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Antidepressant use associated with increased risk of hip fracture in the older population (2017)
Journal Article
Kennedy, M. (2017). Antidepressant use associated with increased risk of hip fracture in the older population. Evidence-Based Nursing, 20(3), 94. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2017-102674

Commentary on: Torvinen-Kiiskinen S, Tolppanen AM, Koponen M, et al. Antidepressant use and risk of hip fractures among community-dwelling persons with and without Alzheimer's disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2017. doi: 10.1002/gps.4667. [Epub ahead... Read More about Antidepressant use associated with increased risk of hip fracture in the older population.

Nature of behaviours that challenge in residents living in aged care homes: implications for psychosocial interventions and service development (2017)
Journal Article
James, I., Watson, R., Whitaker, C., Stokes, G., Hart, C., & Moniz-Cook, E. (2017). Nature of behaviours that challenge in residents living in aged care homes: implications for psychosocial interventions and service development. FPOP Bulletin, 19-27

Background/Aims: Competing theories exist regarding the causes and nature of behaviours that challenge (BC). The present study attempted to provide better insight into these behaviours and determine whether there were any underlying relationships for... Read More about Nature of behaviours that challenge in residents living in aged care homes: implications for psychosocial interventions and service development.

Exploration of dietary patterns and alcohol consumption in pregnant women in the UK: A mixed methods study (2017)
Journal Article
Coathup, V., Smith, L., & Boulton, M. (2017). Exploration of dietary patterns and alcohol consumption in pregnant women in the UK: A mixed methods study. Midwifery, 51, 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.04.011

Background fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders is a term used to describe a range of physical, cognitive and behavioural deficits in the offspring of women who drank alcohol during pregnancy. A growing body of evidence suggests alcohol consumption in th... Read More about Exploration of dietary patterns and alcohol consumption in pregnant women in the UK: A mixed methods study.

Dietary Patterns and Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy: Secondary Analysis of Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (2017)
Journal Article
Coathup, V., Northstone, K., Gray, R., Wheeler, S., & Smith, L. (2017). Dietary Patterns and Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy: Secondary Analysis of Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 41(6), 1120-1128. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.13379

Background: Large general population surveys show that heavy regular and episodic alcohol consumption are associated with lower intakes of fruits and vegetables, and higher intakes of processed and fried meat. This is of particular concern regarding... Read More about Dietary Patterns and Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy: Secondary Analysis of Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.

Identifying longitudinal sustainable hierarchies in activities of daily living (2017)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Palese, A., Zuttion, R., Ferrario, B., Ponta, S., & Hayter, M. (2017). Identifying longitudinal sustainable hierarchies in activities of daily living. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 71, 122-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2017.04.003

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Activities of daily living serve as an indicator of progression in disability and rehabilitation. It is know that some of the measurement scales used show hierarchical properties indicating that activities of daily living are los... Read More about Identifying longitudinal sustainable hierarchies in activities of daily living.

Alcohol consumption, early-onset drinking, and health-related consequences in adolescents presenting at emergency departments in England (2017)
Journal Article
Donoghue, K., Rose, H., Boniface, S., Deluca, P., Coulton, S., Alam, M. F., …Drummond, C. (2017). Alcohol consumption, early-onset drinking, and health-related consequences in adolescents presenting at emergency departments in England. Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 60(4), 438-446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.11.017

© 2016 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Purpose Globally, alcohol use is the leading cause of ill health and life years lost in adolescents, although its clinical impact is often overlooked, particularly in England where most research is ba... Read More about Alcohol consumption, early-onset drinking, and health-related consequences in adolescents presenting at emergency departments in England.

Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: a randomized evaluation of screening approaches (2017)
Journal Article
Coulton, S., Dale, V., Deluca, P., Gilvarry, E., Godfrey, C., Kaner, E., …Drummond, C. (2017). Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: a randomized evaluation of screening approaches. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 52(3), 312-317. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agx017

Aims: The aim of the study was to explore the relative efficiency and effectiveness of targeted versus universal screening for at-risk alcohol use in a primary care population in the UK.Methods: The study was a randomized evaluation of screening appr... Read More about Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: a randomized evaluation of screening approaches.

Patterns of response by sociodemographic characteristics and recruitment methods for women in UK population surveys and cohort studies (2017)
Journal Article
Howcutt, S. J., Barnett, A. L., Barbosa-Boucas, S., & Smith, L. A. (2018). Patterns of response by sociodemographic characteristics and recruitment methods for women in UK population surveys and cohort studies. Women and Health, 58(4), 365-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2017.1310170

Women are an important public health focus, because they are more likely to experience some social determinants of disease, and they influence family health. Little research has explored the sociodemographic representativeness of women in research st... Read More about Patterns of response by sociodemographic characteristics and recruitment methods for women in UK population surveys and cohort studies.

Factors affecting the programme completion of pre-registration nursing students through a three year course: a retrospective cohort study (2017)
Journal Article
Wray, J., Aspland, J., Barrett, D., & Gardiner, E. (2017). Factors affecting the programme completion of pre-registration nursing students through a three year course: a retrospective cohort study. Nurse education in practice, 24, 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2017.03.002

© 2017 Students who leave pre-registration nurse education having failed to complete remain a concern for higher education institutions. This study identifed factors influencing completion using a retrospective cohort analysis to map student characte... Read More about Factors affecting the programme completion of pre-registration nursing students through a three year course: a retrospective cohort study.

Implementing a mentor support system for general practice nurse mentors (2017)
Journal Article
Chambers, A., Smith, D., & Billingham, L. (2017). Implementing a mentor support system for general practice nurse mentors. Primary Health Care, 27(2), 21-25. https://doi.org/10.7748/phc.2017.e1216

This article discusses the need for nurse mentors to receive adequate support to ensure that their experience, and the students, is a positive one. The authors explore how the development of the advanced training practice (ATP) scheme in general prac... Read More about Implementing a mentor support system for general practice nurse mentors.

Why undertake pilot work in a qualitative PhD study? : lessons learnt to promote success (2017)
Journal Article
Wray, J., Archibong, U., & Walton, S. (2017). Why undertake pilot work in a qualitative PhD study? : lessons learnt to promote success. Nurse Researcher, 24(3), 31-35. https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2017.e1416

This paper is concerned with reporting the benefits of undertaking a pilot study for qualitative researchers detailing the experiences gained, the lessons learnt and subsequent changes to the main study. This was undertaken as part of a PhD that soug... Read More about Why undertake pilot work in a qualitative PhD study? : lessons learnt to promote success.

Postgraduate research students' and their supervisors' attitudes towards supervision (2016)
Journal Article
Ali, P., Watson, R., & Dhingra, K. (2016). Postgraduate research students' and their supervisors' attitudes towards supervision. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 11, 227-241. https://doi.org/10.28945/3541

There is a need for research exploring postgraduate research students’ expectations from research supervisors, the characteristics of effective student-supervisor relationships, and the opinions of students and supervisors about research supervision.... Read More about Postgraduate research students' and their supervisors' attitudes towards supervision.

The effectiveness of different health education strategies in people with pre-diabetes: A randomized controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Chang, S., Hayter, M., Yeh, H., Hsieh, T., & Kuo, Y. (2016). The effectiveness of different health education strategies in people with pre-diabetes: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Health Science, 6(2), 22-29. https://doi.org/10.5923/j.health.20160602.02

Background. People with pre-diabetes often lack knowledge of their risks of developing diabetes. In one of our previous study, Multi-Approach Health Education was shown evidence to be effective on health behavior of reducing risks of developing diabe... Read More about The effectiveness of different health education strategies in people with pre-diabetes: A randomized controlled trial.

Ethical decision-making regarding infant viability: A discussion (2016)
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Kelly, J., & Welch, E. (2018). Ethical decision-making regarding infant viability: A discussion. Nursing Ethics, 25(7), 897-905. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733016677869

© The Author(s) 2016. Background: There are no universally agreed rules of healthcare ethics. Ethical decisions and standards tend to be linked to professional codes of practice when dealing with complex issues. Objectives: This paper aims to explore... Read More about Ethical decision-making regarding infant viability: A discussion.

Nurse participation in legal executions: An ethics round-table discussion (2016)
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Shields, L., Watson, R., Darbyshire, P., McKenna, H., Williams, G., Hungerford, C., …Anderson, J. (2018). Nurse participation in legal executions: An ethics round-table discussion. Nursing Ethics, 25(7), 841-854. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733016677870

A paper was published in 2003 discussing the ethics of nurses participating in executions by inserting the intravenous line for lethal injections and providing care until death. This paper was circulated on an international email list of senior nurse... Read More about Nurse participation in legal executions: An ethics round-table discussion.

Midwives’ perceptions and experiences of caring for women who experience perinatal mental health problems: an integrative review (2016)
Journal Article
Noonan, M., Doody, O., Jomeen, J., & Galvin, R. (2017). Midwives’ perceptions and experiences of caring for women who experience perinatal mental health problems: an integrative review. Midwifery, 45, 56-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.12.010

Background Perinatal mental health is an important public health issue and consideration must be given to care provision for effective support and care of women in the perinatal period. Aim To synthesise primary research on midwives’ perceived role i... Read More about Midwives’ perceptions and experiences of caring for women who experience perinatal mental health problems: an integrative review.