Associate Head of School - Highland and Western Isles Programme Director - MSc Health and Wellbeing of the Older Person Module Coordinator -Managing and Assessing Pain I am intrested in research about different apsects of older people care. Recent and current projects have looked at the impact of sensory impairment and pharmacological care services. Further research intrests include access to remote and rural healthcare and education delivery. I have also published pedagogical research realting to various aspects of education access and particpation. I supervise Masters, Clinical Doctorate and PhD students. Research topics inlcude; remote and rural healthcare, telehealth andeducation. I teach across the Undergraduate nursing programme and am an academic mentor for undergraduate nursing students. I have research and teaching linkages across institutions, including international collaborations in India.
Older people Sensory Impairment Education research and workforce development Education evaluation Remote and rural health care
Work Experience Project for young people in Secondary education (S5/S6) from Remote and Rural areas of the Highlands and Western Isles
PI: Dr Annetta Smith
Funded by: NHS Education for Scotland
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Sensory Impairment and Pharmaceutical Care: What are the needs of older people receiving polypharmacy?
PI: Dr Annetta Smith
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Raising Awareness of sensory impairment with nurses working in the Community
PI: Dr Annetta Smith
Funded by: The Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland
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Evaluation of the impact of sight and hearing support services: Western Isles Sensory Project
PI: Dr Annetta Smith
Funded by: Sight Action
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Leading Better Care in the Community
PI: Dr Kathleen Stoddart
Funded by: Forth Valley NHS Board
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Community nursing workforce planning
PI: Dr Annetta Smith
Funded by: NHS Highland
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Supporting Self Management in Long Term Conditions - Guidance & Self Assessment Tool for Healthcare Providers
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Funded by: NHS Education for Scotland
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Evaluation of the Better Blood Transfusion (BBT) programme
PI: Dr Annetta Smith
Funded by: NHS National Services Scotland
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Measuring the impact of quality indicators on nursing and midwifery practice
PI: Dr Annetta Smith
Funded by: NHS Highland
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RONC Shifting the Balance of Care- Practitioners with Special Interest
PI: Dr Annetta Smith
Funded by: NHS Highland
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A Review of the Prevalence of Physical Activity in Health Professional Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Pre-Qualification Courses and Continuous Professional Development Activities
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Funded by: NHS Health Scotland
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Article
Carolan C, Smith A, Davies GR & Forbat L (2018) Seeking, accepting and declining help for emotional distress in cancer: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative evidence. European Journal of Cancer Care, 27 (2), Art. No.: e12720. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12720
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Macaden L, Washington M, Smith A, Thooya V, Selvam SP, George N & Mony P (2017) Continuing Professional Development: Needs, Facilitators and Barriers of Registered Nurses in India in Rural and Remote Settings: Findings from a Cross Sectional Survey. Open Journal of Nursing, 7 (8), Art. No.: 78795. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojn.2017.78069
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"Everybody Knows Everybody Else's Business"—Privacy in Rural Communities
Leung J, Smith A, Atherton I & McLaughlin D (2016) "Everybody Knows Everybody Else's Business"—Privacy in Rural Communities. Journal of Cancer Education, 31 (4), pp. 811-812. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-015-0862-8
Conference Abstract
Constructing knowledge in Family Research: The Impact of Methodological Choices
Carolan C, Smith A & Forbat L (2016) Constructing knowledge in Family Research: The Impact of Methodological Choices. IIQM 15th Annual Qualitative Methods Conference 2016, Glasgow, 03/05/2016 - 05/05/2016. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 15 (1), p. 9. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1609406916672113; https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406916672113
Conference Abstract
Carolan C, Forbat L & Smith A (2016) Developing multi-perspective methodology: using triadic family interviews to understand experience in families. The 11th Palliative Care Congress, Glasgow, 09/03/2016 - 11/03/2016. Palliative Medicine, 30 (4), pp. S10-S11. http://pmj.sagepub.com/content/30/4/S1.full; https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216316631462
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Developing the DESCARTE Model: The Design of Case Study Research in Health Care
Carolan C, Forbat L & Smith A (2016) Developing the DESCARTE Model: The Design of Case Study Research in Health Care. Qualitative Health Research, 26 (5), pp. 626-639. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732315602488
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The impact of a support centre for people with sensory impairment living in rural Scotland
Smith A, Shepherd A, Jepson R & MacKay S (2016) The impact of a support centre for people with sensory impairment living in rural Scotland. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 17 (2), pp. 138-148. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423615000225
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Smith A, Beattie M & Kyle R (2015) Stepping up, stepping back, stepping forward: student nurses’ experiences as peer mentors in a pre-nursing scholarship [Nurse Education in Practice]. Nurse Education in Practice, 15 (6), pp. 492-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2015.03.005
Article
Smith A, Beattie M & Kyle R (2015) “I know exactly what I’m getting into”: Recommendations for pre-nursing experience: Evaluation of a pre-nursing scholarship programme. Nursing Open, 2 (3), pp. 105-118. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.23
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Carolan C, Forbat L & Smith A (2015) Developing DESCARTE: using the prism of mixed-methods to advance case study design in healthcare research. MMIRA San Antonio Mixed Methods Regional Conference, San Antonio, TX, 03.08.2015-04.08.2015. http://www.nursing.uthscsa.edu/ce/MMIRA_AGENDA.pdf
Article
Carolan C, Smith A & Forbat L (2015) Conceptualising psychological distress in families in palliative care: findings from a systematic review. Palliative Medicine, 29 (7), pp. 605-632. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216315575680
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Eady S, Drew V & Smith A (2015) Doing Action Research in Organizations: Using Communicative Spaces to Facilitate (Transformative) Professional Learning. Action Research, 13 (2), pp. 105-122. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476750314549078
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Fly in/fly out health workers: a barrier to quality in health care
Busbridge MJ & Smith A (2015) Fly in/fly out health workers: a barrier to quality in health care. Rural and Remote Health, 15, Art. No.: 3339. http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/subviewaust.asp?ArticleID=3339
Research Report
Leading better care in the community: determining the need for change
Stoddart K, Bugge C, Smith A & Shepherd A (2014) Leading better care in the community: determining the need for change.
Research Report
Raising awareness of sensory impairment with nurses working in the community
Smith A, Macleod K, Shepherd A, Mitchell G & Gill J (2014) Raising awareness of sensory impairment with nurses working in the community. The Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland. https://www.qnis.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Raising-Awareness-of-Sensory-Impairment-Report.pdf
Article
Thomson P, Smith A & Annesley S (2014) Exploration of the effects of peer teaching of research on students in an undergraduate nursing programme. Journal of Research in Nursing, 19 (5), pp. 415-430. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987113519444
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Sadness, socialisation and shifted perceptions: school pupils’ stories of a pre-nursing scholarship
Beattie M, Smith A & Kyle RG (2014) Sadness, socialisation and shifted perceptions: school pupils’ stories of a pre-nursing scholarship. Nurse Education Today, 34 (6), pp. 894-898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2014.01.016
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Does time matter? An investigation of knowledge and attitudes following blood transfusion training
Smith A, Gray A, Atherton I, Pirie E & Jepson R (2014) Does time matter? An investigation of knowledge and attitudes following blood transfusion training. Nurse Education in Practice, 14 (2), pp. 176-182. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471595313001753#; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2013.08.016
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Case management: developing practice through action research
Smith A, MacKay S & McCulloch K (2013) Case management: developing practice through action research. British Journal of Community Nursing, 18 (9), pp. 452-458. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.9.452
Conference Paper (unpublished)
An action research study of the implementation of 'Leading better care' in the community
Smith A, Shepherd A, Stoddart K & Bugge C (2013) An action research study of the implementation of 'Leading better care' in the community. RCN 2013 Annual International Nursing Research Conference: Advancements in clinical leadership: Leading Better Care Symposium, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 20.03.2013-22.03.2013. http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/511597/RCN_2013_research_-_Book_of_Abstracts.pdf
Research Report
An Evaluation of the Impact of Sight and Hearing Support Services: Western Isles Sensory Project
Smith A, Shepherd A & Jepson R (2013) An Evaluation of the Impact of Sight and Hearing Support Services: Western Isles Sensory Project. Smith A (Editor), Shepherd A (Editor) & Jepson R (Editor). University of Stirling.
Research Report
Evaluation of the Learnbloodtransfusion education programme: Module 1 Safe Transfusion Practice
Smith A, Jepson R, Atherton I, Doi L, Gray A & Pirie E (2011) Evaluation of the Learnbloodtransfusion education programme: Module 1 Safe Transfusion Practice. Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service.
Research Report
Community Nurse Workforce Planning Project
Smith A, Morrison H & Walsh M (2011) Community Nurse Workforce Planning Project. NHS Highland. University of Stirling and NHS Highland.
Research Report
Smith A, Roxburgh M, James B, Mackay S, Gray C, Parkes T, Lauder W, McCulloch K & Wilson C (2010) Developing Community Nursing Practice: Promoting Case Management and Skill Enhancement to Support Shifting the Balance of Care. NHS Highland. http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
Research Report
Evaluating the impact of nursing and midwifery sensitive clinical quality indicators on practice
Smith A, Shepherd A, Jessiman WC & Scott J (2010) Evaluating the impact of nursing and midwifery sensitive clinical quality indicators on practice. NHS Highland.
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Case management in community nurses: Outcomes from literature and practice
Smith A, Roxburgh M & James B (2010) Case management in community nurses: Outcomes from literature and practice. Scottish School of Primary Care Annual Research Conference 2010, Crieff.
Presentation / Talk
Roxburgh M & Smith A (2010) Invited paper: Developing community nursing practice: promoting case management and skill enhancement to support shifting the balance of care. NHS Highland Research and Development Day.
Research Report
Jepson R, Robertson R, Menzies S, Lake S, Smith A & Fairhurst K (2009) A review of the prevalence of physical activity in health professional undergraduate, postgraduate, pre qualification courses and Continuous Professional Development activities. NHS Health Scotland. NHS Health Scotland, Edinburgh. http://www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/11825-AReviewofPrevalenceofPAinCourses&ActivitiesFinalReport0910.pdf
Article
Service provision for people with dementia in rural Scotland: difficulties and innovations
Innes A, Cox S, Smith A & Mason A (2006) Service provision for people with dementia in rural Scotland: difficulties and innovations. Dementia, 5 (2), pp. 249-270. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301206062253
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Blackstock K, Innes A, Cox S, Smith A & Mason A (2006) Living with dementia in rural and remote Scotland: Diverse experiences of people with dementia and their carers. Journal of Rural Studies, 22 (2), pp. 161-176. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/07430167; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2005.08.007
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Dementia Services in Rural Areas: Nursing Implications
Mason A, Blackstock K, Cox S, Innes A & Smith A (2005) Dementia Services in Rural Areas: Nursing Implications. Nursing Older People, 17 (9), pp. 20-23. http://nursingolderpeople.rcnpublishing.co.uk/
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Dementia care provision in rural Scotland: service users’ and carers' experiences
Innes A, Blackstock K, Mason A, Smith A & Cox S (2005) Dementia care provision in rural Scotland: service users’ and carers' experiences. Health and Social Care in the Community, 13 (4), pp. 354-365. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2005.00569.x
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Dementia services in remote and rural areas
Innes A, Mason A, Cox S, Ribiero P & Smith A (2003) Dementia services in remote and rural areas. Journal of Dementia Care, 11 (4), pp. 33-37. http://www.careinfo.org/dementia-services-in-remote-and-rural-areas-2/