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Childbearing women’s experiences of early pushing urge (2016)
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AIM: To explore childbearing women’s experiences of early pushing urge (EPU). STUDY DESIGN: A qualitative phenomenological study was undertaken in an Italian maternity hospital. The sample included 8 women that experienced EPU during labor. Data wer... Read More about Childbearing women’s experiences of early pushing urge.

Is stroke early supported discharge still effective in practice? A prospective comparative study (2016)
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Objective: Randomised controlled trials have shown the benefits of Early Supported Discharge (ESD) of stroke survivors. Our aim was to evaluate whether ESD is still beneficial when operating in the complex context of frontline healthcare provision.... Read More about Is stroke early supported discharge still effective in practice? A prospective comparative study.

Family—clinician communication within critical care settings: unravelling the complex and valuing the hidden (2016)
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WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis (2016)
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Positive psychotherapy (PPT) is an established psychological intervention initially validated with people experiencing symptoms of depression. PPT is a positive psychology intervention, an academic discipline which has developed somewhat separately f... Read More about WELLFOCUS PPT: modifying positive psychotherapy for psychosis.

Effectiveness of a care bundle to reduce surgical site infections in patients having open colorectal surgery (2016)
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Introduction In 2010 a care bundle was introduced by the Department of Health (DH) to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) in England. To date, use of the care bundle has not been evaluated despite incorporating interventions with resource impli... Read More about Effectiveness of a care bundle to reduce surgical site infections in patients having open colorectal surgery.

Trajectories of quality of life, health status and personal well-being up to two years after curative intent treatment for colorectal cancer: results from the UK ColoREctal Wellbeing (CREW) cohort study (2016)
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Abstract of the presentation given at the British Psychosocial Oncology Society 2016 Annual Conference, 3–4 March 2016, Cambridge, UK.

The impact of primary colorectal cancer treatment on physical symptoms and functioning in the first two years: results from the colorectal well-being (CREW) cohort study (2016)
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Background: Cancer and its treatment can have a considerable long‐term impact. Relatively little is known about what this means in relation to health and well‐being, how to prepare patients for what to expect, and to tailor support. Aims: The aim o... Read More about The impact of primary colorectal cancer treatment on physical symptoms and functioning in the first two years: results from the colorectal well-being (CREW) cohort study.

Nurses in the private health sector in Kerala: Any lessons learnt from their strikes in recent years? (2016)
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This article analyses the series of strikes initiated by staff nurses in private hospitals in the state of Kerala. In spite of the growth of private sector health care institutions, working terms and conditions of nursing professionals are structured... Read More about Nurses in the private health sector in Kerala: Any lessons learnt from their strikes in recent years?.

Evaluation of trained volunteer doula services for disadvantaged women in five areas in England: women's experiences (2016)
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Disadvantaged childbearing women experience barriers to accessing health and social care services and face greater risk of adverse medical, social and emotional outcomes. Support from doulas (trained lay women) has been identified as a way to improve... Read More about Evaluation of trained volunteer doula services for disadvantaged women in five areas in England: women's experiences.

Missed opportunities to keep children safe? National survey of injury prevention activities of children’s centres (2016)
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Objective: To ascertain the activities undertaken by children’s centres to prevent unintentional injuries in the under-fives and, in particular, the prevention of falls, poisoning and scalds. Design: A questionnaire was posted to managers of 851 chi... Read More about Missed opportunities to keep children safe? National survey of injury prevention activities of children’s centres.

Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period (2016)
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Background: Food practices throughout the perinatal period have a profound influence on the health and wellbeing of a mother and her child. Following migration, pregnant immigrant women bring with them culturally-situated beliefs about appropriate ea... Read More about Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period.

Effects of clinical decision topic on patients’ involvement in and satisfaction with decisions and their subsequent implementation (2016)
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Clinical decision-making is the vehicle for mental health care delivery, and predictors of decision-making experience and adherence are under-researched. The aim was to investigate the relationship between decision topic and kind of involvement in th... Read More about Effects of clinical decision topic on patients’ involvement in and satisfaction with decisions and their subsequent implementation.

The power of shared philosophy: a study of midwives' perceptions of alternative birth care in Norway (2016)
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Aims: The aim of this study was to explore important factors that promote the best possible health for mother and child during pregnancy, birth and post-birth in an alternative birth clinic (ABC) in Norway. Design: The authors used in-depth interv... Read More about The power of shared philosophy: a study of midwives' perceptions of alternative birth care in Norway.

“We don’t worry about diabetes that much”: a qualitative study exploring perceptions of physical activity among children with Type 1 Diabetes (2016)
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Background: Despite the health benefits of physical activity, children across the population are insufficiently active. Physical activity is essential in the management of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), therefore its promotion should be a priority,... Read More about “We don’t worry about diabetes that much”: a qualitative study exploring perceptions of physical activity among children with Type 1 Diabetes.

Uses of strength-based interventions for people with serious mental illness: a critical review (2016)
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Background: For the past 3 decades, mental health practitioners have increasingly adopted aspects and tools of strength-based approaches. Providing strength-based intervention and amplifying strengths relies heavily on effective interpersonal process... Read More about Uses of strength-based interventions for people with serious mental illness: a critical review.

An ethnographic investigation of maternity healthcare experience of immigrants in rural and urban Alberta, Canada (2016)
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Background: Canada is among the top immigrant-receiving nations in the world. Immigrant populations may face structural and individual barriers in the access to and navigation of healthcare services in a new country. The aims of the study were to (1)... Read More about An ethnographic investigation of maternity healthcare experience of immigrants in rural and urban Alberta, Canada.

Functional plasticity in the respiratory drive to thoracic motoneurons in the segment above a chronic lateral spinal cord lesion (2016)
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A previous neurophysiological investigation demonstrated an increase in functional projections of expiratory bulbospinal neurons (EBSNs) in the segment above a chronic lateral thoracic spinal cord lesion which severed their axons. We have now investi... Read More about Functional plasticity in the respiratory drive to thoracic motoneurons in the segment above a chronic lateral spinal cord lesion.

Exploring general practitioners’ views and experiences on suicide risk assessment and management of young people in primary care: a qualitative study in the UK (2016)
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Objective: To explore general practitioner (GP) views and experiences of assessing, communicating with and managing suicidal young people with the aim of coproducing an educational intervention on youth suicide prevention tailored to GPs’ perceived n... Read More about Exploring general practitioners’ views and experiences on suicide risk assessment and management of young people in primary care: a qualitative study in the UK.

Caregiving in multiple sclerosis and quality of life: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research (2016)
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Objective: The lack of adequate conceptualisation and operationalisation of quality of life (QoL) limits the ability to have a consistent body of evidence to improve QoL research and practice in informal caregiving for people with multiple sclerosis... Read More about Caregiving in multiple sclerosis and quality of life: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research.

A review of the surgical conversion rate and independent management of spinal extended scope practitioners in a secondary care setting (2016)
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INTRODUCTION Spinal orthopaedic triage aims to reduce unnecessary referrals to surgical consultants, thereby reducing waiting times to be seen by a surgeon and to surgical intervention. This paper presents an evaluation of a spinal orthopaedic triage... Read More about A review of the surgical conversion rate and independent management of spinal extended scope practitioners in a secondary care setting.