Implementing a novel programme for nurses and allied health professionals to develop capacity for evidence-informed clinical practice

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Abstract

Background

Nurses and allied health professionals (AHPs) require skills and support to access, appraise, interpret and use research evidence in clinical practice. We describe the process of designing and implementing the Evidence in Practice (EiP) programme at a UK hospital.

Methods

Key stakeholders were engaged to identify learning needs and priorities in appraising and implementing research evidence. To address these, we designed a multi-strategy bespoke programme of activities.

Results

The programme comprised the development of (a) a visual summary of a research paper, (b) five skills development masterclasses and (c) a six-month mentoring scheme to develop and implement plans for translating evidence into practice.

Discussion

The programme overcame many of the traditional barriers (lack of access, skills and time) to increase engagement of nurses and AHP staff in accessing, reviewing and using evidence in clinical practice.

Conclusion

With clinical leadership support, it is feasible to use a multi-strategy approach to promote and enable nurses and AHPs to use evidence in clinical practice.

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The effect of moderate gestational alcohol consumption during pregnancy on speech and language outcomes in children: a systematic review

Linda O’Keeffe, Richard A. Greene, Patricia Kearney (2014)

Background Consensus has not been reached on safe alcohol consumption recommendations during pregnancy. The National Institutes for Care and Health Excellence (NICE) in the UK suggest that one to two drinks not more than twice per week is safe. However, the speech and language effects of even low levels of alcohol use among offspring are unknown. The aim of this study was to review systematically the evidence on studies of the effect of low to moderate levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy (up to 70 grams of alcohol per week) compared to abstinence on speech and language outcomes in children. Methods Using medical subject headings, PubMed, Web of knowledge, Scopus, Embase, Cinahl and the Cochrane Library were searched from their inception up to March 2012. Case control and cohort studies were included. Two assessors independently reviewed titles, abstracts and full articles, extracted data and assessed quality. Results A total of 1,397 titles and abstracts were reviewed of which 51 full texts were retrieved. Three cohort studies totaling 10,642 women met the inclusion criteria. All three studies, (United States (2) and Australia (1)) indicated that language was not impaired as a result of low to moderate alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Two studies were judged to be of low quality based on a six-item bias classification tool. Due to heterogeneity, results could not be meta-analyzed. Conclusion Studies included in this review do not provide sufficient evidence to confirm or refute an association between low to moderate alcohol use during pregnancy and speech and language outcomes in children. High quality, population based studies are required to establish the safety of low to moderate levels of alcohol use such as those set out by the NICE guidelines in the UK.

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Linking Research and Teaching to Benefit Student Learning

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Research Activity and the Association with Mortality

Baris A. Ozdemir, Alan Karthikesalingam, Sidhartha Sinha … (2015)

Introduction The aims of this study were to describe the key features of acute NHS Trusts with different levels of research activity and to investigate associations between research activity and clinical outcomes. Methods National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Comprehensive Clinical Research Network (CCRN) funding and number of patients recruited to NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) portfolio studies for each NHS Trusts were used as markers of research activity. Patient-level data for adult non-elective admissions were extracted from the English Hospital Episode Statistics (2005-10). Risk-adjusted mortality associations between Trust structures, research activity and, clinical outcomes were investigated. Results Low mortality Trusts received greater levels of funding and recruited more patients adjusted for size of Trust (n = 35, 2,349 £/bed [95% CI 1,855–2,843], 5.9 patients/bed [2.7–9.0]) than Trusts with expected (n = 63, 1,110 £/bed, [864–1,357] p<0.0001, 2.6 patients/bed [1.7–3.5] p<0.0169) or, high (n = 42, 930 £/bed [683–1,177] p = 0.0001, 1.8 patients/bed [1.4–2.1] p<0.0005) mortality rates. The most research active Trusts were those with more doctors, nurses, critical care beds, operating theatres and, made greater use of radiology. Multifactorial analysis demonstrated better survival in the top funding and patient recruitment tertiles (lowest vs. highest (odds ratio & 95% CI: funding 1.050 [1.033–1.068] p<0.0001, recruitment 1.069 [1.052–1.086] p<0.0001), middle vs. highest (funding 1.040 [1.024–1.055] p<0.0001, recruitment 1.085 [1.070–1.100] p<0.0001). Conclusions Research active Trusts appear to have key differences in composition than less research active Trusts. Research active Trusts had lower risk-adjusted mortality for acute admissions, which persisted after adjustment for staffing and other structural factors.

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Silvie Cooper:

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0413-8325

Julie Sanders

Nora Pashayan

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Res Nurs

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Res Nurs

Journal ID (publisher-id): JRN

Journal ID (hwp): spjrn

Title: Journal of Research in Nursing

Publisher: SAGE Publications (Sage UK: London, England )

ISSN (Print): 1744-9871

ISSN (Electronic): 1744-988X

Publication date (Electronic): 5 August 2021

Publication date (Print): August 2021

Publication date PMC-release: 5 August 2021

Volume: 26

Issue: 5 , Focus: Building capacity, capability and focus in research and innovation

Pages: 395-404

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[1-17449871211013074]Lecturer (Teaching), Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, UK

[2-17449871211013074]Director of Clinical Research, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK; Clinical Professor in Cardiovascular Nursing, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK

[3-17449871211013074]Professor in Applied Cancer Research, Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, UK

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[*]Silvie Cooper, Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. Email: silvie.cooper@ 123456ucl.ac.uk

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Publisher ID: 10.1177_17449871211013074

DOI: 10.1177/17449871211013074

PMC ID: 8894637

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