Search results

• 2016

  Health visitor education for today's Britain: Messages from a narrative review of the health visitor literature

  Malone, M., Whittaker, K. M., Cowley, S., Ezhova, I. & Maben, J., 1 Sept 2016, In: Nurse Education Today. 44

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • UK 100%
  • Health Visitor 100%
  • Psychologists 50%
  • Home Visiting 50%
  • Needs Assessment 50%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  1134 Downloads (Pure)

• The parental contribution to the parent/health visitor relationship

  Bidmead, C., Cowley, S. A. & Grocott, P. R., 1 Jan 2016, In: Journal of Health Visiting. 4, 1, p. 48-55 7 p., 2.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Qualitative Method 100%
  • Theoretical Framework 100%
  407 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Investigating the parent/health visitor relationship: Can it be measured?

  Bidmead, C., Cowley, S. A. & Grocott, P. R., 29 Oct 2015, In: Journal of Health Visting. 3, 10, p. 548 - 558 9 p., 3.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Health Visitor 100%
  • Health Care 25%
  158 Downloads (Pure)

• Making a difference for children and families. An appreciative inquiry of health visitor aspirations, values and beliefs and why they start and stay in post

  Whittaker, K. A., Maben, J. E., Cowley, S. A., Nicholson, C. J., Malone, M. E. & Grigulis, A. I., 19 Nov 2015, In: Health & social care in the community.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • UK 100%
  • Health Visitor 100%
  • Autonomy 50%
  • Psychological Contract 50%
  • Contract Theory 50%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  224 Downloads (Pure)

• Why health visiting? Examining the potential public health benefits from health visiting practice within a universal service : a narrative review of the literature

  Cowley, S., Whittaker, K., Malone, M., Donetto, S., Grigulis, A. & Maben, J., Jan 2015, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 52, 1, p. 465-480 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health Inequality 100%
  • Universal Service 100%
  • Public Health 100%
  • Health Visiting 100%
  • Health Care 100%
  52 Citations (Scopus)

  75 Downloads (Pure)
• 2012

  An effective programme is not enough: a review of factors associated with poor attendance and engagement with parenting support programmes

  Whittaker, K. A. & Cowley, S., Mar 2012, In: Children and Society. 26, 2, p. 138 - 149 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health and Social Care 100%
  • Program Effectiveness 100%
  102 Citations (Scopus)

• A survey of parental self-efficacy experiences: maximising potential through health visiting and universal parenting support

  Whittaker, K. A. & Cowley, S., Nov 2012, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. 21, 21-22, p. 3276-3286 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Self-Efficacy 100%
  • Health Care 100%
  • Public Health 10%
  • Self-Efficacy Theory 10%
  • Self-Efficacy Score 10%
  20 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Children’s Centres in 2011: Improving outcomes for the children who use Action for Children Children’s Centres

  Blewett, J., Hussein, S., Tunstill, J., Manthorpe, J. & Cowley, S., Jun 2011, King's College, London. 94 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • London 100%
  • Outreach 100%
  • Early Intervention 100%
  • Public Expenditure 100%
  • Community Health Service 100%
  69 Downloads (Pure)

• Social rehabilitation in long-term conditions: learning about the process

  Carmen Portillo, M. & Cowley, S., Jun 2011, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 67, 6, p. 1329 - 1340 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Rehabilitation Program 100%
  • Social Rehabilitation 100%
  • Learning Condition 100%
  • medical rehabilitation 100%
  • Statistical Analysis 50%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Surviving cancer treatment: An investigation of the experience of fear about, and monitoring for, recurrence in patients following treatment for colorectal cancer

  Taylor, C., Richardson, A. & Cowley, S., Jul 2011, In: European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 15, 3, p. 243 - 249 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cancer Therapy 100%
  • Colorectal Carcinoma 100%
  • Recurrent Disease 100%
  • Qualitative Study 100%
  • Coping Behavior 100%
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• Working the way up in neurological rehabilitation: the holistic approach of nursing care

  Carmen Portillo, M. & Cowley, S., Jun 2011, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. 20, 11-12, p. 1731 - 1743 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Nursing Care 100%
  • Nursing Role 100%
  • Neurorehabilitation 100%
  • Ward 40%
  • medical rehabilitation 40%
  15 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  Happy returns: reflections on a further visit

  Cowley, S., Dec 2010, In: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da Usp. 44, 4, p. 863 - 864 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

• Restoring embodied control following surgical treatment for colorectal cancer: A longitudinal qualitative study

  Taylor, C., Richardson, A. & Cowley, S., Aug 2010, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 47, 8, p. 946 - 956 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Colorectal Carcinoma 100%
  • Qualitative Study 100%
  • Ethics 50%
  • Malignant Neoplasm 40%
  • Professional Standard 20%
  47 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Evaluation of a nurse-led social rehabilitation programme for neurological patients and carers: An action research study

  Portillo, M. C., Corchon, S., Lopez-Dicastillo, O. & Cowley, S., 8 Dec 2009, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 46, 2, p. 204 - 219 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Action Research 100%
  • medical rehabilitation 100%
  • Rehabilitation Program 100%
  • Social Life 40%
  • Social Participation 40%
  20 Citations (Scopus)
• 2008

  Developing and measuring resilience for population health

  Cowley, S., Dec 2008, In: African Health Sciences. 8, p. S41 - S43

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Health visiting assessment processes under scrutiny: A case study of knowledge use during family health needs assessments

  Appleton, J. V. & Cowley, S., May 2008, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 45, 5, p. 682 - 696 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health Care 100%
  • Health Visitor 50%
  • House Call 33%
  • Client 16%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Health visiting assessment - unpacking critical attributes in health visitor needs assessment practice: A case study

  Appleton, J. V. & Cowley, S., Feb 2008, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 45, 2, p. 232 - 245 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health Visitor 100%
  • Health Care 100%
  • Practice Guideline 14%
  • Client 14%
  • Design Case Study 14%
  31 Citations (Scopus)
• 2007

  Busting the bureaucracy: lessons from research governance in primary care.

  Appleton, J., Caan, W., S, C. & Kendall, S., Feb 2007, In: Community Practitioner. 80, 2, p. 29 - 32 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Challenging the philosophy of partnership with parents: A grounded theory study

  Coyne, I. & Cowley, S., Aug 2007, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 44, 6, p. 893-904 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pediatric Ward 100%
  • Nursing Care 50%
  110 Citations (Scopus)

• Editorial: A salient visit

  Cowley, S., 2007, In: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da Usp. 41, 3, p. 340 - 345 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Principles of British health visiting

  Cowley, S., Dec 2007, In: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da Usp. 41, p. 756 - 761 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  • Participatory Development 100%
  • UK 100%
  • Brazil 100%
  • Health Care 100%
  • Health Visiting 100%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Research design for the development and evaluation of complex technologies. An empirical example and critical discussion.

  Cowley, S. & Grocott, P., Jul 2007, In: Evaluation. 13, 3, p. 285 - 305 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• What do health visitors do? A national survey of activities and service.

  Cowley, S., Caan, W., Dowling, S. & Weir, H., Nov 2007, In: Public Health. 121, 11, p. 869-879 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  38 Citations (Scopus)

• What do health visitors do? A national survey of activities and service organisation

  Cowley, S., Caan, W., Dowling, S. & Weir, H., Nov 2007, In: Public Health. 121, 11, p. 869 - 879 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Service Organisation 100%
  • Health Visiting 100%
  • National Surveys 100%
  • Preschool Children 100%
  • Health Visitor 100%
  38 Citations (Scopus)

• Working on person-centred planning: From amber to green light?

  Dowling, S., Manthorpe, J. & Cowley, S., Mar 2007, In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. 11, 1, p. 67 - 78 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  33 Citations (Scopus)
• 2006

  Evaluating health visitor parenting support: validating outcome measures for parental self-efficacy.

  Whittaker, K. & S, C., Dec 2006, In: Journal of Child Health Care. 10, 4, p. 296 - 308 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Using grounded theory to research parent participation.

  Coyne, I. & Cowley, S., 2006, In: Journal of Research in Nursing. 11, 6, p. 501 - 518 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  32 Citations (Scopus)
• 2005

  A concept analysis of partnership with clients in health visiting.

  Bidmead, C. & Cowley, S., 2005, In: Community Practitioner. 78, 6, p. 203 - 208 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluating family partnership training in health visitor practice

  Bidmead, C. & Cowley, S., Jul 2005, In: Community Practitioner. 78, 7, p. 239 - 245 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Quality of life: Assessing the impact and benefits of care to patients with fungating wounds

  Grocott, P., Browne, N. & Cowley, S., Jan 2005, In: WOUNDS. 17, 1, p. 8 - 15 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Quality of Life 100%
  • Wound 100%
  • Palliative Therapy 28%
  • Health Care Personnel 14%
  • Self Evaluation 14%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Reassurance or judgement? Parents' Views of the Delivery of Child Health Surveillance Programmes

  Roche, B., Cowley, S., Salt, N., Scammell, A., Malone, M., Savile, P., Aikens, D. & Fitzpatrick, S., Oct 2005, In: Family Practice. 22, 5, p. 507 - 512 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Service configuration and the Irish public health nursing service

  Hanafin, S. & Cowley, S., 2005, In: Community Practitioner. 78, 12, p. 433 - 436 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  5 Citations (Scopus)
• 2004

  An application of the mini review to a complex methodological question: how best to research public health nursing and service quality?

  Hanafin, S., Cowley, S. & Griffiths, P., Sept 2004, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 41, 7, p. 799 - 811 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Systematic Review 100%
  • Public Health Nursing 100%
  • Public Health Service 100%
  • Clinical Effectiveness 33%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Contradictory agendas in health visitor needs assessment. A discussion paper of its use for prioritizing, targeting and promoting health

  Cowley, S. & Houston, A., 2004, In: Primary Health Care Research and Development. 5, p. 240-254 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Developing a grounded theory approach: a comparison of Glaser and Strauss

  Heath, H. & Cowley, S., Feb 2004, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 41, 2, p. 141 - 150 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review

  • Grounded Theory 100%
  • Novice 100%
  • Cognitive Style 100%
  • Cognitive 50%
  • theorists 50%
  447 Citations (Scopus)

• Structuring health needs assessments: the medicalisation of health visiting

  Cowley, S., Mitcheson, J. & Houston, A. M., Jul 2004, In: Sociology of Health and Illness. 26, 5, p. 503 - 526 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health Care 100%
  • Client 57%
  • Health Visitor 28%
  48 Citations (Scopus)

• The guideline contradiction: health visitors' use of formal guidelines for identifying and assessing families in need

  Appleton, J. V. & Cowley, S., Sept 2004, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 41, 7, p. 785 - 797 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Practice Guideline 100%
  • Health Visitor 100%
  • Health Care 16%
  • Client 8%
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Theoretical development and social capital measurement

  Hean, S., Cowley, S., Forbes, A. & Griffiths, P., 2004, Social capital for health: issues of definition, measurement and links to health. Morgan, A. & Swann, C. (eds.). London: Health Development Agency

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• The TELER system in wound care research and post market surveillance

  Browne, N., Grocott, P., Cowley, S., Cameron, J., Dealey, C., Keogh, A., Lovatt, A., Vowden, K. & Vowden, P., 2004, In: EWMA Journal. 4, 1, p. 26 - 32 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The wound dressing supply chain within England's National Health Service: unravelling the context for users

  Browne, N., Grocott, P. & Cowley, S., 2004, In: Journal of Nursing Management. 12, 1, p. 51 - 61 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Socialized Medicine 100%
  • Steri-Strip 100%
  • Nursing Management 33%
  • Wound Care 33%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Woundcare Research for Appropriate Products (WRAP): validation of the TELER method involving users

  Browne, N., Grocott, P., Cowley, S., Cameron, J., Dealey, C., Keogh, A., Lovatt, A., Vowden, K. & Vowden, P., Jul 2004, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 41, 5, p. 559 - 571 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Wound 100%
  • Steri-Strip 50%
  • Validation Process 50%
  • Patient Care 50%
  • Exudate 50%
  32 Citations (Scopus)
• 2003

  A structured health needs assessment tool: acceptability and effectiveness for health visiting

  Cowley, S. & Houston, A. M., Jul 2003, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 43, 1, p. 82 - 92 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Client 100%
  • Health Care 100%
  • Health Visitor 60%
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Developing relationships between sexual health clinics and schools: More than clinic nurses doing sex education sessions?

  Baraitser, P., Dolan, F. & Cowley, S., 2003, In: SEX EDUCATION. 3, 3, p. 201 - 213 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Outreach 100%
  • Health Service 100%
  • Relationship Education 100%
  • Comparative Analysis 100%
  • Sex Education 100%

• Empowerment or control? An analysis of the extent to which client participation is enabled during health visitor/client interactions using a structured health needs assessment tool

  Mitcheson, J. & Cowley, S., May 2003, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 40, 4, p. 413 - 426 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health Visitor 100%
  • Client 100%
  • Side Effect 14%
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Health needs assessment in the health visiting service and the impact on the ethnic community

  Houston, A. M. & Cowley, S., Jan 2003, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 40, 1, p. 85 - 94 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Client 100%
  • Health Care 100%
  • Health Visitor 33%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Investigating how health visitors define vulnerability

  Newland, R. & Cowley, S., 2003, In: Community Practitioner. 76, 12, p. 464-467 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Modernising health visiting education: potential, problems and progress

  Cowley, S., 2003, In: Community Practitioner. 76, 11, p. 418 - 422 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Legislation 100%
  • Academic Standards 100%
  • Health Care 100%
  • Health Visitor 25%

• Multidisciplinary communication in the Irish public health nursing service: a study

  Hanafin, S. & Cowley, S., Dec 2003, In: British Journal of Community Nursing. 8, 12, p. 544 - 549 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Nursing Service 100%
  • Public Health Nurse 100%
  • Nurse 100%
  • Public Health Nursing 100%
  • Professional Personnel 50%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Parenting support: where does it fit with public health roles?

  Whittaker, K. & Cowley, S., 2003, In: Community Practitioner. 76, 3, p. 100 - 103 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Health Visitor 100%
  • Health Auxiliary 100%
  • Development Strategy 100%

• Reclaim 'health visiting' in statute. your coverage (April issue, p 114) of the latest twist. new register being established by the NMC

  Cowley, S., 2003, In: Community Practitioner. 76, 6, p. 236 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review