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Lessons learned from the AFLY5 RCT process evaluation: Implications for the design of physical activity and nutrition interventions in schools Health behavior, health promotion and society (2015)
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Jago, R., Rawlins, E., Kipping, R. R., Wells, S., Chittleborough, C., Peters, T. J., …Campbell, R. (2015). Lessons learned from the AFLY5 RCT process evaluation: Implications for the design of physical activity and nutrition interventions in schools Health behavior, health promotion and society. BMC Public Health, 15(1), 946. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2293-1

© 2015 Jago et al. Background: Systematic reviews have highlighted that school-based diet and physical activity (PA) interventions have had limited effects. This study used qualitative methods to examine how the effectiveness of future primary (eleme... Read More about Lessons learned from the AFLY5 RCT process evaluation: Implications for the design of physical activity and nutrition interventions in schools Health behavior, health promotion and society.

Evaluating a new methodology for providing individualized feedback in healthcare on quality of life and its importance, using the WHOQOL-BREF in a community population (2015)
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Skevington, S. M., Llewellyn, A. M., Llewellyn, A., & Skevington, S. (2016). Evaluating a new methodology for providing individualized feedback in healthcare on quality of life and its importance, using the WHOQOL-BREF in a community population. Quality of Life Research, 25(3), 605-614. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1132-2

© 2015, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. Purpose: We conducted an evaluation to find out how a novel quality of life (QoL) intervention containing guided individualized feedback was appraised. The importance of QoL was matched with QoL... Read More about Evaluating a new methodology for providing individualized feedback in healthcare on quality of life and its importance, using the WHOQOL-BREF in a community population.

Medication decision making and patient outcomes in GP, nurse and pharmacist prescriber consultations (2015)
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Weiss, M. C., Platt, J., Riley, R., Chewning, B., Taylor, G., Horrocks, S., & Taylor, A. (2015). Medication decision making and patient outcomes in GP, nurse and pharmacist prescriber consultations. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 16(5), 513-527. https://doi.org/10.1017/S146342361400053X

UNLABELLED: Aim The aims of this study were twofold: (a) to explore whether specific components of shared decision making were present in consultations involving nurse prescribers (NPs), pharmacist prescribers (PPs) and general practitioners (GPs) an... Read More about Medication decision making and patient outcomes in GP, nurse and pharmacist prescriber consultations.

The educational needs of people with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study using the Dutch version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (D-ENAT) (2015)
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Meesters, J. J., Vliet Vlieland, T. P., Schouffoer, A., Ndosi, M. E., Vliet Vlieland, T. P. M., & Meesters, J. J. L. (2016). The educational needs of people with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study using the Dutch version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (D-ENAT). Rheumatology International, 36(2), 289-294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-015-3352-8

© 2015, The Author(s). The Dutch Educational Needs Assessment Tool (D-ENAT) systematically assesses educational needs of patients with rheumatic diseases. The present study aims to describe the educational needs of Dutch patients with systemic sclero... Read More about The educational needs of people with systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional study using the Dutch version of the Educational Needs Assessment Tool (D-ENAT).

The views of patients, mentors and adult field nursing students on patients' participation in student nurse assessment in practice (2015)
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McMahon-Parkes, K., Chapman, L., & James, J. (2016). The views of patients, mentors and adult field nursing students on patients' participation in student nurse assessment in practice. Nurse Education in Practice, 16(1), 202-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2015.08.007

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. In recent years, changes to undergraduate nursing curricula in the United Kingdom have been coupled with increasing expectations that service users be involved in assessment of student nurses. These factors lead to the developmen... Read More about The views of patients, mentors and adult field nursing students on patients' participation in student nurse assessment in practice.

Using systematic reviews to inform nursing practice (2015)
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Pryce-Miller, M. (2015). Using systematic reviews to inform nursing practice. Nursing Standard, 29(52), 52-60. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.52.52.e9296

Health care is constantly being reformed to improve the safety and quality of services, and nurses are integral to the provision of this safety and quality. As a result of concerns raised by recent high-profile care failings, there is an expectation... Read More about Using systematic reviews to inform nursing practice.

Evaluation of an intervention to reduce tidal volumes in ventilated ICU patients (2015)
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Bourdeaux, C. P., Birnie, K., Trickey, A., Thomas, M. J., Sterne, J., Donovan, J. L., …Gould, T. H. (2015). Evaluation of an intervention to reduce tidal volumes in ventilated ICU patients. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 115(2), 244-251. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/aev110

Background There is considerable evidence that the use of tidal volumes < 6 ml kg−1 predicted body weight (PBW) reduces mortality in mechanically ventilated patients. We evaluated the effectiveness of using a large screen displaying delivered tidal... Read More about Evaluation of an intervention to reduce tidal volumes in ventilated ICU patients.

Investigating reports of complex regional pain syndrome: An analysis of HPV-16/18-adjuvanted vaccine post-licensure data (2015)
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Huygen, F., Verschueren, K., McCabe, C., Stegmann, J. U., Zima, J., Mahaux, O., …Angelo, M. (2015). Investigating reports of complex regional pain syndrome: An analysis of HPV-16/18-adjuvanted vaccine post-licensure data. EBioMedicine, 2(9), 1114-1121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.07.003

© 2015. Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain disorder that typically follows trauma or surgery. Suspected CRPS reported after vaccination with human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines led to temporary suspension of proactive recommendat... Read More about Investigating reports of complex regional pain syndrome: An analysis of HPV-16/18-adjuvanted vaccine post-licensure data.

PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)--patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with pain from traumatic injuries: randomised trial (2015)
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S, S. C., Smith, J. E., Rockett, M., Creanor, S., Squire, R., Hayward, C., …Benger, J. (2015). PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)--patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with pain from traumatic injuries: randomised trial. BMJ, 350(h2988), h2988. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h2988

© Smith et al 2015. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patient controlled analgesia (PCA) is better than routine care in patients presenting to emergency departments with moderate to severe pain from traumatic injuries.DESIGN: Pragmatic, multicentre, pa... Read More about PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)--patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with pain from traumatic injuries: randomised trial.

PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)--patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain: randomised trial (2015)
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Smith, J. E., Rockett, M., Creanor, S., Squire, R., Hayward, C., Ewings, P., …Benger, J. (2015). PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)--patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain: randomised trial. BMJ, 350(h3147), h3147. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h3147

© Smith et al 2015. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patient controlled analgesia (PCA) is better than routine care in providing effective analgesia for patients presenting to emergency departments with moderate to severe non-traumatic abdominal pain.... Read More about PAin SoluTions In the Emergency Setting (PASTIES)--patient controlled analgesia versus routine care in emergency department patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain: randomised trial.

'What I Really Needed Was the Truth'. Exploring the Information Needs of People with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (2015)
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Grieve, S., Adams, J., & Mccabe, C. (2016). 'What I Really Needed Was the Truth'. Exploring the Information Needs of People with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Musculoskeletal Care, 14(1), 15-25. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1107

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background: UK guidelines indicate that individuals with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) require information and education to support self-management. The present qualitative study explored the specific informat... Read More about 'What I Really Needed Was the Truth'. Exploring the Information Needs of People with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

The patient perspective on remission in rheumatoid arthritis: 'You've got limits, but you're back to being you again' (2015)
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van Tuyl, L. H. D., Hewlett, S., Sadlonova, M., Davis, B., Flurey, C. A., Hoogland, W., …Boers, M. (2015). The patient perspective on remission in rheumatoid arthritis: 'You've got limits, but you're back to being you again'. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(6), 1004-1010. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204798

© 2015, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Objectives: The aim of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment is remission. As treatment should be targeted at outcomes relevant to patients, it is important to understand how patients perceive remissio... Read More about The patient perspective on remission in rheumatoid arthritis: 'You've got limits, but you're back to being you again'.

A 3D machine vision method for non-invasive assessment of respiratory function (2015)
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Smith, L. N., Smith, M. L., Fletcher, M. E., & Henderson, A. J. (2016). A 3D machine vision method for non-invasive assessment of respiratory function. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 12(2), 179-188. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.1669

Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background: Respiratory function testing is important for detecting and monitoring illness, however, it is difficult for some patients, such as the young and severely ill, to perform conventional tests that... Read More about A 3D machine vision method for non-invasive assessment of respiratory function.

Are you a SCEPTIC? SoCial mEdia Precision and uTility in Conferences (2015)
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Lyttle, M. D., Roland, D., May, N., Body, R., Carley, S., & Lyttle, M. (2015). Are you a SCEPTIC? SoCial mEdia Precision and uTility in Conferences. Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(5), 412-413. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2014-204216

We analysed Twitter feeds at an emergency medicine scientific conference to determine the (1) accuracy of disseminated educational messages and the (2) use in providing rapid feedback to speakers. Most speakers were happy for key messages to be tweet... Read More about Are you a SCEPTIC? SoCial mEdia Precision and uTility in Conferences.

Professionalism and care: The daily bread and butter of a paramedic attending patients who fall (2015)
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Simmonds, B., Clarke, S., Bradley, R., Benger, J., & Gooberman-Hill, R. (2015). Professionalism and care: The daily bread and butter of a paramedic attending patients who fall. Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(5), e6.2-e6. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2015-204880.16

Falls occur increasingly frequently with age. 35% of people aged over 65 fall each year rising to 50% at age 85. Many patients fall repeatedly. 56% of patients attending an emergency department were recurrent fallers, and 55% of patients presenting w... Read More about Professionalism and care: The daily bread and butter of a paramedic attending patients who fall.

Establishing the characteristics for patients with chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: The value of the CRPS-UK Registry (2015)
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McCabe, C., Shenker, N., Goebel, A., Rockett, M., Batchelor, J., Jones, G. T., …McCabe, C. (2015). Establishing the characteristics for patients with chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: The value of the CRPS-UK Registry. British Journal of Pain, 9(2), 122-128. https://doi.org/10.1177/2049463714541423

© The British Pain Society 2014. Objective: The long-term prognosis of patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is unknown with no reported prospective studies from the United Kingdom longer than 18 months. The CRPS-UK Network aims to stud... Read More about Establishing the characteristics for patients with chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: The value of the CRPS-UK Registry.

Paediatric ED reattendance rates: Comparing nurse practitioners and other clinicians (2015)
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Lyttle, M. D., Benger, J. R., Feetham, J. E., Christian, W., Benger, J., Hoskins, R., …Lyttle, M. (2015). Paediatric ED reattendance rates: Comparing nurse practitioners and other clinicians. Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(5), 379-382. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203514

Objective The aim of this project is to establish the unplanned reattendance rate for paediatric emergency nurse practitioners (PENPs) working in a designated paediatric emergency department (PED) while identifying the case mix of patients seen by PE... Read More about Paediatric ED reattendance rates: Comparing nurse practitioners and other clinicians.

The accuracy of existing prehospital triage tools for injured children in England: An analysis using emergency department data (2015)
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Ardolino, A., Cheung, C. R., Lawrence, T., Bouamra, O., Lecky, F., Berry, K., …Maconochie, I. (2015). The accuracy of existing prehospital triage tools for injured children in England: An analysis using emergency department data. Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(5), 397-400. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203251

Objective To investigate the performance characteristics in children with moderate and minor injuries of prehospital paediatric triage tools currently in use in England for identifying seriously injured children. Methods Eight prehospital paediatric... Read More about The accuracy of existing prehospital triage tools for injured children in England: An analysis using emergency department data.

Perceptions about the health impact of climate change in a rural Nepalese community: A cross-sectional study (2015)
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Banstola, A., Chhetri, M. R., Stebbing, M., & Banstola, A. (2015). Perceptions about the health impact of climate change in a rural Nepalese community: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Disease and Global Health, 2(3), 81-93

Background: The populations most vulnerable to climate change in Nepal are the poor living on the banks of rivers and in remote areas. Because rural communities closely observe local climatic patterns their perceptions of climate change and the assoc... Read More about Perceptions about the health impact of climate change in a rural Nepalese community: A cross-sectional study.