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Can proactive support prevent unscheduled care? A controlled observational retrospective cohort study in cancer patients in Scotland (2024)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Young, J., & Savinc, J. (2024). Can proactive support prevent unscheduled care? A controlled observational retrospective cohort study in cancer patients in Scotland. BMC Health Services Research, 24, Article 457. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10923-2

Introduction Preventative spend is a global health and social care strategy. Improving Cancer Journeys (ICJ) is a proactive, holistic, multidisciplinary project consistent with this agenda, currently being rolled out across Scotland and parts of UK.... Read More about Can proactive support prevent unscheduled care? A controlled observational retrospective cohort study in cancer patients in Scotland.

Holistic needs assessment in outpatient cancer care: a randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Young, J., Roberge, D., Schipani, S., Murray, E., Richard, C., …White, C. (2023). Holistic needs assessment in outpatient cancer care: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 13(5), Article e066829. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066829

Design Analyst blinded, parallel, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial (RCT). Participants People with confirmed diagnoses of cancer (head and neck, skin or colorectal) attending follow-up consultation 3 months post-treatment between 2015 and... Read More about Holistic needs assessment in outpatient cancer care: a randomised controlled trial.

Can mental healthcare for Muslim patients be person-centred without consideration of religious identity? A concurrent analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Jabeen, T., & Snowden, A. (2022). Can mental healthcare for Muslim patients be person-centred without consideration of religious identity? A concurrent analysis. Nurse Education in Practice, 64, Article 103449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103449

Background Muslims constitute the largest, fastest growing religious minority in the UK. Globally, nurses are legally, morally and ethically obliged to provide non-discriminatory, person-centred, culturally sensitive care. This obligation includes s... Read More about Can mental healthcare for Muslim patients be person-centred without consideration of religious identity? A concurrent analysis.

Men's Perspectives of Caring for a Female Partner with Cancer: A Longitudinal Narrative Study (2022)
Journal Article
Young, J., Snowden, A., Kyle, R., & Stenhouse, R. (2022). Men's Perspectives of Caring for a Female Partner with Cancer: A Longitudinal Narrative Study. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(6), e5346-e5355. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13956

Increasing evidence on men's involvement in informal, unpaid care has not transferred to the research literature around men's experiences. The aim was to explore the perspectives of men who are caring for a female partner with cancer over 1 year. Lon... Read More about Men's Perspectives of Caring for a Female Partner with Cancer: A Longitudinal Narrative Study.

Chaplains Work in Primary Care (2022)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Telfer, I., Vandenhoeck, A., Verhoef, J., & Gibbon, A. (2023). Chaplains Work in Primary Care. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 29(2), 211-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2022.2077555

Health is holistic, but health services are often not. Primary care is the first point of contact for patients in the UK, and at least two in every three present with complex bio-psycho-socio-economic issues. In Scotland, the Community Chaplaincy Lis... Read More about Chaplains Work in Primary Care.

Active Living Becomes Achievable (ALBA): An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Behaviour Change Intervention at Promoting Physical Activity for Improved Mental Wellbeing (2021)
Journal Article
Peddie, N., Snowden, A., & Westbury, T. (2022). Active Living Becomes Achievable (ALBA): An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Behaviour Change Intervention at Promoting Physical Activity for Improved Mental Wellbeing. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health, 9(2), 135-148. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40737-021-00246-4

Physical activity (PA) has been shown to be beneficial for physical and mental wellbeing. However, there is evidence to indicate people with mental health conditions are significantly less active than the general population. The aim of the research i... Read More about Active Living Becomes Achievable (ALBA): An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Behaviour Change Intervention at Promoting Physical Activity for Improved Mental Wellbeing.

‘Pinholes in my arms’: the vicious cycle of vascular access (2021)
Journal Article
Kelly, L., & Snowden, A. (2021). ‘Pinholes in my arms’: the vicious cycle of vascular access. British Journal of Nursing, 30(14), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.14.S4

Background: Vascular access devices (VADs) are essential for delivery of intravenous therapies. There are notable gaps in the literature regarding a focus on patient experience and meaning-making related to living with a VAD, specifically a central... Read More about ‘Pinholes in my arms’: the vicious cycle of vascular access.

Statistical Fit is like Beauty: a Rasch and Factor Analysis of the Scottish PROM (2021)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Karimi, L., & Tan, H. (2022). Statistical Fit is like Beauty: a Rasch and Factor Analysis of the Scottish PROM. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 28(3), 415-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2021.1916336

Chaplains help people face some of the most complex, intractable and traumatic issues in their lives. Spiritual care works. Unfortunately, spiritual needs are rarely met in health and social care because a) spiritual distress is not recognised as suc... Read More about Statistical Fit is like Beauty: a Rasch and Factor Analysis of the Scottish PROM.

‘It was quite a shock’: A qualitative study of the impact of organisational and personal factors on newly qualified nurses' experiences (2021)
Journal Article
Ho, S., Stenhouse, R., & Snowden, A. (2021). ‘It was quite a shock’: A qualitative study of the impact of organisational and personal factors on newly qualified nurses' experiences. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 30(15-16), 2373-2385. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15777

Background: Nurses are critical to achieving the goal of universal health coverage. However, shortages of nursing staff are endemic. Of particular concern, newly qualified nurses are more likely to leave the nursing workforce. The point of transition... Read More about ‘It was quite a shock’: A qualitative study of the impact of organisational and personal factors on newly qualified nurses' experiences.

What did Chaplains do During the Covid Pandemic? An international survey (2021)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2021). What did Chaplains do During the Covid Pandemic? An international survey. Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, 75(1 (supplement)), 6-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/1542305021992039

A survey was designed to learn from chaplain experiences of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe. In June 2020, 1657 chaplains responded from 36 countries. They all experienced disruption to their usual practice, and whilst some were... Read More about What did Chaplains do During the Covid Pandemic? An international survey.

Understanding the outcomes of spiritual care as experienced by patients (2020)
Journal Article
Tan, H., Rumbold, B., Gardner, F., Snowden, A., Glenister, D., Forest, A., …Wyles, L. (2022). Understanding the outcomes of spiritual care as experienced by patients. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 28(2), 147-161. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2020.1793095

In moving toward professionalising spiritual care in the healthcare system, as an equal partner in whole person care, it has become increasingly important to develop an evidence base for spiritual care interventions, their value and longer-term outco... Read More about Understanding the outcomes of spiritual care as experienced by patients.

"Nobody will put Baby in the Corner!" A Qualitative Evaluation of a Physical Activity Intervention to Improve Mental Health (2020)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Westbury, T., & Peddie, N. (2020). "Nobody will put Baby in the Corner!" A Qualitative Evaluation of a Physical Activity Intervention to Improve Mental Health. Health and Social Care in the Community, 28(6), 2060-2075. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13017

Physical activity is beneficial for mental health, but people with mental health issues are less likely to be physically active than the general population. Socially prescribed programmes of activity are rarely adhered to, with high levels of drop ou... Read More about "Nobody will put Baby in the Corner!" A Qualitative Evaluation of a Physical Activity Intervention to Improve Mental Health.

Meeting psychosocial needs to improve health: a prospective cohort study (2020)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Young, J., & Savinc, J. (2020). Meeting psychosocial needs to improve health: a prospective cohort study. BMC Cancer, 20(1), Article 528. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07022-w

Background Cancer impacts on patients and their families across a range of different domains. For that reason, optimal cancer care has moved away from a disease-centric focus to a more holistic approach in order to proactively support people with th... Read More about Meeting psychosocial needs to improve health: a prospective cohort study.

How to synthesise original findings back into the literature when the literature has moved on. An Introduction to Concurrent Analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Kelly, L., & Snowden, A. (2020). How to synthesise original findings back into the literature when the literature has moved on. An Introduction to Concurrent Analysis. Nurse Researcher, 28(2), 32-27. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2020.e1710

Background All studies need to integrate their findings back in to the literature to explain how the new knowledge changes understanding. This process can be anxiety provoking, especially where the new literature appears to threaten the originality... Read More about How to synthesise original findings back into the literature when the literature has moved on. An Introduction to Concurrent Analysis.

Undergraduate nursing and midwifery student’s attitudes to mental illness (2020)
Journal Article
Hawthorne, A., Fagan, R., Leaver, E., Baxter, J., Logan, P., & Snowden, A. (2020). Undergraduate nursing and midwifery student’s attitudes to mental illness. Nursing Open, 7(4), 1118-1128. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.494

Aim To explore levels of stigma in students of all fields of nursing and midwifery at different years, and examine the impact of exposure to people with mental illness. Design A cross-sectional survey was used. Methods The Community Attitude... Read More about Undergraduate nursing and midwifery student’s attitudes to mental illness.

A J-curve of interprofessional change: co-locating non-health partners in an oncology unit (2020)
Journal Article
Young, J., & Snowden, A. (2020). A J-curve of interprofessional change: co-locating non-health partners in an oncology unit. British Journal of Nursing, 29(3),

Background Internationally, clinicians face increased demand, pressure on resources and unmet patient needs. A community social support service was co-located within cancer clinics in Scotland to help meet some of these needs. Aim Aims were to ana... Read More about A J-curve of interprofessional change: co-locating non-health partners in an oncology unit.

The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural interventions at increasing adherence to physical activity in mental health populations: a systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Peddie, N., & Westbury, T. (2021). The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural interventions at increasing adherence to physical activity in mental health populations: a systematic review. Advances in Mental Health, 19(1), 94-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2019.1684829

Objective: There is growing global evidence for stark inequalities in the physical health status and life-expectancy of people with a mental health diagnosis. In most cases, physical activity (PA) is one of the most effective methods of maintaining p... Read More about The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural interventions at increasing adherence to physical activity in mental health populations: a systematic review.

Health professionals' lack of knowledge of central venous access devices: the impact on patients (2019)
Journal Article
Kelly, L. J., Snowden, A., Paterson, R., & Campbell, K. (2019). Health professionals' lack of knowledge of central venous access devices: the impact on patients. British Journal of Nursing, 28(14), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2019.28.14.S4

Background The literature on patient experience of living with a central venous access device (CVAD) is growing, but remains sparse. It suggests that patients accept CVADs as should reduce episodes of repeated cannulations. However, a recent doctor... Read More about Health professionals' lack of knowledge of central venous access devices: the impact on patients.

A qualitative study on the perceived impact of using an integrated community-based supportive cancer service (2019)
Journal Article
Young, J., & Snowden, A. (2019). A qualitative study on the perceived impact of using an integrated community-based supportive cancer service. European Journal of Cancer Care, 28(3), Article e13001. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13001

Objective ‘Improving the Cancer Journey’ (ICJ) is an original, community based, multidisciplinary service offering holistic support to people diagnosed with cancer in Scotland. It is the first service of its kind in the UK. The aim of this qualitati... Read More about A qualitative study on the perceived impact of using an integrated community-based supportive cancer service.

What Is the Impact of Chaplaincy in Primary Care? The GP Perspective (2019)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Gibbon, A., & Grant, R. (2019). What Is the Impact of Chaplaincy in Primary Care? The GP Perspective. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 6(2), 200-214. https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.34709

People often attend primary care with sub-clinical or non-medical issues such as bereavement, distress, or loneliness. Often what is needed is someone to listen, but GP appointments are inappropriate for this. Community Chaplaincy Listening (CCL) is... Read More about What Is the Impact of Chaplaincy in Primary Care? The GP Perspective.

Holistic Needs Assessment: Changing Consultation Dynamics to Support Patient Self-management (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Snowden, A., & Young, J. (2018, September). Holistic Needs Assessment: Changing Consultation Dynamics to Support Patient Self-management. Presented at 16th International Conference on Communication in Healthcare

Background Holistic needs assessment (HNA) helps patients articulate their wider needs during consultation. The study objective was to establish how HNA changes consultation dynamics. It is hypothesised that HNA will support greater patient particip... Read More about Holistic Needs Assessment: Changing Consultation Dynamics to Support Patient Self-management.

Proactive community support tailored to holistic needs: A cohort study (2018)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Young, J., & Savinc, J. (2018). Proactive community support tailored to holistic needs: A cohort study. Cancer Medicine, 7(9), 4836-4845. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1709

Background: It is increasingly internationally recognised that a cancer diagnosis impacts on people practically and financially as well as physically and psychologically. It is less clear what to do about this. This study introduces an original com... Read More about Proactive community support tailored to holistic needs: A cohort study.

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://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13704

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.

Promoting Mental Health And Well Being (2018)
Book Chapter
Toner, A., & Snowden, A. (2018). Promoting Mental Health And Well Being. In The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing. (4). Open University Press

Systematic Review and Narrative Summary: Treatments for and Risk Factors Associated with Respiratory Tract Secretions (Death Rattle) in the Dying Adult (2018)
Journal Article
Kolb, H., Snowden, A., & Stevens, E. (2018). Systematic Review and Narrative Summary: Treatments for and Risk Factors Associated with Respiratory Tract Secretions (Death Rattle) in the Dying Adult. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(7), 1446-1462. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13557

Aim To identify effective treatments and risk factors associated with death rattle in adults at the end of life. Background The presence of noisy, pooled respiratory tract secretions is among the most common symptoms in dying patients around the w... Read More about Systematic Review and Narrative Summary: Treatments for and Risk Factors Associated with Respiratory Tract Secretions (Death Rattle) in the Dying Adult.

Emotional intelligence among nursing students: Findings from a cross-sectional study (2018)
Journal Article
Štiglic, G., Cilar, L., Novak, Ž., Vrbnjak, D., Stenhouse, R., Snowden, A., & Pajnkihar, M. (2018). Emotional intelligence among nursing students: Findings from a cross-sectional study. Nurse Education Today, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.03.028

Background Emotional intelligence in nursing is of global interest. International studies identify that emotional intelligence influences nurses' work and relationships with patients. It is associated with compassion and care. Nursing students score... Read More about Emotional intelligence among nursing students: Findings from a cross-sectional study.

Exploring male identity in non-professional carers of someone with cancer: preliminary analysis (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Young, J., Snowden, A., Stenhouse, R., & Kyle, R. (2018, March). Exploring male identity in non-professional carers of someone with cancer: preliminary analysis. Poster presented at British Psych-Oncology Society Annual Conference

Background Across the world the majority of home‐based care for ill family members is carried out by women. Consequently, research in this field has predominately focused on female carers, meaning less is known about the male carer experience. My s... Read More about Exploring male identity in non-professional carers of someone with cancer: preliminary analysis.

‘What’s on your mind?’ The only necessary question in spiritual care (2018)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Lobb, E. A., Schmidt, S., Swing, A. M., Logan, P., & Macfarlane, C. (2018). ‘What’s on your mind?’ The only necessary question in spiritual care. Journal for the Study of Spirituality, 8(1), 19-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/20440243.2018.1431031

Around the world, chaplains provide specialist spiritual care for people with complex healthcare needs. If the nature of chaplain interventions was better understood then multidisciplinary colleagues could both improve their own skills in spiritua... Read More about ‘What’s on your mind?’ The only necessary question in spiritual care.

Reflection on practice: Consultation skills (2017)
Journal Article
McLeish, L., & Snowden, A. (2017). Reflection on practice: Consultation skills. Nurse Prescribing, 15(12), 600-604. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2017.15.12.600

The aim of this case study is to illustrate how prescribing decisions can be enhanced through the use of systematic consultation, reflection on practice and relevant information seeking. The enhanced Calgary-Cambridge model was used to structure the... Read More about Reflection on practice: Consultation skills.

When holistic care is not holistic enough: the role of sexual health in mental health settings (2017)
Journal Article
Hendry, A., Snowden, A., & Brown, M. (2017). When holistic care is not holistic enough: the role of sexual health in mental health settings. Journal of Clinical Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14085

Aim to explore the preparation that mental health nurses receive to address sexual health in practice. Background People who use the mental health services often have complex sexual health needs. Mental health nurses (MHNs) are well placed to offe... Read More about When holistic care is not holistic enough: the role of sexual health in mental health settings.

The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience and successful completion of a pre-registration nursing/midwifery degree (2017)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Stenhouse, R., Duers, L., Marshall, S., Carver, F., Brown, N., & Young, J. (2018). The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience and successful completion of a pre-registration nursing/midwifery degree. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(2), 433-442. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13455

Aim To examine the relationship between baseline emotional intelligence and prior caring experience with completion of pre-registration nurse and midwifery education. Background Selection and retention of nursing students is a global challenge. Em... Read More about The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience and successful completion of a pre-registration nursing/midwifery degree.

A screening tool for predicting gatekeeping behaviour (2017)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Young, J. (2017). A screening tool for predicting gatekeeping behaviour. Nursing Open, 4(4), 187-199. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.83

Aim: To develop a typology and screening tool for gatekeeping behaviours by nurses responsible for recruitment in palliative care research. Design: Concurrent analysis. Method: Two focus groups were conducted in 2015 with nine qualified hospice commu... Read More about A screening tool for predicting gatekeeping behaviour.

Patient Reported Outcome Measure of Spiritual Care as Delivered by Chaplains (2017)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Telfer, I. (2017). Patient Reported Outcome Measure of Spiritual Care as Delivered by Chaplains. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 23(4), 131-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2017.1279935

Chaplains are employed by health organizations around the world to support patients in recognizing and addressing their spiritual needs. There is currently no generalizable measure of the impact of these interventions and so the clinical and strategi... Read More about Patient Reported Outcome Measure of Spiritual Care as Delivered by Chaplains.

Evaluation of Glasgow: Improving the Cancer journey programme (2016)
Report
Snowden, A., & Young, J. (2016). Evaluation of Glasgow: Improving the Cancer journey programme. Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow City Council; Macmillan Cancer Support

This is the first report from a five-year evaluation of Glasgow’s ‘Improving the Cancer Journey’ programme. Improving the Cancer Journey (hereafter referred to as ICJ) was launched in 2014. ICJ is a community-based service supporting people affected... Read More about Evaluation of Glasgow: Improving the Cancer journey programme.

International Study of Chaplains’ Attitudes About Research (2016)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Fitchett, G., Grossoehme, D. H., Handzo, G., Kelly, E., King, S. D. W., …Flannelly, K. J. (2017). International Study of Chaplains’ Attitudes About Research. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 23(1), 34-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2016.1250556

An online survey was conducted by twelve professional chaplain organizations to assess chaplains’ attitudes about and involvement in research. A total of 2,092 chaplains from 23 countries responded to the survey. Over 80% thought research was definit... Read More about International Study of Chaplains’ Attitudes About Research.

Evaluation of Improving Cancer Journeys (2016)
Report
Snowden, A., & Young, J. (2016). Evaluation of Improving Cancer Journeys. Glasgow: Macmillan Cancer Support UK

First report of five year evaluation.

Two years of unintended consequences: introducing an electronic health record system in a hospice in Scotland (2016)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Kolb, H. (2017). Two years of unintended consequences: introducing an electronic health record system in a hospice in Scotland. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(9-10), 1414-1427. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13576

Aims and objectives The aim of the study was to explore the impact of implementing an electronic health record system on staff at a Scottish hospice. Background Electronic health records are broadly considered preferable to paper based systems. Ho... Read More about Two years of unintended consequences: introducing an electronic health record system in a hospice in Scotland.

Protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal enquiry into the impact of a community based supportive service for people affected by cancer (2016)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Young, J., & Fleming, M. (2016). Protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal enquiry into the impact of a community based supportive service for people affected by cancer. BMC Cancer, 16(1), 720. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2757-4

Background: Globally, cancer rates are increasing. In Scotland, it is estimated that 2 in 5 people will develop cancer in their lifetime. Therefore, this is crucial time to provide personalised care and support to individuals affected by cancer. I... Read More about Protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal enquiry into the impact of a community based supportive service for people affected by cancer.

A systematic review on the factors associated with positive experiences in carers of someone with cancer (2016)
Journal Article
Young, J., & Snowden, A. (2017). A systematic review on the factors associated with positive experiences in carers of someone with cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care, 26(3), Article e12544. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12544

The aim of this review was to identify the factors associated with positive experiences in non-professional carers of someone with a cancer diagnosis. A systematic search of the following electronic databases was undertaken: Cochrane Library, CINAHL,... Read More about A systematic review on the factors associated with positive experiences in carers of someone with cancer.

Do emotional intelligence and previous caring experience influence student nurse performance? A comparative analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Stenhouse, R., Snowden, A., Young, J., Carver, F., Carver, H., & Brown, N. (2016). Do emotional intelligence and previous caring experience influence student nurse performance? A comparative analysis. Nurse Education Today, 43, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.04.015

Background: Reports of poor nursing care have focused attention on values based selection of candidates onto nursing programmes. Values based selection lacks clarity and valid measures. Previous caring experience might lead to better care. Emotional... Read More about Do emotional intelligence and previous caring experience influence student nurse performance? A comparative analysis.

Distress management in cancer. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Snowden, A., White, C. A., & Christie, Z. (2015, December). Distress management in cancer. Paper presented at BPOS 2010 Annual Conference: Cancer Relationships with Others, Chester, UK

Validation of the electronic Holistic Needs Assessment. (2015)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Fleming, M. (2015). Validation of the electronic Holistic Needs Assessment. SpringerPlus, 4, 623. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-1401-0

Macmillan Cancer Support UK have developed an electronic Holistic Needs Assessment (eHNA) to: (1) help people living with cancer express all their needs, (2) help those helping them better target support. eHNA consists of 48 items each ranked from ze... Read More about Validation of the electronic Holistic Needs Assessment..

Emotional Intelligence and Nurse Recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire short form. (2015)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Watson, R., Stenhouse, R., & Hale, C. (2015). Emotional Intelligence and Nurse Recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire short form. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71, 2936-2949. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12746

Aim To examine the construct validity of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short form. Background Emotional intelligence involves the identification and regulation of our own emotions and the emotions of others. It is therefore... Read More about Emotional Intelligence and Nurse Recruitment: Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis of the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire short form..

Evaluating holistic needs assessment in outpatient cancer care--a randomised controlled trial: the study protocol (2015)
Journal Article
Snowden, W., Young, J., White, C., Murray, E., Richard, C., Lussier, M., …Ross, E. (2015). Evaluating holistic needs assessment in outpatient cancer care--a randomised controlled trial: the study protocol. BMJ Open, 5(5), Article e006840. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006840

Introduction People living with and beyond cancer are vulnerable to a number of physical, functional and psychological issues. Undertaking a holistic needs assessment (HNA) is one way to support a structured discussion of patients’ needs within a cli... Read More about Evaluating holistic needs assessment in outpatient cancer care--a randomised controlled trial: the study protocol.

Improving the care of cancer patients: holistic needs assessment (2015)
Journal Article
Young, J., Cund, A., Renshaw, M., Quigley, A., & Snowden, A. (2015). Improving the care of cancer patients: holistic needs assessment. British Journal of Nursing, 24(Sup4), S17-S20. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2015.24.Sup4.S17

This discussion paper presents a review of holistic needs assessments (HNAs) in the care of patients with cancer. HNAs entail a structured review of patient needs as articulated by the patient. This discussion then leads to a care plan grounded in is... Read More about Improving the care of cancer patients: holistic needs assessment.

Faith and belief in Scotland. (2014)
Report
Siddiqui, M., Allison, A., Snowden, A., & Fleming, M. (2014). Faith and belief in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Government

The nature of Scottish society is changing. Scotland is becoming more ethnically and religiously diverse. Within an equalities framework, consideration must be given to service provision for these changing demographics. The Public Sector Duty make... Read More about Faith and belief in Scotland..

Ethics and originality in doctoral research in the UK (2014)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2014). Ethics and originality in doctoral research in the UK. Nurse Researcher, 21(6), 12-15. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.21.6.12.e1244

AIM: To show that the ethics governance process in the UK is not necessarily conducive to innovative investigation by doctoral students. BACKGROUND: Doctoral students need to demonstrate an original contribution to knowledge. This paper cr... Read More about Ethics and originality in doctoral research in the UK.

IMatter: validation of the NHS Scotland Employee Engagement Index (2014)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & MacArthur, E. (2014). IMatter: validation of the NHS Scotland Employee Engagement Index. BMC Health Services Research, 14, Article 535. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-014-0535-z

Background Employee engagement is a fundamental component of quality healthcare. In order to provide empirical data of engagement in NHS Scotland an Employee Engagement Index was co-constructed with staff. `iMatter¿ consists of 25 Likert questions d... Read More about IMatter: validation of the NHS Scotland Employee Engagement Index.

Against intimacy: focusing on the task in hand in PhD supervision (2014)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2014). Against intimacy: focusing on the task in hand in PhD supervision. British Journal of Nursing, 23(21), 1126-1132. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2014.23.21.1126

Worldwide, more nurses are undertaking doctoral studies now than at any other time. However, there is little high-quality evidence focused on investigating successful completion of such studies. Instead there is considerable literature dedicated to u... Read More about Against intimacy: focusing on the task in hand in PhD supervision.

The Visualisation of Rasch Model Analysis. (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Soflano, M., Snowden, A., & Connolly, T. M. (2014, November). The Visualisation of Rasch Model Analysis. Paper presented at European Conference in the Applications of Enabling Technologies, Glasgow, Scotland

The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience and mindfulness in student nurses and midwives: a cross sectional analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Stenhouse, R., Young, J., Carver, H., Carver, F., & Brown, N. (2015). The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience and mindfulness in student nurses and midwives: a cross sectional analysis. Nurse Education Today, 35(1), 152-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.09.004

Background: Emotional Intelligence (EI), previous caring experience and mindfulness training may have a positive impact on nurse education. More evidence is needed to support the use of these variables in nurse recruitment and retention. Objective... Read More about The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience and mindfulness in student nurses and midwives: a cross sectional analysis.

Developing and sustaining a culture of innovation in Health Higher Education literature review. (2014)
Report
Lewitt, M. S., Snowden, A. & Sheward, L. (2014). Developing and sustaining a culture of innovation in Health Higher Education literature review. Scotland: Higher Education Academy/ Council of Deans

This literature review set out to review the recent literature on cultures of innovation and summarise how they are developed, sustained and extended, including the associated barriers and enablers, in a way that is relevant to health HE and which ca... Read More about Developing and sustaining a culture of innovation in Health Higher Education literature review..

Adjustment to the need for an ICD. (2014)
Journal Article
McCaig, M., Orr, J., Snowden, A., Collins, G., Thomson, A., & Marland, G. (2014). Adjustment to the need for an ICD. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 9(3), 117-122. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2014.9.3.117

The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is an electrical medical device designed to monitor the electrical activity of the heart and is set to deliver a programmed, corrective defibrillatory discharge, or shock, on encountering abnormal card... Read More about Adjustment to the need for an ICD..

Assessment and care planning for cancer survivors: a concise evidence review. (2014)
Report
Snowden, A. & White, C. (2013). Assessment and care planning for cancer survivors: a concise evidence review. London, UK: Macmillan Cancer

This concise review examines the evidence for Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA) in cancer survivors. It takes a structured approach by categorising levels of evidence pertaining to a series of specific statements. We therefore begin with summary def... Read More about Assessment and care planning for cancer survivors: a concise evidence review..

Tracking emotional intelligence. (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Stenhouse, R., Snowden, A., & Young, J. (2014, January). Tracking emotional intelligence. Paper presented at Research, Innovation, recruitment, retention: student nurse and midwives, Heriot Watt, Edinburgh

The role of research in the mental health nurse consultant. (2013)
Journal Article
Barron, D., Snowden, A., & Martin, C. R. (2013). The role of research in the mental health nurse consultant. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2, 93-98. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjmh.2013.2.2.93

Using a facilitated discussion forum, a group of mental health nurse consultants in Scotland, along with senior clinical nurse leaders, sought to better understand their collective research contribution along with potential barriers that may exist. T... Read More about The role of research in the mental health nurse consultant..

Community Chaplaincy listening: practical theology in action. (2013)
Journal Article
Bunniss, S., Mowat, H., & Snowden, A. (2013). Community Chaplaincy listening: practical theology in action. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 16, 42-51

What we know already Patients, GPs and chaplains reported very positively overall on the first pilot of the Community Chaplaincy Listening (CCL) service. NHS Managers, GPs and patients would like to see CCL as part of the continuing provision of NHS... Read More about Community Chaplaincy listening: practical theology in action..

Recognizing and Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Hospital Inpatients. (2013)
Journal Article
Howard, N., Snowden, A., Telfer, I., & Waller, R. (2013). Recognizing and Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Hospital Inpatients. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 1, https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v1i1.35

The aim of this project is to improve understanding of the spiritual needs of inpatients and to establish how well these are recognized and met. Interviews were carried out with 13 patients, who had seen a chaplain, to ascertain their spiritual needs... Read More about Recognizing and Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Hospital Inpatients..

Empathy in mental health nursing: learned, acquired or lost? (2013)
Journal Article
Kane, G. M., Snowden, A., & Martin, C. R. (2013). Empathy in mental health nursing: learned, acquired or lost?. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2, 28-36. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjmh.2013.2.1.28

Empathy is a key dimension within the philosophical architecture of everyday mental health nursing practice. Surprisingly, there have been few investigations on this important psychological domain in mental health practitioners. This investigation so... Read More about Empathy in mental health nursing: learned, acquired or lost?.

Listening as health care. (2013)
Journal Article
Mowat, H., Bunniss, S., Snowden, A., & Wright, L. (2013). Listening as health care. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 16, 35-41

What we know already Listening is an essential part of caring practice. Being listened to and telling our story is in itself therapeutic and life affirming. Listening is time consuming and whilst acknowledged as central to care in practice is hard t... Read More about Listening as health care..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Concordance: A concept analysis. (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Snowden, A. (2013, October). Concordance: A concept analysis. Paper presented at 39th International Mental Health Nursing Conference Collaboration and Partnership in Mental Health Nursing

Adherence based medicines interventions are known to be of limited success. Concordance offers an ethically superior approach as it is grounded in the principle of collaboration. However, the application of concordance in practice appears inconsisten... Read More about Concordance: A concept analysis..

Symposium: MEDICODE A comprehensive coding method to describe content and dialogue in medication discussions in healthcare provider-patient encounters: Perspectives from Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Lussier, M., Richard, C., Guirguis, L., Goldman, R., Snowden, A., Latter, S., & Sibley, A. (2013, September). Symposium: MEDICODE A comprehensive coding method to describe content and dialogue in medication discussions in healthcare provider-patient encounters: Perspectives from Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. Paper presented at International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, Montreal, Canada

Construction of the Lothian PROM. (2013)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Telfer, I., Kelly, E., Bunniss, S. & Mowat, H. (2012). Construction of the Lothian PROM. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy. 16. . 3. . .

What we know already Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are an increasingly popular and prevalent method of ascertaining the impact of an intervention in health. For example there are PROMs measuring the success of intervention in diabetes, s... Read More about Construction of the Lothian PROM..

Measuring Concordance in Clinical Practice (2012)
Journal Article
Barron, D. T., & Snowden, A. (2012). Measuring Concordance in Clinical Practice. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 1, 88-94. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjmh.2012.1.2.88

This article describes the construction of a tool to measure concordance in clinical practice. The second of two parts, it details the strategic background underpinning concordance and expands the rationale as this relates to the construction of indi... Read More about Measuring Concordance in Clinical Practice.

Debating mental health nurses’ role in medicines management (2012)
Journal Article
Hemingway, S., & Snowden, A. (2012). Debating mental health nurses’ role in medicines management. British Journal of Nursing, 21, 1219-1223. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2012.21.20.1219

This article delineates concordance and adherence; two fundamental positions pertaining to the role of the nurse in medicine management. Taking the form of a debate, it uses mental health nursing to describe the role and function of concordance and a... Read More about Debating mental health nurses’ role in medicines management.

An exploration of palliative care provision in Scottish care homes (2012)
Journal Article
Reid, L., Snowden, A., & Kydd, A. (2012). An exploration of palliative care provision in Scottish care homes. British Journal of Nursing, 21, 8-15. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2012.21.1.8

This paper suggests that there is an imbalance between the ideal and the actual palliative care provision for some older people living and dying in care homes in Scotland. Successive studies demonstrate that care home residents are increasingly frail... Read More about An exploration of palliative care provision in Scottish care homes.

Concurrent analysis: a pragmatic justification (2012)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Atkinson, J. (2012). Concurrent analysis: a pragmatic justification. Nursing Philosophy, 13, 126-141. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-769X.2011.00523.x

Concurrent analysis (CA) is a process of synthesizing conceptually equivalent data for the purpose of producing a coherent and predictive model in social science. The process of CA is detailed. In short, CA uses Thagard's concept of coherence as a me... Read More about Concurrent analysis: a pragmatic justification.

No decision about me without me: concordance operationalised (2012)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Marland, G. (2012). No decision about me without me: concordance operationalised. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22, 1353-1360. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04337.x

Aims and objectives To demonstrate that concordance can be operationalised to the benefit of patients. Concordance can be understood as a composite of knowledge, health beliefs and collaboration. Background In discussing any clinical decision, i... Read More about No decision about me without me: concordance operationalised.

Is concordance possible? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Snowden, A. (2012, September). Is concordance possible?. Paper presented at 16th International Philosophy of Nursing Conference, Universtiy of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Concurrent analysis: validation of the domains within the birth satisfaction scale (2012)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J., Snowden, A., & Martin, C. R. (2012). Concurrent analysis: validation of the domains within the birth satisfaction scale. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 30, 247-260. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2012.710833

Background and aim: measuring women’s satisfaction with their birth experience has been problematic. Recently, an attempt has been made to capture birth satisfaction’s generalised meaning and incorporate it into an evidenced-based tool. Standard proc... Read More about Concurrent analysis: validation of the domains within the birth satisfaction scale.

Helping the clinician help me: towards listening in cancer care (2012)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., White, C. A., Christie, Z., Murray, E., McGowan, C., & Scott, R. (2012). Helping the clinician help me: towards listening in cancer care. British Journal of Nursing, 21(Sup10), S18-S26. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2012.21.Sup10.S18

Despite global support for the ideal of shared decision making, its enactment remains difficult in practice. The UK charity, Macmillan Cancer Support, attempted to incorporate the principles of shared decision making within a programme of distress ma... Read More about Helping the clinician help me: towards listening in cancer care.

Concordance in action: case study of medication management (2012)
Journal Article
Roy, D., & Snowden, A. (2012). Concordance in action: case study of medication management. Nurse Prescribing, 10(4), 195-200. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2012.10.4.195

This article discusses a case study describing discontinuation symptoms relating to the abrupt withdrawal of the antidepressant venlafaxine. The article explores alternative explanations for the symptoms presented, and highlights the importance of sy... Read More about Concordance in action: case study of medication management.

Constructivist grounded theory of distress management in cancer survivors. (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Snowden, A. (2012, April). Constructivist grounded theory of distress management in cancer survivors. Paper presented at 2012 International Nursing Research Conference, London, UK

Background: The distress thermometer is a valid measure of distress in cancer. However, there is less evidence as to what this may mean for the patient experience of distress (Snowden et al., 2011). This paper presents a grounded theory of the p... Read More about Constructivist grounded theory of distress management in cancer survivors..

Pragmatic problem with paradigms. (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Snowden, A. (2012, April). Pragmatic problem with paradigms. Paper presented at RCN Annual International Nursing Research Conference, London, UK

There is increasing recognition that the concept of research paradigms is flawed. Despite this, these concepts continue to drive research hierarchies. Unless research practices actively reject paradigmatic dogma, this situation will persist. This... Read More about Pragmatic problem with paradigms..

Denial of heart disease, delays seeking help and lifestyle changes (2012)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Marland, G., Murray, E., & McCaig, M. (2012). Denial of heart disease, delays seeking help and lifestyle changes. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 7(3), 124-128. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2012.7.3.124

This article examines the psychological and physical impact of denial of illness related to heart disease. The most obvious sequelae entail avoidance of help-seeking behaviour and the maintenance of risk-taking behaviour such as poor diet, lack of ex... Read More about Denial of heart disease, delays seeking help and lifestyle changes.

Concordance in Action: Training Needs Analysis (2012)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Gilfedder, M., Ferries, E., Bartling, L., & Barron, D. T. (2012). Concordance in Action: Training Needs Analysis. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 1(1), 13-18. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjmh.2012.1.1.13

This is the first of two articles examining the role and function of concordance in clinical medicine management. It records the development of a questionnaire designed to help facilitate a training needs analysis for registered mental health nurses.... Read More about Concordance in Action: Training Needs Analysis.

Concordance in action: towards systematic individualized care (2012)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Gilfedder, M., & Campbell, P. A. (2012). Concordance in action: towards systematic individualized care. Nurse Prescribing, 10(3), 141-146. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2012.10.3.141

This article describes the construction and impact of an education module designed to improve medicine management in mental health nursing. In particular, it justifies the need for such education and illustrates the impact that it can have on knowled... Read More about Concordance in action: towards systematic individualized care.

Lothian PROM: feedback to CCL. (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Snowden, A., & Telfer, I. (2012, January). Lothian PROM: feedback to CCL. Paper presented at Community Chaplain. List. Mov. from Phase Two to Phase Three, Glasgow, Scotland

Medicine-taking and recovery-focused mental health practice (2011)
Journal Article
Marland, G., McNay, L., McCaig, M., & Snowden, A. (2011). Medicine-taking and recovery-focused mental health practice. British Journal of Wellbeing, 2, 21-25. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjow.2011.2.2.21

This article was inspired by the need to revisit medicine-taking within the context of recovery-focused practice in mental health. Practice based on compliance is unlikely to succeed and is not resonant with the principles of recovery. Mental wellbei... Read More about Medicine-taking and recovery-focused mental health practice.

Tricyclic antidepressant self poisoning and admission for acute care (2011)
Journal Article
Marland, G., Snowden, A., McNay, L., McCaig, M., & Boyd, G. (2011). Tricyclic antidepressant self poisoning and admission for acute care. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 6, 589-596. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2011.6.12.589

Self-poisoning by ingestion of antidepressants is a common method of suicide. Although tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are no longer the first choice treatment for depression they are still commonly taken in overdose causing poisoning and admission... Read More about Tricyclic antidepressant self poisoning and admission for acute care.

Concordance: the goal of mental health nursing. (2011)
Book Chapter
Snowden, A. (2010). Concordance: the goal of mental health nursing. In G. Marland, L. McNay, & A. Snowden (Eds.), Promoting concordance in mental health, 121-152. Quay Books

Medicines management in mental health (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Barron, D. (2011). Medicines management in mental health. Nursing Standard, 26, 35-40. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2011.09.26.3.35.c8712

This article provides evidence to suggest that mental health nurses may not be as competent in medicines management as they believe themselves to be. A psychological model of skills awareness is used throughout the article to offer a theoretical expl... Read More about Medicines management in mental health.

Biology (2011)
Book Chapter
Snowden, A., & Boyd, G. (2010). Biology. In G. Marland, L. McNay, & A. Snowden (Eds.), Promoting Concordance in Mental Health Nursing, 28-57. Quay Books

Working towards recovery in mental health practice. (2011)
Book Chapter
Snowden, A., & Marland, G. (2010). Working towards recovery in mental health practice. In G. Marland, L. McNay, & A. Snowden (Eds.), Promoting concordance in mental health, 11-28. Quay Books

The end of the algorithm: a mixed methods analysis of distress management in cancer. (2011)
Conference Proceeding
Snowden, A., White, C., Christie, Z., Murray, E., McGowan, C., & Scott, R. (2010). The end of the algorithm: a mixed methods analysis of distress management in cancer

Distress Management (DM) begins by the patient completing the Distress Thermometer (DT). The DT is a screening tool (Lynch et al, 2010), but in this project its function was extended to facilitate collaborative communication within a consultation (Sn... Read More about The end of the algorithm: a mixed methods analysis of distress management in cancer..

The clinical utility of the Distress Thermometer: a review (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., White, C. A., Christie, Z., Murray, E., McGowan, C., & Scott, R. (2011). The clinical utility of the Distress Thermometer: a review. British Journal of Nursing, 20, 220-227. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2011.20.4.220

The Distress Thermometer (DT) is a well validated screening tool, demonstrably sensitive and reasonably specific to the construct of distress in cancer. Its brevity makes it ideal to incorporate into a system of distress management. To ascertain how... Read More about The clinical utility of the Distress Thermometer: a review.

Concurrent analysis: a pragmatic justification. (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Snowden, A. (2011, August). Concurrent analysis: a pragmatic justification. Paper presented at 15th International Philosophy of Nursing Conference held in association with the International Philosophy of Nursing Society (IPONS)

Concurrent analysis of choice and control in childbirth? (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Martin, C., Jomeen, J., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2011). Concurrent analysis of choice and control in childbirth?. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 11, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-11-40

Background: this paper reports original research on choice and control in childbirth. Eight women were interviewed as part of a wider investigation into locus of control in women with pre-labour rupture of membranes at term (PROM) [1]. Methods: th... Read More about Concurrent analysis of choice and control in childbirth?.

Towards concordance in schizophrenia: a case study (2011)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Flemming, N., Marland, G., & McNay, L. (2011). Towards concordance in schizophrenia: a case study. Nurse Prescribing, 9, 234-242

Schizophrenia remains a contentious concept. Kraepelin's presumption that schizophrenia has a biological origin still predominates despite consistently inconclusive evidence. Current research consequently favours finding a cure as opposed to focusing... Read More about Towards concordance in schizophrenia: a case study.

Florence Nightingale. (2010)
Book Chapter
Snowden, A. (2009). Florence Nightingale. In A. Snowden, A. Donnell, & T. Duffy (Eds.), Pioneering Theories in Nursing, 3-10. Quay Books

Medication. (2010)
Book Chapter
Snowden, A. (2009). Medication. In P. Barker (Ed.), Mental Health Ethics: the Human ContextRoutledge

Mental health nurse prescribing: a difficult pill to swallow? (2010)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Martin, C. R. (2010). Mental health nurse prescribing: a difficult pill to swallow?. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 17, 543-553. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01561.x

This paper develops an interpretation of the impact of mental health nurse prescribing in the UK. A constructivist-grounded theory methodology was applied to 13 semi-structured interviews with mental health clinicians and service users. The same inte... Read More about Mental health nurse prescribing: a difficult pill to swallow?.

Concurrent analysis: towards generalisable qualitative research (2010)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Martin, C. R. (2010). Concurrent analysis: towards generalisable qualitative research. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20, 2868-2877. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03513.x

Aims and objectives.  This study develops an original method of qualitative analysis coherent with its interpretivist principles. The objective is to increase the likelihood of achieving generalisability and so improve the chance of the findings bein... Read More about Concurrent analysis: towards generalisable qualitative research.

Clinical utility of the distress thermometer. (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Snowden, A., White, C. A., & Christie, Z. (2010, December). Clinical utility of the distress thermometer. Paper presented at BPOS Annual Conference, Chester, UK

Slavish application of protocols is far from genuine evidence-based care (2010)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2010). Slavish application of protocols is far from genuine evidence-based care. Nursing Standard, 25, 32

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on evidence-based nursing practice by Joy Milligan in the September 15, 2010 issue.

Integrating Medicines Management Into Mental Health Nursing in UK (2010)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2010). Integrating Medicines Management Into Mental Health Nursing in UK. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 24, 178-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2009.12.003

There is increasing concern that mental health nurses in UK are inadequately trained in medicines management. Recommended solutions entail proposals for further training to improve safety for service users. Although fundamentally important, these org... Read More about Integrating Medicines Management Into Mental Health Nursing in UK.

Care Planning With Older Adults. (2009)
Book Chapter
Snowden, A. (2008). Care Planning With Older Adults. In The Care and Wellbeing of Older People A Textbook for Health Care StudentsReflect Press

Classification of schizophrenia. Part 2: the nonsense of mental health illness. (2009)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2009). Classification of schizophrenia. Part 2: the nonsense of mental health illness. British Journal of Nursing (1), 18, 1228-1232. doi:10.12968/bjon.2009.18.20.45113

The classification of schizophrenia is currently under review in a coordinated worldwide consultation for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 11) – the standard manua... Read More about Classification of schizophrenia. Part 2: the nonsense of mental health illness..

Classification of schizophrenia. Part one: the enduring existence of madness. (2009)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2009). Classification of schizophrenia. Part one: the enduring existence of madness. British Journal of Nursing (1), 18, 1176-1180. doi:10.12968/bjon.2009.18.19.44822

The classification of schizophrenia is currently under review in a coordinated worldwide consultation for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD 11) – the standard manua... Read More about Classification of schizophrenia. Part one: the enduring existence of madness..

Medication management with older adults. (2009)
Book Chapter
Snowden, A. (2008). Medication management with older adults. In The Care and Wellbeing of Older People A Textbook for Health Care StudentsReflect Press

Medication management in older adults: a critique of concordance (2008)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2008). Medication management in older adults: a critique of concordance. British Journal of Nursing, 17, 114-119. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2008.17.2.28140

This article shows that the terms compliance, adherence and concordance are used interchangeably in the medication management literature. As such, it is argued that nurses should focus on those interventions that are demonstrably effective in enhanci... Read More about Medication management in older adults: a critique of concordance.

Prescribing and mental health nursing. (2008)
Book
Snowden, A. (2007). Prescribing and mental health nursing. Quay Books

-The first section of this book integrates the histories of psychopharmacology, mental health nursing and medication legislation -The second section discusses prescription decisions in schizophrenia, depression, anxiety and insomnia.

Quantitative analysis of mental health nurse prescribers in Scotland (2008)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2008). Quantitative analysis of mental health nurse prescribers in Scotland. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 15, 471-478. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01251.x

The UK parliament approved legislation expanding prescribing rights for all registered nurses in 2006. Mental health nurses do not appear to be embracing prescribing to the same degree as their colleagues. For example, mental health nurses represent... Read More about Quantitative analysis of mental health nurse prescribers in Scotland.

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

Is mental health nurse prescribing qualitatively different? (2007)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2007). Is mental health nurse prescribing qualitatively different?. Nurse Prescribing, 5, 66-73. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2007.5.2.23101

A total of 365 nurse prescribers (11 registered mental nurse (RMNs), 354 non-RMNs) in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde returned a questionnaire (55% response rate) on the impact of nurse prescribing. Thematic analysis using NVivo7™ elaborated on the ear... Read More about Is mental health nurse prescribing qualitatively different?.

Why mental health nurses should prescribe. (2007)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2007). Why mental health nurses should prescribe. Nurse Prescribing, 5, 193-198. doi:10.12968/npre.2007.5.5.23737

This article explores the reasons why mental health nurses in Scotland have been slow to engage with nurse prescribing. Although much of this has been blamed on practical and organizational issues, it is also possibly indicative of a more subtle agen... Read More about Why mental health nurses should prescribe..

Exploring the impact of mental health nurse prescribing (2006)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2006). Exploring the impact of mental health nurse prescribing. British Journal of Nursing, 15(20), 1114-1118. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2006.15.20.22296

To illuminate the process of developing a research proposal this article explains the rationale behind the research question: What is the impact of mental health nurse prescribing in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde? It then goes on to defend the chosen... Read More about Exploring the impact of mental health nurse prescribing.

The requirements for original doctoral research in nursing. (2006)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2006). The requirements for original doctoral research in nursing. Nursing Times. 102. . 38-40. . ISSN 0954-7762.

Clinical and academic doctorates (PhDs) demand an original piece of research. This article examines how to generate such research in nursing and proposes that it is not as elusive as it first appears.

Evaluating nurse prescribing in mental health patients: a pilot study (2006)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2006). Evaluating nurse prescribing in mental health patients: a pilot study. Nurse Prescribing, 4(6), 250-255. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2006.4.6.21507

This article describes the process of piloting a questionnaire designed to establish certain demographic, quantitative and qualitative information about the impact of nurse prescribing in Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The questionnaire was sent to a ran... Read More about Evaluating nurse prescribing in mental health patients: a pilot study.

Nurse prescribing in mental health (2006)
Journal Article
Snowden, A. (2006). Nurse prescribing in mental health. Nursing Standard, 20(29), 41-46. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2006.03.20.29.41.c4106

This article presents a suggested clinical management plan for a community psychiatric nurse who is prescribing for older adults with mental health needs. The scope of the clinical management plan and the attendant professional and legal responsibili... Read More about Nurse prescribing in mental health.