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[Abstracts] Sedation, analgesia and delirium (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Eadie, R., McKenzie, C., Blackwood, B., Emerson, L., Aitken, L., Boyd, J., & Walsh, T. (2022). [Abstracts] Sedation, analgesia and delirium. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 23(1_suppl), 1-210. https://doi.org/10.1177/17511437221095122

Using photovoice to understand and improve healthy lifestyles of people diagnosed with serious mental illness (2022)
Journal Article
Edmondson, A. J., Borthwick, R., Hughes, E., & Lucock, M. (2022). Using photovoice to understand and improve healthy lifestyles of people diagnosed with serious mental illness. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 29(5), 676-687. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12863

Introduction: People diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) live 10-20 years less than the general population, due in part to co-existing physical illness linked to lifestyle factors. To inform individualised care plans to promote healthy lifest... Read More about Using photovoice to understand and improve healthy lifestyles of people diagnosed with serious mental illness.

The network structure of ICD-11 adjustment disorder: A comparison of clinical and non-clinical samples (2022)
Journal Article
Levin, Y., Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Ben-Ezra, M., Maercker, A., & Bachem, R. (2022). The network structure of ICD-11 adjustment disorder: A comparison of clinical and non-clinical samples. European Psychiatry, 65(1), Article e43. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2303

Background: ICD-11 adjustment disorder (AjD) is characterized by two main symptom clusters; preoccupation with the stressor and failure to adapt to the stressor. The network analytic approach provides important information on the structural validity... Read More about The network structure of ICD-11 adjustment disorder: A comparison of clinical and non-clinical samples.

Academic, clinical and personal experiences of undergraduate healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study (2022)
Journal Article
McFadden, S., Guille, S., Daly-Lynn, J., O’Neill, B., Marley, J., Hanratty, C., Shepherd, P., Ramsey, L., Breen, C., Duffy, O., Jones, A., Kerr, D., & Hughes, C. (2022). Academic, clinical and personal experiences of undergraduate healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study. PLOS ONE, 17(7), Article e0271873. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271873

Background
Coronavirus disease 2019 has impacted upon the role and safety of healthcare workers, with the potential to have a lasting effect on their wellbeing. Limited research has been conducted during previous pandemics exploring how student heal... Read More about Academic, clinical and personal experiences of undergraduate healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study.

Early diagnosis and better rhythm management to improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: the 8th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference (2022)
Journal Article
Schnabel, R. B., Andreassi Marinelli, E., Arbelo, E., Guiseppe, B., Boveda, S., Buckley, C., Camm, A. . J., Casadei, B., Diederichsen, S., Chua, W., Dagres, N., de Melis, M., Desteghe, L., Diederichsen, S. Z., Duncker, D., Eckardt, L., Eisert, C., Engler, D., Fabritz, L., Freedman, B., …Kirchhof, P. (2023). Early diagnosis and better rhythm management to improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: the 8th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference. EP-Europace, 25(1), 6-27. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euac062

Despite marked progress in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF), detecting AF remains difficult and AF-related complications cause unacceptable morbidity and mortality even on optimal current therapy. This document summarizes the key outcomes o... Read More about Early diagnosis and better rhythm management to improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: the 8th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference.

Effectiveness of Digital Simulation on Student Nurses’ Knowledge and Confidence:An Integrative Literature Review (2022)
Journal Article
Gebreheat, G., Whitehorn, L. J., & Paterson, R. E. (2022). Effectiveness of Digital Simulation on Student Nurses’ Knowledge and Confidence:An Integrative Literature Review. Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2022(13), 765-775. https://doi.org/10.2147/amep.s366495

Digital simulation is an emerging innovation with the potential to address the limitations to traditional clinical simulation. The pandemic has accelerated teaching on digital platforms, which is now embedded in pedagogic practice. This integrative r... Read More about Effectiveness of Digital Simulation on Student Nurses’ Knowledge and Confidence:An Integrative Literature Review.

Justification, rationale and methodological approaches to realist reviews (2022)
Journal Article
Pearsons, A., Neubeck, L., Hendricks, J., & Hanson, C. (2023). Justification, rationale and methodological approaches to realist reviews. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(1), 107-112. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac068

Realist reviews offer a method to understand why an intervention is successful or not. Many factors influence how complex healthcare interventions are delivered and this makes understanding what works difficult. Effectiveness depends on delivery cont... Read More about Justification, rationale and methodological approaches to realist reviews.

Premenstrual Exacerbation of Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review of Prospective Studies (2022)
Journal Article
Hughes, L., & Nolan, L. (2022). Premenstrual Exacerbation of Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review of Prospective Studies. Archives of Women's Mental Health, 25, 831-852. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-022-01246-4

Purpose: Mental health disorders can be exacerbated during periods of hormonal fluctuation (e.g., pregnancy, menopause) and the risk factors for sensitivity to these fluctuations are similar to those of mental disorders (e.g., trauma). However, the e... Read More about Premenstrual Exacerbation of Mental Health Disorders: A Systematic Review of Prospective Studies.

Primary care transformation in Scotland: qualitative evaluation of the views of national senior stakeholders and cluster quality leads (2022)
Journal Article
Donaghy, E., Huang, H., Henderson, D., Wang, H. H., Guthrie, B., Thompson, A., & Mercer, S. W. (2022). Primary care transformation in Scotland: qualitative evaluation of the views of national senior stakeholders and cluster quality leads. British Journal of General Practice, https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2022.0186

Background: Primary care transformation in Scotland aims to improve population health, reduce health inequalities, and reduce GP workload. Two key strategies (formalised in April 2018 in the new Scottish GP contract [Scottish General Medical Services... Read More about Primary care transformation in Scotland: qualitative evaluation of the views of national senior stakeholders and cluster quality leads.

Using Audio-Visual Simulation to Elicit Nursing Students’ Noticing and Interpreting Skills to Assess Pain in Culturally Diverse Patients (2022)
Journal Article
Kelly, M. A., Slatyer, S., Myers, H., Gower, S., Mason, J., & Lasater, K. (2022). Using Audio-Visual Simulation to Elicit Nursing Students’ Noticing and Interpreting Skills to Assess Pain in Culturally Diverse Patients. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 71, 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2022.06.003

Background
Pain is a complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon. Nurses play a vital role in assessing and managing pain and must use sound clinical reasoning to accurately make clinical judgments to notice, interpret and respond to patients’ pain.
M... Read More about Using Audio-Visual Simulation to Elicit Nursing Students’ Noticing and Interpreting Skills to Assess Pain in Culturally Diverse Patients.

Development of a theory- and evidence-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use in acute hospitals (2022)
Thesis
Wojcik, G. Development of a theory- and evidence-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use in acute hospitals. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2968166

Background: Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious threat to global public health. Behaviours such as inappropriate antibiotic use in hospitals have contributed to this problem, and evidence-based interventions are urgently needed to improve prescr... Read More about Development of a theory- and evidence-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate antibiotic use in acute hospitals.

'Trying to get through the day': Exploring the social contexts of alcohol and pregnancy (2022)
Thesis
Taylor, A. 'Trying to get through the day': Exploring the social contexts of alcohol and pregnancy. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2967035

Background: Many factors, including alcohol consumption, may affect a baby’s likelihood of being born with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), yet most qualitative research does not explore contextual factors or the perspectives of women who dr... Read More about 'Trying to get through the day': Exploring the social contexts of alcohol and pregnancy.

Exploring factors that may optimise learning from and working within continuity models of midwifery care (2022)
Thesis
Moncrieff, G. Exploring factors that may optimise learning from and working within continuity models of midwifery care. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2952223

Background
Maternity policy and guidelines increasingly recommend or stipulate the increased provision of midwifery continuity of carer as a priority model of care. The scale up and sustainability of this model will require that student midwives ar... Read More about Exploring factors that may optimise learning from and working within continuity models of midwifery care.

The influence of perceived levels of physical activity on engagement with cardiac rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome (2022)
Thesis
McHale, S. The influence of perceived levels of physical activity on engagement with cardiac rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2950812

Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an effective therapy to reduce the risk of hospital readmission after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) diagnosis. Despite this, half of eligible individuals do not engage. The reasons for this are complex an... Read More about The influence of perceived levels of physical activity on engagement with cardiac rehabilitation after acute coronary syndrome.

Assessing and addressing unmet needs in people affected by brain tumours (2022)
Thesis
Afseth, J. D. Assessing and addressing unmet needs in people affected by brain tumours. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2947897

Introduction
Guidelines recommend that brain tumour patients have their unmet needs assessed by a Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA), followed by appropriate support and care to maximise self-management. The aim of this study was to determine the role... Read More about Assessing and addressing unmet needs in people affected by brain tumours.

"It's not our grief to have..?" The lived experiences of professional grief that palliative care nurses experience whilst delivering end of life care in acute hospital settings (2022)
Thesis
Finnan, G. "It's not our grief to have..?" The lived experiences of professional grief that palliative care nurses experience whilst delivering end of life care in acute hospital settings. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2913139

Background
The population in Scotland is ageing with a projected increase of 75% in the over 75’s by 2031. Currently over 55,000 people die in Scotland each year. This figure however is increasing and over half a million people will receive end of... Read More about "It's not our grief to have..?" The lived experiences of professional grief that palliative care nurses experience whilst delivering end of life care in acute hospital settings.

Developing a woman‐centered, inclusive definition of positive childbirth experiences: A discussion paper (2022)
Journal Article
Leinweber, J., Fontein‐Kuipers, Y., Karlsdottir, S. I., Ekström‐Bergström, A., Nilsson, C., Stramrood, C., & Thomson, G. (2023). Developing a woman‐centered, inclusive definition of positive childbirth experiences: A discussion paper. Birth, 50(2), 362-383. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12666

Introduction: A positive childbirth experience promotes women’s health, both during and beyond the perinatal period. Understanding what constitutes a positive childbirth experience is thus critical to providing high-quality maternity care. Currently... Read More about Developing a woman‐centered, inclusive definition of positive childbirth experiences: A discussion paper.

The meaning of CPR in the life-world of hospital: perspectives of patients who witnessed CPR and healthcare professionals (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fiori, M., Coombs, M., Endacott, R., Cutello, C. A., & Latour, J. M. The meaning of CPR in the life-world of hospital: perspectives of patients who witnessed CPR and healthcare professionals. Presented at ACNAP-EuroHeartCare Congress 2022

Background
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in hospital is a stressful experience for patients who witness it and for the healthcare professionals involved. Limited evidence and guidance exist regarding the experience of witnessing a fellow patie... Read More about The meaning of CPR in the life-world of hospital: perspectives of patients who witnessed CPR and healthcare professionals.