Dr GINA SANDS's Outputs (12)

TransfOrming Transnational intErcultural sensitivity for Midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model: A mixed-method evaluation of the TOTEMM project (2024)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Konstantinidis, S., Fumagalli, S., Kärema, A., Mets-Oja, S., Nespoli, A., Sands, G., Smit, A.-M., van Oost, M. A., Walker, L., & Spiby, H. (2024). TransfOrming Transnational intErcultural sensitivity for Midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model: A mixed-method evaluation of the TOTEMM project. Nurse Education Today, 138, Article 106186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106186

Background: Contemporary midwifery curricula require that student midwives have insight and understanding of global health practice and intercultural sensitivity. The current mobility model excludes large numbers of students from engaging in transnat... Read More about TransfOrming Transnational intErcultural sensitivity for Midwifery students through an inclusive mobility model: A mixed-method evaluation of the TOTEMM project.

Nature-Based Interventions in the UK: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Green Prescribing for Promoting the Mental Wellbeing of Young Pregnant Women (2023)
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Sands, G., Blake, H., Carter, T., & Spiby, H. (2023). Nature-Based Interventions in the UK: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Green Prescribing for Promoting the Mental Wellbeing of Young Pregnant Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(20), Article 6921. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20206921

Green prescribing is gaining in popularity internationally for the promotion of mental wellbeing. However, the evidence base is limited, particularly in young pregnant women, a population with known risk factors for anxiety and depression. The aim of... Read More about Nature-Based Interventions in the UK: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Green Prescribing for Promoting the Mental Wellbeing of Young Pregnant Women.

Birth environments for women with complex pregnancies: A mixed-methods systematic review (2022)
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Sands, G., Evans, K., Spiby, H., Eldridge, J., Pallotti, P., & Evans, C. (2023). Birth environments for women with complex pregnancies: A mixed-methods systematic review. Women and Birth, 36(1), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.04.008

Background: Birth environments can help support women through labour and birth. Home-like rooms which encourage active birthing are embraced in midwifery-led settings. However, this is often not reflected in obstetric settings for women with more com... Read More about Birth environments for women with complex pregnancies: A mixed-methods systematic review.

A systematic review of supportive interventions to promote women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour (2020)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Sands, G., Spiby, H., Evans, C., Pallotti, P., & Eldridge, J. (2021). A systematic review of supportive interventions to promote women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(5), 2185-2196. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14711

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of non-pharmacological non-invasive supportive interventions for impacts on women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour. Design: A quantitative systematic review without... Read More about A systematic review of supportive interventions to promote women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour.

Improving community support for older people’s needs through commissioning third sector services: a qualitative study (2019)
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Chadborn, N., Craig, C., Sands, G., Schneider, J., & Gladman, J. (2019). Improving community support for older people’s needs through commissioning third sector services: a qualitative study. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 24(2), 116-123. https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819619829774

Aim: This exploratory study of commissioning third sector services for older people aimed to explore whether service data was fed back to commissioners and whether this could improve intelligence about the population and hence inform future commissio... Read More about Improving community support for older people’s needs through commissioning third sector services: a qualitative study.

A qualitative study of midwives’ perceptions on using video-calling in early labor (2018)
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Spiby, H., Faucher, M. A., Sands, G., Roberts, J., & Kennedy, H. P. (2019). A qualitative study of midwives’ perceptions on using video-calling in early labor. Birth, 46(1), 105-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12364

© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Background: Decisions made in early labor influence the outcomes of childbirth for women and infants. Telephone assessment during labor, the current norm in many settings, has been found to be a source of dissatisfactio... Read More about A qualitative study of midwives’ perceptions on using video-calling in early labor.

Lee Silverman Voice Treatment versus standard speech and language therapy versus control in Parkinson’s disease: a pilot randomised controlled trial (PD COMM pilot) (2018)
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Sackley, C. M., Smith, C. H., Rick, C. E., Brady, M. C., Ives, N., Patel, S., Woolley, R., Dowling, F., Patel, R., Roberts, H., Jowett, S., Wheatley, K., Kelly, D., Sands, G., & Clarke, C. E. (2018). Lee Silverman Voice Treatment versus standard speech and language therapy versus control in Parkinson’s disease: a pilot randomised controlled trial (PD COMM pilot). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0222-z

Background: Speech-related problems are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD), but there is little evidence for the effectiveness of standard speech and language therapy (SLT) or Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD®).
Methods: The PD COMM pilot wa... Read More about Lee Silverman Voice Treatment versus standard speech and language therapy versus control in Parkinson’s disease: a pilot randomised controlled trial (PD COMM pilot).

Assistive devices, hip precautions, environmental modifications and training to prevent dislocation and improve function after hip arthroplasty (Review) (2016)
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Smith, T. O., Jepson, P., Beswick, A., Sands, G., Drummond, A. E., Davis, E. T., & Sackley, C. M. (2016). Assistive devices, hip precautions, environmental modifications and training to prevent dislocation and improve function after hip arthroplasty (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016(7), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010815.pub2

Background:
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most common orthopaedic operations performed worldwide. Painful osteoarthritis of the hip is the primary indication for THA. Following THA, people have conventionally been provided with equipmen... Read More about Assistive devices, hip precautions, environmental modifications and training to prevent dislocation and improve function after hip arthroplasty (Review).

Qualitative study investigating the commissioning process for older people's services provided by third sector organisations: SOPRANO study protocol (2016)
Journal Article
Sands, G., Chadborn, N., Craig, C., & Gladman, J. R. (2016). Qualitative study investigating the commissioning process for older people's services provided by third sector organisations: SOPRANO study protocol. BMJ Open, 6(5), Article e010724. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010724

Introduction
The commissioning of third sector services for older people may influence the quality, availability and coordination of services for older people. The SOPRANO study aims to understand the relationships between and processes of commissio... Read More about Qualitative study investigating the commissioning process for older people's services provided by third sector organisations: SOPRANO study protocol.

Systematic review of EASY-care needs assessment for community-dwelling older people (2015)
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Craig, C., Chadborn, N., Sands, G., Tuomainen, H., & Gladman, J. R. (2015). Systematic review of EASY-care needs assessment for community-dwelling older people. Age and Ageing, 44(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afv050

Background: undertaking comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs) combined with long-term health and social care management can improve the quality of life of older people [ 1]. The EASY-Care tool is a CGA instrument designed for assessing the physi... Read More about Systematic review of EASY-care needs assessment for community-dwelling older people.

A feasibility randomised controlled trial of pre-operative occupational therapy to optimise recovery for patients undergoing primary total hip replacement for osteoarthritis (PROOF-THR) (2015)
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Jepson, P., Sands, G., Beswick, A. D., Davis, E. T., Blom, A. W., & Sackley, C. M. (2016). A feasibility randomised controlled trial of pre-operative occupational therapy to optimise recovery for patients undergoing primary total hip replacement for osteoarthritis (PROOF-THR). Clinical Rehabilitation, 30(2), 156-166. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215515576811

Lee Silverman voice treatment versus standard NHS speech and language therapy versus control in Parkinson's disease (PD COMM pilot): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2014)
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Sackley, C. M., Smith, C. H., Rick, C., Brady, M. C., Ives, N., Patel, R., Roberts, H., Dowling, F., Jowett, S., Wheatley, K., Patel, S., Kelly, D., Sands, G., & Clarke, C. (2014). Lee Silverman voice treatment versus standard NHS speech and language therapy versus control in Parkinson's disease (PD COMM pilot): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 15, Article 213. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-213

Background: Parkinson’s disease is a common movement disorder affecting approximately 127,000 people in the UK, with an estimated two thirds having speech-related problems. Currently there is no preferred approach to speech and language therapy withi... Read More about Lee Silverman voice treatment versus standard NHS speech and language therapy versus control in Parkinson's disease (PD COMM pilot): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.