Donating breastmilk: Regulated and unregulated practices: A review of the issues (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2014, December). Donating breastmilk: Regulated and unregulated practices: A review of the issues. Paper presented at Deconstructing Donation Conference, Lancaster University, UK

Breastmilk is the optimal source of nutrition for babies although there are a range of situations in which breastfeeding is difficult, including prematurity. Human milk is donated in the UK in both regulated and unregulated ways. A network of human... Read More about Donating breastmilk: Regulated and unregulated practices: A review of the issues.

Stiffness is more than just duration and severity: A qualitative exploration in people with rheumatoid arthritis (2014)
Journal Article
Kirwan, J., Halls, S., Dures, E., Kirwan, J. R., Pollock, J., Baker, G., …Hewlett, S. (2014). Stiffness is more than just duration and severity: A qualitative exploration in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology, 54(4), 615-622. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu379

© The Author 2014. Objective. Stiffness is internationally recognized as an important indicator of inflammatory activity in RA but is poorly understood and difficult to measure. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of stiffness from th... Read More about Stiffness is more than just duration and severity: A qualitative exploration in people with rheumatoid arthritis.

Implementing an Injury Prevention Briefing to aid delivery of key fire safety messages in UK children's centres: Qualitative study nested within a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article
Beckett, K., Goodenough, T., Deave, T., Jaeckle, S., McDaid, L., Benford, P., …Kendrick, D. (2014). Implementing an Injury Prevention Briefing to aid delivery of key fire safety messages in UK children's centres: Qualitative study nested within a multi-centre randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 1256-1569. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1256

© 2014 Beckett et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Background: To improve the translation of public health evidence into practice, there is a need to increase practitioner involvement in initiative development, to place greater emphasis on contextua... Read More about Implementing an Injury Prevention Briefing to aid delivery of key fire safety messages in UK children's centres: Qualitative study nested within a multi-centre randomised controlled trial.

Patients and nursing staff views of using the education needs assessment tool in rheumatology clinics: A qualitative study (2014)
Journal Article
Hardware, B., Johnson, D., Hale, C., Ndosi, M., & Adebajo, A. (2015). Patients and nursing staff views of using the education needs assessment tool in rheumatology clinics: A qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(7-8), 1048-1058. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12733

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aims and objectives: To evaluate the usability of the educational needs assessment tool in clinical practice, from a practitioner and patient perspective and to establish whether patients perceive that they are getting... Read More about Patients and nursing staff views of using the education needs assessment tool in rheumatology clinics: A qualitative study.

Breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire: An evaluation (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2014, November). Breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire: An evaluation. Paper presented at Centre for Health and Clinical Research Conference 'Research with Impact', UWE, Bristol

This presentation will discuss issues involved in undertaking an evaluation of breastfeeding peer support, commissioned by NHS Wiltshire to consider how the implementation of breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire might be improved. The focus was th... Read More about Breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire: An evaluation.

The GP retainer scheme: Report of a national survey (2014)
Journal Article
Lockyer, L., Young, P., Main, P., & Morison, J. (2014). The GP retainer scheme: Report of a national survey. Education for Primary Care, 25(6), 338-346

The current context of organisational change and new working patterns, together with the high cost of medical training, mean it is of vital importance that the NHS retains its trained workforce. The GP retainer scheme supports doctors who for reasons... Read More about The GP retainer scheme: Report of a national survey.

A Q-methodology study of flare help-seeking behaviours and different experiences of daily life in rheumatoid arthritis (2014)
Journal Article
Hughes, R., Richards, P., Flurey, C. A., Morris, M., Pollock, J., & Hewlett, S. (2014). A Q-methodology study of flare help-seeking behaviours and different experiences of daily life in rheumatoid arthritis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 15(1), 364. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-364

© 2014 Lin et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Background: Previous studies have not addressed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients' help-seeking behaviours for RA flares, and only one small qualitative study has addressed how patients experience dail... Read More about A Q-methodology study of flare help-seeking behaviours and different experiences of daily life in rheumatoid arthritis.

Validation of the educational needs assessment tool as a generic instrument for rheumatic diseases in seven European countries (2014)
Journal Article
Zangi, H. A., Vliet Vlieland, T. P., Stamm, T. A., Ndosi, M., Bremander, A., Hamnes, B., …Hill, J. (2014). Validation of the educational needs assessment tool as a generic instrument for rheumatic diseases in seven European countries. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(12), 2122-2129. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203461

© 2014, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Objectives: To validate the educational needs assessment tool (ENAT) as a generic tool for assessing the educational needs of patients with rheumatic diseases in European Countries. Methods: A conven... Read More about Validation of the educational needs assessment tool as a generic instrument for rheumatic diseases in seven European countries.

Using guided individualised feedback to review self-reported quality of life in health and its importance (2014)
Journal Article
Skevington, S. M., Llewellyn, A. M., Llewellyn, A., & Skevington, S. (2015). Using guided individualised feedback to review self-reported quality of life in health and its importance. Psychology and Health, 30(3), 301-317. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2014.972396

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. This pilot study investigated the effects of providing guided, individualised feedback on subjective quality of life (QoL), using results from the multidimensional WHOQOL-BREF profile. Participants (n=129; 85 chronically il... Read More about Using guided individualised feedback to review self-reported quality of life in health and its importance.

The role of research facilitators in health care service organizations in British Columbia (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Chakraborty, B., & Ronquillo, C. E. (2014, October). The role of research facilitators in health care service organizations in British Columbia. Paper presented at International Workshop-cum-3rd Research Methods Course, Faridkot, India

This invited presentation provided an overview of the Nursing Research Facilitator program in British Columbia.

The outcome and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led care in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article
Ndosi, M., Lewis, M., Hale, C., Quinn, H., Ryan, S., Emery, P., …Hill, J. (2014). The outcome and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led care in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre randomised controlled trial. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(11), 1975-1982. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203403

Objective To determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led care (NLC) for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods In a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial, the assessment of clinical effects followed a n... Read More about The outcome and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led care in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Prevention and first aid for child thermal injuries: What is new, what is possible? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Deave, T. (2014, October). Prevention and first aid for child thermal injuries: What is new, what is possible?. Presented at Third International Congress on Burns, Bangladesh

Should we take patients to hospital in cardiac arrest? (2014)
Journal Article
Adams, B., & Benger, J. (2014). Should we take patients to hospital in cardiac arrest?. BMJ, 349, g5659

Developing the Polish Educational Needs Assessment Tool (Pol-ENAT) in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis: a cross-cultural validation study using Rasch analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Sierakowska, M., Sierakowski, S., Sierakowska, J., Horton, M., & Ndosi, M. (2015). Developing the Polish Educational Needs Assessment Tool (Pol-ENAT) in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis: a cross-cultural validation study using Rasch analysis. Quality of Life Research, 24(3), 721-733. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0805-6

© 2014, The Author(s). Objectives: To undertake cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the educational needs assessment tool (ENAT) for use with people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic sclerosis (SSc) in Poland.Methods: The study invo... Read More about Developing the Polish Educational Needs Assessment Tool (Pol-ENAT) in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis: a cross-cultural validation study using Rasch analysis.

Using liminality, stigma and taboo to understand mother's experiences of long-term breastfeeding (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2014, September). Using liminality, stigma and taboo to understand mother's experiences of long-term breastfeeding. Paper presented at British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Study Group 40th Annual Conference, Aston University, Birmingham

Glucocorticoid treatment and damage in the anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitides: Long-term data from the European Vasculitis Study Group trials (2014)
Journal Article
Höglund, P., Robson, J., Doll, H., Suppiah, R., Flossmann, O., Harper, L., …Luqmani, R. (2015). Glucocorticoid treatment and damage in the anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitides: Long-term data from the European Vasculitis Study Group trials. Rheumatology, 54(3), 471-481. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keu366

Objective. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis are ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAVs). The Vasculitis Damage Index (VDI) quantifies damage. This study aims to determine the factors associated with long-term damage in the AA... Read More about Glucocorticoid treatment and damage in the anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitides: Long-term data from the European Vasculitis Study Group trials.

How should we search ‘the literature’? Evidence based practice and nurse education (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Lipscomb, M. (2014, September). How should we search ‘the literature’? Evidence based practice and nurse education. Paper presented at 18th Annual International Philosophy of Nursing Conference in association with the International Philosophy of Nursing Society - Brave New World? Health, Technology and Evidence Based Practice, Nottingham University

Nursing dissertations often take the form of a literature review and post registration/licensure, it can be argued that search and assessment skills are necessary prerequisites for the successful performance of evidence based practice. To meet academ... Read More about How should we search ‘the literature’? Evidence based practice and nurse education.

Behaviour change techniques to facilitate patients' self-management of their rheumatic disease (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dures, E. (2014, August). Behaviour change techniques to facilitate patients' self-management of their rheumatic disease. Presented at International Congress of Behavioural Medicine, Groningen, The Netherlands

The 'Necksafe' head articulation control system: A novel cervical immobilisation device (2014)
Journal Article
Sparke, A., Torlei, K., Voss, S., Page, M., Benger, J., Matthews, E., …Harris, N. (2015). The 'Necksafe' head articulation control system: A novel cervical immobilisation device. Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(7), 564-570. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203527

Introduction: The early application of a semirigid disposable cervical collar following trauma is considered a routine practice. The aim of these devices is to immobilise the cervical spine and minimise the risk of additional neurological damage. How... Read More about The 'Necksafe' head articulation control system: A novel cervical immobilisation device.

Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'Betwixt and between' and 'matter out of place'. (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2014, July). Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'Betwixt and between' and 'matter out of place'

This paper will consider the issue of long-term breastfeeding, using liminality to think about the experiences of a group of women who breastfeed beyond what is currently considered ‘normal’ in the UK. It draws on a qualitative study using micro-ethn... Read More about Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'Betwixt and between' and 'matter out of place'..