Exploring cognitive skill development in midwifery education
Journal Article
Lake, S., & McInnes, R. J. (2012)
Exploring cognitive skill development in midwifery education. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(5), 264-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.04.015
Changes in maternity services and the role of the midwife mean that the midwife must provide flexible, evidence-based, woman-centred care. As the lead professional, the midwif...
Prototyping for public health in a local context: a streamlined evaluation of a community-based weight management programme (Momenta), Northumberland, UK
Journal Article
Dodd-Reynolds, C. J., Nevens, L., Oliver, E. J., Finch, T., Lake, A. A., & Hanson, C. L. (2019)
Prototyping for public health in a local context: a streamlined evaluation of a community-based weight management programme (Momenta), Northumberland, UK. BMJ Open, 9(10), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029718
Objectives: Stakeholder co-production in design of public health programmes may reduce the ‘implementation gap’ but can be time-consuming and costly. Prototyping, iterative re...
Partnerships with health and private voluntary organizations: what are the issues for health authorities and boards?
Journal Article
Coid, D., Williams, B., & Crombie, I. (2003)
Partnerships with health and private voluntary organizations: what are the issues for health authorities and boards?. Public Health, 117(5), 317-322. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0033-3506%2803%2900073-8
Background. The number of voluntary organizations active in health care is considerable. There have been recent calls for a new closer working relationship between voluntary b...
Cancer diagnosis: An opportune time to help patients and their families stop smoking?
Journal Article
Ozakinci, G., Wells, M., Williams, B., Munro, A., & Donnelly, P. (2010)
Cancer diagnosis: An opportune time to help patients and their families stop smoking?. Public Health, 124(8), 479-482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2010.04.006
Tobacco use is the most preventable cause of cancer, ill health and premature death in developed countries. Although the decrease in smoking prevalence among adults over the l...
Beyond the ‘Conveyor Belt’ experience: parents and professional views of childhood immunisation services in Edinburgh.
Presentation / Conference
Kennedy, C., Gray Brunton, C., McIntosh, P., Hogg, R., & Christie, J. A. (2009, June)
Beyond the ‘Conveyor Belt’ experience: parents and professional views of childhood immunisation services in Edinburgh. Poster presented at NHS Lothian Best Practice Day/Improving the Quality of the Patient Experience
Aims: This initial six month study was instigated by Patricia McIntosh and funded by Edinburgh Napier University. The work involved collaboration between NHS Lothian and Edinb...
Minimum Wear Duration for the activPAL Professional Activity Monitor in Adolescent Females
Journal Article
Dowd, K. P., Purtill, H., Harrington, D. M., Hislop, J. F., Reilly, J. J., & Donnelly, A. E. (2017)
Minimum Wear Duration for the activPAL Professional Activity Monitor in Adolescent Females. Pediatric Exercise Science, 29(3), 427-433. https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2016-0188
Objectives: This study aims to determine the minimum number of days of monitoring required to reliably predict sitting/lying time, standing time, light intensity physical acti...
The tension between person centred and task focused care in an acute surgical setting: A critical ethnography
Journal Article
Sharp, S., Mcallister, M., & Broadbent, M. (2017)
The tension between person centred and task focused care in an acute surgical setting: A critical ethnography. Collegian, 25(1), 11-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2017.02.002
Problem: Person centred care is a key indicator of quality care and a policy direction in many hospitals yet some patients experience care that falls short of this standard.
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Time-Use, daily activities and health related quality of life of Irish youth
Journal Article
McKay, E. A., Fitzgerald, A. P., & Perry, I. (2017)
Time-Use, daily activities and health related quality of life of Irish youth. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(4_Supplement_1), 7111505067p1. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-RP103D
This large cross-sectional time-use study empirically examined, for the first time, the relationship between participation in daily activity and self-reported health-related q...
An investigation into the minimum accelerometry wear time for reliable estimates of habitual physical activity and definition of a standard measurement day in pre-school children.
Journal Article
Hislop, J., Law, J., Rush, R., Grainger, A., Bulley, C., Reilly, J. J., & Mercer, T. (2014)
An investigation into the minimum accelerometry wear time for reliable estimates of habitual physical activity and definition of a standard measurement day in pre-school children. Physiological Measurement, 35(11), 2213-2228. https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/35/11/2213
The purpose of this study was to determine the number of hours and days of accelerometry data necessary to provide a reliable estimate of habitual physical activity in pre-sch...
Form of delivery as a key ‘active ingredient’ in behaviour change interventions
Journal Article
Dombrowski, S. U., O'Carroll, R. E., & Williams, B. (2016)
Form of delivery as a key ‘active ingredient’ in behaviour change interventions. British Journal of Health Psychology, 21(4), 733-740. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12203
First paragraph:The form of delivery (FoD) is a vital part of any behaviour change intervention and not merely a by-product of operationalising theory and behaviour change tec...