Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes : systematic review (2021)
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Whear, R., Abbott, R., Bethel, A., Richards, D., Garside, R., Cockcroft, E., …Thompson Coon, J. (2022). Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes : systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(1), 78-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15047

Aim: This systematic review identifies, appraises and synthesizes the evidence on the provision of fundamental nursing care to hospitalized patients with a highly infectious virus and the effectiveness of adaptations to overcome barriers to care.... Read More about Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes : systematic review.

Slip-resistant footwear to reduce slips among health-care workers : the SSHeW RCT (2021)
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Cockayne, S., Fairhurst, C., Zand, M., Frost, G., Liddle, M., Cunningham-Burley, R., …Torgerson, D. (2021). Slip-resistant footwear to reduce slips among health-care workers : the SSHeW RCT. Public Health Research, 9(3), 1-150. https://doi.org/10.3310/phr09030

Background In Great Britain, 100,000 injuries due to slips, trips and falls on the level (as opposed to falls from a height, e.g. a ladder) occur in the workplace each year. They are the most common cause of non-fatal injury in the workplace, acco... Read More about Slip-resistant footwear to reduce slips among health-care workers : the SSHeW RCT.

Evaluation of treatment descriptions and alignment with clinical guidance of apps for depression on app stores : systematic search and content analysis (2020)
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Bowie-DaBreo, D., Sünram-Lea, S., Sas, C., & Iles-Smith, H. (2020). Evaluation of treatment descriptions and alignment with clinical guidance of apps for depression on app stores : systematic search and content analysis. JMIR Formative Research, 4(11), e14988. https://doi.org/10.2196/14988

Background: The use of apps for the treatment of depression shows great promise. However, there is uncertainty regarding the alignment of publicly available apps for depression with clinical guidance, their treatment fidelity and evidence base, and t... Read More about Evaluation of treatment descriptions and alignment with clinical guidance of apps for depression on app stores : systematic search and content analysis.

How research nurses and midwives are supporting Covid-19 clinical trials (2020)
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Iles-Smith, H., Jones, H., Petersen, C., Young, L., & Wells, M. (2020). How research nurses and midwives are supporting Covid-19 clinical trials. Nursing Times, 116(11), 20-22

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, many clinical trials have tested existing drugs that may help treat Covid-19. NHS trusts have been encouraged to prioritise studies approved by the four chief medical officers, and clinical research nurses and... Read More about How research nurses and midwives are supporting Covid-19 clinical trials.

Can survivors of COVID-19 later experience guilt? (2020)
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Saalmink, G., & Iles-Smith, H. (2020). Can survivors of COVID-19 later experience guilt?. Cancer Nursing Practice, 19(5), 12-13. https://doi.org/10.7748/cnp.19.5.12.s9

Research nurses describe how some patients report anxiety and feelings of guilt after discharge from hospital Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government has prioritised research into effective treatments. Studies were under way... Read More about Can survivors of COVID-19 later experience guilt?.

Enclosing a pen to improve response rate to postal questionnaire: an embedded randomised controlled trial (2020)
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Cunningham-Burley, R., Roche, J., Fairhurst, C., Cockayne, S., Hewitt, C., Iles-Smith, H., & Torgerson, D. (2020). Enclosing a pen to improve response rate to postal questionnaire: an embedded randomised controlled trial. F1000Research, 9, 577. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.23651.1

Background: Poor response to questionnaires collecting outcome data in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) can affect the validity of trial results. The aim of this study within a trial (SWAT) was to evaluate the effectiveness of including a pen with... Read More about Enclosing a pen to improve response rate to postal questionnaire: an embedded randomised controlled trial.

How to relax in stressful situations : a smart stress reduction system (2020)
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Can, Y., Iles-Smith, H., Chalabianloo, N., Ekiz, D., Fernández-Álvarez, J., Repetto, C., …Ersoy, C. (2020). How to relax in stressful situations : a smart stress reduction system. Healthcare, 8(2), 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8020100

Stress is an inescapable element of the modern age. Instances of untreated stress may lead to a reduction in the individual’s health, well-being and socio-economic situation. Stress management application development for wearable smart devices is a g... Read More about How to relax in stressful situations : a smart stress reduction system.

Real-life stress level monitoring using smart bands in the light of contextual information (2020)
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Can, Y., Chalabianloo, N., Ekiz, D., Fernandez-Alvarez, J., Repetto, C., Riva, G., …Ersoy, C. (2020). Real-life stress level monitoring using smart bands in the light of contextual information. IEEE Sensors Journal, 20(15), 8721-8730. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2020.2984644

An automatic stress detection system that uses unobtrusive smart bands will contribute to human health and well-being by alleviating the effects of high stress levels. However, there are a number of challenges for detecting stress in unrestricted dai... Read More about Real-life stress level monitoring using smart bands in the light of contextual information.

The experiences of myocardial infarction patients readmitted within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (2017)
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Iles-Smith, H., Deaton, C., Campbell, M., Mercer, C., & McGowan, L. (2017). The experiences of myocardial infarction patients readmitted within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(21-22), 3511-3518. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13715

Aims and objectives To explore the experiences of patients readmitted due to potential ischaemic heart disease symptoms within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Background Following myocardial infarction and primary percuta... Read More about The experiences of myocardial infarction patients readmitted within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention.