Professor Tony Long's Outputs (77)

Understanding the influences on self-confidence among first-year undergraduate nursing students in Ireland (2012)
Journal Article
Chesser-Smyth, P., & Long, T. (2013). Understanding the influences on self-confidence among first-year undergraduate nursing students in Ireland. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(1), 145-157. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06001.x

Aim. To report a mixed-methods study of the development of self-confidence in Irish nursing students undertaking the first year of an undergraduate nursing programme.

Background. Self-confidence underpins nurses’ competence to carry out care effe... Read More about Understanding the influences on self-confidence among first-year undergraduate nursing students in Ireland.

The effectiveness of occupational therapy intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder : review of the qualitative literature (2012)
Journal Article
Morgan, R., & Long, T. (2012). The effectiveness of occupational therapy intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder : review of the qualitative literature. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(1), 10-18. https://doi.org/10.4276/03082212X13261082051337

Introduction: This review investigates qualitative evidence regarding the effectiveness of motor interventions for children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD).

Method: Six databases were searched for qualitative studies conducted with... Read More about The effectiveness of occupational therapy intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder : review of the qualitative literature.

Origins, purpose and future of Sure Start children’s centres in England (2011)
Journal Article
Camps, L., & Long, T. (2011). Origins, purpose and future of Sure Start children’s centres in England. Nursing Children and Young People, 24(1), 26-30

Sure Start began in England under the UK’s former
Labour government as an intervention for families
with young children, particularly targeting the most
deprived in society. More than a decade later the
service is under threat in many parts of th... Read More about Origins, purpose and future of Sure Start children’s centres in England.

The future of children’s nursing research : development, drudgery or demise? (2011)
Journal Article
Long, T. (2011). The future of children’s nursing research : development, drudgery or demise?. British Journal of Nursing, 20(14), 728-842

This paper, based on a presentation to the UK Association of Chief Children’s Nurses, is the author’s personal reflection on the nature and future of children’s nursing research. Key constitutive elements of this concept are considered to arrive at t... Read More about The future of children’s nursing research : development, drudgery or demise?.

Evaluation of the holding families East Lancashire (pilot) project (2010)
Report
Murphy, M., Foley, M., Long, T., Yates, P., Murphy, C., Halligan, J., & Doherty, P. (2010). Evaluation of the holding families East Lancashire (pilot) project

Understanding the children’s social care workforce (2010)
Report
Long, T., Fallon, D., Murphy, M., Derbyshire, D., & Hewitt-Craft, L. (2010). Understanding the children’s social care workforce

Evaluation of the Blackburn with Darwen over-8s parenting service (2010)
Report
Long, T., Livesley, J., Devitt, P., Murphy, M., Fallon, D., Fenton, G., & Lee, A. (2010). Evaluation of the Blackburn with Darwen over-8s parenting service

Exploring the impact and effectiveness of the Wirral Health Services in Schools (HSIS) programme (2010)
Report
Fallon, D., Long, T., Sherliker, A., & Mcquarrie, C. (2010). Exploring the impact and effectiveness of the Wirral Health Services in Schools (HSIS) programme

Extended evaluation of the Blackpool Springboard Project (2010)
Report
Ravey, M., Livesley, J., Long, T., Murphy, M., & Fallon, D. (2010). Extended evaluation of the Blackpool Springboard Project

Anticipatory grieving in parents living with a child with cancer (2010)
Journal Article
Al-Gamal, E., & Long, T. (2010). Anticipatory grieving in parents living with a child with cancer. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(9), 1980-1990. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05381.x

Aim. This paper is a report of a comparative study of anticipatory grief of parents
of children newly diagnosed with cancer and those whose children were diagnosed
6–12 months earlier.
Background. Public perceptions of cancer as a fatal illness pe... Read More about Anticipatory grieving in parents living with a child with cancer.

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.

Evaluation of teenage pregnancy interventions in Wigan (2009)
Other
Fallon, D., Long, T., & Wray, J. (2009). Evaluation of teenage pregnancy interventions in Wigan. Salford

This report presents the findings from a 12 month study that involved the development of an online questionnaire, and analysis of over 50 completed responses. The questionnaire aimed to determine the impact of a variety of services in Wigan that curr... Read More about Evaluation of teenage pregnancy interventions in Wigan.

Evaluation of the pinnacle project (2009)
Report
Blackburn, F., Murphy, M., & Long, T. (2009). Evaluation of the pinnacle project

Evaluation of teenage pregnancy strategies in Wigan (2009)
Report
Fallon, D., Long, T., & Wray, J. (2009). Evaluation of teenage pregnancy strategies in Wigan

A community health needs evaluation : improving uptake of services at a children's centre in a deprived and geographically isolated town (2008)
Journal Article
Long, T., Fallon, D., Devitt, P., Oak, E., Murphy, M., & Dugdill, L. (2008). A community health needs evaluation : improving uptake of services at a children's centre in a deprived and geographically isolated town. Journal of children's and young people's nursing, 2(3), 108-114. https://doi.org/10.12968/jcyn.2008.2.3.28702

The evaluation identified health and social trends for this deprived and geographically isolated area, elicited perceived health needs of under-fives in the local community, and informed development and improvement of services offered by a children’s... Read More about A community health needs evaluation : improving uptake of services at a children's centre in a deprived and geographically isolated town.

Evaluation of the Blackpool Springboard Project (2008)
Report
Ravey, M., Murphy, M., Long, T., Fallon, D., & Livesley, J. (2008). Evaluation of the Blackpool Springboard Project

Evaluation of educational preparation for cancer and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents in England (2008)
Journal Article
Long, T., Hale, C., Sanderson, L., Tomlinson, P., & Carr, K. (2008). Evaluation of educational preparation for cancer and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents in England. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 12(1), 65-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2007.05.003

This paper reports the findings of a study which was carried out to evaluate the
educational preparation of cancer and palliative care nurses in England. The study was
carried out in three stages and covered the following areas; documentary analysi... Read More about Evaluation of educational preparation for cancer and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents in England.

Identifying the attributes of threshold and higher level nursing practice for children's cancer and palliative care nurses : the views of children, their parents and other stakeholders (2008)
Journal Article
Hale, C., Long, T., Sanderson, L., & Carr, K. (2008). Identifying the attributes of threshold and higher level nursing practice for children's cancer and palliative care nurses : the views of children, their parents and other stakeholders. Journal of Research in Nursing, 13(1), 9-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/+1744987107086099

This paper presents the findings of the third stage of a research study,
the overall aim of which was to evaluate the educational preparation for cancer
and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents in England. The specific
aim of this... Read More about Identifying the attributes of threshold and higher level nursing practice for children's cancer and palliative care nurses : the views of children, their parents and other stakeholders.

Ethics approval, guarantees of quality, and the meddlesome editor (2007)
Journal Article
Long, T., & Fallon, D. (2007). Ethics approval, guarantees of quality, and the meddlesome editor. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(8), 1398-1404. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01918.x

Aims. The authors aim to challenge accepted views about the dissemination of ethically acceptable research, presenting a case for adopting an alternative strategy.
Background. A previous editorial proposed additional ethical censorship of articles... Read More about Ethics approval, guarantees of quality, and the meddlesome editor.

Standards – a new baseline for interagency training and education to safeguard children? (2006)
Journal Article
Murphy, M., Shardlow, S., Davis, C., Race, D., Johnson, M., & Long, T. (2006). Standards – a new baseline for interagency training and education to safeguard children?. Child Abuse Review, 15(2), 138-151. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.934

In April 2003, a research team drawn from the nursing (Salford Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Collaborative Research) and social work (Salford Centre for Social Work Research) research centres at the University of Salford undertook a research proj... Read More about Standards – a new baseline for interagency training and education to safeguard children?.