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Optimising digital clinical consultations in maternity care: a realist review and implementation principles (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Timmons, S., Sunney, C., Clowes, M., Jones, N., & Spiby, H. (2024). Optimising digital clinical consultations in maternity care: a realist review and implementation principles. BMJ Open, 14(10), Article e079153. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079153

OBJECTIVES
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to increased use of digital clinical consultations (phone or video calls) within UK maternity services. This project aimed to review the evidence on digital clinical consultations in maternity systems to illu... Read More about Optimising digital clinical consultations in maternity care: a realist review and implementation principles.

‘How-To:’ Scoping Review? (2024)
Journal Article
Pollock, D., Evans, C., Jia, R. M., Alexander, L., Pieper, D., Brandão de Moraes, É., DJ Peters, M., Tricco, A. C., Khalil, H., Saran, A., Campbell, F., & Munn, Z. (in press). ‘How-To:’ Scoping Review?. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology,

Scoping reviews are a type of evidence synthesis that aims to identify and map the breadth of evidence available on a particular topic, field, concept, or issue, within or across a defined context or contexts. Scoping reviews can contribute to clinic... Read More about ‘How-To:’ Scoping Review?.

Reconstructive surgery for women with female genital mutilation: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Almadori, A., Palmieri, S., Coho, C., Evans, C., Elneil, S., & Albert, J. (2024). Reconstructive surgery for women with female genital mutilation: A scoping review. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 131(12), 1604-1619. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17886

Background
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a global public health concern. However, reconstructive surgery remains unavailable in many countries.

Objectives
This scoping review, guided by Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) principles, explores ind... Read More about Reconstructive surgery for women with female genital mutilation: A scoping review.

Automation tools to support undertaking scoping reviews (2024)
Journal Article
Khalil, H., Pollock, D., McInerney, P., Evans, C., Moraes, E. B., Godfrey, C. M., …Munn, Z. (in press). Automation tools to support undertaking scoping reviews. Research Synthesis Methods, https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1731

Objective
This paper describes several automation tools and software that can be considered during evidence synthesis projects and provides guidance for their integration in the conduct of scoping reviews.

Study design and setting
The guidance... Read More about Automation tools to support undertaking scoping reviews.

Examining the key features of specialist health service provision for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Global North: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Albert, J., Wells, M., Spiby, H., & Evans, C. (2024). Examining the key features of specialist health service provision for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Global North: a scoping review. Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 5, Article 1329819. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2024.1329819

Background: Health care for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Global North is often described as sub-optimal and focused on maternity care. Specialist FGM/C services have emerged with little empirical evidence informing serv... Read More about Examining the key features of specialist health service provision for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Global North: a scoping review.

Large scoping reviews: managing volume and potential chaos in a pool of evidence sources (2024)
Journal Article
Alexander, L., Cooper, K., Peters, M. D., Tricco, A. C., Khalil, H., Evans, C., …Pollock, D. (2024). Large scoping reviews: managing volume and potential chaos in a pool of evidence sources. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 170, Article 111343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111343

Scoping reviews can identify a large number of evidence sources. This commentary describes and provides guidance on planning, conducting, and reporting large scoping reviews. This guidance is informed by experts in scoping review methodology, includi... Read More about Large scoping reviews: managing volume and potential chaos in a pool of evidence sources.

Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Timmons, S., …Spiby, H. (2024). Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement. Journal of Research in Nursing, 29(2), 127-140. https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241226911

Background: The COVID pandemic prompted an increase in the use of digital clinical consultations (telephone or video calls) within midwifery and nursing care. This paper reports on a realist review project related to maternity care that seeks to illu... Read More about Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement.

How Can Digital Consultations Best Be Used In Maternity Care? (2024)
Journal Article
Clancy, G., & Evans, C. (in press). How Can Digital Consultations Best Be Used In Maternity Care?. Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS) Journal, 36(1),

Maternity care via a screen? Georgia Clancy and Catrin Evans explain the CORE implementation principles for this to be safe and effective.

Analysis of a specialist service for non-pregnant women with female genital mutilation: 2008–2019 (2023)
Journal Article
Albert, J., Evans, C., & Wells, M. (2023). Analysis of a specialist service for non-pregnant women with female genital mutilation: 2008–2019. British Journal of Midwifery, 31(11), 610–621. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2023.31.11.610

Background Female genital mutilation affects an estimated 200 million women and girls worldwide. This article examines a midwife-led service that integrates health advocates and counsellors into a model of holistic woman-centred care and was the blue... Read More about Analysis of a specialist service for non-pregnant women with female genital mutilation: 2008–2019.

Nurses’ experiences of perceiving violence and abuse of women in Saudi Arabia: A phenomenological study (2023)
Journal Article
Alshammari, A., Evans, C., & Mcgarry, J. (2023). Nurses’ experiences of perceiving violence and abuse of women in Saudi Arabia: A phenomenological study. International Nursing Review, 70(4), 501-509. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12859

Aim: To explore the practices, understanding, and experiences of nurses and nursing students about domestic violence and abuse in Saudi Arabia. Background: Domestic violence and abuse is a well-known public health issue and a clear violation of human... Read More about Nurses’ experiences of perceiving violence and abuse of women in Saudi Arabia: A phenomenological study.

Understanding antenatal care use in pastoralist communities: a focused ethnographic study in Kenya (2023)
Journal Article
Barako, T. D., Spiby, H., Evans, C., & Konstantinidis, S. (2023). Understanding antenatal care use in pastoralist communities: a focused ethnographic study in Kenya. African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 17(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2022.0021

Background/Aims
The provision of high-quality antenatal care improves maternal and child health outcomes. Pastoralist communities face unique challenges in accessing healthcare associated with a nomadic, marginalised lifestyle, and have high rates o... Read More about Understanding antenatal care use in pastoralist communities: a focused ethnographic study in Kenya.

“We are experiencing pain on our own”: mental health care to prevail over impacts of cultural silence on HIV (2023)
Journal Article
Mwalabu, G., Evans, C., Redsell, S., Petruka, P., & Mapulanga, P. (2023). “We are experiencing pain on our own”: mental health care to prevail over impacts of cultural silence on HIV. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 17(4), 463-474. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-08-2022-0089

Purpose: This qualitative case study aims to investigate how current services meet the emotional needs of young women growing up with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Young women (15–19 years old), caregivers and service provi... Read More about “We are experiencing pain on our own”: mental health care to prevail over impacts of cultural silence on HIV.

Exploring the role of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) and their contribution to health services in England: A qualitative exploratory study (2023)
Journal Article
Mann, C., Timmons, S., Evans, C., Pearce, R., Overton, C., Hinsliff-Smith, K., & Conway, J. (2023). Exploring the role of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) and their contribution to health services in England: A qualitative exploratory study. Nurse Education in Practice, 67, Article 103546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103546

BACKGROUND: An extended role being explored globally is the advanced clinical practitioner (ACP). In England this is an extended role for allied health professions, nurses and midwives in a range of settings. OBJECTIVES: This paper focuses on three r... Read More about Exploring the role of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) and their contribution to health services in England: A qualitative exploratory study.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in UK healthcare: Dichotomies in a new ‘multi-professional’ profession (2023)
Journal Article
Timmons, S., Mann, C., Evans, C., Pearce, R., Overton, C., & Hinsliff-Smith, K. (2023). The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in UK healthcare: Dichotomies in a new ‘multi-professional’ profession. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 3, Article 100211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100211

Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) work in a wide range of settings across the English National Health Service. ACPs come from a wide range of health professional backgrounds. This paper explores the ACP as a multi-professional role, and the impl... Read More about The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in UK healthcare: Dichotomies in a new ‘multi-professional’ profession.

The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste (2022)
Journal Article
Khalil, H., Peters, M. D., McInerney, P. A., Godfrey, C. M., Alexander, L., Evans, C., …Pollock, D. (2022). The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 152, 30-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.09.012

Objectives: Scoping reviews and evidence map methodologies are increasingly being used by researchers. The objective of this article is to examine how scoping reviews can reduce research waste. Study Design and Setting: This article summarizes the ke... Read More about The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste.

Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper
Middleton, M., Somerset, S., Evans, C., & Blake, H. Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: HIV poses a threat to global health. With effective treatment options available, education and testing strategies are essential in preventing transmission. Text messaging is an effective tool for health promotion and can be used to target... Read More about Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol (2022)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Evans, K., Booth, A., Timmons, S., Jones, N., Nazmeen, B., …Spiby, H. (2022). Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol. BMJ Open, 12(9), Article e062106. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062106

INTRODUCTION: One of the most commonly reported COVID-19-related changes to all maternity services has been an increase in the use of digital clinical consultations such as telephone or video calling; however, the ways in which they can be optimally... Read More about Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol.

Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews (2022)
Journal Article
Pollock, D., Peters, M. D., Khalil, H., McInerney, P., Alexander, L., Tricco, A. C., …Munn, Z. (2023). Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 21(3), 520-532. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-22-00123

Scoping reviewers often face challenges in the extraction, analysis, and presentation of scoping review results. Using best-practice examples and drawing on the expertise of the JBI Scoping Review Methodology Group and an editor of a journal that pub... Read More about Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews.