Welcome to Edinburgh Napier Research Repository

Prolonged Hospital Stay in Hypertensive Patients: Retrospective Analysis of Risk Factors and Interactions (2025)
Journal Article
Surma, S., Czapla, M., Uchmanowicz, I., Juárez-Vela, R., Pietrzykowski, Ł., Uchmanowicz, B., Leśkiewicz, M., Griesmann, K., Burzyński, M., Smereka, J., & Lewandowski, Ł. (2025). Prolonged Hospital Stay in Hypertensive Patients: Retrospective Analysis of Risk Factors and Interactions. Nursing Reports, 15(3), Article 110. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep15030110

Background/Objectives: Arterial hypertension (HT) is a leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, often contributing to prolonged lengths of hospital stay (LOHS), which place significant strain on healthcare systems. This study aimed... Read More about Prolonged Hospital Stay in Hypertensive Patients: Retrospective Analysis of Risk Factors and Interactions.

Mortality analysis of patients with acute coronary syndrome receiving comprehensive cardiac care (KOS-Zawal) during the COVID-19 pandemic period (2024)
Journal Article
Kubielas, G., Diakowska, D., Czapla, M., Ross, C., Mitkowski, P., & Uchmanowicz, I. (2025). Mortality analysis of patients with acute coronary syndrome receiving comprehensive cardiac care (KOS-Zawal) during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Archives of Medical Science, 21(1), 60-66. https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/188089

Introduction:
Due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there have been fundamental changes to the delivery and operation of healthcare facilities across the world, significantly impacting how patients with a variety of diseases are treated. We aimed to asses... Read More about Mortality analysis of patients with acute coronary syndrome receiving comprehensive cardiac care (KOS-Zawal) during the COVID-19 pandemic period.

‘Sign and move on’: Interpreter awareness of legal and ethical informed consent in maternity care (2025)
Journal Article
Susam-Saraeva, Ş., & Patterson, J. (2025). ‘Sign and move on’: Interpreter awareness of legal and ethical informed consent in maternity care. Target, https://doi.org/10.1075/target.23053.sus

This article explores informed consent in maternity care in multilingual and multicultural contexts. Based on findings from a Royal Society of Edinburgh funded research project carried out in 2022 in Scotland, the article examines why consent is part... Read More about ‘Sign and move on’: Interpreter awareness of legal and ethical informed consent in maternity care.

The International Trauma Interview (ITI): development of a semi-structured diagnostic interview and evaluation in a UK sample (2025)
Journal Article
Roberts, N. P., Hyland, P., Fox, R., Roberts, A., Lewis, C., Cloitre, M., Brewin, C. R., Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Gelezelyte, O., Bondjers, K., Fresno, A., Souch, A., & Bisson, J. I. (in press). The International Trauma Interview (ITI): development of a semi-structured diagnostic interview and evaluation in a UK sample. European Journal of Psychotraumatology,

Background: The International Trauma Interview (ITI) is a structured clinician-administered measure developed to assess posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD) as defined in the 11th version of the International Classification o... Read More about The International Trauma Interview (ITI): development of a semi-structured diagnostic interview and evaluation in a UK sample.

Is it Real or Not? Construction of Meaning and Identity in Virtual Influencer Marketing (2025)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., Igarashi, R., Krowinska, A., & Logan-McFarlane, A. (2025). Is it Real or Not? Construction of Meaning and Identity in Virtual Influencer Marketing. Journal of Business Research, 194, Article 115362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115362

Virtual influencers (VIs) are an emerging category of social media influencer. Through a sequential mixed-method research design, this research employs the theoretical lens of symbolic interactionism to explain how social media users construct meanin... Read More about Is it Real or Not? Construction of Meaning and Identity in Virtual Influencer Marketing.