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Perinatal stress and anxiety in Ireland: experiences and support needs (2024)
Journal Article
Looney, E., Houghton, C., Redsell, S., & Matvienko-Sikar, K. (2024). Perinatal stress and anxiety in Ireland: experiences and support needs. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2024.52

Objectives: Perinatal stress and anxiety from conception to two years postpartum have important adverse outcomes for women and infants. This study examined (i) women's perception of sources and experiences of perinatal stress and anxiety, (ii) women'... Read More about Perinatal stress and anxiety in Ireland: experiences and support needs.

What aspects of outcome measurement instruments are important to parents and caregivers in child health trials: Survey protocol [version 1; peer review: 1 approved] (2024)
Journal Article
Duffy, M., Looney, E., Dutch, D., Johnson, B., Kelly, L., Porter, L., Redsell, S., & Matvienko-Sikar, K. (2024). What aspects of outcome measurement instruments are important to parents and caregivers in child health trials: Survey protocol [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]. HRB Open Research, 7, Article 62. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13977.1

Background

Trials of interventions to prevent illness and/or improve health outcomes in children play a crucial role in the advancement of paediatric healthcare, research, and policy. It is important for researchers and trialists involved in such... Read More about What aspects of outcome measurement instruments are important to parents and caregivers in child health trials: Survey protocol [version 1; peer review: 1 approved].

Identifying behavior change techniques (BCTs) in responsive feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity—A systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Ní Eidhin, G. M. Á., Matvienko‐Sikar, K., & Redsell, S. A. (2025). Identifying behavior change techniques (BCTs) in responsive feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity—A systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 26(2), Article e13857. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13857

Background
Complex interventions that include responsive infant feeding components can potentially prevent childhood obesity. To develop a replicable responsive feeding intervention, an understanding of the most effective behavior change techniques... Read More about Identifying behavior change techniques (BCTs) in responsive feeding interventions to prevent childhood obesity—A systematic review.

What validated instruments, that measure implementation outcomes, are suitable for use in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) setting? A systematic review of systematic reviews (2024)
Journal Article
Dodds, E., Redsell, S., Timmons, S., & Manning, J. C. (2024). What validated instruments, that measure implementation outcomes, are suitable for use in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) setting? A systematic review of systematic reviews. Implementation Science, 19, Article 70

Background/aims
The measurement of implementation outcomes can establish the success of implementing evidence into practice. However, implementation outcomes are seldom measured in acute healthcare settings, such as Paediatric Intensive Care Units (... Read More about What validated instruments, that measure implementation outcomes, are suitable for use in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) setting? A systematic review of systematic reviews.

Refining the Choosing Health Infant feeding for Infant Health intervention and implementation strategy: Re-CHErIsH Study Protocol (2024)
Journal Article
Looney, E., Duffy, M., Ahern Galvin, H., Byrne, M., Golley, R., Hayes, C., Heffernan, T., Jennings, A., Johnson, B., Kearney, P. . M., Kelly, C., Leahy-Warren, P., McBride, M., McHugh, S., O’Neill, K., Redsell, S., Seidler, A. L., Toomey, E., & Matvienko-Sikar, K. (2024). Refining the Choosing Health Infant feeding for Infant Health intervention and implementation strategy: Re-CHErIsH Study Protocol. HRB Open Research, 7, Article 59. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13935.1

Background
Childhood obesity is a significant global public health challenge, with significant adverse effects on both mental and physical health outcomes. During the period from birth to one-year, modifiable caregiver behaviours, such as what, how... Read More about Refining the Choosing Health Infant feeding for Infant Health intervention and implementation strategy: Re-CHErIsH Study Protocol.

improving Pain mAnagement for childreN and young people attendeD by Ambulance (PANDA): protocol for a realist review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations] (2024)
Journal Article
Nicholls, G., Eaton, G., Ortega, M., Sumera, K., Baliousis, M., Hodgson, J., Laparidou, D., Siriwardena, A. N., Leighton, P., Redsell, S., Lord, B., Bujor, T., & Whitley, G. A. (2024). improving Pain mAnagement for childreN and young people attendeD by Ambulance (PANDA): protocol for a realist review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]. NIHR Open Research, 4, Article 42. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13627.1

Background
Each year in England, 450,000 children and young people (CYP) under 18 years of age are transported by ambulance to emergency departments. Approximately 20% of these suffer acute pain caused by illness or injury. Pain is a highly complex... Read More about improving Pain mAnagement for childreN and young people attendeD by Ambulance (PANDA): protocol for a realist review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations].

Factors influencing use and choice of Core Outcome Sets and outcome measurement instruments in trials of interventions to prevent childhood obesity: A survey protocol (2024)
Journal Article
Matvienko-Sikar, K., Anokye, R., Dutch, D., Duffy, M., Looney, E., Brown, V., Browne, J., Dahly, D., Devane, D., Harrington, J., Hayes, C., Johnson, B., Kearney, P. M., J Kirkham, J., Leahy-Warren, P., Murphy, A. W., Redsell, S., Seidler, A. L., & Skouteris, H. (in press). Factors influencing use and choice of Core Outcome Sets and outcome measurement instruments in trials of interventions to prevent childhood obesity: A survey protocol. HRB Open Research, 7, Article 28. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13884.1

Background

Two core outcome sets for childhood obesity prevention have been developed; standardised sets of outcome measurement instruments for these core outcome sets are currently being developed. Core outcome sets and standardised measurement s... Read More about Factors influencing use and choice of Core Outcome Sets and outcome measurement instruments in trials of interventions to prevent childhood obesity: A survey protocol.

Starting a career in research nursing during a global pandemic (2024)
Journal Article
Rodgers, K., Jones, A., Carlin, A., Redsell, S., & Andreyev, J. (2024). Starting a career in research nursing during a global pandemic. British Journal of Nursing, 33(5), 266-270. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.33.5.266

In the spring of 2020, two nurses (KR and AJ) commenced their research nurse careers amid the SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) global pandemic. This reflective article discusses their experiences of beginning a clinical research nursing career, presented as a c... Read More about Starting a career in research nursing during a global pandemic.

The impact of prior care experience on nursing students' compassionate values and behaviours: A mixed methods study (2024)
Journal Article
Field-Richards, S. E., Aubeeluck, A., Callaghan, P., Keeley, P., Redsell, S. A., Spiby, H., Stacey, G., & Lymn, J. S. (2024). The impact of prior care experience on nursing students' compassionate values and behaviours: A mixed methods study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 153, Article 104732. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104732

Background: Compassion is critical to the provision of high-quality healthcare and is foregrounded internationally as an issue of contemporary concern. Paid care experience prior to nurse training has been suggested as a potential means of improving... Read More about The impact of prior care experience on nursing students' compassionate values and behaviours: A mixed methods study.