Research repository - Queen Margaret University: Recent submissions
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Exploring the costs, consequences and efficiency of three types of palliative care day services in the UK: A pragmatic before-and-after descriptive cohort study
(BMC, 2020-08-07)Background: Palliative Care Day Services (PCDS) offer supportive care to people with advanced, progressive illness who may be approaching the end of life. Despite the growth of PCDS in recent years, evidence of their costs ... -
Nutritional screening and assessment of paediatric cancer patients: A quality improvement project (baseline results)
(European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, 2020-04-14)The department of Haematology and Oncology at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (RHSC) in Edinburgh have developed their own nutritional standards specific to paediatric cancer. We aimed to audit the current nutritional ... -
Implementing person‐centred key performance indicators to strengthen leadership in community nursing: A feasibility study
(Wiley, 2020)Aims To explore the utility and feasibility of implementing eight person‐centred nursing key performance indicators in supporting community nurses to lead the development of person‐centred practice. -
Creativity in retirement: Psychosocial experiences of recently retired people participating in a creative arts project
(SAGE, 2020-07-22)Aims: A growing body of research literature features the provision of arts experiences for the older person but less attention has been given to those who are in the early years of retirement. This qualitative study aims ... -
Youth vulnerability, social exclusion and inequality in Europe: Policy lessons and innovations for improving young people's transitions into work
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020-12)