A5071123036- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Nursing education and management
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Global Health Care Issues
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Global Health Workforce Issues
University of Ulster
2016-2025
City, University of London
2023
The University of Adelaide
2009-2022
Nanjing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
2021
St George's Hospital
2020
OGT Amenity (Ireland)
2009-2020
University of Plymouth
2020
Microsoft (United States)
2019
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
2019
Tampere University
2017
To present the nursing outcomes from evaluation of developments in care environment residential settings for older people.The data reported here is derived a larger national programme work that focused on development person-centred practice services people using an emancipatory framework. A multi-method framework was utilised. Outcome were collected at three time points between December 2007 and September 2009. The instrument called 'Person-Centred Nursing Index'.Heavy workload main cause...
The aim of the study was to develop and test an instrument, underpinned by a recognized theoretical framework, that examines how staff perceive person-centred practice, using proven methods instrument design psychometric analysis.The used mixed method multiphase research involving: two Delphi studies agree definitions items measure constructs aligned practice framework (Phase 1); large-scale quantitative cross-sectional survey 2).Phase 1 international involving representatives from seven...
Health care practice needs to be underpinned by high quality research evidence, so that the best possible can delivered. However, evidence from is not always utilised in practice. This study used Promoting Action on Research Implementation Services (PARIHS) framework as its theoretical underpinning test whether two different approaches facilitating implementation could affect use of A pragmatic clustered randomised controlled trial with embedded process and economic evaluation was used. The...
Facilitation is a promising implementation intervention, which requires theory-informed evaluation. This paper presents an exemplar of multi-country realist process evaluation that was embedded in the first international randomised controlled trial evaluating two types facilitation for implementing urinary continence care recommendations. We aimed to uncover what worked (and did not work), whom, how, why and circumstances during interventions practice. included theory formulation, testing...
Abstract Background and objectives The need to provide an empathic response the care of people with dementia has long been advocated. Virtual reality‐based programmes continue gain momentum across health sectors, becoming innovative tool that provides staff opportunity experience a dementia‐like within relatively short time frame. purpose this study is explore impact interactive training on moral, emotive, behavioural cognitive elements empathy. Research design methods A qualitative...
The level of stress among academics in higher education institutions has significantly increased over the past decade. Mental health and well-being can be affected once they are exposed to stressful work conditions use negative coping strategies. This study was set against backdrop pandemic disease, COVID-19, which challenged daily risen various new stressors. aims investigate current status occupational stress, styles, mental emotional university during COVID-19 outbreak Northern Ireland,...
This paper reports findings from a large-scale quasi-experimental study that used measure of caring as means evaluating person-centred nursing and aims to illustrate the synergy between concepts person-centredness.Evidence would suggest effective requires formation therapeutic relationships professionals, patients others significant them in their lives these are built on mutual trust, understanding sharing collective knowledge. correlates with conceptualization is underpinned by humanistic...
Palliative care is recognised as a public health issue with the need for earlier integration in wider healthcare system. However, research indicates that it continues to be accessed late course of an illness, understanding palliative limited, and common misconceptions prevail. Strategies address this are needed order reduce barriers delivery improve access.An explanatory sequential mixed methods study, comprising cross-sectional survey interviews was undertaken. Sociodemographic...
Background Person-centred healthcare focuses on placing the beliefs and values of service users at centre decision-making creating context for practitioners to do this effectively. Measuring outcomes arising from person-centred practices is complex challenging often adopts multiple perspectives approaches. Few measurement frameworks are grounded in an explicit theoretical framework. Aims In study reported paper, aim was develop a valid reliable instrument measure experience care by...
Abstract Recent research within the psychology of religion and empirical theology has drawn attention to theoretical practical power psychological type theory illuminate facilitate practice Christian ministry. Building on this tradition, in present study preferences 626 male Anglican clergy 247 female England were assessed using Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. The purpose was profile personal professional qualities those engaged ministry specific context. Both revealed for introversion over...
Little is known about young suicidal men's preferences for care. Using a broad interpretive approach, we interviewed 36 formerly men in study addressing the development and provision of mental health services. Our analysis yielded three core categories: widening access bolstering proactive outreach, on becoming man, equipping future challenges. Collectively, these categories suggest key features processes appropriate service configuration clinical care: (a) services that reach out...
AIM AND RATIONALE: The preventable nature of smoking related diseases places a major responsibility for health promotion on all professionals. This study used questionnaire to survey qualified nurses in Northern Ireland as prevalence and their desire quit the habit. It also explores knowledge base relating motivation act promoters with patients who smoke.A random sample (n=1074) employed by Health Social Services Trusts, private, voluntary organizations province were surveyed.Results show...
Aims To investigate the workplace culture in Operating Room (OR) environment and factors associated with it. Background In health care, affects delivery experience of care. The OR can be a stressful practice environment, where nurses might have occasionally either job stress or satisfaction based on their competence. Method A quantitative cross-sectional approach was used. study consisted 96 Finnish nurses. Nursing Context Index instrument used to obtain data by way an electronic...
Research relating to person-centred practice continues expand and currently there is a dearth of statistical evidence that tests the validity an accepted model for practice. The Person-centred Practice Framework midrange theory used globally, across range diverse settings. aim this study was statistically examine relationships within Framework. A cross sectional survey design using standardized tool assess purposive sample (n = 1283, 31.8%) multi-disciplinary health professionals Ireland....
Background: Internationally, participation in advance care planning is low. Whilst a community action approach advocated, what the public know and understand about unknown. Aim: To assess awareness, knowledge attitudes towards identify strategies to raise awareness within health framework. Design: Sequential mixed methods comprising cross-sectional survey focus group/interviews. Setting/participants: A random representative sample of adults from one region United Kingdom ( n = 1201; response...
Nurse managers’ workload is considered overwhelming and the resources support insufficient. Stress from has adverse psychological physical effects impedes strategic, visible active leadership. This study aimed to examine nurse stress its associations overall job stress, satisfaction practice environment. A survey comprising Nursing Context Index was administered 490 managers in Finnish central hospitals. The reported using STROBE statement. response rate 42.7% ( n = 209). statistical...
Aim: To validate an instrument for measuring healthcare workers' perceptions of person-centred teamwork in hospital units. Design: Quantitative cross-sectional descriptive design. This approach collected numerical data to explore and describe the characteristics items, with goal generating insights as validity reliability items. Methods: The target population included workers who worked settings. Total sampling was used identify workers. Convenience select participants. participants...
ABSTRACT Rationale: The nurse shortage is increasing in the developed world. Organisational context important determining issues associated with shortages, such as retention, recruitment, and job satisfaction. Recent research has utilised Nursing Work Index‐Revised (NWI‐R) a measure of organisational traits. Within NWI‐R four‐factor model been reported being good context, yet researchers have recently questioned stability structure. Aim: No known study attempted to replicate structure NWI‐R....
Person-centred health care has widespread recognition, but there are few instruments aimed at measuring the provision of person-centred practice among professionals across a range settings. The Practice Inventory – Staff (PCPI-S) is new instrument for this purpose, theoretically aligned with McCormack & McCance's framework, which been translated and culturally adapted into Norwegian. study used two-stage research design involving: translation cultural adaption PCPI-S from English to...