Reflection on practice: Consultation skills
Journal Article
McLeish, L., & Snowden, A. (2017)
Reflection on practice: Consultation skills. Nurse Prescribing, 15(12), 600-604. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2017.15.12.600
The aim of this case study is to illustrate how prescribing decisions can be enhanced through the use of systematic consultation, reflection on practice and relevant informati...
Holistic Needs Assessment: Changing Consultation Dynamics to Support Patient Self-management
Presentation / Conference
Snowden, A., & Young, J. (2018, September)
Holistic Needs Assessment: Changing Consultation Dynamics to Support Patient Self-management. Presented at 16th International Conference on Communication in Healthcare
Background
Holistic needs assessment (HNA) helps patients articulate their wider needs during consultation. The study objective was to establish how HNA changes consultation d...
Classification of schizophrenia. Part 2: the nonsense of mental health illness
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2009)
Classification of schizophrenia. Part 2: the nonsense of mental health illness. British Journal of Nursing, 18(20), 1228-1232. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2009.18.20.45113
The classification of schizophrenia is currently under review in a coordinated worldwide consultation for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) and...
The clinical utility of the Distress Thermometer: a review
Journal Article
Snowden, A., White, C. A., Christie, Z., Murray, E., McGowan, C., & Scott, R. (2011)
The clinical utility of the Distress Thermometer: a review. British Journal of Nursing, 20(4), 220-227. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2011.20.4.220
The Distress Thermometer (DT) is a well validated screening tool, demonstrably sensitive and reasonably specific to the construct of distress in cancer. Its brevity makes it i...
Classification of schizophrenia. Part one: the enduring existence of madness
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2009)
Classification of schizophrenia. Part one: the enduring existence of madness. British Journal of Nursing, 18(19), 1176-1180. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2009.18.19.44822
The classification of schizophrenia is currently under review in a coordinated worldwide consultation for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) and...
Community Chaplaincy listening: practical theology in action.
Journal Article
Bunniss, S., Mowat, H., & Snowden, A. (2013)
Community Chaplaincy listening: practical theology in action. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 16, 42-51
What we know already
Patients, GPs and chaplains reported very positively overall on the first pilot of the Community Chaplaincy Listening (CCL) service. NHS Managers, GPs and...
The end of the algorithm: a mixed methods analysis of distress management in cancer.
Conference Proceeding
Snowden, A., White, C., Christie, Z., Murray, E., McGowan, C. & Scott, R. (2010)
The end of the algorithm: a mixed methods analysis of distress management in cancer
Distress Management (DM) begins by the patient completing the Distress Thermometer (DT). The DT is a screening tool (Lynch et al, 2010), but in this project its function was e...
No decision about me without me: concordance operationalised
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Marland, G. (2012)
No decision about me without me: concordance operationalised. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22, 1353-1360. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04337.x
Aims and objectives
To demonstrate that concordance can be operationalised to the benefit of patients. Concordance can be understood as a composite of knowledge, health belief...
Concordance: A concept analysis.
Presentation / Conference
Snowden, A. (2013, October)
Concordance: A concept analysis. Paper presented at 39th International Mental Health Nursing Conference Collaboration and Partnership in Mental Health Nursing
Adherence based medicines interventions are known to be of limited success. Concordance offers an ethically superior approach as it is grounded in the principle of collaborati...
Evaluating holistic needs assessment in outpatient cancer care--a randomised controlled trial: the study protocol
Journal Article
Snowden, W., Young, J., White, C., Murray, E., Richard, C., Lussier, M., …Ross, E. (2015)
Evaluating holistic needs assessment in outpatient cancer care--a randomised controlled trial: the study protocol. BMJ Open, 5(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006840
Introduction People living with and beyond cancer are vulnerable to a number of physical, functional and psychological issues. Undertaking a holistic needs assessment (HNA) is...