All Outputs (192)

Regulatory compliance in Scotland's tattooing and cosmetic body piercing industry: A concurrent mixed methods study (2011)
Thesis
Chalmers, C. Regulatory compliance in Scotland's tattooing and cosmetic body piercing industry: A concurrent mixed methods study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4361

The objective of any regulation is to realise the goal(s) that justified its intervention. One means of demonstrating this is to determine the extent of regulatory compliance. This study intended to determine the extent of regulatory compliance with... Read More about Regulatory compliance in Scotland's tattooing and cosmetic body piercing industry: A concurrent mixed methods study.

The East of Scotland Haematology Nurse Group use of the virtual classroom environment in the provision of continuous professional development through a Macmillan online lecture series (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Campbell, K., & Horn, J. (2011). The East of Scotland Haematology Nurse Group use of the virtual classroom environment in the provision of continuous professional development through a Macmillan online lecture series

The East of Scotland Haematology Nurses Group (ESHNG) are dedicated to the provision of Continuous Professional Development(CPD)of Scottish haematology nurses that often work in isolation across the country with little opportunity to network and shar... Read More about The East of Scotland Haematology Nurse Group use of the virtual classroom environment in the provision of continuous professional development through a Macmillan online lecture series.

The price of a drink: levels of consumption and price paid per unit of alcohol by Edinburgh’s ill drinkers with a comparison to wider sales in Scotland (2011)
Journal Article
Black, H., Gill, J. S., & Chick, J. (2011). The price of a drink: levels of consumption and price paid per unit of alcohol by Edinburgh’s ill drinkers with a comparison to wider sales in Scotland. Addiction, 106, 729-736. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03225.x

Aim
To compare alcohol purchasing and consumption by ill drinkers in Edinburgh with wider alcohol sales in Scotland.

Design
Cross-sectional.

Setting
Two hospitals in Edinburgh in 2008/09.

Participants
A total of 377 patients with... Read More about The price of a drink: levels of consumption and price paid per unit of alcohol by Edinburgh’s ill drinkers with a comparison to wider sales in Scotland.

ROTEM thromboelastometry identifies blood product requirements during major obstetric haemorrhage. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bolton, S., Harkness, M., & Thomson, S. (2011). ROTEM thromboelastometry identifies blood product requirements during major obstetric haemorrhage

Introduction: major obstetric haemorrhage (MOH) is a
significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Despite a lack of published evidence, thromboelastometry has been recommended for monitoring coagulation in obstetric patientswith MOH.
Meth... Read More about ROTEM thromboelastometry identifies blood product requirements during major obstetric haemorrhage..

Using timelines as part of recovery-focused practice in psychosis: Timelines and recovery in psychosis (2011)
Journal Article
Marland, G., McNay, L., Fleming, M., & McCaig, M. (2011). Using timelines as part of recovery-focused practice in psychosis: Timelines and recovery in psychosis. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 18(10), 869-877. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01738.x

The value of timelines is discussed with regard to the promotion of recovery, particularly emphasizing relapse signature and concordance in medicine-taking. Recovery approaches in contemporary mental health care rely on understanding motivations, asp... Read More about Using timelines as part of recovery-focused practice in psychosis: Timelines and recovery in psychosis.

Engaging mental health clients in participatory action research on social inclusion: results from two U.K. studies on accessing leisure in the community. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bryant, W., Craik, C., & McKay, E. A. (2011, April). Engaging mental health clients in participatory action research on social inclusion: results from two U.K. studies on accessing leisure in the community. Paper presented at 2011 Annual Conference & Expo

Why aren't we treating the treatable? An audit of all HIV/HCV co-infected individuals attending an HIV clinic (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whiteley, D. (2011, April). Why aren't we treating the treatable? An audit of all HIV/HCV co-infected individuals attending an HIV clinic. Poster presented at 17th Annual Conference of the British HIV Association (BHIVA)

Poster abstracts.

Key characteristics of knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare: integrative literature review: Knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare (2011)
Journal Article
Pentland, D., Forsyth, K., Maciver, D., Walsh, M., Murray, R., Irvine, L., & Sikora, S. (2011). Key characteristics of knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare: integrative literature review: Knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(7), 1408-1425. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05631.x

Aim.  This paper presents the results of a review of literature relating to knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare.

Background.  Treatment, planning and policy decisions in contemporary nursing and healthcare should be based on sound eviden... Read More about Key characteristics of knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare: integrative literature review: Knowledge transfer and exchange in healthcare.

How people present symptoms to health services: a theory-based content analysis (2011)
Journal Article
Farquharson, B., Johnston, M., & Bugge, C. (2011). How people present symptoms to health services: a theory-based content analysis. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 61(585), 267-273. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp11x567090

How people present symptoms to health services may influence the care they subsequently receive. Leventhal's Commonsense Model of Self-Regulation (CS-SRM) posits that individuals develop cognitive illness representations elaborated around five main c... Read More about How people present symptoms to health services: a theory-based content analysis.

Achieving coordinated secondary prevention of coronary heart disease for all in need (SPAN). (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Redfern, J., Maiorana, A., Neubeck, L., Clark, A. M., & Briffa, T. (2011, March). Achieving coordinated secondary prevention of coronary heart disease for all in need (SPAN). Poster presented at Heart Foundation National Conference

Barriers to participating in cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neubeck, L., Freedman, S. B., Clark, A. M., Briffa, T., Bauman, A., & Redfern, J. (2011, March). Barriers to participating in cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative data. Poster presented at Heart Foundation National Conference, 2011, Melbourne, Australia

Nurse-led telephone interventions for people with cardiac disease: the importance of the multi-disciplinary approach (2011)
Journal Article
Neubeck, L., Briffa, T., Freedman, S. B., Clark, A. M., & Redfern, J. (2011). Nurse-led telephone interventions for people with cardiac disease: the importance of the multi-disciplinary approach. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 10(1), 70-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2010.08.003

Optimal treatment of patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and the evolutionary role of nurses and allied health professionals (2011)
Thesis
McLean, S. Optimal treatment of patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and the evolutionary role of nurses and allied health professionals. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4415

Heart disease is a serious problem for both the individual and society at large. It takes many lives. As an acute cardiac nurse I have spent the bulk of my clinical and research career striving to provide acute cardiac care outwith the historical bou... Read More about Optimal treatment of patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and the evolutionary role of nurses and allied health professionals.

Re-shaping priorities in cancer care. (2011)
Journal Article
Cruickshank, S. (2011). Re-shaping priorities in cancer care. Cancer Nursing Practice, 10, ISSN 1475-4266

Understanding what asthma plans mean: a linguistic analysis of terminology used in published texts (2011)
Journal Article
Ring, N., Pinnock, H., Wilson, C., Hoskins, G., Jepson, R., Wyke, S., & Sheikh, A. (2011). Understanding what asthma plans mean: a linguistic analysis of terminology used in published texts. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 20(2), 170-177. https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2011.00012

Aim: To identify from the literature what terms are used for ‘asthma plans’, with what meaning, and in what context(s).
Methods: Linguistic analysis of a selected body of asthma literature from 1989-2009.
Results: A wide range of asthma plan termin... Read More about Understanding what asthma plans mean: a linguistic analysis of terminology used in published texts.

Tacit and transitionary: An exploration of patients’ and primary care health professionals’ goals in relation to asthma (2011)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Steven, K., & Sullivan, F. M. (2011). Tacit and transitionary: An exploration of patients’ and primary care health professionals’ goals in relation to asthma. Social Science and Medicine, 72(8), 1359-1366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.02.038

Goal setting is recommended in UK health policy to make health care more patient-centred, to enhance the likelihood of behaviour change and to improve health outcomes. Patient-centred care is thought to be particularly important in the management of... Read More about Tacit and transitionary: An exploration of patients’ and primary care health professionals’ goals in relation to asthma.

Understanding what helps or hinders asthma action plan use: A systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature (2011)
Journal Article
Ring, N., Jepson, R., Hoskins, G., Wilson, C., Pinnock, H., Sheikh, A., & Wyke, S. (2011). Understanding what helps or hinders asthma action plan use: A systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature. Patient Education and Counseling, 85(2), e131-e143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2011.01.025

Objective: To understand better what helps and/or hinders asthma action plan use from the professionals and patients/carers perspective.
Methods: Systematic review and qualitative synthesis (using meta-ethnography).
Results: Nineteen studies (20 pa... Read More about Understanding what helps or hinders asthma action plan use: A systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature.

Decayed and missing teeth and oral-health-related factors: Predicting depression in homeless people (2011)
Journal Article
Coles, E., Chan, K., Collins, J., Humphris, G. M., Richards, D., Williams, B., & Freeman, R. (2011). Decayed and missing teeth and oral-health-related factors: Predicting depression in homeless people. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 71(2), 108-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.01.004

The objective of the study was to determine the effect of dental health status, dental anxiety and oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) upon homeless people's experience of depression. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a samp... Read More about Decayed and missing teeth and oral-health-related factors: Predicting depression in homeless people.

Creating occupational engagement to maximise recovery in mental health: the place of occupation analysis. (2011)
Book Chapter
McKay, E. A., & Robinson, K. (2011). Creating occupational engagement to maximise recovery in mental health: the place of occupation analysis. In G. O'Toole, & L. McKenzie (Eds.), Occupational Analysis in Practice, (217-232). Chichester: Wiley

Public health programme and policy options for improving health equitably (2011)
Journal Article
Haw, S., Frank, J., Frost, H., Geddes, R., Jackson, C., & Mooney, J. (2011). Public health programme and policy options for improving health equitably. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 41(1), 3-4. https://doi.org/10.4997/jrcpe.2011.101

First paragraph: Compared with other Western European countries, Scotland has the highest mortality rate and lowest life expectancy. Scotland is also characterised by marked inequalities, with men from the poorest communities dying 13 years earlier a... Read More about Public health programme and policy options for improving health equitably.