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School-based educational intervention to improve children’s oral health-related knowledge (2014)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Dawett, B., Leighton, P., Rose-Brady, L., & Deery, C. (2015). School-based educational intervention to improve children’s oral health-related knowledge. Health Promotion Practice, 16(4), 571-582. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839914560568

Objective. To evaluate a brief oral health promotion intervention delivered in schools by a primary care dental practice, aimed at changing oral health care knowledge and oral health–related behaviors in children. Design. Cohort study with pretest–po... Read More about School-based educational intervention to improve children’s oral health-related knowledge.

Development and evaluation of the INSPIRE measure of staff support for personal recovery (2014)
Journal Article
Williams, J., Leamy, M., Bird, V., Le Boutillier, C., Norton, S., Pesola, F., & Slade, M. (2015). Development and evaluation of the INSPIRE measure of staff support for personal recovery. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 50(5), 777-786. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-014-0983-0

© 2014, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Background: No individualised standardised measure of staff support for mental health recovery exists. Aims: To develop and evaluate a measure of staff support for recovery. Method: Development: initial draf... Read More about Development and evaluation of the INSPIRE measure of staff support for personal recovery.

Evaluation of occupational health checks for hospital employees (2014)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Bennett, E., & E. Batt, M. (2014). Evaluation of occupational health checks for hospital employees. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 7(4), (247-266). doi:10.1108/ijwhm-07-2013-0027. ISSN 1753-8351

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain which employees choose to access occupational health checks (OHCs), their perceptions of the usefulness of information received and whether they choose to act on tailored advice provided. Design... Read More about Evaluation of occupational health checks for hospital employees.

Mental Health Service User Experience of Positive Psychotherapy (2014)
Journal Article
Brownell, T., Schrank, B., Jakaite, Z., Larkin, C., & Slade, M. (2015). Mental Health Service User Experience of Positive Psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 71(1), 85-92. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22118

© 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Objective: Service user satisfaction with therapy is a key part of the therapeutic process. The aim of this study was to investigate service user experiences of an 11-week group positive psychology intervention for psyc... Read More about Mental Health Service User Experience of Positive Psychotherapy.

Reliability and validity of the transport and physical activity questionnaire (TPAQ) for assessing physical activity behaviour (2014)
Journal Article
Adams, E. J., Goad, M., Sahlqvist, S., Bull, F. C., Cooper, A. R., & Ogilvie, D. (2014). Reliability and validity of the transport and physical activity questionnaire (TPAQ) for assessing physical activity behaviour. PLoS ONE, 9(9), Article e107039. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107039

Background No current validated survey instrument allows a comprehensive assessment of both physical activity and travel behaviours for use in interdisciplinary research on walking and cycling. This study reports on the test-retest reliability and v... Read More about Reliability and validity of the transport and physical activity questionnaire (TPAQ) for assessing physical activity behaviour.

Responses to disclosure of domestic violence in the ED (2014)
Journal Article
McGarry, J., Hinsliff-Smiith, K., Kench, S., & Miller, P. (2014). Responses to disclosure of domestic violence in the ED. Emergency Medicine Journal, 31(9), 787. doi:10.1136/emermed-2014-204221.24

Constructing notions of healthcare productivity: The call for a new professionalism? (2014)
Journal Article
Moffatt, F., Martin, P., & Timmons, S. (2014). Constructing notions of healthcare productivity: The call for a new professionalism?. Sociology of Health and Illness, 36(5), 686-702. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12093

Improving performance is an imperative for most healthcare systems in industrialised countries. This article considers one such system, the UK's National Health Service (NHS). Recent NHS reforms and strategies have advocated improved healthcare produ... Read More about Constructing notions of healthcare productivity: The call for a new professionalism?.

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for treatment resistant depression in primary care: the CoBalT randomised controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article
Wiles, N., Thomas, L., Abel, A., Barnes, M., Carroll, F., Ridgway, N., …Lewis, G. (2014). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for treatment resistant depression in primary care: the CoBalT randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessment, 18(31), 1-167. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18310

Background: Only one-third of patients with depression respond fully to treatment with antidepressant medication. However, there is little robust evidence to guide the management of those whose symptoms are 'treatment resistant'. Objective: The CoBal... Read More about Clinical and cost-effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for treatment resistant depression in primary care: the CoBalT randomised controlled trial.

Smart grids, smart users? The role of the user in demand side management (2014)
Journal Article
Goulden, M., Bedwell, B., RODDEN, T., Rennick-Egglestone, S., & Spence, A. (2014). Smart grids, smart users? The role of the user in demand side management. Energy Research and Social Science, 2, 21-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2014.04.008

Smart grids are a key feature of future energy scenarios, with the overarching goal of better aligning energy generation and demand. The work presented here considers the role of the user in such systems, and the contexts in which such roles might em... Read More about Smart grids, smart users? The role of the user in demand side management.

Implementing lean methods in the Emergency Department: The role of professions and professional status (2014)
Journal Article
Timmons, S., Coffey, F., & Vezyridis, P. (2014). Implementing lean methods in the Emergency Department: The role of professions and professional status. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 28(2), 214-228. doi:10.1108/jhom-10-2012-0203

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the implementation of lean methods in an Emergency Department (ED) and the role of the professions in this process. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with ED staff... Read More about Implementing lean methods in the Emergency Department: The role of professions and professional status.

The Experience of Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer—A Review of the Literature (2014)
Journal Article
Willis, K., Lewis, S., Ng, F., & Wilson, L. (2015). The Experience of Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer—A Review of the Literature. Health Care for Women International, 36(5), 514-542. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2014.896364

Women's experiences with metastatic breast cancer have received little research attention. We reviewed published articles (1984–2013) reporting research examining women's experiences of metastatic breast cancer (n = 33). Findings from quantitative st... Read More about The Experience of Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer—A Review of the Literature.

Molecular Characterization of Adipose Tissue in the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) (2014)
Journal Article
Nilsson, E. M., Fainberg, H. P., Choong, S. S., Giles, T. C., Sells, J., May, S., …Yon, L. (2014). Molecular Characterization of Adipose Tissue in the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana). PLoS ONE, 9(3), Article e91717. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091717

Adipose tissue (AT) is a dynamic and flexible organ with regulatory roles in physiological functions including metabolism, reproduction and inflammation; secreted adipokines, including leptin, and fatty acids facilitate many of these roles. The Afric... Read More about Molecular Characterization of Adipose Tissue in the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana).

Cost-effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for treatment-resistant depression in primary care: economic evaluation of the CoBalT Trial (2014)
Journal Article
Hollinghurst, S., Carroll, F. E., Abel, A., Campbell, J., Garland, A., Jerrom, B., …Wiles, N. (2014). Cost-effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for treatment-resistant depression in primary care: economic evaluation of the CoBalT Trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 204(1), 69-76. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.112.125286