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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
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' 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...
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 1996
Qualitative Research, 2014
Personality and Individual Differences, 2014
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.
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
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' 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
Skip to Main Content. ...
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...
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 1996
Qualitative Research, 2014
Personality and Individual Differences, 2014
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.