A relational understanding of sibling experiences of children with rare life-limiting conditions: Findings from a qualitative study
Journal Article
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...
Challenging symptoms in children with rare life-limiting conditions: findings from a prospective diary and interview study with families
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., Hain, R., Gibson, F., Adams, S., Anderson, G., & Forbat, L. (2012)
Challenging symptoms in children with rare life-limiting conditions: findings from a prospective diary and interview study with families. Acta Pædiatrica, 101(9), 985-992. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02680.x
Aim: The aim was to describe the nature, frequency, severity and management challenges of symptoms in children with two rare life-limiting conditions [Mucopolysaccharide (MPS...
The symptom profile and experience of children with rare life-limiting conditions: perspectives of their families and key health professionals
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Malcolm, C., Adams, S., Anderson, G., Gibson, F., Hain, R., Morley, A., & Forbat, L. (2011)
The symptom profile and experience of children with rare life-limiting conditions: perspectives of their families and key health professionals. Stirling: University of Stirling
This report documents a mixed-method study examining the symptom profile and family experience of two rare life-limiting conditions. Data was collected across the UK, using a ...
Challenging symptom profiles of life-limiting conditions in children: a survey of care professionals and families
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., Forbat, L., Anderson, G., Gibson, F., & Hain, R. (2011)
Challenging symptom profiles of life-limiting conditions in children: a survey of care professionals and families. Palliative Medicine, 25(4), 357-364. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216310391346
This paper reports on data from the initial phase of a UK-wide study exploring life-limiting conditions (LLCs) in children where, because of their rarity, little is understood...
Children's understanding of cancer and views on health-related behaviour: a ‘draw and write’ study: Children's understanding of cancer and health behaviours
Journal Article
Knighting, K., Rowa-Dewar, N., Malcolm, C., Kearney, N., & Gibson, F. (2011)
Children's understanding of cancer and views on health-related behaviour: a ‘draw and write’ study: Children's understanding of cancer and health behaviours. Child: Care, Health and Development, 37(2), 289-299. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01138.x
Background
Few studies have explored young children’s understanding of cancer and health-related behaviours yet this is essential to develop health promotion initiatives that...
Prioritisation of future research topics for children’s hospice care by its key stakeholders: a Delphi study
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., Knighting, K., Forbat, L., & Kearney, N. (2009)
Prioritisation of future research topics for children’s hospice care by its key stakeholders: a Delphi study. Palliative Medicine, 23(5), 398-405. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216309104061
The Delphi process, widely used in health research to seek consensus on key issues amongst large stakeholder groups, was adopted to allow families, hospice staff/volunteers an...
An assessment to identify the future research priorities for the children's hospice association Scotland
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Malcolm, C., Knighting, K., Forbat, L., & Kearney, N. (2007)
An assessment to identify the future research priorities for the children's hospice association Scotland. Stirling: University of Stirling
Commentary on Rydstrom I, Dalheim-Englund A-C, Holritz-Rasmussen B, Moller C & Sandman P-O (2005) asthma quality of life for Swedish children
Journal Article
Ring, N., & Malcolm, C. (2007)
Commentary on Rydstrom I, Dalheim-Englund A-C, Holritz-Rasmussen B, Moller C & Sandman P-O (2005) asthma quality of life for Swedish children. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(9), 1766-1768. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01607.x
No abstract available.
Nursing and midwifery practice development unit: best practice statements - report of the impact evaluation study
Report
Ring, N., Finnie, A., Murphy-Black, T., Watterson, A., Howie, C., Malcolm, C., …Cunningham, J. (2004)
Nursing and midwifery practice development unit: best practice statements - report of the impact evaluation study. Scotland: NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Helicobacter Pylori in children is strongly associated with poverty
Journal Article
Malcolm, C., MacKay, W. G., Shepherd, A., & Weaver, L. T. (2004)
Helicobacter Pylori in children is strongly associated with poverty. Scottish Medical Journal, 49(4), 136-138. https://doi.org/10.1177/003693300404900406
Background and Aims: To examine the association between prevalence of H. pylori colonisation and social deprivation in a sample of children investigated in hospital. Methods: ...