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Human dignity and nurse education. (2014)
Journal Article
Macaden, L., Kyle, R. G., Webster, E., & Munoz, S. (2014). Human dignity and nurse education. Innov-age: promoting excellence in health and elder care, 6, 12-13

What happens when you bring together experts in nurse education, human rights law and participatory research and how might this curious collaboration improve the care of the older adults? Forged in the Scottish Crucible - a leadership and development... Read More about Human dignity and nurse education..

Habitat and health: why place matters. (2014)
Journal Article
Atherton, I., & Kyle, R. (2014). Habitat and health: why place matters. Nursing Standard, 29(3), 24-25. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.3.24.s27

Each of us is shaped by the places we spend our lives in. Thinking about your patients in their geographical context – their biogeography – can enable more holistic care

Learn to see patients in their own world. (2014)
Journal Article
Atherton, I., & Kyle, R. (2014). Learn to see patients in their own world. Nursing Standard, 28(50), 22-24. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.28.50.22.s26

Insights from the social sciences can help nurses understand the influences that shaped their patients and the decisions they make. This can develop empathy and encourage better care. Nurses are passionate about their patients’ wellbeing. They can us... Read More about Learn to see patients in their own world..

Beyond ‘the paradox of our own complicity’: the place of activism and identity in ‘voluntary sector’ stories from Manchester and Auckland (2014)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Kearns, R., & Milligan, C. (2015). Beyond ‘the paradox of our own complicity’: the place of activism and identity in ‘voluntary sector’ stories from Manchester and Auckland. Social and Cultural Geography, 16(3), 315-331. https://doi.o

This paper problematises ‘sectors’ as the core organising concept for spaces within social policy and ‘third sector’ theory and practice. It does so by drawing on (auto) biographical narratives from a cross-national study of activism in the UK and Ne... Read More about Beyond ‘the paradox of our own complicity’: the place of activism and identity in ‘voluntary sector’ stories from Manchester and Auckland.

How empathy skills can change nursing (2014)
Journal Article
Atherton, I., & Kyle, R. (2014). How empathy skills can change nursing. Nursing Standard, 29(11), 24-25. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.11.24.s28

Empathetic understanding could be the basis of a revolution in nurse education and practice, freeing nurses from a reliance on stereotypical labels that mask the complex realities of patients’ lives

Supportive care needs of women with breast cancer in rural Scotland (2014)
Journal Article
Hubbard, G., Venning, C., Walker, A., Scanlon, K., & Kyle, R. G. (2015). Supportive care needs of women with breast cancer in rural Scotland. Supportive Care in Cancer, 23(6), 1523-1532. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-014-2501-z

Purpose The aim of this study was to identify the supportive care needs and unmet needs of women with breast cancer (BC) in rural Scotland. Methods In 2013, a survey of supportive care needs of rural women with BC was conducted using the sho... Read More about Supportive care needs of women with breast cancer in rural Scotland.

Cancer symptom awareness and barriers to medical help seeking in Scottish adolescents: a cross-sectional study. (2014)
Journal Article
Hubbard, G., Macmillan, I., Canny, A., Forbat, L., Neal, R. D., O’Carroll, R. E., …Kyle, R. G. (2014). Cancer symptom awareness and barriers to medical help seeking in Scottish adolescents: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 1117. http

Background: Initiatives to promote early diagnosis include raising public awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer and addressing barriers to seeking medical help about cancer. Awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer and emotional barriers, such... Read More about Cancer symptom awareness and barriers to medical help seeking in Scottish adolescents: a cross-sectional study..

Scottish adolescents' sun-related behaviours, tanning attitudes and associations with skin cancer awareness: a cross-sectional study (2014)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Macmillan, I., Forbat, L., Neal, R. D., O'Carroll, R. E., Haw, S., & Hubbard, G. (2014). Scottish adolescents' sun-related behaviours, tanning attitudes and associations with skin cancer awareness: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 4(5), Art

Objectives To describe Scottish adolescents’ sun-related behaviours and tanning attitudes and assess associations with skin cancer awareness. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting 20 state secondary schools in one Scottish local authori... Read More about Scottish adolescents' sun-related behaviours, tanning attitudes and associations with skin cancer awareness: a cross-sectional study.

Sadness, socialisation and shifted perceptions: School pupils' stories of a pre-nursing scholarship (2014)
Journal Article
Beattie, M., Smith, A., & Kyle, R. G. (2014). Sadness, socialisation and shifted perceptions: School pupils' stories of a pre-nursing scholarship. Nurse Education Today, 34(6), 894-898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.01.016

Background: Providing opportunities for aspirant nurses to obtain pre-nursing experience features prominently in the UK Government's response to The Francis Inquiry. Evidence from the USA suggests that pre-nursing experiences, such as summer camps, h... Read More about Sadness, socialisation and shifted perceptions: School pupils' stories of a pre-nursing scholarship.