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Exploration of student nurses' perceptions towards individuals with opiod use disorders in Scotland: A mixed method investigation (2024)
Journal Article
Neville, K., Bonfirm, J., & Ring, N. (in press). Exploration of student nurses' perceptions towards individuals with opiod use disorders in Scotland: A mixed method investigation. International Health Trends and Perspectives,

Opioids represent a classification of drugs derived from Opium, a naturally occurring poppy plant that is increasingly grown worldwide and provides the raw material for both legal and illicit drugs. Opioids are either semisynthetic (heroin, oxycodone... Read More about Exploration of student nurses' perceptions towards individuals with opiod use disorders in Scotland: A mixed method investigation.

Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography (2024)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Afseth, J., Fagan, R., Thomson, F., & Ring, N. (2024). Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography. JAC - Antimicrobial Resistance, 6(4), Article dlae117. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlae117

Objectives: To further develop an understanding of laypeople’s (adult patients and public) beliefs and attitudes toward antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by developing a conceptual model derived from identifying and synthesizing primary qualitative rese... Read More about Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.

Suicide prevention: Introducing the Lothian Safekeeping Plan © for parents as a clinical innovation for use alongside safety plans for children and young people (2024)
Journal Article
Abbott‐Smith, S., Dougall, N., & Ring, N. (2024). Suicide prevention: Introducing the Lothian Safekeeping Plan © for parents as a clinical innovation for use alongside safety plans for children and young people. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 37(1), Article e12455. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12455

Topic: Internationally, preventing suicide in children and young people is a priority and there are a range of preventative approaches available for health professionals to use, including brief interventions. Safety planning is one such brief interve... Read More about Suicide prevention: Introducing the Lothian Safekeeping Plan © for parents as a clinical innovation for use alongside safety plans for children and young people.

Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History (2023)
Journal Article
Ring, N., McHugh, N. M., Reed, B. B., Davidson-Welch, R., & Dodd, L. S. (2024). Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History. Nurse Education Today, 133, Article 106026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106026

Background: Nearly 4000 people were accused of witchcraft in Scotland between 1563-1736. Some of these were healers, midwives, and nurses.
Objective: To investigate Scotland’s folk-healers and midwives accused of witchcraft and review their work fr... Read More about Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History.

Suicide prevention: What does the evidence show for the effectiveness of safety planning for children and young people? – A systematic scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Abbott-Smith, S., Ring, N., Dougall, N., & Davey, J. (2023). Suicide prevention: What does the evidence show for the effectiveness of safety planning for children and young people? – A systematic scoping review. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 30(5), 899-910. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12928

Introduction
Suicide is a leading cause of death for children and young people and its prevention is a global priority. Many Mental Health Services employ safety planning as a brief intervention. There is some evidence of safety planning effectivene... Read More about Suicide prevention: What does the evidence show for the effectiveness of safety planning for children and young people? – A systematic scoping review.

Improving antibiotic use in hospitals: development of a digital antibiotic review tracking toolkit (DARTT) using the behaviour change wheel (2023)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Ring, N., Willis, D., Williams, B., & Kydonaki, K. (2024). Improving antibiotic use in hospitals: development of a digital antibiotic review tracking toolkit (DARTT) using the behaviour change wheel. Psychology and Health, 39(11), 1635-1655. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2023.2182894

Objective
To develop a theory-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate hospital antibiotic use, guided by the Medical Research Council’s complex interventions framework.

Methods
A phased approach was used, including triang... Read More about Improving antibiotic use in hospitals: development of a digital antibiotic review tracking toolkit (DARTT) using the behaviour change wheel.

A scoping review of the evidence for the use of screening tools in people with intellectual disabilities with dysphagia (2023)
Journal Article
O'Leary, L., Maine, A., Ring, N., Reid, J., Speirs, L., Allan, L., Truesdale, M., & Taggart, L. (2023). A scoping review of the evidence for the use of screening tools in people with intellectual disabilities with dysphagia. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36(3), 429-447. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13076

Background
Dysphagia can have serious health implications including choking and respiratory infection leading to poorer quality of life. People with intellectual disabilities are at higher risk of dysphagia related health complications and early dea... Read More about A scoping review of the evidence for the use of screening tools in people with intellectual disabilities with dysphagia.

Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography (2021)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Ring, N., McCulloch, C., Willis, D. S., Williams, B., & Kydonaki, K. (2021). Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography. Archives of Public Health, 79(1), Article 134. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00624-1

Background: Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious global public health threat. Hospital misuse of antibiotics has
contributed to this problem and evidence-based interventions are urgently needed to change inappropriate
prescribing practices. Thi... Read More about Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.

What constitutes effective problematic substance use treatment from the perspective of people who are homeless? A systematic review and meta-ethnography (2020)
Journal Article
Carver, H., Ring, N., Miler, J., & Parkes, T. (2020). What constitutes effective problematic substance use treatment from the perspective of people who are homeless? A systematic review and meta-ethnography. Harm Reduction Journal, 17, Article 10 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-020-0356-9

Background: People experiencing homelessness have higher rates of problematic substance use but difficulty engaging with treatment services. There is limited evidence regarding how problematic substance use treatment should be delivered for these ind... Read More about What constitutes effective problematic substance use treatment from the perspective of people who are homeless? A systematic review and meta-ethnography.

Patients’ experiences of emergency hospital care following self-harm: Systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research (2020)
Journal Article
MacDonald, S., Ring, N., Biddle, L., Turley, R., Begley, R., Sampson, C., & Evans, R. (2020). Patients’ experiences of emergency hospital care following self-harm: Systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research. Qualitative Health Research, 30(3), 471-485. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732319886566

Rates of hospital presentation for self-harm have increased in recent years and although clinical practice guidelines on clinical provision prioritise positive patient experiences, the quality of provision remains variable. This systematic review pro... Read More about Patients’ experiences of emergency hospital care following self-harm: Systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative research.

The views and experiences of suicidal children and young people of mental health support services: A meta-ethnography. (2019)
Journal Article
Gilmour, L., Ring, N., & Maxwell, M. (2019). The views and experiences of suicidal children and young people of mental health support services: A meta-ethnography. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 24(3), 217-229. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12328

Background: Suicide is amongst the leading causes of death in young people globally and a health priority worldwide. For children and young people (CYP) attempting or considering suicide there is no agreed treatment model. Development of treatment... Read More about The views and experiences of suicidal children and young people of mental health support services: A meta-ethnography..

Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study (2019)
Journal Article
Cunningham, M., France, E. F., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A., Roberts, R. J., Jepson, R. G., Maxwell, M., Turley, R. L., & Noyes, J. (2019). Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 7(4), 1-116. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr07040

Background
Meta-ethnography is a commonly used methodology for qualitative evidence synthesis. Research has identified that the quality of reporting of published meta-ethnographies is often poor and this has limited the utility of meta-ethnography f... Read More about Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study.

A methodological systematic review of meta-ethnography conduct to articulate the complex analytical phases (2019)
Journal Article
France, E. F., Uny, I., Ring, N., Turley, R. L., Maxwell, M., Duncan, E. A. S., Jepson, R. G., Roberts, R., & Noyes, J. (2019). A methodological systematic review of meta-ethnography conduct to articulate the complex analytical phases. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19, Article 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-019-0670-7

Background: Decision making in health and social care requires robust syntheses of both quantitative and qualitative evidence. Meta-ethnography is a seven-phase methodology for synthesising qualitative studies. Developed in 1988 by sociologists in ed... Read More about A methodological systematic review of meta-ethnography conduct to articulate the complex analytical phases.

Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance (2019)
Journal Article
France, E. F., Cunningham, M., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A. S., Jepson, R. G., Maxwell, M., Roberts, R. J., Turley, R. L., Booth, A., Britten, N., Flemming, K., Gallagher, I., Garside, R., Hannes, K., Lewin, S., Noblit, G. W., Pope, C., Higginbottom, G. M. A., Thomas, J., …Noyes, J. (2019). Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19(1), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0600-0

Aims
The aim of this study was to provide guidance to improve the completeness and clarity of meta‐ethnography reporting.
Background
Evidence‐based policy and practice require robust evidence syntheses which can further understanding of people'... Read More about Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance.

Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance (2019)
Journal Article
France, E. F., Cunningham, M., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A., Jepson, R. G., …Noyes, J. (2019). Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance. Psycho-Oncology, 28(3), 447-458. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4915

Aims
The aim of this study was to provide guidance to improve the completeness and clarity of meta‐ethnography reporting.
Background
Evidence‐based policy and practice require robust evidence syntheses which can further understanding of people's e... Read More about Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance.

Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance (2019)
Journal Article
France, E. F., Cunningham, M., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A., Jepson, R. G., Maxwell, M., Roberts, R. J., Turley, R. L., Booth, A., Britten, N., Flemming, K., Gallagher, I., Garside, R., Hannes, K., Lewin, S., Noblit, G. W., Pope, C., Thomas, J., Vanstone, M., …Noyes, J. (2019). Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(5), 1126-1139. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13809

Background
Evidence-based policy and practice require robust evidence syntheses which can further understanding of people’s experiences and associated social processes. Meta-ethnography is a rigorous seven-phase qualitative evidence synthesis method... Read More about Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance.

Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance (2019)
Journal Article
France, E. F., Cunningham, M., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A. S., Jepson, R. G., …Noyes, J. (2019). Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance. Review of Education, 7(2), 430-451. https://doi.org/10.1002/rev3.3147

The aim of this study was to provide guidance to improve the completeness and clarity of meta‐ethnography reporting. Evidence‐based policy and practice require robust evidence syntheses which can further understanding of people's experiences and asso... Read More about Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance.

Protocol-developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines (eMERGe) (2015)
Journal Article
France, E., Ring, N., Noyes, J., Maxwell, M., Jepson, R., Duncan, E., Turley, R., Jones, D., & Uny, I. (2015). Protocol-developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines (eMERGe). BMC Medical Research Methodology, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-015-0068-0

Background: Designing and implementing high-quality health care services and interventions requires robustly synthesised evidence. Syntheses of qualitative research studies can provide evidence of patients’ experiences of health conditions; intervent... Read More about Protocol-developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines (eMERGe).

The ‘vicious cycle’ of personalised asthma action plan implementation in primary care: a qualitative study of patients and health professionals’ views (2015)
Journal Article
Ring, N., Booth, H., Wilson, C., Hoskins, G., Pinnock, H., Sheikh, A., & Jepson, R. (2015). The ‘vicious cycle’ of personalised asthma action plan implementation in primary care: a qualitative study of patients and health professionals’ views. BMC Family Practice, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0352-4

Background: Personal asthma action plans (PAAPs) have been guideline recommended for years, but consistently
under-issued by health professionals and under-utilised by patients. Previous studies have investigated sub-optimal
PAAP implementation but... Read More about The ‘vicious cycle’ of personalised asthma action plan implementation in primary care: a qualitative study of patients and health professionals’ views.