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Understanding and exploring the cost of poor mental health at work for organisations and society (2023)
Book Chapter
Hassard, J., Thomson, L., & Blake, H. (2024). Understanding and exploring the cost of poor mental health at work for organisations and society. In A. Day, & C. L. Cooper (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Mental Health at Work. Routledge

This chapter explores the cost of mental health at work from an employer and societal perspective. We aim to present and reflect on the available evidence of the economic burden and human cost posed by poor mental health at work. A fuller understandi... Read More about Understanding and exploring the cost of poor mental health at work for organisations and society.

Developing a prototype digital risk mitigation pathway for children and young people admitted to acute paediatric NHS care in mental health crisis: Protocol of the Safety Assessment in Paediatric healthcare Environments (SAPhE) pathway study (2023)
Journal Article
Manning, J. C., Marufu, T. C., Carter, T., Bolton, S., Breedon, P., Craven, M., …APhE Pathway Study Investigators, A. P. S. I. (2023). Developing a prototype digital risk mitigation pathway for children and young people admitted to acute paediatric NHS care in mental health crisis: Protocol of the Safety Assessment in Paediatric healthcare Environments (SAPhE) pathway study. Digital Health, 9, https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076231205753

Background: Globally, there are increasing numbers of Children and young people (CYPs) experiencing a mental health crisis requiring admission to acute paediatric inpatient care. These CYPs can often experience fluctuating emotional states accompanie... Read More about Developing a prototype digital risk mitigation pathway for children and young people admitted to acute paediatric NHS care in mental health crisis: Protocol of the Safety Assessment in Paediatric healthcare Environments (SAPhE) pathway study.

The financial costs of anticipatory prescribing: A retrospective observational study of prescribed, administered and wasted medications using community clinical records (2023)
Journal Article
Morgan, L., Barclay, S., Pollock, K., Massou, E., & Bowers, B. (2023). The financial costs of anticipatory prescribing: A retrospective observational study of prescribed, administered and wasted medications using community clinical records. Palliative Medicine, 37(10), 1554-1561. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163231198372

Background:
The prescribing of injectable end-of-life anticipatory medications ahead of possible need is recommended best practice. The financial costs of these medications have been little studied.
Aim:
To identify the costs of anticipatory medic... Read More about The financial costs of anticipatory prescribing: A retrospective observational study of prescribed, administered and wasted medications using community clinical records.

Transient elastography and video recovery narrative access to support recovery from alcohol misuse: development of a novel intervention for use in community alcohol treatment services (2023)
Journal Article
Rennick-Egglestone, S., Subhani, M., Knight, H., Jones, K. A., Hutton, C., Jackson, T., …Ryder, S. (2023). Transient elastography and video recovery narrative access to support recovery from alcohol misuse: development of a novel intervention for use in community alcohol treatment services. JMIR Formative Research, 7, Article e47109. https://doi.org/10.2196/47109

Background: Mortality from alcohol-related liver disease has risen significantly for three decades. Transient elastography (TE) is a non-invasive test providing a numerical marker of liver disease. Preliminary evidence suggests that receiving TE can... Read More about Transient elastography and video recovery narrative access to support recovery from alcohol misuse: development of a novel intervention for use in community alcohol treatment services.

Towards improving the quality of internships in medicine and allied health professions (2023)
Journal Article
Jankowicz-Szymańska, A., Kołpa, M., Stefanowicz-Kocoł, A., Konstantinidis, S. T., Ko, S., Henderson, J., Cunningham, S., Hodge, P., Tilley, Z., Höijer-Brear, V., Törne, M., Lillo-Crespo, M., Policnik, J., Poultourtzidis, I., & Papamalis, F. (2023). Towards improving the quality of internships in medicine and allied health professions. Health Promotion and Physical Activity, 24(3), 40-49. https://doi.org/10.55225/hppa.553

Introduction: One of the important elements influencing the well-being of society is a highly educated, professional staff of the entire therapeutic team. Physiotherapists play a significant role in this team, which is why the higher education system... Read More about Towards improving the quality of internships in medicine and allied health professions.

Attitudes and current practice in alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment among staff working in urgent and emergency settings: An open, cross-sectional international survey (2023)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Yildirim, M., Premakumar, V., Morris, L., Miller, P., & Coffey, F. (2023). Attitudes and current practice in alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment among staff working in urgent and emergency settings: An open, cross-sectional international survey. PLoS ONE, 18(9), Article e0291573. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291573

Background: The aim of the study was to ascertain the views and experiences of those working in urgent and emergency care (UEC) settings towards screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol, to inform future practice.... Read More about Attitudes and current practice in alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment among staff working in urgent and emergency settings: An open, cross-sectional international survey.

Widening participation – recruitment methods in mental health randomised controlled trials: a qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Iflaifel, M., Hall, C. L., Green, H. R., Willis, A., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Juszczak, E., …Sprange, K. (2023). Widening participation – recruitment methods in mental health randomised controlled trials: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 23(1), Article 211. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-02032-1

Background: Barriers to mental health research participation are well documented including distrust of services and research; and stigma surrounding mental health. They can contribute to a lack of diversity amongst participants in mental health resea... Read More about Widening participation – recruitment methods in mental health randomised controlled trials: a qualitative study.

Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey (2023)
Journal Article
Hayes, D., Hunter-Brown, H., Camacho, E., McPhilbin, M., Elliott, R. A., Ronaldson, A., Bakolis, I., Repper, J., Meddings, S., Stergiopoulos, V., Brophy, L., Miyamoto, Y., Castelein, S., Klevan, T. G., Elton, D., Grant-Rowles, J., Kotera, Y., Henderson, C., Slade, M., & RECOLLECT International Research Consortium, R. I. R. C. (2023). Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey. Lancet Psychiatry, 10(10), 768-779. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2823%2900229-8

Background: Recovery colleges were developed in England to support the recovery of individuals who have mental health symptoms or mental illness. They have been founded in many countries but there has been little international research on recovery co... Read More about Organisational and student characteristics, fidelity, funding models, and unit costs of recovery colleges in 28 countries: a cross-sectional survey.

Barriers and facilitators for surgical site infection surveillance for adult cardiac surgery in a high-income setting: an in-depth exploration (2023)
Journal Article
Tanner, J., Brierley Jones, L., Rochon, M., Westwood, N., Wloch, C., Vaja, R., …Harrington, P. (2023). Barriers and facilitators for surgical site infection surveillance for adult cardiac surgery in a high-income setting: an in-depth exploration. Journal of Hospital Infection, 141, 112-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2023.08.023

Background
Surgical site infection (SSI) surveillance aims to facilitate a reduction in SSIs through identifying infection rates, benchmarking, triggering clinical review and instituting infection control measures. Participation in surveillance is,... Read More about Barriers and facilitators for surgical site infection surveillance for adult cardiac surgery in a high-income setting: an in-depth exploration.

A rehabilitation intervention to improve recovery after an episode of delirium in adults over 65 years (RecoverED): study protocol for a multi-centre, single-arm feasibility study (2023)
Journal Article
Allan, L., O'Connell, A., Raghuraman, S., Bingham, A., Laverick, A., Chandler, K., …Clare, L. (2023). A rehabilitation intervention to improve recovery after an episode of delirium in adults over 65 years (RecoverED): study protocol for a multi-centre, single-arm feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9, Article 162. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01387-y

BackgroundDelirium affects over 20% of all hospitalised older adults. Delirium is associated with a number of adverse outcomes following hospital admission including cognitive decline, anxiety and depression, increased mortality and care needs. Previ... Read More about A rehabilitation intervention to improve recovery after an episode of delirium in adults over 65 years (RecoverED): study protocol for a multi-centre, single-arm feasibility study.

Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis (2023)
Journal Article
Todowede, . O., Lewandowski, F., Kotera, Y., Ashmore, A., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Boyd, D., …Slade, M. (2023). Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, Article 1175311. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1175311

Partnering with people most affected by mental health problems can transform mental health outcomes. Citizen science as a research approach enables partnering with the public at a substantial scale, but there is scarce guidance on its use in mental h... Read More about Best practice guidelines for citizen science in mental health research: systematic review and evidence synthesis.

Application and Extension of the Alcohol Recovery Narratives Conceptual Framework (2023)
Journal Article
Subhani, M., Talat, U., Knight, H., Morling, J. R., Jones, K. A., Aithal, G. P., …Rennick-Egglestone, S. (2023). Application and Extension of the Alcohol Recovery Narratives Conceptual Framework. Qualitative Health Research, 33(13), 1203-1217. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323231197384

Recovery narratives are personal stories of health problems and recovery. A systematic review proposed a conceptual framework characterising alcohol misuse recovery narratives, consisting of eight principal dimensions, each with types and subtypes. T... Read More about Application and Extension of the Alcohol Recovery Narratives Conceptual Framework.

Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers (2023)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Promoting Activity, Independence, and Stability in Early Dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Harwood, R. H., Goldberg, S. E., Brand, A., van Der Wardt, V., Booth, V., Di Lorito, C., Hoare, Z., Hancox, J., Bajwa, R., Burgon, C., Howe, L., Cowley, A., Bramley, T., Long, A., Lock, J., Tucker, R., Adams, E. J., O’Brien, R., Kearney, F., Kowalewska, K., …Masud, T. (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 Participants’... 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)
Journal Article
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).

Digital tools for post‐discharge surveillance of surgical site infection (2023)
Journal Article
Dalcól, C., Tanner, J., & de Brito Poveda, V. (2024). Digital tools for post‐discharge surveillance of surgical site infection. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 80(1), 96-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15830

Aims

Conduct a scoping review on the development and use of digital tools for post-discharge surgical site infection surveillance.
Design

Scoping review.
Data Sources


Science Direct, PubMed, Embase, Literatura Latino-Americana e do Carib... Read More about Digital tools for post‐discharge surveillance of surgical site infection.

Conversation Analysis Based Simulation (CABS): A method for improving communication skills training for healthcare practitioners (2023)
Journal Article
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.