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Interface pressure measurements: Visual interpretation of pressure maps with MS clients (2008)
Journal Article
Stinson, M. D., Crawford, S. A., & Porter-Armstrong, A. P. (2008). Interface pressure measurements: Visual interpretation of pressure maps with MS clients. Disability and Rehabilitation, 30(8), 618-624. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280701400409

Purpose. Pressure mapping systems provide useful information for pressure care assessment. Healthcare professionals tend to rely upon their colour-coded pressure maps to assist clinical decision-making, based on ranking these from best to worst press... Read More about Interface pressure measurements: Visual interpretation of pressure maps with MS clients.

Effectiveness of training on the community skills of children with intellectual disabilities (2008)
Journal Article
Drysdale, J., Casey, J., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2008). Effectiveness of training on the community skills of children with intellectual disabilities. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 15(4), 247-255. https://doi.org/10.1080/11038120802456136

Background: Children with intellectual disabilities often have difficulties in daily tasks, requiring training to increase functional independence. This study measured the effectiveness of community skills training in a telephone task and a shopping... Read More about Effectiveness of training on the community skills of children with intellectual disabilities.

Improving patient care through partnership and collaboration (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicol, J. (2008, January). Improving patient care through partnership and collaboration. Poster presented at Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care, Edinburgh. (Unpublished)

Improving patient care through partnership and collaboration

Is a STAS-based tool valid to triage patients at a specialist palliative care inpatient unit? (2008)
Journal Article
JY Fergus, C., S Nicol, J. & B Russell, P. (2007). Is a STAS-based tool valid to triage patients at a specialist palliative care inpatient unit?. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 14. (1). 34-39. . ISSN 1357-6321.

Many tools exist to assess the symptoms and needs of palliative care patients, but no tool has been validated to prioritise patients referred for specialist inpatient palliative care. The aim of this study was to produce and validate such a tool.... Read More about Is a STAS-based tool valid to triage patients at a specialist palliative care inpatient unit?.

Implementation and evaluation of a pilot education programme in colorectal cancer management for nurses in Scotland (2008)
Journal Article
Knowles, G., Hutchison, C., Smith, G., Philp, I. D., McCormick, K., & Preston, E. (2008). Implementation and evaluation of a pilot education programme in colorectal cancer management for nurses in Scotland. Nurse Education Today, 28(1), 15-23. https://doi

Summary This paper describes the results of an evaluation of a nursing education programme for nurses caring for patients with colorectal cancer. A sample of 67 registered nurses from 6 location sites within the 3 Regional Cancer Networks in Scotland... Read More about Implementation and evaluation of a pilot education programme in colorectal cancer management for nurses in Scotland.

Promoting research participation: Why not advertise altruism? (2008)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Entwistle, V., Haddow, G., & Wells, M. (2008). Promoting research participation: Why not advertise altruism?. Social Science and Medicine, 66(7), 1451-1456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.12.013

Participation rates have a major impact on the quality, cost and timeliness of health research. There is growing evidence that participation rates may be falling and that new research governance structures and procedures may be increasing the likelih... Read More about Promoting research participation: Why not advertise altruism?.

Preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: the impact on families and the supports available to them (2008)
Journal Article
Cassidy, A., McConkey, R., Truesdale‐Kennedy, M., & Slevin, E. (2008). Preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: the impact on families and the supports available to them. Early Child Development and Care, 178(2), 115-128. https://doi.org/10.1080/030

As more children are diagnosed at a younger age with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a new population of families is growing requiring services. Little is known about their characteristics and need for support. Instead, past research has tended to f... Read More about Preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: the impact on families and the supports available to them.

Priorities for Occupational Therapy Research in the United Kingdom: Executive Summary of the POTTER Project (2008)
Journal Article
Bannigan, K., Boniface, G., Doherty, P., Nichol, M., Porter-Armstrong, A., & Scudds, R. (2008). Priorities for Occupational Therapy Research in the United Kingdom: Executive Summary of the POTTER Project. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(1), 13

The College of Occupational Therapists commissioned the POTTER project to inform its work and the work of its research foundation. The aim was to identify its members' views about the current national priorities for occupational therapy research in t... Read More about Priorities for Occupational Therapy Research in the United Kingdom: Executive Summary of the POTTER Project.

Mental health nurse prescribing. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snowden, A. (2008, January). Mental health nurse prescribing. Paper presented at Mental Health Nurse Prescribing, Huddersfield, UK