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Portuguese translation and cultural adaptation of the Music in Dementia Assessment Scales (MiDAS) (2021)
Journal Article
Sousa, L., Moura, B., McDermott, O., & Fernandes, L. (2022). Portuguese translation and cultural adaptation of the Music in Dementia Assessment Scales (MiDAS). Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 31(1), 89-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2021.1915856

Introduction: Music in Dementia Assessment Scales (MiDAS) is an observational, dementia-specific, visual analogue scale, developed to measure musical experiences of patients with dementia (PwD). It was derived from qualitative data from focus groups... Read More about Portuguese translation and cultural adaptation of the Music in Dementia Assessment Scales (MiDAS).

Correction: A Direct-to-Public Peer Support Program (Big White Wall) Versus Web-Based Information to Aid the Self-management of Depression and Anxiety: Results and Challenges of an Automated Randomized Controlled Trial (2021)
Journal Article
Morriss, R., Kaylor-Hughes, C., Rawsthorne, M., Coulson, N., Simpson, S., Guo, B., James, M., Lathe, J., Moran, P., Tata, L. J., & Williams, L. (2021). Correction: A Direct-to-Public Peer Support Program (Big White Wall) Versus Web-Based Information to Aid the Self-management of Depression and Anxiety: Results and Challenges of an Automated Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(7), Article e31543. https://doi.org/10.2196/31543

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Exploring the role of web-based interventions in the self-management of dementia: Systematic review and narrative synthesis (2021)
Journal Article
Lee, A. R., Gerritzen, E. V., McDermott, O., & Orrell, M. (2021). Exploring the role of web-based interventions in the self-management of dementia: Systematic review and narrative synthesis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(7), Article e26551. https://doi.org/10.2196/26551

Background: The increasing prevalence of dementia has promoted a move toward equipping people with the skills required for greater self-management of the condition to enable a better quality of life. Self-management encompasses numerous skills, such... Read More about Exploring the role of web-based interventions in the self-management of dementia: Systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Components, impacts and costs of dementia home support: a research programme including the DESCANT RCT (2021)
Journal Article
Clarkson, P., Challis, D., Hughes, J., Roe, B., Davies, L., Russell, I., Orrell, M., Poland, F., Jolley, D., Kapur, N., Robinson, C., Chester, H., Davies, S., Sutcliffe, C., Peconi, J., Pitts, R., Fegan, G., Islam, S., Gillan, V., Entwistle, C., …Hayhurst, K. (2021). Components, impacts and costs of dementia home support: a research programme including the DESCANT RCT. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 9(6), 1-131. https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar09060

Background
Over half of people with dementia live at home. We know little about what home support could be clinically effective or cost-effective in enabling them to live well.

Objectives
We aimed to (1) review evidence for components of home su... Read More about Components, impacts and costs of dementia home support: a research programme including the DESCANT RCT.

Fidelity of delivery and contextual factors influencing children’s level of engagement: Process evaluation of the Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics (ORBIT) Trial (2021)
Journal Article
Khan, K., Hollis, C., Hall, C., Murray, E., Davies, E., Andrén, P., Mataix-Cols, D., Murphy, T., & Glazebrook, C. (2021). Fidelity of delivery and contextual factors influencing children’s level of engagement: Process evaluation of the Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics (ORBIT) Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(6), Article e25470. https://doi.org/10.2196/25470

Background:
The Online Remote Behavioral Intervention for Tics (ORBIT) study was a multicenter randomized controlled trial of a complex intervention that consisted of a web-based behavioral intervention for children and young people with tic disorde... Read More about Fidelity of delivery and contextual factors influencing children’s level of engagement: Process evaluation of the Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics (ORBIT) Trial.

Fidelity of Delivery and Contextual Factors Influencing Children’s Level of Engagement: Process Evaluation of the Online Remote Behavioral Intervention for Tics Trial (2021)
Journal Article
Khan, K., Hollis, C., Hall, C. L., Murray, E., Davies, E. B., Andrén, P., Mataix-Cols, D., Murphy, T., & Glazebrook, C. (2021). Fidelity of Delivery and Contextual Factors Influencing Children’s Level of Engagement: Process Evaluation of the Online Remote Behavioral Intervention for Tics Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(6), Article e25470. https://doi.org/10.2196/25470

Background: The Online Remote Behavioral Intervention for Tics (ORBIT) study was a multicenter randomized controlled trial of a complex intervention that consisted of a web-based behavioral intervention for children and young people with tic disorder... Read More about Fidelity of Delivery and Contextual Factors Influencing Children’s Level of Engagement: Process Evaluation of the Online Remote Behavioral Intervention for Tics Trial.

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., Ford, D. V., Hughes, S., Pearson, O. R., Rog, D., Tallantyre, E. C., Nicholas, R., Morriss, R., Evangelou, N., & 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.-M., 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

Objective
School-age children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but it is unclear whether this is also true for preschool children. It is unknown whether parent training (PT) im... Read More about 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.

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., Warwick, M., Wilson, M., & 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., Schneider, J., & 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, 20(8), 2820-2837. 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. (2022). Providing Social Care following Release from Prison: Emerging Practice Arrangements Further to the Introduction of the 2014 Care Act. British Journal of Social Work, 52(2), 982-1002. 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.

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., Das, D., Kelbrick, M., McGuire, P., Williams, S. C. R., Rana, A., Ettinger, U., & 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.