Angina Management is Poor After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Journal Article
Dawkes, S., Smith, G., Raeside, R., Elliott, L., & Donaldson, J. (2016)
Angina Management is Poor After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 32(10), S318-S319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2016.07.548
Self-management of coronary heart disease (CHD) is critical after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). While elective PCIs should reduce patients’ stable angina ...
Self-management of coronary heart disease in older patients after elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Journal Article
Dawkes, S., Smith, G., Elliott, L., Raeside, R., & Donaldson, J. (2016)
Self-management of coronary heart disease in older patients after elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 13(5), 393-400. https://doi.org/10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.05.010
Objective To explore how older patients self-manage their coronary heart disease (CHD) after undergoing elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).
Method...
Editorial: Nursing research in the 21st century - who sets the agenda?
Journal Article
Haigh, C., Smith, G. D., Gelling, L., Barnason, S., & Jackson, D. (2015)
Editorial: Nursing research in the 21st century - who sets the agenda?. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24, 889-890. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12803
No abstract available.
The effects of hazardous working conditions on burnout in Macau nurses.
Journal Article
Hu, S. X., Luk, A. L., & Smith, G. D. (2015)
The effects of hazardous working conditions on burnout in Macau nurses. International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2, 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2015.01.006
Objective
To examine the effects of various hazardous factors in working environments on burnout in a cohort of clinical nurses in Macau.
Methods
A cross–sectional survey w...
The effects of Tai-Chi in conjunction with thera-band resistance exercise on functional fitness and muscle strength among community-based older people.
Journal Article
Lin, S., Sung, H., Li, T., Hsieh, T., Lan, H., Perng, S., & Smith, G. D. (2015)
The effects of Tai-Chi in conjunction with thera-band resistance exercise on functional fitness and muscle strength among community-based older people. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(9-10), 1357-1366. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12751
Aims and objectives
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Tai-Chi in conjunction with thera-band resistance exercise on functional fitness and muscle streng...
Health value & perceived control over health: behavioural constructs to support Type 2 diabetes self-management in clinical practice
Journal Article
Nugent, L. E., Carson, M., Zammitt, N. N., Smith, G. D., & Wallston, K. A. (2015)
Health value & perceived control over health: behavioural constructs to support Type 2 diabetes self-management in clinical practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(15-16), 2201-2210. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12878
Aims and objectives
To explore health value and perceived control over health in relation to self-management behaviours in adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Background
H...
Measurement of resilience in Chinese older people: Measurement of resilience in Chinese older people
Journal Article
Yang, F., Bao, J., Huang, X., Guo, Q., & Smith, G. (2015)
Measurement of resilience in Chinese older people: Measurement of resilience in Chinese older people. International Nursing Review, 62(1), 130-139. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12168
Background
Resilience has been identified as a personal construct that may contribute to the process of healthy ageing in older people. To date, no measurement instrument has...
Uncovering male and female experiences of irritable bowel syndrome
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2015)
Uncovering male and female experiences of irritable bowel syndrome. Evidence-Based Nursing, 18(3), 75-75. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2014-101936
Implications for practice and research:
- A more gender sensitive approach in the healthcare setting could increase understanding of patients’ experience of irritable bowel sy...
Use of guar gum in the management of irritable bowel syndrome
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2014)
Use of guar gum in the management of irritable bowel syndrome. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 12(9), 11-12. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2014.12.9.11
No abstract available.
Editorial: Ensuring standards in publication ethics.
Journal Article
Smith, G. D., Haigh, C., & Jackson, D. (2014)
Editorial: Ensuring standards in publication ethics. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(1-2), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12687
No abstract available.