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Maintaining harmony : how religion and culture are interwoven in managing daily diabetes self‑care (2019)
Journal Article
interwoven in managing daily diabetes self‑care. Journal of Religion and Health, 58, 1415-1428. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00819-5

The lingering culture among Javanese people cannot be separated from religion, influencing how they perceive any factors that might play a role in managing any health condition. This present study aimed in exploring the perceptions and experiences of... Read More about Maintaining harmony : how religion and culture are interwoven in managing daily diabetes self‑care.

Mapping the UK renal psychosocial workforce : the first comprehensive workforce survey (2019)
Journal Article
Seekles, M., Ormandy, P., & Coyne, E. (2019). Mapping the UK renal psychosocial workforce : the first comprehensive workforce survey. BMC Nephrology, 20, 100. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1287-0

Background: Emerging evidence of psychosocial problems in CKD patients has led to an acceptance that a focus
on the emotional wellbeing of the patient should be included in the provision of comprehensive CKD care. It is
unclear if an increased atte... Read More about Mapping the UK renal psychosocial workforce : the first comprehensive workforce survey.

An examination of how the ‘Household Model' of care can contribute to positive ageing for residents in the ‘Fourth Age’ (2019)
Journal Article
Ahmed, A., Ormandy, P., & Seekles, M. (2019). An examination of how the ‘Household Model' of care can contribute to positive ageing for residents in the ‘Fourth Age’. OBM geriatrics, 3(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.geriatr.1901030

Background: Promoting a good quality of life for the oldest members of society has become a top priority as evidenced in UK policy. The ‘household’ model is a departure from traditional approaches to care provision since it offers person-centred supp... Read More about An examination of how the ‘Household Model' of care can contribute to positive ageing for residents in the ‘Fourth Age’.

An evidence-based approach to measuring affective domain development (2018)
Journal Article
Stephens, M., & Ormandy, P. (2019). An evidence-based approach to measuring affective domain development. Journal of Professional Nursing, 35(3), 216-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2018.12.004

Background: Educational taxonomies are utilised within nursing programmes to design curriculum, develop
learning objectives, and measure attainments including the assessment of values, behaviours, and attitudes.
Current measurement of the affective... Read More about An evidence-based approach to measuring affective domain development.

Welcome to the Association of Nephrology Nurses UK (2018)
Journal Article
Jenkins, K., Hurst, H., & Ormandy, P. (2018). Welcome to the Association of Nephrology Nurses UK. Journal of Kidney Care, 3(4), 245-246. https://doi.org/10.12968/jokc.2018.3.4.245

Renal nurses account for a significant proportion of the UK's kidney care workforce and would therefore benefit greatly from the formation of a dedicated professional association. With this in mind, British Renal Society vice presidents Karen Jenkins... Read More about Welcome to the Association of Nephrology Nurses UK.

The UK renal psychosocial workforce : a mapping exercise (2018)
Report
Seekles, M., Coyne, E., Ormandy, P., Wells, L., Bevin, A., & Danbury-Lee, A. (2018). The UK renal psychosocial workforce : a mapping exercise

This is the first detailed workforce report in the UK that describes the provision of psychosocial care to kidney patients across 84 renal units. It presents an overview of the renal psychosocial workforce (in July 2017) and compares this to results... Read More about The UK renal psychosocial workforce : a mapping exercise.

Organ donation among ethnic minorities : how UK primary care can help promote it (2018)
Journal Article
Pradeep, A., Siddiky, A., Ormandy, P., & Augustine, T. (2018). Organ donation among ethnic minorities : how UK primary care can help promote it. British Journal of General Practice, 68(668), 134-135. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X695093

There continues to be a significant paucity of Asian organ donors despite numerous public education campaigns in the UK. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes, a major cause of renal failure, is up to six times greater among South Asians, especially with... Read More about Organ donation among ethnic minorities : how UK primary care can help promote it.

Extending conceptual understanding : how interprofessional education influences affective domain development (2018)
Journal Article

Background:
Interprofessional learning (IPL) can influence affective domain development of students, through teaching activities that facilitate learning with, from and about other professions. Current quantitative evidence offers limited explanati... Read More about Extending conceptual understanding : how interprofessional education influences affective domain development.

Methods for studying information provision, networking and communication in patient support groups (2017)
Book Chapter

The chapter discusses the design and development of an online patient support group for renal patients, where co-creation of information was vital. The chapter covers the identification of information needs for this group, how users might engage with... Read More about Methods for studying information provision, networking and communication in patient support groups.

Study protocol : responding to the needs of patients with IgA nephropathy, a social media approach (2017)
Journal Article

Background
IgA nephropathy is the most common cause of glomerulonephritis in the Western world and predominantly affects young adults. Demographically these patients are the biggest users of social media. With increasing numbers of patients turning... Read More about Study protocol : responding to the needs of patients with IgA nephropathy, a social media approach.

Does intentional rounding practice improve patient safety and experience? (2017)
Journal Article
Langley, S., Ormandy, P., & Wray, J. (2017). Does intentional rounding practice improve patient safety and experience?. Nursing Times, 113(8), 36-40

Although widely used in UK hospitals, rounding is still a relatively new concept and the available literature fails to capture what it means from the perspective of patients and nurses. This article describes a study conducted to increase understandi... Read More about Does intentional rounding practice improve patient safety and experience?.

Midwifery continuity : the use of social media (2017)
Journal Article
McCarthy, R., Choucri, L., Ormandy, P., & Brettle, A. (2017). Midwifery continuity : the use of social media. Midwifery, 52, 34-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.05.012

Background
Continuity models of midwifery care improve women’s experiences of care and clinical outcomes, but organisationally driven working practices do not facilitate a continuity model and the midwifery care received by most women is fragmented... Read More about Midwifery continuity : the use of social media.

Rationale and design of BISTRO: a randomized controlled trial to determine whether bioimpedance spectroscopy guided fluid management maintains residual kidney function in incident haemodialysis patients (2017)
Journal Article

Background: Preserved residual kidney function (RKF) and normal fluid status are associated with better patient
outcomes in incident haemodialysis patients. The objective of this trial is to determine whether using bioimpedance
technology in prescr... Read More about Rationale and design of BISTRO: a randomized controlled trial to determine whether bioimpedance spectroscopy guided fluid management maintains residual kidney function in incident haemodialysis patients.

Child-parent shifting and shared decision-making for asthma management (2016)
Journal Article
Garnett, V., Smith, J., & Ormandy, P. (2016). Child-parent shifting and shared decision-making for asthma management. Nursing Children and Young People, 28(4), 16-22. https://doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.28.4.16.s20

Aim: To explore and describe child-parent shared decision-making for the management of childhood asthma.
Methods: A qualitative descriptive interview based study was undertaken. Eight children and nine parents participated. The framework approach un... Read More about Child-parent shifting and shared decision-making for asthma management.

Kidney quality improvement partnership : a sustainable initiative (2015)
Journal Article
Ormandy, P., Wells, L., Cullen, R., Fluck, R., Thomas, K., Bristow, P., & Lipkin, G. (2015). Kidney quality improvement partnership : a sustainable initiative. Journal of Renal Nursing, 7(5), 186-187. https://doi.org/10.12968/jorn.2015.7.5.234

In this article, a group of kidney specialists introduce an innovative national quality improvement project — the Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership (KQuIP). KQuIP is a national partnership of professional and patient groups whose purpose is to f... Read More about Kidney quality improvement partnership : a sustainable initiative.

Multiprofessional funded research makes ‘real’ impact on patient care (2015)
Journal Article
Ormandy, P., & Tabor, P. (2015). Multiprofessional funded research makes ‘real’ impact on patient care. Journal of Renal Nursing, 7(3), 134-135. https://doi.org/10.12968/jorn.2015.7.3.134

The research partnership between the British Kidney Patient Association and British Renal Society has just become stronger. Over the next 12 months, the number of research-funded grant rounds will increase to two per year—this increased and sustained... Read More about Multiprofessional funded research makes ‘real’ impact on patient care.

Measuring patients' preferences and priorities for information in chronic kidney disease (2013)
Journal Article

Objective: To evaluate an information needs questionnaire that uses a Thurstone’s paired comparison approach to measure the information needs of patients with chronic kidney disease.
Methods: A two-phased, cross-sectional survey that sequentially d... Read More about Measuring patients' preferences and priorities for information in chronic kidney disease.

Critical exploration of the role of the nurse lecturer in practice situated within an existing Higher Education Institution and NHS partnership (2012)
Thesis

The concepts and constructs of partnership and collaboration are increasingly becoming
embedded critical success factors which influence the education of nurses from within the
practice setting. Adopting a partnership and collaborative approach is... Read More about Critical exploration of the role of the nurse lecturer in practice situated within an existing Higher Education Institution and NHS partnership.

Delivering and measuring the impact of digital media : evaluation toolkit (2011)
Report
Vasilica, C., Ormandy, P., & Light, B. (2011). Delivering and measuring the impact of digital media : evaluation toolkit

Lesbian, gay and bisexual women in the north west: a multi-method study of cervical screening attitudes, experiences and uptake (2011)
Other
Light, B., & Ormandy, P. (2011). Lesbian, gay and bisexual women in the north west: a multi-method study of cervical screening attitudes, experiences and uptake. Salford

The NHS Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP), committed to reducing health inequalities for lesbian and bisexual (LGB) women within cervical screening programmes, funded this research study in response to the Department of Health’s 2007 Cancer Refor... Read More about Lesbian, gay and bisexual women in the north west: a multi-method study of cervical screening attitudes, experiences and uptake.