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A study of prisms and therapy in attention loss after stroke (SPATIAL): A feasibility randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Vail, A., Woodward-Nutt, K., Longley, V., Turton, A., Stocking, K., Checketts, M., …Bowen, A. (in press). A study of prisms and therapy in attention loss after stroke (SPATIAL): A feasibility randomised controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155221134060

Objective: Investigate feasibility and acceptability of prism adaptation training for people with inattention (spatial neglect), early after stroke, during usual care. Design: Phase II feasibility randomised controlled trial with 3:1 stratified alloc... Read More about A study of prisms and therapy in attention loss after stroke (SPATIAL): A feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Supporting women with learning disabilities in infant feeding decisions: UK health care professionals' experiences (2022)
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Douglass, E., Dowling, S., Johnson, C., & Lucas, G. (2023). Supporting women with learning disabilities in infant feeding decisions: UK health care professionals' experiences. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 19(1), e13432. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13432

Women with learning disabilities are less likely to breastfeed than other women. They may find it hard to understand or learn feeding techniques or know that they have infant feeding choices. This population may be supported during their pregnancies... Read More about Supporting women with learning disabilities in infant feeding decisions: UK health care professionals' experiences.

Supporting women with learning disabilities in infant feeding decisions: A scoping review (2022)
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Johnson, C., Douglass, E., Lucas, G., & Dowling, S. (2022). Supporting women with learning disabilities in infant feeding decisions: A scoping review. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 18(2), Article e13318. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13318

Mothers with learning disabilities face many challenges during the perinatal period including preparing for and establishing infant feeding. Evidence shows that women with learning disabilities are less likely to breastfeed than other mothers. A scop... Read More about Supporting women with learning disabilities in infant feeding decisions: A scoping review.

COVID-19-related stressors and coping strategies of support staff working with people with learning disabilities (2021)
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Nuttall, A., Douglass, E., & Deering, K. (in press). COVID-19-related stressors and coping strategies of support staff working with people with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Practice, https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp.2021.e2170

Abstract Background During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, support staff working with people with learning disabilities experienced a range of stressors directly related to the effects of the pandemic on themselves and on service... Read More about COVID-19-related stressors and coping strategies of support staff working with people with learning disabilities.

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.

Practical guidance on undertaking a service evaluation (2016)
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Moule, P., Armoogum, J., Dodd, E., Donskoy, A. L., Douglass, E., Taylor, J., & Turton, P. (2016). Practical guidance on undertaking a service evaluation. Nursing Standard, 30(45), 46-51. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2016.e10277

This article describes the basic principles of evaluation, focusing on the evaluation of healthcare services. It emphasises the importance of evaluation in the current healthcare environment and the requirement for nurses to understand the essential... Read More about Practical guidance on undertaking a service evaluation.