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The need for children's advocacy centres : hearing the voices of children (2021)
Journal Article
Cook, D., Livesley, J., Long, T., Sam, M., & Rowland, A. (2021). The need for children's advocacy centres : hearing the voices of children. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2021.1989085

Children and young people (CYP) can be empowered to take on roles as agents of change in their own communities. CYP want to be heard and should be actively involved in the coproduction, design and development of services aimed at them to ensure that... Read More about The need for children's advocacy centres : hearing the voices of children.

The impact of a school-based, nurse-delivered asthma health education programme on quality of life, knowledge and attitudes of Saudi children with asthma (2020)
Journal Article
Alreshidi, N., Livesley, J., Al-Kalaldeh, M., & Long, T. (2020). The impact of a school-based, nurse-delivered asthma health education programme on quality of life, knowledge and attitudes of Saudi children with asthma. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 45(1), 43-57. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2020.1824033

Background More than two million people have asthma in Saudi Arabia: 13% aged 6-10 years. Asthma is one of the most common childhood illnesses. Little has been explored about children’s ability to learn more about their own asthma in Saudi Arabia.... Read More about The impact of a school-based, nurse-delivered asthma health education programme on quality of life, knowledge and attitudes of Saudi children with asthma.

Refining and testing the diagnostic accuracy of an assessment tool (PAT-POPS) to predict admission and discharge of children and young people who attend an emergency department : protocol for an observational study (2018)
Journal Article
observational study. BMC Pediatrics, 18(303), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1268-7

Background: Increasing attendances by children (aged 0–16 years) to United Kingdom Emergency Departments (EDs) challenges patient safety within the National Health Service (NHS) with health professionals required to make complex judgements on whether... Read More about Refining and testing the diagnostic accuracy of an assessment tool (PAT-POPS) to predict admission and discharge of children and young people who attend an emergency department : protocol for an observational study.

A mixed‐method systematic review of the effectiveness and acceptability of preoperative psychological preparation programmes to reduce paediatric preoperative anxiety in elective surgery (2018)
Journal Article
Dai, Y., & Livesley, J. (2018). A mixed‐method systematic review of the effectiveness and acceptability of preoperative psychological preparation programmes to reduce paediatric preoperative anxiety in elective surgery. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(9), 2022-2037. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13713

Aim To explore the effectiveness of preoperative psychological preparation programmes aimed to reduce paediatric preoperative anxiety and the potential factors that could have an impact on parent and children's acceptance of such interventions. B... Read More about A mixed‐method systematic review of the effectiveness and acceptability of preoperative psychological preparation programmes to reduce paediatric preoperative anxiety in elective surgery.

Evaluating a community-led project for improving fathers’ and children’s wellbeing in England (2016)
Journal Article
Robertson, S., Woodhall, J., Henry, H., Rowlands, S., Esmée, H., Livesley, J., & Long, T. (2018). Evaluating a community-led project for improving fathers’ and children’s wellbeing in England. Health Promotion International, 33(3), 410-421. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daw090

Although under-research compared to other settings, there is potential for the family setting to be harnessed to support the development of healthy children and societies and to reduce health inequalities. Within this setting, the role of fathers as... Read More about Evaluating a community-led project for improving fathers’ and children’s wellbeing in England.

A different world? : the transition experiences of newly qualified children's nurses taking up first destination posts within children's community nursing teams in England (2014)
Journal Article
Darvill, A., Fallon, D., & Livesley, J. (2014). A different world? : the transition experiences of newly qualified children's nurses taking up first destination posts within children's community nursing teams in England. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 37(1), 6-24. https://doi.org/10.3109/01460862.2013.855841

The concept of transition is of fundamental concern to those seeking to prepare, recruit, and retain newly qualified staff. The pioneering work of researchers such as Kramer (1974) who explored the transition experiences of nurses has transcended int... Read More about A different world? : the transition experiences of newly qualified children's nurses taking up first destination posts within children's community nursing teams in England.

Four-year longitudinal impact evaluation of the action for children UK neglect project : outcomes for the children, families, action for children, and the UK (2013)
Journal Article
Long, T., Murphy, M., Fallon, D., Livesley, J., Devitt, P., McLoughlin, M., & Cavanagh, M. (2014). Four-year longitudinal impact evaluation of the action for children UK neglect project : outcomes for the children, families, action for children, and the UK. Child Abuse and Neglect, 38(8), 1358-1368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.10.008

Neglect has a devastating impact on children and is the most pervasive form of child maltreatment in the United Kingdom. The study purpose was to establish outcomes for neglected children following structured assessment and intervention to ascertain... Read More about Four-year longitudinal impact evaluation of the action for children UK neglect project : outcomes for the children, families, action for children, and the UK.

Children’s experiences as hospital in-patients : voice, competence and work. Messages for nursing from a critical ethnographic study (2013)
Journal Article
Livesley, J., & Long, A. (2013). Children’s experiences as hospital in-patients : voice, competence and work. Messages for nursing from a critical ethnographic study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50(10), 1292-1303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.12.005

Background: There is growing evidence that children’s subjective interpretations of events may differ significantly from those of adults; yet children’s and young people’s voices and children’s knowledge regarding hospital care remain relatively un... Read More about Children’s experiences as hospital in-patients : voice, competence and work. Messages for nursing from a critical ethnographic study.

Development of a modified instrument to measure anticipatory grieving in Jordanian parents of children diagnosed with cancer : the Marwit and Meuser caregiver inventory childhood cancer (2009)
Journal Article
Al-Gamal, E., Long, T., & Livesley, J. (2009). Development of a modified instrument to measure anticipatory grieving in Jordanian parents of children diagnosed with cancer : the Marwit and Meuser caregiver inventory childhood cancer. Cancer Nursing, 32(3), 211-219. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0b013e31819a2ae4

The purpose of this article is to report on the development and field testing for validity and reliability of a modified version of the Marwit and Meuser Caregiver Inventory (MM-CGI) for the assessment of anticipatory grief among Jordanian parents of... Read More about Development of a modified instrument to measure anticipatory grieving in Jordanian parents of children diagnosed with cancer : the Marwit and Meuser caregiver inventory childhood cancer.

The management of advanced practitioner preparation: A work-based challenge (2009)
Journal Article
Livesley, J., Waters, K., & Tarbuck, P. (2009). The management of advanced practitioner preparation: A work-based challenge. Journal of Nursing Management, 17(5), 584-593. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.00967.x

Aims This paper explores the collaborative development of a Master's level advanced practice programme in the context of the radical reform and remodelling of the UK's National Health Service. Some of the educational, managerial and practice chall... Read More about The management of advanced practitioner preparation: A work-based challenge.

Telling tales: using storytelling to explore and model critical reflective practice in integrated children's services (2008)
Journal Article
Haines, C., & Livesley, J. (2008). Telling tales: using storytelling to explore and model critical reflective practice in integrated children's services. Learning in Health and Social Care, 7(4), 227-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1473-6861.2008.00188.x

Realizing the vision for integrated children’s services will rely on effective collaboration and joined-up working across professional boundaries. One way of achieving this is to open up professional practice to the scrutiny of other professional gr... Read More about Telling tales: using storytelling to explore and model critical reflective practice in integrated children's services.