Outputs (108)

Learning from Lean: a quality improvement project using a Lean-based improvement approach to improve discharge for patients with frailty in an acute care hospital (2021)
Journal Article
Rollinson, T. J., Furnival, J., Goldberg, S., & Choudhury, A. (2021). Learning from Lean: a quality improvement project using a Lean-based improvement approach to improve discharge for patients with frailty in an acute care hospital. BMJ Open Quality, 10(4), Article e001393. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001393

A Lean-based improvement approach was used to complete a quality improvement project (QIP) focused on improving speed and quality of discharge of frail patients on two wards at a large teaching hospital in the UK. This was part of a national initiati... Read More about Learning from Lean: a quality improvement project using a Lean-based improvement approach to improve discharge for patients with frailty in an acute care hospital.

School-based behaviour change intervention to increase physical activity levels among children: A feasibility cluster non-randomised controlled trial in Yangzhou, China (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, H., Blake, H., & Chattopadhyay, K. (2021). School-based behaviour change intervention to increase physical activity levels among children: A feasibility cluster non-randomised controlled trial in Yangzhou, China. BMJ Open, 11(10), Article e052659. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052659

Children in China have low levels of physical activity. We developed a school-based behaviour change intervention to increase their physical activity levels. The study aimed to determine the feasibility of undertaking a cluster randomised controlled... Read More about School-based behaviour change intervention to increase physical activity levels among children: A feasibility cluster non-randomised controlled trial in Yangzhou, China.

Is walking netball an effective, acceptable and feasible method to increase physical activity and improve health in middle- to older age women?: A RE-AIM evaluation (2021)
Journal Article
Kinnafick, F. E., Brinkley, A. J., Bailey, S. J., & Adams, E. J. (2021). Is walking netball an effective, acceptable and feasible method to increase physical activity and improve health in middle- to older age women?: A RE-AIM evaluation. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18, Article 136. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01204-w

Background: Physical activity is a modifiable risk factor for health and wellbeing, all-cause mortality and healthy aging. However, for middle- to older-age females less is known about the benefits of sports participation on these outcomes. Further,... Read More about Is walking netball an effective, acceptable and feasible method to increase physical activity and improve health in middle- to older age women?: A RE-AIM evaluation.

Reducing failure to rescue rates in a paediatric in-patient setting: A 9-year quality improvement study (2021)
Journal Article
McHale, S., Marufu, T. C., Manning, J. C., & Taylor, N. (2021). Reducing failure to rescue rates in a paediatric in-patient setting: A 9-year quality improvement study. Nursing in Critical Care, https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12723

Background: Annually in England, over 1.5 million children and young people (CYP) are admitted to hospital. However, a proportion of these CYP will experience failure to rescue (FtR), a failure to recognize, respond and escalate clinical deterioratio... Read More about Reducing failure to rescue rates in a paediatric in-patient setting: A 9-year quality improvement study.

Reducing failure to rescue rates in a paediatric in‐patient setting: A 9‐year quality improvement study (2021)
Journal Article
McHale, S., Marufu, T. C., Manning, J. C., & Taylor, N. (2021). Reducing failure to rescue rates in a paediatric in‐patient setting: A 9‐year quality improvement study. Nursing in Critical Care, https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12723

Aim: To identify and quantify Failure to Rescue (FtR) episodes from emergency events at a large children’s hospital and understand the impact of targeted interventions on reducing FtR. Methods: A quality improvement approach was adopted. From 2011... Read More about Reducing failure to rescue rates in a paediatric in‐patient setting: A 9‐year quality improvement study.

Genetics of Asthma: Insights From Genome Wide Association Studies (2021)
Book Chapter
Cooper, R. M., Bingham, K., Portelli, M. A., & Sayers, I. (2022). Genetics of Asthma: Insights From Genome Wide Association Studies. In Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine (308-325). (Second Edition). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102723-3.00155-4

Asthma is a heterogeneous respiratory disease that can be influenced by genetic and environmental factors leading to disease susceptibility and progression. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of asthma have yielded replicated findings and identif... Read More about Genetics of Asthma: Insights From Genome Wide Association Studies.

Psychological impacts of covid–19 on healthcare trainees and perceptions towards a digital wellbeing support package (2021)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Mahmood, I., Dushi, G., Yildirim, M., & Gay, E. (2021). Psychological impacts of covid–19 on healthcare trainees and perceptions towards a digital wellbeing support package. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(20), Article 10647. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010647

We explore the impact of COVID–19 on the psychological wellbeing of healthcare trainees, and the perceived value of a digital support package to mitigate the psychological impacts of the pandemic (PoWerS Study). This mixed–methods study includes i) e... Read More about Psychological impacts of covid–19 on healthcare trainees and perceptions towards a digital wellbeing support package.

Psychological Impacts of COVID–19 on Healthcare Trainees and Perceptions towards a Digital Wellbeing Support Package (2021)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Mahmood, I., Dushi, G., Yildirim, M., & Gay, E. (2021). Psychological Impacts of COVID–19 on Healthcare Trainees and Perceptions towards a Digital Wellbeing Support Package. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(20), Article 10647. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010647

We explore the impact of COVID-19 on the psychological wellbeing of healthcare trainees, and the perceived value of a digital support package to mitigate the psychological impacts of the pandemic (PoWerS Study). This mixed–methods study includes (i)... Read More about Psychological Impacts of COVID–19 on Healthcare Trainees and Perceptions towards a Digital Wellbeing Support Package.

Mixed Methods Process Evaluation of a National Peer-Led Training Program to Increase Brief Advice on Physical Activity Given By Health Care Professionals (2021)
Journal Article
Whelan, M. E., Carlin, L., Musson, H., & Adams, E. J. (2021). Mixed Methods Process Evaluation of a National Peer-Led Training Program to Increase Brief Advice on Physical Activity Given By Health Care Professionals. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18(11), 1372-1382. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2021-0188

Introduction: Health care professionals are well-positioned to encourage physical activity. The Clinical Champions Physical Activity Training Program (CCTP) aimed to increase population-level physical activity across England. This study aimed to (1)... Read More about Mixed Methods Process Evaluation of a National Peer-Led Training Program to Increase Brief Advice on Physical Activity Given By Health Care Professionals.

COVID-Well Study: Qualitative Evaluation of Supported Wellbeing Centres and Psychological First Aid for Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Gupta, A., Javed, M., Wood, B., Knowles, S., Coyne, E., & Cooper, J. (2021, October). COVID-Well Study: Qualitative Evaluation of Supported Wellbeing Centres and Psychological First Aid for Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Poster presented at Annual Medical Education Conference of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 2020, Nottingham, UK