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Carer involvement with drug services: a qualitative study (2012)
Journal Article
Orr, L. C., Barbour, R. S., & Elliott, L. (2012). Carer involvement with drug services: a qualitative study. Health Expectations. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12033

BACKGROUND:

Empirical research suggests that involving carers brings benefits to families and services. Consequently, drug-related policy and guidance has increasingly encouraged drug services to involve carers at all levels of service provision.... Read More about Carer involvement with drug services: a qualitative study.

Relationship between physical and psychosocial factors and attendance at cardiac rehabilitation (2012)
Journal Article
Munro, J., Angus, N. J., Atherton, I., Lauder, W., & Leslie, S. J. (2012). Relationship between physical and psychosocial factors and attendance at cardiac rehabilitation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 11, S1-S84.

Purpose: To examine the relationship between physical and psychosocial factors and attendance at out-patient cardiac rehabilitation classes.

Methods: Patients offered hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation at a single regional cardiac centre betwee... Read More about Relationship between physical and psychosocial factors and attendance at cardiac rehabilitation.

Lost in transition: Exploring how young people with cancer are transitioned from child to adult services acrossdifferent healthcare systems. (2012)
Report
McInally, W. (2012). Lost in transition: Exploring how young people with cancer are transitioned from child to adult services acrossdifferent healthcare systems.. Florence Nightingale Foundation/ Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6104

Cancer nursing care across the United Kingdom over the past 20 years has dramatically improved for children and young people with cancer (Department of Health 2007). Today around 70% of young people diagnosed with cancer survive into adulthood, albei... Read More about Lost in transition: Exploring how young people with cancer are transitioned from child to adult services acrossdifferent healthcare systems..

A grounded theory approach to explore how women with Type 1 diabetes manage their diabetes during the menopausal transition (2012)
Thesis
Mackay, L. (2012). A grounded theory approach to explore how women with Type 1 diabetes manage their diabetes during the menopausal transition [Postgraduate thesis, Edinburgh Napier University]. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5689

Aim
To explore the experiences of women with Type 1 diabetes during the menopausal transition using a grounded theory approach and, from the data, develop a substantive theory that will have potential implications for service users and service provi... Read More about A grounded theory approach to explore how women with Type 1 diabetes manage their diabetes during the menopausal transition.

A Tai Chi exercise programme improved exercise behaviour and reduced blood pressure in outpatients with hypertension (2012)
Journal Article
Lo, H.-M., Yeh, C.-Y., Chang, S.-C., Sung, H.-C., & Smith, G. D. (2012). A Tai Chi exercise programme improved exercise behaviour and reduced blood pressure in outpatients with hypertension. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 18, 545-551. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12006

This two‐group pretest and posttest quasi‐experimental study aimed to evaluate the effects of a Tai Chi exercise programme on exercise behaviour and blood pressure (BP) in outpatients with hypertension. The experimental group (n = 27) received the Ya... Read More about A Tai Chi exercise programme improved exercise behaviour and reduced blood pressure in outpatients with hypertension.

Patient positioning (mobilisation) and bracing for pain relief and spinal stability in metastatic spinal cord compression in adults (2012)
Journal Article
Lee, S. H., Cox, K. M., Grant, R., Kennedy, C., & Kilbride, L. (2012). Patient positioning (mobilisation) and bracing for pain relief and spinal stability in metastatic spinal cord compression in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007609.pub2

Background
Many patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) have spinal instability but are determined, by their clinician, to be unsuitable for surgical internal fixation due to their advanced disease. Mobilisation may be hazardous in... Read More about Patient positioning (mobilisation) and bracing for pain relief and spinal stability in metastatic spinal cord compression in adults.

Employment Conversations: understanding the impact of cancer on work. (2012)
Report
Kyle, R. G., Culbard, B., Gray, N. M., & Hubbard, G. (2012). Employment Conversations: understanding the impact of cancer on work.. Cancer Care Research Centre.

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) exists to support people living with illness manage the impact of ill-health on work. But, there are few VR services to specifically support people with cancer with work-related issues. And, because there are so few ser... Read More about Employment Conversations: understanding the impact of cancer on work..

Carbon dioxide detection for testing nasogastric tube placement in adults (2012)
Journal Article
Holland, A., Smith, F. C., & Penny, K. I. (2012). Carbon dioxide detection for testing nasogastric tube placement in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010773

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To determine the diagnostic accuracy of capnometry and capnography for detecting correct NGT placement in adults compared to the reference standard

Supporting the case for “progressive universalism” in health visiting: Scottish mothers and health visitors’ perspectives on targeting and rationing health visiting services, with a focus on the Lothian Child Concern Model (2012)
Journal Article
Hogg, R., Kennedy, C., Gray Brunton, C., & Hanley, J. (2012). Supporting the case for “progressive universalism” in health visiting: Scottish mothers and health visitors’ perspectives on targeting and rationing health visiting services, with a focus on the Lothian Child Concern Model. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22, 240-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04224.x

Aims. To explore parents and professionals’ experience of family assessment in health visiting (public health nursing), with a focus on the Lothian Child Concern Model (LCCM).
Background. Health visitors (HVs) currently assess families as requiring... Read More about Supporting the case for “progressive universalism” in health visiting: Scottish mothers and health visitors’ perspectives on targeting and rationing health visiting services, with a focus on the Lothian Child Concern Model.

An introduction to pharmacology. (2012)
Book Chapter
Gill, J. S. (2012). An introduction to pharmacology. In D. McBean, & F. van Wijck (Eds.), Applied Neurosciences for the Allied Health Professions. Churchill Livingstone: Elsevier.

Curriculum: directions, decisions and debate (2012)
Journal Article
Fotheringham, J., Strickland, K., & Aitchison, K. (2012). Curriculum: directions, decisions and debate. Developing and Supporting the Curriculum. http://www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/docs/publications/curriculum-directions-decisions-and-debate.pdf

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the factors which may effect, stimulate or be the cause of curriculum changes in higher education (HE) in Scotland. This overview leads to a series of questions which could be used to encourage d... Read More about Curriculum: directions, decisions and debate.

The Gordian knot – provision and integrated provision in Scotland and England (2012)
Journal Article
Donaldson, J. H., McIntosh, B., & Jones, S. (2012). The Gordian knot – provision and integrated provision in Scotland and England. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 18, 462-463.

Comment Paper: The changing shape of health means human resources is always adapting. Healthcare needs to assume that workforce delivery systems are efficient within defined financial parameters. In the UK, two NHS systems have emerged with fundamen... Read More about The Gordian knot – provision and integrated provision in Scotland and England.

Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome (2012)
Journal Article
Christley, Y., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2012). Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome. British Journal of Midwifery, 20, 389-393.

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a severe, systemic, acquired illness which presents with overpowering tiredness that cannot be relieved by rest and is deteriorated through physical and mental activity. Due to the window of prevalence (20-40 years),... Read More about Perinatal perspectives on chronic fatigue syndrome.

Acts of recovery: moving on from childhood abuse. (Easy read version) (2012)
Report
Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., Gullone, A., & Duncan, E. (2012). Acts of recovery: moving on from childhood abuse. (Easy read version). Edinburgh Napier University.

The booklet has also been adjusted for survivors of childhood abuse who have learning difficulties in collaboration with Eileen Duncan, Project Manager for Health Inequalities with NHS Lothian. This version has been endorsed and is currently being us... Read More about Acts of recovery: moving on from childhood abuse. (Easy read version).

Management of erectile dysfunction in adult men with learning disabilities and diabetes (2012)
Journal Article
Brown, M., Duff, H., Boyd, M., & Shaw, J. (2012). Management of erectile dysfunction in adult men with learning disabilities and diabetes. Diabetes and primary care, 14, 120-126.

The effective management of obesity, diabetes and associated complications, such as erectile dysfunction (ED), in people with learning disabilities is an important and evolving area. ED may be poorly recognised and poorly understood by people with le... Read More about Management of erectile dysfunction in adult men with learning disabilities and diabetes.

Compassion or speed, which is a more accurate indicator of healthcare quality in the emergency department from the patients’ perspective (2012)
Journal Article
Beattie, M., Atherton, I., McLennan, B., & Lauder, W. (2012). Compassion or speed, which is a more accurate indicator of healthcare quality in the emergency department from the patients’ perspective. International journal of person centered medicine, 2, 647-655. http://ijpcm.org/index.php/IJPCM/article/view/306

Rationale, aims and objectives: Devising indicators to measure quality of care is challenging in Emergency Departments (ED). It is difficult to measure aspects of quality which are less amenable to measurement; hence waiting time has often been reli... Read More about Compassion or speed, which is a more accurate indicator of healthcare quality in the emergency department from the patients’ perspective.

The same as you? 200-2012 health outcomes evaluation report. (2012)
Report
Allan, L., Brown, J., Brown, M., & Stevenson, T. (2012). The same as you? 200-2012 health outcomes evaluation report.. Scottish Government. http://www.scld.org.uk/SAYevaluation

The same as you? (SAY) (Scottish Executive, 2000) was launched by the
Scottish Executive in May 2000 and reviewed the services then available to
people with learning disabilities and people on the autism spectrum. It said
that people with learning... Read More about The same as you? 200-2012 health outcomes evaluation report..

Leadership in compassionate care programme: final report. (2012)
Report
Adamson, E., Dewar, B., Donaldson, J. H., Gentleman, M., Gray, M., Horsburgh, D., King, L., Kalorkoti, J., MacArthur, J., Maclean, M., McCrossan, G., McIntosh, I., Ross, J., Pullin, S., Sloan, S., Smith, F. C., Smith, S., Tocher, R., & Waugh, A. (2012). Leadership in compassionate care programme: final report.. Edinburgh Napier University/ NHS Lothian. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5935

The Leadership in Compassionate Care programme is a collaborative venture between Edinburgh Napier University and NHS Lothian and is supported by a generous benefactor. The aim of the 3 year project is to ensure that compassionate nursing practice is... Read More about Leadership in compassionate care programme: final report..

Can Text Messages Reach the Parts Other Process Measures Cannot Reach: An Evaluation of a Behavior Change Intervention Delivered by Mobile Phone? (2012)
Journal Article
Irvine, L., Falconer, D. W., Jones, C., Ricketts, I. W., Williams, B., & Crombie, I. K. (2012). Can Text Messages Reach the Parts Other Process Measures Cannot Reach: An Evaluation of a Behavior Change Intervention Delivered by Mobile Phone?. PLOS ONE, 7(12), e52621. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052621

Background
Process evaluation is essential in developing, piloting and evaluating complex interventions. This often involves observation of intervention delivery and interviews with study participants. Mobile telephone interventions involve no face... Read More about Can Text Messages Reach the Parts Other Process Measures Cannot Reach: An Evaluation of a Behavior Change Intervention Delivered by Mobile Phone?.