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Cardiologists' and patients' views about the informed consent process and their understanding of the anticipated treatment benefits of coronary angioplasty : a survey study (2019)
Journal Article
Astin, F., Stephenson, J., Probyn, J., Holt, J., Marshall, K., & Conway, D. (2020). Cardiologists' and patients' views about the informed consent process and their understanding of the anticipated treatment benefits of coronary angioplasty : a survey study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 19(3), 260-268. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515119879050

Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention is a common revascularisation technique. Serious complications are uncommon, but death is one of them. Seeking informed consent in advance of percutaneous coronary intervention is mandatory. Research s... Read More about Cardiologists' and patients' views about the informed consent process and their understanding of the anticipated treatment benefits of coronary angioplasty : a survey study.

Percutaneous coronary intervention patients' and cardiologists' experiences of the informed consent process in Northern England : a qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article
Probyn, J., Greenhalgh, J., Holt, J., Conway, D., & Astin, F. (2017). Percutaneous coronary intervention patients' and cardiologists' experiences of the informed consent process in Northern England : a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 7(6), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015127

Objective Informed consent is central to ethical medical practice, but little is known about how the process takes place in clinical practice. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a common revascularisation procedure. Studies report that... Read More about Percutaneous coronary intervention patients' and cardiologists' experiences of the informed consent process in Northern England : a qualitative study.

Project management techniques to maximise success with research. (2017)
Journal Article
Howarth, M., Probyn, J., & Maz, J. (2017). Project management techniques to maximise success with research. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 12(3), 116-119. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2017.12.3.116

Globally, coronary heart disease remains one of the biggest causes of death (World Health Organization (WHO), 2013) and has influenced a vast array of research to ensure that treatments, approaches, prevention strategies and rehabilitation methods ar... Read More about Project management techniques to maximise success with research..

Recruiting participants into your study : the importance of valid informed consent (2017)
Journal Article
Probyn, J., Howarth, M., & Maz, J. (2017). Recruiting participants into your study : the importance of valid informed consent. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 12(2), 66-69. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2017.12.2.66

A properly planned recruitment strategy is instrumental to research success. This paper provides an overview of the recruitment process for your research study. The authors present a five-stage model incorporating the following steps: defining your s... Read More about Recruiting participants into your study : the importance of valid informed consent.

The 'middle bit' : how to appraise qualitative research (2016)
Journal Article
Probyn, J., Howarth, M., & Maz, J. (2016). The 'middle bit' : how to appraise qualitative research. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 11(5), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2016.11.5.248

The Nursing & Midwifery Council (2015) states that all registered nurses must ‘practice in-line with best available evidence’. Whilst there are clinical guidelines that are used to inform clinical practice, these often apply to medical rather than nu... Read More about The 'middle bit' : how to appraise qualitative research.

Development and psychometric testing of the online Adolescent Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool (ADNAT) (2013)
Journal Article
Cooper, H., Spencer, J., Lancaster, G., Titman, A., Johnson, M., Wheeler, S., & Lwin, R. (2014). Development and psychometric testing of the online Adolescent Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool (ADNAT). Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(2), 454-468. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12235

Aim. To report on the development and psychometric testing of the Adolescent Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool. Background. The UK has the fifth largest paediatric diabetes population in the world, but one of the poorest levels of diabetes control, h... Read More about Development and psychometric testing of the online Adolescent Diabetes Needs Assessment Tool (ADNAT).

The lived experiences of young people (13-16 years) with Type 1 diabetes and their parents - a qualitative phenomenological study
Journal Article
Probyn, J., Cooper, H., & Milton, B. (in press). The lived experiences of young people (13-16 years) with Type 1 diabetes and their parents - a qualitative phenomenological study. Diabetic Medicine, 30(1), e17-e24. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.12021

Aims Within a programme of research aiming to develop a technology-based educational intervention for young people with Type 1 diabetes, this study aimed to explore adolescents’ and parents’ experiences of living with Type 1 diabetes from an inter... Read More about The lived experiences of young people (13-16 years) with Type 1 diabetes and their parents - a qualitative phenomenological study.