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Exploring pornography use in secure hospitals: a qualitative analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Mellor, E., & Duff, S. (2019). Exploring pornography use in secure hospitals: a qualitative analysis. Journal of Forensic Practice, 21(4), 248-263. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-07-2019-0030

Purpose
This research paper reports findings from a qualitative analysis which explored pornography use in secure hospitals. The purpose of this paper is to investigate what attitudes staff working in secure hospital have towards patients having acc... Read More about Exploring pornography use in secure hospitals: a qualitative analysis.

Effort-Reward Imbalance and Job Strain: A Composite Indicator Approach (2019)
Journal Article
Jachens, L., & Houdmont, J. (2019). Effort-Reward Imbalance and Job Strain: A Composite Indicator Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(21), Article 4169. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214169

The Job Demand-Control-Support (JDC-S) and Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) models dominate psychosocial work environment research and practice, with their independent and collective contributions to employee health having been extensively demonstrated.... Read More about Effort-Reward Imbalance and Job Strain: A Composite Indicator Approach.

Using smart‐messaging to enhance mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy for cancer patients: A mixed methods proof of concept evaluation (2019)
Journal Article
Wells, C., Malins, S., Clarke, S., Skorodzien, I., Biswas, S., Sweeney, T., Mogaddam, N., & Levene, J. (2020). Using smart‐messaging to enhance mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy for cancer patients: A mixed methods proof of concept evaluation. Psycho-Oncology, 29(1), 212-219. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5256

Objective
Depression and anxiety lead to reduced treatment adherence, poorer quality of life, and increased care costs amongst cancer patients. Mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an effective treatment, but dropout reduces potential benef... Read More about Using smart‐messaging to enhance mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy for cancer patients: A mixed methods proof of concept evaluation.

Commissioning social care for people with dementia living at home: findings from a national survey (2019)
Journal Article
Davies, S., Hughes, J., Ahmed, S., Clarkson, P., Challis, D., & HoSt-D (Home Support in Dementia) Programme Management Group. (2020). Commissioning social care for people with dementia living at home: findings from a national survey. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 35(1), 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5214

Objective: To explore the complexities, circumstances, and range of services commissioned for people with dementia living at home.

Methods: A national survey was used to collect data from English local authorities in 2015. Commissioners of servic... Read More about Commissioning social care for people with dementia living at home: findings from a national survey.

Acute interventions for aggression and agitation in psychosis: study protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Ostinelli, E. G., D’Agostino, A., Shokraneh, F., Salanti, G., & Furukawa, T. A. (2019). Acute interventions for aggression and agitation in psychosis: study protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 9(10), Article e032726. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032726

Introduction: Individuals with psychosis may access emergency services due to aggression and agitation. When the de-escalation technique fails to achieve tranquillisation, several pharmacological options are available. However, evidence on which inte... Read More about Acute interventions for aggression and agitation in psychosis: study protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Acute Interventions for Aggression and agitation in psychosiS (AIAS): Study protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Ostinelli, E. G., D'Agostino, A., Shokraneh, F., Salanti, G., & Furukawa, T. A. (2019). Acute Interventions for Aggression and agitation in psychosiS (AIAS): Study protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 9, Article e032726

Introduction Individuals with psychosis may access emergency services due to aggression and agitation. When the de-escalation technique fails to achieve tranquillisation, several pharmacological options are available. However, evidence on which inter... Read More about Acute Interventions for Aggression and agitation in psychosiS (AIAS): Study protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

SKIP (Supporting Kids with diabetes In Physical activity): Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention for 9-12 year olds with type 1 diabetes mellitus (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Knox, E., Randell, T., Leighton, P., Guo, B., Greening, J., Bethan Davies, E., Amor, L., & Glazebrook, C. (2019, October). SKIP (Supporting Kids with diabetes In Physical activity): Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention for 9-12 year olds with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Presented at 5th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC 2019), Brighton, UK

Introduction: Physical activity is important for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) but it is unclear whether interventions delivered online are feasible, acceptable to patients and efficacious. The aim was to assess the feasibility and ac... Read More about SKIP (Supporting Kids with diabetes In Physical activity): Feasibility of a randomised controlled trial of a digital intervention for 9-12 year olds with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Using drift diffusion modeling to understand inattentive behavior in preterm and term-born children. (2019)
Journal Article
Retzler, J., Retzler, C., Groom, M., Johnson, S., & Cragg, L. (2020). Using drift diffusion modeling to understand inattentive behavior in preterm and term-born children. Neuropsychology, 34(1), 77-87. https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000590

Objective: Children born very preterm are at increased risk of inattention, but it remains unclear whether the underlying processes are the same as in their term-born peers. Drift diffusion modelling (DDM) may better characterise the cognitive proces... Read More about Using drift diffusion modeling to understand inattentive behavior in preterm and term-born children..

Workplace Violence in Chinese Hospitals: The Effects of Healthcare Disturbance on the Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Healthcare Workers (2019)
Journal Article
Tang, N., & Thomson, L. E. (2019). Workplace Violence in Chinese Hospitals: The Effects of Healthcare Disturbance on the Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Healthcare Workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(19), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193687

Healthcare disturbance is a form of workplace violence against healthcare workers perpetrated by patients, their relatives, and gangs hired by them. It is a prevalent phenomenon in China, where evidence suggests that it impacts on the job satisfactio... Read More about Workplace Violence in Chinese Hospitals: The Effects of Healthcare Disturbance on the Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Healthcare Workers.

Behavioural activation therapy for post-stroke depression: the BEADS feasibility RCT (2019)
Journal Article
Coates, E., Thomas, S. A., Drummond, A. E., Lincoln, N. B., Palmer, R. L., Sutherland, K. E., das Nair, R., Latimer, N. R., Hackney, G. L., Mandefield, L., Walters, S. J., Hatton, R. D., Cooper, C. L., Chater, T. F., England, T. J., Callaghan, P., Eshtan, S. J., & Topcu, G. (2019). Behavioural activation therapy for post-stroke depression: the BEADS feasibility RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 23(47), 1-176. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23470

Background: There is currently insufficient evidence for the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of psychological therapies for post-stroke depression. Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of undertaking a definitive trial to evaluate the... Read More about Behavioural activation therapy for post-stroke depression: the BEADS feasibility RCT.

Maintaining Social Connections in Dementia: A Qualitative Synthesis (2019)
Journal Article
Birt, L., Griffiths, R., Charlesworth, G., Higgs, P., Orrell, M., Leung, P., & Poland, F. (2019). Maintaining Social Connections in Dementia: A Qualitative Synthesis. Qualitative Health Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732319874782

The clinical symptoms of dementia include difficulty with speech, poor short-term memory, and changes in behavior. These symptoms can affect how the person with dementia understands and performs in social interactions. This qualitative review investi... Read More about Maintaining Social Connections in Dementia: A Qualitative Synthesis.

To Please in a Pod: Employing an Anthropomorphic Agent-Interlocutor to Enhance Trust and User Experience in an Autonomous, Self-Driving Vehicle (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Large, D., Harrington, K., Burnett, G., Luton, J., Thomas, P., & Bennett, P. (2019, September). To Please in a Pod: Employing an Anthropomorphic Agent-Interlocutor to Enhance Trust and User Experience in an Autonomous, Self-Driving Vehicle. Presented at AutomotiveUI '19: 11th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, Utrecht, Netherlands

Recognising that one of the aims of conversation is to build, maintain and strengthen positive relationships with others, the study explores whether passengers in an autonomous vehicle display similar behaviour during transactions with an on-board co... Read More about To Please in a Pod: Employing an Anthropomorphic Agent-Interlocutor to Enhance Trust and User Experience in an Autonomous, Self-Driving Vehicle.

Neurological and psychiatric adverse effects of long-term methylphenidate treatment in ADHD: A map of the current evidence (2019)
Journal Article
Krinzinger, H., Hall, C. L., Groom, M. J., Ansari, M. T., Banaschewski, T., Buitelaar, J. K., Carucci, S., Coghill, D., Danckaerts, M., Dittmann, R. W., Falissard, B., Garas, P., Inglis, S. K., Kovshoff, H., Kochhar, P., McCarthy, S., Nagy, P., Neubert, A., Roberts, S., Sayal, K., …Liddle, E. B. (2019). Neurological and psychiatric adverse effects of long-term methylphenidate treatment in ADHD: A map of the current evidence. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 107, 945-968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.09.023

Methylphenidate (MPH), the most common medication for children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in many countries, is often prescribed for long periods of time. Any long-term psychotropic treatment in childhood raises concerns abo... Read More about Neurological and psychiatric adverse effects of long-term methylphenidate treatment in ADHD: A map of the current evidence.

Searching for and selecting studies (2019)
Book Chapter
Lefebvre, C., Glanville, J., Briscoe, S., Littlewood, A., Marshall, C., Metzendorf, M.-I., Noel-Storr, A., Rader, T., Shokraneh, F., Thomas, J., & Wieland, L. S. (2019). Searching for and selecting studies. In Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. (2nd). Cochrane Collaboration. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119536604

Move-It: A Cluster-Randomised Digital Worksite Exercise Intervention in China: Outcome and Process Evaluation (2019)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Lai, B., Coman, E., Houdmont, J., & Griffiths, A. (2019). Move-It: A Cluster-Randomised Digital Worksite Exercise Intervention in China: Outcome and Process Evaluation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(18), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183451

We evaluate the outcomes and processes of a video and web-based worksite exercise intervention for sedentary office workers in China, in a 2-arm cluster-randomised wait-list control trial (n = 282: intervention (INT) n = 196 and wait-list control (WL... Read More about Move-It: A Cluster-Randomised Digital Worksite Exercise Intervention in China: Outcome and Process Evaluation.

Battles and breakthroughs: representations of dementia in the British press (2019)
Journal Article
Bailey, A., Dening, T., & Harvey, K. (2021). Battles and breakthroughs: representations of dementia in the British press. Ageing and Society, 41(2), 362-376. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X19001120

Media coverage of dementia can influence public and professional attitudes towards the syndrome, shaping societal knowledge of dementia and impacting how people with dementia are cared for. This paper reports on a study of news articles about dementi... Read More about Battles and breakthroughs: representations of dementia in the British press.

Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Journeying through Dementia (JtD) intervention compared to usual care (2019)
Journal Article
Wright, J., Foster, A., Cooper, C., SPRANGE, K., Walters, S., Berry, K., Moniz-Cook, E., Loban, A., Anne Young, T., Craig, C., Dening, T., Lee, E., Beresford-Dent, J., John Thompson, B., Young, E., David Thomas, B., & Mountain, G. (2019). Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Journeying through Dementia (JtD) intervention compared to usual care. BMJ Open, 9(9), Article e029207. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029207

Introduction: Services are being encouraged to provide postdiagnostic treatment to those with dementia but the availability of evidence-based interventions following diagnosis has not kept pace with increase in demand. To address this need, the Journ... Read More about Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Journeying through Dementia (JtD) intervention compared to usual care.

Development and validation of multivariable prediction models of remission, recovery, and quality of life outcomes in people with first episode psychosis: a machine learning approach (2019)
Journal Article
Schwannauer, M., Leighton, S. P., Upthegrove, R., Krishnadas, R., Benros, M. E., Broome, M. R., Gkoutos, G. V., Liddle, P. F., Singh, S. P., Everard, L., Jones, P. B., Fowler, D., Sharma, V., Freemantle, N., Christensen, R. H. B., Cavanagh, J., Albert, N., Nordentoft, M., Gumley, A. I., Birchwood, M., & Mallikarjun, P. K. (2019). Development and validation of multivariable prediction models of remission, recovery, and quality of life outcomes in people with first episode psychosis: a machine learning approach. The Lancet. Digital Health, 1(6), e261-e270. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2589-7500%2819%2930121-9

Dual memory network model for sentiment analysis of review text (2019)
Journal Article
Shen, J., Ma, M. D., Xiang, R., Lu, Q., Vallejos, E. P., Xu, G., Long, Y., & Huang, C.-R. (2019). Dual memory network model for sentiment analysis of review text. Knowledge-Based Systems, 188, Article 105004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2019.105004

In sentiment analysis of product reviews, both user and product information are proven to be useful. Current works handle user profile and product information in a unified model which may not be able to learn salient features of users and products ef... Read More about Dual memory network model for sentiment analysis of review text.