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What are the experiences of seeking, receiving and providing FGM-related healthcare?: perspectives of health professionals and women/girls who have undergone FGM: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence (2017)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Tweheyo, R., McGarry, J., Eldridge, J., McCormick, C., Nkoyo, V., & Higginbottom, G. M. (in press). What are the experiences of seeking, receiving and providing FGM-related healthcare?: perspectives of health professionals and women/girls who have undergone FGM: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence. BMJ Open, 7, Article e018170. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018170

Introduction: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is an issue of global concern. High levels of migration mean that healthcare systems in higher-income western countries are increasingly being challenged to respond to the care needs of affected communiti... Read More about What are the experiences of seeking, receiving and providing FGM-related healthcare?: perspectives of health professionals and women/girls who have undergone FGM: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

‘I’ve no fear of dying alone’: exploring perspectives on living and dying alone (2017)
Journal Article
Caswell, G., & O'Connor, M. (2019). ‘I’ve no fear of dying alone’: exploring perspectives on living and dying alone. Mortality, 24(1), 17-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2017.1413542

Dying alone is portrayed as undesirable in terms of policy, health and social care provision, the wishes of family and friends, and in popular culture. Despite this, people do often die alone, both in institutional and domestic settings. This paper r... Read More about ‘I’ve no fear of dying alone’: exploring perspectives on living and dying alone.

A systematic review of outcome measures utilised to assess self-management in clinical trials in patients with chronic pain (2017)
Journal Article
Banerjee, A., Hendrick, P., Bhattacharjee, P., & Blake, H. (2018). A systematic review of outcome measures utilised to assess self-management in clinical trials in patients with chronic pain. Patient Education and Counseling, 101(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.12.002

Objectives
The aim of this review was to identify, appraise and synthesise the outcome measures used to assess self-management in patients with chronic pain.

Methods
Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, the Cochrane Library and Google Scholar were... Read More about A systematic review of outcome measures utilised to assess self-management in clinical trials in patients with chronic pain.

Factors influencing the experience of sexual and reproductive healthcare for female adolescents with perinatally-acquired HIV: a qualitative case study (2017)
Journal Article
Mwalabu, G., Evans, C., & Redsell, S. (2017). Factors influencing the experience of sexual and reproductive healthcare for female adolescents with perinatally-acquired HIV: a qualitative case study. BMC Women's Health, 17(1), Article 125. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-017-0485-9

Background

Young people living with perinatally-acquired HIV require age-appropriate support regarding sex and relationships as they progress towards adulthood. HIV affects both genders but evidence suggests that young women are particularly vulne... Read More about Factors influencing the experience of sexual and reproductive healthcare for female adolescents with perinatally-acquired HIV: a qualitative case study.

What is home? An art-based workshop to explore the physical, relational and wellbeing properties of Home (2017)
Journal Article
Vallejos, E. P., Baker, C., McGarry, J., Joyes, E., Carletti, L., Bartel, H., Jacobs, R., Gale-Feeny, A., & Higginbottom, R. (2017). What is home? An art-based workshop to explore the physical, relational and wellbeing properties of Home. Journal of Applied Arts and Health, 8(3), 341-355. https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah.8.3.341_1

This feasibility study was framed under the notion of creative practices as mutual recovery – the idea that shared creativity, collective experience and mutual benefit can promote resilience in mental health and well-being. The study evaluated the im... Read More about What is home? An art-based workshop to explore the physical, relational and wellbeing properties of Home.

Risk and boundary work in contemporary maternity care: tensions and consequences (2017)
Journal Article
Spendlove, Z. (2018). Risk and boundary work in contemporary maternity care: tensions and consequences. Health, Risk and Society, 20(1-2), 63-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698575.2017.1398820

While the organisation of work in maternity care has historically witnessed boundary work between midwives and obstetricians, modern service provision has posed many challenges to professional boundary work, with increasing litigation and risk manage... Read More about Risk and boundary work in contemporary maternity care: tensions and consequences.

Development and evaluation of an educational training package to promote health and wellbeing (2017)
Journal Article
Gartshore, E., Briggs, L., & Blake, H. (2018). Development and evaluation of an educational training package to promote health and wellbeing. British Journal of Nursing, 26(21), 1182-1186. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2017.26.21.1182

Background: Supporting the health and wellbeing of healthcare employees is a UK national priority.
Aims: To design, deliver and evaluate an educational package to promote health and wellbeing for nurses and midwives
Methods: An online training pack... Read More about Development and evaluation of an educational training package to promote health and wellbeing.

Experiences of early labour management from perspectives of women, labour companions and health professionals: a systematic review of qualitative evidence (2017)
Journal Article
Beake, S., Chang, Y.-S., Cheyne, H., Spiby, H., Sandall, J., & Bick, D. (2018). Experiences of early labour management from perspectives of women, labour companions and health professionals: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. Midwifery, 57, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.11.002

Objectives: To examine evidence of women's, labour companions’ and health professionals’ experiences of management of early labour to consider how this could be enhanced to better reflect women's needs.

Design: A systematic review of qualitative e... Read More about Experiences of early labour management from perspectives of women, labour companions and health professionals: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

A proposed learner activity taxonomy and a framework for analysing learner engagement versus performance using big educational data (2017)
Journal Article
Konstantinidis, S., Fecowycz, A., Coolin, K., Wharrad, H., Konstantinidis, G., & Bamidis, P. (in press). A proposed learner activity taxonomy and a framework for analysing learner engagement versus performance using big educational data. Proceedings / IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems. IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems,

The inclusion of information and communication technologies in Healthcare and Medical Education is a fact nowadays. Furthermore numerous virtual learning environments have been established in order to host both educational material and learner’s onli... Read More about A proposed learner activity taxonomy and a framework for analysing learner engagement versus performance using big educational data.

Using interactive digital technology to predict and prevent childhood overweight (2017)
Journal Article
Rose, J., Redsell, S. A., Wharrad, H., Siriwardena, A. N., Swift, J. A., Dilip, N., Weng, S. F., Atkinson, P., Ablewhite, J., Watson, V., & Glazebrook, C. (in press). Using interactive digital technology to predict and prevent childhood overweight. Acta Paediatrica, 106(S470), https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14093

Background: Obesity risk factors can be identified during infancy, providing an opportunity for early intervention. ProAsk is an interactive digital intervention that supports health professionals to quantify and communicate an infant's overweight ri... Read More about Using interactive digital technology to predict and prevent childhood overweight.