All Outputs (96)

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.

Resilience, anxiety and depression in nurses working in respiratory areas during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., McAlooney-Kocaman, K., Welch, L., Ray, E., Lippiett, K., & Kelly, C. (2021). Resilience, anxiety and depression in nurses working in respiratory areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thorax, 76(suppl 1), A70

Nurses who work with respiratory patients, have been at the forefront of the pandemic response. Lessons need to be learnt from these nurses’ experiences in order to support these nurses during the existing pandemic and retain and mobilise this skille... Read More about Resilience, anxiety and depression in nurses working in respiratory areas during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

A negotiation of respiratory risk in the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Welch, L., Roberts, N., Lippiett, K., Ray, E., & Kelly, C. A negotiation of respiratory risk in the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. Presented at 2021 ERS International Congress, Online

During the initial phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, rapid clinical adaptations were required. Policy and guidance on pandemic infection control were scarce and evidence was developing. Countries published differing guidance on infection control and us... Read More about A negotiation of respiratory risk in the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

What Tools And Resources Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams Use To Deliver Education? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Kidd, L., Kirkwood, K., Cross, J., & Partridge., M. What Tools And Resources Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams Use To Deliver Education?. Presented at 2020 ERS International Congress, Online

Background: Suggestions for educational content in pulmonary rehabilitation are detailed in clinical guidelines, however in practice it is unclear; what content is delivered and how. This survey examined the educational content, resources and deliver... Read More about What Tools And Resources Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams Use To Deliver Education?.

What respiratory teaching is currently being delivered to pre-registration nurses in the United Kingdom? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Welch, L., Kelly, C., & Lippiett, K. What respiratory teaching is currently being delivered to pre-registration nurses in the United Kingdom?. Presented at 2020 ERS International Congress, Online

The content of respiratory teaching and learning in pre-registration United Kingdom (UK) nursing programmes is unknown. This descriptive study examines taught respiratory skills/knowledge in UK universities.

75 Universities offering pre-registrati... Read More about What respiratory teaching is currently being delivered to pre-registration nurses in the United Kingdom?.

Informal carers and peer support in pulmonary rehabilitation: an underutilized resource? (2020)
Journal Article
Patel, S., Man, W. D., & 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?.

The impacts low emission zones have on improving health and decreasing health inequalities (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Campbell, T., & Roberts, N. (2019). The impacts low emission zones have on improving health and decreasing health inequalities. Thorax, 74(suppl 2), A171-A172. https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2019-btsabstracts2019.292

Background While there has been an increase in low emission zones (LEZ) across Europe, there is poor knowledge base examining the relationship between LEZ’s and their effect on public health. This study was to assess the current research base on the... Read More about The impacts low emission zones have on improving health and decreasing health inequalities.

Investigating changes in parents’ perceptions and attitudes of smoking in the home after a second hand smoke educational intervention in nurseries (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacNicol, Y., & Roberts, N. Investigating changes in parents’ perceptions and attitudes of smoking in the home after a second hand smoke educational intervention in nurseries. Presented at British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting 2019, London

Exposure to second hand smoke (SHS) has negative consequences in children. There is a strong link between cigarette smoking and socio-economic groups, children from more deprived areas are at a higher risk of exposure to SHS in their home.

A previ... Read More about Investigating changes in parents’ perceptions and attitudes of smoking in the home after a second hand smoke educational intervention in nurseries.

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.

Severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome: review of the literature (2019)
Journal Article
Benson, G., Roberts, N., McCallum, J., & McPherson, A. (2019). Severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome: review of the literature. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 19(4), 306-315. https://doi.org/10.1108/dat-10-2018-0051

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify published literature from a general hospital setting that may highlight variables implicated in the development of severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome (SAWS) in patients who have alcohol dependence syn... Read More about Severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome: review of the literature.

The acceptability of screening for Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE): cross-sectional survey of nursing staff and the general publics’ perceptions (2018)
Journal Article
Currie, K., King, C., McAloney-Kocaman, K., Roberts, N. J., MacDonald, J., Dickson, A., Cairns, S., Khanna, N., Flowers, P., Reilly, J., & Price, L. (2018). The acceptability of screening for Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE): cross-sectional survey of nursing staff and the general publics’ perceptions. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 7(1), Article 144. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-018-0434-x

Background
Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) has spread rapidly and presents a growing challenge in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) management internationally. Screening for CPE may involve a rectal swab, there are limited treatment op... Read More about The acceptability of screening for Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE): cross-sectional survey of nursing staff and the general publics’ perceptions.

P107 Non completers in pulmonary rehabilitation – are they activated? (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N., & McNarry, S. (2018). P107 Non completers in pulmonary rehabilitation – are they activated?. Thorax, 73(suppl 4), A160. https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2018-212555.265

Background: Identifying potential participants who do not complete pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programmes is a continuing problem. This study looked at the usefulness of the Patient Activation Measure tool to predict non-attendance.

Methods: A c... Read More about P107 Non completers in pulmonary rehabilitation – are they activated?.

Educational content and style of delivery in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR): a review (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N., Kidd, L., Kirkwood, K., Cross, J., & Partridge, M. (2018). Educational content and style of delivery in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR): a review. Thorax, 73(suppl 4), A6. https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2018-212555.12

Background: PR is a core component of COPD management with well recognised benefits. PR aims to equip participants with the right tools to take control of their condition and structured education features as a key approach to this. There is, however,... Read More about Educational content and style of delivery in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR): a review.