454 research outputs found
10.1177_1757913919872515_British_Lung_Foundation_patient_experience_questions190719 – Supplemental material for Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing – evaluation of a British Lung Foundation pilot
No full textSupplemental material, 10.1177_1757913919872515_British_Lung_Foundation_patient_experience_questions190719 for Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing – evaluation of a British Lung Foundation pilot by A Lewis and NS Hopkinson in Perspectives in Public Health</p
10.1177_1757913919872515_PatientInformationSheetAndConsentForm – Supplemental material for Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing – evaluation of a British Lung Foundation pilot
No full textSupplemental material, 10.1177_1757913919872515_PatientInformationSheetAndConsentForm for Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing – evaluation of a British Lung Foundation pilot by A Lewis and NS Hopkinson in Perspectives in Public Health</p
10.1177_1757913919872515_Example_Feedback_from_Tai_chi_leaders – Supplemental material for Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing – evaluation of a British Lung Foundation pilot
No full textSupplemental material, 10.1177_1757913919872515_Example_Feedback_from_Tai_chi_leaders for Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing – evaluation of a British Lung Foundation pilot by A Lewis and NS Hopkinson in Perspectives in Public Health</p
10.1177_1757913919872515_Completers_vs_non-completers_tai_chitable190719 – Supplemental material for Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing – evaluation of a British Lung Foundation pilot
No full textSupplemental material, 10.1177_1757913919872515_Completers_vs_non-completers_tai_chitable190719 for Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing – evaluation of a British Lung Foundation pilot by A Lewis and NS Hopkinson in Perspectives in Public Health</p
A garden of beliefs the memoirs and poetry of David Martin Hopkinson, [author and educationalist] 1914 - 2002
No full textSupplementary Material, Supplementary_material_PPH774079 – Singing for Lung Health: service evaluation of the British Lung Foundation programme
No full textSupplementary Material, Supplementary_material_PPH774079 for Singing for Lung Health: service evaluation of the British Lung Foundation programme by A Lewis, P Cave, NS Hopkinson in Perspectives in Public Health</p
Book Review: Qualitative research practice
No full textThis is a book for researchers. I love it, but I'm a professional nurse-researcher!The book is an anthology. It is about putting research methodology and method into practice. Each chapter has a different author who presents an issue in their particular area of research expertise. Typically, the author explores the issue by drawing on examples of how it has been problematic in their own research and how they have found a pragmatic solution.For example, Chapter 6: Narrative Research, is written by four narrative researchers; Molly Andrews; Shelley Day Sclater; Corinne Squire; and Maria Tamboukou. Although they have worked closely together for years, they could not reach a consensus view on narrative research for the purpose of writing the chapter. They illustrate their lack of consensus by each presenting their own research story. This demonstrates that the many forms of narrative research can all generate useful and relevant insights.The book is full of authoritative voices from the world of qualitative research. It has utility for research students wanting to familiarise themselves with issues faced by practicing researchers. I can envisage it being referenced in many nursing doctoral theses in the future. It is also useful for people like me, who have to find solutions to these authors' challenges in my everyday working life as a nurse-researcher. I learned a lot from reading about how the contributors practice their craft.I found this textbook a really engaging read, although a little too big and heavy to carry around in a handbag
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An ode for the 4th of July 1788.
No full textJuly 4, 1788 Ode for the 4th of July for the Philadelphia Procession, written by Francis Hopkinson. Of note, Hopkinson signed the Declaration of Independence, designed Continental money, was a federal judge, as well as being an author and composer
Singing for Lung Health: service evaluation of the British Lung Foundation programme.
No full textAIMS: Singing for Lung Health (SLH) is a novel intervention for individuals with respiratory disease. Qualitative results suggest benefits to physical, mental and emotional health. Limited data also suggest objective improvements in measures of quality of life with SLH are achievable. It is not known how effective the SLH groups supported by the British Lung Foundation (BLF) in the UK are. The objective was to understand the clinical impact SLH has on individuals with respiratory disease. METHODS: The BLF conducted a questionnaire survey of singers with respiratory disease from new SLH groups set up in 2016-2017. Questionnaires were administered prior to participants' first session and after 12 weeks of singing. Health-related quality of life, patient activation, anxiety and breathlessness outcomes were included. Healthcare resource utilisation including general practitioner (GP) visits, hospitalisations and frequency of inhaler use were recorded. RESULTS: A total of 228 singers participated from 26 SLH groups in the UK. Participants were 70.7 (10.1) years old, 156 (68.4%) were female and 114 (47.5%) had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In all, 113 (49.5%) participants provided 12-week data. There were significant improvements in COPD Assessment Test (CAT) score (Mean = -1.4, CI: (-0.25 to -2.48) ( p = .017)). Furthermore, 45% of singers reported reduced GP visits ( p ≤ .001) and 18% reported reduced hospital admissions ( p = .01). However, there were no significant improvements in general quality of life, anxiety, patient activation, breathlessness or inhaler use. Baseline characteristics were not significantly different between people who completed the 12-week evaluation and those who did not. CONCLUSIONS: This service evaluation found that participants in SLH groups report improvement in respiratory health-related quality of life and a reduction in healthcare utilisation. SLH has potential economic and health benefits. Therefore, to confirm these findings, these endpoints should be evaluated further in large-scale randomised controlled trials (RCTs)
Tai Chi movements for wellbeing - evaluation of a British Lung Foundation pilot
No full textAims:
In breathless individuals with respiratory disease, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) can improve exercise capacity, symptoms and ability to cope with their condition. However, access is often limited, and adherence can be poor. Thus, there is interest in developing alternative and complementary forms of exercise intervention and tai chi may be effective in this context.
Method:
The British Lung Foundation worked in collaboration with ‘Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing’ Training to train leaders to run community-based tai chi groups in the UK. Leaders received funding to run 3 months of once-a-week classes consisting of a 12 movement sequence of tai chi. Participants completed a questionnaire survey to evaluate the service at the start of their first session and again after 3 months.
Results:
Ten tai chi groups recruited 128 participants, 65% women, mean (standard deviation (SD)) age 70.1 (7.4) years at baseline. Seventy individuals completed the follow-up questionnaire at 3 months. Participants demonstrated an improvement in Medical Research Council (MRC) Dyspnoea Score pre 3 (interquartile range (IQR) = 1.8), post 2 (IQR = 1), p = .013 and disease burden; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test score pre 19.4 (8.7), post 17.9 (9.4), mean change –1.5 (confidence interval (CI): –2.89 to –0.127), p = .033. Those who completed the programme had a worse baseline COPD assessment test (CAT) score and were more likely to have participated in maintenance exercise previously. Qualitative feedback suggested that participants felt the classes had helped with breathlessness and relaxation.
Conclusion:
Establishing a tai chi for wellbeing programme for people with respiratory disease is feasible, with a reasonable level of compliance, and is perceived to be helpful by participants
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