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Living with and beyond dementia: a phenomenological investigation of young people’s lived experience with dementia and the transition from pre-diagnosis through diagnosis and beyond to living well with dementia. (2017)
Thesis
Douglas, J. Living with and beyond dementia: a phenomenological investigation of young people’s lived experience with dementia and the transition from pre-diagnosis through diagnosis and beyond to living well with dementia. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier Un

Younger People with Dementia (YPwD) are those who receive a diagnosis of dementia under the age of 65. In Scotland the number of people with dementia who meet this definition is approximately 3200 (Alzheimer Scotland, 2017). The purpose of this study... Read More about Living with and beyond dementia: a phenomenological investigation of young people’s lived experience with dementia and the transition from pre-diagnosis through diagnosis and beyond to living well with dementia..

Towards a framework for cross-boundary collaborative open learning for cross-institutional academic development (2017)
Thesis
Nerantzi, C. Towards a framework for cross-boundary collaborative open learning for cross-institutional academic development. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1025583

This phenomenographic study, explores the collaborative open learning experience of academic staff and open learners in cross-institutional academic development settings, and adds to what is known in these settings. It provides new insights for acade... Read More about Towards a framework for cross-boundary collaborative open learning for cross-institutional academic development.

Developing meta-ethnography reporting guidance for research and practice (2017)
Report
Cunningham, M., France, E. F., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A. S., Roberts, R. J., …Noyes, J. (in press). Developing meta-ethnography reporting guidance for research and practice. NIHR

Background: Meta-ethnography is a commonly used methodology for qualitative evidence synthesis. Research has identified that the quality of reporting of published meta-ethnographies is often poor and this has limited the utility of meta-ethnography... Read More about Developing meta-ethnography reporting guidance for research and practice.

Brexit Observatory: Listening to the voices of those affected by the Brexit vote, in the research, innovation and tertiary education sectors (2017)
Report
Cataluna, A. M., O'Connor, S., Konig, A., Combet Aspray, E., & Meer, N. (2017). Brexit Observatory: Listening to the voices of those affected by the Brexit vote, in the research, innovation and tertiary education sectors. Scotland, UK: Royal Society of Ed

The Young Academy of Scotland, in collaboration with the Royal Society of Edinburgh, launched a call for case studies on 12 May 2017, with the objective of capturing the impact, whether positive or negative, perceived or factual, of the Brexit vote... Read More about Brexit Observatory: Listening to the voices of those affected by the Brexit vote, in the research, innovation and tertiary education sectors.

Flag Procession (2017)
Digital Artefact
Kydd, A. (2017). Flag Procession

No abstract available. Report of the flag procession at the 44th Biennial Convention of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International.

Prescribers' views and experiences of assessing the appropriateness of prescribed medications in a specialist addiction service (2017)
Journal Article
Oluyase, A., Raistrick, D., Hughes, E., & Lloyd, C. (2017). Prescribers' views and experiences of assessing the appropriateness of prescribed medications in a specialist addiction service. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 39(6), 1248-1255. http

Background: Mental and physical health problems are common in people with substance misuse problems and medications are often required in their management. Given the extent of prescribing for service users who attend specialist addiction services, it... Read More about Prescribers' views and experiences of assessing the appropriateness of prescribed medications in a specialist addiction service.

Students’ perspectives of using the hub and spoke model to support and develop learning in practice (2017)
Journal Article
Millar, L., Conlon, M., & McGirr, D. (2017). Students’ perspectives of using the hub and spoke model to support and develop learning in practice. Nursing Standard, 32(9), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2017.e10389

The acquisition of competence in learning is dependent on a number of variables. Students need to feel a sense of security in the practice learning area to be able to fully develop the skills required. Hub and Spoke is one model for practice learning... Read More about Students’ perspectives of using the hub and spoke model to support and develop learning in practice.

Acculturation is associated with higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among Chinese immigrants in Australia: Evidence from a large population-based cohort (2017)
Journal Article
Jin, K., Gullick, J., Neubeck, L., Koo, F., & Ding, M. (2017). Acculturation is associated with higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among Chinese immigrants in Australia: Evidence from a large population-based cohort. European Journal

Background: Acculturation is associated with increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk-factors among immigrants in Western countries. Little is known about acculturation effects on CVD risks among Chinese immigrants, one of the fastes... Read More about Acculturation is associated with higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among Chinese immigrants in Australia: Evidence from a large population-based cohort.

Mobile Technology Use Across Age Groups in Patients Eligible for Cardiac Rehabilitation: Survey Study (2017)
Journal Article
Gallagher, R., Neubeck, L., Roach, K., Sadler, L., Glinatsis, H., Belshaw, J., …Parker, H. (2017). Mobile Technology Use Across Age Groups in Patients Eligible for Cardiac Rehabilitation: Survey Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 5(10), https://doi.org/10

Background: Emerging evidence indicates mobile technology–based strategies may improve access to secondary prevention and reduce risk factors in cardiac patients. However, little is known about cardiac patients’ use of mobile technology, particularly... Read More about Mobile Technology Use Across Age Groups in Patients Eligible for Cardiac Rehabilitation: Survey Study.

Evidence-Based Evaluation of Practice and Innovation in Physical Therapy Using the IDEAL-Physio Framework (2017)
Journal Article
Beard, D., Hamilton, D., Davies, L., Cook, J., Hirst, A., McCulloch, P., & Paez, A. (2018). Evidence-Based Evaluation of Practice and Innovation in Physical Therapy Using the IDEAL-Physio Framework. Physical Therapy, 98(2), 108-121. https://doi.org/10.109

The IDEAL framework is an established method for initial and ongoing evaluations of innovation and practice for complex health care interventions. First derived for surgical sciences and embedded at a global level for evaluating surgery/surgical devi... Read More about Evidence-Based Evaluation of Practice and Innovation in Physical Therapy Using the IDEAL-Physio Framework.

Medication adherence after percutaneous coronary intervention (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dawkes, S., Raeside, R., Elliott, L., & Donaldson, J. (2017, October). Medication adherence after percutaneous coronary intervention. Paper presented at Singapore Prevention & Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium, Singapore

No abstract available.

Angina management after coronary intervention. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dawkes, S., Raeside, R., Elliott, L., & Donaldson, J. (2017, October). Angina management after coronary intervention. Paper presented at Singapore Prevention & Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium, Singapore

No abstract available.

Support needs of patients after elective PCI (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dawkes, S., & Brown, N. (2017, October). Support needs of patients after elective PCI. Paper presented at Singapore Prevention & Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium, Singapore

Introduction and background: Elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) should reduce patients’ angina symptoms but thereafter it is critical that patients self-manage their coronary heart disease (CHD) (i.e. manage any angina symptoms, reduce... Read More about Support needs of patients after elective PCI.

Breastfeeding initiation: an in-depth qualitative analysis of the perspectives of women and midwives using Social Cognitive Theory (2017)
Journal Article
Edwards, M., Jepson, R., & McInnes, R. (2018). Breastfeeding initiation: an in-depth qualitative analysis of the perspectives of women and midwives using Social Cognitive Theory. Midwifery, 57, 8-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.10.013

Objective To explore women's and midwives’ expectations, knowledge and experiences of breastfeeding initiation using Social Cognitive Theory. Design A qualitative study using focus group discussions and individual interviews. Breastfeeding initiat... Read More about Breastfeeding initiation: an in-depth qualitative analysis of the perspectives of women and midwives using Social Cognitive Theory.

Learning lessons from the analysis of patient complaints relating to staff attitudes, behaviour and communication, using the concept of emotional labour (2017)
Journal Article
Hogg, R., Hanley, J., & Smith, P. (2018). Learning lessons from the analysis of patient complaints relating to staff attitudes, behaviour and communication, using the concept of emotional labour. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(5-6), e1004-e1012. https://

Objectives: This paper explores the content of letters of complaint by patients and carers about the behaviour, attitudes and communication of healthcare staff. Background: The most common focus of patient complaints in the UK and other high-income... Read More about Learning lessons from the analysis of patient complaints relating to staff attitudes, behaviour and communication, using the concept of emotional labour.

Living with an indwelling urethral catheter in a community setting: Exploring triggers for unscheduled community nurse “out-of-hours” visits (2017)
Journal Article
Mackay, W. G., MacIntosh, T., Kydd, A., Fleming, A., O'Kane, C., Shepherd, A., Hagen, S., Williams, C., Mundie, J., Russell, C., Rodgers, F., MacLachlan, M., Galbraith, R., Rankin, J., & McIver, V. (2018). Living with an indwelling urethral catheter in a

Aims and Objective: To explore the experiences of community patients living with a urethral catheter and those caring for them. Background: Living at home with an indwelling urethral catheter often results in consequences that create a double-edge... Read More about Living with an indwelling urethral catheter in a community setting: Exploring triggers for unscheduled community nurse “out-of-hours” visits.

Choice of Health Options In prevention of Cardiovascular Events (CHOICE) replication study two-year follow-up: is an extended program beneficial? (2017)
Journal Article
Neubeck, L., Freedman, B., Lowres, N., Hyund, K., Orchard, J., Briffa, T., …Redfern, J. (2017). Choice of Health Options In prevention of Cardiovascular Events (CHOICE) replication study two-year follow-up: is an extended program beneficial?. Heart, Lun

Background: Globally, attendance at cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is between 15-30%. Alternative models of individualised care are recommended to promote participation in CR, however there has been no prospective testing of different duration of such m... Read More about Choice of Health Options In prevention of Cardiovascular Events (CHOICE) replication study two-year follow-up: is an extended program beneficial?.

Student and preceptor perceptions of primary health care clinical placements during pre-service education: Qualitative results from a quasi-experimental study (2017)
Journal Article
Phafoli, S. H., Christensen-Majid, A., Skolnik, L., Reinhardt, S., Nyangu, I., Whalen, M., & Stender, S. C. (2018). Student and preceptor perceptions of primary health care clinical placements during pre-service education: Qualitative results from a quasi

As a practice discipline, nursing education has a mandate to collaborate with all clinical settings, including primary health care (PHC), to prepare nursing students to function effectively in different settings upon deployment. Prior to 2011, nursin... Read More about Student and preceptor perceptions of primary health care clinical placements during pre-service education: Qualitative results from a quasi-experimental study.

The social determinants of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth suicidality in England: a mixed methods study (2017)
Journal Article
McDermott, E., Hughes, E., & Rawlings, V. (2018). The social determinants of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth suicidality in England: a mixed methods study. Journal of Public Health, 40(3), e244–e251. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdx135

Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth have a higher risk of suicidality and self-harm than heterosexual youth populations but little is known about the underlying mechanisms. We aimed to investigate the social determinants o... Read More about The social determinants of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth suicidality in England: a mixed methods study.