A5068151930- Disability Rights and Representation
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Family Support in Illness
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
University of the West of England
2016-2023
Curtin University
2023
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
2013
Evaluation of service delivery is an important aspect nursing practice. Service evaluation being increasingly used and led by nurses, who are well placed to evaluate practice delivery. This article defines services wider care its relevance in NHS policy. It aims encourage nurses think about how or differs from research audit activity consider why they should use their A process for planning conducting disseminating findings presented. the healthcare context can be a complicated some...
This article describes the basic principles of evaluation, focusing on evaluation healthcare services. It emphasises importance in current environment and requirement for nurses to understand essential evaluation. Evaluation is defined contrast audit research, main theoretical approaches are outlined, providing insights into different types that may be undertaken. The features preparing an considered, guidance provided working ethically NHS. important involve patients public activity,...
Emma Louise Douglass and Barbara Hurtado discuss the effectiveness of a community service for adults with learning disabilities mental-health needs
Objective Investigate feasibility and acceptability of prism adaptation training for people with inattention (spatial neglect), early after stroke, during usual care. Design Phase II randomised controlled trial 3:1 stratified allocation to standard occupational therapy or without intervention, nested process evaluation. Setting Ten hospital sites providing in-patient stroke services. Participants Screened positive more than one-week post-stroke; informal carers. Occupational therapists...
This study explored colorectal and endometrial cancer survivors' experiences of participation in a wearable intervention the dimensions that influenced engagement physical activity behaviour change.Semi-structured interviews (n= 23) were conducted with participants (mean age 65.8 (SD ±7.1) analysed using thematic analysis.Four main themes identified: (i) commitment, (ii) accountability monitoring, (iii) routine, (iv) Fitbit as health coach. Those assigned higher priority to PA more likely...
Abstract Background More women with intellectual disabilities are becoming mothers but fewer known to breastfeed compared other women. Women entitled accessible antenatal and infant feeding information, yet rarely asked for their views on available resources. This article reports the final stage of a UK project exploring how supported make decisions. The wider includes scoping review interviews healthcare professionals, here we focus voices themselves. Methods Four an disability participated...
Abstract Women with learning disabilities are less likely to breastfeed than other women. They may find it hard understand or learn feeding techniques know that they have infant choices. This population be supported during their pregnancies by a range of professionals differing priorities and responsibilities towards both the mother baby. puts considerable pressure on health care including, but not limited to, midwives, specialists, visitors disability nurses. Those who support women through...
This article describes the implementation of NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) by part an trust that provides services for people with learning disabilities. It highlights factors assisted hindered KSF across services.
An increasing number of women with learning disabilities are forming relationships and having children. These likely to have additional needs during pregnancy experience barriers in their access maternity services.This article details a literature review on care for explains how the findings were used inform planning service improvement initiative. The identified that this patient population is inconsistently ineffectively supported by services. Based these findings, initiative was designed...
Opportunities to detect physical health deterioration early in people with learning disabilities are often missed, which can lead suboptimal outcomes including death. There several challenges involved detecting adults disabilities. One challenge is that tools such as the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) may not be suitable for this population. Another those who care community do have skills, training, equipment and confidence undertake observations escalate any concerns healthcare...
Transition from child to adult services can be a particularly challenging time for people with learning disabilities and their parents. This article details literature review that was undertaken identify, critically appraise thematically synthesise findings of UK qualitative studies exploring parents’ perspectives child’s transition into disability services. Findings eight articles suggested the process is emotional challenging, parents often reporting they felt vulnerable judged by service...
Abstract Purpose This study explored cancer survivors' experiences of participation in a wearable intervention and the dimensions that influenced engagement physical activity behaviour change. Methods Semi-structured interviews (n = 23) were conducted with participants (mean age 65.8 (SD ± 7.1) analysed using thematic analysis. Results Four main themes identified; (i) Commitment, (ii) Accountability monitoring, (iii) Routine (iv) Fitbit as health coach. Those assigned higher priority to PA...
Abstract Background More women with intellectual disabilities are becoming mothers but fewer known to breastfeed compared other women. This article reports on the final stage of a three-part UK project aimed at exploring how supported make infant feeding decisions. The first, scoping review published literature and resources, explored decisions specific focus visual images used. In second, health professionals experience working were interviewed about their in supporting findings from these...
Children with learning disabilities often require greater levels of support from their parents than other children. However, there can be differences in the caring experiences mothers and fathers. This literature review aimed to develop an understanding fathers' for children UK. Analysis seven UK studies identified two overarching themes – gender stereotypes parenthood loss imagined future.Findings suggest that parenting a child disability positive experience fathers but involve journey...
Background During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, support staff working with people learning disabilities experienced a range of stressors directly related to effects pandemic on themselves and service users. Supporting well-being is crucial given their essential role in lives disabilities.Aim To investigate experiences, during COVID-19 residential supported-living services for understand encountered, ways which they managed stress mechanisms found useful.Method A...