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Refinement of the Distress Management Problem List as the basis for a holistic therapeutic conversation among UK patients with cancer (2012)
Journal Article
Brennan, J., Gingell, P., Brant, H., & Hollingworth, W. (2012). Refinement of the Distress Management Problem List as the basis for a holistic therapeutic conversation among UK patients with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 21(12), 1346-1356. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.2045

Objective Originally devised in the USA, the Distress Thermometer is being deployed in many cancer settings in the UK. It is commonly used with a Problem List (PL), which has never been validated with a UK population. This study aimed to refine the P... Read More about Refinement of the Distress Management Problem List as the basis for a holistic therapeutic conversation among UK patients with cancer.

Leaving the Philippines: Oral histories of nurses' transition to Canadian nursing practice (2012)
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Ronquillo, C. E. (2012). Leaving the Philippines: Oral histories of nurses' transition to Canadian nursing practice. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 44(4), 96-115

Filipino nurses are the leading group of immigrant nurses in Canada, making up a substantial portion of the nursing workforce, yet little is known about the contexts surrounding their immigration and transition experiences at the individual level. Th... Read More about Leaving the Philippines: Oral histories of nurses' transition to Canadian nursing practice.

Patient directed self management of pain (PaDSMaP) compared to treatment as usual following total knee replacement: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2012)
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Donell, S., Deane, K., Swift, L., Barton, G., Balls, P., Darrah, C., & Gray, R. (2012). Patient directed self management of pain (PaDSMaP) compared to treatment as usual following total knee replacement: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 13, 204. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-204

Background: In 2009, 665 patients underwent total knee replacements (TKRs) at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), representing nearly 1% of the national total. Pain control following the operation can be poor, an... Read More about Patient directed self management of pain (PaDSMaP) compared to treatment as usual following total knee replacement: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Identifying core domains to assess flare in rheumatoid arthritis: An OMERACT international patient and provider combined Delphi consensus (2012)
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Christensen, R., Furst, D. E., Strand, V., Leong, A. L., Bykerk, V., Boonen, A., …Hewlett, S. (2012). Identifying core domains to assess flare in rheumatoid arthritis: An OMERACT international patient and provider combined Delphi consensus. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 71(11), 1855-1860. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201201

Objectives: For rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is no consensus on how to define and assess flare. Variability in flare definitions impairs understanding of findings across studies and limits ability to pool results. The OMERACT RA Flare Group sough... Read More about Identifying core domains to assess flare in rheumatoid arthritis: An OMERACT international patient and provider combined Delphi consensus.

Abductive reasoning and qualitative research (2012)
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Lipscomb, M. (2012). Abductive reasoning and qualitative research. Nursing Philosophy, 13(4), 244-256. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-769X.2011.00532.x

Abduction, deduction and induction describe forms of reasoning. Deduction and induction are discussed in the nursing literature. However, abduction has been largely neglected by nurse scholars. In this paper it is proposed that abduction may play a p... Read More about Abductive reasoning and qualitative research.

An exploration of the hydration care of older people: A qualitative study (2012)
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Godfrey, H., Cloete, J., Dymond, E., & Long, A. (2012). An exploration of the hydration care of older people: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(10), 1200-1211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.04.009

Background: Older adults are more susceptible to water imbalance and ensuring they drink sufficiently is a complex and challenging issue for nurses. The factors that promote adequate hydration and the barriers which prevent older people from drinking... Read More about An exploration of the hydration care of older people: A qualitative study.

Transitioning from a hospital rehabilitation programme to home: Exploring the experiences of people with complex regional pain syndrome (2012)
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Rodham, K., Boxell, E., McCabe, C., Cockburn, M., & Waller, E. (2012). Transitioning from a hospital rehabilitation programme to home: Exploring the experiences of people with complex regional pain syndrome. Psychology and Health, 27(10), 1150-1165. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2011.647820

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is difficult to diagnose and is characterised by burning pain in one or more limbs. Treatment is palliative not curative and focuses on improving function. This requires patients to make long-term changes to thei... Read More about Transitioning from a hospital rehabilitation programme to home: Exploring the experiences of people with complex regional pain syndrome.

Exploring the cultural validity of rheumatology outcomes (2012)
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Sanderson, T., Hewlett, S., Calnan, M., Morris, M., Raza, K., & Kumar, K. (2012). Exploring the cultural validity of rheumatology outcomes. British Journal of Nursing, 21(17), 1015-1023

In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the use of a ‘core’ set of treatment outcomes was pioneered to ensure that the same outcomes are measured across all clinical trials to enable comparison of trial results. However, studies have not investigated the inf... Read More about Exploring the cultural validity of rheumatology outcomes.

CRPS: Diagnosis, management and the nurse's role (2012)
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Grieve, S., & McCabe, C. (2012). CRPS: Diagnosis, management and the nurse's role. Nurse Prescribing, 10(9), 439-445

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a little known condition which may be rarely encountered by the nursing profession. This may lead to a delay in diagnosis and the initiation of important rehabilitation strategies. This article aims to raise... Read More about CRPS: Diagnosis, management and the nurse's role.

Cognitiveg-behavioural approaches to self-management in rheumatic disease (2012)
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Dures, E., & Hewlett, S. (2012). Cognitiveg-behavioural approaches to self-management in rheumatic disease. Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 8(9), 553-559. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2012.108

Patients with rheumatic disease must adjust psychosocially and behaviourally in order to manage the impact of symptoms and treatment on their daily lives, and the emotional consequences of the disease. However, patients can improve their well-being b... Read More about Cognitiveg-behavioural approaches to self-management in rheumatic disease.

'To Suddenly Have a Name for this Thing... Was Wonderful': The Patient's Experience of Receiving a Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (2012)
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Mccabe, C. S., Mchugh, N., Elliott, B., Waldron, N., Brown, S. J., & Hewlett, S. (2012). 'To Suddenly Have a Name for this Thing... Was Wonderful': The Patient's Experience of Receiving a Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Musculoskeletal Care, 10(3), 135-141. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1010

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the patient's perception of receiving a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus) and reports on their experience of the period between onset of symptoms and receiving a definitive diagnosis. M... Read More about 'To Suddenly Have a Name for this Thing... Was Wonderful': The Patient's Experience of Receiving a Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

"oh why didn't i take more notice?" Professionals' views and perceptions of pre-qualifying preparation for interprofessional working in practice (2012)
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Pollard, K., Miers, M. E., & Rickaby, C. (2012). "oh why didn't i take more notice?" Professionals' views and perceptions of pre-qualifying preparation for interprofessional working in practice. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 26(5), 355-361. https://doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2012.689785

It is widely assumed that interprofessional learning (IPL) impacts positively on interprofessional working (IPW) in health and social care. However, there is no clear evidence that pre-qualifying IPL improves service delivery. The direct effect of pr... Read More about "oh why didn't i take more notice?" Professionals' views and perceptions of pre-qualifying preparation for interprofessional working in practice.

Clinical evidence of parietal cortex dysfunction and correlation with extent of allodynia in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Type 1 (2012)
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Cohen, H., McCabe, C., Harris, N., Hall, J., Lewis, J., & Blake, D. (2012). Clinical evidence of parietal cortex dysfunction and correlation with extent of allodynia in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Type 1. European Journal of Pain, 17(4), 527-538. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00213.x

- What's already known about this topic? There is increasing neuroimaging evidence of parietal lobe involvement in CRPS. Severe tactile allodynia and unusual symptoms such as body dysmorphia and finger agnosia have also been documented. - What does t... Read More about Clinical evidence of parietal cortex dysfunction and correlation with extent of allodynia in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Type 1.

Factors associated with antipsychotic medication adherence in community-based patients with schizophrenia in Hong Kong: A cross sectional study. (2012)
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Bressington, D., Mui, J., & Gray, R. (2012). Factors associated with antipsychotic medication adherence in community-based patients with schizophrenia in Hong Kong: A cross sectional study. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 21(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00830.x

The purpose of the present study was to examine the factors affecting adherence to antipsychotic medication in patients with schizophrenia registered with a community psychiatric nursing service in Hong Kong. The study was a cross-sectional observati... Read More about Factors associated with antipsychotic medication adherence in community-based patients with schizophrenia in Hong Kong: A cross sectional study..

Mind the gap (2012)
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Sabey, A., & Hardy, H. (2012). Mind the gap. British Journal of General Practice, 62(598), 260

Questioning the use value of qualitative research findings (2012)
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Lipscomb, M. (2012). Questioning the use value of qualitative research findings. Nursing Philosophy, 13(2), 112-125. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-769X.2011.00514.x

In this paper the use value of qualitative research findings to nurses in practice is questioned. More precisely it is argued that, insofar as action follows belief then, in all but the rarest of cases, the beliefs that nurses in practice can justifi... Read More about Questioning the use value of qualitative research findings.