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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.

Which interval is most crucial to presentation and survival in gastroesophageal cancer: a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Lee, A., Khulusi, S., & Watson, R. (2017). Which interval is most crucial to presentation and survival in gastroesophageal cancer: a systematic review. Journal of advanced nursing, 73(10), 2270-2282. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13308

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the most crucial interval to encourage earlier diagnosis in with gastroesophageal cancer and to identify potential factors effecting this interval. Background: Gastroesophageal malignancy is the eighth most... Read More about Which interval is most crucial to presentation and survival in gastroesophageal cancer: a systematic review.

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.

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.

An integrative review on women living with obstetric fistula and after treatment experiences (2017)
Journal Article
Mafo Degge, H., Hayter, M., & Laurenson, M. (2017). An integrative review on women living with obstetric fistula and after treatment experiences. Journal of clinical nursing, 26(11-12), 1445-1457. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13590

Aims and objectives. To review literature on the experiences of women with obstetric fistula, their lived experiences after treatment; and to provide evidence for future research. Background. Obstetric fistula is an injury most commonly resulting from... Read More about An integrative review on women living with obstetric fistula and after treatment experiences.

A systematic review examining reducing unplanned hospital admissions in adults with cancer (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Walabyeki, J., Macleod, U., Johnson, M., Dyson, J., Oliver, S., Allgar, V., Oviasu, O., Chen, H., Smith, S., & Hammond, T. A systematic review examining reducing unplanned hospital admissions in adults with cancer

Review question:
1. What interventions have been tested and have successfully reduced unplanned hospital admissions in adults with cancer?

2. What are the factors associated with unplanned hospital admissions in adults with cancer?

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.

The effectiveness of different health education strategies in people with pre-diabetes: A randomized controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Chang, S.-C., Hayter, M., Yeh, H.-C., Hsieh, T.-C., & Kuo, Y.-L. (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.

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.

Ethical decision-making regarding infant viability: A discussion (2016)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
Shields, L., Watson, R., Darbyshire, P., McKenna, H., Williams, G., Hungerford, C., Stanley, D., Ben-Sefer, E., Benedict, S., Goodman, B., Draper, P., & 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.

Evaluation of a retrospective diary for peri-conceptual and mid-pregnancy drinking in Scotland: a cross-sectional study (2016)
Journal Article
Symon, A., Rankin, J., Butcher, G., Smith, L., & Cochrane, L. (2017). Evaluation of a retrospective diary for peri-conceptual and mid-pregnancy drinking in Scotland: a cross-sectional study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 96(1), 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.13050

Introduction: Heavy episodic (“binge”) drinking among women in Scotland is commonplace; prepregnancy drinking is associated with continued antenatal drinking. Evidence for effectiveness of standardized antenatal alcohol assessment is lacking. Alcohol... Read More about Evaluation of a retrospective diary for peri-conceptual and mid-pregnancy drinking in Scotland: a cross-sectional study.