Barriers and facilitators to use of compression therapy by people with venous leg ulcers: A qualitative exploration.

Aims: To explore barriers to, and facilitators of, adherence to compression therapy, from the perspective of people with venous leg ulcers.

Design: An interpretive, qualitative, descriptive study involving interviews with patients.

Methods: Participants were purposively sampled from respondents to a survey exploring attitudes to compression therapy in people with venous leg ulcers.

What promotes or prevents greater use of appropriate compression in people with venous leg ulcers? A qualitative interview study with nurses in the north of England using the Theoretical Domains Framework.

Objectives: To investigate factors that promote and prevent the use of compression therapy in people with venous leg ulcers.

Design: Qualitative interview study with nurses using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF).

Setting: Three National Health Service Trusts in England.

Preventing pressure injury in nursing homes: developing a care bundle using the Behaviour Change Wheel.

Objective: To develop, with nurse specialists and nursing home care staff, a theory and evidence-informed care bundle for use in nursing home settings.

Design: The development of a care bundle.

Methods: We undertook a detailed, multistaged and theoretically driven development process.

A systematic review of the effectiveness of physical activity interventions in adults with breast cancer by physical activity type and mode of participation.

Objectives: Engaging in physical activity following a diagnosis in breast cancer patients improves both survival rates and psychosocial health outcomes. The factors influencing the effectiveness of physical activity interventions for breast cancer patients remain unclear. This systematic review focuses on two questions: are there differences in outcomes depending on; the mode of physical activity undertaken; and whether group-based, or individual, programmes are proposed.

Preventing pressure ulcers in nursing homes using a care bundle: A feasibility study.

Pressure ulcers can be painful and negatively affect health-related quality of life and healthcare costs. Many people living in nursing homes are at risk of developing a pressure ulcer. Nursing home staff, tissue viability nurses and researchers have co-designed the first theory and evidence-informed care bundle specifically for nursing homes, which consists of three prevention practices (skin inspection, support surfaces, repositioning) and a range of behaviour change techniques to promote these practices.

Barriers and facilitators to participating in physical activity for adults with breast cancer receiving adjuvant treatment: A qualitative metasynthesis.

Objective: Physical activity can improve the health and well-being of individuals receiving adjuvant treatment for breast cancer, but engagement in physical activity can be low. This review synthesises the barriers and facilitators to engaging with and participating in physical activity whilst receiving treatment.

Methods: The metasynthesis of qualitative studies is reported in line with the PRISMA statement.

Barriers and facilitators to preventing pressure ulcers in nursing home residents: A qualitative analysis informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework.

Background: Pressure ulcers are areas of localised damage to the skin and underlying tissue; and can cause pain, immobility, and delay recovery, impacting on health-related quality of life. The individuals who are most at risk of developing a pressure ulcer are those who are seriously ill, elderly, have impaired mobility and/or poor nutrition; thus, many nursing home residents are at risk.

Objectives: To understand the context of pressure ulcer prevention in nursing homes and to explore the potential barriers and facilitators to evidence-informed practices.

The effects of care bundles on patient outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Care bundles are a set of three to five evidence-informed practices performed collectively and reliably to improve the quality of care. Care bundles are used widely across healthcare settings with the aim of preventing and managing different health conditions. This is the first systematic review designed to determine the effects of care bundles on patient outcomes and the behaviour of healthcare workers in relation to fidelity with care bundles.