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Communication empowerment framework : an integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia (2018)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Mansell, W., Williamson, T., Wray, A., & McEvoy, P. (2020). Communication empowerment framework : an integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia. Dementia, 19(6), 1739-1757. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301218805329

Objectives: To demonstrate the utility of integrating three theoretical perspectives (Mentalization Theory, Perceptual Control Theory and the Communicative Impact model), which jointly illuminate the communication challenges and opportunities faced b... Read More about Communication empowerment framework : an integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia.

Understanding the needs and experiences of people with young onset dementia : a qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
Rabanal, L., Chatwin, J., Walker, A., O'Sullivan, M., & Williamson, T. (2018). Understanding the needs and experiences of people with young onset dementia : a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 8(10), e021166. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021166

Aim Despite an estimated 40,000 people diagnosed with young onset dementia (YOD) in the UK, there is a general lack of awareness of the condition when compared with late onset dementia (LOD). The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and... Read More about Understanding the needs and experiences of people with young onset dementia : a qualitative study.

Communication training interventions for family and professional carers of people living with dementia : a systematic review of effectiveness, acceptability and conceptual basis (2017)
Journal Article
Morris, L., Horne, M., McEvoy, P., & Williamson, T. (2017). Communication training interventions for family and professional carers of people living with dementia : a systematic review of effectiveness, acceptability and conceptual basis. Aging & mental health, 22(7), 863-880. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1399343

Objectives: To update previous reviews and provide a more detailed overview of the effectiveness, acceptability and conceptual basis of communication training-interventions for carers of people living with dementia. Method: We searched CINAHL... Read More about Communication training interventions for family and professional carers of people living with dementia : a systematic review of effectiveness, acceptability and conceptual basis.

Improving access to mental health care in an Orthodox Jewish community : a critical reflection upon the accommodation of otherness (2017)
Journal Article
McEvoy, P., Williamson, T., Kada, R., Frazer, D., Dhliwayo, C., & Gask, L. (2017). Improving access to mental health care in an Orthodox Jewish community : a critical reflection upon the accommodation of otherness. BMC Health Services Research, 17(1), 557. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2509-4

The English National Health Service (NHS) has significantly extended the supply of evidence based psychological interventions in primary care for people experiencing common mental health problems. Yet despite the extra resources, the accessibility of... Read More about Improving access to mental health care in an Orthodox Jewish community : a critical reflection upon the accommodation of otherness.

Stakeholder perspectives of an approach to healthcare leadership development through use of a multidimensional leadership development conceptual model (2017)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., Rutherford, J., & Williamson, T. (2017). Stakeholder perspectives of an approach to healthcare leadership development through use of a multidimensional leadership development conceptual model. International journal of practice-based learning in health and social care, 5(1), 77-96. https://doi.org/10.18552/ijpblhsc.v5i1.381

Leadership is often the driver used to transform healthcare services. Healthcare leadership development is often situated around conceptual frameworks or leadership development models. The aim of the study reported here was to evaluate multistakehold... Read More about Stakeholder perspectives of an approach to healthcare leadership development through use of a multidimensional leadership development conceptual model.

Comprehensive geriatric assessment on an acute medical unit : a qualitative study of older people’s and informal carer’s perspectives of the care and treatment received (2016)
Journal Article
Darby, J., Williamson, T., Logan, P., & Gladman, J. (2017). Comprehensive geriatric assessment on an acute medical unit : a qualitative study of older people’s and informal carer’s perspectives of the care and treatment received. Clinical Rehabilitation, 31(1), 126-134. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215515624134

Objective: This qualitative study was imbedded in a randomised controlled trial evaluating the addition of geriatricians to usual care to enable the comprehensive geriatric assessment process with older patients on acute medical units. The qualitativ... Read More about Comprehensive geriatric assessment on an acute medical unit : a qualitative study of older people’s and informal carer’s perspectives of the care and treatment received.

Feasibility study of a take-home array-based functional electrical stimulation system with automated setup for current functional electrical stimulation users with foot-drop (2014)
Journal Article
Prenton, S., Kenney, L., Stapleton, C., Cooper, G., Reeves, M., Heller, B., …Williamson, T. (2014). Feasibility study of a take-home array-based functional electrical stimulation system with automated setup for current functional electrical stimulation users with foot-drop. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 95(10), 1870-1877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2014.04.027

Objective To investigate the feasibility of unsupervised community use of an array-based automated setup functional electrical stimulator for current foot-drop functional electrical stimulation (FES) users. Design Feasibility study. S... Read More about Feasibility study of a take-home array-based functional electrical stimulation system with automated setup for current functional electrical stimulation users with foot-drop.

Enhancing public involvement in assistive technology design research (2014)
Journal Article
Williamson, T., Kenney, L., Barker, A., Cooper, G., Good, T., Healey, J., …Smith, C. (2015). Enhancing public involvement in assistive technology design research. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 10(3), 258-265. https://doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2014.908247

To appraise the application of accepted good practice guidance on public involvement in assistive technology research and to identify its impact on the research team, the public, device and trial design. Methods: Critical reflection and within-proje... Read More about Enhancing public involvement in assistive technology design research.

Developing the evidence base of patient and public involvement in health and social care research: the case for measuring impact (2011)
Journal Article
Staniszewska, S., Adebajo, A., Barber, R., Beresford, P., Brady, L., Brett, J., …Williamson, T. (2011). Developing the evidence base of patient and public involvement in health and social care research: the case for measuring impact. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 35(6), 628-632. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.01020.x

While patient and public involvement (PPI) in health and social care research has progressed successfully in the last decade, a range of difficulties with the evidence base exist, including poor understanding of the concept of impact, limited theoriz... Read More about Developing the evidence base of patient and public involvement in health and social care research: the case for measuring impact.

Impact of public involvement in research on quality of life and society: a case study of research career trajectories. (2010)
Journal Article
Williamson, T., Brogden, J., Jones, E., & Ryan, J. (2010). Impact of public involvement in research on quality of life and society: a case study of research career trajectories. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 34, 551-557. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00909.x

This case study illustrates the research career trajectory of two lay researchers after they joined a Big Lottery funded study to explore loneliness and isolation among older people living in a town in the north of England, UK. The two lay researcher... Read More about Impact of public involvement in research on quality of life and society: a case study of research career trajectories..

Bibliometrics' is flawed (2008)
Journal Article
Williamson, T. (2008). Bibliometrics' is flawed. Nursing Times, 104(14), 12

Strengthening group decision making within shared governance: a case study (2008)
Journal Article
Williamson, T. (2008). Strengthening group decision making within shared governance: a case study. Groupwork, 18(2), 101-120. https://doi.org/10.1921/81127

Shared governance is an approach to empowering nurses and other health care workers to have authority for decisions concerning their practice. Commonly, visible definers of shared governance are groups of workers known as ‘councils’ whose membership... Read More about Strengthening group decision making within shared governance: a case study.

Work-based learning: a leadership development example from an action research study of shared governance implementation (2005)
Journal Article
Williamson, T. (2005). Work-based learning: a leadership development example from an action research study of shared governance implementation. Journal of Nursing Management, 13(6), 490-499. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2934.2005.00576.x

Aim: An empowering action research study was undertaken to evaluate and strengthen the implementation of shared governance. One aim was to identify factors that acted as aids or barriers to effective decision-making by clinical leaders. As a work-bas... Read More about Work-based learning: a leadership development example from an action research study of shared governance implementation.