All Outputs (1069)

Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for improving quality of life and mood in individuals with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Thompson, B., Moghaddam, N., Evangelou, N., Baufeldt, A., & das Nair, R. (2022). Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for improving quality of life and mood in individuals with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 63, Article 103862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2022.103862

Objective: To review the evidence for the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention on quality of life and mood, for individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Method: A systematic search was conducted of PsycINFO, CINAHL,... Read More about Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for improving quality of life and mood in individuals with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Making remote measurement technology work in multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and depression: survey of healthcare professionals (2022)
Journal Article
Andrews, J. A., Craven, M. P., Lang, A. R., Guo, B., Morriss, R., Hollis, C., & RADAR-CNS Consortium. (2022). Making remote measurement technology work in multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and depression: survey of healthcare professionals. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 22(1), Article 125. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-022-01856-z

BACKGROUND: Epilepsy, multiple sclerosis(MS) and depression are long term, central nervous system disorders which have a significant impact on everyday life. Evaluating symptoms of these conditions is problematic and typically involves repeated visit... Read More about Making remote measurement technology work in multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and depression: survey of healthcare professionals.

A systematic literature review and meta-analysis on digital health interventions for people living with dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (2022)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Bosco, A., Rai, H., Craven, M., McNally, D., Todd, C., …Harwood, R. H. (2022). A systematic literature review and meta-analysis on digital health interventions for people living with dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 37(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5730

Objectives: Digital health interventions enable services to support people living with dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) remotely. This literature review gathers evidence on the effectiveness of digital health interventions on physical, co... Read More about A systematic literature review and meta-analysis on digital health interventions for people living with dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment.

What's Up With Everyone? A qualitative study on young people's perceptions of cocreated online animations to promote mental health literacy (2022)
Journal Article
Ito-Jaeger, S., Perez Vallejos, E., Curran, T., & Crawford, P. (2022). What's Up With Everyone? A qualitative study on young people's perceptions of cocreated online animations to promote mental health literacy. Health Expectations, 25(4), 1633-1642. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13507

Introduction: Adolescence and young adulthood are especially critical times to learn about mental health, given that 75% of mental health issues are developed by the age of 24. Animations have great potential to effectively deliver mental health info... Read More about What's Up With Everyone? A qualitative study on young people's perceptions of cocreated online animations to promote mental health literacy.

Use of one-to-one psychotherapeutic interventions for people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantages: An evaluation of two regional pilot projects (2022)
Journal Article
Dowding, K., Murphy, D., Everitt, G., & Tickle, A. (2023). Use of one-to-one psychotherapeutic interventions for people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantages: An evaluation of two regional pilot projects. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 23(2), 313-322. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12536

Background: People with “severe and multiple disadvantages” (SMD) experience a combination of homelessness, mental health difficulties, alcohol or substance misuse and offending. Despite frequent and cyclical traumatic experiences being commonplace,... Read More about Use of one-to-one psychotherapeutic interventions for people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantages: An evaluation of two regional pilot projects.

UK clinical approaches to address post-stroke fatigue: findings from The Nottingham Fatigue after Stroke study (2022)
Journal Article
Ablewhite, J., Condon, L., das Nair, R., Jones, A., Jones, F., Nouri, F., …Drummond, A. (2022). UK clinical approaches to address post-stroke fatigue: findings from The Nottingham Fatigue after Stroke study. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 29(5), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2021.0163

Background/aims Although post-stroke is common and debilitating, there is little published research on how it is managed by clinicians. The aim of this study was to document UK management of post-stroke fatigue and ascertain whether there are any dif... Read More about UK clinical approaches to address post-stroke fatigue: findings from The Nottingham Fatigue after Stroke study.

Characteristics of alcohol recovery narratives: Systematic review and narrative synthesis (2022)
Journal Article
Subhani, M., Talat, U., Knight, H., Morling, J. R., Jones, K. A., Aithal, G. P., …Rennick-Egglestone, S. (2022). Characteristics of alcohol recovery narratives: Systematic review and narrative synthesis. PLoS ONE, 17(5), Article e0268034. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268034

Background and aims Narratives of recovery from alcohol misuse have been analysed in a range of research studies. This paper aims to produce a conceptual framework describing the characteristics of alcohol misuse recovery narratives that are in the r... Read More about Characteristics of alcohol recovery narratives: Systematic review and narrative synthesis.

An intervention to promote self-management, independence and self-efficacy in people with early-stage dementia: the Journeying through Dementia RCT (2022)
Journal Article
Mountain, G., Wright, J., Cooper, C. L., Lee, E., Sprange, K., Beresford-Dent, J., Young, T., Walters, S., Berry, K., Dening, T., Loban, A., Turton, E., Thomas, B. D., Young, E. L., Thompson, B. J., Crawford, B., Craig, C., Bowie, P., Moniz-Cook, E., & Foster, A. (2022). An intervention to promote self-management, independence and self-efficacy in people with early-stage dementia: the Journeying through Dementia RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(24), 1-152. https://doi.org/10.3310/khha0861

Background

There are few effective interventions for dementia.

Aim

To determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an intervention to promote self-management, independence and self-efficacy in people with early-stage dement... Read More about An intervention to promote self-management, independence and self-efficacy in people with early-stage dementia: the Journeying through Dementia RCT.

Current Pharmacological Treatments for ADHD (2022)
Book Chapter
Groom, M. J., & Cortese, S. (2022). Current Pharmacological Treatments for ADHD. In New Discoveries in the Behavioral Neuroscience of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (19-50). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/7854_2022_330

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental condition associated with impaired function and increased risk of poor outcomes in children, young people and adults with the condition. Currently approved pharmacologi... Read More about Current Pharmacological Treatments for ADHD.

Narratives of life after political imprisonment: Republican and Loyalist ex-prisoners in Northern Ireland (2022)
Journal Article
Hunt, N., & Willis, S. (2022). Narratives of life after political imprisonment: Republican and Loyalist ex-prisoners in Northern Ireland. Journal of Forensic Practice, 24(3), 253-269. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfp-10-2021-0052

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of prison experience in ex-political prisoners in Northern Ireland in the context of changing and conflicting master narratives. Design/methodology/approach: A series of nine interviews were... Read More about Narratives of life after political imprisonment: Republican and Loyalist ex-prisoners in Northern Ireland.

The impact of national legislation on psychosocial risks on organisational action plans, psychosocial working conditions, and employee work-related stress in Europe (2022)
Journal Article
Jain, A., Torres, L. D., Teoh, K., & Leka, S. (2022). The impact of national legislation on psychosocial risks on organisational action plans, psychosocial working conditions, and employee work-related stress in Europe. Social Science and Medicine, 302, Article 114987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114987

Work-related psychosocial hazards are recognised as a key priority in the future of work. Even though European Union (EU) legislation requires employers to assess and manage all types of risks to workers’ health and safety associated with all types o... Read More about The impact of national legislation on psychosocial risks on organisational action plans, psychosocial working conditions, and employee work-related stress in Europe.

Psychosocial Safety Climate Moderates the Effect of Demands of Hospital Accreditation on Healthcare Professionals: A Longitudinal Study (2022)
Journal Article
Alshamsi, A. I., Santos, A., & Thomson, L. (2022). Psychosocial Safety Climate Moderates the Effect of Demands of Hospital Accreditation on Healthcare Professionals: A Longitudinal Study. Frontiers in Health Services, 2, Article 824619. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2022.824619

Hospital accreditation has been studied comprehensively, yet few studies have observed its impacts on the burnout and work engagement levels of frontline healthcare professionals (HCPs). With a sample of 121 HCPs working in the United Arab Emirates'... Read More about Psychosocial Safety Climate Moderates the Effect of Demands of Hospital Accreditation on Healthcare Professionals: A Longitudinal Study.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on tic symptoms in children and young people: a prospective cohort study (2022)
Journal Article
Hall, C. L., Marston, L., Khan, K., Brown, B. J., Sanderson, C., Andrén, P., …Murphy, T. (2023). The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on tic symptoms in children and young people: a prospective cohort study. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 54(6), 1499–1509. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01348-1

To understand how children and young people with tic disorders were affected by COVID-19, we compared pre and during pandemic scores on the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS). Participants were young people (N = 112; male:78%; 9–17 years) randomi... Read More about The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on tic symptoms in children and young people: a prospective cohort study.

Relaxation and related therapies for people with multiple sclerosis (MS): A systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Kneebone, I., Van Zanden, B., Dorstyn, D., Roberts, R., Lord, S., Querstret, D., …Nair, R. D. (2022). Relaxation and related therapies for people with multiple sclerosis (MS): A systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 36(7), 883-899. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155221091509

Objective: To establish the effectiveness of relaxation and related therapies in treating Multiple Sclerosis related symptoms and sequelae. Data Sources: PsycINFO, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global databases were search... Read More about Relaxation and related therapies for people with multiple sclerosis (MS): A systematic review.

Automated virtual reality therapy to treat agoraphobic avoidance and distress in patients with psychosis (gameChange): a multicentre, parallel-group, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial in England with mediation and moderation analyses (2022)
Journal Article
Freeman, D., Lambe, S., Kabir, T., Petit, A., Rosebrock, L., Yu, L.-M., …West, J. (2022). Automated virtual reality therapy to treat agoraphobic avoidance and distress in patients with psychosis (gameChange): a multicentre, parallel-group, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial in England with mediation and moderation analyses. Lancet Psychiatry, 9(5), 375-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366%2822%2900060-8

Background
Automated delivery of psychological therapy using immersive technologies such as virtual reality (VR) might greatly increase the availability of effective help for patients. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an automated VR cognitive t... Read More about Automated virtual reality therapy to treat agoraphobic avoidance and distress in patients with psychosis (gameChange): a multicentre, parallel-group, single-blind, randomised, controlled trial in England with mediation and moderation analyses.

A randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in patients seeking treatment for moderate severity depression in primary care (Alpha-Stim-D Trial) (2022)
Journal Article
Patel, S., Boutry, C., Patel, P., Craven, M. P., Guo, B., Zafar, A., …Morriss, R. (2022). A randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in patients seeking treatment for moderate severity depression in primary care (Alpha-Stim-D Trial). Trials, 23(1), Article 250. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06192-1

Background: Major depression is the second leading cause of years lost to disability worldwide and is a leading contributor to suicide. However, first-line antidepressants are only fully effective for 33%, and only 40% of those offered psychological... Read More about A randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in patients seeking treatment for moderate severity depression in primary care (Alpha-Stim-D Trial).

Older adult forensic mental health patients’ views on barriers, facilitators and ‘what works’ to enable better quality of life, health and wellbeing and to reduce risk of reoffending and harm to self and others (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper
Walker, K., Yates, J., Dening, T., Vollm, B., Tomlin, J., & Griffiths, C. Older adult forensic mental health patients’ views on barriers, facilitators and ‘what works’ to enable better quality of life, health and wellbeing and to reduce risk of reoffending and harm to self and others

Introduction
Research evidence that can inform service provision and treatment requirements for older (aged 55 years and above) forensic mental health patients is lacking, particularly that which is based on patients’ own preferences and experience... Read More about Older adult forensic mental health patients’ views on barriers, facilitators and ‘what works’ to enable better quality of life, health and wellbeing and to reduce risk of reoffending and harm to self and others.

The Journeying through Dementia psychosocial intervention versus usual care study: a two-arm, phase 3, superiority randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Mountain, G., Cooper, C., Wright, J., Walters, S., Lee, E., Craig, C., …Young, E. (2022). The Journeying through Dementia psychosocial intervention versus usual care study: a two-arm, phase 3, superiority randomised controlled trial. Lancet Healthy Longevity, 3(4), e276-e285. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568%2822%2900059-9

Background There is an urgent clinical need for evidence based psychosocial interventions for people with mild dementia. We aimed to determine clinical and cost-effectiveness of Journeying through Dementia (JtD), an intervention designed to promote w... Read More about The Journeying through Dementia psychosocial intervention versus usual care study: a two-arm, phase 3, superiority randomised controlled trial.

Qualitative study exploring factors affecting the implementation of a vocational rehabilitation intervention in the UK major trauma pathway (2022)
Journal Article
Kettlewell, J., Radford, K., Kendrick, D., Patel, P., Bridger, K., Kellezi, B., …Timmons, S. (2022). Qualitative study exploring factors affecting the implementation of a vocational rehabilitation intervention in the UK major trauma pathway. BMJ Open, 12(3), Article e060294. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060294

Objectives This study aimed to: (1) understand the context for delivering a trauma vocational rehabilitation (VR) intervention; (2) identify potential barriers and enablers to the implementation of a VR intervention post-trauma. Design Qualitative st... Read More about Qualitative study exploring factors affecting the implementation of a vocational rehabilitation intervention in the UK major trauma pathway.

Advance Care Plans in UK care home residents: a service evaluation using a stepped wedge design (2022)
Journal Article
Garden, G., Usman, A., Readman, D., Storey, L., Wilkinson, L., Wilson, G., …Gladman, J. (2022). Advance Care Plans in UK care home residents: a service evaluation using a stepped wedge design. Age and Ageing, 51(3), Article afac069. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac069

Introduction
Advance care planning (ACP) in care homes has high acceptance, increases the proportion of residents dying in place and reduces hospital admissions in research. We investigated whether ACP had similar outcomes when introduced during re... Read More about Advance Care Plans in UK care home residents: a service evaluation using a stepped wedge design.