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Exploring Effects of a Nostalgic Storytelling Virtual Reality Experience Beyond Hedonism (2023)
Journal Article
Huang, Y., Benford, S., Spence, J., & Blake, H. (2024). Exploring Effects of a Nostalgic Storytelling Virtual Reality Experience Beyond Hedonism. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 27(3), 221-226. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2023.0183

In this study, we tested the effect of a nostalgic storytelling virtual reality (VR) experience (vs. a text-reading neutral VR experience as the comparison condition) on state-level eudaimonic well-being and explored the underlying mediating mechanis... Read More about Exploring Effects of a Nostalgic Storytelling Virtual Reality Experience Beyond Hedonism.

Co-Design of a Reusable Learning Object (RLO) to Address Caregiver Responsive Infant Feeding Behaviours (CRIB) to Prevent Childhood Obesity: A Mixed-Method Protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Porter, L., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Wharrad, H., Spiby, H., Siriwardena, A. N., Howitt, C., Green, K., & Redsell, S. (2024). Co-Design of a Reusable Learning Object (RLO) to Address Caregiver Responsive Infant Feeding Behaviours (CRIB) to Prevent Childhood Obesity: A Mixed-Method Protocol. Healthcare, 12(1), Article 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12010029

Responsive infant feeding is a key strategy for childhood obesity prevention. Responsive feeding involves caregivers responding to infant hunger and satiety cues in a timely and developmentally appropriate manner. There is a dearth of evidence-based... Read More about Co-Design of a Reusable Learning Object (RLO) to Address Caregiver Responsive Infant Feeding Behaviours (CRIB) to Prevent Childhood Obesity: A Mixed-Method Protocol.

Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro-Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial (2023)
Journal Article
Greaves, S., Harvey, C., & Kotera, Y. (2023). Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro-Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Earth, 4(4), 845-858. https://doi.org/10.3390/earth4040045

Climate change and its impact are being acknowledged through extensive media coverage. Knowledge gaps between mental health and climate change have been highlighted, which is an increasingly prevalent issue. Furthermore, mental health impacts such as... Read More about Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro-Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Development of a Motivation Communication Training to Aid Diabetes-Specialist Podiatrists With Adherence Discussions (2023)
Journal Article
Hancox, J., Chaplin, W., Hilton, C., Gray, K., Game, F., & Vedhara, K. (2023). Development of a Motivation Communication Training to Aid Diabetes-Specialist Podiatrists With Adherence Discussions. Health Education and Behavior, 51(2), 240 -250. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981231216744

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) impact a substantial proportion of patients with diabetes, with high recurrence rates, severe complications, and significant financial burden to health care systems. Adherence to treatment advice (e.g., limiting weight-bea... Read More about Development of a Motivation Communication Training to Aid Diabetes-Specialist Podiatrists With Adherence Discussions.

Understanding the experience of stigma in care homes: A qualitative case study in northeast Thailand. (2023)
Journal Article
Tosangwarn, S., Clissett, P., & Blake, H. (2024). Understanding the experience of stigma in care homes: A qualitative case study in northeast Thailand. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 31(4), 475-491. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.13005

What is known on the subject?: Stigma associated with care homes has been found to influence residents' lives, and it is a known risk factor for depression among older adults worldwide. Older residents in Asia and particularly, in Thai care homes com... Read More about Understanding the experience of stigma in care homes: A qualitative case study in northeast Thailand..

360-Degree Virtual Reality Utilising Head-Mounted Devices in Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Education: A Scoping Review (2023)
Journal Article
Alammary, M. A., Halliday, L., & Konstantinidis, S. T. (2023). 360-Degree Virtual Reality Utilising Head-Mounted Devices in Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Education: A Scoping Review. Virtual Worlds, 2(4), 396–421. https://doi.org/10.3390/virtualworlds2040023

Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) is a promising tool for improving the teaching and learning of nursing and midwifery students. However, the preexisting literature does not comprehensively examine scenario development, theoretical underpinnings, durat... Read More about 360-Degree Virtual Reality Utilising Head-Mounted Devices in Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Education: A Scoping Review.

Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro‐Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Greaves, S., Harvey, C., & Kotera, Y. Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro‐Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial

The study aimed to investigate the effect of climate change exposure on affect and pro-environmental behavioural intentions in a randomised controlled trial. An online survey was completed by 100 adult participants and included measures of affect and... Read More about Exposure to Climate Change Information on Affect and Pro‐Environmental Behavioural Intentions: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Which outcome measurement instruments are used to measure core infant feeding outcomes in children up to 1 year of age? A scoping review protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Matvienko-Sikar, K., Adair, L., Bell, L. K., Birken, C. S., Brown, V., Dahly, D., Doherty, A. S., Golley, R., Leahy-Warren, P., McBride, M., McCarthy, E., Murphy, A. W., Redsell, S., & Terwee, C. B. (2023). Which outcome measurement instruments are used to measure core infant feeding outcomes in children up to 1 year of age? A scoping review protocol. HRB Open Research, 6, Article 67. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13797.1

Background
How, what, and when infants are fed plays a role in the aetiology of childhood obesity. Heterogeneity in how infant feeding outcomes are measured in trials of interventions to prevent childhood obesity limits evidence syntheses and unders... Read More about Which outcome measurement instruments are used to measure core infant feeding outcomes in children up to 1 year of age? A scoping review protocol.

A Pilot Study Evaluating a Virtual Reality-Based Nontechnical Skills Training Application for Urology Trainees: Usability, Acceptability, and Impact (2023)
Journal Article
Pears, M., Rochester, M., Wadhwa, K., R Payne, S., Konstantinidis, S., Hanchanale, V., Hamid Elmamoun, M., Shekhar Biyani, C., & Doherty, R. (2023). A Pilot Study Evaluating a Virtual Reality-Based Nontechnical Skills Training Application for Urology Trainees: Usability, Acceptability, and Impact. Journal of Surgical Education, 80(12), 1836-1842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.08.012

Objective
This study aimed to develop and evaluate a virtual reality (VR)-based nontechnical skills (NTS) training application for urology trainees and assess its effectiveness in improving their skills and confidence.

D... Read More about A Pilot Study Evaluating a Virtual Reality-Based Nontechnical Skills Training Application for Urology Trainees: Usability, Acceptability, and Impact.

Evaluating the Interaction between Pain Intensity and Resilience on the Impact of Pain in the Lives of People with Fibromyalgia (2023)
Journal Article
Teixeira, L. A., de Oliveira Vidal, E. I., Blake, H., de Barros, G. A. M., & Fukushima, F. B. (2024). Evaluating the Interaction between Pain Intensity and Resilience on the Impact of Pain in the Lives of People with Fibromyalgia. Clinical Journal of Pain, 40(3), 150-156. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000001178

Objective: Recent theoretical models posit that resilience acts as a resource/mechanism opposing pain catastrophizing and other vulnerability sources against pain adaptation. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between resilienc... Read More about Evaluating the Interaction between Pain Intensity and Resilience on the Impact of Pain in the Lives of People with Fibromyalgia.

Engaging with stakeholders to explore proof-of-concept for a mobile application aimed at improving mental wellbeing in nurses: a trainer-led education and qualitative interview study (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yildirim, M., Carter, T., & Blake, H. (2023, November). Engaging with stakeholders to explore proof-of-concept for a mobile application aimed at improving mental wellbeing in nurses: a trainer-led education and qualitative interview study. Presented at ICERI 2023: 16th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, Spain

Background and Aim:

Nurses’ well-being is an increasing concern given global workforce shortages, stressful job roles and the sustained impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mobile application-delivered interventions (apps) may be an efficient and cost... Read More about Engaging with stakeholders to explore proof-of-concept for a mobile application aimed at improving mental wellbeing in nurses: a trainer-led education and qualitative interview study.

The WHIRL project: innovative interprofessional learning in public health practice (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whittingham, K., Somerset, S., Middleton, M., Yildirim, M., Evans, C., & Blake, H. (2023, November). The WHIRL project: innovative interprofessional learning in public health practice. Presented at ICERI 2023: 16th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, Spain

Transforming Workplace Learning: Implementing Mental Health First Aid Programmes at Work (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dulal-Arthur, T., Siddiqui, M., Vaughan, B., Thomson, L., Bartle, C., Hassard, J., & Blake, H. (2023, October). Transforming Workplace Learning: Implementing Mental Health First Aid Programmes at Work. Presented at ICERI 2023: 16th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, Spain

Traditional conceptualisations of workplace learning focus on enhancing professional skills and knowledge related to job performance. However, considering the increased prevalence and impact of mental health challenges in the workplace, it is imperat... Read More about Transforming Workplace Learning: Implementing Mental Health First Aid Programmes at Work.

Navigating the Path to Success: Exploring methods to integrate workforce digital training within organisations (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Siddiqui, M., Dulal-Arthur, T., Vaughan, B., Thomson, L., Bartle, C., Hassard, J., & Blake, H. (2023, October). Navigating the Path to Success: Exploring methods to integrate workforce digital training within organisations. Presented at ICERI 2023: 16th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, Spain

With the proliferation of e-learning in the workplace, organisations demand new ways to transform the employee's learning experience, maintain engagement with learning and ensure that it is sustained into continuing growth and development. Ensuring t... Read More about Navigating the Path to Success: Exploring methods to integrate workforce digital training within organisations.

Positive Mental Health of Migrants in the UK during COVID-19: A Review (2023)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Adam, H., Kirkman, A., Aledeh, M., Brooks-Ucheaga, M., Todowede, O., Rennick-Egglestone, S., & Jackson, J. E. (2023). Positive Mental Health of Migrants in the UK during COVID-19: A Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(22), Article 7046. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20227046

COVID-19 impacted the mental health of many people in the UK. The negative impact was especially substantial among vulnerable population groups, including migrants. While research has focused on the negative aspects of mental health during the pandem... Read More about Positive Mental Health of Migrants in the UK during COVID-19: A Review.

The protective role of staff wellbeing centres for wellbeing and presenteeism in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: secondary analysis of COVID-Well data (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Mancini, H., Coyne, E., Cooper, J., & Stanulewicz-Buckley, N. (2023, November). The protective role of staff wellbeing centres for wellbeing and presenteeism in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: secondary analysis of COVID-Well data. Poster presented at Work, Stress, and Health Conference 2023, Online

Service delivery interventions to improve maternal and newborn health in low- and middle-income countries: scoping review of quality improvement, implementation research and health system strengthening approaches (2023)
Journal Article
Mianda, S., Todowede, O., & Schneider, H. (2023). Service delivery interventions to improve maternal and newborn health in low- and middle-income countries: scoping review of quality improvement, implementation research and health system strengthening approaches. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), Article 1223. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10202-6

Introduction:

This review explores the characteristics of service delivery-related interventions to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) over the last two decades, comparing three common framings of... Read More about Service delivery interventions to improve maternal and newborn health in low- and middle-income countries: scoping review of quality improvement, implementation research and health system strengthening approaches.

Alcohol Prevention in Urgent and Emergency Care (APUEC): Development and Evaluation of Workforce Digital Training on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment (2023)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Adams, E. J., Chaplin, W. J., Morris, L., Mahmood, I., Taylor, M. G., Langmack, G., Jones, L., Miller, P., & Coffey, F. (2023). Alcohol Prevention in Urgent and Emergency Care (APUEC): Development and Evaluation of Workforce Digital Training on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(22), Article 7028. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20227028

Excessive alcohol consumption carries a significant health, social and economic burden. Screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is one approach to identifying patients with excessive alcohol consumption and providing intervent... Read More about Alcohol Prevention in Urgent and Emergency Care (APUEC): Development and Evaluation of Workforce Digital Training on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Treatment.

Barriers and Enablers to Weight Management Programmes for Working Men: A Qualitative Study (2023)
Journal Article
Broughton, M., Lymn, J. S., & Redsell, S. A. (2023). Barriers and Enablers to Weight Management Programmes for Working Men: A Qualitative Study. Health and Social Care in the Community, 2023, Article 7854774. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/7854774

Gender-sensitised weight management programmes have been developed to encourage more men to access support. Whilst these programmes have proved successful for some groups of men, they are not a panacea, and the views of men who have never attended an... Read More about Barriers and Enablers to Weight Management Programmes for Working Men: A Qualitative Study.