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Relative age within the school year and diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a nationwide population-based study (2017)
Journal Article
Sayal, K., Chudal, R., Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, S., Joelsson, P., & Sourander, A. (in press). Relative age within the school year and diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a nationwide population-based study. Lancet Psychiatry, 4(11), https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2817%2930394-2

Background

There are mixed findings on the relationship between ADHD and younger relative age in class. This study examines whether relative age is associated with ADHD diagnosis in a country where treatment prevalence rates are low and whether an... Read More about Relative age within the school year and diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a nationwide population-based study.

ADHD in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision (2017)
Journal Article
Sayal, K., Prasad, V., Daley, D., Ford, T., & Coghill, D. (in press). ADHD in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision. Lancet Psychiatry, 5(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2817%2930167-0

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood behavioural disorder – systematic reviews indicate that the community prevalence of ADHD globally is between 2% to 7%, with an average of around 5%. In addition, a further 5% of ch... Read More about ADHD in children and young people: prevalence, care pathways & service provision.

Proportionate methods for evaluating a simple digital mental health tool (2017)
Journal Article
Davies, E. B., Craven, M. P., Martin, J. L., & Simons, L. (2017). Proportionate methods for evaluating a simple digital mental health tool. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 20(4), 112-117. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2017-102755

Background: Traditional evaluation methods are not keeping pace with rapid developments in mobile health. More flexible methodologies are needed to evaluate mHealth technologies, particularly simple, self-help tools. One approach is to combine a var... Read More about Proportionate methods for evaluating a simple digital mental health tool.

Critical reflections on methodological challenge in arts and dementia evaluation and research (2017)
Journal Article
Gray, K., Chester Evans, S., Griffiths, A., & Schneider, J. M. (2018). Critical reflections on methodological challenge in arts and dementia evaluation and research. Dementia, 17(6), 775-784. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301217734478

Methodological rigour, or its absence, is often a focus of concern for the emerging field of evaluation and research around arts and dementia. However, this paper suggests that critical attention should also be paid to the way in which individual per... Read More about Critical reflections on methodological challenge in arts and dementia evaluation and research.

A scoping review of crisis teams managing dementia in older people (2017)
Journal Article
Streater, A., Coleston-Shields, D. M., Yates, J., Stanyon, M., & Orrell, M. (2017). A scoping review of crisis teams managing dementia in older people. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2017(12), https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S142341

Background: Research on crisis teams for older adults with dementia is limited. This scoping review aimed to 1) conduct a systematic literature review reporting on the effectiveness of crisis interventions for older people with dementia and 2) conduc... Read More about A scoping review of crisis teams managing dementia in older people.

Using comprehensive geriatric assessment for quality improvements in healthcare of older people in UK care homes: protocol for realist review within Proactive Healthcare of Older People in Care Homes (PEACH) study (2017)
Journal Article
Zubair, M., Chadborn, N., Gladman, J. R., Dening, T., Gordon, A. L., & Goodman, C. (2017). Using comprehensive geriatric assessment for quality improvements in healthcare of older people in UK care homes: protocol for realist review within Proactive Healthcare of Older People in Care Homes (PEACH) study. BMJ Open, 7(10), Article e017270. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017270

Introduction

Care home residents are relatively high users of healthcare resources and may have complex needs. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) may benefit care home residents and improve efficiency of care delivery. This is an approach t... Read More about Using comprehensive geriatric assessment for quality improvements in healthcare of older people in UK care homes: protocol for realist review within Proactive Healthcare of Older People in Care Homes (PEACH) study.

Are parenting interventions effective in improving parental functioning in parents of children with ASD?: a meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Hemdi, A., & Daley, D. (2017). Are parenting interventions effective in improving parental functioning in parents of children with ASD?: a meta-analysis

This meta-analysis (M-A) evaluated the effectiveness of parenting interventions on parental functioning in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Electronic searches of Pub Med, Psyc INFO, and Web of Knowledge databases identified c... Read More about Are parenting interventions effective in improving parental functioning in parents of children with ASD?: a meta-analysis.

Transition Care in Anorexia Nervosa Through Guidance Online from Peer and Carer Expertise (TRIANGLE): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article
Cardi, V., Ambwani, S., Robinson, E., Albano, G., MacDonald, P., Aya, V., Rowlands, K., Todd, G., Schmidt, U., Landau, S., Arcelus, J., Beecham, J., & Treasure, J. (2017). Transition Care in Anorexia Nervosa Through Guidance Online from Peer and Carer Expertise (TRIANGLE): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. European Eating Disorders Review, 25(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.2542

TRIANGLE is a multicentre trial investigating whether the addition of a novel intervention for patients and carers (ECHOMANTRA) to treatment as usual (TAU) improves outcomes for people with anorexia nervosa (AN). ECHOMANTRA is based on the cognitive... Read More about Transition Care in Anorexia Nervosa Through Guidance Online from Peer and Carer Expertise (TRIANGLE): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Investigating the outcome of the initial assessment at a national transgender health service: is it time to review the process? (2017)
Journal Article
Jones, B. A., Brewin, N., Richards, C., Van Eijk, M., Stephenson-Allen, A., & Arcelus, J. (in press). Investigating the outcome of the initial assessment at a national transgender health service: is it time to review the process?. International Journal of Transgenderism, 18(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/15532739.2017.1372838

Background: Globally there is a lack of a standardised assessment process prior to the initiation of gender affirming medical interventions and consequently there is a discrepancy in this process among different transgender health services.
Aim: The... Read More about Investigating the outcome of the initial assessment at a national transgender health service: is it time to review the process?.

The effectiveness of a psychoeducation intervention delivered via WhatsApp for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a randomized controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article
Hemdi, A., & Daley, D. (in press). The effectiveness of a psychoeducation intervention delivered via WhatsApp for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a randomized controlled trial. Child: Care, Health and Development, https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12520

Background

Mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) report high levels of stress and lower levels of well-being than parents of typically developing children. Current interventions for ASD typically focus on working with the child r... Read More about The effectiveness of a psychoeducation intervention delivered via WhatsApp for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a randomized controlled trial.

Chlorpromazine versus thiothixene for people with schizophrenia (Protocol) (2017)
Journal Article
Cardosa, D., Wakeham, J., Shaw, P. A., Dutton, B., & Wildman, L. (in press). Chlorpromazine versus thiothixene for people with schizophrenia (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012790

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention).
The objectives are as follows: To review the effects of chlorpromazine compared with thiothixene for people with schizophrenia.

A study of outcomes of patients treated at a UK major trauma centre for moderate or severe injuries one to three years after injury (2017)
Journal Article
Spreadborough, S., Radford, K. A., das Nair, R., Brooks, A., & Duffy, M. (in press). A study of outcomes of patients treated at a UK major trauma centre for moderate or severe injuries one to three years after injury. Clinical Rehabilitation, 32(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215517730862

Objective: To assess return to work outcomes of major trauma patients treated at a level 1 UK major trauma centre and evaluate factors associated with improved outcomes.
Design: Cross-sectional cohort design.
Subjects: Ninety-nine Patients at 1,... Read More about A study of outcomes of patients treated at a UK major trauma centre for moderate or severe injuries one to three years after injury.

Connecting with older people: Multiple transitions in same place (2017)
Book Chapter
Marshall, F. (2017). Connecting with older people: Multiple transitions in same place. In K. Aase, J. Waring, & L. Schibevagg (Eds.), Researching quality in care transitions: international perspectives (103-119). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62346-7_6

This chapter presents an overview about sustaining dignified care for stroke patients nearing the end of their hospital stay. It explores the conceptualisation of empathy in practice in relation to a recovery trajectory of multiple transitions. Broad... Read More about Connecting with older people: Multiple transitions in same place.

Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions (2017)
Journal Article
Broome, E., Dening, T., Schneider, J. M., & Brooker, D. (in press). Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions. International Psychogeriatrics, 29(12), https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217001478

Methods:
We examined the involvement of care staff in creative arts activities in residential care.

Aspects of involvement which appear to influence outcomes in people with dementia were identified and analysed. A broad systematic literature sear... Read More about Care staff and the creative arts: exploring the context of involving care personnel in arts interventions.

What makes extra care housing an appropriate setting for people with dementia? An exploration of staff decision-making (2017)
Journal Article
Verbeek, H., Tucker and, S., Wilberforce, M., Brand, C., Abendstern, M., & Challis, D. (2019). What makes extra care housing an appropriate setting for people with dementia? An exploration of staff decision-making. Dementia, 18(5), 1710-1726. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301217724966

© The Author(s) 2017. Extra care housing facilities in the UK are intended to offer a community-based alternative to care home placement. However, little is known about staff’s views of the appropriateness of extra care housing for people with dement... Read More about What makes extra care housing an appropriate setting for people with dementia? An exploration of staff decision-making.

The effects of improving sleep on mental health (OASIS): a randomised controlled trial with mediation analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Freeman, D., Sheaves, B., Goodwin, G. M., Yu, L.-M., Nickless, A., Harrison, P. J., Emsley, R., Luik, A. I., Foster, R. G., Wadekar, V., Hinds, C., Gumley, A., Jones, R., Lightman, S., Jones, S., Bentall, R., Kinderman, P., Rowse, G., Brugha, T., Blagrove, M., …Espie, C. A. (2017). The effects of improving sleep on mental health (OASIS): a randomised controlled trial with mediation analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, 4(10), 749-758. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2817%2930328-0

Background

Sleep difficulties might be a contributory causal factor in the occurrence of mental health problems. If this is true, improving sleep should benefit psychological health. We aimed to determine whether treating insomnia leads to a reduc... Read More about The effects of improving sleep on mental health (OASIS): a randomised controlled trial with mediation analysis.

A critique of the revised Conflict Tactics Scales-2 (CTS-2) (2017)
Journal Article
Jones, R. T., Browne, K., & Chou, S. (2017). A critique of the revised Conflict Tactics Scales-2 (CTS-2). Aggression and Violent Behavior, 37, 83-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2017.08.005

The purpose of this review is to critically evaluate the Conflict Tactics Scales-2, a measure used worldwide for research and clinical practices. The reliability, validity and normative samples of the CTS-2 are considered and compared with similar ps... Read More about A critique of the revised Conflict Tactics Scales-2 (CTS-2).

OP36 Decisions about smoking in patients screened with the early cdt-lung test for the early detection of lung cancer: a qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article
Young, B., Vedhara, K., Robertson, J., & das Nair, R. (in press). OP36 Decisions about smoking in patients screened with the early cdt-lung test for the early detection of lung cancer: a qualitative study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 71(Supp 1), Article A19. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2017-SSMAbstracts.36

Background:
Routine screening for lung cancer in high risk groups (characterised by age and smoking history) is recommended in the USA and may be implemented elsewhere. It is unclear whether being screened for lung cancer promotes smoking cessation... Read More about OP36 Decisions about smoking in patients screened with the early cdt-lung test for the early detection of lung cancer: a qualitative study.

Medicine, madness and murderers: the context of English forensic psychiatric hospitals (2017)
Journal Article
McDonald, R., Furtado, V., & Völlm, B. (2017). Medicine, madness and murderers: the context of English forensic psychiatric hospitals. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 31(5), https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-10-2016-0202

Approach: We used qualitative data collection (interviews and focus groups with staff and site visits to English forensic psychiatry hospitals) and our analysis was informed by Lefebvre’s writings on space.
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to a... Read More about Medicine, madness and murderers: the context of English forensic psychiatric hospitals.