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The use of computerised clinical decision support systems in emergency care : a substantive review of the literature (2016)
Journal Article
Bennett, P., & Hardiker, N. (2017). The use of computerised clinical decision support systems in emergency care : a substantive review of the literature. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 24(3), 655-668. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocw151

Objectives: This paper provides a substantive review of international literature evaluating the impact of computerised clinical decision support systems (CCDSS) on the care of emergency department (ED) patients.
Material and Methods: A literature s... Read More about The use of computerised clinical decision support systems in emergency care : a substantive review of the literature.

Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the PedsQL™ Family Impact Scale (2016)
Journal Article
Al-Gamal, E., & Long, T. (2016). Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the PedsQL™ Family Impact Scale. Journal of Research in Nursing, 21(8), 599-608. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987116670204

Treatment of childhood cancer and its side effects can exert a negative impact on patients’ parents. A valid and reliable instrument to measure family functioning In Arabic families was considered to be a vital resource. The PedsQL Family Impact Scal... Read More about Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the PedsQL™ Family Impact Scale.

“Am I too emotional for this job?” An exploration of student midwives’ experiences of coping with traumatic events in the labour ward. (2016)
Journal Article
Coldridge, E., & Davies, S. (2017). “Am I too emotional for this job?” An exploration of student midwives’ experiences of coping with traumatic events in the labour ward. Midwifery, 45, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.11.008

Background
Midwifery is emotionally challenging work, and learning to be a midwife brings its own particular challenges. For the student midwife, clinical placement in a hospital labour ward is especially demanding. In the context of organisational... Read More about “Am I too emotional for this job?” An exploration of student midwives’ experiences of coping with traumatic events in the labour ward..

TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Sara' (2016)
Journal Article
Benelli, E., Revello, B., Piccirillo, C., Mazzetti, M., Calvo, V., Palmieri, A., …Widdowson, M. (2016). TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Sara'. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 7(1), 3-18

This study is the first of a series of three, and represents
an Italian systematic replication of previous UK findings
(Widdowson 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2013) that
investigated the effectiveness of a recently manualised
transactional analysis treat... Read More about TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Sara'.

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.

Dementia : towards a perceptual control theory perspective (2016)
Journal Article
McEvoy, P., Eden, J., Morris, L., & Mansell, W. (2016). Dementia : towards a perceptual control theory perspective. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 17(4), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-03-2015-0013

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the psychosocial experiences of people living with dementia using a perceptual control theory (PCT) perspective.

Design/methodology/approach:Conceptual paper.

Findings: The paper suggests that... Read More about Dementia : towards a perceptual control theory perspective.

The last night of freedom : consumerism, deviance and the ‘stag party’ (2016)
Journal Article
Briggs, D., & Ellis, A. (2017). The last night of freedom : consumerism, deviance and the ‘stag party’. Deviant Behavior, 38(7), 756-767. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2016.1197678

This article offers an ethnographic examination of the stag party phenomenon in the UK. Stag parties have become socially expected as a rite of passage, pre-marriage celebration for men that usually involves excessive alcohol consumption and engageme... Read More about The last night of freedom : consumerism, deviance and the ‘stag party’.

Volunteering and overseas placements in the NHS : a survey of current activity (2016)
Journal Article
Chatwin, J., & Ackers, L. (2016). Volunteering and overseas placements in the NHS : a survey of current activity. BMJ, 6(10), e01216. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012160

Objective
The study aimed to establish current levels of overseas volunteering and placement activity across all staff grades within the NHS in the North West of England.
Design
Cross-sectional survey.
Instrument
Descriptive statistics.
Setting... Read More about Volunteering and overseas placements in the NHS : a survey of current activity.

Social theory and the politics of big data and method (2016)
Journal Article
Frade, C. (2016). Social theory and the politics of big data and method. Sociology, 50(5), 863-877. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038515614186

This article is an intervention in the debate on big data. It seeks to show, firstly, that behind the wager to make sociology more relevant to the digital there lies a coherent if essentially unstated vision and a whole stance which are more a sympto... Read More about Social theory and the politics of big data and method.

Day surgery nurses' selection of patient pre-operative information (2016)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2016). Day surgery nurses' selection of patient pre-operative information. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(1-2), 225-237. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13375

Aims and Objectives: To determine selection and delivery of pre-operative verbal information deemed important by nurses to relay to patients immediately prior to day surgery.
Background: Elective day-case surgery is expanding, patient turnover is hi... Read More about Day surgery nurses' selection of patient pre-operative information.

The influence of therapeutic horticulture on social integration (2016)
Journal Article
Howarth, M., Withnell, N., McQuarrie, C., & Smith, E. (2016). The influence of therapeutic horticulture on social integration. Journal of Public Mental Health, 15(3), 136-140. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-12-2015-0050

Study Purpose: The purpose of the pilot study was to qualitatively evaluate the impact of therapeutic horticulture on social integration for people who have mental health problems.
Method: A qualitative grounded theory approach captured the percept... Read More about The influence of therapeutic horticulture on social integration.

Nursing’s professional respect as experienced by hospital and community nurses (2016)
Journal Article
Stievano, A., Bellass, S., Rocco, G., Olsen, D., Sabatino, L., & Johnson, M. (2016). Nursing’s professional respect as experienced by hospital and community nurses. Nursing Ethics, 25(5), 665-683. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733016664972

Background: There is growing awareness that patient care suffers when nurses are not respected. Therefore, to improve outcomes for patients, it is crucial that nurses operate in a moral work environment that involves both recognition respect, a form... Read More about Nursing’s professional respect as experienced by hospital and community nurses.

Polly’s story : using structural narrative analysis to understand a trans migration journey (2016)
Journal Article
Ahmed, A., & Rogers, M. (2017). Polly’s story : using structural narrative analysis to understand a trans migration journey. Qualitative Social Work, 16(2), 224-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325016664573

There is scant theoretical and empirical research on experiences of trans and its significance for social work practice. In this paper we premise that research on trans identity and practice needs to be located in particular temporal, cultural, spat... Read More about Polly’s story : using structural narrative analysis to understand a trans migration journey.

The reporting of the university employability rankings : a critical review (2016)
Journal Article
Christie, F. (2016). The reporting of the university employability rankings : a critical review. Journal of Education and Work, 30(4), 403-418. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2016.1224821

Which are the best and worst universities in the UK for getting a job when you graduate? This question attracts readers of the employability rankings in national league tables. This study critically reviews the employability measure used in the rank... Read More about The reporting of the university employability rankings : a critical review.

The case for the conversational construal (2016)
Journal Article
Philburn, R. (2016). The case for the conversational construal. Journal of International Scientific Publications : Language, Individual & Society (Online), 10, 25-36

This paper brings together a range of commentary on conversational organisation and work on the notion of the self construal to present an argument for what is termed ‘the conversational construal’. The argument rests on observations around such thin... Read More about The case for the conversational construal.

Impact of the application of redecision methods in executive coaching workshops on psychological wellbeing : a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness (2016)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M., Theuns, P., Rosseau, M., & Rosseau, R. (2016). Impact of the application of redecision methods in executive coaching workshops on psychological wellbeing : a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 7(2), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.29044/v7i2p3

Previous research has found that participants in redecision marathons experience increased personal growth and improvements in psychological well-being (McNeel, 1982; Noriega-Gayol, 1997; Widdowson & Rosseau, 2014). In this article, the authors condu... Read More about Impact of the application of redecision methods in executive coaching workshops on psychological wellbeing : a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness.

Understanding the use of standardized nursing terminology and classification systems in published research : a case study using the International Classification for Nursing Practice® (2016)
Journal Article
Strudwick, G., & Hardiker, N. (2016). Understanding the use of standardized nursing terminology and classification systems in published research : a case study using the International Classification for Nursing Practice®. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 94, 215-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.06.012

Background

In the era of evidenced based healthcare, nursing is required to demonstrate that care provided by nurses is associated with optimal patient outcomes, and a high degree of quality and safety. The use of standardized nursing terminologie... Read More about Understanding the use of standardized nursing terminology and classification systems in published research : a case study using the International Classification for Nursing Practice®.

Internationalizing the study of gang membership : validation issues from Latin America (2016)
Journal Article
Rodriguez, J., Perez Santiago, N., Birkbeck, C., Crespo, F., & Morillo, S. (2017). Internationalizing the study of gang membership : validation issues from Latin America. British Journal of Criminology, 57(5), 1165-1184. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azw058

Developing valid measures of gang membership for self-report surveys is a challenging task in comparative cross-national research. In this article we use the Venezuelan case to assess the validity of the Eurogang indicators of gang membership. Based... Read More about Internationalizing the study of gang membership : validation issues from Latin America.