The ‘vicious cycle’ of personalised asthma action plan implementation in primary care: a qualitative study of patients and health professionals’ views
Journal Article
Ring, N., Booth, H., Wilson, C., Hoskins, G., Pinnock, H., Sheikh, A., & Jepson, R. (2015)
The ‘vicious cycle’ of personalised asthma action plan implementation in primary care: a qualitative study of patients and health professionals’ views. BMC family practice, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0352-4
Background: Personal asthma action plans (PAAPs) have been guideline recommended for years, but consistently
under-issued by health professionals and under-utilised by patient...
Sadness, socialisation and shifted perceptions: School pupils' stories of a pre-nursing scholarship
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Beattie, M., Smith, A., & Kyle, R. G. (2014)
Sadness, socialisation and shifted perceptions: School pupils' stories of a pre-nursing scholarship. Nurse Education Today, 34, 894-898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.01.016
Background: Providing opportunities for aspirant nurses to obtain pre-nursing experience features prominently in the UK Government's response to The Francis Inquiry. Evidence ...
Against intimacy: focusing on the task in hand in PhD supervision.
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Snowden, A. (2014)
Against intimacy: focusing on the task in hand in PhD supervision. British Journal of Nursing, 23, 1126-1132. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2014.23.21.1126
Worldwide, more nurses are undertaking doctoral studies now than at any other time. However, there is little high-quality evidence focused on investigating successful completi...
Ethics and originality in doctoral research in the UK.
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Snowden, A. (2014)
Ethics and originality in doctoral research in the UK. Nurse Researcher, 21, 12-15. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.21.6.12.e1244
AIM:
To show that the ethics governance process in the UK is not necessarily conducive to innovative investigation by doctoral students.
BACKGROUND:
Doctoral students nee...
Returning to work after long term sickness absence due to low back pain – the struggle within: a qualitative study of the patient's experience.
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Ryan, C. G., Lauchlan, D., Rooney, L., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Gray, H. (2014)
Returning to work after long term sickness absence due to low back pain – the struggle within: a qualitative study of the patient's experience. WORK, 49, 433-444. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-131646
Background: low back pain (LBP) is a major cause of work absence. Assisting individuals back into work is an important part of rehabilitation. Objective: to explore the experi...
Predicting Carotid Artery Disease and Plaque Instability from Cell-derived Microparticles
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Harrison, M., Wekesa, A., O'Donovan, O., O'Brien, O., Phelan, J., Ross, M., …Harrison, M. (2014)
Predicting Carotid Artery Disease and Plaque Instability from Cell-derived Microparticles. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 48(5), 489-495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.08.007
Objectives
Cell-derived microparticles (MPs) are small plasma membrane-derived vesicles shed from circulating blood cells and may act as novel biomarkers of vascular disease. ...
How might healthcare systems influence speed of cancer diagnosis: A narrative review
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Brown, S., Castelli, M., Hunter, D. J., Erskine, J., Vedsted, P., Foot, C., & Rubin, G. (2014)
How might healthcare systems influence speed of cancer diagnosis: A narrative review. Social Science and Medicine, 116, 56-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.030
Striking differences exist in outcomes for cancer between developed countries with comparable healthcare systems. We compare the healthcare systems of 3 countries (Denmark, No...
Choice of health options in prevention of cardiovascular events for people with atrial fibrillation (choice-af) pilot study
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Neubeck, L., Orchard, J., Redfern, J., Freedman, S. B., Gallagher, R., Zhang, L., & Lowres, N. (2014)
Choice of health options in prevention of cardiovascular events for people with atrial fibrillation (choice-af) pilot study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 13(1_suppl), S1-S91. doi:10.1177/1474515114521363
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. AF increases the risk of stroke 5-7 fold, and strokes are generally severe or fatal. People with AF...
A relational understanding of sibling experiences of children with rare life-limiting conditions: Findings from a qualitative study
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Malcolm, C., Gibson, F., Adams, S., Anderson, G., & Forbat, L. (2014)
A relational understanding of sibling experiences of children with rare life-limiting conditions: Findings from a qualitative study. Journal of Child Health Care, 18(3), 230-240. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493513485825
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) and Batten disease are rare life-limiting conditions (LLCs) characterised by progressive and permanent physical and cognitive decline. The impact o...
The Gordian knot – provision and integrated provision in Scotland and England
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Donaldson, J. H., McIntosh, B., & Jones, S. (2012)
The Gordian knot – provision and integrated provision in Scotland and England. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 18, 462-463
Comment Paper: The changing shape of health means human resources is always adapting. Healthcare needs to assume that workforce delivery systems are efficient within defined ...