Evaluating gravity versus pump irrigation for bowel dysfunction
Journal Article
Crawshaw, A., Marshall, J., Bartolo, D. C., Duthie, G. S., Fawcett, T. N., Smith, G., & Williams, C. (2009)
Evaluating gravity versus pump irrigation for bowel dysfunction. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 7(7), 34-42. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2009.7.7.44267
Rectal irrigation as a method of management for patients suffering bowel dysfunction is relatively new in the UK (Gardiner et al, 2003). However, patients in the Lothian regio...
Exploring nursing staff’s attitudes and use of music for older people with dementia in long-term care facilities
Journal Article
Sung, H., Lee, W., Chang, S., & Smith, G. D. (2011)
Exploring nursing staff’s attitudes and use of music for older people with dementia in long-term care facilities. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20, 1776-1783. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03633.x
Aims. This study aimed to explore nursing staff’s attitudes and use of music for older people with dementia in long-term care facilities.
Background. Music has shown positive...
The effects of hazardous working conditions on burnout in Macau nurses.
Journal Article
Hu, S. X., Luk, A. L., & Smith, G. D. (2015)
The effects of hazardous working conditions on burnout in Macau nurses. International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2, 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2015.01.006
Objective
To examine the effects of various hazardous factors in working environments on burnout in a cohort of clinical nurses in Macau.
Methods
A cross–sectional survey w...
The structure of stress: Confirmatory factor analysis of a Chinese version of the stressors in Nursing Students Scale (SINS)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Yanhua, C., Ip, M. Y. K., Smith, G. D., Wong, T. K. S., & Deary, I. J. (2013)
The structure of stress: Confirmatory factor analysis of a Chinese version of the stressors in Nursing Students Scale (SINS). Nurse Education Today, 33(2), 160-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.02.013
Background
Stress is a feature of the life of nursing students and this had been well studied. However, there are very few instruments to measure stress in nursing students s...
Knowledge of using acetaminophen syrup and comprehension of written medication instruction among caregivers with febrile children
Journal Article
Chang, M., Chen, Y., Chang, S., & Smith, G. D. (2011)
Knowledge of using acetaminophen syrup and comprehension of written medication instruction among caregivers with febrile children. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21(1-2), 42-51. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03668.x
Aim. This article aims to explore caregivers’ knowledge of acetaminophen and comprehension of written medication instructions about acetaminophen syrup when administered to fe...
Using chamomile for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2013)
Using chamomile for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 11(8), 11-12. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2013.11.8.11
The use of complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) for the
management of gastrointestinal
symptoms is becoming increasingly
popular across the world. Several herbal
remed...
The use of data mining to identify indicators of health-related quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Journal Article
Penny, K. I., & Smith, G. D. (2012)
The use of data mining to identify indicators of health-related quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2761-2771. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03897.x
Aim. To examine the health-related quality of life in a cohort of individuals with irritable bowel syndrome and to explore the use of several data-mining methods to identify ...
Measurement of resilience in Chinese older people: Measurement of resilience in Chinese older people
Journal Article
Yang, F., Bao, J., Huang, X., Guo, Q., & Smith, G. (2015)
Measurement of resilience in Chinese older people: Measurement of resilience in Chinese older people. International Nursing Review, 62(1), 130-139. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12168
Background
Resilience has been identified as a personal construct that may contribute to the process of healthy ageing in older people. To date, no measurement instrument has...