Browse research from the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Submissions from 2025
Pre-registration student nurses' evaluation after enrolling on to a 4-week art workshop , Hazel Cowls and Chloe Weekes-Dyer
Psychometric properties of the Indonesian version of the Quality of Life Index (QLI-I) among family caregivers of dependent older persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Rinco Siregar, Charuwan Kritpracha, Tippamas Chinnawong, and Jos M. Latour
Exploring The Terminology Associated with Nurses Caring For Children And Their Families., Matt Carey, Jane Coad, Suja Somanadhan, Imelda Coyne, and Sarah Neill
Maternal and child nutrition: nutrition and weight management in pregnancy, and nutrition in children up to 5 years-summary of new NICE guidance, Shalmali Deshpande, Samantha Ross, Sharangini Rajesh, Maija Kallioninen, and Kate Maslin
"Mattering" is the foundation of identifying 'What Matters' in patient care, Kieran Green, John Downey, Sheena Asthana, and Joanne Watson
An investigation of violence sustained by nursing and midwifery students, Kevin Hambridge, Matt Carey, and Francis Thompson
Patient Experiences after Open Heart Surgery: A Qualitative Systematic Review, Halil Kaya, Orachorn Lumprom, Patricia Schofield, Matt Carey, and Jos Latour
The ‘un-doing’ and ‘re-doing’ of nurses’ derealisation: Exploring the effects of the heroic keyworker discourses during the COVID-19 pandemic, Anna Conolly, Emma Rowland, Ruth Abrams, Ruth Harris, Daniel Kelly, Bridie Kent, Keith Couper, and Jill Maben
Cauda Equina Syndrome: A Survey of Guideline Utilisation in Primary Care in England, Jonathon Gill, Sue Greenhalgh, Jos M. Latour, and Gillian Yeowell
Understanding the Impact of Employee Investigations on Those Who Lead Them: A Case Study from NHS Wales, Andrew Jonathan Cooper, Doris Anita Behrens, Sophie Elizabeth Jones, Adrian Neal, Aled Jones, and Walter Hyll
The uncertainties and questions of care home residents, relatives and staff as a basis for evidence-based improvement and research, Reena Devi, Kirsty Jayne Haunch, Elizabeth Helen Graham, Alys Wyn Griffiths, Gary Hodge, Andrew Clegg, Maria Drummond, Anne Forster, Susie Pearce, Karen Spilsbury, and Carl Thompson
Exploring the international terminology associated with nurses caring for neonates, infants, children, young people and their families., Matt Carey, Jane Coad, Imelda Coyne, Suja Somanadhan, and Sarah Neill
Grey literature scoping review: a synthesis of the application of participatory methodologies in underrepresented groups at an elevated risk of dementia, Katrina Messiha, Nicole Thomas, C. Brayne, D. M. Agnello, L. Delfmann, M. Giné-Garriga, S. Lippke, and John Downey
The SIMCA Study Protocol: Factors influencing the implementation of the Midwifery Continuity of Carer (MCoC) model of care in NHS maternity care in England: A mixed methods cross case analysis involving clinicians, women and policy makers [version 2; peer review: 3 approved], Rebecca Milton, Susan Channon, Julia Sanders, Sara Kenyon, Aimee Middlemiss, Heather Strange, Kate Davies, Lena Choudary-Salter, Susan Barry, Tina Prendeville, and Aled Jones
A Multi‐Sector Mixed Methods Study of Stroke Services in the Philippines: Insights From Government Officials and Organisational Leaders, Sarah Buckingham, June Ann De Vera, Lorraine Faeldon, Bridie Kent, Angela Logan, Aira Ong, Nena Marie Santos, Paula Melizza Valera, and Jonathan Marsden
Intergenerational Codesign of Immersive Technology for a Heritage Site and Underwater VR Experience, Marius Varga, Oksana Hagen, Rory Baxter, Alejandro Veliz Reyes, Ray Jones, Amir Aly, Dena Bazazian, and Gaudl Swen
Uso de una aplicación de voz con ia por teléfono para promover la salud, Oksana Hagen, Rory Baxter, Amir Aly, and Ray Jones
An investigation of violence sustained by nursing and midwifery students, Kevin Hambridge, Mohamed Eid, Cansel Kocakabak, Matt Carey, and Francis Thompson
Recomendaciones Para El Diseño De La Realidad Virtual Para Las Personas Mayores, Marius Varga, Leonie Cooper, Hannah Bradwell, Gaudl Swen, Alejandro Veliz Reyes, and Ray Jones
Tucatinib and trastuzumab in HER2-mutated metastatic breast cancer: a phase 2 basket trial., Okines AFC, G Curigliano, N Mizuno, Oh DY, A Rorive, H Soliman, S Takahashi, T Bekaii-Saab, Burkard ME, Chung KY, Debruyne PR, Fox JR, V Gambardella, and Pohlmann PR
Exploring the challenges experienced by patients and families using palliative and end-of-life care services: A qualitative focus group study, Gina Kallis, Gary Hodge, Hannah Wheat, Tomasina Oh, and Susie Pearce
The effect of the Patient Health Engagement model–based care strategy on improving patient–ventilator synchrony in patients with respiratory failure: a quasi-experimental study, Xiaohua Xu, Yuxia Zhang, Ying Lin, Ruiyan Liu, Zhiyun Shen, and Jos M. Latour
Cardiovascular toxicities in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: multicenter study using natural language processing on Belgian hospital data, D. Delombaerde, C.L. Oeste, V. Geldhof, L. Croes, I. Bassez, A. Verbiest, L. Tack, D. Hens, C. Franssen, P.R. Debruyne, H. Prenen, M. Peeters, J. De Sutter, and C. Vulsteke
On the Waterfront: Why our ports and coastal communities hold the key to a more connected and prosperous Britain, Sheena Asthana, Sheela Agarwal, kasper de Graaf, Kevin McKenzie, and Rebecca Smith
ieGENES: A machine learning method for selecting differentially expressed genes in cancer studies, Xiao-Lei Xia, Shang-Ming Zhou, Yunguang Liu, Na Lin, and Ian Overton
Microneedle electrodes: materials, fabrication methods, and electrophysiological signal monitoring‑narrative review, Om Prakash Singh, Conor O'Mahony, Ismail M. El-Badawy, and Sundaram Sornambikai
Unlocking opportunities to transform patient care: an expert insight on limitations and opportunities in patient monitoring, Maurizio Cecconi, Ana L. Hutanu, John Beard, Patricio Gonzalez-Pizarro, Marlies Ostermann, Anna Batchelor, Jos M. Latour, Jörn Grensemann, Michele Giovanni Mondino, Jesus Caballero, Manfred Blobner, and Finn M. Radtke
Post-traumatic growth and influencing factors of parents with children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a cross-sectional survey study, Li Xu, Meili Liu, Yuewei Chen, Liwen Wu, Siyi Gan, Jianhui Xie, and Jos M. Latour
Coastal and Rural Digital Exclusion - The Case for Voice AI, Rory Baxter, Oksana Hagen, Amir Aly, Ray Jones, and Katharine Willis
Exploring Research Culture in Care Homes to Identify the Barriers and Facilitators to Research: A Rapid Review, Gary Hodge, Lisa Burrows, Georgia Page, and Susie Pearce
Novel approach for women’s self-management of rectal emptying difficulty, Sharon Eustice, Ruth Endacott, and Bridie Kent
Parental emotional, social and transitional health in the first 6 months after childhood critical illness: A longitudinal qualitative study, Pei Fen Poh, Matthew C. Carey, Joseph C. Manning, Jan Hau Lee, and Jos M. Latour
Understanding the risk factors for student attrition across pre-registration nursing and midwifery programmes in a United Kingdom university: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study, Francis Thompson, Gary Hodge, Danielle Edge, Sarah Howes, Caroline Jamison, Margaret Fisher, and Aled Jones
What are family caregivers’ experiences of coordinating end-of-life care at home: a narrative review, Harriet Nicholls, Matthew Carey, and Kevin Hambridge
Exploring perceived barriers to palliative and end of life care provision in South-West England: bringing together the perspectives of professionals, patients, and families, Gary Hodge, Gina Kallis, Tomasina Oh, Hannah Wheat, and Susie Pearce
The SIMCA Study Protocol: Factors influencing the implementation of the Midwifery Continuity of Carer (MCoC) model of care in NHS maternity care in England: A mixed methods cross case analysis involving clinicians, women and policy makers, Rebecca Milton, Susan Channon, Julia Sanders, Sara Kenyon, Aimee Middlemiss, Heather Strange, Kate Davies, Lena Choudary-Salter, Susan Barry, Tina Prendeville, and Aled Jones
Intervention strategies to prevent mental health problems and improve resilience in employed parents from conception until the child is 5 years of age: a scoping review, Neeltje Crombag, Bieke Bollen, Eline Vancoppenolle, Thomas Vandendriessche, Dagmar Versmissen, Martha Paisi, Jill Shawe, Susan Garthus-Niegel, and Annick Bogaerts
Single-use versus multiple-use endotracheal suction catheters flushed with chlorhexidine in mechanically ventilated ICU patients: A study protocol of a feasibility randomized controlled trial with an embedded qualitative study, Mohamed H. Eid, Kevin Hambridge, Pat Schofield, and Jos M. Latour
A multi-center comparative analysis of the G8-score and Charlson Comorbidity Index as general health assessment tools in older patients with prostate cancer, Brecht Chys, Philip R. Debruyne, Lore Decoster, Cindy Kenis, Hans Wildiers, Diederik Ponette, and Steven Joniau
A retrospective records review comparing the care of patients who either avoided or were admitted to an ICU following a ward-based deterioration event, J. Ede, H. Pickworth, B. Kent, P. Watkinson, and R. Endacott
Bridging the gap: Exploring the potential of virtual reality for supporting autistic individuals in interview and recruitment processes through a realist review, Katie Edwards, Marius Varga, and Michael Loizou
Caring to care: Nurturing ICU healthcare professionals' wellbeing for enhanced patient safety, Emilio Rodriguez-Ruiz, Martina Maria Cornelia van Mol, Joseph Maria Latour, and Kristina Fuest
Cold Water Swimming and Pregnancy: A Scoping Review and Consensus Recommendations, J. Shawe, M. Felton, J. C. Harper, C. Mark Harper, R. Stidson, M. Tipton, S. Blowers, K. Fraser, S. Hingley, E. McGrath, G. Bainbridge, and Massey Heather
EMpowerment of PArents in THe Intensive Care: A multicentre validation study in Japan, Yujiro Matsuishi, Joseph C. Manning, Haruhiko Hoshino, Yuki Enomoto, Ikkei Munekawa, Ryo Ikebe, Masanori Tani, Naoko Tanaka, Bryan J. Mathis, Nobutake Shimojo, Yoshiaki Inoue, and Jos M. Latour
“I'm Pregnant, What Do I Do?”: Exploring How People Having Abortions in Britain Find and Use Online Sources of Information, the SACHA Study Team, Rosa Mackay, Rachel Scott, Maria Lewandowska, Rebecca Meiksin, Natasha Salaria, Patricia A. Lohr, Sharon Cameron, Melissa Palmer, Rebecca S. French, Kaye Wellings, Annette Aronsson, Paula Baraitser, Caroline Free, Louise Keogh, Clare Murphy, Wendy Norman, Jennifer Reiter, Jill Shawe, Sally Sheldon, and Geoffrey Wong
Mapping the Process of Engagement With Digital Health Interventions: A Cross-Case Synthesis, Madison Milne-Ives, Sophie R. Homer, Jackie Andrade, and Edward Meinert
Promoting an inclusive and humanised environment in the intensive care unit: Shift happens, Emilio Rodriguez-Ruiz, Jos M. Latour, and Margo M.C. van Mol
Quality of life among Indonesian family caregivers caring for dependent older persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the community: A cross-sectional, correlational study, Rinco Siregar, Charuwan Kritpracha, Tippamas Chinnawong, and Jos M. Latour
Tactile kinaesthetic methods without abdominal pressure promoting gastrointestinal passage in preterm infants: A scoping review, Natalie Hurst, Jos M. Latour, Christian F. Poets, and Christoph E. Schwarz
The Moral Regime of Midwifery Continuity of Carer Implementation in England, Aimee Louise Middlemiss, Susan Channon, Julia Sanders, Heather Strange, Rebecca Milton, Sara Kenyon, Tina Prendeville, Susan Barry, and Aled Jones
‘The transition home with a premature baby’: How prepared are parents for discharge from NICU: A narrative review, Beth Taylor and Kevin Hambridge
The Use of Tele-Music Interventions in Supportive Cancer Care: A Systematic Review, Lore Mertens, Laura Tack, Tom Boterberg, Jörg Fachner, Leonardo Muller-Rodriguez, Marte Vandeweyer, Sofie Demasure, Marianne Hanssens, Tine Loyson, Laurence Goethals, Isabelle Kindts, Hannelore Denys, Patricia Schofield, Mohammad Najlah, and Philip R. Debruyne
Trajectories of Post Intensive Care Syndrome in Children During First Six Months Post-Discharge., Pei Fen Poh, Rehena Sultana, Joseph C. Manning, Matt Carey, and Jos Latour
Submissions from 2024
The implementation of behaviour change practices in Physical Activity Referral Schemes: a narrative review, John Downey, Katie Shearn, Nicola Brown, Ross Wadey, and Jeff Breckon
Methodological report of a cross-sectional survey of abortion-related knowledge, attitudes and practices amongst health professionals in Britain, strategies adopted and lessons learned: evidence from the SACHA Study, the SACHA Study Team, R. S. French, M. J. Palmer, O. McCarthy, N. Salaria, R. Meiksin, J. Shawe, M. Lewandowska, R. Scott, K. Wellings, G. Wong, S. Sheldon, J. Reiter, W. V. Norman, C. Murphy, P. A. Lohr, L. Keogh, C. Free, S. Cameron, P. Baraitser, and A. Aronsson
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan With Nivolumab in HER2-Expressing Metastatic Breast or Urothelial Cancer: Analysis of the Phase Ib DS8201-A-U105 Study., E Hamilton, Galsky MD, S Ochsenreither, Conte G Del, M Martín, de Miguel MJ, Yu EY, Anja Williams, M Gion, Tan AR, L Agrawal, A Rutten, Machiels JP, S Hurvitz, and Philip Debruyne
The Impact of Covid-19 on Women’s Mental Health and Wellbeing During Pregnancy and the Perinatal Period: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review, Kanamon Pankaew, Diane Carpenter, Nalinee Kerdprasong, Juntina Nawamawat, Nisa Krutchan, Samantha Brown, Jill Shawe, and Jane March-McDonald
The effectiveness and usability of online, group-based interventions for people with severe obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Madison Milne-Ives, Lorna Burns, Dawn Swancutt, Raff Calitri, Ananya Ananthakrishnan, Helene Davis, Jonathan Pinkney, Mark Tarrant, and Edward Meinert
COVID-19 and pregnancy: a comprehensive study of comorbidities and outcomes, Shang-Ming Zhou, Hossein Ahmadi, Lin Huo, Lisa Lix, Kate Maslin, Jos Latour, and Jill Shawe
Protecting the integrity of children and young people’s nursing as a distinct field of practice, Amanda Garrow, Kathryn Bailey, Julie Brown, Sonya Clarke, Matt Carey, Sarah Neill, Donald Todd, and Debbie Fallon
Attitudes towards the regulation and provision of abortion among healthcare professionals in Britain: Cross-sectional survey data from the SACHA Study, Kaye Wellings, Rachel H. Scott, Sally Sheldon, Ona McCarthy, Melissa J. Palmer, Jill Shawe, Rebecca Meiksin, Maria Lewandowska, Sharon T. Cameron, Jennifer Reiter, and Rebecca S. French
Patient and health professional attitudes towards the use of telemedicine for abortion care in Britain: Findings from the SACHA study, the SACHA Study Team, Rebecca Meiksin, Maria Lewandowska, Rachel H. Scott, Melissa Palmer, Ona McCarthy, Natasha Salaria, Patricia A. Lohr, Jill Shawe, Rebecca Sophia French, and Kaye Wellings
Assessing the maturity of the “Family Centered Care” concept: A review of concept analyses studies, Sarah Neill, Mohammad Al-Motlaq, Mandie Foster, and Maggie Zgambo
Resilience in nursing medication administration practice: a systematic review with narrative synthesis, Pollyanna Lr Kellett, Bryony Dean Franklin, Susie Pearce, and Jonathan Benn
A Multiple Case Study Exploring Person‐Centred Care in Care Homes, Gary Hodge, Richard Byng, Georgia Page, Iain Lang, and Susie Pearce
Knowledge Discovery of Patients Reviews on Breast Cancer Drugs: Segmentation of Side Effects Using Machine Learning Techniques, Mehrbakhsh Nilashi, Hossein Ahmadi, Rabab Ali Abumalloh, Mesfer Alrizq, Abdullah Alghamdi, and Sultan Alyami
Physical, Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Health Outcomes of Children in the First 6 Months After Childhood Critical Illness: A Prospective Single-Center Study, Pei-Fen Poh, Jan Hau Lee, Rehena Sultana, Joseph C. Manning, Matthew C. Carey, and Jos M. Latour
Questionnaire-based subjective evaluation and analysis of factors influencing the effectiveness of treatment with the vacuum bell in children with pectus excavatum: a cross-sectional observational study, Lihuan Zhou, Fang Deng, Yunfei Tian, Jiayi Lin, Guihong Yang, Yunfei Li, Jos M. Latour, and Xicheng Deng
The role of ontologies and knowledge in Explainable AI, Roberto Confalonieri, Oliver Kutz, Diego Calvanese, Jose Maria Alonso-Moral, and Shang-Ming Zhou
A scoping review to map the implications of reusing single-use endotracheal suctioning catheter practices in mechanically ventilated patients, Mohamed H. Eid, Kevin Hambridge, Patricia Schofield, and Jos M. Latour
Interpregnancy maternal weight change is not associated with offspring weight and obesity at age 2 years, Kate Maslin, Lieveke Ameye, Diederik Vancoppenolle, Anne Rochtus, Hanne Van Uytsel, Jill Shawe, Roland Devlieger, and Annick Bogaerts
Reflecting on Reflexivity in Realist Evaluation: A Call to Action, John Downey and Sarah Rybczynska-Bunt
The experiences of physiotherapists delivering pain science education via an interpreter: a mixed-methods online survey, Samuel Browne, Patricia Schofield, and Cormac G. Ryan
How Does the Proportion of Child-Specific Content of Pre-Registration Nursing Programmes in Higher Education Institutions Impact Upon Newly Qualified Registered Nurses’ Perceptions of Preparedness to Care for Children, Young People, and Their Families? A Narrative Review Protocol., Matt Carey, Sarah Neill, Julie Blamires, Danielle Edge, and Mandie Foster
The Opportunities and Challenges of Conducting Observational Research in Care Homes: What a Researcher Brings, Does, and Leaves Behind?, Karen Spilsbury, Kirsty Haunch, Gary Hodge, and Susie Pearce
Exercise referral schemes in the UK: mapping provision and aims, Ben Jane and John Downey
A scoping review of stroke services within the Philippines, Angela Logan, Lorraine Faeldon, Bridie Kent, Aira Ong, and Jonathan Marsden
The effectiveness of home- and community-based rehabilitation for stroke recovery in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review, Angela Logan, Lorraine Hermosura-Faeldon, Jonathan Marsden, Bridie Kent, and Aira Ong
Early detection of deteriorating patients in general wards through continuous contactless vital signs monitoring, Ambuj Yadav, Himanshu Dandu, Gaurav Parchani, Kumar Chokalingam, Pooja Kadambi, Rajesh Mishra, Ahsina Jahan, Jean Louis Teboul, and Jos M. Latour
Early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease using a hybrid method of least squares support vector regression and fuzzy clustering, Hossein Ahmadi, Lin Huo, Goli Arji, Abbas Sheikhtaheri, and Shang-Ming Zhou
Stroke rehabilitation in urban and rural settings in the Philippines: Protocol for an interview and visual elicitation study, Sarah Ann Buckingham, Alyssa Marie Dar Juan, Sara Demain, June Ann De Vera, Myrna Estrada, Lorraine Hermosura-Faeldon, Bridie Kent, Maria Teresa Sharon Linog, Roy Francis Navea, and Fiona Jones
Barriers and facilitators when implementing midwifery continuity of carer: a narrative analysis of the international literature, Aimee Louise Middlemiss, Susan Channon, Julia Sanders, Sara Kenyon, Rebecca Milton, Tina Prendeville, Susan Barry, Heather Strange, and Aled Jones
Baseline neutrophil-to-eosinophil-ratio and outcome in metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma treated with nivolumab or ipilimumab/nivolumab, Y. Beulque, L. Kinget, E. Roussel, S. Mobaraki, A. Laenen, P.R. Debruyne, Y. Van Herck, M. Baldewijns, A. Wozniak, A.D. Garg, J. Zucman-Rossi, G. Couchy, M. Albersen, L. De Wever, L. Haaker, and B. Beuselinck
Indoor environment sensor systems for healthier homes: a feasibility study in social housing, Tim Walker, Sarah Buckingham, Tamaryn Menneer, Gengyang Tu, Lewis R. Elliott, Markus Mueller, Catherine Leyshon, Michael Leyshon, Lucia Pratto, Emma Bland, and Karyn Morrissey
Advances in Representation: Interactive Heritage Site Mobile Application on Artworks, Marius Varga and Dena Bazazian
Assessment approaches for hemiplegic shoulder pain in people living with stroke–A scoping review, Praveen Kumar, Avgi Christodoulou, and Michael Loizou
Physical, Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Health Outcomes of Parents in the First Six Months after Childhood Critical Illness: A Prospective Single Centre Study: A Prospective Single Centre Study, Pei Fen Poh, Jan Hau Lee, Rehena Sultana, Joseph C. Manning, Matthew C. Carey, and Jos M. Latour
Five-year recurrence/survival after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: does pre-existing diabetes matter? Results from the Recurrence After Whipple's (RAW) study, Ashray Rajagopalan, Somaiah Aroori, and Shang-Ming Zhou
Signs and symptoms of serious illness in infants aged up to 6 months: rapid review of clinical guidelines, Inocencio Daniel Cortes Maramba, Emma Lim, Julie Christine Menzies, Ruud Nijman, Shang-Ming Zhou, and Jos M Latour
The last resort: reducing avoidable employee harm by improving the application of the disciplinary policy and process, Andrew Cooper, Kevin Rui-Han Teoh, Ruth Madine, Adrian Neal, Aled Jones, Ammarah Hussain, and Doris A. Behrens
Characterising mobility and pressure exposure in community dwelling residents with pressure ulcers using monitoring technology and intelligent algorithm, Silvia Caggiari, Nicci Aylward-Wotton, Bridie Kent, and Peter R. Worsley
Leading through the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of UK Executive Nurse Directors, Alison H James, Rebecca Dimond, Aled Jones, Dianne Watkins, and Daniel Kelly
How can interventions more directly address drivers of unprofessional behaviour between healthcare staff?, Justin A Aunger, Ruth Abrams, Russell Mannion, Johanna I Westbrook, Aled Jones, Judy M Wright, Mark Pearson, and Jill Maben
Helping parents know when to seek help for an acutely ill child: Evidence based co-development of a mobile phone app using complex intervention methodology, Sarah Neill, Natasha Bayes, Matthew Thompson, Caroline Croxson, Damian Roland, and Monica Lakhanpaul
What is known about the use of weight loss medication in women with overweight/obesity on fertility and reproductive health outcomes? A scoping review, Kate Maslin, Rabab Alkutbe, Jeremy Gilbert, Jonathan Pinkney, and Jill Shawe
Successfully initiating an escalation of care in acute ward settings—A qualitative observational study, J. Ede, B. Kent, P. Watkinson, and R. Endacott
Evaluating the use of the mobile electrocardiogram technology KardiaMobile™ in community settings: An online survey, Aimee Emmett, Bridie Kent, Alison James, and Jane March-McDonald
A combined method of optimized learning vector quantization and neuro-fuzzy techniques for predicting unified Parkinson's disease rating scale using vocal features, Hossein Ahmadi, Mehrbakhsh Nilashi, Mesfer Alrziq, Abdullah Alghamdi, and Waleed Abdu Zogaan
