Development of a patient Concern Inventory in Brain Cancer Patients for outpatient consultation Sep 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2015
This research project will undertake focus groups with glioma patients to explore the concerns they would like to discuss in outpatient neuro-oncology medical consultations. It will aim to identify concerns, explore what times in a treatment trajecto... Read More about Development of a patient Concern Inventory in Brain Cancer Patients for outpatient consultation.

Is the patient dying? Ensuring safe, effective and person-centred care Sep 1, 2013 - Mar 31, 2016
Two year research and development project to investigate and develop reliable systems and processes for patient flow and care management. This will be investigated within the Scottish patient safety Programme.

Career trajectories of Nurses in Scotland 2001-2011 Sep 1, 2015 - Mar 31, 2016
Background
Evidence-informed recruitment and retention strategies are required to ensure the nursing workforce has sufficient capacity and capability to deliver care to Scotland?s population. Current demographic and disease trends mean that people i... Read More about Career trajectories of Nurses in Scotland 2001-2011.

Improving early detection of melanoma by increasing young people�s awareness of symptoms, skin self-examination and communication: A quasi-experimental trial with embedded process evaluation Jun 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017
Aims
To adapt our existing brief school-based psycho-educational cancer awareness intervention to focus exclusively on increasing early detection of melanoma among young people (14-15 years) and test intervention effectiveness against a no intervent... Read More about Improving early detection of melanoma by increasing young people�s awareness of symptoms, skin self-examination and communication: A quasi-experimental trial with embedded process evaluation.

Slowing the flow of zero day admissions to hospital: data linkage to inform intervention prioritisation along paediatric referral pathways Jan 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2021
The number of children admitted to Scottish hospitals continues to rise, and this is due to cases admitted and discharged on the same day (“zero day admissions”). We do not currently know how best to “slow the flow” of children admitted to Scottish h... Read More about Slowing the flow of zero day admissions to hospital: data linkage to inform intervention prioritisation along paediatric referral pathways.

A brief school-based intervention to reduce sunburn in adolescence: A feasibility study May 1, 2018 - Oct 31, 2018
Lay summary: The sun can be harmful. If children/adolescents get sunburnt five or more times, they are twice as likely to get skin cancer as an adult. The sun can be beneficial. It is a source of vitamin D which is essential for healthy bones. Fiftee... Read More about A brief school-based intervention to reduce sunburn in adolescence: A feasibility study.

The influence of aerobic exercise training to attenuate chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and vascular dysfunction in breast cancer and leukaemia patients Oct 1, 2018 - Sep 30, 2021
This project will be based in the Sport, Exercise and Health Research theme within the School of Applied Sciences, and is led by Dr. Mark Ross, Miss Karen Campbell and Professor Geraint Florida-James and is investigating the effect of exercise on che... Read More about The influence of aerobic exercise training to attenuate chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and vascular dysfunction in breast cancer and leukaemia patients.

Development of an on-line platform for cancer and cancer screening information May 1, 2021 - Apr 30, 2022
Due to the pandemic, information and awareness about conditions such as cancer and cancer screening, which is usually delivered face-to-face, has ceased. We plan to undertake a feasibility study to develop ideas and provide recommendations about wha... Read More about Development of an on-line platform for cancer and cancer screening information.

Explore the perception of nurses about potential occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2024
Delivering cancer treatment to patients either in hospital or at home requires health and safety regulation because the drug is classed as toxic to body cells and when exposed to the treatment it can be hazardous to an individual’s health. Treatment... Read More about Explore the perception of nurses about potential occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs.