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Abnormal breathing patterns in stroke: relationship with location of acute stroke lesion and prior cerebrosvascular disease. (2006)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Wardlaw, J. M., & Dennis, M. S. (2006). Abnormal breathing patterns in stroke: relationship with location of acute stroke lesion and prior cerebrosvascular disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 78, 277-279. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2006.102228

Objective: To determine whether central periodic breathing (CPB) is associated with acute involvement of any particular part of the brain, or the extent of total damage in patients with acute stroke. Methods: CPB was identified using portable mon... Read More about Abnormal breathing patterns in stroke: relationship with location of acute stroke lesion and prior cerebrosvascular disease..

Can an interview score sheet assist with student selection onto the bachelor of science/diploma of higher education (adult) nursing programme? (2006)
Journal Article
McCallum, J., Donaldson, J. H., & Lafferty, P. (2006). Can an interview score sheet assist with student selection onto the bachelor of science/diploma of higher education (adult) nursing programme?. Nurse Education Today, 26, 586-592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2006.01.015

Aim To develop an interview score sheet (ISS) to assist with the selection of student nurses on the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)/Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) (Adult). Method A pilot study was undertaken over a 6-month period to design... Read More about Can an interview score sheet assist with student selection onto the bachelor of science/diploma of higher education (adult) nursing programme?.

A new research agenda: improving health care in general hospitals (2006)
Journal Article
Brown, M., & MacArthur, J. (2006). A new research agenda: improving health care in general hospitals. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15(11), 1362-1370. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01408.x

Aim and objectives.  To set out the research required to improve the health of people with learning disabilities in general hospital settings. The objectives are: (i) to share service developments in a mapping exercise to provide a picture of current... Read More about A new research agenda: improving health care in general hospitals.

The impact on mothers of bringing up a child with intellectual disabilities: A cross-cultural study (2006)
Journal Article
McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., Chang, M., Jarrah, S., & Shukri, R. (2008). The impact on mothers of bringing up a child with intellectual disabilities: A cross-cultural study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(1), 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.08.007

Background: Most research into the impact on mothers of having a child with an intellectual disability has been done in Western cultures. These mothers are at increased risk of stress, along with poorer health and weakened family relationships. Nurse... Read More about The impact on mothers of bringing up a child with intellectual disabilities: A cross-cultural study.

Working Together: Models of Facilitation for Enhancing Research Cultures (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neades, B. L. (2006, October). Working Together: Models of Facilitation for Enhancing Research Cultures. Paper presented at RCN Practice Development, Action Research and Reflective Practice, 6th International Conference, Edinburgh

Recognising acute illness and deterioration: a blended learning module. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Donaldson, J. H., & Smith, F. C. (2006, October). Recognising acute illness and deterioration: a blended learning module. Paper presented at 6th European Conference of Nurse Educators, Cite Internationale Universitaire, Paris

Evaluation of a newly developed blended learning module: recognising acute illness and deterioration (RAID). (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Donaldson, J. H., & Smith, F. C. (2006, October). Evaluation of a newly developed blended learning module: recognising acute illness and deterioration (RAID). Paper presented at 2nd Simulation Interprofessional Education Conference, Aberdeen

The requirements for original doctoral research in nursing. (2006)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2006). The requirements for original doctoral research in nursing. Nursing Times. 102. . 38-40. . ISSN 0954-7762.

Clinical and academic doctorates (PhDs) demand an original piece of research. This article examines how to generate such research in nursing and proposes that it is not as elusive as it first appears.

Chronic pancreatitis: pathophysiology and patient care (2006)
Journal Article
Smith, G., & Fawcett, T. (2006). Chronic pancreatitis: pathophysiology and patient care. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 4(7), 20-26

Chronic pancreatitis represents a continuous and prolonged inflammatory and fibrosing process in the pancreas resulting in permanent exocrine and often also endocrine dysfunction. Patients present with varying degrees of symptom distress. The usual c... Read More about Chronic pancreatitis: pathophysiology and patient care.

Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers (2006)
Journal Article
Williams, B., & Pow, J. (2007). Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 12(1), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2006.0041

Method:  A cross-sectional survey of 496 teenagers was conducted in order to explore their knowledge and attitude towards mental health and people with mental health problems. Results:  Boys reported lower levels of knowledge and different sources... Read More about Gender differences and mental health: An exploratory study of knowledge and attitudes to mental health among Scottish teenagers.

Primary PCI versus thrombolysed MI - impact of reduced hospital stay on cardiac prevention and rehabilitation outcomes. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Van Goor, A., Keightley, H., Neubeck, L., Mead, A., Baker, C., & Fox, K. (2006, September). Primary PCI versus thrombolysed MI - impact of reduced hospital stay on cardiac prevention and rehabilitation outcomes. Poster presented at World Congress of Cardi

Competent Practice? An Evaluation (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brooks Young, P. (2006, September). Competent Practice? An Evaluation. Poster presented at Scottish Clinical Skills Network 6th Annual Conference

The economic costs of health service treatments for asbestos-related mesothelioma deaths. (2006)
Journal Article
Watterson, A., Gorman, T., Malcolm, C., Robinson, M., & Beck, M. (2006). The economic costs of health service treatments for asbestos-related mesothelioma deaths. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1076(1), 871-881. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals

This article explores the complex and neglected picture of occupational and environmental disease healthcare costs specifically relating to asbestos. Diagnosed mesothelioma cases in Scotland in one calendar year were used to investigate the subject i... Read More about The economic costs of health service treatments for asbestos-related mesothelioma deaths..

Recogninsing acute illness and deterioration: a blended learning module. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Donaldson, J. H., & Smith, F. C. (2006, September). Recogninsing acute illness and deterioration: a blended learning module. Paper presented at European Conference on E-Learning, University of Winchester, UK

A randomised-controlled trial in England of a postnatal midwifery intervention on breast-feeding duration. (2006)
Journal Article
Wallace, L. M., Dunn, O. M., Alder, E. M., Inch, S., Hills, R. K., & Law, S. M. (2006). A randomised-controlled trial in England of a postnatal midwifery intervention on breast-feeding duration. Midwifery, 22(3), (262-273). doi:10.1016/j.midw.2005.06.004.

Objective to determine whether postnatal ‘hands off’ care by midwives on positioning and attachment of the newborn baby improves breast-feeding duration. Design mothers were randomised at the first postnatal feed to receive either care by a midw... Read More about A randomised-controlled trial in England of a postnatal midwifery intervention on breast-feeding duration..

Overcoming barriers to recruitment in health research: Concerns of potential participants need to be dealt with (2006)
Journal Article
Crombie, I. K., McMurdo, M. E. T., Irvine, L., & Williams, B. (2006). Overcoming barriers to recruitment in health research: Concerns of potential participants need to be dealt with. BMJ, 333(7564), 398.1. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.333.7564.398

No abstract available.

Predicting treatment outcome on three measures for post-traumatic stress disorder (2006)
Journal Article
Karatzias, A., Power, K., McGoldrick, T., Brown, K., Buchanan, R., Sharp, D., & Swanson, V. (2007). Predicting treatment outcome on three measures for post-traumatic stress disorder. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 257(1), 40-46

The aim of the present study was to investigate predictors of treatment outcome for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after treatment completion and at 15-months follow-up (n = 48), in a trial of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR... Read More about Predicting treatment outcome on three measures for post-traumatic stress disorder.

A comparison of data mining methods and logistic regression to determine factors associated with death following injury. (2006)
Book Chapter
Penny, K. I., & Chesney, T. (2006). A comparison of data mining methods and logistic regression to determine factors associated with death following injury. In Data analysis, classification and the forward search: proceedings of the meeting of the Classi

A comparison of techniques for analysing trauma injury data collected over ten years at a hospital trauma unit in the U.K. is reported. The analysis includes a comparison of four data mining techniques to determine factors associated with death follo... Read More about A comparison of data mining methods and logistic regression to determine factors associated with death following injury..

Tuesday, 5 September 2006 (2006)
Journal Article
Van Goor, A., Keightley, H., Neubeck, L., Mead, A., Baker, C., & Fox, K. (2006). Tuesday, 5 September 2006. European Heart Journal, 27(Supplement 1), 567-825. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehl214

Evaluating nurse prescribing in mental health patients: a pilot study (2006)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2006). Evaluating nurse prescribing in mental health patients: a pilot study. Nurse Prescribing, 4(6), 250-255. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2006.4.6.21507

This article describes the process of piloting a questionnaire designed to establish certain demographic, quantitative and qualitative information about the impact of nurse prescribing in Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The questionnaire was sent to a ran... Read More about Evaluating nurse prescribing in mental health patients: a pilot study.