Bruce Forrest
bruce forrest

Dr Bruce Forrest

Lecturer

Biography

Bruce is a lecturer in nursing in the School of Health and Social Care. He has expertise in the delivery of nursing care to cardiac patients and has considerable experience in working in acute clinical settings.
Bruce is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and has a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Supporting Learning.
Bruce's research interests include physical activity and cardiovascular health, he completed a PhD at Âé¶¹ÉçÇø in 2021. Bruce's PhD was a mixed methods exploration of factors that influence the promotion of physical activity by healthcare professionals to their patients.

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Mixed methods evaluation of a digital resource to build students’ skills in AS sessing cardiovascular risk, MO tivating change, and SUS taining a healthier lifestyle in themselves and others- ASMOSUS: a study protocol

Journal Article
Creighton, L., Caughers, G., Thompson, G., Mitchell, G., Forrest, B., McHale, S., McKenna, N., Rice, B. J., Smart, A., Gilhooly, S., Gordon-Wright, P., Fraser, D., Gray, S., Eom, Y., Kennedy, E., McLaughlin, C., McMahon, J., Hanson, C. L., Neubeck, L., & Fitzsimons, D. (2025)
Mixed methods evaluation of a digital resource to build students’ skills in AS sessing cardiovascular risk, MO tivating change, and SUS taining a healthier lifestyle in themselves and others- ASMOSUS: a study protocol. BMC Nursing, 24(1), Article 264. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-02923-2
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a prevalent cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Nurses and nursing students are in an optimum role to assess, manage and pro...

Men in nursing: smoke and mirrors

Journal Article
Forrest, B. (2023)
Men in nursing: smoke and mirrors. British Journal of Nursing, 32(5), 234. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.5.234

Nursing and physiotherapy students’ engagement in an online physical activity promotion education programme: A mixed methods pilot study

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Forrest, B., Neubeck, L., Dawkes, S., Pitkethly, A., & Hanson, C. (2022, October)
Nursing and physiotherapy students’ engagement in an online physical activity promotion education programme: A mixed methods pilot study. Poster presented at NETNEP 2022: 8th International Nurse Education Conference, Sitges, Spain
Introduction: Regular physical activity (PA) reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some cancers (Lee et al., 2012), but worldwide 25% of adults do not meet ...

An exploration of the factors that influence the physical activity promotion practices of healthcare professionals caring for adults with chronic diseases

Thesis
Forrest, B. An exploration of the factors that influence the physical activity promotion practices of healthcare professionals caring for adults with chronic diseases. (Thesis)
Âé¶¹ÉçÇø. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2859686
Background: Physical activity (PA) benefits physical and mental health and is effective in the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases. Globally, one in four adu...

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