All Outputs (54)

Is videoconference pulmonary rehabilitation associated with improvements in knowledge in people living with COPD? A propensity-matched service-evaluation (2025)
Journal Article
J Roberts, N., Cheung, C. Y., Yam, W. S., Palmer, M. D., Clarke, S., DC Man, W., & M Nolan, C. (2025). Is videoconference pulmonary rehabilitation associated with improvements in knowledge in people living with COPD? A propensity-matched service-evaluation. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 22, https://doi.org/10.1177/14799731241310895

Introduction: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) services are increasingly using alternative programme delivery modes, for example telerehabilitation strategies including videoconferencing, to improve patient choice and accessibility. Although telerehabil... Read More about Is videoconference pulmonary rehabilitation associated with improvements in knowledge in people living with COPD? A propensity-matched service-evaluation.

Implementing digital respiratory technologies for people with respiratory conditions: A protocol for a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Hui, C. Y., Condon, K., Kolekar, S., Roberts, N., Sreter, K. B., Simons, S. O., Figueiredo, C., McKeough, Z., Salim, H., Gawlik-Lipinski, A., Gonsard, A., Önal Aral, A., Vanoverschelde, A., Armstrong, M., Kohlbrenner, D., Paixão, C., Stafler, P., Papadopoulou, E., Rabe, A. P., Mohammad, M., …Chan, A. H. Y. (2024). Implementing digital respiratory technologies for people with respiratory conditions: A protocol for a scoping review. PLOS ONE, 19(12), Article e0314914. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314914

The value of ‘data-enabled’, digital healthcare is evolving rapidly, as demonstrated in the COVID-19 pandemic, and its successful implementation remains complex and challenging. Harmonisation (within/between healthcare systems) of infrastructure and... Read More about Implementing digital respiratory technologies for people with respiratory conditions: A protocol for a scoping review.

The “what, why, and how?” of story completion in health services research: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Pong, C. Y., Roberts, N. J., & Lum, E. (2024). The “what, why, and how?” of story completion in health services research: a scoping review. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24, Article 159. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-024-02274-7

Background: The story completion method provides a different way of doing qualitative research. We note the emergent popularity of this method in health-related research, while much remains to be negotiated in terms of best practices for such studies... Read More about The “what, why, and how?” of story completion in health services research: a scoping review.

A women-centred exploration of postpartum perineal pain when the perineum is diagnosed as intact: A French Gadamerian research study (2023)
Journal Article
Matteo, C., Roome, K., Roberts, N., Hill, G., & Hill, H. (2024). A women-centred exploration of postpartum perineal pain when the perineum is diagnosed as intact: A French Gadamerian research study. Midwifery, 129, Article 103909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2023.103909

Background
Postpartum perineal pain is a frequent symptom (90%) with consequences on postnatal health regardless of whether the perineum remains intact. The impact of that pain on both short and long-term health has been studied and literature sugge... Read More about A women-centred exploration of postpartum perineal pain when the perineum is diagnosed as intact: A French Gadamerian research study.

British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on pulmonary rehabilitation (2023)
Journal Article
Man, W., Chaplin, E., Daynes, E., Drummond, A., Evans, R. A., Greening, N. J., Nolan, C., Pavitt, M. J., Roberts, N. J., Vogiatzis, I., & Singh, S. J. (2023). British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on pulmonary rehabilitation. Thorax, 78(Supplement 4), https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2023-220439

The evidence-based British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in adults was published in 2013.(1) There is a strong evidence base for the benefits of PR,(2) and it is one of the most cost-effective interventions for ad... Read More about British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on pulmonary rehabilitation.

Quality of life of children and young people with anterior chest wall deformity: a systematic review of the literature (2023)
Journal Article
Johnstone, A., Davis, C., Roberts, N. J., & Sharp, K. (2023). Quality of life of children and young people with anterior chest wall deformity: a systematic review of the literature. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 108(8), 678-683. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-324948

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the current evidence regarding the Quality of life (QoL) of children and young people with Anterior Chest Wall Deformity (ACWD).

Methods: Using a defined search strategy, a systematic review of the... Read More about Quality of life of children and young people with anterior chest wall deformity: a systematic review of the literature.

Parental Home-Based Pulse Oximetry Monitoring For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities At Risk Of Serious Respiratory Problems Including Covid-19: A Brief Report (2023)
Journal Article
Finlayson, J., Roberts, N. J., Holt, T., Roast, J., McCardle, M., Parsonage, M., Slade, K., Sellers, C., & Frighi, V. (2023). Parental Home-Based Pulse Oximetry Monitoring For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities At Risk Of Serious Respiratory Problems Including Covid-19: A Brief Report. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 67(7), 690-699. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.13030

Background
People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are at high risk of developing respiratory health issues. The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded this, with serious consequences, and for some, death. Despite home-based oxygen saturation monitorin... Read More about Parental Home-Based Pulse Oximetry Monitoring For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities At Risk Of Serious Respiratory Problems Including Covid-19: A Brief Report.

Delivering asthma reviews during the Covid-19 pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Watling Smith, J., & Roberts, N. J. (2023). Delivering asthma reviews during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nursing Times, 119(1), 1-4

The Covid-19 pandemic meant that the delivery of asthma management in primary care changed virtually overnight, requiring the introduction of alternatives to face-to-face care. This study examines the experiences of nurses who were performing asthma... Read More about Delivering asthma reviews during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Parents’ narratives toward smoking in the home following a second-hand smoke story-telling education intervention (2022)
Journal Article
MacNicol, Y., Lusher, J., Banbury, S., & Roberts, N. (2022). Parents’ narratives toward smoking in the home following a second-hand smoke story-telling education intervention. MOJ Addiction Medicine & Therapy, 7(1), 7-13. https://doi.org/10.15406/mojamt.2022.07.00152

There is a strong link between cigarette smoking and socio-economic status, with three-quarters of children living in disadvantaged communities being exposed to second-hand smoke. The present study examined parents’ views of smoking in the home after... Read More about Parents’ narratives toward smoking in the home following a second-hand smoke story-telling education intervention.

Need and baseline for harmonising nursing education in respiratory care: preliminary results of a global survey (2022)
Journal Article
Šajnić, A., Kelly, C., Smith, S., Heslop-Marshall, K., Axelsson, M., Padilha, J. M., Roberts, N., Hernández, C., Murray, B., Poot, B., & Narsavage, G. (2022). Need and baseline for harmonising nursing education in respiratory care: preliminary results of a global survey. Breathe, 18(3), Article 210172. https://doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0172-2021

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic confirmed that respiratory nurses are critical healthcare providers. Limited knowledge is available about appropriate education to prepare nurses to deliver high-quality respiratory care. A survey was developed by th... Read More about Need and baseline for harmonising nursing education in respiratory care: preliminary results of a global survey.

Factors influencing fatigue in nurses working in respiratory clinical areas during the second wave of the Covid‐19 pandemic: An online survey (2022)
Journal Article
Roberts, N. J., McAloney‐Kocaman, K., Lippiett, K., Ray, E., Welch, L., & Kelly, C. A. (2024). Factors influencing fatigue in nurses working in respiratory clinical areas during the second wave of the Covid‐19 pandemic: An online survey. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 33(1), 322-332. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16375

Aims and objectives
This study explores UK nurses' experiences of working in a respiratory clinical area during the COVID-19 pandemic over winter 2020.

Background
During the first wave of the pandemic, nurses working in respiratory clinical area... Read More about Factors influencing fatigue in nurses working in respiratory clinical areas during the second wave of the Covid‐19 pandemic: An online survey.

Self-management in chronic lung disease: what is missing? (2022)
Journal Article
Kelly, C., Heslop-Marshall, K., Jones, S., & Roberts, N. J. (2022). Self-management in chronic lung disease: what is missing?. Breathe, 18(1), Article 210179. https://doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0179-2021

Self-management, as a strategy to support those living with chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma and COPD, has been widely advocated in guidelines and adopted in practice. However, there can be a disconnect between the goals of patients and... Read More about Self-management in chronic lung disease: what is missing?.

Using Telemedicine to Provide Education for the Symptomatic Patient with Chronic Respiratory Disease (2021)
Journal Article
Blackstock, F. C., & Roberts, N. J. (2021). Using Telemedicine to Provide Education for the Symptomatic Patient with Chronic Respiratory Disease. Life, 11(12), Article 1317. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11121317

Technology-enabled learning, using computers, smartphones, and tablets, to educate patients on their respiratory disease and management has grown over the last decade. This shift has been accelerated by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the need to so... Read More about Using Telemedicine to Provide Education for the Symptomatic Patient with Chronic Respiratory Disease.

Informing future nursing: An exploration of respiratory teaching in the pre-registration nurse curriculum (2021)
Journal Article
Roberts, N., Welch, L., Kelly, C., & Lippiett, K. (2021). Informing future nursing: An exploration of respiratory teaching in the pre-registration nurse curriculum. Nurse Education in Practice, 57, Article 103254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103254

Aim/objective
The aim is to examine and map the respiratory skills taught in the pre-registration nursing curriculum (2010).

Background
Respiratory assessment and care are fundamental clinical skills enabling nurses to treat and care for people... Read More about Informing future nursing: An exploration of respiratory teaching in the pre-registration nurse curriculum.

Experiences of nurses caring for respiratory patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey study (2021)
Journal Article
Roberts, N. J., Kelly, C. A., Lippiett, K. A., Ray, E., & Welch, L. (2021). Experiences of nurses caring for respiratory patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey study. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 8(1), Article e000987. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2021-000987

Background: Nurses have been at the forefront of the pandemic response, involved in extensive coordination of services, screening, vaccination and front-line work in respiratory, emergency and intensive care environments. The nature of this work is o... Read More about Experiences of nurses caring for respiratory patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey study.

How is the education component of pulmonary rehabilitation delivered in practice––Is it patient‐centred? (2021)
Journal Article
Roberts, N. J., Kidd, L., Kirkwood, K., Cross, J., & Partridge, M. R. (2021). How is the education component of pulmonary rehabilitation delivered in practice––Is it patient‐centred?. Clinical Respiratory Journal, 15(7), 835-842. https://doi.org/10.1111/crj.13371

Objectives
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) involves a significant component of education, but little has been published on what educational content is covered or how it is delivered. This survey study set out to investigate how PR education is deliver... Read More about How is the education component of pulmonary rehabilitation delivered in practice––Is it patient‐centred?.

Effects of Regular Physical Activity on the Immune System, Vaccination and Risk of Community-Acquired Infectious Disease in the General Population: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Chastin, S. F. M., Abaraogu, U., Bourgois, J. G., Dall, P. M., Darnborough, J., Duncan, E., Dumortier, J., Pavón, D. J., McParland, J., Roberts, N. J., & Hamer, M. (2021). Effects of Regular Physical Activity on the Immune System, Vaccination and Risk of Community-Acquired Infectious Disease in the General Population: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine, 51(8), 1673-1686. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01466-1

Background
Regular physical activity is the prime modality for the prevention of numerous non-communicable diseases and has also been advocated for resilience against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. However, there is currently no systematic... Read More about Effects of Regular Physical Activity on the Immune System, Vaccination and Risk of Community-Acquired Infectious Disease in the General Population: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Levels of resilience, anxiety and depression in nurses working in respiratory clinical areas during the COVID pandemic (2020)
Journal Article
Roberts, N., McAloney-Kocaman, K., Lippiett, K., Ray, E., Welch, L., & Kelly, C. (2021). Levels of resilience, anxiety and depression in nurses working in respiratory clinical areas during the COVID pandemic. Respiratory Medicine, 176, Article 106219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106219

Background
The delivery of healthcare during the COVID pandemic has had a significant impact on front line staff. Nurses who work with respiratory patients have been at the forefront of the pandemic response. Lessons can be learnt from these nurses’... Read More about Levels of resilience, anxiety and depression in nurses working in respiratory clinical areas during the COVID pandemic.

Informal carers and peer support in pulmonary rehabilitation: an underutilized resource? (2020)
Journal Article
Patel, S., Man, W. D.-C., & Roberts, N. J. (2020). Informal carers and peer support in pulmonary rehabilitation: an underutilized resource?. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 14(3), 213-218. https://doi.org/10.1097/spc.0000000000000517

Purpose of review
The aim of this review is to discuss the recent literature relating to the involvement of informal carers and peer support in pulmonary rehabilitation.

Recent findings
Informal carers and peer support have been identified by... Read More about Informal carers and peer support in pulmonary rehabilitation: an underutilized resource?.

Development of an alcohol withdrawal risk stratification tool based on patients referred to an addiction liaison nursing service in Glasgow (2019)
Journal Article
Benson, G., McPherson, A., McCallum, J., & Roberts, N. (2019). Development of an alcohol withdrawal risk stratification tool based on patients referred to an addiction liaison nursing service in Glasgow. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 19(4), 241-250. https://doi.org/10.1108/dat-02-2019-0009

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop an alcohol withdrawal syndrome risk stratification tool that could support the safe discharge of low risk patients from the emergency department.

Design/methodology/approach
A retrospective cohort... Read More about Development of an alcohol withdrawal risk stratification tool based on patients referred to an addiction liaison nursing service in Glasgow.