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Views and experiences of managing eczema : systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies (2020)
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Background
The number of qualitative studies on eczema has increased rapidly in recent years. Systematically reviewing these can provide greater understandings of people’s perceptions of eczema and eczema treatments.

Objectives
We sought to sys... Read More about Views and experiences of managing eczema : systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies.

Views and experiences of managing eczema : systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies (2020)
Journal Article

Background
The number of qualitative studies on eczema has increased rapidly in recent years. Systematically reviewing these can provide greater understandings of people’s perceptions of eczema and eczema treatments.

Objectives
We sought to sys... Read More about Views and experiences of managing eczema : systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies.

SPARC metrics provide mobility smoothness assessment in oldest-old with and without a history of falls : a case control study (2020)
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Aging-related neuromuscular and neurocognitive decline induces unsmooth movements in daily functional mobility. Here, we used a robust analysis of linear and angular spectral arc length (SPARC) in the single and dual task instrumented timed up-and-go... Read More about SPARC metrics provide mobility smoothness assessment in oldest-old with and without a history of falls : a case control study.

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.

Pressure redistributing static chairs for preventing pressure ulcers (Protocol) (2020)
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Stephens, M., Bartley, C., Dumville, J., & Cammiss, C. (2020). Pressure redistributing static chairs for preventing pressure ulcers (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CD013644. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd013644

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To assess the effects of pressure redistributing static chairs on the prevention of pressure ulcers in health, rehabilitation, social care settings, and place... Read More about Pressure redistributing static chairs for preventing pressure ulcers (Protocol).

A guide to the NMC emergency standards for nurse education during the current deployment of student nurses (2020)
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) recognises the important contribution that nursing students are making to the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article reports on the Greater Manchester Supervision and Delegation Framework, pro... Read More about A guide to the NMC emergency standards for nurse education during the current deployment of student nurses.

Ethnic minority disparities in progression and mortality of pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease : a systematic scoping review (2020)
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Hounkpatin, H., Fraser, S., Honney, R., Dreyer, G., Brettle, A., & Roderick, P. (2020). Ethnic minority disparities in progression and mortality of pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease : a systematic scoping review. BMC Nephrology, 21(1), 217. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-01852-3

Background: There are a growing number of studies on ethnic differences in progression and mortality for pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD), but this literature has yet to be synthesised, particularly for studies on mortality. Methods: This sc... Read More about Ethnic minority disparities in progression and mortality of pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease : a systematic scoping review.

Opportunities and challenges for improving antimicrobial stewardship in low and middle income countries ; lessons learnt from the maternal sepsis intervention in Western Uganda (2020)
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This paper presents findings from an action-research intervention designed to identify ways of improving antimicrobial stewardship in a Ugandan Regional Referral Hospital. Building on an existing health partnership and extensive action-research on ma... Read More about Opportunities and challenges for improving antimicrobial stewardship in low and middle income countries ; lessons learnt from the maternal sepsis intervention in Western Uganda.

Barriers & facilitators to extended working life : a focus on a predominately female ageing workforce (2020)
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Edge, C., Coffey, M., Cook, P., & Weinberg, A. (2021). Barriers & facilitators to extended working life : a focus on a predominately female ageing workforce. Ageing and society, 41(12), 2867-2887. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X2000063X

Many countries are reforming their pension systems so people stay in work for longer
to improve the long-term sustainability of public finances to support an increasing older
population. This research aimed to explore the factors that enable or inh... Read More about Barriers & facilitators to extended working life : a focus on a predominately female ageing workforce.