Prof Helen Hurst's Outputs (4)

Effectiveness of Functional Resistance Training in Hospital to Prevent Deconditioning and Improve Discharge Pathways: A Service Evaluation. (2025)
Journal Article

Deconditioning is a complex process of physiological change following a period of inactivity. This can be observed in a clinical setting when hospital patients have prolonged periods of bed rest. Prolonged bed rest negatively affects health-related o... Read More about Effectiveness of Functional Resistance Training in Hospital to Prevent Deconditioning and Improve Discharge Pathways: A Service Evaluation..

Peritoneal dialysis training and interventions: A narrative review (2025)
Journal Article

Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) training and education for patients and their caregivers, provided by PD nurses, are crucial for effective PD programs. The goal is to impart sufficient knowledge, skills, training, and support to minimize complica... Read More about Peritoneal dialysis training and interventions: A narrative review.

Identifying interventions to optimise advanced kidney care services: scoping review protocol (2025)
Journal Article

Introduction: Multidisciplinary advanced kidney care (AKC) services provide care to patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) (typically estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≤20 mls/min/1.73m2), as symptoms and complications become m... Read More about Identifying interventions to optimise advanced kidney care services: scoping review protocol.

“Three Sides to Every Story”: Living the Patient, Carer and Staff Experience of COVID (2025)
Journal Article

In 2020, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) braced itself for the challenge of the COVID pandemic. Older, frail adults were among those at highest risk for morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to capture the lived experiences of patients, fa... Read More about “Three Sides to Every Story”: Living the Patient, Carer and Staff Experience of COVID.