"It's not our grief to have..?" The lived experiences of professional grief that palliative care nurses experience whilst delivering end of life care in acute hospital settings
Thesis
Finnan, G. "It's not our grief to have..?" The lived experiences of professional grief that palliative care nurses experience whilst delivering end of life care in acute hospital settings. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2913139
Background
The population in Scotland is ageing with a projected increase of 75% in the over 75’s by 2031. Currently over 55,000 people die in Scotland each year. This figure...
The influence of perceived levels of physical activity on engagement with cardiac rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome
Thesis
McHale, S. The influence of perceived levels of physical activity on engagement with cardiac rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2950812
Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an effective therapy to reduce the risk of hospital readmission after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) diagnosis. Despite this, half...
Exploring factors that may optimise learning from and working within continuity models of midwifery care
Thesis
Moncrieff, G. Exploring factors that may optimise learning from and working within continuity models of midwifery care. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2952223
Background
Maternity policy and guidelines increasingly recommend or stipulate the increased provision of midwifery continuity of carer as a priority model of care. The scale...
Development of a theory- and evidence-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use in acute hospitals
Thesis
Wojcik, G. Development of a theory- and evidence-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use in acute hospitals. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2968166
Background: Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious threat to global public health. Behaviours such as inappropriate antibiotic use in hospitals have contributed to this prob...
'Trying to get through the day': Exploring the social contexts of alcohol and pregnancy
Thesis
Taylor, A. 'Trying to get through the day': Exploring the social contexts of alcohol and pregnancy. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2967035
Background: Many factors, including alcohol consumption, may affect a baby’s likelihood of being born with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), yet most qualitative resea...
Assessing and addressing unmet needs in people affected by brain tumours
Thesis
Afseth, J. D. Assessing and addressing unmet needs in people affected by brain tumours. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2947897
Introduction
Guidelines recommend that brain tumour patients have their unmet needs assessed by a Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA), followed by appropriate support and care to...
One year caring: A longitudinal, narrative study on men’s perspectives of caring for a female partner with cancer
Thesis
Young, J. One year caring: A longitudinal, narrative study on men’s perspectives of caring for a female partner with cancer. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2851962
Background
In Scotland and countries such as the US and Canada, 4 in 10 family carers are men. Yet in the main, increasing evidence on the extent of men’s involvement in care...
Trauma and psychosis: synthesising evidence, network modelling and expanding into an interventionist-causal paradigm to investigate mediating mechanisms
Thesis
Woodrow, A. Trauma and psychosis: synthesising evidence, network modelling and expanding into an interventionist-causal paradigm to investigate mediating mechanisms. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2851957
The link between childhood trauma and the development of psychosis in adulthood is already well established, but factors which explain this relationship are currently less wel...
Illuminating the importance of craftsmanship in compassionate caring and facilitating its development in student nurses
Thesis
Adamson, E. Illuminating the importance of craftsmanship in compassionate caring and facilitating its development in student nurses. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2799279
This thesis provides a critical reflection on my original contributions to knowledge in the field of nursing practice and nurse education over the last decade. Collectively my...
'Pinholes in my arms': The vicious cycle of vascular access
Thesis
Kelly, L. J. 'Pinholes in my arms': The vicious cycle of vascular access. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709126
BACKGROUND: Vascular Access Devices (VAD) are essential for the delivery of intravenous therapies. As patients often live with these devices in place for many months, it is im...