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Ailsa M Brotherton
Researcher at University of Central Lancashire
Publications - 20
Citations - 1378
Ailsa M Brotherton is an academic researcher from University of Central Lancashire. The author has contributed to research in topics: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy & Qualitative research. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 20 publications receiving 1219 citations.
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Living with type 1 diabetes: perceptions of children and their parents
TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative study of the experiences of children living with Type 1 diabetes mellitus from diagnosis onwards was carried out using conversational interviews with a purposive sample of 10 children (aged 4-17) and their parents.
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The impact of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding upon daily life in adults
TL;DR: Difficulties arising from PEG feeding included vomiting, diarrhoea, infection of the PEG site and leakage, which highlight a need for increased social support for both patients and their carers, planned on an individual basis.
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The impact of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding in children; the parental perspective.
TL;DR: An assessment framework has been developed, based on the parents perceptions, for use in assessing the impact of feeding upon family life and identifying the support required for parents of children receiving PEG feeding.
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Clinical decision making and the provision of information in PEG feeding: an exploration of patients and their carers’ perceptions
Ailsa M Brotherton,Janice Abbott +1 more
TL;DR: Clinicians should develop interdisciplinary and participative practices to agree shared treatment goals and evaluate patient experiences and consideration should also be given to the use of decision making models.