All Outputs (106)

Improving urgent and emergency care in England (2013)
Journal Article

Pregnancy, risk perception and use of complementary and alternative medicine (2013)
Journal Article

Pregnancy and childbirth are events of major significance in women's lives. In western countries women are increasingly using complementary and alternative medicine during this time. However, there is little research exploring the factors that are in... Read More about Pregnancy, risk perception and use of complementary and alternative medicine.

The application of technology acceptance and diffusion of innovation models in healthcare informatics (2013)
Journal Article

There have been many attempts to apply previously developed models of technology acceptance and the diffusion of innovations; however the models have weaknesses in predicting the behaviour of individuals and organisations, particularly within the com... Read More about The application of technology acceptance and diffusion of innovation models in healthcare informatics.

Prehospital anaesthesia by a physician and paramedic critical care team in Southwest England (2013)
Journal Article

OBJECTIVES: Prehospital anaesthesia using rapid sequence induction (RSI) is carried out internationally and in the UK despite equivocal evidence of clinical benefit. It is a core skill of the prehospital critical care service established by the Great... Read More about Prehospital anaesthesia by a physician and paramedic critical care team in Southwest England.

Spiritual care: Enhancing meaning in pregnancy and birth (2013)
Journal Article

Spiritual care has been recognised as an aspect of nursing for many years. The purpose of this article is to prompt discussion about spirituality and spiritual care in relation to midwifery practice and birth. Application is made to the education of... Read More about Spiritual care: Enhancing meaning in pregnancy and birth.

Knowledge related to climate change and willingness to act for adaptation and mitigation practices in rural Nepal (2013)
Journal Article

This descriptive analysis sought to test Leiserowitz 2007 findings. Leiserowitz 2007 findings claimed that until people gained a general understanding of climate change or it was commonly discussed as a part of everyday discourse, people would percei... Read More about Knowledge related to climate change and willingness to act for adaptation and mitigation practices in rural Nepal.

Damage in the ANCA-associated vasculitides: Long-term data from the European Vasculitis Study Group (EUVAS) therapeutic trials (2013)
Journal Article

Objectives To describe short-term (up to 12 months) and long-term (up to 7 years) damage in patients with newly diagnosed antineutrophil-cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV).

Methods Data were combined from six European Vasculitis Study... Read More about Damage in the ANCA-associated vasculitides: Long-term data from the European Vasculitis Study Group (EUVAS) therapeutic trials.

Pain and fatigue (2013)
Book Chapter

Exploring the methodological horizons of intersectionality (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The burgeoning literature on intersectionality is a testament to its rapid uptake and wide appeal. Emerging from feminist strands of critical legal theory and sociology, intersectionality is increasingly recognized as a valuable theoretical framework... Read More about Exploring the methodological horizons of intersectionality.

RA flares: Inflammatory or avalanche? (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Professional wellbeing and caring: Exploring a complex relationship (2013)
Journal Article

There is growing concern about lack of compassion in nursing. Impact of Injuries, which is the parent study (Kendrick et al, 2011) of this independent nested study, collected patient accounts of care received by physiotherapists and nurses. While phy... Read More about Professional wellbeing and caring: Exploring a complex relationship.

Patient education, disease activity and physical function: Can we be more targeted? A cross sectional study among people with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and hand osteoarthritis (2013)
Journal Article

Introduction: In order to target educational needs of patients more effectively, an Austrian-German educational needs assessment tool (OENAT) was developed, the educational needs of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) a... Read More about Patient education, disease activity and physical function: Can we be more targeted? A cross sectional study among people with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and hand osteoarthritis.

The relative risk of aortic aneurysm in patients with giant cell arteritis compared with the general population of the UK (2013)
Journal Article

Objectives: To evaluate the risk of aortic aneurysm in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) compared with age-, gender- and location-matched controls.

Methods: A UK General Practice Research Database (GPRD) parallel cohort study of 6999 patien... Read More about The relative risk of aortic aneurysm in patients with giant cell arteritis compared with the general population of the UK.

Some may beg to differ: Individual beliefs and group political claims (2013)
Journal Article

While nurses can and do behave as intentional political agents, claims that nurses collectively do (empiric), should (normative) or must (regulatory) act to advance political objectives lack credibility. This paper challenges the coherence and legiti... Read More about Some may beg to differ: Individual beliefs and group political claims.

Breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire: An evaluation (2013)
Report

Creating supportive environments for students (2013)
Journal Article

Appropriate clinical placements are an essential part of pre-registration nurse education. They provide students with the opportunity to learn practical skills and gain knowledge, so students’ learning is heavily dependent on the quality of support m... Read More about Creating supportive environments for students.

Dignity, disgust and compassion: Nursing with humanity (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Research report appraisal: How much understanding is enough? (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

When appraising research papers, how much understanding is enough? More specifically, in deciding whether the results of research can be used to inform practice, do appraisers need to substantively understand how findings are derived or is it suffici... Read More about Research report appraisal: How much understanding is enough?.

12 years of thoracic surgery for emphysema at The Royal Brompton Hospital (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Supporting failing students in practice and the move towards grading in practice (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution