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Roger Watson

Professor Roger Watson is a biology graduate of The University of Edinburgh, UK. Following a PhD in biochemistry from The University of Sheffield, UK he entered nursing and qualified in 1984 after studying at St George’s Hospital, London, UK. He worked in Scotland with older people and then entered academic nursing at The University of Edinburgh in 1989. His first chair was in Ireland in 1998 where he became the first Professor of Nursing in Ireland at Dublin City University. He returned to the UK in 1999 to the Chair in Nursing at The University of Hull, in 2005, the Chair in Nursing at The University of Sheffield and in 2012 Professor of Nursing at The University of Hull. Since 2012 he has been Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Advanced Nursing. In 2007 Professor Watson became the first UK nurse elected Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and in 2009 was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing in the UK.

Professor Watson is best known for the development of the Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia scale which is now used in several countries, including the USA and Taiwan. His research interests are wide and he has also researched the areas of caring in nursing and work and study related stress in nurses and nursing students. He is well published in refereed journals and has several textbooks on science in nursing, accountability and research methods.

Professor Watson is a frequent visitor to China (Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan) where he has visiting chairs and has established several consultancies based on helping Chinese nursing scholars to publish in English in nursing journals.

Roger Watson holds the following positions:

Honorary Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professor, University of Western Sydney
Honorary Professor, University of Stirling

Roger Watson holds the following honours:

FRSA. FSB, FHEA, FEANS, FFNMRCSI, FRCN, FAAAN
Phone: +447808480547
Address: Cottingham Road
Hull HU6 7RX

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Papers by Roger Watson

British journal of community nursing, 2004

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a common disease that is likely to increase in preval... more Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a common disease that is likely to increase in prevalence as the population becomes steadily more obese. Although generally benign reflux can, if untreated, lead to severe complications. This article describes the symptoms and diagnosis of acid reflux and GORD, and reviews currently available treatments ranging from lifestyle modification to surgery.

British journal of community nursing, 2005

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common problem affecting 10% of the population at some t... more Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common problem affecting 10% of the population at some time. Its cause and pathogenesis, however, remain poorly understood. Diagnosis is usually straightforward and detailed investigations are only required when the presentation is atypical. Treating IBS is always a challenge. The concerns and expectations of the patient must be met, along with any associated psychosocial issues. Medication on its own without addressing all of these issues is usually unsuccessful.

Nursing Standard, 2006

To evaluate the quality assurance model for nursing education in the United Kingdom (UK) for the ... more To evaluate the quality assurance model for nursing education in the United Kingdom (UK) for the first nine months after the inception in 2002 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). A specially designed questionnaire was administered to representatives of higher education institutions where nurse education took place and representatives of the NMC in all four countries of the UK. Quality assurance activity had taken place across the UK, mostly in the shape of validation events. Quality assurance events proceeded largely as expected by higher education and NMC representatives. There was a statistically significant trend towards greater preparedness and knowledge for validation and satisfaction with the new quality assurance procedures in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compared with England. At the time of this study the new quality assurance procedures were less than 12 months old and there may have been resistance to change in England where the changes were greatest.

International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2001

The present study was designed to investigate the perceptions of caring among student nurses and ... more The present study was designed to investigate the perceptions of caring among student nurses and how these develop throughout the course of a programme of pre-registration nurse education. A 35-item version of the caring dimensions inventory was administered to a cohort of nursing students in a department of nursing in Scotland at entry to the programme, after 12 months and after 24 months on the programme. Caring was largely perceived through a technical dimension, demonstrated by factor analysis, but other dimensions such as intimacy, support and unnecessary and inappropriate aspects of nursing also became apparent as students progressed through the programme. #

Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 2005

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to refine and validate the self-medication risk assessme... more OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to refine and validate the self-medication risk assessment instrument for use as a reliable screening method to identify people who may have difficulty managing their medication safely. Specific objectives of the study were to demonstrate the reliability of the instrument. DESIGN: The study, using a correlational design, was designed to test inter-and intra-rater reliability of the instrument using a sample of 45 patients and 45 pairs of assessors. Each pair of assessors assessed the same ...

Netter's Essential Physiology, 2009

Journal of Integrated Care, 2003

Abstract: Intermediate care services generally focus on health and social care organisations as t... more Abstract: Intermediate care services generally focus on health and social care organisations as the key commissioning and providing agencies. The private sector is an important contributor to residential intermediate care, and the voluntary sector is also involved in a variety of activities. However, volunteers&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#x27; contribution is little discussed, and its potential unknown. This article outlines features of intermediate care that may or may not be attractive to volunteers. A survey of volunteer perceptions of their role in one voluntary sector ...

Journal of Health Specialties, 2014

© 1995, 2001 by Blackwell Science Ltd for ﬁrst and second editions © 2005 by Blackwell Publishing... more © 1995, 2001 by Blackwell Science Ltd for ﬁrst and second editions © 2005 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd for third edition This edition ﬁrst published 2009 © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Wiley-Blackwell is an imprint of John Wiley & Sons, formed by the merger of Wiley's global Scientiﬁc, ...

International journal of nursing practice, 2003

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International journal of nursing studies, 2006

Health and quality of life outcomes, 2014

Previous work using Mokken scaling analysis with the SF-36 has found subscales appearing to show ... more Previous work using Mokken scaling analysis with the SF-36 has found subscales appearing to show excellent Mokken scaling properties. However, the values of scalability of the subscales are very large, raising the possibility that these are artificially high and this may result from violations of local stochastic independence between items. To analyse selected items from the Chinese Mandarin form of the SF-36 scale using Mokken scaling and to investigate if violations of local stochastic independence exaggerate scalability. Exploratory Mokken scaling analysis was run using the online public domain software R by entering 19 items from the Chinese Mandarin form of the SF-36 items into the analysis. The items in the resulting scales, judged by the size of Loevinger's coefficient, were analysed for violations of monotony, 95% confidence intervals and invariant item ordering, including inspection of item pair plots. Two Mokken scales were obtained, one including items from the Physic...

Purpose To validate the Chinese Mandarin version of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Sur... more Purpose To validate the Chinese Mandarin version of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS-CM) using a model of ordinal unidimensional measurement known as Mokken scaling. Methods We administered in face-to-face interviews the MOS-SSS-CM to 200 patients with coronary heart disease. Data were analysed using Mokken scaling. Results The MOS-SSS-CM contains a set of items which meet the criteria of a reliable (Rho = 0.87) moderate Mokken scale (H = 0.40) with weak invariant item ordering (H = 0.39).

Quality and Safety in Health Care, 1996

Qualitative Research, 2014

Personality and Individual Differences, 2014

Invariant item ordering is a property of scales whereby the items are scored in the same order ac... more Invariant item ordering is a property of scales whereby the items are scored in the same order across a wide range of the latent trait and across a wide range of respondents. In the package 'mokken' in the statistical software R, the ability to analyse Mokken scales for invariant item ordering has recently been available and techniques for inspecting visually the item response curves of item pairs, have also been included. While methods to assess invariant item ordering are available, there have been indications that items representing extremes of distress in mental well-being scales, such as suicidal ideation, may lead to claiming invariant item ordering where it does not exist. We used the Mental Health Inventory to see if invariant item ordering was indicated in any Mokken scales derived and to see if this was being influenced by extreme items. A Mokken scale was derived indicating invariant item ordering. Visual inspection of the item pairs indicated that the most difficult item (suicidal ideation) was located far from the remaining cluster of items. Removing this item lowered invariant item ordering to an unacceptable level.

Personality and Individual Differences, 2010

We reply to the comment by Meijer (2009) on our recent papers investigating the hierarchical prop... more We reply to the comment by Meijer (2009) on our recent papers investigating the hierarchical properties of personality scale items. We conclude that Mokken scaling is an appropriate method for investigating the existence of hierarchical scales in general and, specifically, addresses the issue of invariant item ordering in polychotomous data.

Nursing Older People, 2000

The key to benefiting older people through medication lies in the proper diagnosis of illness, co... more The key to benefiting older people through medication lies in the proper diagnosis of illness, correct prescription of drugs and vigilant monitoring of intended and unintended drug actions.

Nursing Older People, 2003

Eating and drinking difficulties are common in people with dementia and yet some health staff are... more Eating and drinking difficulties are common in people with dementia and yet some health staff are inclined to neglect this important area of care. This article explores how, combined with the skills of nurses, the experiences of those caring for relatives with dementia can help potential problems to be avoided.

Nursing Older People, 2002

1. Nurs Older People. 2002 Jun;14(4):31-2. Assessing the need for restraint in older people. Wats... more 1. Nurs Older People. 2002 Jun;14(4):31-2. Assessing the need for restraint in older people. Watson R. University of Hull. PMID: 12094517 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]. Publication Types: Review. MeSH Terms. Aged; Algorithms; Decision Trees; Geriatric Assessment*; Geriatric Nursing/methods*; Humans; Needs Assessment; Nursing Assessment/methods*; Restraint, Physical*/adverse effects; Risk Assessment.