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Interventions for post-stroke fatigue: a Cochrane review summary. (2017)
Journal Article
KENNEDY, C. and KIDD, L. 2018. Interventions for post-stroke fatigue: a Cochrane review summary. International journal of nursing studies [online], 85, pages 136-137. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.11.006

This is a summary of a Cochrane review of Wu, S., Kutlubaev, M.A., Chun, H.-Y.Y., Cowey, E., Pollock, A., Macleod, M.R., Dennis, M., Keane, E., Sharpe, M. and Mead, G.E. Interventions for post-stroke fatigue. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews,... Read More about Interventions for post-stroke fatigue: a Cochrane review summary..

Measuring patient activation: the utility of the patient activation measure within a UK context: results from four exemplar studies and potential future applications. (2016)
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ROBERTS, N.J., KIDD, L., DOUGALL, N., PATEL, I.S., MCNARRY, S. and NIXON, C. 2016. Measuring patient activation: the utility of the patient activation measure within a UK context: results from four exemplar studies and potential future applications. Patient education and counseling [online], 99(10), pages 1739-1746. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2016.05.006

Objective: Patient activation can be measured using the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) developed by Hibbard et al., however, little is known about the uses of the PAM in research and in practice. This study aims to explore its differing utility in... Read More about Measuring patient activation: the utility of the patient activation measure within a UK context: results from four exemplar studies and potential future applications..

Is referral of postsurgical colorectal cancer survivors to cardiac rehabilitation feasible and acceptable? A pragmatic pilot randomised controlled trial with embedded qualitative study. (2016)
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HUBBARD, G., ADAMS, R., CAMPBELL, A., KIDD, L., LESLIE, S.J., MUNRO, J. and WATSON, A. 2016. Is referral of postsurgical colorectal cancer survivors to cardiac rehabilitation feasible and acceptable? A pragmatic pilot randomised controlled trial with embedded qualitative study. BMJ open [online], 6(1), e009284. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009284

Objectives: (1) Assess whether cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a feasible and acceptable model of rehabilitation for postsurgical colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors, (2) evaluate trial procedures. This article reports the results of the first objective... Read More about Is referral of postsurgical colorectal cancer survivors to cardiac rehabilitation feasible and acceptable? A pragmatic pilot randomised controlled trial with embedded qualitative study..

Development and evaluation of a nurse-led, tailored stroke self-management intervention. (2015)
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KIDD, L., LAWRENCE, M., BOOTH, J., ROWAT, A. and RUSSELL, S. 2015. Development and evaluation of a nurse-led, tailored stroke self-management intervention. BMC health services research [online], 15, Article 359. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1021-y

Background: Community nurses are well placed to promote and support stroke survivors to engage in self-management. The aim of this study was to develop a stroke self-management intervention that could be tailored towards stroke survivors' self-manage... Read More about Development and evaluation of a nurse-led, tailored stroke self-management intervention..

Stroke self-management: what does good nursing support look like? (2015)
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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)
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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..

The accessibility and acceptability of self-management support interventions for men with long-term conditions: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. (2014)
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GALDAS, P., DARWIN, Z., KIDD, L., BLICKEM, C., MCPHERSON, K., HUNT, K., BOWER, P., GILBODY, S. and RICHARDSON, G. 2014. The accessibility and acceptability of self-management support interventions for men with long-term conditions: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. BMC public health [online], 14, Article 1230. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1230

Background: Self-management support interventions can improve health outcomes, but their impact is limited by the numbers of people able or willing to access them. Mens attendance at existing self-management support services appears suboptimal despit... Read More about The accessibility and acceptability of self-management support interventions for men with long-term conditions: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies..

CRIB: the use of cardiac rehabilitation services to aid the recovery of patients with bowel cancer: a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded feasibility study. (2014)
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MUNRO, J., ADAMS, R., CAMPBELL, A., CAMPBELL, S., DONALDSON, C., GODWIN, J., HAW, S., KIDD, L., LANE, C., LESLIE, S. J., MASON, H., MUTRIE, N., O'CARROLL, R., TAYLOR, C., TREWEEK, S., WATSON, A. and HUBBARD, G. 2014. CRIB: the use of cardiac rehabilitation services to aid the recovery of patients with bowel cancer: a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded feasibility study. BMJ open [online], 4(2), e004684. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004684

Introduction: Patients with colorectal cancer report ongoing physical and psychological impairments and a high proportion of these patients are overweight, insufficiently active and high-risk drinkers, putting them at risk of poor recovery and risk o... Read More about CRIB: the use of cardiac rehabilitation services to aid the recovery of patients with bowel cancer: a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded feasibility study..

Undertaking qualitative health research in social virtual worlds. (2013)
Journal Article
MCELHINNEY, E., CHEATER, F.M. and KIDD, L. 2014. Undertaking qualitative health research in social virtual worlds. Journal of advanced nursing [online], 70(6), pages 1267-1275. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12281

Aims: This paper discusses the methodological challenges of using the 3D social virtual world Second Life for research and offers some solutions on a range of research issues including research ethics committee approval, gaining consent, recruitment... Read More about Undertaking qualitative health research in social virtual worlds..