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A methodological systematic review of what’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting.

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France, E. F., Ring, N., Thomas, R., Noyes, J., Maxwell, M., & Jepson, R. (2014)
A methodological systematic review of what’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-14-119
Background: Syntheses of qualitative studies can inform health policy, services and our understanding of patient experience. Meta-ethnography is a systematic seven-phase inter...

Treatment non-adherence in pediatric long-term medical conditions: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies of caregivers’ views.

Journal Article
Santer, M., Ring, N., Yardley, L., Geraghty, A. W., & Wyke, S. (2014)
Treatment non-adherence in pediatric long-term medical conditions: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies of caregivers’ views. BMC Pediatrics, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-63
Background: Non-adherence to prescribed treatments is the primary cause of treatment failure in pediatric long-term conditions. Greater understanding of parents and caregivers...

A critical analysis of evidence-based practice in UK healthcare: The case of asthma action plans.

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Ring, N. A critical analysis of evidence-based practice in UK healthcare: The case of asthma action plans. (Thesis)
University of Stirling. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/975082
Evidence-based practice is an integral part of multi-disciplinary healthcare, but its routine clinical implementation remains a challenge internationally. Written asthma actio...

Developing novel evidence-based interventions to promote asthma action plan use: a cross-study synthesis of evidence from randomised controlled trials and qualitative studies

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Ring, N., Jepson, R., Pinnock, H., Wilson, C., Hoskins, G., Wyke, S., & Sheikh, A. (2012)
Developing novel evidence-based interventions to promote asthma action plan use: a cross-study synthesis of evidence from randomised controlled trials and qualitative studies. Trials, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-216
Background: Long-standing randomised controlled trial (RCT) evidence indicates that asthma action plans can improve patient outcomes. Internationally, however, these plans are...

Methods of synthesizing qualitative research studies for health technology assessment

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Ring, N., Jepson, R., & Ritchie, K. (2011)
Methods of synthesizing qualitative research studies for health technology assessment. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 27(04), 384-390. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462311000389
Objectives: Synthesizing qualitative research is an important means of ensuring the needs, preferences, and experiences of patients are taken into account by service providers...

Understanding what asthma plans mean: a linguistic analysis of terminology used in published texts

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Ring, N., Pinnock, H., Wilson, C., Hoskins, G., Jepson, R., Wyke, S., & Sheikh, A. (2011)
Understanding what asthma plans mean: a linguistic analysis of terminology used in published texts. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 20(2), 170-177. https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2011.00012
Aim: To identify from the literature what terms are used for ‘asthma plans’, with what meaning, and in what context(s). Methods: Linguistic analysis of a selected body of asth...

Understanding what helps or hinders asthma action plan use: A systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature

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Ring, N., Jepson, R., Hoskins, G., Wilson, C., Pinnock, H., Sheikh, A., & Wyke, S. (2011)
Understanding what helps or hinders asthma action plan use: A systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature. Patient Education and Counseling, 85(2), e131-e143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2011.01.025
Objective: To understand better what helps and/or hinders asthma action plan use from the professionals and patients/carers perspective. Methods: Systematic review and qualita...

Promoting the use of Personal Asthma Action Plans: a systematic review

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Ring, N., Malcolm, C., Wyke, S., MacGillivray, S., Dixon, D., Hoskins, G., …Sheikh, A. (2007)
Promoting the use of Personal Asthma Action Plans: a systematic review. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 16(5), 271-283. https://doi.org/10.3132/pcrj.2007.00049
Objectives: To investigate how best to encourage health professionals to promote, and for people with asthma to use, asthma action plans. Methods: Systematic review. Randomise...

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
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Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence-based nursing practice

Journal Article
Ring, N., Coull, A., Howie, C., Murphy-Black, T., & Watterson, A. (2006)
Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence-based nursing practice. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 12(4), 232-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172x.2006.00569.x
Best Practice Statements (BPS) are designed to facilitate evidence-based practice. This descriptive, exploratory study evaluated the impact of five of these statements in Scot...

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Co-creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit to enable pre-registration nursing students acquire the skills and knowledge to enable individuals with learning disabilities to self man...

2024 - 2025
Co-Design of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit to enable pre-registration nursing students acquire the skills and knowledge to enable individuals with learning disabilities to self mana...
Funder: Burdett Trust for Nursing | Value: £68,270

Scotland's Witches Voices - a follow up in depth study of two cases of significant interest in early nursing history - Christian Saidler (1597) and Bartie Patersoune (1607)

2022 - 2022
Background: the Witches Voices Study (Jan - Aug 2021) investigated healers/midwives accused of witchcraft in Scotland between 1563-1736. That study revealed some healers with unexpected healing pract...
Funder: Royal College of Nursing Foundation | Value: £995

'Witches' stories: persecuted for helping others: documentary analysis of early midwives and nurses as reported within the Scottish Witchcraft Survey database

2021 - 2021
Aim: to investigate accounts of nurses/healers and midwives accused/persecuted as 'witches'. Methods: Documentary analysis of the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft online database of those 'witches' cate...
Funder: Royal College of Nursing Foundation | Value: £7,114

Developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines and the standards for research

2015 - 2017
Developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines and the standards for research
Funder: National Institute for Health Research | Value: £1,550

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A clinical decision-making support system (CDSS) application for guiding staff to employ evidence-based approaches to prevent, assess, and manage delirium in ICU: Co-design methodology

2024 - date
Ms Devi Kandel | Director of Studies: Prof Cathal Breen | Second Supervisor: Dr Amani Al Bayrakdar

Exploration and development of self-management strategies for people with intellectual disabilities who have asthma

2022 - date
Louise Allan | Director of Studies: Dr Lisa O'Leary | Second Supervisor: Prof Nicola Ring

Promoting teaching that is inclusive of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ (LGBTQ+) issues

2022 - date
Rachel Davidson-Welch | Director of Studies: Dr Sam Illingworth | Second Supervisor: Dr Julia Sterman

Developing evidence informed bereavement support for young people who has lost a family or friend to suicide

2021 - date
Alpha Zhang | Director of Studies: Prof Nicola Ring | Second Supervisor: Prof Nadine Dougall

Enabling Child Health (CH) Nursing students to better support Children and Young People (CYP) admitted to general paediatric services following self-harm/suicidal behaviour and to promote their emotional well-being when working with such patients on placement

2021 - date
Julie Edmiston | Director of Studies: Prof Nicola Ring | Second Supervisor: Dr Jennifer Murray

How do student and early career learning disability nurses develop their sense of professional identity and belonging within practice environments, and how can this influence post-registration employment.

2020 - date
This project aims to explore the experiences of pre-registration learning disability student nurses within practice learning environments. Through this, the impact of these learning experiences and its effect on student identity and post qualification destinations may be identified and understood. A lack of existing literature within the context of learning disability nursing identities, supports grounded theory approaches undertaken to explore this phenomenon
Mr Sam Abdulla | Director of Studies: Prof Alison Machin | Second Supervisor: Dr Connie McLuckie

An exploration of the experience of caring for a baby, child, or young person (BCYP) from the South Asian community with a life limiting condition, living within Central Scotland.

2020 - date
Dr Fariel Rahman | Second Supervisor: Prof Nicola Ring

Safety planning interventions for use in suicide prevention: Perspectives of care experienced young people and their key supporters on this approach

2019 - date
Susan Abbott-Smith | Director of Studies: Prof Nadine Dougall | Second Supervisor: Prof Nicola Ring

How does women's paid work affect their infant feeding decisions and behaviours?

2018 - date
Mrs Joanne Ette | Director of Studies: Dr Cari Malcolm | Second Supervisor: Dr Rhona McInnes

Development of a theory- and evidence-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use in acute hospitals

2016 - 2022
Dr Gosha Wojcik | Director of Studies: Dr Claire Kydonaki | Second Supervisor: Dr Brian Williams

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