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The role of theatre in end of life care education; a qualitative exploration. (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background End of life care is an important aspect of psychosocial oncology. To provide end of life care which meets people’s psychosocial needs healthcare professionals require both intellectual skills and highly attuned emotional intelligence. Str... Read More about The role of theatre in end of life care education; a qualitative exploration..

Rituximab for maintenance of remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis: Expert consensus guidelines - Executive summary (2020)
Journal Article

© 2019 The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) encompasses three disease phenotypes: granul... Read More about Rituximab for maintenance of remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis: Expert consensus guidelines - Executive summary.

Assessment of home hazards for non-fatal childhood injuries in rural Nepal: A community survey (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Unintentional injuries in and around the home are important causes of preventable death and disability among young children globally. In Nepal, there is a lack of data regarding home injuries and home hazards to guide the development of e... Read More about Assessment of home hazards for non-fatal childhood injuries in rural Nepal: A community survey.

Bodily changes and sensory sensitivity in complex regional pain syndrome and fibromyalgia (2020)
Journal Article

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and fibromyalgia are chronic pain conditions of unexplained origins. In addition to symptoms in the diagnostic criteria, patients can report changes to vision and other sensations or bodily functions. It is uncle... Read More about Bodily changes and sensory sensitivity in complex regional pain syndrome and fibromyalgia.

The relationship between feeding and non-nutritive sucking behaviours and speech sound development: A systematic review (2020)
Journal Article

Background Children with and without Speech Sound Disorders (SSD) are exposed to different patterns of infant feeding (breast/bottle feeding) and may or may not engage in non-nutritive sucking (NNS) (pacifier/digit sucking). Sucking and speech use... Read More about The relationship between feeding and non-nutritive sucking behaviours and speech sound development: A systematic review.

The experiences of EMS providers taking part in a large randomised trial of airway management during out of hospital cardiac arrest, and the impact on their views and practice. Results of a survey and telephone interviews (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020 Aims: To explore EMS experiences of participating in a large trial of airway management during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (AIRWAYS-2), specifically to explore: 1. Any changes in views and practice as a result of trial participation. 2. Exp... Read More about The experiences of EMS providers taking part in a large randomised trial of airway management during out of hospital cardiac arrest, and the impact on their views and practice. Results of a survey and telephone interviews.

Helpful risk management practices acording to service user views (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Given the limited presence of service user perspectives in the risk management literature (Eidhammer et al., 2014), the review employed a mixed studies design to maximise the capture of relevant studies. To ensure quality of reporting PRISMA guid... Read More about Helpful risk management practices acording to service user views.

Feasibility and face validity of outcome measures for use in future studies of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): An OMERACT Study (2020)
Journal Article

OBJECTIVE: To survey participants with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) to evaluate the face validity, acceptability, and domain match of proposed candidate outcome measures. METHODS: A structured, online, anonymous survey was disseminated by patient sup... Read More about Feasibility and face validity of outcome measures for use in future studies of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): An OMERACT Study.

Moving beyond the 'yuk' factor: health professionals and understanding risk in relation to human milk exchange (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation looks at human milk exchange: what it is; where, how and why is happens; meaning and value of human milk; understandings of risk and how health professionals and women make sense of them.

A qualitative study on conveyance decision-making during emergency call outs to people with dementia: The HOMEWARD project (2020)
Journal Article

Background Paramedics are increasingly required to make complex decisions as to whether they should convey a patient to hospital or manage their condition at the scene. Dementia can be a significant barrier to the assessment process. However, to our... Read More about A qualitative study on conveyance decision-making during emergency call outs to people with dementia: The HOMEWARD project.

The patientsʼ perspective of important glucocorticoid effects: A nominal group study among patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Myositis (2020)
Journal Article

Background/Objective The objective of this cohort study was to understand the positive and negative effects of glucocorticoids (GCs) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and myositis from the patients' perspective with the aim of developing... Read More about The patientsʼ perspective of important glucocorticoid effects: A nominal group study among patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Myositis.

What factors affect the administration of Tranexamic acid (TXA) to trauma patients in pre-hospital settings: A systematic review protocol (2020)
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Acute severe paediatric asthma: Study protocol for the development of a core outcome set, a Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) study (2020)
Journal Article

Background Acute severe childhood asthma is an infrequent, but potentially life-threatening emergency condition. There is a wide range of different approaches to this condition, with very little supporting evidence, leading to significant variation... Read More about Acute severe paediatric asthma: Study protocol for the development of a core outcome set, a Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN) study.

Hip and knee replacements: Should we follow them up? A survey of orthopaedic health professionals (2020)
Journal Article

The aim of this study was to collect evidence on the current view of orthopaedic health professionals on follow-up services after hip or knee replacement. It consisted of a short survey that was distributed, following ethical approval, at the British... Read More about Hip and knee replacements: Should we follow them up? A survey of orthopaedic health professionals.

Burden of injuries in Nepal, 1990–2017: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Nepal is a low-income country undergoing rapid political, economic and social development. To date, there has been little evidence published on the burden of injuries during this period of transition. Methods: The Global Burden of Dise... Read More about Burden of injuries in Nepal, 1990–2017: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

Successful and unsuccessful recruitment and retainment strategies in a UK multicentre drug trial for a rare chronic pain condition which performed above target (2019)
Journal Article

Introduction: Recruitment into trials in rare chronic pain conditions can be challenging, so such trials consequently are underpowered or fail. Methods: Drawing from our experience in conducting, to date, the largest academic trial in a rare chronic... Read More about Successful and unsuccessful recruitment and retainment strategies in a UK multicentre drug trial for a rare chronic pain condition which performed above target.

Neonatal head injuries: A prospective Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative cohort study (2019)
Journal Article

Aim To characterise the causes, clinical characteristics and short‐term outcomes of neonates who presented to paediatric emergency departments with a head injury. Methods Secondary analysis of a prospective data set of paediatric head injuries a... Read More about Neonatal head injuries: A prospective Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative cohort study.

The availability of emergency obstetric care in birthing centres in rural Nepal: A cross-sectional survey (2019)
Journal Article

Objective: The purpose of this health system’s study is to assess the availability of Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) services in birthing centres in Taplejung District of eastern Nepal. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2018 in a... Read More about The availability of emergency obstetric care in birthing centres in rural Nepal: A cross-sectional survey.

Shared decision-making in people with chronic disease: Integrating the biological, social and lived experiences is a key responsibility of nurses (2019)
Journal Article

Status and trends of e-Health tools in Kuwait: A narrative review (2019)
Journal Article

Background: Kuwait is witnessing an alarming increase in diabetes and high prevalence of multi-drug resistant strains. E-Health solutions have the potential to deliver timely, quality and cost-effective solutions to these public health challenges. Ho... Read More about Status and trends of e-Health tools in Kuwait: A narrative review.