All Outputs (17)

A randomised controlled trial of an exercise intervention promoting activity, independence and stability in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia (PrAISED) - A Protocol (2019)
Journal Article
Bajwa, R. K., Goldberg, S. E., Van Der Wardt, V., Burgon, C., Di Lorito, C., Godfrey, M., …Harwood, R. H. (2019). A randomised controlled trial of an exercise intervention promoting activity, independence and stability in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia (PrAISED) - A Protocol. Trials, 20(1), Article 815. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3871-9

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: People with dementia progressively lose cognitive and functional abilities. Interventions promoting exercise and activity may slow decline. We developed a novel intervention to promote activity and independence and p... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of an exercise intervention promoting activity, independence and stability in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia (PrAISED) - A Protocol.

The mechanisms and processes of connection: developing a causal chain model capturing impacts of receiving recorded mental health recovery narratives (2019)
Journal Article
Ng, F., Charles, A., Pollock, K., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Cuijpers, P., Gillard, S., …Slade, M. (2019). The mechanisms and processes of connection: developing a causal chain model capturing impacts of receiving recorded mental health recovery narratives. BMC Psychiatry, 19, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2405-z

Background: Mental health recovery narratives are a core component of recovery-oriented interventions such as peer support and anti-stigma campaigns. A substantial number of recorded recovery narratives are now publicly available online in different... Read More about The mechanisms and processes of connection: developing a causal chain model capturing impacts of receiving recorded mental health recovery narratives.

Promoting activity, Independence and stability in early dementia (PrAISED): a, multisite, randomised controlled, feasibility trial (2019)
Journal Article
Goldberg, S. E., van der Wardt, V., Brand, A., Burgon, C., Bajwa, R., Hoare, Z., …on behalf of the PrAISED Study Group. (2019). Promoting activity, Independence and stability in early dementia (PrAISED): a, multisite, randomised controlled, feasibility trial. BMC Geriatrics, 19(1), Article 353. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1379-5

BACKGROUND: We tested the feasibility of delivering and evaluating a complex therapy intervention which aimed to promote activity and independence for people with early dementia (PrAISED). Feasibility questions were on: recruitment, randomisation, in... Read More about Promoting activity, Independence and stability in early dementia (PrAISED): a, multisite, randomised controlled, feasibility trial.

The impact of mental health recovery narratives on recipients experiencing mental health problems: qualitative analysis and change model (2019)
Journal Article
Rennick-Egglestone, S., Ramsay, A., McGranahan, R., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Hui, A., Pollock, K., …Slade, M. (2019). The impact of mental health recovery narratives on recipients experiencing mental health problems: qualitative analysis and change model. PLoS ONE, 14(12), e0226201. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226201

© 2019 Rennick-Egglestone et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and so... Read More about The impact of mental health recovery narratives on recipients experiencing mental health problems: qualitative analysis and change model.

An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study. An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study. (2019)
Working Paper
Wilson, E., Caswell, G., Latif, A., Anderson, C., Faull, C., & Pollock, K. An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study. An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study

Background: The management of medicines towards the end of life can place increasing burdens and responsibilities on patients and families. This has received little attention yet it can be a source of great difficulty and distress patients and famili... Read More about An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study. An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study..

Trained facilitators’ experiences with structured advance care planning conversations in oncology: an international focus group study within the ACTION trial (2019)
Journal Article
Zwakman, M., On behalf of the ACTION consortium, Pollock, K., Bulli, F., Caswell, G., Červ, B., …Kars, M. C. (2019). Trained facilitators’ experiences with structured advance care planning conversations in oncology: an international focus group study within the ACTION trial. BMC Cancer, 19(1), Article 1026. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6170-7

Abstract Background: In oncology, Health Care Professionals often experience conducting Advance Care Planning (ACP) conversations as difficult and are hesitant to start them. A structured approach could help to overcome this. In the ACTION trial,... Read More about Trained facilitators’ experiences with structured advance care planning conversations in oncology: an international focus group study within the ACTION trial.

Not the story you want? Assessing the fit of a conceptual framework characterising mental health recovery narratives (2019)
Journal Article
Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Bradstreet, S., Davidson, L., Franklin, D., Hui, A., …Slade, M. (2020). Not the story you want? Assessing the fit of a conceptual framework characterising mental health recovery narratives. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 55, 295–308. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01791-x

Narratives of recovery have been central to the development of the recovery approach in mental health. However, there has been a lack of clarity around definitions. A recent conceptual framework characterised recovery narratives based on a systematic... Read More about Not the story you want? Assessing the fit of a conceptual framework characterising mental health recovery narratives.

Towards equity: a qualitative exploration of the implementation and impact of a digital educational intervention for pharmacy professionals in England (2019)
Journal Article
Latif, A., Waring, J., Pollock, K., Solomon, J., Gulzar, N., Choudhary, S., & Anderson, C. (2019). Towards equity: a qualitative exploration of the implementation and impact of a digital educational intervention for pharmacy professionals in England. International Journal for Equity in Health, 18, Article 151. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-1069-0

Background Patients belonging to marginalised (medically under-served) groups experience problems with medicines (i.e. non-adherence, side effects) and poorer health outcomes largely due to inequitable access to healthcare (arising from poor governa... Read More about Towards equity: a qualitative exploration of the implementation and impact of a digital educational intervention for pharmacy professionals in England.

Supporting the provision of pharmacy medication reviews to marginalised (medically underserved) groups: a before/after questionnaire study investigating the impact of a patient–professional co-produced digital educational intervention (2019)
Journal Article
Latif, A., Waring, J., Chen, L., Pollock, K., Solomon, J., Gulzar, N., …Anderson, C. (2019). Supporting the provision of pharmacy medication reviews to marginalised (medically underserved) groups: a before/after questionnaire study investigating the impact of a patient–professional co-produced digital educational intervention. BMJ Open, 9(9), Article e031548. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031548

Objectives People who are marginalised (medically underserved) experience significant health disparities and their voices are often ‘seldom heard’. Interventions to improve professional awareness and engagement with these groups are urgently needed.... Read More about Supporting the provision of pharmacy medication reviews to marginalised (medically underserved) groups: a before/after questionnaire study investigating the impact of a patient–professional co-produced digital educational intervention.

Post-traumatic growth in mental health recovery: qualitative study of narratives (2019)
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Slade, M., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Blackie, L. E., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Franklin, D., Hui, A., …Deakin, E. (2019). Post-traumatic growth in mental health recovery: qualitative study of narratives. BMJ Open, 9(6), Article e029342. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029342

Objectives Post-traumatic growth, defined as positive psychological change experienced as a result of the struggle with challenging life circumstances, is under-researched in people with mental health problems. The aim of this study was to develop... Read More about Post-traumatic growth in mental health recovery: qualitative study of narratives.

Factors influencing adherence to home-based strength and balance exercises among older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia: Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) (2019)
Journal Article
Hancox, J. E., van der Wardt, V., Pollock, K., Booth, V., Vedhara, K., & Harwood, R. H. (2019). Factors influencing adherence to home-based strength and balance exercises among older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia: Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED). PLoS ONE, 14(5), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217387

Background Older adults with dementia are at a high risk of losing abilities and of accidental falls. Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) is a 12-month person-centred exercise and activity programme which aims... Read More about Factors influencing adherence to home-based strength and balance exercises among older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early dementia: Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED).

Characteristics of mental health recovery narratives: systematic review and narrative synthesis (2019)
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Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Callard, F., Crawford, P., Farkas, M., Hui, A., …Slade, M. (2019). Characteristics of mental health recovery narratives: systematic review and narrative synthesis. PLoS ONE, 14(3), Article e0214678. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214678

Background Narratives of recovery from mental health distress have played a central role in the establishment of the recovery paradigm within mental health policy and practice. As use of recovery narratives increases within services, it is critica... Read More about Characteristics of mental health recovery narratives: systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Physical activity engagement strategies in people with dementia – a focus group study (2019)
Journal Article
Harwood, R. H., van der Wardt, V., Hancox, J., Pollock, K., Logan, P., Vedhara, K., & Harwood, R. (2020). Physical activity engagement strategies in people with dementia – a focus group study. Aging and Mental Health, 24(8), 1326-1333. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1590308

Objective: This focus group study aimed to explore how to motivate people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia and their carers to engage in exercise and physical activity. Methods: Four focus groups were conducted with six people with... Read More about Physical activity engagement strategies in people with dementia – a focus group study.

The subjective world of home care workers in dementia: an “order of worth” analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Travers, C., Schneider, J., Pollock, K., Wilkinson, S., Perry-Young, L., & Turner, N. (2019). The subjective world of home care workers in dementia: an “order of worth” analysis. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 38(2), 96-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2019.1578715

The perspective of domiciliary workers is needed to recruit a high-quality workforce and meet growing demand. An English ethnographic study yielded extensive insights. To structure analysis of the study data, we apply a method developed by politica... Read More about The subjective world of home care workers in dementia: an “order of worth” analysis.

Perspectives of healthcare professionals in England on falls interventions for people with dementia: a qualitative interview study (2019)
Journal Article
Burgon, C., Darby, J., Pollock, K., van der Wardt, V., Peach, T., Beck, L., …Harwood, R. H. (2019). Perspectives of healthcare professionals in England on falls interventions for people with dementia: a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025702

© 2019 Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. Objective To explore the experiences of healthcare professionals working in falls prevention and memory assessment services in providing assessments and interventions for falls... Read More about Perspectives of healthcare professionals in England on falls interventions for people with dementia: a qualitative interview study.

A scoping review of behaviour change theories in adults without dementia to adapt and develop the ‘PHYT in dementia’, a model promoting physical activity in people with dementia (2019)
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Di Lorito, C., Pollock, K., Harwood, R., das Nair, R., Logan, P., Goldberg, S., …Van Der Wardt, V. (2019). A scoping review of behaviour change theories in adults without dementia to adapt and develop the ‘PHYT in dementia’, a model promoting physical activity in people with dementia. Maturitas, 121, 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.01.008

Introduction: Research has established that exercise and physical activity can improve executive functioning, independence and quality of life in people with dementia. A dedicated theory explaining behaviour change in relation to physical activity i... Read More about A scoping review of behaviour change theories in adults without dementia to adapt and develop the ‘PHYT in dementia’, a model promoting physical activity in people with dementia.

Protocol for the process evaluation of the Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (PrAISED 2) Randomised Controlled Trial (2019)
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Di Lorito, C., Pollock, K., Harwood, R., das Nair, R., Logan, P., Goldberg, S., …Van Der Wardt, V. (2019). Protocol for the process evaluation of the Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (PrAISED 2) Randomised Controlled Trial. Maturitas, 122, 8-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.01.001

Introduction. Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (PrAISED 2) is a randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness of an intervention to promote activity and independence amongst people... Read More about Protocol for the process evaluation of the Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (PrAISED 2) Randomised Controlled Trial.