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Exploring the evidence base for how people with dementia and their informal carers manage their medication in the community : a mixed studies review (2017)
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Hilton, A., Aston, L., Maidment, I., Moutela, T., & Shaw, R. (2017). Exploring the evidence base for how people with dementia and their informal carers manage their medication in the community : a mixed studies review. BMC Geriatrics, 17(1), Article ARTN 242. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0638-6

Background: Little is known about the general medicines management issues for people with dementia living in the community. This review has three aims: firstly to explore and evaluate the international literature on how people with dementia manage me... Read More about Exploring the evidence base for how people with dementia and their informal carers manage their medication in the community : a mixed studies review.

Challenge Demcare: management of challenging behaviour in dementia at home and in care homes – development, evaluation and implementation of an online individualised intervention for care homes; and a cohort study of specialist community mental health care for families (2017)
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Moniz-Cook, E., Hart, C., Woods, B., Whitaker, C., James, I., Russell, I., …Manthorpe, J. (2017). Challenge Demcare: management of challenging behaviour in dementia at home and in care homes – development, evaluation and implementation of an online individualised intervention for care homes; and a cohort study of specialist community mental health care for families. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 5(15), 1-290. https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar05150

Background Dementia with challenging behaviour (CB) causes significant distress for caregivers and the person with dementia. It is associated with breakdown of care at home and disruption in care homes. Challenge Demcare aimed to assist care home... Read More about Challenge Demcare: management of challenging behaviour in dementia at home and in care homes – development, evaluation and implementation of an online individualised intervention for care homes; and a cohort study of specialist community mental health care for families.

Mental wellbeing in people with dementia following Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: Innovative practice (2017)
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Allward, C., Dunn, R., Forshaw, G., Rewston, C., & Wass, N. (2020). Mental wellbeing in people with dementia following Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: Innovative practice. Dementia, 19(2), 496-504. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301217722443

The benefits of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in supporting cognitive functioning for people with dementia are well recognised. It has been proposed that Cognitive Stimulation Therapy may offer additional benefits in terms of a person’s sense of gene... Read More about Mental wellbeing in people with dementia following Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: Innovative practice.

False memories, but not false beliefs, affect implicit attitudes for food preferences (2017)
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Howe, D., Anderson, R. J., & Dewhurst, S. A. (2017). False memories, but not false beliefs, affect implicit attitudes for food preferences. Acta Psychologica, 179, 14-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.07.002

Previous studies have found that false memories and false beliefs of childhood experiences can have attitudinal consequences. Previous studies have, however, focused exclusively on explicit attitude measures without exploring whether implicit attitud... Read More about False memories, but not false beliefs, affect implicit attitudes for food preferences.

Deoxynivalenol biomarkers in the urine of UK vegetarians (2017)
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Wells, L., Hardie, L., Williams, C., White, K., Liu, Y., De Santis, B., …Sathyapalan, T. (2017). Deoxynivalenol biomarkers in the urine of UK vegetarians. Toxins, 9(7), 196. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins9070196

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is produced by Fusarium graminearum and is one of the most commonly occurring trichothecenes. Vegetarians are alleged to be a high-risk group for DON exposure due to high intakes of cereals susceptible to the growth of the mycoto... Read More about Deoxynivalenol biomarkers in the urine of UK vegetarians.

Rethinking presence: a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation (2017)
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Barrett, D. (2017). Rethinking presence: a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation. Journal of clinical nursing, 26(19-20), 3088-3098. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13656

Aims and objectives: To develop a theory that offered an evidence-based insight into the use of teleconsultation by nurses. Background: Teleconsultation is the use of video to facilitate real-time, remote interaction between healthcare practitioners... Read More about Rethinking presence: a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation.

A qualitative study exploring medication management in people with dementia living in the community and the potential role of the community pharmacist (2017)
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Maidment, I. D., Aston, L., Moutela, T., Fox, C. G., & Hilton, A. (2017). A qualitative study exploring medication management in people with dementia living in the community and the potential role of the community pharmacist. Health Expectations, 20(5), 929-942. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12534

Background The prevalence of dementia is increasing rapidly. People with dementia may be prescribed complex medication regimens, which may be challenging for them and any carers involved to safely manage. Objective To describe and understand the key... Read More about A qualitative study exploring medication management in people with dementia living in the community and the potential role of the community pharmacist.

Determination of deoxynivalenol in the urine of pregnant women in the UK (2016)
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Rigby, A., Sathyapalan, T., Wells, L., Atkin, S., Brera, C., De Santis, B., …Williams, C. (2016). Determination of deoxynivalenol in the urine of pregnant women in the UK. Toxins, 8(11), 306. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins8110306

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is one of the most commonly occurring trichothecenes, produced mainly by Fusarium graminearum. Little is known about the effect of DON exposure or the levels of DON exposure that occur during pregnancy. The project aimed to provi... Read More about Determination of deoxynivalenol in the urine of pregnant women in the UK.

Desperately seeking consistency: student nurses' experiences and expectations of academic supervision (2016)
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Gratrix, L., & Barrett, D. (2017). Desperately seeking consistency: student nurses' experiences and expectations of academic supervision. Nurse education today, 48, 7-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.09.005

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Background Academic supervision - the support available to students when writing assignments - is a fundamental element in the provision of support within nurse education. Not only can it underpin high levels of academic achieveme... Read More about Desperately seeking consistency: student nurses' experiences and expectations of academic supervision.

Pilot investigation of a virtual gastric band hypnotherapy intervention (2016)
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Greetham, S., Goodwin, S., Wells, L., Whitham, C., Jones, H., Rigby, A., …Atkin, S. (2016). Pilot investigation of a virtual gastric band hypnotherapy intervention. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 64(4), 419-433. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2016.1209037

This was a pilot investigation of 30 men and women with a BMI > 27kg/m² over a 24 week period. It aimed to determine whether virtual gastric band (VGB) hypnotherapy has an effect on weight loss in overweight adults, compared to relaxation hypnotherap... Read More about Pilot investigation of a virtual gastric band hypnotherapy intervention.

Managing constipation in adults with co-morbidities (2016)
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Gardiner, A., & Hilton, A. (2016). Managing constipation in adults with co-morbidities. Independent nurse, 2016(10), 21-25. https://doi.org/10.12968/indn.2016.10.21

Constipation can be described in a number of ways but in general it is related to straining, reduced frequency of defecation and/or a sensation of incomplete bowel emptying. The ability of the bowel to empty is related to the effectiveness of colonic... Read More about Managing constipation in adults with co-morbidities.

A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’ (2016)
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Wilkinson, Y., Whitfield, C., Hannigan, S., Azam Ali, P., & Hayter, M. (2016). A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’. British Journal of School Nursing, 11(4), 183-191. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjsn.2016.11.4.183

Objective: To conduct a meta-synthesis of the qualitative research to explore young people's experiences and use of smart phones to send and receive sexually focused messages and images. Design: A qualitative meta-synthesis was conducted on the retri... Read More about A qualitative meta-synthesis of young peoples' experiences of ‘sexting’.

How to perform open tracheal suction via an endotracheal tube (2016)
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Credland, N. (2016). How to perform open tracheal suction via an endotracheal tube. Nursing standard, 30(35), 36-38. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.35.36.s46

Rationale and key points Tracheal suction involves the removal of pulmonary secretions from the respiratory tract using negative pressure under sterile conditions. Practitioners should be aware of the indications for, and risks associated with, open... Read More about How to perform open tracheal suction via an endotracheal tube.

Improving the management of behaviour that challenges associated with dementia in care homes: protocol for pharmacy-health psychology intervention feasibility study (2016)
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Maidment, I. D., Shaw, R. L., Killick, K., Damery, S., Hilton, A., Wilcock, J., …Seare, N. (2016). Improving the management of behaviour that challenges associated with dementia in care homes: protocol for pharmacy-health psychology intervention feasibility study. BMJ open, 6(3), e010279. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010279

Introduction The inappropriate use of antipsychotics in people with dementia for behaviour that challenges is associated with an estimated 1800 deaths annually. However, solely focusing on antipsychotics may transfer prescribing to other equally dang... Read More about Improving the management of behaviour that challenges associated with dementia in care homes: protocol for pharmacy-health psychology intervention feasibility study.

Role of community pharmacists in the use of antipsychotics for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD): A qualitative study (2016)
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Maidment, I. D., Aston, L., Hilton, A., Iqbal, N., Child, A., & Shaw, R. (2016). Role of community pharmacists in the use of antipsychotics for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD): A qualitative study. BMJ open, 6(3), Article ARTN e010278. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010278

Objective This study aimed to use qualitative methodology to understand the current role of community pharmacists in limiting the use of antipsychotics prescribed inappropriately for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Design A qualit... Read More about Role of community pharmacists in the use of antipsychotics for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD): A qualitative study.

An exploration of the structure of mentors' behavior in nursing education using exploratory factor analysis and Mokken scale analysis (2016)
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Chen, Y., Watson, R., & Hilton, A. (2016). An exploration of the structure of mentors' behavior in nursing education using exploratory factor analysis and Mokken scale analysis. Nurse education today, 40, 161-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.03.001

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Background: To understand nursing students' expectation from their mentors and assess mentors' performance, a scale of mentors' behavior was developed based on literature review and focus group in China. Objectives: This study ai... Read More about An exploration of the structure of mentors' behavior in nursing education using exploratory factor analysis and Mokken scale analysis.

A review of mentorship measurement tools (2016)
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Chen, Y., Watson, R., & Hilton, A. (2016). A review of mentorship measurement tools. Nurse education today, 40, 20-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.01.020

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Objectives: To review mentorship measurement tools in various fields to inform nursing educators on selection, application, and developing of mentoring instruments. Design: A literature review informed by PRISMA 2009 guidelines.... Read More about A review of mentorship measurement tools.

Antenatal young parents: introducing a pathway to enhance health visiting practice (2015)
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Jennison, L. (2015). Antenatal young parents: introducing a pathway to enhance health visiting practice. Community Practitioner, 88(7), 37-40

Although their numbers have declined over the last 10 years, younger (teenage) parents are still one of the most disadvantaged client groups and have significantly poorer health outcomes for both themselves and their children.This article describes t... Read More about Antenatal young parents: introducing a pathway to enhance health visiting practice.