• Development and validation of the Spirituality Instrument-27© (SpI-27©) in individuals with chronic illness 

  Weathers, Elizabeth; Coffey, Alice; McSherry, Wilfred; McCarthy, Geraldine (Elsevier Inc., 2020-07-13)

  Aim: To develop and validate the Spirituality Instrument 27 (SpI-27©) in individuals with chronic illness (n = 249). Background: A need for a rigorously developed spirituality instrument that can be used with people who ...
• The development of a dementia communication intervention for undergraduate nurses based on the VERA framework 

  Sisk, Ali-Rose (University College Cork, 2020-08-17)

  Background: Patients with dementia experience emotional distress due to difficulties communicating physical and social needs. This is compounded by inadequate dementia communication skills among qualified nurses and student ...
• Reconciling communication repertoires: a classic grounded theory of navigating interactions involving persons with severe/profound intellectual disability 

  Martin, Anne-Marie (University College Cork, 2020-03-16)

  Title: Reconciling Communication Repertoires: A Classic Grounded Theory of Navigating Interactions Involving Persons with Severe/Profound Intellectual Disability. Aim: The aim of this study is to generate a theory that ...
• Ethical frameworks for quality improvement activities: An analysis of international practice 

  Naughton, Corina; Meehan, Elaine; Lehane, Elaine; Landers, Ciara; Flaherty, Sarah Jane; Lane, Aoife; Landers, Margaret; Kilty, Caroline; Saab, Mohamad M.; Goodwin, John; Walshe, Nuala; Wills, Teresa; McCarthy, Vera; Murphy, Siobhan; McCarthy, Joan; Cummins, Helen; Madden, Deirdre; Hegarty, Josephine (Oxford University Press, 2020-08-14)

  Purpose: To examine international approaches to the ethical oversight and regulation of quality improvement and clinical audit in healthcare systems. Data sources: We searched grey literature including websites of national ...
• Caregiver readiness for hospital discharge of an older adult 

  Galvin, Eileen (University College Cork, 2020-04-30)

  Aim: To explore caregiver readiness for the hospital discharge of an older adult. Background: Older adults rely on their caregivers during hospital discharge. However, caregivers are not routinely included in discharge ...

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