Publications by authors named "Tor Bruce"

Article Synopsis
  • The article discusses a study on a 6-week summer program aimed at helping nursing students who paused their studies, part of the Health Education England RePAIR project.
  • The program included academic guidance, mental health workshops, and practical training, running from May to July 2022, supported by ongoing communication and services.
  • Despite varied attendance, 67 out of 135 students returned to studies, revealing four themes—anticipation, outreach, preparation, and wellbeing—which highlight the need for personalized support to improve student retention and address workforce shortages.
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Background: Nursing students often face anxiety and cognitive overload, leading to high attrition rates; meanwhile, traditional pastoral interventions have proved insufficient. A novel, digitally enhanced learning environment named The Wellbeing in Student Education (WISE) Room, was introduced as an alternative at a UK university.

Aims: This study investigated the impact of The WISE Room, a 4m × 4m digital platform containing touch-interactive walls, co-created with students and academic staff, designed to promote insight through immersive experiences beyond traditional learning settings.

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Introduction: Digital diagnostic decision support tools promise to accelerate diagnosis and increase health care efficiency in rheumatology. is an online tool developed by specialists in rheumatology and general medicine together with patients and patient organizations. It calculates a risk score for several rheumatic diseases.

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Outcomes of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases have significantly improved over the last three decades, mainly due to therapeutic innovations, more timely treatment, and a recognition of the need to monitor response to treatment and to titrate treatments accordingly. Diagnostic delay remains a major challenge for all stakeholders. The combination of electronic health (eHealth) and serologic and genetic markers holds great promise to improve the current management of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases by speeding up access to appropriate care.

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