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Exploring the patient experience of remote hypertension management in Scotland during COVID-19: a qualitative study (2023)
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Mchale, S., Paterson, M., Pearsons, A., Neubeck, L., Atherton, I., Guthrie, B., …Hanley, J. (2023). Exploring the patient experience of remote hypertension management in Scotland during COVID-19: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 13(12), Article e078944. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078944

Objectives The aim of this study was to understand how patients experienced hypertension management, with or without BP telemonitoring, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design, Methods, participants, and setting This qualitative study conducted b... Read More about Exploring the patient experience of remote hypertension management in Scotland during COVID-19: a qualitative study.

Examining the effectiveness of telemonitoring with routinely acquired blood pressure data in primary care: challenges in the statistical analysis (2021)
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Parker, R. A., Padfield, P., Hanley, J., Pinnock, H., Kennedy, J., Stoddart, A., …McKinstry, B. (2021). Examining the effectiveness of telemonitoring with routinely acquired blood pressure data in primary care: challenges in the statistical analysis. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21(1), Article 31 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01219-8

Background Scale-up BP was a quasi-experimental implementation study, following a successful randomised controlled trial of the roll-out of telemonitoring in primary care across Lothian, Scotland. Our primary objective was to assess the effect of te... Read More about Examining the effectiveness of telemonitoring with routinely acquired blood pressure data in primary care: challenges in the statistical analysis.

Atrial fibrillation self-management: a mobile telephone app scoping review and content analysis (2020)
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Pearsons, A., Hanson, C. L., Gallagher, R., O'Carroll, R. E., Khonsari, S., Hanley, J., …Neubeck, L. (2021). Atrial fibrillation self-management: a mobile telephone app scoping review and content analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20(4), 305–314. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa014

Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects over 1.4 million people in the UK, resulting in a five-fold increased stroke risk and a three to four times greater risk of severe, disabling stroke. Atrial fibrillation, a chronic disease, requires monitoring, medica... Read More about Atrial fibrillation self-management: a mobile telephone app scoping review and content analysis.

Telemonitoring at scale for hypertension in primary care: An implementation study (2020)
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Hammersley, V., Parker, R., Paterson, M., Hanley, J., Pinnock, H., Padfield, P., …McKinstry, B. (2020). Telemonitoring at scale for hypertension in primary care: An implementation study. PLoS Medicine, 17(6), e1003124. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003124

Background While evidence from randomised controlled trials shows that telemonitoring for hypertension is associated with improved blood pressure (BP) control, healthcare systems have been slow to implement it, partly because of inadequate integrati... Read More about Telemonitoring at scale for hypertension in primary care: An implementation study.

A mobile phone intervention to improve obesity-related health behaviors of adolescents across Europe: An iterative co-design and feasibility study (2020)
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Martin, A., Caon, M., Adorni, F., Andreoni, G., Ascolese, A., Atkinson, S., …McKinstry, B. (2020). A mobile phone intervention to improve obesity-related health behaviors of adolescents across Europe: An iterative co-design and feasibility study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(3), Article e14118. https://doi.org/10.2196/14118

Background: Promotion of physical activity, healthy eating, adequate sleep and reduced sedentary behavior in adolescents is a major priority globally given the current increase in population health challenges of non-communicable diseases and risk fa... Read More about A mobile phone intervention to improve obesity-related health behaviors of adolescents across Europe: An iterative co-design and feasibility study.

Promoting healthy teenage behaviour across three European countries through the use of a novel smartphone technology platform, PEGASO fit for future: study protocol of a quasi-experimental, controlled, multi-Centre trial (2019)
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Puigdomenech, E., Martin, A., Lang, A., Adorni, F., Gomez, S. F., McKinstry, B., …on behalf of the PEGASO Fit For Future Consortium. (2019). Promoting healthy teenage behaviour across three European countries through the use of a novel smartphone technology platform, PEGASO fit for future: study protocol of a quasi-experimental, controlled, multi-Centre trial. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-019-0958-x

Background Behaviour change interventions targeting physical activity, diet, sleep and sedentary behaviour of teenagers show promise when delivered through smartphones. However, to date there is no evidence of effectiveness of multicomponent smartph... Read More about Promoting healthy teenage behaviour across three European countries through the use of a novel smartphone technology platform, PEGASO fit for future: study protocol of a quasi-experimental, controlled, multi-Centre trial.

The 4 ‘A’s test for detecting delirium in acute medical patients: a diagnostic accuracy study (2019)
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MacLullich, A. M., Shenkin, S. D., Goodacre, S., Godfrey, M., Hanley, J., Stíobhairt, A., …Gray, A. (2019). The 4 ‘A’s test for detecting delirium in acute medical patients: a diagnostic accuracy study. Health Technology Assessment, 23(40), 1-194. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23400

Background: Delirium is a common and serious neuropsychiatric syndrome, usually triggered by illness or drugs. It remains underdetected. One reason for this is a lack of brief, pragmatic assessment tools. The 4 ‘A’s test (Arousal, Attention, Abbrevia... Read More about The 4 ‘A’s test for detecting delirium in acute medical patients: a diagnostic accuracy study.

Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the Confusion Assessment Method (2019)
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Shenkin, S., Fox, C., Godfrey, M., Siddiqi, N., Goodacre, S., Young, J., …MacLullich, A. (2019). Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the Confusion Assessment Method. BMC Medicine, 17, Article 138. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1367-9

Background: Delirium affects >15% of hospitalised patients but is grossly underdetected, contributing to poor care. The 4 ‘A’s Test (4AT; www.the4AT.com) is a short delirium assessment tool designed for routine use without special training. The prim... Read More about Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the Confusion Assessment Method.

Evaluating a large-scale roll out of blood pressure telemonitoring using routinely acquired data (2019)
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McKinstry, B., Hammersley, V., Parker, R., Pinnock, H., Padfield, P., Hanley, J., …Steventon, A. (2019). Evaluating a large-scale roll out of blood pressure telemonitoring using routinely acquired data. British Journal of General Practice, 69(suppl 1), https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19x703529

Background: 1.2 million appointments in Scottish primary care annually are used solely for checking blood pressure (BP). While evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) shows that telemonitoring of BP produces significant reductions, it has n... Read More about Evaluating a large-scale roll out of blood pressure telemonitoring using routinely acquired data.

Challenges and barriers to optimising sedation in intensive care: a qualitative study in eight Scottish intensive care units (2019)
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Kydonaki, K., Hanley, J., Huby, G., Antonelli, J., & Walsh, T. (2019). Challenges and barriers to optimising sedation in intensive care: a qualitative study in eight Scottish intensive care units. BMJ Open, 9, Article e024549. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024549

Objectives: Various strategies to promote light sedation are highly recommended in recent guidelines, as deep sedation is associated with suboptimum patient outcomes. Yet, the challenges met by clinicians in delivering high-quality analgosedation is... Read More about Challenges and barriers to optimising sedation in intensive care: a qualitative study in eight Scottish intensive care units.

Implementing telemonitoring in primary care: learning from a large qualitative dataset gathered during a series of studies (2018)
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Hanley, J., Pinnock, H., Paterson, M., & McKinstry, B. (2018). Implementing telemonitoring in primary care: learning from a large qualitative dataset gathered during a series of studies. BMC Family Practice, 19(1), 118. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0814-6

Background: Telemonitoring for long term conditions such as hypertension and diabetes has not been widely adopted despite evidence of efficacy in trials and policy support. The Telescot programme comprised a series of seven trials and observational s... Read More about Implementing telemonitoring in primary care: learning from a large qualitative dataset gathered during a series of studies.

Prospective external validation of the Predicting Out-of-OFfice Blood Pressure (PROOF-BP) strategy for triaging ambulatory monitoring in the diagnosis and management of hypertension: observational cohort study (2018)
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Sheppard, J. P., Martin, U., Gill, P., Stevens, R., Hobbs, F. R., Mant, J., …McManus, R. J. (2018). Prospective external validation of the Predicting Out-of-OFfice Blood Pressure (PROOF-BP) strategy for triaging ambulatory monitoring in the diagnosis and management of hypertension: observational cohort study. The BMJ, 361, k2478. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2478

Objectives: Triaging patients with suspected high blood pressure for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), on the basis of their clinic blood pressure and characteristics, may reduce the need for ABPM. This study aimed to prospectively validat... Read More about Prospective external validation of the Predicting Out-of-OFfice Blood Pressure (PROOF-BP) strategy for triaging ambulatory monitoring in the diagnosis and management of hypertension: observational cohort study.

Protocol for validation of the 4AT, a rapid screening tool for delirium: a multicentre prospective diagnostic test accuracy study (2018)
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Shenkin, S. D., Fox, C., Godfrey, M., Siddiqi, N., Goodacre, S., Young, J., …MacLullich, A. M. (2018). Protocol for validation of the 4AT, a rapid screening tool for delirium: a multicentre prospective diagnostic test accuracy study. BMJ Open, 8(2), Article e015572. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015572

INTRODUCTION: Delirium is a severe neuropsychiatric syndrome of rapid onset, commonly precipitated by acute illness. It is common in older people in the emergency department (ED) and acute hospital, but greatly under-recognised in these and other se... Read More about Protocol for validation of the 4AT, a rapid screening tool for delirium: a multicentre prospective diagnostic test accuracy study.

Are self-reported telemonitored blood pressure readings affected by end-digit preference: a prospective cohort study in Scotland (2018)
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Parker, R. A., Paterson, M., Padfield, P., Pinnock, H., Hanley, J., Hammersley, V. S., …McKinstry, B. (2018). Are self-reported telemonitored blood pressure readings affected by end-digit preference: a prospective cohort study in Scotland. BMJ Open, 8(1), Article e019431. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019431

Objective Simple forms of blood pressure (BP) telemonitoring require patients to text readings to central servers creating an opportunity for both entry error and manipulation. We wished to determine if there was an apparent preference for particul... Read More about Are self-reported telemonitored blood pressure readings affected by end-digit preference: a prospective cohort study in Scotland.

Predicting Out-of-Office Blood Pressure in the Clinic for the Diagnosis of Hypertension in Primary Care: An Economic Evaluation (2017)
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Monahan, M., Jowett, S., Lovibond, K., Gill, P., Godwin, M., Greenfield, S., …McManus, R. J. (2017). Predicting Out-of-Office Blood Pressure in the Clinic for the Diagnosis of Hypertension in Primary Care: An Economic Evaluation. Hypertension, https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.10244

Clinical guidelines in the United States and United Kingdom recommend that individuals with suspected hypertension should have ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring to confirm the diagnosis. This approach reduces misdiagnosis because of white coa... Read More about Predicting Out-of-Office Blood Pressure in the Clinic for the Diagnosis of Hypertension in Primary Care: An Economic Evaluation.

Learning lessons from the analysis of patient complaints relating to staff attitudes, behaviour and communication, using the concept of emotional labour (2017)
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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://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14121

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.

Transition to parenthood in the neonatal care unit: a qualitative study and conceptual model designed to illuminate parent and professional views of the impact of webcam technology (2017)
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Kerr, S., King, C., Hogg, R., McPherson, K., Hanley, J., Brierton, M., & Ainsworth, S. (2017). Transition to parenthood in the neonatal care unit: a qualitative study and conceptual model designed to illuminate parent and professional views of the impact of webcam technology. BMC Pediatrics, 17(1), 158. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-017-0917-6

Background: Complications during pregnancy, childbirth and/or the postnatal period may result in the admission of a baby to a neonatal unit (NNU). While the survival and long-term prospects of high-risk infants are enhanced by admission, the enforced... Read More about Transition to parenthood in the neonatal care unit: a qualitative study and conceptual model designed to illuminate parent and professional views of the impact of webcam technology.

Home monitoring of breathing rate in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: observational study of feasibility, acceptability, and change after exacerbation (2017)
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Rubio, N., Parker, R. A., Drost, E. M., Pinnock, H., Weir, C. J., Hanley, J., …Rabinovich, R. A. (2017). Home monitoring of breathing rate in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: observational study of feasibility, acceptability, and change after exacerbation. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 12, 1221-1231. https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s120706

Abstract: Telehealth programs to promote early identification and timely self-management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (AECOPDs) have yielded disappointing results, in part, because parameters monitored (symptoms, p... Read More about Home monitoring of breathing rate in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: observational study of feasibility, acceptability, and change after exacerbation.

Cohort profile: the Scottish Research register SHARE. A register of people interested in research participation linked to NHS data sets (2017)
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McKinstry, B., Sullivan, F. M., Vasishta, S., Armstrong, R., Hanley, J., Haughney, J., …Palmer, C. N. A. (2017). Cohort profile: the Scottish Research register SHARE. A register of people interested in research participation linked to NHS data sets. BMJ Open, 7(2), e013351. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013351

Purpose Recruitment to trials is often difficult. Many trials fail to meet recruitment targets resulting in underpowered studies which waste resources and the time of those who participated. While there is evidence that many people are willing to tak... Read More about Cohort profile: the Scottish Research register SHARE. A register of people interested in research participation linked to NHS data sets.

Application of Mixed Effects Limits of Agreement in the Presence of Multiple Sources of Variability: Exemplar from the Comparison of Several Devices to Measure Respiratory Rate in COPD Patients (2016)
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Parker, R. A., Weir, C. J., Rubio, N., Rabinovich, R., Pinnock, H., Hanley, J., …McKinstry, B. (2016). Application of Mixed Effects Limits of Agreement in the Presence of Multiple Sources of Variability: Exemplar from the Comparison of Several Devices to Measure Respiratory Rate in COPD Patients. PLOS ONE, 11(12), Article e0168321. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168321

Introduction The Bland-Altman limits of agreement method is widely used to assess how well the measurements produced by two raters, devices or systems agree with each other. However, mixed effects versions of the method which take into account multi... Read More about Application of Mixed Effects Limits of Agreement in the Presence of Multiple Sources of Variability: Exemplar from the Comparison of Several Devices to Measure Respiratory Rate in COPD Patients.

Parent–child connectedness and communication in relation to alcohol, tobacco and drug use in adolescence: An integrative review of the literature (2016)
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Carver, H., Elliott, L., Kennedy, C., & Hanley, J. (2017). Parent–child connectedness and communication in relation to alcohol, tobacco and drug use in adolescence: An integrative review of the literature. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 24(2), 119-133. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2016.1221060

Previous reviews have highlighted parent-child connectedness and communication as important protective factors against adolescent substance use. However, these reviews focus on single substances such as alcohol. An integrative review of the literatur... Read More about Parent–child connectedness and communication in relation to alcohol, tobacco and drug use in adolescence: An integrative review of the literature.

Supported Telemonitoring and Glycemic Control in People with Type 2 Diabetes: The Telescot Diabetes Pragmatic Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (2016)
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Wild, S. H., Hanley, J., Lewis, S. C., McKnight, J. A., McCloughan, L. B., Padfield, P. L., …McKinstry, B. (2016). Supported Telemonitoring and Glycemic Control in People with Type 2 Diabetes: The Telescot Diabetes Pragmatic Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS Medicine, 13(7), Article e1002098. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002098

Background Self-monitoring of blood glucose among people with type 2 diabetes not treated with insulin does not appear to be effective in improving glycemic control. We investigated whether health professional review of telemetrically transmitted... Read More about Supported Telemonitoring and Glycemic Control in People with Type 2 Diabetes: The Telescot Diabetes Pragmatic Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

Staff education, regular sedation and analgesia quality feedback, and a sedation monitoring technology for improving sedation and analgesia quality for critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients: a cluster randomised trial (2016)
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Walsh, T. S., Kydonaki, K., Antonelli, J., Stephen, J., Lee, R. J., Everingham, K., …Weir, C. J. (2016). Staff education, regular sedation and analgesia quality feedback, and a sedation monitoring technology for improving sedation and analgesia quality for critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients: a cluster randomised trial. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 4(10), 807-817. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600%2816%2930178-3

Staff education, regular sedation and analgesia quality feedback, and a sedation monitoring technology for improving sedation and analgesia quality for critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients: a cluster randomised trial.

G181(P) Evaluation of a new e-health intervention in neonatal care: Perspectives of parents and health professionals (2016)
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King, C., Kerr, S., Hogg, R., McPherson, K., Hanley, J., Brierton, M., & Ainsworth, S. (2016). G181(P) Evaluation of a new e-health intervention in neonatal care: Perspectives of parents and health professionals. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101(Suppl 1), A95.1-A95. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2016-310863.172

Aim This paper will report findings from the first phase of an evaluation of a new e-health intervention designed to allow mothers to ‘see’ their baby in neonatal care (NNU) when they are not able to be with them. The intervention, MyLittleOne, invol... Read More about G181(P) Evaluation of a new e-health intervention in neonatal care: Perspectives of parents and health professionals.

Predicting Out-of-Office Blood Pressure in the Clinic (PROOF-BP)Novelty and Significance: Derivation and Validation of a Tool to Improve the Accuracy of Blood Pressure Measurement in Clinical Practice (2016)
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Sheppard, J. P., Stevens, R., Gill, P., Martin, U., Godwin, M., Hanley, J., …McManus, R. J. (2016). Predicting Out-of-Office Blood Pressure in the Clinic (PROOF-BP)Novelty and Significance: Derivation and Validation of a Tool to Improve the Accuracy of Blood Pressure Measurement in Clinical Practice. Hypertension, 67(5), 941-950. https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.115.07108

Patients often have lower (white coat effect) or higher (masked effect) ambulatory/home blood pressure readings compared with clinic measurements, resulting in misdiagnosis of hypertension. The present study assessed whether blood pressure and patien... Read More about Predicting Out-of-Office Blood Pressure in the Clinic (PROOF-BP)Novelty and Significance: Derivation and Validation of a Tool to Improve the Accuracy of Blood Pressure Measurement in Clinical Practice.

Rationale, design and methodology of a trial evaluating three strategies designed to improve sedation quality in intensive care units (DESIST study) (2016)
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Weir, C. J., Kydonaki, K., Walsh, T. S., Kydonaki, C. (., Antonelli, J., Stephen, J., …Weir, C. (2016). Rationale, design and methodology of a trial evaluating three strategies designed to improve sedation quality in intensive care units (DESIST study). BMJ Open, 6(3), Article e010148. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010148

Objectives To describe the rationale, design and methodology for a trial of three novel interventions developed to improve sedation-analgesia quality in adult intensive care units (ICUs). Participants and Setting 8 clusters, each a Scottish ICU. A... Read More about Rationale, design and methodology of a trial evaluating three strategies designed to improve sedation quality in intensive care units (DESIST study).

Qualitative study of telemonitoring of blood glucose and blood pressure in type 2 diabetes. (2015)
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Hanley, J., Fairbrother, P., McCloughan, L., Pagliari, C., Paterson, M., Pinnock, H., …McKinstry, B. (2015). Qualitative study of telemonitoring of blood glucose and blood pressure in type 2 diabetes. BMJ Open, 5(12), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008896

Objectives To explore the experiences of patients and professionals taking part in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of blood glucose, blood pressure (BP) and weight telemonitoring in type 2 diabetes supported by primary care, and identify factors... Read More about Qualitative study of telemonitoring of blood glucose and blood pressure in type 2 diabetes..

Oximetry-supported self-management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: mixed method feasibility pilot project (2015)
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MacNab, M., Lee, S. H., McCloughan, L., Hanley, J., McKinstry, B., & Pinnock, H. (2017). Oximetry-supported self-management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: mixed method feasibility pilot project. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1135-2

Background: Pulse oximetry could potentially contribute to self-monitoring. NHS Lothian’s ‘Light Touch’ service provided COPD patients with a self-management plan based on symptoms and oximetry. The service was overseen (though not actively monitor... Read More about Oximetry-supported self-management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: mixed method feasibility pilot project.

Mixed methods feasibility study for a trial of blood pressure telemonitoring for people who have had stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA) (2015)
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Hanley, J., Fairbrother, P., Krishan, A., McCloughan, L., Padfield, P., Paterson, M., …McKinstry, B. (2015). Mixed methods feasibility study for a trial of blood pressure telemonitoring for people who have had stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Trials, 16(1), 117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0628-y

Background Good blood pressure (BP) control reduces the risk of recurrence of stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Although there is strong evidence that BP telemonitoring helps achieve good control, none of the major trials have considered th... Read More about Mixed methods feasibility study for a trial of blood pressure telemonitoring for people who have had stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA).

Telemonitoring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cost and cost-utility analysis of a randomised controlled trial (2015)
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Stoddart, A., van der Pol, M., Pinnock, H., Hanley, J., McCloughan, L., Todd, A., …McKinstry, B. (2015). Telemonitoring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cost and cost-utility analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 21(2), 108-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633x14566574

We compared the costs and cost-effectiveness of telemonitoring vs usual care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A total of 256 patients were randomised to either telemonitoring or usual care. In the telemonitoring arm, th... Read More about Telemonitoring for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cost and cost-utility analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

P33 'light Touch' Telemonitoring For People With Copd In Lothian: A Pilot Evaluation With Nested Qualitative Study (2014)
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Pinnock, H., MacNab, M., Lee, S., McCloughan, L., Hanley, J., Lindsay, A., & McKinstry, B. (2014). P33 'light Touch' Telemonitoring For People With Copd In Lothian: A Pilot Evaluation With Nested Qualitative Study. Thorax, 69(Suppl 2), A92-A92. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206260.183

Background and aim Professionally monitored telehealthcare has significant workload implications, but qualitative work suggested that pulse oximetry could potentially contribute to self-monitoring. We aimed to evaluate the acceptability and perceived... Read More about P33 'light Touch' Telemonitoring For People With Copd In Lothian: A Pilot Evaluation With Nested Qualitative Study.

M146 Validation Of Five Non-invasive Respiratory Rate Monitors In Patients With Copd In A Laboratory Setting (2014)
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Rubio, N., McKinstry, B., Parker, R., Pinnock, H., Weir, C., Yerramasu, C., …Rabinovich, R. A. (2014). M146 Validation Of Five Non-invasive Respiratory Rate Monitors In Patients With Copd In A Laboratory Setting. Thorax, 69(Suppl 2), A216-A216. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206260.441

Introduction There is a need of innovative models of care for patients with severe COPD and frequent AECOPD, and Telehealth (TH) is part of these programs. But current systems are limited by the parameters feasibly monitored in a domestic setting and... Read More about M146 Validation Of Five Non-invasive Respiratory Rate Monitors In Patients With Copd In A Laboratory Setting.

Supporting Pakistani and Chinese families with young children: perspectives of mothers and health visitors: Supporting Pakistani and Chinese families with young children (2014)
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Hogg, R., de Kok, B., Netto, G., Hanley, J., & Haycock-Stuart, E. (2015). Supporting Pakistani and Chinese families with young children: perspectives of mothers and health visitors: Supporting Pakistani and Chinese families with young children. Child: Care, Health and Development, 41(3), 416-423. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12154

Background In the UK, public health nurses (health visitors) provide support and advice to families with young children, including those from minority ethnic communities. While the need for cultural sensitivity is being increasingly recognized, th... Read More about Supporting Pakistani and Chinese families with young children: perspectives of mothers and health visitors: Supporting Pakistani and Chinese families with young children.

The use of global positional satellite location in dementia: a feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial (2014)
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Milne, H., van der Pol, M., McCloughan, L., Hanley, J., Mead, G., Starr, J., …McKinstry, B. (2014). The use of global positional satellite location in dementia: a feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 14(1), 160. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244x-14-160

Background: Getting lost outside is stressful for people with dementia and their caregivers and a leading cause of long-term institutionalisation. Although Global Positional Satellite (GPS) location has been promoted to facilitate safe walking, red... Read More about The use of global positional satellite location in dementia: a feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial.

Acceptability and perceived barriers and facilitators to creating a national research register to enable ’direct to patient’ enrolment into research: the Scottish Health Research Register (SHARE) (2013)
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Grant, A., Ure, J., Nicolson, D. J., Hanley, J., Sheikh, A., McKinstry, B., & Sullivan, F. (2013). Acceptability and perceived barriers and facilitators to creating a national research register to enable ’direct to patient’ enrolment into research: the Scottish Health Research Register (SHARE). BMC Health Services Research, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-422

Background Difficulties with recruitment pose a major, increasingly recognised challenge to the viability of research. We sought to explore whether a register of volunteers interested in research participation, with data linkage to electronic health... Read More about Acceptability and perceived barriers and facilitators to creating a national research register to enable ’direct to patient’ enrolment into research: the Scottish Health Research Register (SHARE).

Effectiveness of telemonitoring integrated into existing clinical services on hospital admission for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: researcher blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (2013)
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Pinnock, H., McCloughan, L., Todd, A., Krishan, A., Lewis, S., Stoddart, A., …McKinstry, B. (2013). Effectiveness of telemonitoring integrated into existing clinical services on hospital admission for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: researcher blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 347(oct17 3), f6070-f6070. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f6070

Objective To test the effectiveness of telemonitoring integrated into existing clinical services such that intervention and control groups have access to the same clinical care. Design Researcher blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.... Read More about Effectiveness of telemonitoring integrated into existing clinical services on hospital admission for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: researcher blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

The impact of supported telemetric monitoring in people with type 2 diabetes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2013)
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Wild, S., Hanley, J., Lewis, S., McKnight, J., McCloughan, L., Padfield, P., …McKinstry, B. (2013). The impact of supported telemetric monitoring in people with type 2 diabetes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 14(1), 198. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-198

Background Diabetes prevalence is increasing and current methods of management are unsustainable. Effective approaches to supporting self-management are required. The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to establish whether supported telemetr... Read More about The impact of supported telemetric monitoring in people with type 2 diabetes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Telemonitoring based service redesign for the management of uncontrolled hypertension: multicentre randomised controlled trial (2013)
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McKinstry, B., Wild, S., Pagliari, C., Paterson, M., Lewis, S., Sheikh, A., …Padfield, P. (2013). Telemonitoring based service redesign for the management of uncontrolled hypertension: multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 346(may24), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f3030

Objective To determine if an intervention consisting of telemonitoring and supervision by usual primary care clinicians of home self measured blood pressure and optional patient decision support leads to clinically important reductions in daytime sys... Read More about Telemonitoring based service redesign for the management of uncontrolled hypertension: multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS home blood pressure telemonitoring trial: a qualitative study: Table 1 (2013)
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Ure, J., Hanley, J., Ure, J. P., Pagliari, C., Sheikh, A., & McKinstry, B. (2013). Experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS home blood pressure telemonitoring trial: a qualitative study: Table 1. BMJ Open, 3(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002671

Objectives To explore the experiences of patients and professionals taking part in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of remote blood pressure (BP) telemonitoring supported by primary care. To identify factors facilitating or hindering the effective... Read More about Experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS home blood pressure telemonitoring trial: a qualitative study: Table 1.

Telemonitoring-based service redesign for the management of uncontrolled hypertension (HITS): cost and cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomised controlled trial (2013)
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Stoddart, A., Hanley, J., Wild, S., Pagliari, C., Paterson, M., Lewis, S., …McKinstry, B. (2013). Telemonitoring-based service redesign for the management of uncontrolled hypertension (HITS): cost and cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 3(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002681

Objectives To compare the costs and cost-effectiveness of managing patients with uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) using telemonitoring versus usual care from the perspective of the National Health Service (NHS). Design Within trial post hoc eco... Read More about Telemonitoring-based service redesign for the management of uncontrolled hypertension (HITS): cost and cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

Exploring telemonitoring and self-management by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative study embedded in a randomized controlled trial (2013)
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Fairbrother, P., Pinnock, H., Hanley, J., McCloughan, L., Sheikh, A., Pagliari, C., & McKinstry, B. (2013). Exploring telemonitoring and self-management by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative study embedded in a randomized controlled trial. Patient Education and Counseling, 93(3), (403-410). doi:10.1016/j.pec.2013.04.003. ISSN 0738-3991

Objective To explore patient and professional views on self-management in the context of telemonitoring in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods Semi-structured interviews with patients with COPD and healthcare professionals... Read More about Exploring telemonitoring and self-management by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A qualitative study embedded in a randomized controlled trial.

Telemonitoring for chronic heart failure: the views of patients and healthcare professionals - a qualitative study (2013)
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Fairbrother, P., Ure, J., Hanley, J., McCloughan, L., Denvir, M., Sheikh, A., & McKinstry, B. (2014). Telemonitoring for chronic heart failure: the views of patients and healthcare professionals - a qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 23(1-2), 132-144. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12137

Aims and objectives To understand the views of patients and professionals on the acceptability and perceived usefulness of telemonitoring in the management of chronic heart failure in the context of day-to-day care provision. Background There... Read More about Telemonitoring for chronic heart failure: the views of patients and healthcare professionals - a qualitative study.

Supporting the case for “progressive universalism” in health visiting: Scottish mothers and health visitors’ perspectives on targeting and rationing health visiting services, with a focus on the Lothian Child Concern Model (2012)
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Hogg, R., Kennedy, C., Gray Brunton, C., & Hanley, J. (2012). Supporting the case for “progressive universalism” in health visiting: Scottish mothers and health visitors’ perspectives on targeting and rationing health visiting services, with a focus on the Lothian Child Concern Model. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22, 240-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04224.x

Aims. To explore parents and professionals’ experience of family assessment in health visiting (public health nursing), with a focus on the Lothian Child Concern Model (LCCM). Background. Health visitors (HVs) currently assess families as requiring... Read More about Supporting the case for “progressive universalism” in health visiting: Scottish mothers and health visitors’ perspectives on targeting and rationing health visiting services, with a focus on the Lothian Child Concern Model.

Continuity, but at what cost? The impact of telemonitoring COPD on continuities of care: a qualitative study. (2012)
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Fairbrother, P., Pinnock, H., Hanley, J., McCloughan, L., Sheikh, A., Pagliari, C., & McKinstry, B. (2012). Continuity, but at what cost? The impact of telemonitoring COPD on continuities of care: a qualitative study. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 21(3), 322-328. https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2012.00068

Background: Continuity of care is widely regarded as an important marker of quality in the management of patients with long-term conditions. New services that integrate telemonitoring into care pathways have potential to change aspects of continuity... Read More about Continuity, but at what cost? The impact of telemonitoring COPD on continuities of care: a qualitative study..

Impact of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring: experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS randomised controlled trial of telemetry enabled home blood pressure (2012)
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Hanley, J., Ure, J. P., Paterson, M., Wild, S., Padfield, P., Pagliari, C., & McKinstry, B. (2012). Impact of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring: experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS randomised controlled trial of telemetry enabled home blood pressure. International journal of integrated care, 12,

AimTo explore the experiences of participants in a randomised controlled trial of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring for people with hypertension in order to explain the outcomes and guide further service development.MethodTwenty-five... Read More about Impact of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring: experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS randomised controlled trial of telemetry enabled home blood pressure.

Impact of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring: experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS randomised controlled trial of telemetry enabled home blood pressure (BP) (2012)
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Hanley, J., Ure, J., Paterson, M., Wild, S., Padfield, P., Pagliari, C., & McKinstry, B. (2012). Impact of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring: experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS randomised controlled trial of telemetry enabled home blood pressure (BP). International journal of integrated care, 12(4), https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.910

Aim: To explore the experiences of participants in a randomised controlled trial of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring for people with hypertension in order to explain the outcomes and guide further service development. Method: Twen... Read More about Impact of telemetry supported home blood pressure monitoring: experiences of patients and professionals participating in the HITS randomised controlled trial of telemetry enabled home blood pressure (BP).

Perspectives of patients and healthcare professionals on the impact of telemetrically supported patient self-management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a qualitative study nested in the TELESCOT trial (2012)
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Pinnock, H., Fairbrother, P., Hanley, J., McCloughan, L., Todd, A., & McKinstry, B. (2012). Perspectives of patients and healthcare professionals on the impact of telemetrically supported patient self-management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a qualitative study nested in the TELESCOT trial. International journal of integrated care, 12(4), https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.939

Background: Early identification of exacerbations reduces hospital admissions and may slow disease progression. The TELESCOT randomised control trial based in Lothian, Scotland, is investigating the impact of a tele-monitoring service for COPD with... Read More about Perspectives of patients and healthcare professionals on the impact of telemetrically supported patient self-management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a qualitative study nested in the TELESCOT trial.

Curating Complex, Dynamic and Distributed Data: Telehealth as a Laboratory for Strategy (2011)
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Ure, J., Ure, J., Ure, J. P., Hanley, J., Irshad, T., Whyte, A., …McKinstry, B. (2011). Curating Complex, Dynamic and Distributed Data: Telehealth as a Laboratory for Strategy. International Journal of Digital Curation, 6(2), 128-145. https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v6i2.207

Telehealth monitoring data is now being collected across large populations of patients with chronic diseases such as stroke, hypertension, COPD and dementia. These large, complex and heterogeneous datasets, including distributed sensor and mobile dat... Read More about Curating Complex, Dynamic and Distributed Data: Telehealth as a Laboratory for Strategy.

Piloting tele-monitoring in COPD: a mixed methods exploration of issues in design and implementation (2011)
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Ure, J., Ure, J. P., Pinnock, H., Hanley, J., Kidd, G., Smith, E. M., …McKinstry, B. (2012). Piloting tele-monitoring in COPD: a mixed methods exploration of issues in design and implementation. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 21(1), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2011.00065

Background: In 2008 NHS Lothian implemented a COPD tele-monitoring service incorporating a touch-screen computer for daily recording of symptoms and weekly oximetry and spirometry measurement. Data were transmitted by secure broadband link to a call... Read More about Piloting tele-monitoring in COPD: a mixed methods exploration of issues in design and implementation.

The acceptability to patients and professionals of remote blood pressure monitoring using mobile phones (2009)
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Bostock, Y., Hanley, J., McGown, D., Pinnock, H., Padfield, P., & McKinstry, B. (2009). The acceptability to patients and professionals of remote blood pressure monitoring using mobile phones. Primary health care research & development, 10(04), 299. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423609990107

To establish the acceptability of telemetric monitoring of blood pressure to patients and clinicians. Telemetric monitoring of blood pressure (BP) may allow clinicians and patients, in partnership, to more quickly control high BP through medication... Read More about The acceptability to patients and professionals of remote blood pressure monitoring using mobile phones.

The impact of a telemetric chronic obstructive pulmonary disease monitoring service: randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation and nested qualitative study (2009)
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Pinnock, H., Hanley, J., Lewis, S., MacNeed, W., Pagliarie, C., van der Polf, M., …McKinstryh, B. (2009). The impact of a telemetric chronic obstructive pulmonary disease monitoring service: randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation and nested qualitative study. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 18(3), 233-235. https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2009.00040

Protocol Summary The impact of a telemetric chronic obstructive pulmonary disease monitoring service: randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation and nested qualitative study.

Giving Them Something to Hate: Using Prototypes as a Vehicle for Early Engagement in Virtual Organizations (2009)
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Ure, J., Rakebrandt, F., Lloyd, S., Khanban, A., Procter, R., Anderson, S., …Corscadden, P. (2009). Giving Them Something to Hate: Using Prototypes as a Vehicle for Early Engagement in Virtual Organizations. Social Science Computer Review, 27(4), 569-582. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894439309332664

There are recognized problems in the course of requirements analysis and design for heterogeneous, distributed, and dynamic systems. These are particularly evident where the context of future use is not yet clear to users, and where the implementatio... Read More about Giving Them Something to Hate: Using Prototypes as a Vehicle for Early Engagement in Virtual Organizations.

The impact of general practitioner morale on patient satisfaction with care: a cross-sectional study (2007)
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McKinstry, B., Walker, J., Porter, M., Fulton, C., Tait, A., Hanley, J., & Mercer, S. (2007). The impact of general practitioner morale on patient satisfaction with care: a cross-sectional study. BMC family practice, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-8-57

Background The association between stress and morale among general practitioners (GP) is well documented. However, the impact of GP stress or low morale on patient care is less clear. GPs in the UK now routinely survey patients about the quality of... Read More about The impact of general practitioner morale on patient satisfaction with care: a cross-sectional study.

Impact on hypertension control of patient-held guideline: a randomised controlled trial. (2006)
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McKinstry, B., Hanley, J., Heaney, D., McLoughlan, L., Elton, R. & Webb, D. (2006). Impact on hypertension control of patient-held guideline: a randomised controlled trial. British Journal of General Practice. 56. . 842-847. . ISSN 0960-1643.

Background Hypertension is generally poorly controlled in primary care. One possible intervention for improving control is the harnessing of patient expertise through education and encouragement to challenge their care. Aim To determine whethe... Read More about Impact on hypertension control of patient-held guideline: a randomised controlled trial..

Driving experiences of disabled drivers (2006)
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Prasad, R., Hunter, J., & Hanley, J. (2006). Driving experiences of disabled drivers. Clinical Rehabilitation, 20(5), 445-450. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215506cr957oa

Objective: To study the influence of non-standard controls on return to driving after disability, including prevalence of accidents/retraining difficulties. Design: Postal questionnaires sent within two years of assessment to 972 disabled drivers se... Read More about Driving experiences of disabled drivers.

Test-retest reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of the urogenital distress inventory and the incontinence impact questionnaire (2002)
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Hagen, S., Hanley, J., & Capewell, A. (2002). Test-retest reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of the urogenital distress inventory and the incontinence impact questionnaire. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 21(6), 534-539. doi:10.1002/nau.10075

Aims. To evaluate two quality of life measures for urinary incontinence (UI) in Scottish females. Methods. Three groups with UI from two regions in Scotland were studied. Two groups were receiving treatment for incontinence; the third was not... Read More about Test-retest reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of the urogenital distress inventory and the incontinence impact questionnaire.

Scoping the nursing and midwifery research and development capacity in Scotland to inform the development of a future strategy (2002)
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Fyffe, T., & Hanley, J. (2002). Scoping the nursing and midwifery research and development capacity in Scotland to inform the development of a future strategy. NT research, 7(4), 255-262. https://doi.org/10.1177/136140960200700404

Scotland is currently developing a nursing and midwifery research strategy. This paper briefly describes the process and the groundwork carried out so far. Consultation on initial proposals took place during May 2002 and, as this issue of NT Research... Read More about Scoping the nursing and midwifery research and development capacity in Scotland to inform the development of a future strategy.

Validity study of the severity index, a simple measure of urinary incontinence in women (2001)
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Hanley, J., Capewell, A., & Hagen, S. (2001). Validity study of the severity index, a simple measure of urinary incontinence in women. BMJ, 322(7294), 1096-1097. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.322.7294.1096

A severity index that diagnoses urinary incontinence as slight, moderate, or severe appears to be effective, according to a study of 237 women. The index is based on how frequently the woman experiences incontinence and how much urine is lost.

Clinical trial of incontinence garments: recognition of the possible influence of the Hawthorne effect (1988)
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Hanley, J., Beveridge, M., Aitken, C., Hunter, J., Dick, T., & Prescott, R. (1988). Clinical trial of incontinence garments: recognition of the possible influence of the Hawthorne effect. Clinical Rehabilitation, 2(4), 285-290. https://doi.org/10.1177/026921558800200403

The results of clinical trials must be interpreted with care, recognizing that they may be affected by factors other than the items being tested. Different garments were routinely supplied from two distribution centres in Edinburgh, Urocare to the ma... Read More about Clinical trial of incontinence garments: recognition of the possible influence of the Hawthorne effect.

Clinical Academic (Research) Careers Schemefor Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionalsin NHS Lothian: Annual report
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Peters, A., MacArthur, J., Hanley, J., Watt, S., Smith, S., & Rodgers, S. (2015). Clinical Academic (Research) Careers Schemefor Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionalsin NHS Lothian: Annual report

This is a summary of the fifth Annual Report of the Clinical Academic (Research) Careers Scheme (CARC) for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHP) in NHS Lothian. The past year’s objectives have largely been achieved. The Scheme n... Read More about Clinical Academic (Research) Careers Schemefor Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionalsin NHS Lothian: Annual report.

Cochrane EPOC Protocol Providing medication adherence feedback to healthcare providers. The effect on care and outcomes. Protocol for a Cochrane review update Authors
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Hassett, R., Sabatier, B., Savoldelli, V., Mair, A., Hanley, J., Dima, A., & Paterson, R. (2022). Cochrane EPOC Protocol Providing medication adherence feedback to healthcare providers. The effect on care and outcomes. Protocol for a Cochrane review update Authors

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (update). Background Key barriers to effectively supporting adherence include poor awareness amongst healthcare professionals (HCPs), scarce clinical tools and interventions, and suboptimal patient-provide... Read More about Cochrane EPOC Protocol Providing medication adherence feedback to healthcare providers. The effect on care and outcomes. Protocol for a Cochrane review update Authors.