Professing nursing or not: what's in a title?
(2013)
Journal Article
Thompson, D. R., & Watson, R. (2013). Professing nursing or not: what's in a title?. Nurse education today, 33(8), 765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2013.04.018
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Cardiac Depression Scale: Mokken scaling in heart failure patients (2012)
Journal Article
Ski, C. F., Thompson, D. R., Hare, D. L., Stewart, A. G., & Watson, R. (2012). Cardiac Depression Scale: Mokken scaling in heart failure patients. Health and quality of life outcomes, 10(1), 141. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-10-141Background: There is a high prevalence of depression in patients with heart failure (HF) that is associated with worsening prognosis. The value of using a reliable and valid instrument to measure depression in this population is therefore essential.... Read More about Cardiac Depression Scale: Mokken scaling in heart failure patients.
Legitimacy in legacy: a discussion paper of historical scholarship published in theJournal of Advanced Nursing, 1976-2011 (2012)
Journal Article
Fealy, G., Kelly, J., & Watson, R. (2013). Legitimacy in legacy: a discussion paper of historical scholarship published in theJournal of Advanced Nursing, 1976-2011. Journal of advanced nursing, 69(8), 1881-1894. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12048AimsThis paper presents a discussion of historical scholarship published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing.BackgroundThe Journal of Advanced Nursing provides a forum for disseminating high-quality research and scholarship. For over 35years, scholars... Read More about Legitimacy in legacy: a discussion paper of historical scholarship published in theJournal of Advanced Nursing, 1976-2011.
A response to Gary Rolfe's 'Cardinal John Henry Newman' and 'the ideal state and purpose of a university' (2012)
Journal Article
Watson, R., & Thompson, D. R. (2012). A response to Gary Rolfe's 'Cardinal John Henry Newman' and 'the ideal state and purpose of a university'. Nursing Inquiry, 19(4), 283-284. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12008
Quality doctoral programmes: views from the East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (2012)
Journal Article
Cleary, M., Jackson, D., Watson, R., & Chan, S. W.-C. (2013). Quality doctoral programmes: views from the East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars. Journal of clinical nursing, 22(7-8), 1198-1200. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04329.x
The basics of writing for publication and the steps to success: getting started (2012)
Book Chapter
Watson, R. (2012). The basics of writing for publication and the steps to success: getting started. In K. Holland, & R. Watson (Eds.), Writing for publication in nursing and healthcare (7-22). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118702727.ch2This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Barriers to Writing Getting Started The Process of Publishing What Happens Next? References
The state of nursing and evidence-based practice (2012)
Journal Article
Clark, A. M., Thompson, D. R., Watson, R., & Norman, I. (2012). The state of nursing and evidence-based practice. Lancet, 380(9840), 472 - 472. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2812%2961289-6
Open access and online publishing: a new frontier in nursing? (2012)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Cleary, M., Jackson, D., & Hunt, G. E. (2012). Open access and online publishing: a new frontier in nursing?. Journal of advanced nursing, 68(9), 1905-1908. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06023.x
The Chinese version of the cardiac depression scale: Mokken scaling (2012)
Journal Article
Wang, W., Hare, D. L., Ski, C. F., Thompson, D. R., & Watson, R. (2012). The Chinese version of the cardiac depression scale: Mokken scaling. Health and quality of life outcomes, 10(1), 33 - 36. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-10-33Background: Myocardial infarction is a major cause of death and morbidity in many countries, including China. The aim of this study was to analyse a Mandarin Chinese translation of the Cardiac Depression Scale for a hierarchy of items according to th... Read More about The Chinese version of the cardiac depression scale: Mokken scaling.
The structure of stress: confirmatory factor analysis of a Chinese version of the stressors in Nursing Students Scale (SINS) (2012)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Yanhua, C., Ip, M. Y., Smith, G. D., Wong, T. K., & Deary, I. J. (2013). The structure of stress: confirmatory factor analysis of a Chinese version of the stressors in Nursing Students Scale (SINS). Nurse education today, 33(2), 160-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.02.013Background Stress is a feature of the life of nursing students and this had been well studied. However, there are very few instruments to measure stress in nursing students specifically. One such instrument, the Stressors in Nursing Students Scale... Read More about The structure of stress: confirmatory factor analysis of a Chinese version of the stressors in Nursing Students Scale (SINS).
The Chinese version of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS): Mokken scaling (2012)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Wang, W., Ski, C. F., & Thompson, D. R. (2012). The Chinese version of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS): Mokken scaling. Health and quality of life outcomes, 10(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-10-2Background: Hierarchical scales are very useful in clinical practice due to their ability to discriminate precisely between individuals, and the original English version of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale has been shown to cont... Read More about The Chinese version of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS): Mokken scaling.
Doctorates and nurses (2011)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Thompson, D. R., & Amella, E. (2011). Doctorates and nurses. Contemporary nurse, 38(1-2), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.5172/conu.2011.38.1-2.151There is a plethora of routes to obtaining a doctorate in nursing and this arises due to international differences in the modes of study, preparation of the final submission and examination systems. The variety of pathways and outcomes leads to some... Read More about Doctorates and nurses.
Mokken scaling analysis of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in individuals with cardiovascular disease (2011)
Journal Article
Cosco, T. D., Doyle, F., Watson, R., Ward, M., & McGee, H. (2012). Mokken scaling analysis of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in individuals with cardiovascular disease. General hospital psychiatry, 34(2), 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.11.005Objective: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a prolifically used scale of anxiety and depression. The original bidimensional anxiety-depression latent structure of the HADS has come under significant scrutiny, with previous studies... Read More about Mokken scaling analysis of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in individuals with cardiovascular disease.
¿Cómo validar un instrumento de medida de la salud? (2011)
Journal Article
Carvajal, A., Centeno, C., Watson, R., Martínez, M., & Sanz Rubiales, Á. (2011). ¿Cómo validar un instrumento de medida de la salud?. Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra, 34(1), 63-72SPANISH Cada vez es más necesario disponer de instrumentos de medida en el ámbito de la salud que se puedan utilizar en la práctica clínica e investigación. Para garantizar la calidad de su medición es imprescindible que los instrumentos sean someti... Read More about ¿Cómo validar un instrumento de medida de la salud?.
Editorial: Citation analysis - focus on leading Australian nurse authors (2011)
Journal Article
Hunt, G. E., Cleary, M., Jackson, D., Watson, R., & Thompson, D. R. (2011). Editorial: Citation analysis - focus on leading Australian nurse authors. Journal of clinical nursing, 20(23-24), 3273-3275. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03917.x
Caring for patients with brain tumor: the patient and care giver perspectives (2011)
Journal Article
Mezue, W. C., Draper, P., Mathew, B. G., & Watson, R. (2011). Caring for patients with brain tumor: the patient and care giver perspectives. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 14(3), 368-372. https://doi.org/10.4103/1119-3077.86786Background: Patients with brain tumors form a heterogeneous group in terms of clinical presentation and pathology. However, the impact of the disease on patients' families is often more homogenous and frequently quite profound. A considerable body of... Read More about Caring for patients with brain tumor: the patient and care giver perspectives.
Using a Montessori method to increase eating ability for institutionalised residents with dementia: a crossover design (2011)
Journal Article
Lin, L.-C., Huang, Y.-J., Watson, R., Wu, S.-C., & Lee, Y.-C. (2011). Using a Montessori method to increase eating ability for institutionalised residents with dementia: a crossover design. Journal of clinical nursing, 20(21-22), 3092-3101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03858.xAims. To investigate the efficacy of applying a Montessori intervention to improve the eating ability and nutritional status of residents with dementia in long-term care facilities. Background. An early intervention for eating difficulties in patient... Read More about Using a Montessori method to increase eating ability for institutionalised residents with dementia: a crossover design.
A group music intervention using percussion instruments with familiar music to reduce anxiety and agitation of institutionalized older adults with dementia (2011)
Journal Article
Sung, H.-C., Lee, W.-L., Li, T.-L., & Watson, R. (2012). A group music intervention using percussion instruments with familiar music to reduce anxiety and agitation of institutionalized older adults with dementia. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 27(6), 621-627. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2761Objective This experimental study aimed to evaluate the effects of a group music intervention on anxiety and agitation of institutionalized older adults with dementia. Methods A total of 60 participants were randomly assigned to an experimental or a... Read More about A group music intervention using percussion instruments with familiar music to reduce anxiety and agitation of institutionalized older adults with dementia.
Editorial: Nursing education in the United Kingdom - clocks forward or clocks backward? (2011)
Journal Article
Shields, L., Watson, R., & Thompson, D. R. (2011). Editorial: Nursing education in the United Kingdom - clocks forward or clocks backward?. Journal of clinical nursing, 20(15-16), 2095-2097. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03341.x
State of the science: Alleviating mealtime difficulties in nursing home residents with dementia (2011)
Journal Article
Aselage, M. B., Amella, E. J., & Watson, R. (2011). State of the science: Alleviating mealtime difficulties in nursing home residents with dementia. Nursing outlook, 59(4), 210-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2011.05.009Three million people will reside in nursing homes (NH) in the United States, and over 50% will experience some level of dementia by 2030. People with dementia become increasingly dependent on others to manage mealtime difficulties and oral intake as... Read More about State of the science: Alleviating mealtime difficulties in nursing home residents with dementia.