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Towards concordance in schizophrenia: a case study (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Flemming, N., Marland, G., & McNay, L. (2011). Towards concordance in schizophrenia: a case study. Nurse Prescribing, 9, 234-242

Schizophrenia remains a contentious concept. Kraepelin's presumption that schizophrenia has a biological origin still predominates despite consistently inconclusive evidence. Current research consequently favours finding a cure as opposed to focusing... Read More about Towards concordance in schizophrenia: a case study.

Empowering programme leaders through institutional dialogue (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Howson, F. (2011, May). Empowering programme leaders through institutional dialogue. Presented at SEDA Spring Teaching Learning and assessment Conference 2011 - Academics for the 21st Century, Edinburgh

Programme Leaders have a pivotal role within universities and how they carry out that role can significantly impact on their programmes, their teams and their students. But the Programme Leading role is rarely well-defined and as a result many incu... Read More about Empowering programme leaders through institutional dialogue.

Participating in cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data (2011)
Journal Article
Neubeck, L., Freedman, S. B., Clark, A. M., Briffa, T., Bauman, A., & Redfern, J. (2012). Participating in cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 19(3), 494-503. https://doi.org/10.1177/1741826711409326

Background: Participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) benefits patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), yet worldwide only some 15–30% of those eligible attend. To improve understanding of the reasons for poor participation we undertook a sys... Read More about Participating in cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data.

Knowledge of using acetaminophen syrup and comprehension of written medication instruction among caregivers with febrile children (2011)
Journal Article
Chang, M., Chen, Y., Chang, S., & Smith, G. D. (2011). Knowledge of using acetaminophen syrup and comprehension of written medication instruction among caregivers with febrile children. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21(1-2), 42-51. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03668.x

Aim. This article aims to explore caregivers’ knowledge of acetaminophen and comprehension of written medication instructions about acetaminophen syrup when administered to febrile children.Background. Fever is one of the most common problems about w... Read More about Knowledge of using acetaminophen syrup and comprehension of written medication instruction among caregivers with febrile children.

Exploring nursing staff’s attitudes and use of music for older people with dementia in long-term care facilities (2011)
Journal Article
Sung, H., Lee, W., Chang, S., & Smith, G. D. (2011). Exploring nursing staff’s attitudes and use of music for older people with dementia in long-term care facilities. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20, 1776-1783. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03633.x

Aims. This study aimed to explore nursing staff’s attitudes and use of music for older people with dementia in long-term care facilities. Background. Music has shown positive outcomes in managing behavioural symptoms of older people with dementia.... Read More about Exploring nursing staff’s attitudes and use of music for older people with dementia in long-term care facilities.

A guide to synthesising qualitative research for researchers undertaking health technology assessments and systematic reviews. (2011)
Report
Ring, N. A., Ritchie, K., Mandava, L., & Jepson, R. (2011). A guide to synthesising qualitative research for researchers undertaking health technology assessments and systematic reviews. http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/programmes/clinical__cost_effectiveness/shtg/synth_qualitative_research.aspx: NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

This report highlights the key methods for qualitative synthesis and raises points of discussion and debate within the literature.

Smoking cessation. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neubeck, L. (2011, April). Smoking cessation. Presented at Agency for Clinical Innovation, Sydney, Australia. (Unpublished)

Occupational Therapy graduates of 2009; knowledge and attitudes relating to their role in the area of alcohol misuse (2011)
Journal Article
Gill, J. S., MacLean, F., Renton, L., & O'May, F. (2011). Occupational Therapy graduates of 2009; knowledge and attitudes relating to their role in the area of alcohol misuse. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74, 168-175. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802211X13021048723174

Purpose: Within Scotland, health policy changes are being considered to address the misuse of alcohol. Concurrently, a shifting of professional roles within the National Health Service is under way. The purpose of the study was to investigate persona... Read More about Occupational Therapy graduates of 2009; knowledge and attitudes relating to their role in the area of alcohol misuse.