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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.

Cognitive motor interference while walking: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2010)
Journal Article
Al-Yahya, E., Dawes, H., Smith, L., Dennis, A., Howells, K., & Cockburn, J. (2011). Cognitive motor interference while walking: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 35(3), 715-728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.08.008

Dual-task methodology has been increasingly used to assess cognitive motor interference while walking. However, whether the observed dual-task-related gait changes are systematically related to methodological variations remains unclear and researcher... Read More about Cognitive motor interference while walking: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Commentary on East L, Jackson D, Peters K & O’Brien L (2010) Disrupted sense of self: young women and sexually transmitted infections. Journal of Clinical Nursing 19, 1995-2003 (2010)
Journal Article
Hayter, M. (2010). Commentary on East L, Jackson D, Peters K & O’Brien L (2010) Disrupted sense of self: young women and sexually transmitted infections. Journal of Clinical Nursing 19, 1995-2003. Journal of clinical nursing, 19(19-20), 2952-2953. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03429.x

Mokken scaling of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS) (2010)
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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).

Parenteral opioids for maternal pain relief in labour. (2010)
Journal Article
Ullman, R., Smith, L. A., Burns, E., Mori, R., & Dowswell, T. (2010). Parenteral opioids for maternal pain relief in labour. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 9, Article CD007396. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007396.pub2

BACKGROUND: Parenteral opioids are used for pain relief in labour in many countries throughout the world. OBJECTIVES: To assess the acceptability, effectiveness and safety of different types, doses and modes of administration of parenteral opioids gi... Read More about Parenteral opioids for maternal pain relief in labour..

Battlefield conditions: Different environment but the same duty of care (2010)
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Kelly, J. (2010). Battlefield conditions: Different environment but the same duty of care. Nursing Ethics, 17(5), 636-645. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733010373434

Using an interpretative research approach to ethical and legal literature, it is argued that nursing in the battlefield is distinctly different to civilian nursing, even in an emergency, and that the environment is so different that a duty of care ow... Read More about Battlefield conditions: Different environment but the same duty of care.

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.

School-linked sexual health services for young people (SSHYP): a survey and systematic review concerning current models, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and research opportunities (2010)
Journal Article
Owen, J., Carroll, C., Cooke, J., Formby, E., Hayter, M., Hirst, J., Jones, M. L., Stapleton, H., Stevenson, M., & Sutton, A. (2010). School-linked sexual health services for young people (SSHYP): a survey and systematic review concerning current models, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and research opportunities. Health Technology Assessment, 14(30), 1-255. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta14300

Background: Report based on a service-mapping study and a systematic review concerning sexual health services for young people, either based in or closely linked to schools. Objectives: To identify current forms of school-based sexual health services... Read More about School-linked sexual health services for young people (SSHYP): a survey and systematic review concerning current models, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and research opportunities.

Cardiotoxicity of anthracycline agents for the treatment of cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2010)
Journal Article
Smith, L. A., Cornelius, V. R., Plummer, C. J., Levitt, G., Verrill, M., Canney, P., & Jones, A. (2010). Cardiotoxicity of anthracycline agents for the treatment of cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMC Cancer, 10, Article 337. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-10-337

Background: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify the risk of early and late cardiotoxicity of anthracycline agents in patients treated for breast or ovarian cancer, lymphoma, myeloma or sarcoma.Methods: Randomized controlled... Read More about Cardiotoxicity of anthracycline agents for the treatment of cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

The effect of clothes on sphygmomanometric blood pressure measurement in hypertensive patients (2010)
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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.

Medicine with Respect (MWR) Phase 1: implementing a pathway toward competency in medicine administration for mental health nurses (2010)
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Hemingway, S., Magginis, R., Baxter, H., Smith, G., Turner, J., & White, J. (2010). Medicine with Respect (MWR) Phase 1: implementing a pathway toward competency in medicine administration for mental health nurses. Mental health nursing, 30(3), 12-16

This article reports the initial development and evaluation of stages 1 and 2 of the ‘stepped approach’ to ‘medicines management’ (MM) and concentrates on the collaboration between the University of Huddersfield and South West Yorkshire Partnership N... Read More about Medicine with Respect (MWR) Phase 1: implementing a pathway toward competency in medicine administration for mental health nurses.

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.

Analysing healthcare professionals' interprofessional learning experiences in an asynchronous text-based environment (2010)
Book Chapter
Loke, J. C., Colquhoun, D., Lee, K. W., & Yeo, A. T. (2010). Analysing healthcare professionals' interprofessional learning experiences in an asynchronous text-based environment. In Distance education (1-32). Nova Science Publishers

Information on student online learning experiences from a student perspective is considered by many educational researchers as invaluable indicators of the effectiveness of online modules or programmes. Methods to gather the information are commonly... Read More about Analysing healthcare professionals' interprofessional learning experiences in an asynchronous text-based environment.