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Why do patients seek primary medical care in emergency departments? An ethnographic exploration of access to general practice (2017)
Journal Article
MacKichan, F., Brangan, E., Wye, L., Checkland, K., Lasserson, D., Huntley, A., …Purdy, S. (2017). Why do patients seek primary medical care in emergency departments? An ethnographic exploration of access to general practice. BMJ Open, 7(4), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013816

Objectives: To describe how processes of primary care access influence decisions to seek help at the emergency department (ED).Design: Ethnographic case study combining non-participant observation, informal and formal interviewing.Setting: Six genera... Read More about Why do patients seek primary medical care in emergency departments? An ethnographic exploration of access to general practice.

Nursing judgement and decision-making using the Sedation Withdrawal Score (SWS) in children (2017)
Journal Article
Jarman, I. H., Craske, J., Carter, B., & Tume, L. N. (2017). Nursing judgement and decision-making using the Sedation Withdrawal Score (SWS) in children. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(10), 2327-2338. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13305

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate registered children's nurses’ approaches to the assessment and management of withdrawal syndrome in children. Background: Assessment of withdrawal syndrome is undertaken follow... Read More about Nursing judgement and decision-making using the Sedation Withdrawal Score (SWS) in children.

The patient perspective on absence of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A survey to identify key domains of patient-perceived remission (2017)
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Wells, G. A., Smolen, J. S., Hetland, M. L., Hill, C. L., Sadlonova, M., Van Tuyl, L. H., …Boers, M. (2017). The patient perspective on absence of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A survey to identify key domains of patient-perceived remission. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(5), 855-861. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-209835

© 2017, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Background: Guidelines suggest treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to target remission, in close consultation with the patient. Our recent qualitative study of the patients' perspective on remissi... Read More about The patient perspective on absence of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A survey to identify key domains of patient-perceived remission.

Evaluation and its importance for nursing practice (2017)
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Moule, P., Armoogum, J., Douglass, E., & Taylor, J. (2017). Evaluation and its importance for nursing practice. Nursing Standard, 31(35), 55-63. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2017.e10782

This article discusses the importance of evaluation of service delivery in nursing practice which is becoming increasingly used and led by nurses who are well placed to evaluate service and practice delivery. We start by defining evaluation of servic... Read More about Evaluation and its importance for nursing practice.

Influence of patient global assessment on the disease activity assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A meteor cross-sectional study (2017)
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Ferreira, R., Ndosi, M., Duarte, C., Carvalho, P., Chopra, A., Salomon-Escoto, K., …Van Der Heijde, P. A. D. S. (2017). Influence of patient global assessment on the disease activity assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A meteor cross-sectional study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(2), 1510-1510. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.4695

Background Disease activity indices (DAI) are used to guide immunosuppressive therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The inclusion of patient global assessment (PGA) in these indices has been questioned as it conveys mainly disease impact rather tha... Read More about Influence of patient global assessment on the disease activity assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A meteor cross-sectional study.

A randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of thulium laser transurethral vaporesection of the prostate (ThuVARP) versus transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in the National Health Service (NHS) - the UNBLOCS trial: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2017)
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Swami, K. S., Noble, S. M., Brookes, S. T., Worthington, J., Taylor, H., Abrams, P., …Hashim, H. (2017). A randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of thulium laser transurethral vaporesection of the prostate (ThuVARP) versus transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in the National Health Service (NHS) - the UNBLOCS trial: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1916-5

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has been the standard operation for benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) for 40 years, with approximately 25,000 procedures performed annually, and has remained largely un... Read More about A randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of thulium laser transurethral vaporesection of the prostate (ThuVARP) versus transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in the National Health Service (NHS) - the UNBLOCS trial: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Development and testing of candidate items for inclusion in a new rheumatoid arthritis stiffness patient-reported outcome measure (2017)
Journal Article
Kirwan, J. R., Halls, S., Dures, E., Pollock, J., Baker, G., Edmunds, A., & Hewlett, S. (2018). Development and testing of candidate items for inclusion in a new rheumatoid arthritis stiffness patient-reported outcome measure. Rheumatology, 57(2), 263-272. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex085

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved. Objective. To qualitatively develop and test a set of candidate items for a new RA stiffness patientreported outcome measu... Read More about Development and testing of candidate items for inclusion in a new rheumatoid arthritis stiffness patient-reported outcome measure.

Accuracy of PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE head injury decision rules in children: a prospective cohort study (2017)
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Dalziel, S. R., Lyttle, M. D., Cheek, J. A., Borland, M. L., Babl, F. E., Phillips, N., …Dalziel, S. (2017). Accuracy of PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE head injury decision rules in children: a prospective cohort study. Lancet, 389(10087), 2393-2402. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2817%2930555-X

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Background Clinical decision rules can help to determine the need for CT imaging in children with head injuries. We aimed to validate three clinical decision rules (PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE) in a large sample of children. Method... Read More about Accuracy of PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE head injury decision rules in children: a prospective cohort study.

Qualitative Exploration of the Patient Experience of Underactive Bladder (2017)
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Uren, A. D., Cotterill, N., Harding, C., Hillary, C., Chapple, C., Klaver, M., …Abrams, P. (2017). Qualitative Exploration of the Patient Experience of Underactive Bladder. European Urology, 72(3), 402-407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2017.03.045

© 2017 European Association of Urology Background Underactive bladder (UAB) is considered the symptom complex associated with the urodynamic diagnosis of detrusor underactivity. Objective The aim of this research was to investigate the patient report... Read More about Qualitative Exploration of the Patient Experience of Underactive Bladder.

Children and young people's behaviour in accidental dwelling fires: A systematic review of the qualitative literature (2017)
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Mytton, J., Goodenough, T., & Novak, C. (2017). Children and young people's behaviour in accidental dwelling fires: A systematic review of the qualitative literature. Safety Science, 96, 143-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2017.03.019

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Children and young people are considered one of the most vulnerable population groups when exposed to accidental dwelling fires. Understanding how children behave in these circumstances and the reasons for their decision making ar... Read More about Children and young people's behaviour in accidental dwelling fires: A systematic review of the qualitative literature.