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The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of interventions supporting the establishment of breastfeeding for women from disadvantaged groups: A comprehensive systematic review (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacVicar, S. (2013, December). The effectiveness and maternal satisfaction of interventions supporting the establishment of breastfeeding for women from disadvantaged groups: A comprehensive systematic review. Poster presented at Robert Gordon University

Poster presentation.

An interactive tool for the evaluation of ECG visualisation formats (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Martin, E. S., Finlay, D. D., Nugent, C. D., Bond, R. R., & Breen, C. (2013). An interactive tool for the evaluation of ECG visualisation formats. In Computing in Cardiology 2013

Electrocardiograms are typically printed on graph paper. Based on these recordings clinicians look for changes in the various waveforms when they make a diagnosis. In some cases, however, these changes are not always obvious on the standard printed 1... Read More about An interactive tool for the evaluation of ECG visualisation formats.

Health Promotion in Mental Health Nursing (2013)
Book Chapter
Machin, A., & Moran, S. (2013). Health Promotion in Mental Health Nursing. In I. Norman, & I. Ryrie (Eds.), The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing: Principles and Practice (48-59). (3rd Edition). Maidenhead: Open University Press

Concordance: a concept analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Martin, C., Mathers, B., & Donnell, A. (2013). Concordance: a concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70, 46-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12147

Aim To report an analysis of the concept of concordance. Background Adherence-based medicines interventions are known to be of limited success. Concordance appears to offer an alternative approach consistent with person-centred approaches to dec... Read More about Concordance: a concept analysis.

Before, during, and after: Identity and the social construction of knowledge in qualitative research Interviews. (2013)
Journal Article
Yates, P. M. (2013). Before, during, and after: Identity and the social construction of knowledge in qualitative research Interviews. Hydra Interdisciplinary Journal of Social Studies, 1, 31-41

After outlining briefly some of the key ideas in symbolic interactionist theories of self, this article will reflect on the author’s experiences of interviews during a Research Interviews course and the impact of identity before, during and after the... Read More about Before, during, and after: Identity and the social construction of knowledge in qualitative research Interviews..

Aligning people, processes and technology: recurring issues in the design and implementation of eLearning, eHealth and eBusiness infrastructure (2013)
Thesis
Ure, J. P. Aligning people, processes and technology: recurring issues in the design and implementation of eLearning, eHealth and eBusiness infrastructure. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6117

This PhD by published works explores recurring issues in the design and implementation of eLearning, eBusiness and eHealth infrastructure at scale. It takes a socio-technical systems perspective on recurring issues in design/implementation, drawing o... Read More about Aligning people, processes and technology: recurring issues in the design and implementation of eLearning, eHealth and eBusiness infrastructure.

'No barriers to medication at school' - the administration of medicines and health care procedures in schools: the views of parents and carers. (2013)
Report
Stone, K., & Doyle, S. (2013). 'No barriers to medication at school' - the administration of medicines and health care procedures in schools: the views of parents and carers. WithScotland

The key aim of this study was to find out the views of parents and carers of children and young people who need medication at school. It looks in particular on the impact current practice has on school and family life.

‘New Technologies and Child Protection': Conference report. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stone, K. (2013). ‘New Technologies and Child Protection': Conference report

The New Technologies Conference was held at The Scottish Police College, on Friday 1st March 2013 bringing together a group of practitioners, academics and other professionals from across the public and voluntary sectors to explore the issue of new t... Read More about ‘New Technologies and Child Protection': Conference report..

How do we prepare children and young people to use the internet safely? (Workshop title) (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stone, K. (2013). How do we prepare children and young people to use the internet safely? (Workshop title)

This interactive session touched on the issues of rights, risks and responsibilities and the need for children and young people to be supported to view the internet through a “critical lens”. Dr Stone also introduced the WithScotland internet safety... Read More about How do we prepare children and young people to use the internet safely? (Workshop title).

Spiritual care as person centred care: a thematic analysis of interventions. (2013)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Telfer, I., Kelly, E., Bunniss, S., & Mowat, H. (2013). Spiritual care as person centred care: a thematic analysis of interventions. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 16, 23

What we know already. The Lothian PROM has shown us that chaplaincy benefitted all in this sample not just the faithful, religious or spiritual. However, this deduction arose from statistical analysis of tick box responses in the previous paper. Whil... Read More about Spiritual care as person centred care: a thematic analysis of interventions..

I was able to talk about what was on my mind: the operationalisation of person centred care. (2013)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Telfer, I., Kelly, E., Bunniss, S., & Mowat, H. (2013). I was able to talk about what was on my mind: the operationalisation of person centred care. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 16, 13-22

What we know already Specialist spiritual care can be broken down into discrete items within a questionnaire when grounded in the theory developed in the previous paper. However, in order to test whether this project is meaningful the resultant Loth... Read More about I was able to talk about what was on my mind: the operationalisation of person centred care..

Validation of the NHS Scotland Employee Engagement Index. (2013)
Report
Snowden, A. & MacArthur, E. (2012). Validation of the NHS Scotland Employee Engagement Index. Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS SCotland

Using a novel combination of Rasch and factor analysis showed the index to a) measure the latent trait of employee engagement and b) be constructed from the four factors underpinning its theoretical development. This work led to the tool being adopte... Read More about Validation of the NHS Scotland Employee Engagement Index..

Practical Donkey and Mule Nutrition (2013)
Book Chapter
Smith, D., & Burden, F. (2012). Practical Donkey and Mule Nutrition. In R. J. Geor, M. Coenen, & P. Harris (Eds.), Equine Applied and Clinical Nutrition: Health, Welfare and Performance, 106-140. Saunders

An exploration of the interpretation and application of the use of due regard in pre-registration nursing programmes. (2013)
Report
Scott, J. A., Pollock, C., Conlon, M. M. M., & Pollard, M. (2013). An exploration of the interpretation and application of the use of due regard in pre-registration nursing programmes. Edinburgh, Scotland: Nurse Education Scotland

Due Regard relates to ensuring NMC-approved processes are in place to enable students to achieve the required standards of proficiency for safe and effective practice, defining crucial details such as the appropriate clinical backgrounds, experience... Read More about An exploration of the interpretation and application of the use of due regard in pre-registration nursing programmes..

An exploration of the interpretation and application of the Due Regard Principle in Practice learning. (2013)
Report
Scott, J. A., Pollock, C., Conlon, M. M. M., & Miller, L. (2013). An exploration of the interpretation and application of the Due Regard Principle in Practice learning. Scotland: NHS Scotland

This is the second stage of a project on ‘Due Regard’. Project one explored and investigated Due Regard in practice in Scotland. Project two (this project) evaluated a pilot of the effectiveness and validity of a practice learning environment Equiv... Read More about An exploration of the interpretation and application of the Due Regard Principle in Practice learning..