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Results of a UK-wide vignette study with occupational therapists to explore cognitive screening post-stroke (2020)
Journal Article
Geraghty, J., Ablewhite, J., das Nair, R., Lincoln, N., Kontou, E., Roffe, J., Lannin, N., & Drummond, A. (2020). Results of a UK-wide vignette study with occupational therapists to explore cognitive screening post-stroke. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 27(7),

Background.
There is a paucity of evidence in the UK regarding occupational therapy (OT) cognitive screening, and whether, and how, cognitive impairments are identified and assessed.

Aims
To identify current OT practice for the assessment of c... Read More about Results of a UK-wide vignette study with occupational therapists to explore cognitive screening post-stroke.

Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-usable Learning objectives of 360° video scenarios for a Clinical Skills course (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schiza, E. C., Hadjiaros, M., Matsangidou, M., Frangoudes, F., Neocleous, K., Gkougkoudi, E., Konstantinidis, S., & Pattichis, C. S. (2020, June). Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-usable Learning objectives of 360° video scenarios for a Clinical Skills course. Presented at 2020 IEEE 20th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference ( MELECON), Palermo, Italy

This paper presents a new approach for teaching the clinical skills course by exploiting the potential of a Virtual Reality application utilizing 360° videos with medical content for an undergraduate level course. We discuss the methodology prospects... Read More about Co-creation of Virtual Reality Re-usable Learning objectives of 360° video scenarios for a Clinical Skills course.

Mobilisation practices in critically ill children: A European point prevalence study (EU PARK-PICU) (2020)
Journal Article
Ista, E., Manning, J., Scholefield, B., Harth, I., Gawronski, O., Bartkowska-Śniatkowska, A., Ramelet, A.-S., Kudchadkar, S., & EU PARK-PICU Collaborators. (2020). Mobilisation practices in critically ill children: A European point prevalence study (EU PARK-PICU). Critical Care, 24, Article 368. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-02988-2

Background:
Early mobilization of adults receiving intensive care improves health outcomes, yet little is known about mobilization practices in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs). We aimed to determine the prevalence of and factors associated... Read More about Mobilisation practices in critically ill children: A European point prevalence study (EU PARK-PICU).

A nurse-led youth volunteering project to support older people on acute hospital wards (2020)
Journal Article
Charalambous, L. (2020). A nurse-led youth volunteering project to support older people on acute hospital wards. Nursing Management, 27(4), 21-26. https://doi.org/10.7748/NM.2020.E1926

Young people volunteering on acute hospital wards can provide extra support to older patients, for example with eating and drinking, with mobilising and with therapeutic activities. This extra support can reduce nurses' workload while providing older... Read More about A nurse-led youth volunteering project to support older people on acute hospital wards.

Anticipatory prescribing in community end-of-life care in the UK and Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic: online survey (2020)
Journal Article
Antunes, B., Bowers, B., Winterburn, I., Kelly, M. P., Brodrick, R., Pollock, K., Majumder, M., Spathis, A., Lawrie, I., George, R., Ryan, R., & Barclay, S. (2020). Anticipatory prescribing in community end-of-life care in the UK and Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic: online survey. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 10(3), 343-349. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002394

Priorities for service improvement in personality disorder in Australia: Perspectives of consumers, carers and clinicians (2020)
Journal Article
Ng, F., Townsend, M. L., Jewell, M., Marceau, E. M., & Grenyer, B. F. (2020). Priorities for service improvement in personality disorder in Australia: Perspectives of consumers, carers and clinicians. Personality and Mental Health, 14(4), 350-360. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmh.1485

Background: Improvements to service provision for personality disorder has been predominately explored through the perspectives of clinicians, with limited understanding of the views of consumers and carers. The aim of the present study was to unders... Read More about Priorities for service improvement in personality disorder in Australia: Perspectives of consumers, carers and clinicians.

Exercise interventions for older adults: A systematic review of meta-analyses (2020)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Long, A., Byrne, A., Harwood, R. H., Gladman, J. R., Schneider, S., Logan, P., Bosco, A., & van der Wardt, V. (2021). Exercise interventions for older adults: A systematic review of meta-analyses. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 10(1), 29-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2020.06.003

Background
The evidence concerning which physical exercise characteristics are most effective for older adults is fragmented.

Methods
We aimed to characterise the extent of this diversity and inconsistency and identify future directions for rese... Read More about Exercise interventions for older adults: A systematic review of meta-analyses.

Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Bosco, A., Booth, V., Goldberg, S., Harwood, R. H., & Van der Wardt, V. (2020). Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine Reports, 19, Article 101139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101139

Adherence to physical exercise is associated with multiple benefits in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. Given the gap in research, this systematic literature review aimed to determine in the context of exercise intervention s... Read More about Adherence to exercise interventions in older people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

An extended stroke rehabilitation service for people who have had a stroke: the EXTRAS RCT (2020)
Journal Article
Shaw, L., Bhattarai, N., Cant, R., Drummond, A., Ford, G. A., Forster, A., Francis, R., Hills, K., Howel, D., Laverty, A. M., McKevitt, C., McMeekin, P., Price, C., Stamp, E., Stevens, E., Vale, L., & Rodgers, H. (2020). An extended stroke rehabilitation service for people who have had a stroke: the EXTRAS RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 24(24), 1-202. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24240

Background
There is limited evidence about the effectiveness of rehabilitation in meeting the longer-term needs of stroke patients and their carers.

Objective
To determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an extended stroke r... Read More about An extended stroke rehabilitation service for people who have had a stroke: the EXTRAS RCT.

A multicentre, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment versus standard NHS Speech and Language Therapy versus control in Parkinson’s disease: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Sackley, C. M., Rick, C., Au, P., Brady, M. C., Beaton, G., Burton, C., Caulfield, M., Dickson, S., Dowling, F., Hughes, M., Ives, N., Jowett, S., Masterson-Algar, P., Nicoll, A., Patel, S., Smith, C. H., Woolley, R., Clarke, C. E., & on behalf of the PD COMM Collaborative Group. (2020). A multicentre, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment versus standard NHS Speech and Language Therapy versus control in Parkinson’s disease: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 21, Article 436. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04354-7

Background
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects approximately 145,519 people in the UK. Speech impairments are common with a reported prevalence of 68%, which increase physical and mental demands during conversation, reliance on family and/or carers, an... Read More about A multicentre, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment versus standard NHS Speech and Language Therapy versus control in Parkinson’s disease: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Exploration of temperature and shelf-life dependency of the therapeutically available Insulin Detemir (2020)
Journal Article
Beji, O., Gillis, R. B., Dinu, V., Jiwani, S. I., Gyasi-Antwi, P., Fisk, I. D., Meal, A., Morgan, P. S., Harding, S. E., Huang, S., Agugini, G., Fedele, F., & Adams, G. G. (2020). Exploration of temperature and shelf-life dependency of the therapeutically available Insulin Detemir. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 152, 340-347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2020.05.016

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Purpose: Insulin, in typical use, undergoes multiple changes in temperature; from refrigerator, to room temperature, to body temperature. Although long-term storage temperature has been well-studied, the short term changes to ins... Read More about Exploration of temperature and shelf-life dependency of the therapeutically available Insulin Detemir.

Characterising the evidence base for advanced clinical practice in the UK: A scoping review protocol (2020)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Poku, B., Pearce, R., Eldridge, J., Hendrick, P., Knaggs, R., McCluskey, J., Tomczak, P., Thow, R., Harris, P., Conway, J., & Collier, R. (2020). Characterising the evidence base for advanced clinical practice in the UK: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 10(5), Article e036192. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036192

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Introduction A global health workforce crisis, coupled with ageing populations, wars and the rise of non-com... Read More about Characterising the evidence base for advanced clinical practice in the UK: A scoping review protocol.

Silent voices: exploring narratives of women's experiences of health care professional responses to domestic violence and abuse (2020)
Journal Article
McGarry, . J., & Hinsliff-Smith, K. (2021). Silent voices: exploring narratives of women's experiences of health care professional responses to domestic violence and abuse. Journal of Medical Humanities, 42, 245-252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10912-020-09621-x

The impact of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is far reaching not least in terms of both the immediate and longer term physical and mental wellbeing of those who have experienced abuse. DVA also exerts a considerable detrimental impact on the wider... Read More about Silent voices: exploring narratives of women's experiences of health care professional responses to domestic violence and abuse.

“Body as a Machine”: How Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease Construct Their Fatigue Experiences (2020)
Journal Article
Poku, B. A., Caress, A.-L., & Kirk, S. (2020). “Body as a Machine”: How Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease Construct Their Fatigue Experiences. Qualitative Health Research, 30(9), 1431-1444. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320916464

Research exploring illness experiences of young people with sickle cell disease (SCD) has, to date, ignored fatigue, despite the distinctive anemic nature of SCD. To examine adolescents with SCD fatigue experiences, we conducted narrative and picture... Read More about “Body as a Machine”: How Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease Construct Their Fatigue Experiences.

An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article
Wilson, E., Caswell, G., Latif, A., Anderson, C., Faull, C., & Pollock, K. (2020). An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study. BMC Palliative Care, 19, Article 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-020-0537-z

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.

Peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- A nd low-income countries: Study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT) (2020)
Journal Article
Moran, G. S., Kalha, J., Mueller-Stierlin, A., Kilian, R., Krumm, S., Slade, M., Charles, A., Mahlke, C., Nixdorf, R., Basangwa, D., Nakku, J., Mpango, R., Ryan, G., Shamba, D., Ramesh, M., Ngakongwa, F., Grayzman, A., Pathare, S., Mayer, B., & Puschner, B. (2020). Peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- A nd low-income countries: Study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT). Trials, 21(1), Article 371. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4177-7

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Peer support is an established intervention involving a person recovering from mental illness supporting others with mental illness. Peer support is an under-used resource in global mental health. Building upon compr... Read More about Peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- A nd low-income countries: Study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT).

Mitigating the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers: A Digital Learning Package (2020)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Bermingham, F., Johnson, G., & Tabner, A. (2020). Mitigating the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers: A Digital Learning Package. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(9), Article 2997. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17092997

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) will undoubtedly have psychological impacts for healthcare workers, which could be sustained; frontline workers will be particularly at risk. Actions are needed to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on mental health... Read More about Mitigating the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers: A Digital Learning Package.

Paediatric intensive care follow-up provision in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (2020)
Journal Article
Manning, J. C., Scholefield, B. R., Popejoy, E., Dodds, E., & Latour, J. M. (2021). Paediatric intensive care follow-up provision in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Nursing in Critical Care, 26(2), 128-134. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12510

The objective of this study was to examine the characteristic, content, and role of Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in the provision of follow-up for children and their families' post-intensive care discharge in the United Kingdom (UK) and Re... Read More about Paediatric intensive care follow-up provision in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.