Outputs (149)

Debating mental health nurses’ role in medicines management (2012)
Journal Article
Hemingway, S., & Snowden, A. (2012). Debating mental health nurses’ role in medicines management. British Journal of Nursing, 21, 1219-1223. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2012.21.20.1219

This article delineates concordance and adherence; two fundamental positions pertaining to the role of the nurse in medicine management. Taking the form of a debate, it uses mental health nursing to describe the role and function of concordance and a... Read More about Debating mental health nurses’ role in medicines management.

An exploration of palliative care provision in Scottish care homes (2012)
Journal Article
Reid, L., Snowden, A., & Kydd, A. (2012). An exploration of palliative care provision in Scottish care homes. British Journal of Nursing, 21, 8-15. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2012.21.1.8

This paper suggests that there is an imbalance between the ideal and the actual palliative care provision for some older people living and dying in care homes in Scotland. Successive studies demonstrate that care home residents are increasingly frail... Read More about An exploration of palliative care provision in Scottish care homes.

Concurrent analysis: a pragmatic justification (2012)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Atkinson, J. (2012). Concurrent analysis: a pragmatic justification. Nursing Philosophy, 13, 126-141. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-769X.2011.00523.x

Concurrent analysis (CA) is a process of synthesizing conceptually equivalent data for the purpose of producing a coherent and predictive model in social science. The process of CA is detailed. In short, CA uses Thagard's concept of coherence as a me... Read More about Concurrent analysis: a pragmatic justification.

No decision about me without me: concordance operationalised (2012)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Marland, G. (2012). No decision about me without me: concordance operationalised. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22, 1353-1360. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04337.x

Aims and objectives To demonstrate that concordance can be operationalised to the benefit of patients. Concordance can be understood as a composite of knowledge, health beliefs and collaboration. Background In discussing any clinical decision, i... Read More about No decision about me without me: concordance operationalised.

Healthcare chaplaincy: the Lothian Chaplaincy Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM). (2012)
Report
Snowden, A., Telfer, I. & Kelly, E. (2011). Healthcare chaplaincy: the Lothian Chaplaincy Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM). Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS Lothian/ Snowden&Snowden Research

Shared Decision Making: Concordance between Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse (PMH-APRN) and Client. (2012)
Book Chapter
Snowden, A., & Tusaie, K. R. (2012). Shared Decision Making: Concordance between Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse (PMH-APRN) and Client. In K. R. Tusaie, & J. J. Fitzpatrick (Eds.), Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing (32-58). Springer

Is concordance possible? (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snowden, A. (2012, September). Is concordance possible?. Paper presented at 16th International Philosophy of Nursing Conference, Universtiy of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Concurrent analysis: validation of the domains within the birth satisfaction scale (2012)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Snowden, A., & Martin, C. R. (2012). Concurrent analysis: validation of the domains within the birth satisfaction scale. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 30, 247-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2012.710833

Background and aim: measuring women’s satisfaction with their birth experience has been problematic. Recently, an attempt has been made to capture birth satisfaction’s generalised meaning and incorporate it into an evidenced-based tool. Standard proc... Read More about Concurrent analysis: validation of the domains within the birth satisfaction scale.

Helping the clinician help me: towards listening in cancer care (2012)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., White, C. A., Christie, Z., Murray, E., McGowan, C., & Scott, R. (2012). Helping the clinician help me: towards listening in cancer care. British Journal of Nursing, 21(Sup10), S18-S26. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2012.21.Sup10.S18

Despite global support for the ideal of shared decision making, its enactment remains difficult in practice. The UK charity, Macmillan Cancer Support, attempted to incorporate the principles of shared decision making within a programme of distress ma... Read More about Helping the clinician help me: towards listening in cancer care.

Concordance in action: case study of medication management (2012)
Journal Article
Roy, D., & Snowden, A. (2012). Concordance in action: case study of medication management. Nurse Prescribing, 10(4), 195-200. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2012.10.4.195

This article discusses a case study describing discontinuation symptoms relating to the abrupt withdrawal of the antidepressant venlafaxine. The article explores alternative explanations for the symptoms presented, and highlights the importance of sy... Read More about Concordance in action: case study of medication management.