Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory based feasibility study

Evans, Catrin; Turner, K.; Blake, Holly; Juma, A.; Suggs, S.; Occa, A.

doi:10.1111/hiv.12265

The Association of Specific Executive Functions and Falls Risk in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early-Stage Dementia (2015)
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Harwood, R., Logan, P., van der Wardt, V., Logan, P. A., Hood, V., Booth, V., …Harwood, R. H. (2015). The Association of Specific Executive Functions and Falls Risk in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early-Stage Dementia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 40(3-4), 178-185. https://doi.org/10.1159/000433523

Background/Aims: Impairment in executive function is associated with a heightened risk for falls in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. The purpose of this study was to determine which aspects of executive function are assoc... Read More about The Association of Specific Executive Functions and Falls Risk in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early-Stage Dementia.

Completion of fit notes by GPs: a mixed methods study (2015)
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Coole, C., Nouri, F., Potgieter, I., & Drummond, A. E. (2015). Completion of fit notes by GPs: a mixed methods study. Perspectives in Public Health, 135(5), https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913915594197

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the completion of fit notes by UK general practitioners (GPs). A series of actual fit notes issued to employed patients were examined, and their GPs’ reflections and experiences of fit note completion ex... Read More about Completion of fit notes by GPs: a mixed methods study.

Development and evaluation of an Individualised Outcome Measure (IOM) for randomised controlled trials in mental health (2015)
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Pesola, F., Williams, J., Bird, V., Freidl, M., Le Boutillier, C., Leamy, M., …Slade, M. (2015). Development and evaluation of an Individualised Outcome Measure (IOM) for randomised controlled trials in mental health. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 24(4), https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1480

Predefined, researcher-selected outcomes are routinely used as the clinical end-point in randomised controlled trials (RCTs); however, individualised approaches may be an effective way to assess outcome in mental health research. The present study de... Read More about Development and evaluation of an Individualised Outcome Measure (IOM) for randomised controlled trials in mental health.

Seeing the baby, doing family: commercial ultrasound as family practice? (2015)
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Roberts, J., Griffiths, F., & Verran, A. (2017). Seeing the baby, doing family: commercial ultrasound as family practice?. Sociology, 51(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038515591945

Medical sociologists and anthropologists have studied the social significance of obstetric ultrasound for families but little is known about how women and families make use of commercially available ultrasound scans. This article draws on interviews... Read More about Seeing the baby, doing family: commercial ultrasound as family practice?.

The identification of research priorities for UK occupational therapists in work rehabilitation (2015)
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Coole, C., McBean, J., & Drummond, A. E. (in press). The identification of research priorities for UK occupational therapists in work rehabilitation. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 22(7), https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2015.22.7.329

Background/Aims: UK occupational therapists are recognised as having key skills in work rehabilitation, but there is limited evidence to underpin this. In order to use research resources to best effect, it is vital to identify the research priorities... Read More about The identification of research priorities for UK occupational therapists in work rehabilitation.

Care and communication between health professionals and patients affected by severe or chronic illness in community care settings: a qualitative study of care at the end of life (2015)
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Pollock, K., & Wilson, E. (2015). Care and communication between health professionals and patients affected by severe or chronic illness in community care settings: a qualitative study of care at the end of life. Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(31), https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr03310

Background: Advance care planning (ACP) enables patients to consider, discuss and, if they wish, document their wishes and preferences for future care, including decisions to refuse treatment, in the event that they lose capacity to make decisions fo... Read More about Care and communication between health professionals and patients affected by severe or chronic illness in community care settings: a qualitative study of care at the end of life.

Return-to-work outcomes and usefulness of actual fit notes received by employers (2015)
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Coole, C., Potgieter, I., Nouri, F., Worthington, E., & Drummond, A. (in press). Return-to-work outcomes and usefulness of actual fit notes received by employers. Family Practice, 32(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmv050

Background: GPs can use the fit note to advise that a patient ‘may be fit’ or is ‘not fit’ for work. Previous employer-based research on the fit note is largely qualitative and based on general perceptions and past experience. Knowledge of the return... Read More about Return-to-work outcomes and usefulness of actual fit notes received by employers.

“Having diabetes shouldn’t stop them”: healthcare professionals’ perceptions of physical activity in children with Type 1 diabetes (2015)
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Quirk, H., Blake, H., Dee, B., & Glazebrook, C. (2015). “Having diabetes shouldn’t stop them”: healthcare professionals’ perceptions of physical activity in children with Type 1 diabetes. BMC Pediatrics, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-015-0389-5

Background Healthcare professionals (HCP) working with children who have Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) have an important role in advising about and supporting the control of blood glucose level in relation to physical activity. Regular physical... Read More about “Having diabetes shouldn’t stop them”: healthcare professionals’ perceptions of physical activity in children with Type 1 diabetes.

Staff understanding of recovery-orientated mental health practice: a systematic review and narrative synthesis (2015)
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Le Boutillier, C., Chevalier, A., Lawrence, V., Leamy, M., Bird, V., Macpherson, R., …Slade, M. (in press). Staff understanding of recovery-orientated mental health practice: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. Implementation Science, 10(87), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0275-4

Background: Mental health policy is for staff to transform their practice towards a recovery orientation. Staff understanding of recovery-orientated practice will influence the implementation of this policy. The aim of this study was to conduct a sys... Read More about Staff understanding of recovery-orientated mental health practice: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Systematic review of the epidemiology of non-collision injuries occurring to older people during use of public buses in high income countries (2015)
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Kendrick, D., Drummond, A. E., Logan, P., Barnes, J., & Worthington, E. (2015). Systematic review of the epidemiology of non-collision injuries occurring to older people during use of public buses in high income countries. Journal of Transport and Health, 2(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2015.06.002

Each year more than 6,000 people are injured on public buses in the UK, approximately half of whom are aged 65 or over. This review synthesises the published literature on the epidemiology of non-collision injuries occurring in older people using pub... Read More about Systematic review of the epidemiology of non-collision injuries occurring to older people during use of public buses in high income countries.

Ageing and quality of life in family carers of people with dementia being cared for at home: a literature review (2015)
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de Oliveira, D. C., Vass, C. D., & Aubeeluck, A. (2015). Ageing and quality of life in family carers of people with dementia being cared for at home: a literature review. Quality in Primary Care, 23(1),

Background: Despite the increasing older population providing care for family members with dementia at home, there is no consensus in the literature in terms of how caring impacts on their quality of life (QoL) and the association of the family carer... Read More about Ageing and quality of life in family carers of people with dementia being cared for at home: a literature review.

Self-hypnosis for intrapartum pain management in pregnant nulliparous women: a randomised controlled trial of clinical effectiveness (2015)
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Downe, S., Finlayson, K., Melvin, C., Spiby, H., Ali, A., Diggle, P., …Whorwell, P. (in press). Self-hypnosis for intrapartum pain management in pregnant nulliparous women: a randomised controlled trial of clinical effectiveness. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 122(9), https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.13433

Objective: (Primary) To establish the effect of antenatal group self-hypnosis for nulliparous women on intra-partum epidural use. Design: Multi-method randomised control trial (RCT). Setting: Three NHS Trusts. Population: Nulliparous women n... Read More about Self-hypnosis for intrapartum pain management in pregnant nulliparous women: a randomised controlled trial of clinical effectiveness.

The role of noise in clinical environments with particular reference to mental health care: a narrative review (2015)
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Brown, B., Rutherford, P., & Crawford, P. (in press). The role of noise in clinical environments with particular reference to mental health care: a narrative review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.04.020

Background: There is a large literature suggesting that noise can be detrimental to health and numerous policy documents have promoted noise abatement in clinical settings. Objectives: This paper documents the role of noise in clinical environments... Read More about The role of noise in clinical environments with particular reference to mental health care: a narrative review.

Supporting recovery in patients with psychosis using adult mental health teams (REFOCUS): a multi-site cluster randomised controlled trial (2015)
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Slade, M., Bird, V., Clarke, E., Le Boutillier, C., McCrone, P., Macpherson, R., …Leamy, M. (in press). Supporting recovery in patients with psychosis using adult mental health teams (REFOCUS): a multi-site cluster randomised controlled trial. Lancet Psychiatry, 2(6), https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2815%2900086-3

Background: Mental health policy in many countries is oriented around recovery. The evidence base for service-level pro-recovery interventions is lacking. Methods: Two-site cluster randomised controlled trial in England (ISRCTN02507940). REFOCUS is... Read More about Supporting recovery in patients with psychosis using adult mental health teams (REFOCUS): a multi-site cluster randomised controlled trial.

Why do women seek ultrasound scans from commercial providers during pregnancy? (2015)
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Roberts, J., Griffiths, F. E., Verran, A., & Ayre, C. (2015). Why do women seek ultrasound scans from commercial providers during pregnancy?. Sociology of Health and Illness, 37(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12218

The commercial availability of ultrasound scans for pregnant women has been controversial yet little is known about why women make use of such services. This article reports on semi-structured interviews with women in the UK who have booked a commerc... Read More about Why do women seek ultrasound scans from commercial providers during pregnancy?.

Medical Crises in Older People: cohort study of older people attending acute medical units, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for high-risk older people; cohort study of older people with mental health problems admitted to hospital, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist medical and mental health unit for general hospital patients with delirium and dementia; and cohort study of residents of care homes and interview study of health-care provision to residents of care homes (2015)
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Gladman, J., Harwood, R., Conroy, S., Logan, P., Elliott, R., Jones, R., …Frowd, N. (2015). Medical Crises in Older People: cohort study of older people attending acute medical units, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for high-risk older people; cohort study of older people with mental health problems admitted to hospital, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist medical and mental health unit for general hospital patients with delirium and dementia; and cohort study of residents of care homes and interview study of health-care provision to residents of care homes. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 3(4), 1-410. https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar03040

Background This programme of research addressed shortcomings in the care of three groups of older patients: patients discharged from acute medical units (AMUs), patients with dementia and delirium admitted to general hospitals, and care home residen... Read More about Medical Crises in Older People: cohort study of older people attending acute medical units, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for high-risk older people; cohort study of older people with mental health problems admitted to hospital, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist medical and mental health unit for general hospital patients with delirium and dementia; and cohort study of residents of care homes and interview study of health-care provision to residents of care homes.

Work related risk factors for lower back pain among nurses in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria-Nigeria (2015)
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Muhammed, A. F., Ladan, A. M., Musa, H. A., & Garba, A. M. (2015). Work related risk factors for lower back pain among nurses in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria-Nigeria. https://doi.org/10.9790/1959-04352025

This study was carried out to assess the work-related risk factors for Lower Back Pain (LBP) among nurses in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika - Zaria. The main objective of this Study is to determine the prevalence and duratio... Read More about Work related risk factors for lower back pain among nurses in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria-Nigeria.

Do surgical care bundles reduce the risk of surgical site infections in patients undergoing colorectal surgery? A systematic review and cohort meta-analysis of 8,515 patients (2015)
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Tanner, J., Padley, W., Assadian, O., Leaper, D., Kiernan, M., & Edmiston, C. E. (2015). Do surgical care bundles reduce the risk of surgical site infections in patients undergoing colorectal surgery? A systematic review and cohort meta-analysis of 8,515 patients. Surgery, 158(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.009

Background. Care bundles are a strategy that can be used to reduce the risk of surgical site infection (SSI), but individual studies of care bundles report conflicting outcomes. This study assesses the effectiveness of care bundles to reduce SSI amon... Read More about Do surgical care bundles reduce the risk of surgical site infections in patients undergoing colorectal surgery? A systematic review and cohort meta-analysis of 8,515 patients.

Cognitive and social functioning correlates of employment among people with severe mental illness (2015)
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Saavedra, J., López, M., González, S., Arias, S., & Crawford, P. (2015). Cognitive and social functioning correlates of employment among people with severe mental illness. Community Mental Health Journal, 52(7), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9874-4

We assess how social and cognitive functioning is associated to gaining employment for 213 people diagnosed with severe mental illness taking part in employment programs in Andalusia (Spain). We used the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuro... Read More about Cognitive and social functioning correlates of employment among people with severe mental illness.

Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory based feasibility study (2015)
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Evans, C., Turner, K., Blake, H., Juma, A., Suggs, S., & Occa, A. (in press). Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory based feasibility study. HIV Medicine, 16(S2), https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12265

Background: There is a public health need to tackle high levels of undiagnosed (or late diagnosed) HIV amongst the UK's African communities. This research aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using a text messaging intervention to enc... Read More about Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory based feasibility study.

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