Outputs (208)

Can Text Messages Reach the Parts Other Process Measures Cannot Reach: An Evaluation of a Behavior Change Intervention Delivered by Mobile Phone? (2012)
Journal Article
Irvine, L., Falconer, D. W., Jones, C., Ricketts, I. W., Williams, B., & Crombie, I. K. (2012). Can Text Messages Reach the Parts Other Process Measures Cannot Reach: An Evaluation of a Behavior Change Intervention Delivered by Mobile Phone?. PLOS ONE, 7(12), Article e52621. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052621

Background
Process evaluation is essential in developing, piloting and evaluating complex interventions. This often involves observation of intervention delivery and interviews with study participants. Mobile telephone interventions involve no face... Read More about Can Text Messages Reach the Parts Other Process Measures Cannot Reach: An Evaluation of a Behavior Change Intervention Delivered by Mobile Phone?.

Can theory be embedded in visual interventions to promote self-management? A proposed model and worked example (2012)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Anderson, A., Barton, K., & McGhee, J. (2012). Can theory be embedded in visual interventions to promote self-management? A proposed model and worked example. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49, 1598-1609

Nurses are increasingly involved in a range of strategies to encourage patient behaviours that improve self-management. If nurses are to be involved in, or indeed lead, the development of such interventions then processes that enhance the likelihood... Read More about Can theory be embedded in visual interventions to promote self-management? A proposed model and worked example.

Towards simulation of patient data for evaluation of E-health platform and services. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lo, O., Fan, L., Buchanan, W. J., Thuemmler, C., & Lawson, A. (2012, June). Towards simulation of patient data for evaluation of E-health platform and services. Paper presented at 13th Annual Post Graduate Symposium on the Convergence of Telecommunications, Networking and Broadcasting

This paper presents the design and implementation of the Patient Simulator, a software application used for the simulation of patient data. The simulator aims to evaluate e- Health platforms and services in regards to efficiency, reliability, securit... Read More about Towards simulation of patient data for evaluation of E-health platform and services..

Perspectives of patients and healthcare professionals on the impact of telemetrically supported patient self-management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a qualitative study nested in the TELESCOT trial (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pinnock, H., Fairbrother, P., Hanley, J., McCloughan, L., Todd, A., & McKinstry, B. Perspectives of patients and healthcare professionals on the impact of telemetrically supported patient self-management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a qualitative study nested in the TELESCOT trial

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

Integrating assisted living with primary and secondary health care. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., Fan, L., Ekonomou, E., Lo, O., Uthmani, O., & Thuemmler, C. (2012, May). Integrating assisted living with primary and secondary health care. Paper presented at Data Handling in Health and Social Care: Striking the balance between confidentiality, security and information sharing

This presentation outlines the Cloud4Health platform.

Case Study: moving towards an e-health platform to store NHS patient Information in the cloud. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J., Fan, L., Ekonomou, E., Lo, O., & Thuemmler, C. (2012, February). Case Study: moving towards an e-health platform to store NHS patient Information in the cloud. Paper presented at Cloud Computing in the Public Sector: The Way Forward

Case Study: Moving Towards an e-health Platform to Store NHS Patient Information in the Cloud The NHS pilot scheme to store patient information in the Cloud How can the health sector can gain greater value from its infrastructure by moving services i... Read More about Case Study: moving towards an e-health platform to store NHS patient Information in the cloud..

Online video in clinical skills education of oral medication administration for undergraduate student nurses (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dawkes, S., Smith, F., McCrossan, G., Holland, A., & Adamson, L. (2011, September). Online video in clinical skills education of oral medication administration for undergraduate student nurses. Presented at Scottish Clinican Skills Network Conference

No abstract available.

An exploration of how illness perceptions of cardiac patients influence their ability to self-manage their condition after coronary angioplasty (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dawkes, S. (2011, May). An exploration of how illness perceptions of cardiac patients influence their ability to self-manage their condition after coronary angioplasty. Presented at Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Post Graduate Conference

No abstract available.

Electronic prescribing and prescription design in ophthalmic practice (2011)
Journal Article
Connor, A. J., Hutton, P., Severn, P., & Masri, I. (2011). Electronic prescribing and prescription design in ophthalmic practice. European Journal of Ophthalmology, 21(5), 644-648. https://doi.org/10.5301/EJO.2011.6225

PURPOSE: Prescription and drug errors are common causes of adverse clinical events, posing a significant risk to safe patient care. Although there has been a movement to increase the use of electronic prescribing, concerns over feasibility suggest th... Read More about Electronic prescribing and prescription design in ophthalmic practice.

Harnessing imagery to motivate health behaviours (2010)
Journal Article
Cameron, L. D., Humphris, G., Hollands, G., & Williams, B. (2010). Harnessing imagery to motivate health behaviours. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 17(Supplement 1), S203

This paper is an abstract in a special supplement - Abstracts from the 11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine.

Delivering health care through managed clinical networks (MCNs): lessons from the North (2010)
Report
Guthrie, B., Davies, H., Greig, G., Rushner, R., Walter, I., Duguid, A., Coyle, J., Sutton, M., Williams, B., Connaghan, J., & Farrar, S. (2010). Delivering health care through managed clinical networks (MCNs): lessons from the North. Southampton, UK: PublisherNIHR Service Delivery and Organisation

The purpose of this study is to explore how health care professionals come together to deliver care across managed clinical networks. We will examine how networks are put together, the ways in which they operate, and the impacts of care delivered in... Read More about Delivering health care through managed clinical networks (MCNs): lessons from the North.

Review of Coding for Success implementation (2010)
Report
Thuemmler, C., & Buchanan, B. (2010). Review of Coding for Success implementation. London: UK Department of Health

Coding for Success was published in 2007 and described how bar coding and similar technologies can be used to improve patient safety, reduce costs and improve efficiency. This review aims to outline progress made since 2007, and was recommended by th... Read More about Review of Coding for Success implementation.

Vision and Challenges for Realising the Internet of Things (2010)
Book
Thuemmler, C., & Buchanan, W. (2010). Vision and Challenges for Realising the Internet of Things. European Commission. https://doi.org/10.2759/26127

Description of the DACAR project and its aims and objectives

Images in Health Care: Potential and Problems (2009)
Journal Article
Williams, B., & Cameron, L. (2009). Images in Health Care: Potential and Problems. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 14(4), 251-254. https://doi.org/10.1258/jhsrp.2009.008168

Although communication issues within health care have received greater research and policy attention in recent years, one growing aspect of such communication has been largely overlooked. In this paper we suggest that visual forms of communication, a... Read More about Images in Health Care: Potential and Problems.

Reflections on applying for NHS ethical approval and governance in a climate of rapid change: prioritising process over principles (2009)
Journal Article
McDonach, E., Barbour, R. S., & Williams, B. (2009). Reflections on applying for NHS ethical approval and governance in a climate of rapid change: prioritising process over principles. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 12(3), 227-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645570701606127

Ethical review and governance of health services research in the UK have undergone significant changes in recent years. Tracing this incremental development helps to understand the rationale for introducing a more standardised process. Reflecting on... Read More about Reflections on applying for NHS ethical approval and governance in a climate of rapid change: prioritising process over principles.

Living with cystic fibrosis: an exploration of the impact of beliefs on emotional coping and mtivation to adhere to treatment regimes among parents of children with cystic fibrosis (2008)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Coyle, J., Dowell, J., & Mukhopadhyay, S. (2008). Living with cystic fibrosis: an exploration of the impact of beliefs on emotional coping and mtivation to adhere to treatment regimes among parents of children with cystic fibrosis. International Journal of Disability, Community & Rehabilitation, 6(1),

Objective: To explore the impact of beliefs on emotional coping and motivation to implement treatment regimes among parents of children with cystic fibrosis in Scotland, with a view to enabling health professionals support parents to cope emotionally... Read More about Living with cystic fibrosis: an exploration of the impact of beliefs on emotional coping and mtivation to adhere to treatment regimes among parents of children with cystic fibrosis.

Cross-sectional survey of patients in receipt of long-term repeat prescriptions for antidepressant drugs in primary care (2008)
Journal Article
Cruickshank, G., MacGillivray, S., Bruce, D., Mather, A., Matthews, K., & Williams, B. (2008). Cross-sectional survey of patients in receipt of long-term repeat prescriptions for antidepressant drugs in primary care. Mental Health in Family Medicine, 5(2), 105-109

This cross-sectional survey describes the clinical characteristics of 92 patients from across 12 general medical practices, in receipt of a long-term repeat prescription of an antidepressant for the treatment of depression. Psychiatric diagnoses were... Read More about Cross-sectional survey of patients in receipt of long-term repeat prescriptions for antidepressant drugs in primary care.

Audio-visual recording of patient–GP consultations for research purposes: A literature review on recruiting rates and strategies (2008)
Journal Article
Themessl-Huber, M., Humphris, G., Dowell, J., Macgillivray, S., Rushmer, R., & Williams, B. (2008). Audio-visual recording of patient–GP consultations for research purposes: A literature review on recruiting rates and strategies. Patient Education and Counseling, 71(2), 157-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.01.015

Objective
To identify ethical processes and recruitment strategies, participation rates of studies using audio or video recording of primary health care consultations for research purposes, and the effect of recording on the behaviour, attitudes and... Read More about Audio-visual recording of patient–GP consultations for research purposes: A literature review on recruiting rates and strategies.

Quality of life among survivors of prolonged critical illness; a mixed methods study (2008)
Journal Article
Ramsay, P., Huby, G., Thompson, A., & Walsh, T. (2008). Quality of life among survivors of prolonged critical illness; a mixed methods study. Critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Forum, 12(Suppl 2), P508. https://doi.org/10.1186/cc6729

Introduction:
Survivors of prolonged critical illness (requiring ≥ 14 days ventilation) experience the highest prevalence and severest forms of critical illness-related morbidity. This study examines the degree to which generic questionnaires reflec... Read More about Quality of life among survivors of prolonged critical illness; a mixed methods study.

Promoting research participation: Why not advertise altruism? (2008)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Entwistle, V., Haddow, G., & Wells, M. (2008). Promoting research participation: Why not advertise altruism?. Social Science and Medicine, 66(7), 1451-1456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.12.013

Participation rates have a major impact on the quality, cost and timeliness of health research. There is growing evidence that participation rates may be falling and that new research governance structures and procedures may be increasing the likelih... Read More about Promoting research participation: Why not advertise altruism?.