Stroke: secondary prevention

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The effectiveness of secondary prevention lifestyle interventions designed to change lifestyle behavior following stroke: summary of a systematic review (with Susan Kerr, Caroline McVey, and John Godwin), International Journal of Stroke (2012)

Background A feature of stroke is that it recurs (25% within

five-years). Risk factors for...

 

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Secondary prevention of stroke and transient ischaemic attack (with Hazel Fraser, Charlotte Woods, and Jon McCall), Nursing Standard (2011)

Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) and stroke are clinical syndromes characterised by acute neurological deficits with...

 

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The Lisbeth Hockey Community Nursing Research Training Fellowship 2008. Final report (with Susan Kerr, Caroline McVey, and Dorothy Ferguson) (2011)

Background Stroke is the most common cause of adult disability in the UK; the incidence...

 

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Secondary prevention lifestyle interventions: what works? Results of a systematic review. (with Susan Kerr and Caroline McVey), UK Stroke Forum (2010)
 

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What is the evidence for using family based interventions to prevent stroke recurrence? (with Caroline McVey and Susan M. Kerr), Nursing Times (2010)

Stroke has a devastating impact on individuals and families. Risk factors for recurrence include lifestyle...

 

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An exploration of lifestyle beliefs and lifestyle behaviour following stroke: findings from a focus group study of patients and family members (with Susan M. Kerr, Hazel E. Watson, Gillian Paton, and Graham Ellis), BMC Family Practice (2010)

Stroke is a major cause of disability and family disruption and carries a high risk...

 

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A survey of stroke nurses’ knowledge of secondary prevention lifestyle issues (with Susan Kerr, Hazel Watson, Jennie Jackson, and Margaret Brownlee), British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (2009)

Nurses have an important role to play in providing information and advice on lifestyle risk...

 

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A summary of the guidance relating to four lifestyle risk factors for recurrent stroke: tobacco use, alcohol consumption, diet and physical activity (with Susan Kerr, Hazel Watson, Jennie Jackson, and Margaret Brownlee), British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing (2009)

Stroke is a major cause of mortality, disability and family disruption; yet prevalence continues to...

 

Stroke: young adults

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Determining the needs, priorities, and desired rehabilitation outcomes of young adults who have had a stroke (with Sue Kinn), Rehabilitation Research and Practice (2012)

Background: Guidelines state that young adults’ rehabilitation needs and priorities following stroke are different from...

 

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Pirandello’s Analogy: A Source for a Better Understanding of the Social Impact of Stroke (with M.A.C. van Haaren, P.H. Goossens, B. van den Bossche, M.J.H. Wermer, and A.A. Kaptein), European Neurology (2012)

Background: Suffering a stroke has major implications for the patient. To understand human suffering, one...

 

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Young adults’ experience of stroke: a qualitative review of the literature, British Journal of Nursing (2010)

Stroke is a life-threatening event that has a devastating impact on young adults and their...

 

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Phenomenological interviews: the challenges of using a single question method with people who have post-stroke communication impairments. (with Maria-Lucia Sadala), International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, Qualitative Health Research Conference (2008)
 

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Identifying patient-centred outcomes for young adults post-stroke and their families., Royal College of Nursing International Nursing Research Conference (2007)
 

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Involving patients and members of the public in research: the triumphs and challenges, Royal College of Nursing International Nursing Research Conference (2006)
 

Stroke and Disability

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Interventions for post-stroke disturbances of mood and emotional behaviour: recommendations from SIGN 118 (with David Gillespie, Sara Joice, and Janice Whittick), International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation (2011)

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability. A high proportion of those who...

 

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Social inclusion and well-being: the experience of people moving into employment. (with Andrew Jahoda, Sheila Riddell, Pauline Banks, Wendy Kerr, and Dave Daganan), International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities World Congress (2004)
 

Informal carers

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Impact and influences on caregiver outcomes at one year post-stroke (with Lorraine N. Smith, John Norrie, Susan M. Kerr, Peter Langhorne, and Kennedy R. Lees), Cerebrovascular Diseases (2004)

Four outcome measures of carer stress and coping at one year post-stroke were identified: carer...

 

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Informal carers’ experience of caring for stroke survivors (with Lorraine M. Smith, Susan M. Kerr, Peter Langhorne, and Kennedy R. Lees), Journal of Advanced Nursing (2004)

Stroke is the third most common cause of death in industrialized countries and a major...

 

Learning Disability

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Tobacco and alcohol-related interventions for people with mild-moderate intellectual disabilities: a systematic review of the literature. (with Susan Kerr, Chris Darbyshire, Alan Middleton, and Lorna Fitzsimmons), Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (2012)

Background The behavioural determinants of health among people with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities are of increasing...

 

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Tobacco and alcohol use in people who have a learning disability: giving voice to their health promotion needs. [Symposium paper. Symposium: Developing and evaluating complex interventions: the new MRC framework] (with Alan Middleton, Lorna Fitzsimmons, Susan Kerr, and Chris Darbyshire), Royal College of Nursing International Nursing Research Conference 2010 (2010)
 

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Tobacco and alcohol use in people who have a learning disability: giving voice to their health promotion needs (with Susan Kerr, Chris Darbyshire, Alan Midleton, and Lorna Fitzsimmons) (2009)

Aim The aim of the study was to explore the tobacco and alcohol-related health promotion...

 

Patient-centred healthcare

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Defining and measuring patient-centred care: an example from a mixed methods systematic review of the stroke literature. (with Sue Kinn), Health Expectations (2012)

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Involving patients in the determination of their care is increasingly important, and healthcare professionals...

 

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Using an inclusive systematic review methodology to develop an evidence-based definition of patient-centred stroke care. (with Sue Kinn), Joanna Briggs Institute International Convention - Ripples to Revolution-Bench to Bedside (2009)
 

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Identifying patient-centred outcomes for young adults post-stroke and their families., Royal College of Nursing International Nursing Research Conference (2007)
 

Involving people in research

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Stroke Research Questions: A Nursing Perspective. (with Anne Rowat, Dorothy Horsburgh, Lynne Legg, and Lorraine Smith), British Journal of Nursing (2009)
 

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Involving patients and members of the public in research: the triumphs and challenges, Royal College of Nursing International Nursing Research Conference (2006)
 

Research methods

Applying the Evidence to Practice (with Joanne Booth, Debbie Tolson, and Irene Schofield), Evidence Informed Nursing with Older People (2011)
 

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Phenomenological interviews: the challenges of using a single question method with people who have post-stroke communication impairments. (with Maria-Lucia Sadala), International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, Qualitative Health Research Conference (2008)
 

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The Development of a Theoretical Framework for a Complex Lifestyle Intervention (with Susan Kerr, Rosemary Whyte, and Hazel Watson), International Journal of Qualitative Methods (2008)
 

Systematic review methods

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Defining and measuring patient-centred care: an example from a mixed methods systematic review of the stroke literature. (with Sue Kinn), Health Expectations (2012)

Background

Involving patients in the determination of their care is increasingly important, and healthcare professionals...

 

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The effectiveness of secondary prevention lifestyle interventions designed to change lifestyle behavior following stroke: summary of a systematic review (with Susan Kerr, Caroline McVey, and John Godwin), International Journal of Stroke (2012)

Background A feature of stroke is that it recurs (25% within

five-years). Risk factors for...

 

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Tobacco and alcohol-related interventions for people with mild-moderate intellectual disabilities: a systematic review of the literature. (with Susan Kerr, Chris Darbyshire, Alan Middleton, and Lorna Fitzsimmons), Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (2012)

Background The behavioural determinants of health among people with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities are of increasing...

 

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HIV Action Plan: Action 9 (HIV prevention evidence (with Karen Lorimer, Lisa Kidd, Kerri McPherson, and Flora Cornish) (2011)

The aims of this systematic review of reviews were to identify, appraise, synthesise and contextualise...

 

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Secondary prevention lifestyle interventions: what works? Results of a systematic review. (with Susan Kerr and Caroline McVey), UK Stroke Forum (2010)
 

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Young adults’ experience of stroke: a qualitative review of the literature, British Journal of Nursing (2010)

Stroke is a life-threatening event that has a devastating impact on young adults and their...

 

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Using an inclusive systematic review methodology to develop an evidence-based definition of patient-centred stroke care. (with Sue Kinn), Joanna Briggs Institute International Convention - Ripples to Revolution-Bench to Bedside (2009)
 

Invited comment

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Exploring older peoples' experiences of nocturia: A poorly recognised urinary condition that limits participation (with Jo Booth, Kenneth O'Neill, and Laura McMillan), Disability and Rehabilitation (2010)

This study sought to understand the experience of living and coping with nocturia, from the...

 

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