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Towards a values-based person specification for recruitment of compassionate nursing and midwifery candidates: A study of registered and student nurses' and midwives' perceptions of prerequisite attributes and key skills (2014)
Journal Article
Waugh, A., Smith, D., Horsburgh, D., & Gray, M. (2014). Towards a values-based person specification for recruitment of compassionate nursing and midwifery candidates: A study of registered and student nurses' and midwives' perceptions of prerequisite attributes and key skills. Nurse Education Today, 34(9), 1190-1195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2013.12.009

Summary

Selection and retention of preregistration nursing and midwifery students are issues that exercise educators, universities and commissioning bodies both nationally and internationally. It has recently become an expectation that a values-ba... Read More about Towards a values-based person specification for recruitment of compassionate nursing and midwifery candidates: A study of registered and student nurses' and midwives' perceptions of prerequisite attributes and key skills.

Nurture corners in nurseries: exploring perspectives on nurture approaches in preschool provision in Glasgow. (2014)
Report
Stephen, C., Stone, K., Burgess, C., Daniel, B. & Smith, J. (2014). Nurture corners in nurseries: exploring perspectives on nurture approaches in preschool provision in Glasgow. Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow Centre for Population Health

The evidence is compelling regarding the importance of early years and childhood experiences for healthy development and for health and wellbeing throughout an individual’s life course. It is widely agreed that early experiences are affected by a num... Read More about Nurture corners in nurseries: exploring perspectives on nurture approaches in preschool provision in Glasgow..

Feasibility study of the effects of art as a creative engagement intervention during stroke rehabilitation on improvement of psychosocial outcomes: Study protocol for a single blind randomized controlled trial: The ACES study (2014)
Journal Article
Morris, J. H., Kelly, C., Toma, M., Kroll, T., Joice, S., Mead, G., Donnan, P., & Williams, B. (2014). Feasibility study of the effects of art as a creative engagement intervention during stroke rehabilitation on improvement of psychosocial outcomes: Study protocol for a single blind randomized controlled trial: The ACES study. Trials, 15(380), https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-380

Background
Benefits of art participation after stroke are becoming increasingly recognized. Qualitative studies suggest that participation in visual arts creative engagement interventions (CEIs) during rehabilitation after stroke may improve mood, s... Read More about Feasibility study of the effects of art as a creative engagement intervention during stroke rehabilitation on improvement of psychosocial outcomes: Study protocol for a single blind randomized controlled trial: The ACES study.

Do mental health nurse lecturers ‘walk the talk’, as well as ‘talk the talk’? (2014)
Journal Article
McCaig, M., McNay, L., Howatson, V., McCormack, J., McIntosh, G., & Mathers, B. (2014). Do mental health nurse lecturers ‘walk the talk’, as well as ‘talk the talk’?. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 3(5), 223-228. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjmh.2014.3.5.223

The traditional paradigm in mental health nursing has been undergoing significant challenge in recent times. The influence of recovery is gaining momentum in practice and in the theoretical preparation for practice. Therapeutic relationships have lon... Read More about Do mental health nurse lecturers ‘walk the talk’, as well as ‘talk the talk’?.

Facilitating Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems — Reflections on Interviews with Service Users in Scotland (2014)
Journal Article
Hillen, P., Cree, V. E., & Jain, S. (2014). Facilitating Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems — Reflections on Interviews with Service Users in Scotland. Practice, 26(5), 281-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2014.958453

Service users were interviewed as part of a multi-method evaluation of an alcohol and drug social work service in Scotland. This paper explores service user interviews that were conducted in the evaluation, addressing the following questions: What di... Read More about Facilitating Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems — Reflections on Interviews with Service Users in Scotland.

"My preference would be to be at home": patients' experiences of their hospice at home care. (2014)
Journal Article
McKay, E., Taylor, A., & Armstrong, C. (2014). "My preference would be to be at home": patients' experiences of their hospice at home care. Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine, 04(05), https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7386.1000189

A specialist 'Hospice at Home' (HaH) service commenced in 2006 in Mid West Ireland whereby participants received palliative care from a specialist team in their own home. An independent team was commissioned to evaluate the key stakeholders' perspect... Read More about "My preference would be to be at home": patients' experiences of their hospice at home care..

A systematic review of interventions aimed at increasing physical activity in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain—protocol (2014)
Journal Article
Marley, J., Tully, M. A., Porter-Armstrong, A., Bunting, B., O’Hanlon, J., & McDonough, S. M. (2014). A systematic review of interventions aimed at increasing physical activity in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain—protocol. Systematic Reviews, 3(1), Article 106 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-106

Background
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is highly prevalent, affecting around one in five people across Europe. Osteoarthritis, low back pain, neck pain and other musculoskeletal disorders are leading causes of disability worldwide and the most comm... Read More about A systematic review of interventions aimed at increasing physical activity in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain—protocol.

The psychological impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health: a narrative literature review (2014)
Journal Article
Mulongo, P., Hollins Martin, C., & McAndrew, S. (2014). The psychological impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health: a narrative literature review. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 32(5), 469-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2014.949641

Background: female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is the procedure of removing healthy external genitalia from girls/women for socio-cultural reasons. There is much scientific literature on the adverse physical health complications that can resul... Read More about The psychological impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health: a narrative literature review.

The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience and mindfulness in student nurses and midwives: a cross sectional analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Stenhouse, R., Young, J., Carver, H., Carver, F., & Brown, N. (2015). The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience and mindfulness in student nurses and midwives: a cross sectional analysis. Nurse Education Today, 35(1), 152-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.09.004

Background: Emotional Intelligence (EI), previous caring experience and mindfulness training may have a
positive impact on nurse education. More evidence is needed to support the use of these variables in nurse
recruitment and retention.
Objective... Read More about The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience and mindfulness in student nurses and midwives: a cross sectional analysis.

Compassionate Care: Student nurses' learning through reflection and the use of story (2014)
Journal Article
Adamson, E., & Dewar, B. (2015). Compassionate Care: Student nurses' learning through reflection and the use of story. Nurse Education in Practice, 15(3), 155-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2014.08.002

Introduction

Current concern in health care about delivering care that is compassionate has important implications for how compassion is taught and made explicit in nurse education curricula. This paper will describe the use of stories within the... Read More about Compassionate Care: Student nurses' learning through reflection and the use of story.

Communicating and managing children and young people with autism and extensive burn injury (2014)
Journal Article
Binns, F., & Kennedy, R. (2014). Communicating and managing children and young people with autism and extensive burn injury. Wounds UK, 10(3), 60-65

Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way an individual communicates and relates to their environment and the people around them. Children and young people (0–18 years) with autism find change diffic... Read More about Communicating and managing children and young people with autism and extensive burn injury.

Curiosity and the CAT: Considering Cognitive Analytic Therapy as an intervention for psychosis (2014)
Journal Article
Taylor, P. J., Perry, A., Hutton, P., Seddon, C., & Tan, R. (2015). Curiosity and the CAT: Considering Cognitive Analytic Therapy as an intervention for psychosis. Psychosis, 7(3), 276-278. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2014.956785

In the interests of providing patient choice and developing more effective interventions forvpeople struggling with psychosis, it is important that alternative talking therapies arevexplored. Cognitive Analytic Therapy is an integrative therapy which... Read More about Curiosity and the CAT: Considering Cognitive Analytic Therapy as an intervention for psychosis.

Development of the Community Midwifery Education initiative and its influence on women’s health and empowerment in Afghanistan: a case study (2014)
Journal Article
Speakman, E. M., Shafi, A., Sondorp, E., Atta, N., & Howard, N. (2014). Development of the Community Midwifery Education initiative and its influence on women’s health and empowerment in Afghanistan: a case study. BMC Women's Health, 14, Article 111 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-111

Background
Political transition in Afghanistan enabled reconstruction of the destroyed health system. Maternal health was prioritised due to political will and historically high mortality. However, severe shortages of skilled birth attendants - part... Read More about Development of the Community Midwifery Education initiative and its influence on women’s health and empowerment in Afghanistan: a case study.

Variability of automated carotid intima‐media thickness measurements by novice operators (2014)
Journal Article
Nichols, S., Milner, M., Meijer, R., Carroll, S., & Ingle, L. (2016). Variability of automated carotid intima‐media thickness measurements by novice operators. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 36(1), 25-32. https://doi.org/10.1111/cpf.12189

Carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT) measurements provide a non-invasive assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis. The aim of the study was to assess the inter- and intra-observer variability of automated C-IMT measurements undertaken by two novic... Read More about Variability of automated carotid intima‐media thickness measurements by novice operators.

Self-directed support policy: challenges and possible solutions. (2014)
Journal Article
Harkes, M. A., Brown, M., & Horsburgh, D. (2014). Self-directed support policy: challenges and possible solutions. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 42, 169-176. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12024

Accessible summary

•Self-Directed Support is the latest system of social care giving vulnerable people in the UK a budget instead of a service provided by local authorities.
•There is a lack of evidence to demonstrate how people with intellectual... Read More about Self-directed support policy: challenges and possible solutions..

Choice of health options in prevention of cardiovascular events for people with atrial fibrillation (CHOICE-AF): a pilot study. (2014)
Journal Article
Lowres, N., Redfern, J., Freedman, S. B., Orchard, J., Bennett, A. A., Briffa, T., …Neubeck, L. (2016). Choice of health options in prevention of cardiovascular events for people with atrial fibrillation (CHOICE-AF): a pilot study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 15(1), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515114549687

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, is associated with high risk of stroke and significant health burden. Recent emerging evidence suggests that modifying risk factor profiles of people with AF may assist to redu... Read More about Choice of health options in prevention of cardiovascular events for people with atrial fibrillation (CHOICE-AF): a pilot study..