Prof Heather Iles-Smith's Outputs (28)

Can survivors of COVID-19 later experience guilt? (2020)
Journal Article
Saalmink, G., & Iles-Smith, H. (2020). Can survivors of COVID-19 later experience guilt?. Cancer Nursing Practice, 19(5), 12-13. https://doi.org/10.7748/cnp.19.5.12.s9

Research nurses describe how some patients report anxiety and feelings of guilt after discharge from hospital
Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government has prioritised research into effective treatments. Studies were under way... Read More about Can survivors of COVID-19 later experience guilt?.

Enclosing a pen to improve response rate to postal questionnaire: an embedded randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Cunningham-Burley, R., Roche, J., Fairhurst, C., Cockayne, S., Hewitt, C., Iles-Smith, H., & Torgerson, D. (2020). Enclosing a pen to improve response rate to postal questionnaire: an embedded randomised controlled trial. F1000Research, 9, 577. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.23651.1

Background: Poor response to questionnaires collecting outcome data in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) can affect the validity of trial results. The aim of this study within a trial (SWAT) was to evaluate the effectiveness of including a pen with... Read More about Enclosing a pen to improve response rate to postal questionnaire: an embedded randomised controlled trial.

A call for responsible innovation in mobile mental health : content analysis of the depression app marketplace (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Mobile mental health presents many ethical challenges in the wild. These ethical issues and associated values were explored through a content analysis and ethical review of the depression app marketplace. App search and data collection was performed... Read More about A call for responsible innovation in mobile mental health : content analysis of the depression app marketplace.

How to relax in stressful situations : a smart stress reduction system (2020)
Journal Article

Stress is an inescapable element of the modern age. Instances of untreated stress may lead to a reduction in the individual’s health, well-being and socio-economic situation. Stress management application development for wearable smart devices is a g... Read More about How to relax in stressful situations : a smart stress reduction system.

Real-life stress level monitoring using smart bands in the light of contextual information (2020)
Journal Article

An automatic stress detection system that uses unobtrusive smart bands will contribute to human health and well-being by alleviating the effects of high stress levels. However, there are a number of challenges for detecting stress in unrestricted dai... Read More about Real-life stress level monitoring using smart bands in the light of contextual information.

The experiences of myocardial infarction patients readmitted within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (2017)
Journal Article
Iles-Smith, H., Deaton, C., Campbell, M., Mercer, C., & McGowan, L. (2017). The experiences of myocardial infarction patients readmitted within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(21-22), 3511-3518. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13715

Aims and objectives
To explore the experiences of patients readmitted due to potential ischaemic heart disease symptoms within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
Background
Following myocardial infarction and primary percuta... Read More about The experiences of myocardial infarction patients readmitted within six months of primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

A mixed methods study investigating readmission, symptom attribution and psychological health in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) patients
Presentation / Conference
Iles-Smith, H., McGowan, L., Campbell, M., Mercer, C., & Deaton, C. A mixed methods study investigating readmission, symptom attribution and psychological health in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) patients. Poster presented at The British Cardiac Society (BCS) Annual Conference 2015 : Heart and Genes, Manchester, United Kingdom

Introduction Following ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and treatment with PPCI, some patients are readmitted with potential ischaemic heart disease (p-IHD) symptoms. Symptoms may be related to cardiac ischaemia, reduced psychological healt... Read More about A mixed methods study investigating readmission, symptom attribution and psychological health in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) patients.

Transdisciplinary ethical principles and standards for mobile mental health
Presentation / Conference
Bowie-DaBreo, D., Iles-Smith, H., Sünram-Lea, S., & Sas, C. Transdisciplinary ethical principles and standards for mobile mental health. Presented at Mental Wellbeing: Future Agenda Drawing from Design, HCI, and Big Data, Online

This position paper addresses the continued ethical challenges in mobile mental health and the need for transdisciplinary ethical principles and standards to facilitate the development of ethically designed mental health technologies. By comparing an... Read More about Transdisciplinary ethical principles and standards for mobile mental health.