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Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers (2023)
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Varela-Mato, V., Blake, H., Yarker, J., Godfree, K., Daly, G., Hassard, J., …Munir, F. (2023). Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers. BMC Health Services Research, 23, Article 942. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09952-0

Background: Managing long-term sickness absence is challenging in countries where employers and managers have the main responsibility to provide return to work support, particularly for workers with poor mental health. Whilst long-term sick leave and... Read More about Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers.

Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in early dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Harwood, R. H., Goldberg, S. E., Brand, A., van Der Wardt, V., Booth, V., Di Lorito, C., …Adams, E. (2023). Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in early dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 382, Article e074787. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-074787

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of an exercise and functional activity therapy intervention in adults with early dementia or mild cognitive impairment compared with usual care. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting: Participant... Read More about Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in early dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): randomised controlled trial.

The facilitators and barriers to improving functional activity and wellbeing in people with dementia: A qualitative study from the Process Evaluation of Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) (2023)
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Lorito, C. D., Van Der Wardt, V., Pollock, K., Howe, L., Booth, V., Logan, P., …Harwood, R. H. (2023). The facilitators and barriers to improving functional activity and wellbeing in people with dementia: A qualitative study from the Process Evaluation of Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED). Age and Ageing, 52(8), Article afad166. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad166

Background. The PRomoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) study delivered an exercise and functional activity programme to participants living with dementia. A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) showed no measurable be... Read More about The facilitators and barriers to improving functional activity and wellbeing in people with dementia: A qualitative study from the Process Evaluation of Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED).

Conversation Analysis Based Simulation (CABS): A method for improving communication skills training for healthcare practitioners (2023)
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Pilnick, A., O'Brien, R., Beeke, S., Goldberg, S., Murray, M., & Harwood, R. H. (2023). Conversation Analysis Based Simulation (CABS): A method for improving communication skills training for healthcare practitioners. Health Expectations, 26(6), 2461-2474. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13834

Background: Actors portraying simulated patients are widely used in communication skills training in healthcare, but debates persist over the authenticity of these interactions. However, healthcare professionals value simulation‐based training becaus... Read More about Conversation Analysis Based Simulation (CABS): A method for improving communication skills training for healthcare practitioners.

Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation (2023)
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Kotera, Y., Newby, C., Charles, A., Ng, F., Watson, E., Davidson, L., …Slade, M. (2023). Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01126-7

The employment of mental health peer support (PS) is recommended in national and international mental health policy, and widely implemented across many countries. The key components of PS remain to be identified. This study aimed to develop a typolog... Read More about Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation.

The learning experiences of student nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic (2023)
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Charalambous, L., & Townsend, A. (2023). The learning experiences of student nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nursing Times, 119(9),

The Covid-19 pandemic restricted access to traditional methods of pedagogical learning. A qualitative study identified that student nurses experienced challenges specifically around relationships, learning, emotions, and safety versus risks. They nav... Read More about The learning experiences of student nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Framing the wider determinants of health: Reflections and learning from a knowledge mobilisation exercise with an English local authority (2023)
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Such, E., Akakpo, D., Cleghorn, L., Eddleston, F., Eyoma, J., Fish, L., …Laurent, C. (2023). Framing the wider determinants of health: Reflections and learning from a knowledge mobilisation exercise with an English local authority. Public Health In Practice, 6, Article 100410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100410

Background: Health inequalities remain a persistent problem in the UK. One contributing factor may be how health inequalities are framed in professional and public debate. Dominant understandings of health focus on the individual, personal choice, li... Read More about Framing the wider determinants of health: Reflections and learning from a knowledge mobilisation exercise with an English local authority.

Societal and organisational influences on implementation of mental health peer support work in low-income and high-income settings: a qualitative focus group study (2023)
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Ramesh, M., Charles, A., Grayzman, A., Hiltensperger, R., Kalha, J., Kulkarni, A., …Slade, M. (2023). Societal and organisational influences on implementation of mental health peer support work in low-income and high-income settings: a qualitative focus group study. BMJ Open, 13(8), Article e058724. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058724

Objectives: Despite the established evidence base for mental health peer support work, widespread implementation remains a challenge. This study aimed to explore societal and organisational influences on the implementation of peer support work in low... Read More about Societal and organisational influences on implementation of mental health peer support work in low-income and high-income settings: a qualitative focus group study.

Enablers and barriers to mental health initiatives in construction SMEs (2023)
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Blake, H., Bullock, H., & Chouliara, N. (2023). Enablers and barriers to mental health initiatives in construction SMEs. Occupational Medicine, 73(6), 317-323. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqad075

Background Mental ill-health is prevalent in the construction industry, and workers in small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are at high risk. Knowledge about the implementation of mental health initiatives in construction SMEs is limited. Ai... Read More about Enablers and barriers to mental health initiatives in construction SMEs.

Examining the Impact of a Third Culture Kid Upbringing: Wellbeing, Attachment and Ethnic Identity Strength in Adult Third Culture Kids (2023)
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Doherty, L., Lieu, J., Aledeh, M., Edwards, A., & Kotera, Y. (2023). Examining the Impact of a Third Culture Kid Upbringing: Wellbeing, Attachment and Ethnic Identity Strength in Adult Third Culture Kids. Journal of Research in International Education, 22(2), 164-180. https://doi.org/10.1177/14752409231189364

Third Culture Kids (TCK) are generally considered to be children who spend a significant period living outside of their home country but reside only temporarily in one or more host country/ies. TCKs’ upbringing, it is argued, may lead to a number of... Read More about Examining the Impact of a Third Culture Kid Upbringing: Wellbeing, Attachment and Ethnic Identity Strength in Adult Third Culture Kids.

Self-Compassion during COVID-19 in Non-WEIRD Countries: A Narrative Review (2023)
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Kotera, Y., Kirkman, A., Beaumont, J., Komorowska, M. A., Such, E., Kaneda, Y., & Rushforth, A. (2023). Self-Compassion during COVID-19 in Non-WEIRD Countries: A Narrative Review. Healthcare, 11(14), Article 2016. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11142016

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted people’s mental health negatively worldwide, including in non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Democratic) countries. Self-compassion, kindness and understanding towards ones... Read More about Self-Compassion during COVID-19 in Non-WEIRD Countries: A Narrative Review.

Post-intensive care syndrome in pediatrics—enhancing understanding through a novel bioecological theory of human development lens (2023)
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Rahmaty, Z., Manning, J. C., Macdonald, I., Perez, M., & Ramelet, A. (in press). Post-intensive care syndrome in pediatrics—enhancing understanding through a novel bioecological theory of human development lens. Intensive Care Medicine – Paediatric and Neonatal, 1, Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44253-023-00007-0

Background: The Post Intensive Care Syndrome in pediatrics (PICS-p) framework offers a new understanding of the long-term impact of critical illness on child’s and family’s health. However, a comprehensive theoretical guide to investigate potential f... Read More about Post-intensive care syndrome in pediatrics—enhancing understanding through a novel bioecological theory of human development lens.

Nurses’ experiences of perceiving violence and abuse of women in Saudi Arabia: A phenomenological study (2023)
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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.

Middle Eastern nurses’ views/experiences of work and well-being with the support measures during past disease outbreaks and COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review (2023)
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Marair, S. A., & Slater, N. (2023). Middle Eastern nurses’ views/experiences of work and well-being with the support measures during past disease outbreaks and COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review. BMC Nursing, 22, Article 230. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01343-4

Background: The potential psychological health impact of pandemics on nurses has been increasingly widely recognised, as have recommendations to establish support measures for nurses’ well-being. Despite the availability of support measures significa... Read More about Middle Eastern nurses’ views/experiences of work and well-being with the support measures during past disease outbreaks and COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review.

Understanding the co-construction of safety in the paediatric intensive care unit: a meta- ethnography of parents' experiences (2023)
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Seaton, S. E., Manning, J., Draper, E. S., Davis, P. J., & Mackintosh, N. (2024). Understanding the co-construction of safety in the paediatric intensive care unit: a meta- ethnography of parents' experiences. Child: Care, Health and Development, 50(1), Article e13151. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.13151

Background Children experiencing critical illness or injury may require admission to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) to receive life-sustaining or life-saving treatment. Studies have explored the experience of parents with a child in PICU bu... Read More about Understanding the co-construction of safety in the paediatric intensive care unit: a meta- ethnography of parents' experiences.

Does knowledge of liver fibrosis affect high-risk drinking behaviour (KLIFAD): an open-label pragmatic feasibility randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Subhani, M., Enki, D. G., Knight, H., Jones, K. A., Sprange, K., Rennick-Egglestone, S., …Ryder, S. D. (2023). Does knowledge of liver fibrosis affect high-risk drinking behaviour (KLIFAD): an open-label pragmatic feasibility randomised controlled trial. eClinicalMedicine, 61, Article 102069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102069

Background: Early identification followed by effective behaviour interventions is pivotal to changing the natural history of alcohol-related liver disease. We examined the feasibility of using transient elastography based advice and alcohol recovery... Read More about Does knowledge of liver fibrosis affect high-risk drinking behaviour (KLIFAD): an open-label pragmatic feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Differences Between Online Trial Participants Who Have Used Statutory Mental Health Services and Those Who Have Not: Analysis of Baseline Data From 2 Pragmatic Trials of a Digital Health Intervention. (2023)
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Rennick-Egglestone, S., Newby, C., Robinson, C., Yeo, C., Ng, F., Elliott, R., …Slade, M. (2023). Differences Between Online Trial Participants Who Have Used Statutory Mental Health Services and Those Who Have Not: Analysis of Baseline Data From 2 Pragmatic Trials of a Digital Health Intervention. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, Article e44687. https://doi.org/10.2196/44687

Background: Digital health interventions (DHIs) are an established element of mental health service provision internationally. Regulators have positioned the best practice standard of evidence as an interventional study with a comparator reflective o... Read More about Differences Between Online Trial Participants Who Have Used Statutory Mental Health Services and Those Who Have Not: Analysis of Baseline Data From 2 Pragmatic Trials of a Digital Health Intervention..

Framing the wider determinants of health and health inequalities: local stakeholder views in England (2023)
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Such, E. (2023). Framing the wider determinants of health and health inequalities: local stakeholder views in England. Evidence and Policy, 19(4), 513-535. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426421X16848470383584

Background: Despite decades of concern, health inequalities persist and collaborations to address them at a local level are yet to prove effective. One potential way of improving actions to address health inequalities is to pay greater attention to... Read More about Framing the wider determinants of health and health inequalities: local stakeholder views in England.