2016)
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Background Support from a doula is known to have physical and emotional benefits for mothers, but there is little evidence about the experiences of volunteer doulas. This research aimed to understand the motivation and experiences of volunteer dou... Read More about ‘The greatest feeling you get, knowing you have made a big difference’: survey findings on the motivation and experiences of trained volunteer doulas in England.

Decisional support for young people who self-harm: protocol for a feasibility trial (2016)
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Introduction: Self-harm is common in adolescents and it is the strongest predictor of suicide. Young people who self-harm are often unsure of how and where to get help. Decision aids (DA) have been shown to help with decisional conflict where there i... Read More about Decisional support for young people who self-harm: protocol for a feasibility trial.

Motor development interventions for preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
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CONTEXTS: Preterm infants are at an increased risk of neurodevelopmental delay. Some studies report positive intervention effects on motor outcomes, but it is currently unclear which motor activities are most effective in the short and longer term.... Read More about Motor development interventions for preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Effective communication as a fundamental aspect of active aging and well-being: paying attention to the challenges older adults face in noisy environments (2016)
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Successful communication is vital to active aging and well-being, yet virtually all older adults find it challenging to communicate effectively in noisy environments. The resulting discomfort and frustration can prompt withdrawal or avoidance of soci... Read More about Effective communication as a fundamental aspect of active aging and well-being: paying attention to the challenges older adults face in noisy environments.

Developing involvement during a programme of recovery research (2016)
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Purpose To consider the process of working with a Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAP) and its outcomes in REFOCUS, a large 5 year programme of recovery research. Design Narrative reflections on the experience of working with LEAP were col... Read More about Developing involvement during a programme of recovery research.

Researching domestic violence and abuse in healthcare settings: challenges and issues (2016)
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Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is now recognised as a significant global health and societal issue. Conducting DVA research in healthcare contexts requires the consideration and understanding of a number of practical, methodological and ethical is... Read More about Researching domestic violence and abuse in healthcare settings: challenges and issues.

Modifiable risk factors for scald injury in children under 5 years of age: a multi-centre case–control study (2016)
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Objective: To determine the relationship between a range of modifiable risk factors and medically attended scalds in children under the age of 5 years. Methods: Multicentre matched case-control study in acute hospitals, minor injury units and GP pr... Read More about Modifiable risk factors for scald injury in children under 5 years of age: a multi-centre case–control study.