All Outputs (553)

Preparing Masters level mental health nurses to work within a wellness paradigm: findings from the eMenthe project (2017)
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Doyle, L., Ellilä, H., Jormfeldt, H., Lahti, M., Higgins, A., Keogh, B., …Kilkku, N. (2018). Preparing Masters level mental health nurses to work within a wellness paradigm: findings from the eMenthe project. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27(2), 823-832. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12370

Mental health promotion remains an important component of mental health nursing practice. Supporting wellness at both individual and societal levels has been identified as one of the key tenets of mental health promotion. However, the prevailing biom... Read More about Preparing Masters level mental health nurses to work within a wellness paradigm: findings from the eMenthe project.

Supporting family carers in home-based end-of-life care: using participatory action research to develop a training programme for support workers and volunteers (2017)
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Caswell, G., Hardy, B., Ewing, G., Kennedy, S., & Seymour, J. (2019). Supporting family carers in home-based end-of-life care: using participatory action research to develop a training programme for support workers and volunteers. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 9(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2017-001317

Background: Family carers are crucial in enabling dying people to stay at home, but are often not prepared for their caring role, receiving little support from formal health and social care services. It is increasingly likely that any help or support... Read More about Supporting family carers in home-based end-of-life care: using participatory action research to develop a training programme for support workers and volunteers.

A qualitative systematic review of the reasons for parental attendance at the emergency department with children presenting with minor illness (2017)
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Butun, A., & Hemingway, P. (2018). A qualitative systematic review of the reasons for parental attendance at the emergency department with children presenting with minor illness. International Emergency Nursing, 36, 56-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2017.07.002

Introduction: Over 5 million children attend the Emergency Department (ED) annually in England with an ever-increasing paediatric emergency caseload echoed globally. Approximately 60% of children present with illness and the majority have non-urgent... Read More about A qualitative systematic review of the reasons for parental attendance at the emergency department with children presenting with minor illness.

Plans, preferences or going with the flow: an online exploration of women's views and experiences of birth plans (2017)
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Divall, B., Spiby, H., Nolan, M., & Slade, P. (2017). Plans, preferences or going with the flow: an online exploration of women's views and experiences of birth plans. Midwifery, 54, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.07.020

Objective To explore women’s views of birth plans, and experiences of their completion and use. Design A qualitative, exploratory study, using Internet-mediated research methods. Setting The discussion boards of two well-known, UK-based, online... Read More about Plans, preferences or going with the flow: an online exploration of women's views and experiences of birth plans.

Reporting interventions in trials evaluating cognitive rehabilitation in people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic review (2017)
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Mhizha-Murira, J. R., Drummond, A. E., Klein, O., & das Nair, R. (2018). Reporting interventions in trials evaluating cognitive rehabilitation in people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 32(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215517722583

Objective: To determine the quantity and quality of description of cognitive rehabilitation for cognitive deficits in people with Multiple Sclerosis, using a variety of published checklists, and suggest ways of improving the reporting of these interv... Read More about Reporting interventions in trials evaluating cognitive rehabilitation in people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic review.

Health beliefs predict self-care practices and glycaemic control in Malaysian patients with insulin-treated diabetes: a longtitudal study (2017)
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Aris, A., Blake, H., & Adams, G. (2017). Health beliefs predict self-care practices and glycaemic control in Malaysian patients with insulin-treated diabetes: a longtitudal study. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 17(2), 80-89

The practice of diabetes self-care plays an important role in achieving and maintaining good glycaemic control. However, not all patients with insulin-treated diabetes engage in their self-care activities. There is some evidence that self-care practi... Read More about Health beliefs predict self-care practices and glycaemic control in Malaysian patients with insulin-treated diabetes: a longtitudal study.

The experience of decision making in the care of children with palliative care needs: the experiences of Jordanian mothers (2017)
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Atout, M., Hemingway, P., & Seymour, J. (in press). The experience of decision making in the care of children with palliative care needs: the experiences of Jordanian mothers. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 40(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2017.1330371

The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of decision making in the care of children with palliative care needs in Jordan, from the perspective of their mothers. This study employed a collective qualitative case study approach. Data wer... Read More about The experience of decision making in the care of children with palliative care needs: the experiences of Jordanian mothers.

Working with Families Affected by Mental Distress: Stakeholders' Perceptions of Mental Health Nurses Educational Needs (2017)
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Doyle, L., Keogh, B., Skärsäter, I., Doyle, L., Ellilä, H., Jormfeldt, H., …Kilkku, N. (2017). Working with Families Affected by Mental Distress: Stakeholders' Perceptions of Mental Health Nurses Educational Needs. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38(10), 822-828. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2017.1341587

Family and informal caregivers provide a substantial amount of care and support to people who experience mental health problems. The aim of this study was to explore mental health nurses’, students’ and service users’ perceptions of the knowledge, sk... Read More about Working with Families Affected by Mental Distress: Stakeholders' Perceptions of Mental Health Nurses Educational Needs.

Utilization of information and communication technology among undergraduate nursing students in Tanta university, Egypt (2017)
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Lawal, U. B., Elshafie, I. F., Yunusa, U., Ladan, M. A., Suberu, A., Abdullahi, S. G., & Mba, C. J. (2017). Utilization of information and communication technology among undergraduate nursing students in Tanta university, Egypt

The use of ICT to enhance learning and teaching has become increasingly important. Information and communication technology in education is a modern, efficient and cost effective process which has created a need to transform how students and teachers... Read More about Utilization of information and communication technology among undergraduate nursing students in Tanta university, Egypt.

The Oxford handbook of ethics at the end of life, edited by S. J. Younger and R. M. Arnold, New York, Oxford University Press, 2016, pp. 447, £97 (hardback), ISBN 978-0-19-997441-2 [Book review] (2017)
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Wilson, E. (in press). The Oxford handbook of ethics at the end of life, edited by S. J. Younger and R. M. Arnold, New York, Oxford University Press, 2016, pp. 447, £97 (hardback), ISBN 978-0-19-997441-2 [Book review]. Mortality, 23(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2017.1353487

Study protocol: a mixed methods feasibility study for a loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain (2017)
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Smith, B. E., Hendrick, P., Bateman, M., Moffatt, F., Rathleff, M. S., Selfe, J., …Logan, P. (2017). Study protocol: a mixed methods feasibility study for a loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4(24), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0167-2

Background: Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is one of the most common forms of knee pain in adults under the age of 40, with a prevalence of 23% in the general population. The long-term prognosis is poor, with only one third of people pain-free 1 year afte... Read More about Study protocol: a mixed methods feasibility study for a loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain.

Women’s expectations and experiences of rupture of membranes and views of the potential use of reagent pads for detecting amniotic fluid (2017)
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Spiby, H., Borrelli, S. E., & Hughes, A. J. (2017). Women’s expectations and experiences of rupture of membranes and views of the potential use of reagent pads for detecting amniotic fluid. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(12), 3041-3049. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13365

AIMS: To explore first time mothers’ expectations and experiences regarding rupture of membranes (RoM) at term, and their views on the potential use of reagent pads that detect amniotic fluid. BACKGROUND: There is little information available on wom... Read More about Women’s expectations and experiences of rupture of membranes and views of the potential use of reagent pads for detecting amniotic fluid.

Troubling meanings of family and competing moral imperatives in the family lives of young people with a parent who is at the end of life (2017)
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Turner, N., & Almack, K. (in press). Troubling meanings of family and competing moral imperatives in the family lives of young people with a parent who is at the end of life. Children's Geographies, https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2017.1350633

This article draws on a narrative study of young people with a parent who is at the end of life to examine how family lives are troubled by life-limiting parental illness. Young people struggled to reconcile the physical and emotional absence of fami... Read More about Troubling meanings of family and competing moral imperatives in the family lives of young people with a parent who is at the end of life.

Semantic web, reusable learning objects, personal learning networks in health: key pieces for digital health literacy (2017)
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Konstantinidis, S., Wharrad, H., Windle, R., & Bamidis, P. (2017). Semantic web, reusable learning objects, personal learning networks in health: key pieces for digital health literacy. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 238, https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-781-8-219

The knowledge existing in the World Wide Web is exponentially expanding, while continuous advancements in health sciences contribute to the creation of new knowledge. There are a lot of efforts trying to identify how the social connectivity can endor... Read More about Semantic web, reusable learning objects, personal learning networks in health: key pieces for digital health literacy.

Actions to empower digital competences in healthcare workforce: a qualitative approach (2017)
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Konstantinidis, S., Li, S., Traver, V., Zary, N., & Bamidis, P. (2017). Actions to empower digital competences in healthcare workforce: a qualitative approach. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 238, 253-256. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-781-8-253

While healthcare systems are taking advantage of the ICT to improve healthcare services, healthcare workforce needs additional competencies in order to continue the provision of the best achievable care. In this paper emphasis is given to an active r... Read More about Actions to empower digital competences in healthcare workforce: a qualitative approach.

Unlocking stories: older women’s experiences of intimate partner violence told through creative expression (2017)
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McGarry, J., & Bowden, D. (2017). Unlocking stories: older women’s experiences of intimate partner violence told through creative expression. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 24(8), 629-637. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12411

INTRODUCTION Intimate partner violence (IPV) exerts a detrimental impact on the lives and health of all who experience abuse. This includes both physical and mental health and wellbeing. The experiences of older women however may be different and t... Read More about Unlocking stories: older women’s experiences of intimate partner violence told through creative expression.

Psychometric properties of the Thai Internalised Stigma Scale (TIS-LCH) for care home residents (2017)
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Tosangwarn, S., Clissett, P., & Blake, H. (2017). Psychometric properties of the Thai Internalised Stigma Scale (TIS-LCH) for care home residents. Clinical Gerontologist, 40(5), 362-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2017.1347595

Objectives: Living in a care home is a source of stigma in Thai culture, although there is currently no measurement tool in the Thai language specifically designed to assess internalised stigma in care home residents. The Thai Version of Internalised... Read More about Psychometric properties of the Thai Internalised Stigma Scale (TIS-LCH) for care home residents.

Young people's perspectives on open communication between family members when a parent is dying (2017)
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Turner, N. (2017). Young people's perspectives on open communication between family members when a parent is dying. Palliative and Supportive Care, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951517000578

Objective: Living with a parent who is approaching the end of life is profoundly troubling for young people. Research indicates that family communication about life-limiting parental illness can influence how young people manage living with dying. In... Read More about Young people's perspectives on open communication between family members when a parent is dying.

Gender and school-stage associations with health-related behaviours and health-related quality of life in Spanish children (2017)
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Knox, E., & Muros Molina, J. J. (in press). Gender and school-stage associations with health-related behaviours and health-related quality of life in Spanish children. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 19(5), https://doi.org/10.1080/14623730.2017.1345689

During adolescence individuals experience a number of cognitive, physical, psychological and emotional changes which can impinge on their health and wellbeing. The aim of this study was to identify associations with five components of health-related... Read More about Gender and school-stage associations with health-related behaviours and health-related quality of life in Spanish children.

Interventions that improve maternity care for immigrant women in the UK: protocol for a narrative synthesis systematic review (2017)
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Higginbottom, G. M., Evans, C., Morgan, M., Bharj, K. K., Eldridge, J., & Hussain, B. (2017). Interventions that improve maternity care for immigrant women in the UK: protocol for a narrative synthesis systematic review. BMJ Open, 7(7), Article e016988. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016988

Introduction: A quarter of all births in the UK are to mothers born outside the UK. There is also evidence that immigrant women have higher maternal and infant death rates and of inequalities in the provision and uptake of maternity services/birth c... Read More about Interventions that improve maternity care for immigrant women in the UK: protocol for a narrative synthesis systematic review.