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Prof Nicola Ring's Outputs (55)

Co-Creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit focused on self-management of respiratory health issues in people with learning disabilities (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Leary, L., Dicksit, D., Ring, N., Roberts, N., Dunham, M., Devitt, J., Taylor, J., Mcglade, I., & Theurer, M. (2025, May). Co-Creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit focused on self-management of respiratory health issues in people with learning disabilities. Presented at ENclusion Conference: Connecting EDI Research and Action at and by ENU, Edinburgh Napier University

Introduction

Individuals with ID (intellectual Disabilities) need self-management support from nurses (all fields) to avoid risk of hospital admissions due to respiratory illness. We aimed to co-design a CPD toolkit focused on providing nurses wit... Read More about Co-Creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit focused on self-management of respiratory health issues in people with learning disabilities.

“You are helping from the heart not just from the head”: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of peer workers working with people experiencing homelessness and substance use (2025)
Journal Article
Carver, H., Miler, J. A., Greenhalgh, J., Pauly, B., Ring, N., Booth, H., Dumbrell, J., & Parkes, T. (in press). “You are helping from the heart not just from the head”: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of peer workers working with people experiencing homelessness and substance use. BMC Public Health,

Background: Increasingly, substance use and homelessness services have peer workers, those with lived or living experience of substance use and homelessness, who provide support to those experiencing similar challenges. While research regarding the e... Read More about “You are helping from the heart not just from the head”: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of peer workers working with people experiencing homelessness and substance use.

Exploration of student nurses' perceptions towards individuals with opiod use disorders in Scotland: A mixed method investigation (2025)
Journal Article
Neville, K., Bonfirm, J., & Ring, N. (2025). Exploration of student nurses' perceptions towards individuals with opiod use disorders in Scotland: A mixed method investigation. International Health Trends and Perspectives, 5(1), 17-34. https://doi.org/10.32920/ihtp.v5i1.2312

Worldwide, an opioid epidemic continues to escalate. While the scientific community has recognized substance use disorders as a biophysiological disease, society continues to view addiction as a social problem and not a medical one. Individuals with... Read More about Exploration of student nurses' perceptions towards individuals with opiod use disorders in Scotland: A mixed method investigation.

Co-Creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit focused on self-management of respiratory health issues in people with learning disabilities (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Leary, L., Dicksit, D., Ring, N., Roberts, N., Devitt, J., & Dunham, M. (2024, December). Co-Creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit focused on self-management of respiratory health issues in people with learning disabilities. Paper presented at 21st Seattle Club Conference, London

Background: Individuals with ID (intellectual Disabilities) are at greater risk of hospital admission or premature mortality due to respiratory associated conditions. They need self-management support from nurses to avoid this risk. Our study aimed t... Read More about Co-Creation of a Continuing Professional Development Toolkit focused on self-management of respiratory health issues in people with learning disabilities.

Dr. West's 'How to Nurse Sick Children' (2024)
Digital Artefact
Ring, N. (2024). Dr. West's 'How to Nurse Sick Children'. [Blog]

This blog reviews the 1854 publication 'How to Nurse Sick Children' written by Dr Charles Watt, the founder of Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography (2024)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Afseth, J., Fagan, R., Thomson, F., & Ring, N. (2024). Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography. JAC - Antimicrobial Resistance, 6(4), Article dlae117. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlae117

Objectives: To further develop an understanding of laypeople’s (adult patients and public) beliefs and attitudes toward antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by developing a conceptual model derived from identifying and synthesizing primary qualitative rese... Read More about Patient and public understanding of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.

What do pulmonary rehabilitation participants want their educational sessions to comprise of? Exploring a participant-centered approach to designing pulmonary rehabilitation education (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., McAloney-Kocaman, K., Ring, N., Ray, E., Turnbull, L., Jelen, T., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2024, May). What do pulmonary rehabilitation participants want their educational sessions to comprise of? Exploring a participant-centered approach to designing pulmonary rehabilitation education. Presented at American Thoracic Societey 2024, San Diego, US

Suicide prevention: Introducing the Lothian Safekeeping Plan © for parents as a clinical innovation for use alongside safety plans for children and young people (2024)
Journal Article
Abbott‐Smith, S., Dougall, N., & Ring, N. (2024). Suicide prevention: Introducing the Lothian Safekeeping Plan © for parents as a clinical innovation for use alongside safety plans for children and young people. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 37(1), Article e12455. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12455

Topic: Internationally, preventing suicide in children and young people is a priority and there are a range of preventative approaches available for health professionals to use, including brief interventions. Safety planning is one such brief interve... Read More about Suicide prevention: Introducing the Lothian Safekeeping Plan © for parents as a clinical innovation for use alongside safety plans for children and young people.

Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History (2023)
Journal Article
Ring, N., McHugh, N. M., Reed, B. B., Davidson-Welch, R., & Dodd, L. S. (2024). Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History. Nurse Education Today, 133, Article 106026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106026

Background: Nearly 4000 people were accused of witchcraft in Scotland between 1563-1736. Some of these were healers, midwives, and nurses.
Objective: To investigate Scotland’s folk-healers and midwives accused of witchcraft and review their work fr... Read More about Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History.

'I always say, not all programs are created equally'; a qualitative study exploring the educational experiences, learning needs and preferences of people attending Pulmonary Rehabilitation (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Ray, E., Ring, N. J., Turnbull, L., Jelen, T., Macdonald, D., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2023, September). 'I always say, not all programs are created equally'; a qualitative study exploring the educational experiences, learning needs and preferences of people attending Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Paper presented at Primary Care Respiratory Conference, Telford, UK

Midwives and Healers (2023)
Digital Artefact
Ring, N. (2023). Midwives and Healers. [Podcast]

The witch has held a place firmly in our imagination for centuries – from whispered warnings in folklore to pop-culture driven heights. But what does it mean to be a witch now?

Presenter India Rakusen, creator of the podcast 28ish Days Later, is o... Read More about Midwives and Healers.

Suicide prevention: What does the evidence show for the effectiveness of safety planning for children and young people? – A systematic scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Abbott-Smith, S., Ring, N., Dougall, N., & Davey, J. (2023). Suicide prevention: What does the evidence show for the effectiveness of safety planning for children and young people? – A systematic scoping review. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 30(5), 899-910. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12928

Introduction
Suicide is a leading cause of death for children and young people and its prevention is a global priority. Many Mental Health Services employ safety planning as a brief intervention. There is some evidence of safety planning effectivene... Read More about Suicide prevention: What does the evidence show for the effectiveness of safety planning for children and young people? – A systematic scoping review.

Improving antibiotic use in hospitals: development of a digital antibiotic review tracking toolkit (DARTT) using the behaviour change wheel (2023)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Ring, N., Willis, D., Williams, B., & Kydonaki, K. (2024). Improving antibiotic use in hospitals: development of a digital antibiotic review tracking toolkit (DARTT) using the behaviour change wheel. Psychology and Health, 39(11), 1635-1655. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2023.2182894

Objective
To develop a theory-informed behaviour change intervention to promote appropriate hospital antibiotic use, guided by the Medical Research Council’s complex interventions framework.

Methods
A phased approach was used, including triang... Read More about Improving antibiotic use in hospitals: development of a digital antibiotic review tracking toolkit (DARTT) using the behaviour change wheel.

A scoping review of the evidence for the use of screening tools in people with intellectual disabilities with dysphagia (2023)
Journal Article
O'Leary, L., Maine, A., Ring, N., Reid, J., Speirs, L., Allan, L., Truesdale, M., & Taggart, L. (2023). A scoping review of the evidence for the use of screening tools in people with intellectual disabilities with dysphagia. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36(3), 429-447. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13076

Background
Dysphagia can have serious health implications including choking and respiratory infection leading to poorer quality of life. People with intellectual disabilities are at higher risk of dysphagia related health complications and early dea... Read More about A scoping review of the evidence for the use of screening tools in people with intellectual disabilities with dysphagia.

Suicide prevention: Safety Plans Intervention for children and Young People - a scoping review of effectiveness (2021)
Digital Artefact
Abbott-Smith, S., Ring, N., Dougall, N., & Davey, J. (2021). Suicide prevention: Safety Plans Intervention for children and Young People - a scoping review of effectiveness. [https://osf.io/scnhg/]

The aim of this scoping review is to identify and map the available evidence around effectiveness of Safety Planning Intervention (SPI) for Children and young people (CYP), as there has been no systematic review of SPI for CYP. Although recentlly the... Read More about Suicide prevention: Safety Plans Intervention for children and Young People - a scoping review of effectiveness.