Outputs (666)

BECOMING: an analysis of narratives describing the experiences of nurses who have undertaken training in solution focused brief therapy. (2015)
Thesis
SMITH, S.W. 2015. BECOMING: an analysis of narratives describing the experiences of nurses who have undertaken training in solution focused brief therapy. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis is a study of the experiences of nurses who have undertaken training in Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). While the clinical outcomes of using SFBT, and other psychological therapies, to treat clients have been the subject of much re... Read More about BECOMING: an analysis of narratives describing the experiences of nurses who have undertaken training in solution focused brief therapy..

Health impact assessment (HIA) collaboration between Finnish and Scottish higher education institutions. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
HIRVONEN, E. and EBOH, W.O. 2015. Health impact assessment (HIA) collaboration between Finnish and Scottish higher education institutions. In Sirkka, A. (ed.) Proceedings of the 3rd UAS Master symposium: full life for all, 8 May 2015, Satakunta, Finland. Pori: Satakunta Unviersity of Applied Sciences [online], paper number A2, pages 14-16. Available from: https://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/89800

Health impact assessment (HIA) is relatively new and a rapidly evolving field in many health and social environments globally. HIA emerged in several different forms as it has been applied to a wide range of issues in diverse social, health and polic... Read More about Health impact assessment (HIA) collaboration between Finnish and Scottish higher education institutions..

Internationalising the interprofessional curriculum. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
JOSEPH, S. 2015. Internationalising the interprofessional curriculum. Presented at the 2015 RGU learning and teaching conference, 5 May 2015, Aberdeen, UK.

This presentation gives an overview of two projects that aimed to internationalise the undergraduate curricula in Australia, Japan and Scotland. Internationalising curricula can enhance the student experience, helping students to better understand th... Read More about Internationalising the interprofessional curriculum..

Developing an international interprofessional diabetes course turning the world blue for a day! (2015)
Presentation / Conference
DIACK, L., HAXTON, J., JOSEPH, S., MCFADYEN, M., WALKER, P., ABE, K., SUMETSU, M. and YASUI, H. 2015. Developing an international interprofessional diabetes course turning the world blue for a day! Presented at the 2015 RGU learning and teaching conference, 5 May 2015, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster describes the activity undertaken with students in Scotland (RGU) and Japan (University of Nagoya) to mark World Diabetes Day in November 2014. The activity was an interprofessional intervention, in which student teams from both countries... Read More about Developing an international interprofessional diabetes course turning the world blue for a day!.

A clinician's guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing 2: test interpretation. (2015)
Journal Article
NICHOLS, S., TAYLOR, C. and INGLE, L. 2015. A clinician's guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing 2: test interpretation. British journal of hospital medicine [online], 76(5), pages 281-289. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2015.76.5.281

Data obtained from cardiopulmonary exercise testing offer additional interpretive power over conventional exercise tolerance testing. When used correctly, these data allow improved clinical decision making in patients with cardiometabolic and respira... Read More about A clinician's guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing 2: test interpretation..

Should weight loss and maintenance programmes be designed differently for men? A systematic review of long-term randomised controlled trials presenting data for men and women: the ROMEO project. (2015)
Journal Article
ROBERTSON, C., AVENELL, A., BOACHIE, C., STEWART, F., ARCHIBALD, D., DOUGLAS, F., HODDINOTT, P., VAN TEIJLINGEN, E. and BOYERS, D. 2016. Should weight loss and maintenance programmes be designed differently for men? A systematic review of long-term randomised controlled trials presenting data for men and women: the ROMEO project. Obesity research and clinical practice [online], 10(1), pages 70-84. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2015.04.005

We systematically reviewed the randomised controlled trial (RCT) evidence for long-term (≥12 months) weight management interventions for obese men in contrast to women to help understand whether programmes should be designed differently for men. We s... Read More about Should weight loss and maintenance programmes be designed differently for men? A systematic review of long-term randomised controlled trials presenting data for men and women: the ROMEO project..

A clinician's guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing 1: an introduction. (2015)
Journal Article
TAYLOR, C., NICHOLS, S. and INGLE, L. 2015. A clinician's guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing 1: an introduction. British journal of hospital medicine [online], 76(4), pages 192-195. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2015.76.4.192

Compared to standard exercise tolerance testing, cardiopulmonary exercise testing is a reliable and powerful tool that can be used for risk stratification, exercise prescription and clinical diagnosis.

A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of non-surgical obesity interventions in men. (2015)
Journal Article
BOYERS, D., AVENELL, A., STEWART, F., ROBERTSON, C., ARCHIBALD, D., DOUGLAS, F., HODDINOTT, P. and VAN TEIJLINGEN, E. 2015. A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of non-surgical obesity interventions in men. Obesity research and clinical practice [online], 9(4), pages 310-327. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2015.03.001

Increasing obesity related health conditions have a substantial burden on population health and healthcare spending. Obesity may have a sex-specific impact on disease development, men and women may respond differently to interventions, and there may... Read More about A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of non-surgical obesity interventions in men..

Stroke self-management: what does good nursing support look like? (2015)
Journal Article
KIDD, L., LAWRENCE, M., BOOTH, J. and ROWAT, A. 2015. Stroke self-management: what does good nursing support look like? Primary health care [online], 25(3), pages 24-27. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7748/phc.25.3.24.e946

Nurses play a pivotal role in stroke self-management, yet there is a gap in our understanding of the perspectives of, and challenges faced, by stroke nurses in relation to the development, implementation and effect of stroke self-management support s... Read More about Stroke self-management: what does good nursing support look like?.

The effectiveness of self-management support interventions for men with long-term conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2015)
Journal Article
ALDAS, P., FELL, J., BOWER, P., KIDD, L., BLICKEM, C., MCPHERSON, K., HUNT, K., GILBODY, S. and RICHARDSON, G. 2015. The effectiveness of self-management support interventions for men with long-term conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ open [online], 5(3), e006620. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006620

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of self-management support interventions in men with longterm conditions. Methods: A quantitative systematic review with meta-analysis. Data sources: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews was searched to... Read More about The effectiveness of self-management support interventions for men with long-term conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis..