The University of Sheffield
The School of Nursing and Midwifery

Completed research projects

Below is a list of research projects recently completed by staff in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Principal Investigator

Sponsor

Title

Dates

Albutt NHS East Midlands End of life workbook development 2010-2012
Albutt NHS Yorkshire and Humber Induction and proceptorship of newly appointed pratice nurses 2010-2012

Curtis

University of Sheffield

A pilot study of intergenerational community relationships

2011-2012

Curtis

University of Sheffield

Cultural and arts-based approaches to enhancing intergenerational relations: a literature review

2011-2012

Curtis

University of Sheffield

Facilitating child-friendly hospitals

2010-2011

Curtis

University of Sheffield

Young people’s experiences of epilepsy

2009-2010

Curtis

Economic and Social Research Council

Space to care: children’s perceptions of spatial aspects of the hospital environment

2004-2007

Curtis

Sheffield Health and Social Research Consortium

A qualitative study to explore the support needs of parents with children who are obese

2005-2007

Curtis

Sheffield Health and Social Research Consortium

A community based obesity intervention programme for young people (SHINE): does it work?

2006-2007

Curtis

Leverhulme Trust

Making healthy families

2006-2008

Hinchliff

University of Sheffield

Examining uterine cancer and peri-menopause: a systematic review of the literature

2009-2010

Hinchliff

University of Sheffield

Sexual health and sexuality at midlife: exploring women’s perspectives

2008

Hinchliff NHS Yorkshire and Humber Behaviour changes technique for front-line staff 2012-2013

Ingleton

University of Sheffield

Effect of the Shipman murders on opiate prescribing

2010

Ingleton

University of Sheffield

Hospital environments for the end of life care of older people

2010

Ingleton

University of Sheffield

A pilot study to develop an appropriate methodology to examine the effects of the Shipman murders on opiate prescribing within cancer and palliative care

2009-2010

Ingleton

University of Sheffield

Improving hospital environments for the end of life care of older people dying of malignant disease

2009-2010

Ingleton  National Institute for Health Research (Service Delivery and Organisation) Transitions to palliative care for older people in acute hospitals 2009-2012

Moore

NHS Yorkshire and Humber

Investigation into failure to rescue deteriorating patients

2009

Nolan University of Boras Supporting family carers in Sweden 2004-2012

Nolan

St Ita’s Community Hospital. Ireland

A relationship-centred leadership programme

2010-2011

Reid

Marjorie Coote Old People’s Charity Fund/Sheffield Town Trust/ Sheffield Church Burgesses Trust

Meeting the information needs of people with dementia and their carers

2011-2012

Ryan

University of Sheffield

Life story work for people with dementia

2011

Whitton

University of Sheffield

A pilot study exploring practice nurses’ readiness for meeting the health needs of people with learning disabilities

2011-2012