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| Andrew F LongSummaryAffiliation: University of Salford Country: UK Publications
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Outcome measurement in complementary and alternative medicine: unpicking the effectsAndrew F Long
Health Care Practice Research and Development Unit, University of Salford, Salford, UK
J Altern Complement Med 8:777-86. 2002..Further work is needed to develop and validate measures that address the multiple effects of CAM and to explore the nature and form of the three types of effect within different CAM disciplines...- The role of the nurse within the multi-professional rehabilitation teamAndrew F Long
Health Care Practice R and D Unit, University of Salford, Salford, UK
J Adv Nurs 37:70-8. 2002..AIM OF THE STUDY/PAPER: To identify the contribution of the nurse within the multi-professional rehabilitation team... - Exploring qualified nurses' perceptions of the relevance of education in preparation for their role in rehabilitationAndrew F Long
Health Care Practice R and D Unit, University of Salford, UK
Nurse Educ Today 22:136-43. 2002.... - Acceptability and satisfaction with a telecarer approach to the management of type 2 diabetesAndrew F Long
Health Care Practice R and D Unit, University of Salford, Allerton Building, Frederick Road Campus, Frederick Road, Salford M6 6PU, UK
Diabetes Care 28:283-9. 2005..To examine patients' views of the acceptability of and satisfaction with telephone care center support provided to improve blood glucose control in type 2 diabetes... - Rehabilitation practice: challenges to effective team workingAndrew F Long
Health Care Practice R and D Unit, University of Salford, Statham Building, Statham Street, Salford M5 4WT, UK
Int J Nurs Stud 40:663-73. 2003..Many nurses felt their contributions were not valued and others desired greater reciprocity within the team. Blurring of role boundaries could bring benefits to clients but also led to professional tensions and rivalry... - The effects of shiatsu: findings from a two-country exploratory studyAndrew F Long
Health Care Practice Research and Development Unit, University of Salford, Salford, UK
J Altern Complement Med 9:539-47. 2003..To provide insight into client and practitioner perceptions of the effects of shiatsu, in the short and longer term, and positive and negative in nature... 
The influence of objective measurement tools on communication and clinical decision making in neurological rehabilitationSarah F Tyson
School of Health, Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, UK
J Eval Clin Pract 18:216-24. 2012..We explore differences in communication and clinical decision making within multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings to illuminate the influence measurement tools could have on clinical practice...- The use of measurement tools in clinical practice: an observational study of neurorehabilitationSarah Tyson
Centre for Rehabilitation and Human Performance Research and Physiotherapy Directorate, Frederick Road Campus, University of Salford, Salford, UK
Clin Rehabil 24:74-81. 2010..To explore the way in which standardized measurement tools are used in day-to-day clinical practice... - An exploration of the contribution of the community nurse to rehabilitationRosie Kneafsey
Health Care Practice R and D Unit and School of Nursing, University of Salford, Salford, UK
Health Soc Care Community 11:321-8. 2003.... - Using the EQ-5D to assess health-related quality of life in older peopleClaire Hulme
R and D Unit, University of Salford, 7th Floor, Allerton Building, Frederick Road Campus, Frederick Road, Salford M6 6PU, UK
Age Ageing 33:504-7. 2004 - A retrospective survey of patients at the University of Salford Acupuncture ClinicMei Xing
School of Community Health, Science Social Care, University of Salford, Greater Manchester M6 6PU, UK
Complement Ther Clin Pract 12:64-71. 2006..Further research is needed to provide more in-depth insight into the patient experience and effects of acupuncture in this setting and to explore their experience and effects as the treatment unfolds, and over the longer term... - Square pegs and round holes? A review of economic evaluation in complementary and alternative medicineClaire Hulme
Health Care Practice R and D Unit, University of Salford, Frederick Road Campus, UK
J Altern Complement Med 11:179-88. 2005..As knowledge of the safety and effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) interventions increases, economic evaluation within CAM has a heightened significance... - The use of patient reported outcome measures in routine clinical practice: lack of impact or lack of theory?Joanne Greenhalgh
Health Care Practice R and D Unit, Allerton Building, University of Salford, Salford M6 6PU, UK
Soc Sci Med 60:833-43. 2005..The paper concludes by specifying how the feedback of HRQoL information to clinicians might be modified to maximise its impact on clinical decision making... - The role of the senior health care worker in critical carePaula Ormandy
School of Nursing, University of Salford, Salford, UK
Nurs Crit Care 9:151-8. 2004..To ensure proficiency, adequate training and appropriate accountability, support workers require regulation by a nationally recognized body... - The problem with measuring patient perceptions of outcome with existing outcome measures in foot and ankle surgeryJan Parker
Centre for Rehabilitation and Human Performance Research, University of Salford, Salford, UK
Foot Ankle Int 24:56-60. 2003..In addition, measures of general health status and quality of life in relation to outcome of foot and ankle surgery have been largely ignored to date... - Qualitative data analysis using data displaysTracey Williamson
Salford Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Collaborative Research, University of Salford, UK
Nurse Res 12:7-19. 2005..They can also help to convey information in a visually stimulating format where presentation time or column space may be limited... - Pro-active call center treatment support (PACCTS) to improve glucose control in type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trialRobert J Young
Diabetes and Endocrinology, Hope Hospital, Salford M6 8HD, UK
Diabetes Care 28:278-82. 2005..To determine whether Pro-Active Call Center Treatment Support (PACCTS), using trained nonmedical telephonists supported by specially designed software and a diabetes nurse, can effectively improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes... - Exploring patient perceptions of movement through the stages of change model within a diabetes tele-care interventionTina Gambling
University of Cardiff, UK
J Health Psychol 11:117-28. 2006..The case study demonstrates the relevance and importance of the TTM model in this area. Different experiential and behavioural processes were of particular significance and held different meanings for the various change groups... - Tacit and encoded knowledge in the use of standardised outcome measures in multidisciplinary team decision making: a case study of in-patient neurorehabilitationJoanne Greenhalgh
School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9UT, UK
Soc Sci Med 67:183-94. 2008..Tacit knowledge is essential to produce and interpret this form of encoded knowledge and to balance its significance against other information about the patient in making decisions about patient care... 
Evaluating complementary medicine: methodological challenges of randomised controlled trialsSu Mason
Northern and Yorkshire Clinical Trials and Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9NG
BMJ 325:832-4. 2002- Complementary therapy use by persons with multiple sclerosis: benefits and research prioritiesLisa Esmonde
School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Baines Wing, Leeds LS2 9UT, UK
Complement Ther Clin Pract 14:176-84. 2008..More research on potential benefits of therapies was called for by participants and on the dynamics of the therapeutic effect...