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The Chinese version of the Outcome Expectations for Exercise scale: Validation study (2010)
Journal Article
Lee, L.-L., Chiu, Y.-Y., Ho, C.-C., Wu, S.-C., & Watson, R. (2011). The Chinese version of the Outcome Expectations for Exercise scale: Validation study. International journal of nursing studies, 48(6), 672-680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.11.001

Background: Estimates of the reliability and validity of the English nine-item Outcome Expectations for Exercise (OEE) scale have been tested and found to be valid for use in various settings, particularly among older people, with good internal consi... Read More about The Chinese version of the Outcome Expectations for Exercise scale: Validation study.

Mokken scaling analyses of the Personal Disturbance Scale (DSSI/sAD) in large clinical and non-clinical samples (2010)
Journal Article
Bedford, A., Watson, R., Henry, J. D., Crawford, J. R., & Deary, I. J. (2011). Mokken scaling analyses of the Personal Disturbance Scale (DSSI/sAD) in large clinical and non-clinical samples. Personality and individual differences, 50(1), 38-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.08.017

The responses of a predominantly British sample of 479 persons undergoing psychiatric treatment (as in-, out and day patients), and two British samples from the general population, on the Personal Disturbance Scale (DSSI/sAD), were separately subject... Read More about Mokken scaling analyses of the Personal Disturbance Scale (DSSI/sAD) in large clinical and non-clinical samples.

Mokken scaling of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS) (2010)
Journal Article
Thompson, D. R., & Watson, R. (2011). Mokken scaling of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS). Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, 17(1), 156-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01415.x

Aims The purpose of this study was to examine the hierarchical and cumulative nature of the 35 items of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS), a disease-specific health-related quality of life measure. Method Data from 668 pa... Read More about Mokken scaling of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS).

A stairway to heaven? Structure of the religious involvement inventory and spiritual well-being scale (2010)
Journal Article
Gow, A. J., Watson, R., Whiteman, M., & Deary, I. J. (2011). A stairway to heaven? Structure of the religious involvement inventory and spiritual well-being scale. Journal of religion and health, 50(1), 5-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-010-9375-2

Being religious or having spiritual beliefs has been linked to improved health and well-being in several empirical studies. Potential underlying mechanisms can be suggested by psychometrically reliable and valid indices. Two self-report measures of r... Read More about A stairway to heaven? Structure of the religious involvement inventory and spiritual well-being scale.

The effect of clothes on sphygmomanometric blood pressure measurement in hypertensive patients (2010)
Journal Article
Pinar, R., Ataalkin, S., & Watson, R. (2010). The effect of clothes on sphygmomanometric blood pressure measurement in hypertensive patients. Journal of clinical nursing, 19(13-14), 1861-1864. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03224.x

Aims: To test whether there is any difference between blood pressure readings with patients wearing clothes under the manometer's cuff and not wearing clothes. Background: The few studies published on this subject have shown that blood pressure measu... Read More about The effect of clothes on sphygmomanometric blood pressure measurement in hypertensive patients.

The effect of crossing legs on blood pressure in hypertensive patients (2010)
Journal Article
Pinar, R., Ataalkin, S., & Watson, R. (2010). The effect of crossing legs on blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Journal of clinical nursing, 19(9-10), 1284-1288. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03148.x

Aims: The aim of this study was to examine whether there is any difference between BP readings with patients crossing a leg at the knee level and uncrossing during BP measurement. Background: It is clear that numerous factors influence an individual'... Read More about The effect of crossing legs on blood pressure in hypertensive patients.

A hierarchy of happiness? Mokken scaling analysis of the Oxford Happiness Inventory (2010)
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Stewart, M. E., Watson, R., Clark, A., Ebmeier, K. P., & Deary, I. J. (2010). A hierarchy of happiness? Mokken scaling analysis of the Oxford Happiness Inventory. Personality and individual differences, 48(7), 845-848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.02.011

The items of the Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI), a self-report assessment of happiness, are subjected to an analysis for hierarchy among its items. By using Mokken scaling analyses we can assess whether items can reliably be ordered between persons... Read More about A hierarchy of happiness? Mokken scaling analysis of the Oxford Happiness Inventory.

Mokken scaling and principal components analyses of the CORE-OM in a large clinical sample (2010)
Journal Article
Bedford, A., Watson, R., Lyne, J., Tibbles, J., Davies, F., & Deary, I. J. (2010). Mokken scaling and principal components analyses of the CORE-OM in a large clinical sample. Clinical psychology and psychotherapy : an international journal of theory & practice, 17(1), 51-62. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.649

In a sample of 543 adult National Health Service (NHS) patients referred to a Psychological Therapies Service, the responses to the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (COREOM) self-report questionnaire were examined using convent... Read More about Mokken scaling and principal components analyses of the CORE-OM in a large clinical sample.

Validating nurses' and nursing assistants' report of assessing pain in older people with dementia (2010)
Journal Article
Lin, L.-C., Chen, Y.-H., & Watson, R. (2010). Validating nurses' and nursing assistants' report of assessing pain in older people with dementia. Journal of clinical nursing, 19(1-2), 42-52. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02950.x

Aims and objectives. To evaluate the usefulness of registered nurses' (RNs) and nursing assistants' (NAs) pain report among 304 institutional older people with dementia and elucidate the factors influencing the agreement of pain reports within dyadic... Read More about Validating nurses' and nursing assistants' report of assessing pain in older people with dementia.

Fitness for practice in nursing and midwifery education in Scotland, United Kingdom (2010)
Journal Article
Holland, K., Roxburgh, M., Johnson, M., Topping, K., Watson, R., Lauder, W., & Porter, M. (2010). Fitness for practice in nursing and midwifery education in Scotland, United Kingdom. Journal of clinical nursing, 19(3-4), 461-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03056.x

Aim. The aim of this paper is to report findings from a major study that evaluated the Fitness for Practice nursing and midwifery curriculum in Scotland, UK. Background. The competence of student nurses and midwives at the point of registration has b... Read More about Fitness for practice in nursing and midwifery education in Scotland, United Kingdom.

Using spaced retrieval and Montessori-based activities in improving eating ability for residents with dementia (2010)
Journal Article
Lin, L.-C., Huang, Y.-J., Su, S.-G., Watson, R., Tsai, B. W.-J., & Wu, S.-C. (2010). Using spaced retrieval and Montessori-based activities in improving eating ability for residents with dementia. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 25(10), 953-959. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2433

Objectives To construct a training protocol for spaced retrieval (SR) and to investigate the effectiveness of SR and Montessori-based activities in decreasing eating difficulty in older residents with dementia. Methods A single evaluator, blind, and... Read More about Using spaced retrieval and Montessori-based activities in improving eating ability for residents with dementia.