All Outputs (9)

Mechanisms of end-of-life communication contributing to optimal care at the end of life: a review of reviews (2024)
Journal Article
Khonsari, S., Johnston, B., Patterson, H., & Mayland, C. (online). Mechanisms of end-of-life communication contributing to optimal care at the end of life: a review of reviews. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2024-004904

Background End-of-life communication is an essential component of high-quality care, but its potential mechanisms for improving care are not well understood.

Objectives To summarise the potential mechanisms by which end-of-life communication may c... Read More about Mechanisms of end-of-life communication contributing to optimal care at the end of life: a review of reviews.

Views of Care at End of Life: A Secondary Analysis of Online Feedback Using Care Opinion (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Johnston, B., Khonsari, S., & O Neill, C. (2023, March). Views of Care at End of Life: A Secondary Analysis of Online Feedback Using Care Opinion. Poster presented at The Palliative Care Congress: Sustaining Each Other, Growing Together, Edinburgh, Scotland

Introduction: In Scotland, there is an increasing focus on patient experience as an aspect of patient safety and quality improvement. However, there are limited studies specifically investigating the content of online public feedback about palliative... Read More about Views of Care at End of Life: A Secondary Analysis of Online Feedback Using Care Opinion.

Views of Care at End of Life: A Secondary Analysis of Online Feedback Using Care Opinion (2022)
Journal Article
Khonsari, S., O Neill, C., Mayland, C. R., Gilmour, F., Aitken, M., Mckeown, A., Russell, S., Mcalees, A., Gardner, M., & Johnston, B. (2022). Views of Care at End of Life: A Secondary Analysis of Online Feedback Using Care Opinion. Journal of Patient Experience, 9, https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735221103029

Although there are studies on the use of social media and palliative and end-of-life care (PEOLC), there are no studies specifically investigating the content of online public feedback about PEOLC services. This study sought to understand experiences... Read More about Views of Care at End of Life: A Secondary Analysis of Online Feedback Using Care Opinion.

Atrial fibrillation self-management: a mobile telephone app scoping review and content analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Pearsons, A., Hanson, C. L., Gallagher, R., O'Carroll, R. E., Khonsari, S., Hanley, J., Strachan, F. E., Mills, N. L., Quinn, T. J., McKinstry, B., McHale, S., Stewart, S., Zhang, M., O'Conner, S., & Neubeck, L. (2021). Atrial fibrillation self-management: a mobile telephone app scoping review and content analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20(4), 305–314. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa014

Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects over 1.4 million people in the UK, resulting in a five-fold increased stroke risk and a three to four times greater risk of severe, disabling stroke. Atrial fibrillation, a chronic disease, requires monitoring, medica... Read More about Atrial fibrillation self-management: a mobile telephone app scoping review and content analysis.

Increasing cardiovascular medication adherence: A medical research council complex mhealth intervention mixed‐methods feasibility study to inform global practice (2020)
Journal Article
Khonsari, S., Chandler, C., Parker, R., & Holloway, A. (2020). Increasing cardiovascular medication adherence: A medical research council complex mhealth intervention mixed‐methods feasibility study to inform global practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(10), 2670-2684. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14465

Aims
To evaluate a mHealth intervention to increase medication adherence among Iranian coronary heart disease patients.

Design
Quantitative-dominant mixed-methods study.

Data Source
Iranian coronary heart disease patients’ responses and most... Read More about Increasing cardiovascular medication adherence: A medical research council complex mhealth intervention mixed‐methods feasibility study to inform global practice.

Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Jin, K., Khonsari, S., Gallagher, R., Gallagher, P., Clark, A. M., Freedman, B., Briffa, T., Bauman, A., Redfern, J., & Neubeck, L. (2019). Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 18(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515119826510

Background - Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of death worldwide. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR), an evidence-based CHD secondary prevention programme, remains underutilised. Telehealth may offer an innovative solution to overcome barriers... Read More about Telehealth interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nurse-led mobile health intervention to promote cardiovascular medication adherence in a cardiac rehabilitation setting: a pilot feasibility study (2018)
Thesis
Khonsari, S. Nurse-led mobile health intervention to promote cardiovascular medication adherence in a cardiac rehabilitation setting: a pilot feasibility study. (Thesis). University of Edinburgh. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3489682

Background - Mobile health (mHealth) interventions to promote medication adherence have shown promise; among patients primarily diagnosed with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), however, there is a lack of evidence for nurse-led mHealth interventions, in... Read More about Nurse-led mobile health intervention to promote cardiovascular medication adherence in a cardiac rehabilitation setting: a pilot feasibility study.

Effect of a reminder system using an automated short message service on medication adherence following acute coronary syndrome (2014)
Journal Article
Khonsari, S., Subramanian, P., Chinna, K., Latif, L. A., Ling, L. W., & Gholami, O. (2015). Effect of a reminder system using an automated short message service on medication adherence following acute coronary syndrome. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 14(2), 170-179. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515114521910

Background:
Medication non-adherence leads to a vast range of negative outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease. An automated web-based system managing short message service (SMS) reminders is a telemedicine approach to optimise adherence a... Read More about Effect of a reminder system using an automated short message service on medication adherence following acute coronary syndrome.

7 Views of care at end of life: An action research study exploring the best ways of eliciting patient and family views of end of life care and giving real time feedback in acute hospitals
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Johnston, B., Khonsari, S., & O’Neill, C. (2023, March). 7 Views of care at end of life: An action research study exploring the best ways of eliciting patient and family views of end of life care and giving real time feedback in acute hospitals. Paper presented at The Palliative Care Congress: Sustaining Each Other, Growing Together, Edinburgh, Scotland

Introduction: A high proportion of deaths occur in hospitals in Scotland. To improve care for the dying, it is imperative to measure the quality of care. However, there is no consensus on the optimal tool or timing post-bereavement to assess end-of-l... Read More about 7 Views of care at end of life: An action research study exploring the best ways of eliciting patient and family views of end of life care and giving real time feedback in acute hospitals.