Publications by authors named "Katie Bruce"

Article Synopsis
  • The Resuscitation Council UK created the ReSPECT emergency care treatment plan in 2016 to guide treatment recommendations like cardiopulmonary resuscitation in urgent medical situations.
  • The study aimed to assess the usage of ReSPECT in primary care, focusing on its implementation and impact on patient care by using interviews, surveys, and evaluations in various settings.
  • Findings showed public support for treatment plans, with 41% of surveyed general practitioners using ReSPECT; those who did were more at ease discussing emergency care options compared to those using traditional 'do not resuscitate' forms.
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Background: There are few evidence-based interventions for long COVID; however, holistic approaches supporting recovery are advocated. We assessed whether an online breathing and wellbeing programme improves health related quality-of-life (HRQoL) in people with persisting breathlessness following COVID-19.

Methods: We conducted a parallel-group, single-blind, randomised controlled trial in patients who had been referred from one of 51 UK-based collaborating long COVID clinics.

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The recent economic recession has impacted substantially on the graduate labour market, with many graduates now struggling to find secure employment in professional careers. In this context, temporary, unpaid 'internships' have emerged as increasingly important as a 'way in' to work for this group. Yet while there has been much media and policy debate on internships, academic consideration has been scant.

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Chemotherapy errors are the second leading cause of mortality related to medication errors. Most medication errors occur in the provider ordering process. We evaluated the rate of chemotherapy ordering errors in our center and designed an intervention to decrease the rate of ordering errors.

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