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Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour to Explain Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine among Hong Kong Chinese in Britain (2015)
Journal Article
Rochelle, T., Shardlow, S., & Ng, S. (2015). Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour to Explain Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine among Hong Kong Chinese in Britain. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/564648

The UK Chinese are known for their underutilisation of western healthcare services. Reasons for this underutilisation are complex. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) is a widely used model of social cognition, which in the present study is being a... Read More about Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour to Explain Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine among Hong Kong Chinese in Britain.

The influence of trunk extension in using advanced reciprocating gait orthosis on walking in spinal cord injury patients : a pilot study (2015)
Journal Article
Arazpour, M., Gharib, M., Hutchins, S., Bani, M., Curran, S., Mousavi, M., & Saberi, H. (2015). The influence of trunk extension in using advanced reciprocating gait orthosis on walking in spinal cord injury patients : a pilot study. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 39(4), 286-292. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364614531010

Background: Spinal cord injury patients walk with a flexed trunk when using reciprocating gait orthoses. Reduction of trunk flexion during ambulation may produce an improvement in gait parameters for reciprocating gait orthosis users. Objective... Read More about The influence of trunk extension in using advanced reciprocating gait orthosis on walking in spinal cord injury patients : a pilot study.

The efficacy of foot orthoses on alteration to center of pressure displacement in subjects with flat and normal feet : a literature review (2015)
Journal Article
Aboutorabi, A., Arazpour, M., Hutchins, S., Curran, S., & Maleki, M. (2015). The efficacy of foot orthoses on alteration to center of pressure displacement in subjects with flat and normal feet : a literature review. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 10(6), 439-444. https://doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2014.913716

Purpose: The aim of this review was to evaluate and compare the effect of foot orthoses on center of pressure (CoP) displacement in healthy patients and those with flat foot. Method: The search strategy was based on the Population Intervention Compar... Read More about The efficacy of foot orthoses on alteration to center of pressure displacement in subjects with flat and normal feet : a literature review.

Learning patient safety in academic settings : a comparative study of Finnish and British nursing students’ perceptions (2015)
Journal Article
Tella, S., Smith, N., Partanen, P., & Turunen, H. (2015). Learning patient safety in academic settings : a comparative study of Finnish and British nursing students’ perceptions. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 12(3), 154-164. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12088

Background: Globalization of health care demands nursing education programs that equip students with evidence-based patient safety competences in the global context. Nursing students' entrance into clinical placements requires professional readiness.... Read More about Learning patient safety in academic settings : a comparative study of Finnish and British nursing students’ perceptions.

Be my guest! Challenges and practical solutions of undertaking interviews with children in the home setting (2015)
Journal Article
Coad, J., Gibson, F., Horstman, M., Milnes, L., Randall, D., & Carter, B. (2015). Be my guest! Challenges and practical solutions of undertaking interviews with children in the home setting. Journal of Child Health Care, 19(4), 432-443. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493514527653

This article aims to share critical debate on undertaking interviews with children in the home setting and draws on the authors’ extensive research fieldwork. The article focuses on three key processes: planning entry to the child’s home, conducting... Read More about Be my guest! Challenges and practical solutions of undertaking interviews with children in the home setting.

Harmonizing nursing terminologies (2015)
Journal Article
Coenen, A., Paese, F., Saba, V., Jansen, K., Hardiker, N., & Kim, T. (2015). Harmonizing nursing terminologies. Studies in health technology and informatics (Print), 216, 776-779. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-564-7-776

In this paper, the authors report on a study aimed at harmonising two nursing terminologies, the Clinical Care Classification (CCC) and the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP®). As the electronic health record evolves and the nee... Read More about Harmonizing nursing terminologies.

Availability and primary health care orientation of dementia-related services in rural Saskatchewan, Canada (2015)
Journal Article
Morgan, D., Kosteniuk, J., Stewart, N., O’Connell, M., Kirk, A., Crossley, M., …Innes, A. (2015). Availability and primary health care orientation of dementia-related services in rural Saskatchewan, Canada. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 34(3-4), 137-158. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2015.1092907

Community-based services are important for improving outcomes for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. This study examined: (a) availability of rural dementia-related services in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, and (b) orientation o... Read More about Availability and primary health care orientation of dementia-related services in rural Saskatchewan, Canada.

Differences in the high speed match-play characteristics of rugby league players before, during and after a period of tramseridian transition (2015)
Journal Article
Quinn, M., Sinclair, J., & Atkins, S. (2015). Differences in the high speed match-play characteristics of rugby league players before, during and after a period of tramseridian transition. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 15(3), 1065-1076. https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2015.11868851

There is a paucity of information comparing competitive rugby league match play dynamics between northern and southern hemispheres. Notably, differences in the match demands of games played in an intensive period have not previously been reported. Th... Read More about Differences in the high speed match-play characteristics of rugby league players before, during and after a period of tramseridian transition.

General practitioners’ concerns about online patient feedback : findings from a descriptive exploratory qualitative study in England (2015)
Journal Article
Patel, S., Cain, R., Neailey, K., & Hooberman, L. (2015). General practitioners’ concerns about online patient feedback : findings from a descriptive exploratory qualitative study in England. JMIR, 17(12), e276. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.4989

Background: The growth in the volume of online patient feedback, including online patient ratings and comments, suggests that patients are embracing the opportunity to review online their experience of receiving health care. Very little is known abou... Read More about General practitioners’ concerns about online patient feedback : findings from a descriptive exploratory qualitative study in England.