Background Thailand has recently reformed its health care system and this change has contributed to the rapidly increasing need for skilled and experienced specialist nurses and in 2003 a new Advanced Practice Nursing role was formally introduced. While Advanced Practice Nursing is now accepted as a clinical career option, there is little understanding of the…Continue Reading Factors supporting career pathway development amongst advanced practice nurses in Thailand: A cross-sectional survey
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End of life care for long-term neurological conditions: A meta-ethnographic review of the experiences of informal carers
Background: Family and friends are key providers of care for people living with a long-term neurological condition. Neurological conditions are a significant global contributor to disability and premature death. However, previous research suggests carers often struggle to access appropriate support at end of life. Aims: This review sought to synthesise qualitative studies discussing end-of-life and…Continue Reading End of life care for long-term neurological conditions: A meta-ethnographic review of the experiences of informal carers
Patients’ experiences and perceptions of Guillain-Barré syndrome: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy, with an incidence of 1-2/100,000 per year. Its severity is variable, ranging from very mild cases with brief weakness to severe paralysis, leading to inability to breathe independently, or even death. Currently there is limited evidence exploring the experiences of GBS patients. The aim of this study was…Continue Reading Patients’ experiences and perceptions of Guillain-Barré syndrome: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research
Collaboration of nursing students and academics from six European countries.
This week saw the launch of a series of workshops focusing on ethical issues in nursing, which build on an existing partnership between participating organisations. A previous ERASMUS funded project (a student conference) was held in Lincoln in 2019 and focused on the concept of age, exploring topical issues when working with younger people. This…Continue Reading Collaboration of nursing students and academics from six European countries.
British Sleep Society: the COVID-19 pandemic response
The current pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus, named COVID-19, holds the entire world to ransom. A proportion of the infected patients becomes critically ill, with millions being infected and hundreds of thousands who have died so far. In some countries, national lockdown restrictions are being slowly lifted, but the World Health Organization (WHO) still…Continue Reading British Sleep Society: the COVID-19 pandemic response
Mixed methods in pre-hospital research: understanding complex clinical problems
Healthcare is becoming increasingly complex. The pre-hospital setting is no exception, especially when considering the unpredictable environment. To address complex clinical problems and improve quality of care for patients, researchers need to use innovative methods to create the necessary depth and breadth of knowledge. Quantitative approaches such as randomised controlled trials and observational (e.g. cross-sectional,…Continue Reading Mixed methods in pre-hospital research: understanding complex clinical problems
Understanding and remedying the performance of doctors in training
How can we enable more comprehensive and holistic assessment of medical performance to support underperforming trainees? This commentary provides a useful mnemonic: SKIPE Identifying and responding appropriately to doctors who are underperforming, whether they are in training or in clinical practice, is vital in a profession where high standards are a pre‐requisite for ensuring high‐quality…Continue Reading Understanding and remedying the performance of doctors in training
Substance misuse and community supervision: A systematic review of the literature
A narrative systematic review was undertaken of the literature concerning the health of people on probation or parole (community supervision). In this paper, we provide an up-to-date summary of what is known about substance misuse in this context. This includes estimates of the prevalence and complexity of substance misuse in those under community supervision, and…Continue Reading Substance misuse and community supervision: A systematic review of the literature
The predictors, barriers and facilitators to effective management of acute pain in children by emergency medical services: A systematic mixed studies review
We aimed to identify predictors, barriers and facilitators to effective pre-hospital pain management in children. A segregated systematic mixed studies review was performed. We searched from inception to 30-June-2020: MEDLINE, CINAHL Complete, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus. Empirical quantitative, qualitative and multi-method studies of children under 18 years, their relatives or…Continue Reading The predictors, barriers and facilitators to effective management of acute pain in children by emergency medical services: A systematic mixed studies review