All 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.

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.

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

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)... 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.

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
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

Inpatient Institutional Care: The Forced Social Environment (2021)
Journal Article
Joyes, E. C., Jordan, M., Winship, G., & Crawford, P. (2021). Inpatient Institutional Care: The Forced Social Environment. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 690384. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.690384

The landscape of mental health recovery is changing; there have been calls for a shift from the clinical expertise being the dominant voice within mental healthcare towards a more personalised and collaborative service that supports those in need of... Read More about Inpatient Institutional Care: The Forced Social Environment.

Rehabilitation potential in older people living with frailty: a systematic mapping review (2021)
Journal Article
Cowley, A., Goldberg, S. E., Gordon, A. L., & Logan, P. A. (2021). Rehabilitation potential in older people living with frailty: a systematic mapping review. BMC Geriatrics, 21(1), Article 533. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02498-y

Background: Following periods of acute ill-health and injury, older people are frequently assessed and provided with rehabilitation services. Healthcare practitioners are required to make nuanced decisions about which patients are likely to benefit f... Read More about Rehabilitation potential in older people living with frailty: a systematic mapping review.

Deconditioning in people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative study from the Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) process evaluation (2021)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Masud, T., Gladman, J., Godfrey, M., Dunlop, M., Bosco, A., & Harwood, R. (2021). Deconditioning in people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative study from the Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) process evaluation. BMC Geriatrics, 21, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02451-z

Background: Restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased risk of deconditioning in the general population. No empirical evidence of this effect however has been gathered in people living with dementia. This study aims... Read More about Deconditioning in people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative study from the Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) process evaluation.

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.

Conceptual framework for personal recovery in patients with acute myocardial infarction (2021)
Journal Article
Dreyer, R. P., Pavlo, A. J., Horne, A., Dunn, R., Danvers, K., Brush, J., …Davidson, L. (2021). Conceptual framework for personal recovery in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(19), Article e022354. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.121.022354

BACKGROUND: Although there has been movement in cardiology to advance patient-centered approaches to postacute myo-cardial infarction (AMI) care, work remains to be done in aligning patient preferences with clinical care. Our objective was to charact... Read More about Conceptual framework for personal recovery in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Impact of a National Peer-Led Training Program to Increase Brief Physical Activity Advice Given to Patients by Health Care Professionals (2021)
Journal Article
Carlin, L., Whelan, M. E., Musson, H., & Adams, E. J. (2021). Impact of a National Peer-Led Training Program to Increase Brief Physical Activity Advice Given to Patients by Health Care Professionals. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18(11), 1364-1371. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2021-0187

Background: The benefits of physical activity for preventing and managing long-term health conditions are well established and health care professionals could promote physical activity to patients. The current study aims to evaluate the impact of the... Read More about Impact of a National Peer-Led Training Program to Increase Brief Physical Activity Advice Given to Patients by Health Care Professionals.

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.

Effects of maternal stress and/or anxiety interventions in the first 1000 days:Systematic review of reviews (2021)
Journal Article
Matvienko-Sikar, K., Redsell, S., & Flannery, C. (2021). Effects of maternal stress and/or anxiety interventions in the first 1000 days:Systematic review of reviews. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 1-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2021.1976400

Objective: Effective interventions are needed to mitigate effects of stress and anxiety from conception and up to two years postpartum (the first 1000 days), but it is unclear what works, for what populations and at what time points. This review aime... Read More about Effects of maternal stress and/or anxiety interventions in the first 1000 days:Systematic review of reviews.

Managing post-stroke fatigue: A qualitative study to explore multifaceted clinical perspectives (2021)
Journal Article
Drummond, A., Nouri, F., Ablewhite, J., Condon, L., Das Nair, R., Jones, A., …Thomas, S. (2022). Managing post-stroke fatigue: A qualitative study to explore multifaceted clinical perspectives. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 85(7), 505-512. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226211042269

Introduction: Post-stroke fatigue (PSF) is common and debilitating. However, while its effective management is a priority for clinicians and stroke survivors, there remains little evidence to provide guidance or underpin practice. Our aim, therefore,... Read More about Managing post-stroke fatigue: A qualitative study to explore multifaceted clinical perspectives.

Pre-operative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection (2021)
Journal Article
Tanner, J., & Moncaster, K. (2021). Pre-operative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(8), Article CD004122. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004122

Background Hair has traditionally been removed from the surgical site before surgery; however, some studies claim that this increases surgical site infections (SSIs) and should be avoided. This is the second update of a review published in 2006 and... Read More about Pre-operative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection.