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Development and evaluation of a nurse-led, tailored stroke self-management intervention (2015)
Journal Article
Kidd, L., Lawrence, M., Booth, J., Rowat, A. M., & Russell, S. (2015). Development and evaluation of a nurse-led, tailored stroke self-management intervention. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1021-y

Community nurses are well placed to promote and support stroke survivors to engage in self-management. The aim of this study was to develop a stroke self-management intervention that could be tailored towards stroke survivors’ self-management needs,... Read More about Development and evaluation of a nurse-led, tailored stroke self-management intervention.

Social context, art making processes and creative output: a qualitative study exploring how psychosocial benefits of art participation during stroke rehabilitation occur (2015)
Journal Article
Morris, J., Toma, M., Kelly, C., Joice, S., Kroll, T., Mead, G., & Williams, B. (2016). Social context, art making processes and creative output: a qualitative study exploring how psychosocial benefits of art participation during stroke rehabilitation occur. Disability and Rehabilitation, 38(7), 661-672. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1055383

PURPOSE:
To explore stroke survivors' and artists' beliefs about participatory visual arts programme participation during in-patient rehabilitation to identify benefits and potential mechanisms of action.
METHOD:
Qualitative design using semi-stru... Read More about Social context, art making processes and creative output: a qualitative study exploring how psychosocial benefits of art participation during stroke rehabilitation occur.

Feasibility study of the effects of art as a creative engagement intervention during stroke rehabilitation on improvement of psychosocial outcomes: Study protocol for a single blind randomized controlled trial: The ACES study (2014)
Journal Article
Morris, J. H., Kelly, C., Toma, M., Kroll, T., Joice, S., Mead, G., Donnan, P., & Williams, B. (2014). Feasibility study of the effects of art as a creative engagement intervention during stroke rehabilitation on improvement of psychosocial outcomes: Study protocol for a single blind randomized controlled trial: The ACES study. Trials, 15(380), https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-380

Background
Benefits of art participation after stroke are becoming increasingly recognized. Qualitative studies suggest that participation in visual arts creative engagement interventions (CEIs) during rehabilitation after stroke may improve mood, s... Read More about Feasibility study of the effects of art as a creative engagement intervention during stroke rehabilitation on improvement of psychosocial outcomes: Study protocol for a single blind randomized controlled trial: The ACES study.

Reducing patient delay with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome: a research protocol for a systematic review of previous interventions to investigate which behaviour change techniques are associated with effective interventions (2014)
Journal Article
Farquharson, B., Dombrowski, S., Pollock, A., Johnston, M., Treweek, S., Williams, B., Smith, K., Dougall, N., Jones, C., & Pringle, S. (2014). Reducing patient delay with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome: a research protocol for a systematic review of previous interventions to investigate which behaviour change techniques are associated with effective interventions. Open Heart, 1(1), Article e000079. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2014-000079

Introduction Delay to presentation with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is common meaning many fail to achieve optimal benefit from treatments. Interventions have had variable success in reducing delay. Evidence suggests inclusion of behavi... Read More about Reducing patient delay with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome: a research protocol for a systematic review of previous interventions to investigate which behaviour change techniques are associated with effective interventions.

Renal dysfunction in stroke patients: A hospital-based cohort study and systematic review. (2014)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Graham, C., & Dennis, M. S. (2014). Renal dysfunction in stroke patients: A hospital-based cohort study and systematic review. International Journal of Stroke, 9(5), 633-639. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12264

Background and purpose


Renal dysfunction (i.e. a reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate, eGFR) is commonly found in hospitalized stroke patients but its associations with patients' characteristics and outcome require further investigation.... Read More about Renal dysfunction in stroke patients: A hospital-based cohort study and systematic review..

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

Aims and objectives

To understand the views of patients and professionals on the acceptability and perceived usefulness of telemonitoring in the management of chronic heart failure in the context of day-to-day care provision.
Background

There... Read More about Telemonitoring for chronic heart failure: the views of patients and healthcare professionals - a qualitative study.

Dehydration in hospital admitted stroke patients: detection, frequency and association (2012)
Journal Article
Rowat, A., Graham, C., & Dennis, M. (2012). Dehydration in hospital admitted stroke patients: detection, frequency and association. Stroke, 43(3), 857-859. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.640821

Background and Purpose—We aimed to determine the frequency of dehydration, risk factors, and associations with outcomes at hospital discharge after stroke.

Methods—We linked clinical data from stroke patients in 2 prospective hospital registers w... Read More about Dehydration in hospital admitted stroke patients: detection, frequency and association.

People with Aphasia: Capacity to Consent, Research Participation and Intervention Inequalities (2012)
Journal Article
Brady, M. C., Fredrick, A., & Williams, B. (2013). People with Aphasia: Capacity to Consent, Research Participation and Intervention Inequalities. International Journal of Stroke, 8(3), 193-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00900.x

Of 14 randomized controlled trials included in the recent Cochrane review of the evidence relating to information provision after stroke, only one included people with aphasia with the remainder either excluding this patient sub-group (10/14 trials)... Read More about People with Aphasia: Capacity to Consent, Research Participation and Intervention Inequalities.

A pilot study to assess if urine specific gravity and urine colour charts are useful indicators of dehydration in acute stroke patients (2011)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Smith, L., Graham, C., Lyle, D., Horsburgh, D., & Dennis, M. S. (2011). A pilot study to assess if urine specific gravity and urine colour charts are useful indicators of dehydration in acute stroke patients. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67, 1976-1983. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05645.x

AIM: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine whether urine specific gravity and urine colour could provide an early warning of dehydration in stroke patients compared with standard blood indicators of hydration status.

BACKGROUND: Dehydrati... Read More about A pilot study to assess if urine specific gravity and urine colour charts are useful indicators of dehydration in acute stroke patients.

Introduction to the stroke series (2011)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M. (2011). Introduction to the stroke series. Nursing Standard, 26, 35-36

THIS ARTICLE is an introduction to a series of articles outlining the priorities of stroke care. The aim of these articles is to raise nurses’ awareness of caring for stroke patients with complex problems in a range of care environments, to enhance k... Read More about Introduction to the stroke series.

An Investigation into Maintaining Naso-gastric Feeding for Stroke Patients: A Mixed Methods Design. (2009)
Thesis
Mahoney, C. M. An Investigation into Maintaining Naso-gastric Feeding for Stroke Patients: A Mixed Methods Design. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2744

Background
Dysphagia is common after stroke, so feeding through a naso-gastric (NG) tube may be necessary. NG tubes are frequently dislodged, potentially causing feed or fluids to enter the lungs. Interventions to prevent this include taping NG tube... Read More about An Investigation into Maintaining Naso-gastric Feeding for Stroke Patients: A Mixed Methods Design..

Using the mnemonic ‘brain attack’ in the management of acute stroke. (2009)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Steele, B., & Morrow, B. (2009). Using the mnemonic ‘brain attack’ in the management of acute stroke. Nursing Standard, 24, 50-57

In the acute phase of stroke, the brain is particularly vulnerable to
complications, which may reduce the potential for neuronal recovery
and the success of rehabilitation. Nurses are best placed to provide
early and rapid intervention following s... Read More about Using the mnemonic ‘brain attack’ in the management of acute stroke..

Optimising long-term participation in physical activities after stroke: Exploring new ways of working for physiotherapists (2009)
Journal Article
Morris, J. H., & Williams, B. (2009). Optimising long-term participation in physical activities after stroke: Exploring new ways of working for physiotherapists. Physiotherapy, 95(3), 227-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2008.11.006

There is now good empirical evidence of physical and functional benefits for individuals with stroke from long-term engagement in a range of physical activities. However, long-term participation of stroke survivors in physical activity after rehabili... Read More about Optimising long-term participation in physical activities after stroke: Exploring new ways of working for physiotherapists.

Changes in arterial oxygen saturation before and after enteral feeding tube insertion in dysphagic stroke patients. (2004)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Wardlaw, J. M., & Dennis, M. S. (2004). Changes in arterial oxygen saturation before and after enteral feeding tube insertion in dysphagic stroke patients. Age and ageing, 33, 42-45. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afg116

Objective: to determine whether insertion of nasogastric or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tubes is associated
with hypoxaemia.
Methods: dysphagic stroke patients had their arterial oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry continuo... Read More about Changes in arterial oxygen saturation before and after enteral feeding tube insertion in dysphagic stroke patients..

The Influence of food Ingestion on blood pressure in stroke patients. (2001)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Wardlaw, J. M., Dennis, M. S., & Warlow, C. P. (2001). The Influence of food Ingestion on blood pressure in stroke patients. Cerebrovascular Diseases, 12, 152-158. https://doi.org/10.1159/000047698

We aimed to investigate whether and how often changes in blood pressure (BP) were occurring in relation to eating in a large sample of acute stroke patients. BP was measured non-invasively at 5-min intervals from 10 min before the meal, throughout th... Read More about The Influence of food Ingestion on blood pressure in stroke patients..

What do nurses and therapists think about the positioning of stroke patients? (2001)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M. (2001). What do nurses and therapists think about the positioning of stroke patients?. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 34, 795-803. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01810.x

Background.  At present, there are a number of different positioning strategies for stroke patients, but these are mainly based on clinical experience rather than research. Prior to developing a study to evaluate the effect of positioning on outcome... Read More about What do nurses and therapists think about the positioning of stroke patients?.