Health professionals' lack of knowledge of central venous access devices: the impact on patients
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Kelly, L. J., Snowden, A., Paterson, R., & Campbell, K. (2019)
Health professionals' lack of knowledge of central venous access devices: the impact on patients. British Journal of Nursing, 28(14), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2019.28.14.S4
Background
The literature on patient experience of living with a central venous access device (CVAD) is growing, but remains sparse. It suggests that patients accept CVADs as...
A Chinese immigrant paradox? Low coronary heart disease incidence but higher short‐term mortality in western‐dwelling Chinese immigrants: a systematic review and meta‐analysis.
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Jin, K., Ding, D., Gullick, J., Koo, F., & Neubeck, L. (2015)
A Chinese immigrant paradox? Low coronary heart disease incidence but higher short‐term mortality in western‐dwelling Chinese immigrants: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association JAHA, 4(12), https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.115.002568
Background-—Chinese form a large proportion of the immigrant population in Western countries. There is evidence that Chinese
immigrants experience an increased risk of coronar...
What can be learned from adolescent time diary research
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Hunt, E., & McKay, E. A. (2015)
What can be learned from adolescent time diary research. Journal of Adolescent Health, 56(3), 259-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.11.007
Time use is increasingly being recognized as a determinant and indicator of adolescent well-being internationally. Three existing literature reviews of time-use research with ...
A person-centred analysis of the time-use, daily activities and health-related quality of life of Irish school-going late adolescents
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Hunt, E., McKay, E. A., Dahly, D. L., Fitzgerald, A. P., & Perry, I. J. (2015)
A person-centred analysis of the time-use, daily activities and health-related quality of life of Irish school-going late adolescents. Quality of Life Research, 24(6), 1303-1315. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0863-9
Purpose: The health, well-being and quality of life of the world’s 1.2 billion adolescents are global priorities. A focus on their patterns or profiles of time-use and how the...
A scoping review of time-use research in occupational therapy and occupational science
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Hunt, E., & McKay, E. A. (2015)
A scoping review of time-use research in occupational therapy and occupational science. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 22(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3109/11038128.2014.934918
Background: Time use is a defining interest within occupational therapy and occupational science. This is evident through the range of contributions to the disciplinary knowle...
A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice
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Grant, S., Guthrie, B., Entwistle, V., & Williams, B. (2014)
A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 28(1), 21-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-07-2012-0125
Purpose
– Over the past decade, there has been growing international interest in shaping local organisational cultures in primary healthcare. However, the contextual relevance...
A randomised controlled trial of a consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: the Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study protocol
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Redfern, J., Usherwood, T., Harris, M. F., Rodgers, A., Hayman, N., Panaretto, K., …Peiris, D. (2014)
A randomised controlled trial of a consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: the Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study protocol. BMJ Open, 4(2), Article e004523. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004523
Introduction Fewer than half of all people at highest risk of a cardiovascular event are receiving and adhering to best practice recommendations to lower their risk. In this p...
What football teaches us about researching complex health interventions
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Clark, A. M., Briffa, T. G., Thirsk, L., Neubeck, L., & Redfern, J. (2012)
What football teaches us about researching complex health interventions. BMJ, 345(dec14 12), e8316-e8316. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e8316
Football and healthcare are both complex adaptive systems. Alex Clark and colleagues wonder how and why football scores more highly when it comes to introducing interventions.
Screening education and recognition in community pHarmacies of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke in an ambulant population aged ≥65 years (SEARCH-AF stroke prevention study): a cross-sectional study protocol
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Lowres, N., Freedman, S. B., Redfern, J., McLachlan, A., Krass, I., Bennett, A., …Neubeck, L. (2012)
Screening education and recognition in community pHarmacies of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke in an ambulant population aged ≥65 years (SEARCH-AF stroke prevention study): a cross-sectional study protocol. BMJ Open, 2(3), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001355
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a high risk of stroke and may often be asymptomatic. AF is commonly undiagnosed until patients present with sequelae, su...
Methods of synthesizing qualitative research studies for health technology assessment
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Ring, N., Jepson, R., & Ritchie, K. (2011)
Methods of synthesizing qualitative research studies for health technology assessment. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 27(04), 384-390. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462311000389
Objectives: Synthesizing qualitative research is an important means of ensuring the needs, preferences, and experiences of patients are taken into account by service providers...