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Barriers and motivators for tobacco smoking cessation in people with multiple sclerosis (2021)
Journal Article
Hunter, A., Grech, L. B., Borland, R., das Nair, R., White, S. L., & Marck, C. H. (2021). Barriers and motivators for tobacco smoking cessation in people with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 54, Article 103085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2021.103085

Introduction Smoking is a key modifiable risk factor for health outcomes of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Little evidence exists on whether the information and support needs of people with MS who smoke are met. This study aimed to explore kno... Read More about Barriers and motivators for tobacco smoking cessation in people with multiple sclerosis.

English police officers’ alcohol consumption and links with organisational job stressors (2021)
Journal Article
Houdmont, J., & Jachens, L. (2022). English police officers’ alcohol consumption and links with organisational job stressors. Police Journal, 95(4), 674-690. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X211024689

This study describes alcohol consumption and examines associations with organisational job stressors among female (n = 493) and male (n = 707) English police officers. Significantly fewer female than male officers reported hazardous alcohol consumpti... Read More about English police officers’ alcohol consumption and links with organisational job stressors.

Cognitive measures used in adults with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Elwick, H., Topcu, G., Allen, C. M., Drummond, A., Evangelou, N., & Das Nair, R. (2022). Cognitive measures used in adults with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 32(9), 2464-2481. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2021.1936080

Cognitive problems are common in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and researchers and clinicians have used a vast array of measures to assess cognition. Our aim was to systematically identify cognitive measures routinely used in MS research, and... Read More about Cognitive measures used in adults with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review.

Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Time for action? (2021)
Journal Article
Bell, B., Avery, A., Bishara, D., Coupland, C., Ashcroft, D., & Orrell, M. (2021). Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Time for action?. Pharmacology Research and Perspectives, 9(3), Article e00793. https://doi.org/10.1002/prp2.793

Evidence suggests that the prescription of bladder anticholinergics is increasing. Recent studies have accentuated concerns about whether certain prescribed medications could increase risk of dementia, including anticholinergic drugs, and specificall... Read More about Anticholinergic drugs and risk of dementia: Time for action?.

Mental health of people with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 outbreak: A prospective cohort and cross-sectional case–control study of the UK MS Register (2021)
Journal Article
Garjani, A., Hunter, R., Law, G. R., Middleton, R. M., Tuite-Dalton, K. A., Dobson, R., …das Nair, R. (2022). Mental health of people with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 outbreak: A prospective cohort and cross-sectional case–control study of the UK MS Register. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 28(7), 1060-1071. https://doi.org/10.1177/13524585211020435

Background: People with MS (pwMS) have had higher rates of anxiety and depression than the general population before the COVID-19 pandemic, placing them at higher risk of experiencing poor psychological wellbeing during the pandemic. Objective: To as... Read More about Mental health of people with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 outbreak: A prospective cohort and cross-sectional case–control study of the UK MS Register.

“He Just Doesn’t Want to Get Out of the Chair and Do It”: The Impact of Apathy in People with Dementia on Their Carers (2021)
Journal Article
Chang, C. Y. M., Baber, W., Dening, T., & Yates, J. (2021). “He Just Doesn’t Want to Get Out of the Chair and Do It”: The Impact of Apathy in People with Dementia on Their Carers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), 6317. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126317

Apathy, defined as a lack of motivation, is a prevalent and persistent behavioural and psychological symptom of dementia. Limited research suggests that apathy is associated with increased carer burden, but there are no studies investigating carers’... Read More about “He Just Doesn’t Want to Get Out of the Chair and Do It”: The Impact of Apathy in People with Dementia on Their Carers.

Effect of Parent Training on Health-Related Quality of Life in Preschool Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Secondary Analysis of Data From a Randomized Controlled Trial (2021)
Journal Article
Larsen, L. B., Daley, D., Lange, A., Sonuga-Barke, E., Thomsen, P. H., & Rask, C. U. (2021). Effect of Parent Training on Health-Related Quality of Life in Preschool Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Secondary Analysis of Data From a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 60(6), 734-744.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2020.04.014

Understanding the cost of mental health at work: an integrative framework (2021)
Book Chapter
Hassard, J., Teoh, K., Thomson, L., & Blake, H. (2021). Understanding the cost of mental health at work: an integrative framework. In T. Wall, C. Cooper, & P. Brough (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Organisational Wellbeing. SAGE Publications

Internationally, there is growing recognition of the social and economic impact of work-related stress and mental ill-health; and, in turn, of the relative importance of promoting mental wellbeing and preventing the onset of mental disorders at work... Read More about Understanding the cost of mental health at work: an integrative framework.

Digital video interventions and mental health literacy among young people: a scoping review (2021)
Journal Article
Ito-Jaeger, S., Perez Vallejos, E., Curran, T., Spors, V., Long, Y., Liguori, A., …Crawford, P. (2022). Digital video interventions and mental health literacy among young people: a scoping review. Journal of Mental Health, 31(6), 873-883. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2021.1922642

Background Mental health literacy is important as it relates to understanding mental illness, increasing help-seeking efficacy, and reducing mental illness-related stigma. One method to improve the mental health literacy of young people is a digita... Read More about Digital video interventions and mental health literacy among young people: a scoping review.

Work engagement among nurses in Malta: associations with psychosocial working conditions (2021)
Journal Article
Fiorini, L., Griffiths, A., & Houdmont, J. (2021). Work engagement among nurses in Malta: associations with psychosocial working conditions. Malta Journal of Health Sciences, 8(1), 30-38

Engagement has been associated with several benefits in nursing, including work performance and retention. The Job Demands and Resources (JD-R) model proposes that workplace psychosocial resource availability may be positively associated with work en... Read More about Work engagement among nurses in Malta: associations with psychosocial working conditions.

Exploring the feasibility of an individual cognitive stimulation therapy application and related technology for use by people with dementia and carers in Indonesia: A mixed-method study (2021)
Journal Article
Rai, H. K., Prasetya, V. G. H., Sani, T. P., Theresia, I., Tumbelaka, P., Turana, Y., …Orrell, M. (2021). Exploring the feasibility of an individual cognitive stimulation therapy application and related technology for use by people with dementia and carers in Indonesia: A mixed-method study. Dementia, https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012211018003

Background Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a psychosocial intervention for people with dementia and can benefit cognition and quality of life. A touch-screen individualised CST (iCST) application has been developed to improve on accessibility... Read More about Exploring the feasibility of an individual cognitive stimulation therapy application and related technology for use by people with dementia and carers in Indonesia: A mixed-method study.

Providing Social Care Following Release from Prison: Emerging Practice Arrangements Further to the Introduction of the 2014 Care Act (2021)
Journal Article
Robinson, L., Tucker, S., Hargreaves, C., Roberts, A., Shaw, J., & Challis, D. (2021). Providing Social Care Following Release from Prison: Emerging Practice Arrangements Further to the Introduction of the 2014 Care Act. British Journal of Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab082

Although prisoners have significant care needs and are particularly vulnerable following release, there have been longstanding concerns about their social care. Among its provisions, the 2014 Care Act defined the responsibilities of local authorities... Read More about Providing Social Care Following Release from Prison: Emerging Practice Arrangements Further to the Introduction of the 2014 Care Act.

The factor structure of the Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder: Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling and measurement invariance over time (2021)
Journal Article
Guo, B., Li, L., Crawford, M. J., & Morriss, R. (2021). The factor structure of the Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder: Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling and measurement invariance over time. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 30(3), Article e1874. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1874

Objectives There is a lack of independent longitudinal evidence on the factor structure and validity of the Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder (ZAN?BPD). This study aimed to investigate the dimensionality of ZAN?BPD and its... Read More about The factor structure of the Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder: Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling and measurement invariance over time.

Eye movements in patients in early psychosis with and without a history of cannabis use (2021)
Journal Article
Sami, M. B., Annibale, L., O’Neill, A., Collier, T., Onyejiaka, C., Eranti, S., …Bhattacharyya, S. (2021). Eye movements in patients in early psychosis with and without a history of cannabis use. npj Schizophrenia, 7(1), Article 24. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-021-00155-2

It is unclear whether early psychosis in the context of cannabis use is different from psychosis without cannabis. We investigated this issue by examining whether abnormalities in oculomotor control differ between patients with psychosis with and wit... Read More about Eye movements in patients in early psychosis with and without a history of cannabis use.

Factors associated with psychological distress for couples facing Head and Neck Cancer: A systematic literature review (2021)
Journal Article
McCabe?White, L., Moghaddam, N., Tickle, A., & Biswas, S. (2021). Factors associated with psychological distress for couples facing Head and Neck Cancer: A systematic literature review. Psycho-Oncology, 30(8), 1209-1219. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5686

bjectives Cancer patients in supportive relationships display improved health and survival outcomes. Identifying factors that might respond to intervention for Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) dyads is important as HNC patients and their partners experien... Read More about Factors associated with psychological distress for couples facing Head and Neck Cancer: A systematic literature review.

COVID-19 is associated with new symptoms of multiple sclerosis that are prevented by disease modifying therapies (2021)
Journal Article
Garjani, A., Middleton, R. M., Hunter, R., Tuite-Dalton, K. A., Coles, A., Dobson, R., …Evangelou, N. (2021). COVID-19 is associated with new symptoms of multiple sclerosis that are prevented by disease modifying therapies. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 52, Article 102939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2021.102939

Background Infections can trigger exacerbations of multiple sclerosis (MS). The effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on MS are not known. The aim of this study was to understand the impact of COVID-19 on new and pre-existing symptoms... Read More about COVID-19 is associated with new symptoms of multiple sclerosis that are prevented by disease modifying therapies.

Distributed leadership as a predictor of employee engagement, job satisfaction and turnover intention in UK nursing staff (2021)
Journal Article
Cooper, J., Davis, S., Bramley, L., Houghton, R., Thomson, L., & Quek, S. J. (2021). Distributed leadership as a predictor of employee engagement, job satisfaction and turnover intention in UK nursing staff. Journal of Nursing Management, 29(6), 1544-1553. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13321

Aim This study aimed to investigate how distributed leadership via the Shared Governance programme influences employee engagement, empowerment, job satisfaction, and turnover intentions among direct care nursing staff in a large UK hospital. Back... Read More about Distributed leadership as a predictor of employee engagement, job satisfaction and turnover intention in UK nursing staff.

Cognitive assessment in multiple sclerosis clinical care: A qualitative evaluation of stakeholder perceptions and preferences (2021)
Journal Article
Elwick, H., Smith, L., Mhizha-Murira, J. R., Topcu, G., Leighton, P., Drummond, A., …Das Nair, R. (2022). Cognitive assessment in multiple sclerosis clinical care: A qualitative evaluation of stakeholder perceptions and preferences. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 32(7), 1456-1474 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2021.1899942

There is a growing consensus that cognitive assessments should form part of routine clinical care in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). However, what remains unclear is which assessments are preferred by “stakeholders” (including people with MS, family members... Read More about Cognitive assessment in multiple sclerosis clinical care: A qualitative evaluation of stakeholder perceptions and preferences.