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What might make nurses stay? A protocol for discrete choice experiments to understand NHS nurses’ preferences at early-career and late-career stages (2024)
Journal Article
Ejebu, O., Turnbull, J., Atherton, I., Rafferty, A. M., Palmer, B., Philippou, J., …Ball, J. (2024). What might make nurses stay? A protocol for discrete choice experiments to understand NHS nurses’ preferences at early-career and late-career stages.

Introduction: Like many countries, England has a national shortage of registered nurses. Employers strive to retain existing staff, to ease supply pressures. Disproportionate numbers of nurses leave the National Health Services (NHS) both early in th... Read More about What might make nurses stay? A protocol for discrete choice experiments to understand NHS nurses’ preferences at early-career and late-career stages.

Exploring the patient experience of remote hypertension management in Scotland during COVID-19: a qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
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. h

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.

Individuals who lived alone or with an unpaid carer approaching the end of life at 2001 and 2011 census in Scotland (2023)
Report
Savinc, J., & Atherton, I. (2023). Individuals who lived alone or with an unpaid carer approaching the end of life at 2001 and 2011 census in Scotland. Scottish Government

The census provides invaluable information on Scotland’s population and linking it to other data enables analysis of specific groups to inform policy. The following briefing provides key findings relating to the availability of carers at home for tho... Read More about Individuals who lived alone or with an unpaid carer approaching the end of life at 2001 and 2011 census in Scotland.

Where less is more: Limited feedback in formative online multiple‐choice tests improves student self‐regulation (2023)
Journal Article
Say, R., Visentin, D., Saunders, A., Atherton, I., Carr, A., & King, C. (2024). Where less is more: Limited feedback in formative online multiple‐choice tests improves student self‐regulation. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 40(1), 89-103. http

Background: Formative online multiple‐choice tests are ubiquitous in higher education and potentially powerful learning tools. However, commonly used feedback approaches in online multiple‐choice tests can discourage meaningful engagement and enable... Read More about Where less is more: Limited feedback in formative online multiple‐choice tests improves student self‐regulation.

Have increased deaths at home during the pandemic returned to pre-pandemic levels? An analysis of publicly available Scottish death registrations (2023)
Journal Article
Savinc, J., & Atherton, I. M. (2023). Have increased deaths at home during the pandemic returned to pre-pandemic levels? An analysis of publicly available Scottish death registrations. Journal of Public Health, 45(4), e664–e667. https://doi.org/10.1093/

Deaths at home increased in Scotland at the start of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by ~35%. The majority did not involve COVID-19. This has implications for resource allocation and care at the end of life. Publicly available weekly... Read More about Have increased deaths at home during the pandemic returned to pre-pandemic levels? An analysis of publicly available Scottish death registrations.

Competencies and standards in nurse education: The irresolvable tensions (2023)
Journal Article
Collier-Sewell, F., Atherton, I., Mahoney, C., Kyle, R. G., Hughes, E., & Lasater, K. (2023). Competencies and standards in nurse education: The irresolvable tensions. Nurse Education Today, 125, Article 105782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105782

This paper explores the inherent contradiction between the purpose of nurse education – to produce critical thinking, autonomous and accountable future nurses – and the prescription of standards and competencies to realize this goal. Drawing on examp... Read More about Competencies and standards in nurse education: The irresolvable tensions.

Differences in end-of-life health service usage between people who died at home before and during the pandemic in Scotland (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Savinc, J., & Atherton, I. (2022). Differences in end-of-life health service usage between people who died at home before and during the pandemic in Scotland. International Journal of Population Data Science, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v7i3.1880

Objectives To compare health service usage of people who died at home in Scotland during the Covid-19 pandemic to the population who died at home prior to the pandemic, as a proxy measure of end-of-life care availability during the pandemic. Appr... Read More about Differences in end-of-life health service usage between people who died at home before and during the pandemic in Scotland.

Differences in end-of-life hospitalisation patterns between people who died at home before and during the pandemic in Scotland (Preliminary results) (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Savinc, J., & Atherton, I. (2022, June). Differences in end-of-life hospitalisation patterns between people who died at home before and during the pandemic in Scotland (Preliminary results). Paper presented at 19th International Medical Geography Symposiu

Deaths at home in Scotland increased by approximately 36% in 2020 and 2021 compared to the 2015-2019 period. Only about 2% of home deaths were Covid-related. This represented a shift of deaths from hospital to home during the pandemic and entailed a... Read More about Differences in end-of-life hospitalisation patterns between people who died at home before and during the pandemic in Scotland (Preliminary results).

Are deprivation-specific cancer survival patterns similar according to individual- and area-based measures? A cohort study of patients diagnosed with five malignancies in England & Wales, 2008-2016 (2022)
Journal Article
Woods, L. M., Belot, A., Atherton, I., Ellis-Brookes, L., Baker, M., & Ingleby, F. C. (2022). Are deprivation-specific cancer survival patterns similar according to individual- and area-based measures? A cohort study of patients diagnosed with five malign

Objective: To investigate if measured inequalities in cancer survival differ when using individual- (‘person’) compared to area- (‘place’) based measures of deprivation for three socio-economic dimensions: income, deprivation and occupation Design:... Read More about Are deprivation-specific cancer survival patterns similar according to individual- and area-based measures? A cohort study of patients diagnosed with five malignancies in England & Wales, 2008-2016.

An investigation of cancer survival inequalities associated with individual-level socio-economic status, area-level deprivation, and contextual effects, in a cancer patient cohort in England and Wales (2022)
Journal Article
Ingleby, F. C., Woods, L. M., Atherton, I. M., Baker, M., Elliss-Brookes, L., & Belot, A. (2022). An investigation of cancer survival inequalities associated with individual-level socio-economic status, area-level deprivation, and contextual effects, in a

Background People living in more deprived areas of high-income countries have lower cancer survival than those in less deprived areas. However, associations between individual-level socio-economic circumstances and cancer survival are relatively poo... Read More about An investigation of cancer survival inequalities associated with individual-level socio-economic status, area-level deprivation, and contextual effects, in a cancer patient cohort in England and Wales.

Long-Term Conditions in Older People are Linked with Loneliness, but a Sense of Coherence Buffers the Adverse Effects on Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Study (2021)
Journal Article
van Woerden, H. C., Angus, N., Kiparoglou, V., Atherton, I., & Leung, J. (2021). Long-Term Conditions in Older People are Linked with Loneliness, but a Sense of Coherence Buffers the Adverse Effects on Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of

Background: The impact of disability, long-term conditions, rurality, living alone, and being a carer on health has some evidence base, but the extent to which a strong sense of coherence (SoC), a factor hypothesised to promote wellbeing, may moderat... Read More about Long-Term Conditions in Older People are Linked with Loneliness, but a Sense of Coherence Buffers the Adverse Effects on Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Excess deaths at home: engagement with service providers (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mahoney, C., Garcia-Lopez, Y., & Atherton, I. (2021, August). Excess deaths at home: engagement with service providers. Presented at Scottish Bereavement Steering Group 2021, Glasgow, UK

Describing socio-economic variation in life expectancy according to an individual's education, occupation and wage in England and Wales: An analysis of the ONS Longitudinal Study (2021)
Journal Article
Ingleby, F. C., Woods, L. M., Atherton, I. M., Baker, M., Elliss-Brookes, L., & Belot, A. (2021). Describing socio-economic variation in life expectancy according to an individual's education, occupation and wage in England and Wales: An analysis of the O

People who live in more deprived areas have poorer health outcomes, and this inequality is a major driver of health and social policy. Many interventions targeting these disparities implicitly assume that poorer health is predominantly associated wit... Read More about Describing socio-economic variation in life expectancy according to an individual's education, occupation and wage in England and Wales: An analysis of the ONS Longitudinal Study.

Context, complexity and cross-pollination: Nursing leaders' views of the role of the voluntary and community sector in nurse education (2021)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Atherton, I. M., & Lasater, K. (2021). Context, complexity and cross-pollination: Nursing leaders' views of the role of the voluntary and community sector in nurse education. Nurse Education Today, 99, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.1047

Background Placements in voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations have long played an important part in student nurses' education in several countries. New standards for nurse education published by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the... Read More about Context, complexity and cross-pollination: Nursing leaders' views of the role of the voluntary and community sector in nurse education.

Berberine for the treatment of hypertension: a systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Suadoni, M. T., & Atherton, I. (2021). Berberine for the treatment of hypertension: a systematic review. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 42, Article 101287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101287

Background Hypertension is the highest risk factor for disease globally. One popular therapy is berberine. Methods The review followed the protocol PRISMA-P, and is reported according to the related PRISMA statement. Study quality was assessed usi... Read More about Berberine for the treatment of hypertension: a systematic review.

Impact of area deprivation on the cardiac mortality in the UK between 1991 and 2010: evidence from a population-based longitudinal study (2020)
Journal Article
Jin, K., Neubeck, L., & Atherton, I. (2021). Impact of area deprivation on the cardiac mortality in the UK between 1991 and 2010: evidence from a population-based longitudinal study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20(5), 436-444. https://doi.

Aim: Evidence from longitudinal studies on the influence of area deprivation in cardiac mortality is limited. We aimed to examine the impact of area deprivation on cardiac mortality in a large representative Scottish population. We also examined diff... Read More about Impact of area deprivation on the cardiac mortality in the UK between 1991 and 2010: evidence from a population-based longitudinal study.

Assessment of the concordance between individual- and area-level measures of socio-economic deprivation in a cancer patient cohort in England and Wales (2020)
Journal Article
Ingleby, F. C., Belot, A., Atherton, I. M., Baker, M., Elliss-Brookes, L., & Woods, L. M. (2020). Assessment of the concordance between individual- and area-level measures of socio-economic deprivation in a cancer patient cohort in England and Wales. BMJ

Objectives Most research on health inequalities uses aggregated deprivation scores assigned to the small area where the patient lives; however, the concordance between aggregate area-level deprivation measures and personal deprivation experienced by... Read More about Assessment of the concordance between individual- and area-level measures of socio-economic deprivation in a cancer patient cohort in England and Wales.

Linkage of national health and social care data: a cross-sectional study of multimorbidity and social care use in people aged over 65 years in Scotland (2020)
Journal Article
Henderson, D. A., Atherton, I., McCowan, C., Mercer, S. W., & Bailey, N. (2021). Linkage of national health and social care data: a cross-sectional study of multimorbidity and social care use in people aged over 65 years in Scotland. Age and ageing, 50(1)

Background: Little is known about the relationship between multimorbidity and social care use (also known as long-term care). The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between receipt of formal social care services and multimorbidity.... Read More about Linkage of national health and social care data: a cross-sectional study of multimorbidity and social care use in people aged over 65 years in Scotland.

Population health as a 'platform' for nurse education: A qualitative study of nursing leaders (2019)
Journal Article
Lasater, K., Atherton, I. M., & Kyle, R. G. (2020). Population health as a 'platform' for nurse education: A qualitative study of nursing leaders. Nurse Education Today, 86, Article 104313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104313

Background: Challenges to the sustainability of global healthcare systems are prompting a shift towards more population-focused models of care. Nurse educators need to develop courses that prepare students for population health practice. However, the... Read More about Population health as a 'platform' for nurse education: A qualitative study of nursing leaders.

Zooming out to prioritise population health in nurse education (2019)
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Lasater, K., Kyle, R. G., & Atherton, I. M. (2019). Zooming out to prioritise population health in nurse education. Collegian, 26(5), 511-513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2019.09.007

In this Editorial, we argue that zooming out to prioritise population health in nurse education can: (1) Redefine population health as praxis; (2) Reposition nursing as a significant part of the movement to address global health care challenges; (3)... Read More about Zooming out to prioritise population health in nurse education.

Student nurses' attitudes to social justice and poverty: An international Comparison (2019)
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Scheffer, M. M. J., Lasater, K., Atherton, I. M., & Kyle, R. G. (2019). Student nurses' attitudes to social justice and poverty: An international Comparison. Nurse Education Today, 80, 59-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.06.007

Background: In both the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US), health inequities are proving resistant to improvement. Nurses are ideally placed to advocate for social justice. It is therefore important that nurse education encourages awaren... Read More about Student nurses' attitudes to social justice and poverty: An international Comparison.

Testing the expert based weights used in the UK’s Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) against three preference-based methods (2019)
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Watson, V., Dibben, C., Cox, M., Atherton, I., Sutton, M., & Ryan, M. (2019). Testing the expert based weights used in the UK’s Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) against three preference-based methods. Social Indicators Research, 144(3), 1055-1074. ht

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), used widely in England, is an important tool for social need and inequality identification. It summarises deprivation across seven dimensions (income, employment, health, education, housing and services, envir... Read More about Testing the expert based weights used in the UK’s Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) against three preference-based methods.

Health-related behaviors of nurses and other healthcare professionals: a cross-sectional study using the Scottish Health Survey (2018)
Journal Article
Schneider, A., Bak, M., Mahoney, C., Hoyle, L., Ba, K., Atherton, I. M., & Kyle, R. G. (2019). Health-related behaviors of nurses and other healthcare professionals: a cross-sectional study using the Scottish Health Survey. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75

Aims: To estimate the prevalence and co-occurrence of health-related behaviours among nurses in Scotland relative to other healthcare workers and those in non-healthcare occupations. Design: Secondary analysis of nationally representative cross-sect... Read More about Health-related behaviors of nurses and other healthcare professionals: a cross-sectional study using the Scottish Health Survey.

A retrospective medical records review of risk factors for the development of respiratory tract secretions (death rattle) in the dying patient (2018)
Journal Article
Kolb, H., Snowden, A., Stevens, E., & Atherton, I. (2018). A retrospective medical records review of risk factors for the development of respiratory tract secretions (death rattle) in the dying patient. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(7), 1639-1648. https

Aim: Identification of risk factors predicting the development of death rattle. Background: Respiratory tract secretions, often called death rattle, are among the most common symptoms in dying patients around the world. It is unknown whether death r... Read More about A retrospective medical records review of risk factors for the development of respiratory tract secretions (death rattle) in the dying patient.

Obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England: a cross-sectional study using the Health Survey for England (2017)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Wills, J., Mahoney, C., Hoyle, L., Kelly, M., & Atherton, I. M. (2017). Obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England: a cross-sectional study using the Health Survey for England. BMJ Open, 7(12), Article e018498. https://doi.o

Objective: To estimate obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England and compare prevalence to those working outside of the health services. Design: Cross-sectional study based on data from five years (2008-2012) of the nationally rep... Read More about Obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England: a cross-sectional study using the Health Survey for England.

Transfusing our lifeblood: Reframing research impact through inter-disciplinary collaboration between health geography and nurse education (2016)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Atherton, I. M., Kesby, M., Sothern, M., & Andrews, G. (2016). Transfusing our lifeblood: Reframing research impact through inter-disciplinary collaboration between health geography and nurse education. Social science & medicine, 168, 257-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.002

Geographers have long grappled with how their research can positively impact individuals, communities and society. Demonstrating research impact is an increasingly important aspect of academic life internationally. In this paper we argue that agend... Read More about Transfusing our lifeblood: Reframing research impact through inter-disciplinary collaboration between health geography and nurse education.

Population health and nurse education – time to step-up (2016)
Journal Article
Atherton, I. M., Lasater, K., Richards, E. A., Mathews, L. R., Simpson, V., & Kyle, R. G. (2016). Population health and nurse education – time to step-up. Nurse Education Today, 51, 117-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.08.002

Highlights •Contemporary trends in population health threaten the sustainability of current approaches to care delivery. •Health care professionals inevitably confront social injustices in their day-to-day work. •Nurses are ideally placed to make... Read More about Population health and nurse education – time to step-up.

Biogeography as critical nursing pedagogy: Breathing life into nurse education (2016)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., & Atherton, I. M. (2016). Biogeography as critical nursing pedagogy: Breathing life into nurse education. Nurse Education in Practice, 20, 76-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2016.07.006

Insights from the social sciences, including geography, sociology, and anthropology, have long been incorporated into pre-registration nursing programmes. However, scholars have suggested that their inclusion has been sporadic and lacks clear theoret... Read More about Biogeography as critical nursing pedagogy: Breathing life into nurse education.

Development and preliminary psychometric properties of the Care Experience Feedback Improvement Tool (CEFIT) (2016)
Journal Article
Beattie, M., Shepherd, A., Lauder, W., Atherton, I., Cowie, J., & Murphy, D. J. (2016). Development and preliminary psychometric properties of the Care Experience Feedback Improvement Tool (CEFIT). BMJ Open, 6(6), Article e010101. https://doi.org/10.1136/

Objective To develop a structurally valid and reliable, yet brief measure of patient experience of hospital quality of care, the Care Experience Feedback Improvement Tool (CEFIT). Also, to examine aspects of utility of CEFIT. Background Measuring... Read More about Development and preliminary psychometric properties of the Care Experience Feedback Improvement Tool (CEFIT).

Stepping outside your comfort zone. (2015)
Journal Article
Atherton, I., & Kyle, R. (2015). Stepping outside your comfort zone. Nursing Standard, 29, 24-25. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.21.24.s28

In the final article in this series on the social sciences, the authors explain how cultivating a spirit of enquiry enables nurses to travel beyond the limits of personal experience to have a better understanding of their patients and themselves. In... Read More about Stepping outside your comfort zone..

Prevalence of overweight and obesity among nurses in Scotland: A cross-sectional study using the Scottish Health Survey (2015)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Neall, R. A., & Atherton, I. (2016). Prevalence of overweight and obesity among nurses in Scotland: A cross-sectional study using the Scottish Health Survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 53, 126-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijn

Background Increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity represents a global pandemic. As the largest occupational group in international healthcare systems nurses are at the forefront of health promotion to address this pandemic. However, nurse... Read More about Prevalence of overweight and obesity among nurses in Scotland: A cross-sectional study using the Scottish Health Survey.

Psychological distress, optimism and general health in breast cancer survivors: a data linkage study using the Scottish Health Survey. (2015)
Journal Article
Leung, J., Atherton, I., Kyle, R. G., Hubbard, G., & McLaughlin, D. (2016). Psychological distress, optimism and general health in breast cancer survivors: a data linkage study using the Scottish Health Survey. Supportive care in cancer : official journal

Purpose The aim of this study is to examine the association between optimism and psychological distress in women with breast cancer after taking into account their self-rated general health. Methods Data were aggregated from the Scottish Health... Read More about Psychological distress, optimism and general health in breast cancer survivors: a data linkage study using the Scottish Health Survey..

Nurses' health-related behaviours: protocol for a quantitative systematic review of prevalence of tobacco smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption and dietary habits (2015)
Journal Article
Neall, R. A., Atherton, I. M., & Kyle, R. G. (2016). Nurses' health-related behaviours: protocol for a quantitative systematic review of prevalence of tobacco smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption and dietary habits. Journal of Advanced Nursing,

Aim To enumerate nurses' health-related behaviour by critically appraising studies on tobacco smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption and dietary habits. Background Nurses represent the largest occupational group in healthcare systems in... Read More about Nurses' health-related behaviours: protocol for a quantitative systematic review of prevalence of tobacco smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption and dietary habits.

Instruments to measure patient experience of healthcare quality in hospitals: a systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Beattie, M., Murphy, D. J., Atherton, I., & Lauder, W. (2015). Instruments to measure patient experience of healthcare quality in hospitals: a systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-015-0089-0

Improving and sustaining the quality of hospital care is an international challenge. Patient experience data can be used to target improvement and research. However, the use of patient experience data has been hindered by confusion over multiple inst... Read More about Instruments to measure patient experience of healthcare quality in hospitals: a systematic review.

Screening mammography uptake within Australia and Scotland in rural and urban populations. (2015)
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Leung, J., McLaughlin, D., Woods, L. M., Henderson, R., Watson, A., Kyle, R. G., …MacLeod, C. (2015). Screening mammography uptake within Australia and Scotland in rural and urban populations. Preventive medicine reports, 2, 559-562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.06.014

Objective. To test the hypothesis that rural populations had lower uptake of screening mammography than urban populations in the Scottish and Australian setting. Method. Scottish data are based upon information fromthe Scottish Breast Screening Prog... Read More about Screening mammography uptake within Australia and Scotland in rural and urban populations..

“Everybody Knows Everybody Else’s Business”—Privacy in Rural Communities (2015)
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Leung, J., Smith, A., Atherton, I., & McLaughlin, D. (2016). “Everybody Knows Everybody Else’s Business”—Privacy in Rural Communities. Journal of Cancer Education, 31(4), 811-812. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-015-0862-8

Patients have a right to privacy in a health care setting. This involves conversational discretion, security of medical records and physical privacy of remaining unnoticed or unidentified when using health care services other than by those who need t... Read More about “Everybody Knows Everybody Else’s Business”—Privacy in Rural Communities.

33. Positive mental health in women living with breast cancer across geographic locations of residence: a data linkage study using the Scottish health survey. (2015)
Journal Article
Leung, J., Hubbard, G., Kyle, R., McLaughlin, D., Mullen, R., & Atherton, I. (2015). 33. Positive mental health in women living with breast cancer across geographic locations of residence: a data linkage study using the Scottish health survey. European journal of surgical oncology, 41(6), S27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2015.03.034

Aims: Breast cancer campaigns and support groups emphasize the importance for breast cancer patients to stay positive. However, existing research on mental well-being of breast cancer patients focuses on the negative aspects of mental health, such as... Read More about 33. Positive mental health in women living with breast cancer across geographic locations of residence: a data linkage study using the Scottish health survey..

P001. Rural-urban differences in screening mammography uptake in Australia and Scotland. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leung, J., Macleoad, C., McLaughlin, D., Woods, L., Henderson, R., Watson, A., …Atherton, I. (2015). P001. Rural-urban differences in screening mammography uptake in Australia and Scotland. European journal of surgical oncology, 41(6), S28. https://doi.

Introduction: Previous research has shown that the uptake of health screening programs can be influenced by various demographics, such as deprivation, gender and, more recently, rural residence. This study tested the hypothesis that rural populations... Read More about P001. Rural-urban differences in screening mammography uptake in Australia and Scotland..

By reaching out we can change worlds (2015)
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Atherton, I., & Kyle, R. (2015). By reaching out we can change worlds. Nursing Standard, 29(19), 22-23. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.19.22.s25

The Ebola epidemic has forced many nurses to face the limits of their power to help. But our feelings of empathy can be used to spark more local engagement with the people we help

Habitat and health: why place matters. (2014)
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Atherton, I., & Kyle, R. (2014). Habitat and health: why place matters. Nursing Standard, 29(3), 24-25. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.3.24.s27

Each of us is shaped by the places we spend our lives in. Thinking about your patients in their geographical context – their biogeography – can enable more holistic care

Learn to see patients in their own world. (2014)
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Atherton, I., & Kyle, R. (2014). Learn to see patients in their own world. Nursing Standard, 28(50), 22-24. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.28.50.22.s26

Insights from the social sciences can help nurses understand the influences that shaped their patients and the decisions they make. This can develop empathy and encourage better care. Nurses are passionate about their patients’ wellbeing. They can us... Read More about Learn to see patients in their own world..

How empathy skills can change nursing (2014)
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Atherton, I., & Kyle, R. (2014). How empathy skills can change nursing. Nursing Standard, 29(11), 24-25. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.29.11.24.s28

Empathetic understanding could be the basis of a revolution in nurse education and practice, freeing nurses from a reliance on stereotypical labels that mask the complex realities of patients’ lives

Prevalence of skin problems and leg ulceration in a sample of young injecting drug users (2014)
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Coull, A. F., Atherton, I., Taylor, A., & Watterson, A. E. (2014). Prevalence of skin problems and leg ulceration in a sample of young injecting drug users. Harm Reduction Journal, 11(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-11-22

Drug users suffer harm from the injecting process, and clinical services are reporting increasing numbers presenting with skin-related problems such as abscesses and leg ulcers. Skin breakdown can lead to long-term health problems and increased servi... Read More about Prevalence of skin problems and leg ulceration in a sample of young injecting drug users.

Delivering healthcare information via the internet: cardiac patients' access, usage, perceptions of usefulness, and web site content preferences. (2014)
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Jones, J., Cassie, S., Thompson, M., Atherton, I., & Leslie, S. J. (2014). Delivering healthcare information via the internet: cardiac patients' access, usage, perceptions of usefulness, and web site content preferences. Telemedicine and e-Health, 20(3),

OBJECTIVES: To assess patients' usage of the Internet as a source of personal healthcare information and patients' perceptions of usefulness and content preferences of more locally focused online health-related material. MATERIALS AND METHODS:... Read More about Delivering healthcare information via the internet: cardiac patients' access, usage, perceptions of usefulness, and web site content preferences..

Instruments to measure patient experience of health care quality in hospitals: a systematic review protocol (2014)
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Beattie, M., Lauder, W., Atherton, I., & Murphy, D. J. (2014). Instruments to measure patient experience of health care quality in hospitals: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 3, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-3-4

Improving and sustaining the quality of care in hospitals is an intractable and persistent challenge. The patients’ experience of the quality of hospital care can provide insightful feedback to enable clinical teams to direct quality improvement effo... Read More about Instruments to measure patient experience of health care quality in hospitals: a systematic review protocol.

The use of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for improving quality of life for inflammatory bowel disease patients: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial with embedded process evaluation (2013)
Journal Article
Schoultz, M., Atherton, I., Hubbard, G., & Watson, A. J. M. (2013). The use of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for improving quality of life for inflammatory bowel disease patients: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial with embedded

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition with an unpredictable disease course. Rates of anxiety and depression among IBD patients in relapse (active disease symptoms) as well as in remission are higher than in the genera... Read More about The use of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for improving quality of life for inflammatory bowel disease patients: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial with embedded process evaluation.

Local provision of percutaneous coronary intervention increases stenting rates and reduces length of hospital stay in remote regional centre. (2013)
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Bruce, S., Smith, J., Atherton, I., & Leslie, S. J. (2013). Local provision of percutaneous coronary intervention increases stenting rates and reduces length of hospital stay in remote regional centre. Rural and remote health, 13,

Introduction: An early invasive strategy with follow-on percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is recommended in the management of high risk acute coronary syndromes (ACS). This article aimed to assess the impact of a new PCI service in a remote po... Read More about Local provision of percutaneous coronary intervention increases stenting rates and reduces length of hospital stay in remote regional centre..

The influence of non-modifiable illness perceptions on attendance at cardiac rehabilitation (2013)
Journal Article
Blair, J., Angus, N. J., Lauder, W. J., Atherton, I., Evans, J., & Leslie, S. J. (2014). The influence of non-modifiable illness perceptions on attendance at cardiac rehabilitation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 13(1), 55-62. https://doi.org

Background: Despite the established benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) attendance rates remain variable. Physical barriers to attendance have been extensively investigated but relatively less is known about the relationship between attendance at... Read More about The influence of non-modifiable illness perceptions on attendance at cardiac rehabilitation.

Assessment of causal link between psychological factors and symptom exacerbation in inflammatory bowel disease: a protocol for systematic review of prospective cohort studies (2013)
Journal Article
Schoultz, M., Atherton, I., Hubbard, G., & Watson, A. J. M. (2013). Assessment of causal link between psychological factors and symptom exacerbation in inflammatory bowel disease: a protocol for systematic review of prospective cohort studies. Systematic

Background Inflammatory bowel disease is an idiopathic chronic disease that affects around 28 million people worldwide. Symptoms are distressing and have a detrimental effect on patients’ quality of life. A possible link between exacerbation of sy... Read More about Assessment of causal link between psychological factors and symptom exacerbation in inflammatory bowel disease: a protocol for systematic review of prospective cohort studies.

Differences in self-assessed health by socioeconomic group amongst people with and without a history of cancer: an analysis using representative data from Scotland (2012)
Journal Article
Atherton, I., Evans, J., Dibben, C. J. L., Woods, L. M., & Hubbard, G. (2012). Differences in self-assessed health by socioeconomic group amongst people with and without a history of cancer: an analysis using representative data from Scotland. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 6, 458-467. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-012-0226-x

Introduction This paper considers socioeconomic inequalities in self-assessed health amongst people with and without a history of cancer using representative data from Scotland. Methods A cross-sectional analysis using the Scottish Health Su... Read More about Differences in self-assessed health by socioeconomic group amongst people with and without a history of cancer: an analysis using representative data from Scotland.

Compassion or speed, which is a more accurate indicator of healthcare quality in the emergency department from the patients’ perspective (2012)
Journal Article
Beattie, M., Atherton, I., McLennan, B., & Lauder, W. (2012). Compassion or speed, which is a more accurate indicator of healthcare quality in the emergency department from the patients’ perspective. International journal of person centered medicine, 2, 647-655

Rationale, aims and objectives: Devising indicators to measure quality of care is challenging in Emergency Departments (ED). It is difficult to measure aspects of quality which are less amenable to measurement; hence waiting time has often been reli... Read More about Compassion or speed, which is a more accurate indicator of healthcare quality in the emergency department from the patients’ perspective.

Relationship between physical and psychosocial factors and attendance at cardiac rehabilitation (2012)
Journal Article
Munro, J., Angus, N. J., Atherton, I., Lauder, W., & Leslie, S. J. (2012). Relationship between physical and psychosocial factors and attendance at cardiac rehabilitation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 11, S1-S84

Purpose: To examine the relationship between physical and psychosocial factors and attendance at out-patient cardiac rehabilitation classes. Methods: Patients offered hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation at a single regional cardiac centre betwee... Read More about Relationship between physical and psychosocial factors and attendance at cardiac rehabilitation.

Housing options and solutions for young people in 2020 (2012)
Report
Clapham, D., Mackie, P., Orford, S., Buckley, K., Thomas, I., Atherton, I., & McAnullty, U. (2012). Housing options and solutions for young people in 2020. Edinburgh, Scotland: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Recent economic, social and political change has resulted in a lot of uncertainty regarding the housing options for young people in the UK. This report aims to inform the development of housing policy and practice by identifying the key challenges li... Read More about Housing options and solutions for young people in 2020.

Cardiac misconceptions in healthcare workers (2011)
Journal Article
Angus, N. J., Patience, F., Maclean, E., Corrigall, H., Bradbury, I., Thompson, D. R., …Leslie, S. J. (2011). Cardiac misconceptions in healthcare workers. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 11, 396-401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2011.01.004

Background: Cardiac misconceptions are common and may have a detrimental effect on patients. Such misconceptions may be introduced or reinforced by vague and inconsistent advice from healthcare staff and can adversely affect health outcomes. Ai... Read More about Cardiac misconceptions in healthcare workers.

Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs. (2011)
Journal Article
Nicholls, C. M., & Atherton, I. (2011). Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs. Housing Studies, 26, 767-777. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2011.581907

‘Housing First’ programmes in the US involve the provision of mainstream scatter sited permanent housing at the initial stage of support for homeless individuals with multiple needs. This is in contrast to dominant approaches (in the US and Europe) t... Read More about Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs..

The health and well-being of people with a previous diagnosis of cancer: A record-linkage study in Scotland (2011)
Journal Article
Evans, J., Atherton, I., Dibben, C., & Hubbard, G. (2011). The health and well-being of people with a previous diagnosis of cancer: A record-linkage study in Scotland. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 3, 429-432

Routinely collected health care data (the Scottish Cancer Registry) were record-linked to representative survey data on health and health behaviours (the Government-funded Scottish Health Survey) to compare the health and well-being of cancer survivo... Read More about The health and well-being of people with a previous diagnosis of cancer: A record-linkage study in Scotland.

An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions: Final Report. (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper
Parkes, T., Atherton, I., Evans, J., Gloyn, S., McGhee, S., Stoddart, B., …Choudury, H. (2011). An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions: Final Report.

Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs) have been identified as an effective strategy for treating people whose alcohol consumption is posing a risk to their health. As part of its Alcohol Strategy the Scottish Government established a health improvement... Read More about An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions: Final Report..

Research ethics committees and ethical codes – implications for the healthcare chaplain (2010)
Journal Article
Atherton, I. (2010). Research ethics committees and ethical codes – implications for the healthcare chaplain. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 13,

In this paper Iain raises important issues about how the process of applying for ethical permission should be viewed as more than a bureaucratic exercise. Hospital chaplains can take advantage of their personal experience and expertise to engage full... Read More about Research ethics committees and ethical codes – implications for the healthcare chaplain.

Differences in 5-year survival after a 'homeless' or 'housed' drugs-related hospital admission: a study of 15-30-year olds in Scotland (2010)
Journal Article
Dibben, C., Dibben, C., Atherton, I., Doherty, J., & Baldacchino, A. (2011). Differences in 5-year survival after a 'homeless' or 'housed' drugs-related hospital admission: a study of 15-30-year olds in Scotland. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Heal

Background Young drug misusers and the homeless both have a greater risk of death than their peers. This study sought to estimate the additional impact of homelessness on the risk of death for young drugs misusers. Methods From all admissions t... Read More about Differences in 5-year survival after a 'homeless' or 'housed' drugs-related hospital admission: a study of 15-30-year olds in Scotland.

'Housing First' as a means of addressing multiple needs and homelessness. (2008)
Journal Article
Atherton, I. & Nicholls, C. M. (2007). 'Housing First' as a means of addressing multiple needs and homelessness. European journal of homelessness. 2. . 289-303. . ISSN 2030-2762.

This paper considers the effectiveness of Housing First and its applicability to the European context. Housing First approaches explicitly incorporate secure tenures as an intrinsic part of support packages for homeless people who have mental health... Read More about 'Housing First' as a means of addressing multiple needs and homelessness..