Improving urgent and emergency care in England
(2013)
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Benger, J., & Willett, K. (2013). Improving urgent and emergency care in England. BMJ, 347(f7495),
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Pregnancy, risk perception and use of complementary and alternative medicine (2013)
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Mitchell, M., & McClean, S. (2014). Pregnancy, risk perception and use of complementary and alternative medicine. Health, Risk and Society, 16(1), 101-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698575.2013.867014Pregnancy 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.
Prehospital anaesthesia by a physician and paramedic critical care team in Southwest England (2013)
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Benger, J. R., Von Vopelius-Feldt, J., & Benger, J. (2013). Prehospital anaesthesia by a physician and paramedic critical care team in Southwest England. European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 20(6), 382-386. https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32835b08b7OBJECTIVES: 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.
The application of technology acceptance and diffusion of innovation models in healthcare informatics (2013)
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Ward, R. (2013). The application of technology acceptance and diffusion of innovation models in healthcare informatics. Health Policy and Technology, 2(4), 222-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2013.07.002There 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.
Spiritual care: Enhancing meaning in pregnancy and birth (2013)
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Hall, J. (2013). Spiritual care: Enhancing meaning in pregnancy and birth. Practising Midwife, 16(11), 26-27Spiritual 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)
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Banstola, A., Chhetri, M., Schneider, R., Stebbing, M., & Banstola, A. (2013). Knowledge related to climate change and willingness to act for adaptation and mitigation practices in rural Nepal. Vietnam Journal of Public Health, 1(1),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)
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Robson, J., Doll, H., Suppiah, R., Flossmann, O., Harper, L., Höglund, P., …Luqmani, R. (2015). Damage in the ANCA-associated vasculitides: Long-term data from the European Vasculitis Study Group (EUVAS) therapeutic trials. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(1), 177-184. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203927Objectives 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.
Professional wellbeing and caring: Exploring a complex relationship (2013)
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Beckett, K. (2013). Professional wellbeing and caring: Exploring a complex relationship. British Journal of Nursing, 22(19), 1118-24There 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)
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Stamm, T. A., Drǎgoi, R. G., Drăgoi, R. G., Ndosi, M., Sadlonova, M., Hill, J., …Stamm, T. A. (2013). 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. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 15(5), R156. https://doi.org/10.1186/ar4339Introduction: 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)
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Robson, J. C., Kiran, A., Maskell, J., Hutchings, A., Arden, N., Dasgupta, B., …Luqmani, R. A. (2015). The relative risk of aortic aneurysm in patients with giant cell arteritis compared with the general population of the UK. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(1), 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204113Objectives: 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)
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Lipscomb, M. (2013). Some may beg to differ: Individual beliefs and group political claims. Nursing Philosophy, 14(4), 254-270. https://doi.org/10.1111/nup.12007While 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.
Creating supportive environments for students (2013)
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Emanuel, V., & Pryce-Miller, M. (in press). Creating supportive environments for students. Nursing Times, 109(37), 18-20Appropriate 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.
Prepared for commissioning? A qualitative study into the views of recently qualified GPs (2013)
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Sabey, A., & Hardy, H. (2013). Prepared for commissioning? A qualitative study into the views of recently qualified GPs. Education for Primary Care, 24(5), 314-320
The experiences of patients with ascites secondary to cancer: A qualitative study (2013)
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Day, R., Mitchell, T., Keen, A., & Perkins, P. (2013). The experiences of patients with ascites secondary to cancer: A qualitative study. Palliative Medicine, 27(8), 739-746. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216313480400Background: Ascites secondary to cancer has a dramatic effect on all aspects of patients' lives. Healthcare professional surveys have shown that there is considerable variation in the management of ascites. Aim: To explore patients' experiences of li... Read More about The experiences of patients with ascites secondary to cancer: A qualitative study.
Reference: Contamination of ambulance staff using the laryngeal mask airway supreme (LMAS) during cardiac arrest (2013)
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Rhys, M., Voss, S., & Benger, J. (2013). Reference: Contamination of ambulance staff using the laryngeal mask airway supreme (LMAS) during cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 84(9), e99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.03.039No abstract: journal letter
The experience of mothers caring for a child with a brain tumour (2013)
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Malson, H., Beringer, A., Shortman, R. I., Shortman, R., Beringer, A., Penn, A., …Sharples, P. M. (2013). The experience of mothers caring for a child with a brain tumour. Child: Care, Health and Development, 39(5), 743-749. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12005Background: Brain tumours are the second most common form of childhood cancer, accounting for over 20% of all cases in European children. Understanding the impact of diagnosis and treatment of a brain tumour on the family is an essential pre-requisit... Read More about The experience of mothers caring for a child with a brain tumour.
Prediction of unsuccessful treatment in patients with severe acute asthma (2013)
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Goodacre, S., Bradburn, M., Cohen, J., Gray, A., Benger, J., & Coats, T. (2013). Prediction of unsuccessful treatment in patients with severe acute asthma. Emergency Medicine Journal, 31(e1), e40-e45. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203046Background: Clinical assessment can be used to identify which patients with acute asthma are at risk of unsuccessful initial treatment. Objective: To determine which elements of clinical assessment predict unsuccessful treatment, defined as needing c... Read More about Prediction of unsuccessful treatment in patients with severe acute asthma.
Evaluation of a prototype tool for communicating body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome (2013)
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McCabe, C. S., Moss, T. P., Turton, A. J., Turton, A., Palmer, M., Grieve, S., …McCabe, C. (2013). Evaluation of a prototype tool for communicating body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7(AUG), https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00517Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) experience distressing changes in body perception. However representing body perception is a challenge. A digital media tool for communicating body perception disturbances was developed. A proof of... Read More about Evaluation of a prototype tool for communicating body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome.
Non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis (2013)
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Cramp, F., Cramp, F. (., Hewlett, S., Almeida, C., Kirwan, J. R., Choy, E. H., …Christensen, R. (2013). Non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013(8), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008322.pub2© 2013 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Fatigue is a common and potentially distressing symptom for people with rheumatoid arthritis with no accepted evidence based management guidelines. Non-pharmacological interventions, such as physical act... Read More about Non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis.
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index into Spanish (2013)
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Gijon-Nogueron, G., Ndosi, M., Luque-Suarez, A., Alcacer-Pitarch, B., Munuera, P. V., Garrow, A., & Redmond, A. C. (2014). Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index into Spanish. Quality of Life Research, 23(2), 571-579. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-013-0507-5Purpose: The Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index (MFPDI) is a self-assessment 19-item questionnaire developed in the UK to measure foot pain and disability. This study aimed at conducting cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the MFPDI fo... Read More about Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index into Spanish.