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The Pain at Work Toolkit for Employees with Chronic or Persistent Pain: A Collaborative-Participatory Study (2021)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Somerset, S., & Greaves, S. (2022). The Pain at Work Toolkit for Employees with Chronic or Persistent Pain: A Collaborative-Participatory Study. Healthcare, 10(1), Article 56. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10010056

Self-management tools for people with chronic or persistent pain tend to focus on symptom reporting, treatment programmes or exercise and do not address barriers to work, facilitators of work ability, or workplace pain self-management strategies. We... Read More about The Pain at Work Toolkit for Employees with Chronic or Persistent Pain: A Collaborative-Participatory Study.

The impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce during the first pandemic wave: A longitudinal survey study (2021)
Journal Article
Couper, K., Murrells, T., Sanders, J., Anderson, J. E., Blake, H., Kelly, D., …Harris, R. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce during the first pandemic wave: A longitudinal survey study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 127, Article 104155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104155

Background: The specific challenges experienced by the nursing and midwifery workforce in previous pandemics have exacerbated pre-existing professional and personal challenges, and triggered new issues. We aimed to determine the psychological impact... Read More about The impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce during the first pandemic wave: A longitudinal survey study.

Obesity and diet predict attitudes towards health promotion in pre-registered nurses and midwives (2021)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Watkins, K., Middleton, M., & Stanulewicz, N. (2021). Obesity and diet predict attitudes towards health promotion in pre-registered nurses and midwives. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), Article 13419. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413419

Nurses and midwives are integral to public health promotion; in the UK, they are advised to act as role models by their governing body, but overweight or obesity rates are high. We explored whether obesity and dietary habits are related to attitudes... Read More about Obesity and diet predict attitudes towards health promotion in pre-registered nurses and midwives.

Evaluation of the diabetes education app (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Swaby, R., Greening, J., Sachdev, P., & Blake, H. (2021, November). Evaluation of the diabetes education app. Presented at 48th Annual Meeting of the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes 2021, Online

Introduction Structured education is an integral part of type one diabetes care for children and young people and their families, delivered at diagnosis. There is currently no validated curriculum or outcome measures of diabetes education in the... Read More about Evaluation of the diabetes education app.

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.

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.

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.

COVID-Well Study: Qualitative Evaluation of Supported Wellbeing Centres and Psychological First Aid for Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)
Presentation / Conference
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

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and self-isolation on students and staff in higher education: A qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Knight, H., Carlisle, S., O’connor, M., Briggs, L., Fothergill, L., Al-Oraibi, A., …Blake, H. (2021). Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and self-isolation on students and staff in higher education: A qualitative study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(20), Article 10675. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010675

This qualitative study explored the impact of COVID-19 self-isolation and social restriction measures on university students, through the perspectives of both students and the staff supporting them. The study comprised 11 focus groups (students) and... Read More about Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and self-isolation on students and staff in higher education: A qualitative study.

Test@work: evaluation of workplace HIV testing for construction workers using the RE-AIM framework (2021)
Journal Article
Jones, W., Somerset, S., Evans, C., Whittingham, K., Middleton, M., & Blake, H. (2021). Test@work: evaluation of workplace HIV testing for construction workers using the RE-AIM framework. BMC Public Health, 21, Article 1737. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11739-z

Background: Community testing for HIV can reach previously untested populations but is rarely offered in workplaces. Targeting the construction sector could reach workers from high risk populations. Methods: The RE-AIM framework was used to evaluate... Read More about Test@work: evaluation of workplace HIV testing for construction workers using the RE-AIM framework.

Characterising the outcomes, impacts and implementation challenges of advanced clinical practice roles in the UK: A scoping review (2021)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Poku, B. A., Pearce, R., Eldridge, J., Hendrick, P., Knaggs, R., …Collier, R. (2021). Characterising the outcomes, impacts and implementation challenges of advanced clinical practice roles in the UK: A scoping review. BMJ Open, 11(8), Article e048171. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048171

Objectives In response to demographic and health system pressures, the development of non-medical advanced clinical practice (ACP) roles is a key component of National Health Service workforce transformation policy in the UK. This review was undertak... Read More about Characterising the outcomes, impacts and implementation challenges of advanced clinical practice roles in the UK: A scoping review.

Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Working Paper
Jia, R., Knight, H., Ayling, K., Coupland, C., Corner, J., Denning, C., …Vedhara, K. Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background The impact of changing social restrictions on the mental health of students during the COVID-19 pandemic warrants exploration. Aims To prospectively examine changes to university students’ mental health during the pandemic. Methods S... Read More about Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Understanding the cost of mental health at work: an integrative framework (2021)
Book Chapter
Hassard, J., Teoh, K., Thomson, L., & Blake, H. (2021). Understanding the cost of mental health at work: an integrative framework. In T. Wall, C. Cooper, & P. Brough (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Organisational Wellbeing. SAGE Publications

Internationally, there is growing recognition of the social and economic impact of work-related stress and mental ill-health; and, in turn, of the relative importance of promoting mental wellbeing and preventing the onset of mental disorders at work... Read More about Understanding the cost of mental health at work: an integrative framework.

Development of a school-based intervention to increase physical activity levels among Chinese children: a systematic iterative process based on Behaviour Change Wheel and Theoretical Domains Framework (2021)
Journal Article
Chattopadhyay, K., Blake, H., & Wang, H. (2021). Development of a school-based intervention to increase physical activity levels among Chinese children: a systematic iterative process based on Behaviour Change Wheel and Theoretical Domains Framework. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, Article 610245. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.610245

Regular physical activity has a range of benefits for children’s health, academic achievement, and behavioral development, yet they face barriers to participation. The aim of the study was to systematically develop an intervention for improving Chine... Read More about Development of a school-based intervention to increase physical activity levels among Chinese children: a systematic iterative process based on Behaviour Change Wheel and Theoretical Domains Framework.

PoWerS Study: Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare trainees and perceptions towards a digital wellbeing support package (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Blake, H., Mahmood, I., Gay, E., & Dushi, G. (2021, April). PoWerS Study: Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare trainees and perceptions towards a digital wellbeing support package. Poster presented at International Conference on Physician Health 2021: A vision for humanity in medicine, London, UK (online)

Background: In this study 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. Design and Methods: Mixed... Read More about PoWerS Study: Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare trainees and perceptions towards a digital wellbeing support package.

Students’ views towards sars-cov-2 mass asymptomatic testing, social distancing and self-isolation in a university setting during the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Knight, H., Jia, R., Corner, J., Morling, J. R., Denning, C., …Vedhara, K. (2021). Students’ views towards sars-cov-2 mass asymptomatic testing, social distancing and self-isolation in a university setting during the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), Article 4182. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084182

We aimed to explore university students’ perceptions and experiences of SARS-CoV-2 mass asymptomatic testing, social distancing and self-isolation, during the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative study comprised of four rapid online focus groups condu... Read More about Students’ views towards sars-cov-2 mass asymptomatic testing, social distancing and self-isolation in a university setting during the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

Accessing Voluntary HIV Testing in the Construction Industry: A Qualitative Analysis of Employee Interviews from the Test@Work Study (2021)
Journal Article
Somerset, S., Evans, C., & Blake, H. (2021). Accessing Voluntary HIV Testing in the Construction Industry: A Qualitative Analysis of Employee Interviews from the Test@Work Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), Article 4184. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084184

HIV, globally, remains a significant public health issue and community HIV testing can help to identify those with HIV at an early stage of disease. The workplace offers a prime location for provision of opt-in HIV testing as part of wider health pro... Read More about Accessing Voluntary HIV Testing in the Construction Industry: A Qualitative Analysis of Employee Interviews from the Test@Work Study.

The Effectiveness of Mobile Phone Messaging–Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Preprint) (2021)
Working Paper
Alsahli, M., Abd-Alrazaq, A., Househ, M., Konstantinidis, S., & Blake, H. The Effectiveness of Mobile Phone Messaging–Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Preprint)

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing in prevalence worldwide. Physical activity (PA) is an important aspect of self-care and first-line management for T2DM. Mobile text messages (SMS) can be used to support self-management in pe... Read More about The Effectiveness of Mobile Phone Messaging–Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Preprint).