A women-centred exploration of postpartum perineal pain when the perineum is diagnosed as intact: A French Gadamerian research study
Journal Article
Matteo, C., Roome, K., Roberts, N., Hill, G., & Hill, H. (2024)
A women-centred exploration of postpartum perineal pain when the perineum is diagnosed as intact: A French Gadamerian research study. Midwifery, 129, Article 103909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2023.103909
Background
Postpartum perineal pain is a frequent symptom (90%) with consequences on postnatal health regardless of whether the perineum remains intact. The impact of that pai...
Existing respiratory nursing curriculum, frameworks, and other documentation relevant to respiratory nursing education: A Scoping Review
Journal Article
Roberts, N. J., Murray, B., Smith, S., Padilha, . M. J., Šajnić, A., Narsavage, G., … Kelly, C. (2023)
Existing respiratory nursing curriculum, frameworks, and other documentation relevant to respiratory nursing education: A Scoping Review. European Respiratory Journal, 62(suppl 67), https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.OA3173
Delivering asthma reviews during the Covid-19 pandemic
Journal Article
Watling Smith, J., & Roberts, N. J. (2023)
Delivering asthma reviews during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nursing Times, 119(1), 1-4
The Covid-19 pandemic meant that the delivery of asthma management in primary care changed virtually overnight, requiring the introduction of alternatives to face-to-face care...
Need and baseline for harmonising nursing education in respiratory care: preliminary results of a global survey
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Šajnić, A., Kelly, C., Smith, S., Heslop-Marshall, K., Axelsson, M., Padilha, J. M., …Narsavage, G. (2022)
Need and baseline for harmonising nursing education in respiratory care: preliminary results of a global survey. Breathe, 18(3), Article 210172. https://doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0172-2021
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic confirmed that respiratory nurses are critical healthcare providers. Limited knowledge is available about appropriate education to prepare nu...
Factors influencing fatigue in nurses working in respiratory clinical areas during the second wave of the Covid‐19 pandemic: An online survey
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Roberts, N. J., McAloney‐Kocaman, K., Lippiett, K., Ray, E., Welch, L., & Kelly, C. A. (2024)
Factors influencing fatigue in nurses working in respiratory clinical areas during the second wave of the Covid‐19 pandemic: An online survey. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 33(1), 322-332. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16375
Aims and objectives
This study explores UK nurses' experiences of working in a respiratory clinical area during the COVID-19 pandemic over winter 2020.
Background
During the ...
Self-management in chronic lung disease: what is missing?
Journal Article
Kelly, C., Heslop-Marshall, K., Jones, S., & Roberts, N. J. (2022)
Self-management in chronic lung disease: what is missing?. Breathe, 18(1), Article 210179. https://doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0179-2021
Self-management, as a strategy to support those living with chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma and COPD, has been widely advocated in guidelines and adopted in prac...
Using Telemedicine to Provide Education for the Symptomatic Patient with Chronic Respiratory Disease
Journal Article
Blackstock, F. C., & Roberts, N. J. (2021)
Using Telemedicine to Provide Education for the Symptomatic Patient with Chronic Respiratory Disease. Life, 11(12), Article 1317. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11121317
Technology-enabled learning, using computers, smartphones, and tablets, to educate patients on their respiratory disease and management has grown over the last decade. This sh...
Experiences of nurses caring for respiratory patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey study
Journal Article
Roberts, N. J., Kelly, C. A., Lippiett, K. A., Ray, E., & Welch, L. (2021)
Experiences of nurses caring for respiratory patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 8(1), Article e000987. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2021-000987
Background: Nurses have been at the forefront of the pandemic response, involved in extensive coordination of services, screening, vaccination and front-line work in respirato...
Effects of Regular Physical Activity on the Immune System, Vaccination and Risk of Community-Acquired Infectious Disease in the General Population: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Chastin, S. F. M., Abaraogu, U., Bourgois, J. G., Dall, P. M., Darnborough, J., Duncan, E., …Hamer, M. (2021)
Effects of Regular Physical Activity on the Immune System, Vaccination and Risk of Community-Acquired Infectious Disease in the General Population: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine, 51(8), 1673-1686. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01466-1
Background
Regular physical activity is the prime modality for the prevention of numerous non-communicable diseases and has also been advocated for resilience against COVID-19...
Melatonin and health: an umbrella review of health outcomes and biological mechanisms of action
Journal Article
Posadzki, P. P., Bajpai, R., Kyaw, B. M., Roberts, N. J., Brzezinski, A., Christopoulos, G. I., …Car, J. (2018)
Melatonin and health: an umbrella review of health outcomes and biological mechanisms of action. BMC Medicine, 16(1), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-1000-8
Background
Our aims were to evaluate critically the evidence from systematic reviews as well as narrative reviews of the effects of melatonin (MLT) on health and to identify t...