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Understanding advance care planning in care homes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical realist review and synthesis (2022)
Journal Article
Spacey, A., & Porter, S. (2022). Understanding advance care planning in care homes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical realist review and synthesis. Palliative Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163221137103

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted advance care planning discussions in care homes, particularly discussions involving relatives and surrogate decision makers. There is a need to collate and examine current evidence to assess the extent... Read More about Understanding advance care planning in care homes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical realist review and synthesis.

Imaging Persons Living with Dementia (2022)
Book Chapter
Spacey, A., Higgins, R., & Scragg, B. (2022). Imaging Persons Living with Dementia. In C. Mercer, P. Hogg, & J. Kelly (Eds.), Digital Mammography. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10898-3_35

This chapter provides evidence-based guidance for practitioners to support them when imaging persons living with dementia. This is important given the current lack of specific guidelines and the increasing prevalence of women living with dementia att... Read More about Imaging Persons Living with Dementia.

The diagnostic value and accuracy of ultrasound in diagnosing hydatidiform mole: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. (2022)
Journal Article
Newhouse, I., Spacey, A., Scragg, B., & Szczepura, K. (2022). The diagnostic value and accuracy of ultrasound in diagnosing hydatidiform mole: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. Radiography, 28(4), 897-905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2022.06.005

Hydatidiform moles are the most common type of gestational trophoblastic disease. Internationally the incidence of hydatidiform moles is 1-2:1000 pregnancies. Early detection of women with hydatidiform moles is preferential, as these women are at a h... Read More about The diagnostic value and accuracy of ultrasound in diagnosing hydatidiform mole: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature..

Providing care to people living with dementia: the views of diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers (2022)
Journal Article
Higgins, R., Spacey, A., & Innes, A. (2022). Providing care to people living with dementia: the views of diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers. Synergy news, 20-22

In this article, we outline a project undertaken following a successful application for a College of Radiographers Industry Partnership Scheme (CoRIPS) research grant in May 2021. The aim of our research was to explore the views of radiography pra... Read More about Providing care to people living with dementia: the views of diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers.