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Six-month outcomes following an emergency hospital admission for older adults with co-morbid mental health problems indicate complexity of care needs (2013)
Journal Article
Bradshaw, L., Goldberg, S. E., Lewis, S. A., Whittamore, K., Gladman, J. R., Jones, R. G., & Harwood, R. H. (2013). Six-month outcomes following an emergency hospital admission for older adults with co-morbid mental health problems indicate complexity of care needs. Age and Ageing, 42(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/aft074

BACKGROUND:
two-thirds of older patients admitted as an emergency to a general hospital have co-existing mental health problems including delirium, dementia and depression. This study describes the outcomes of older adults with co-morbid mental heal... Read More about Six-month outcomes following an emergency hospital admission for older adults with co-morbid mental health problems indicate complexity of care needs.

The experience of living with knee osteoarthritis: exploring illness and treatment beliefs through thematic analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Pouli, N., das Nair, R., Lincoln, N., & Walsh, D. A. (2013). The experience of living with knee osteoarthritis: exploring illness and treatment beliefs through thematic analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 36(7), https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.805257

Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of disability in older adults. However, there is limited research on the daily experience of living with knee OA. We aimed to offer insight into the beliefs of patients with knee OA about their illne... Read More about The experience of living with knee osteoarthritis: exploring illness and treatment beliefs through thematic analysis.

Female-perpetrated sexual abuse: a review of victim and professional perspectives (2013)
Journal Article
Clements, H., Dawson, D. L., & das Nair, R. (2013). Female-perpetrated sexual abuse: a review of victim and professional perspectives. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 20(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2013.798690

Professional attitudes towards female-perpetrated sexual abuse (FPSA) reportedly reflect the gender-role expectations found in broader society, which cast males almost exclusively as sexual aggressors or willing sexual recipients, females as sexually... Read More about Female-perpetrated sexual abuse: a review of victim and professional perspectives.

The effectiveness of memory rehabilitation following neurological disabilities: a qualitative inquiry of patient perspectives (2013)
Journal Article
das Nair, R., & Lincoln, N. (2013). The effectiveness of memory rehabilitation following neurological disabilities: a qualitative inquiry of patient perspectives. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 23(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2013.792290

The evidence for the effectiveness of memory rehabilitation following neurological conditions, mainly studied through quantitative methodologies, has been equivocal. This study aimed to examine feedback from participants who had been through a random... Read More about The effectiveness of memory rehabilitation following neurological disabilities: a qualitative inquiry of patient perspectives.

Sharing, supporting and sobriety: A qualitative analysis of messages posted to alcohol-related online discussion forums in the United Kingdom (2013)
Journal Article
Coulson, N. S. (2014). Sharing, supporting and sobriety: A qualitative analysis of messages posted to alcohol-related online discussion forums in the United Kingdom. Journal of Substance Use, 19(1-2), 176-180. https://doi.org/10.3109/14659891.2013.765516

Background: In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of people accessing online discussion forums for information, advice and support in relation to a range of both acute and chronic health issues. However, there has been li... Read More about Sharing, supporting and sobriety: A qualitative analysis of messages posted to alcohol-related online discussion forums in the United Kingdom.

Teaching and learning about dementia in UK medical schools: a national survey (2013)
Journal Article
Tullo, E. S., & Gordon, A. L. (2013). Teaching and learning about dementia in UK medical schools: a national survey. BMC Geriatrics, 13(29), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-29

Background: Dementia is an increasingly common condition and all doctors, in both primary and secondary care
environments, must be prepared to competently manage patients with this condition. It is unclear whether medical
education about dementia i... Read More about Teaching and learning about dementia in UK medical schools: a national survey.

Nurturing health-related online support groups: Exploring the experiences of patient moderators (2013)
Journal Article
Coulson, N. S., & Shaw, R. L. (2013). Nurturing health-related online support groups: Exploring the experiences of patient moderators. Computers in Human Behavior, 29(4), 1695-1701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.02.003

The aim of this study was to examine the views of moderators across a diverse and geographically broad range of online support groups about their moderator experiences and to explore both the personal benefits as well as challenges involved. Thirty-t... Read More about Nurturing health-related online support groups: Exploring the experiences of patient moderators.

Empowering processes within prostate cancer online support groups (2013)
Journal Article
Campbell, K. A., Coulson, N. S., & Buchanan, H. (2013). Empowering processes within prostate cancer online support groups. International Journal of Web Based Communities, 9(1), 51-66. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWBC.2013.051294

A growing body of literature suggests that participation in online support groups may empower patients. Indeed, a number of potentially empowering processes have been identified, however to date these processes have been described using data derived... Read More about Empowering processes within prostate cancer online support groups.

Development of a poststroke checklist to standardize follow-up care for stroke survivors (2012)
Journal Article
Philp, I., Brainin, M., Walker, M. F., Ward, A. B., Gillard, P., Shields, A. L., & Norrving, B. (2013). Development of a poststroke checklist to standardize follow-up care for stroke survivors. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 22(7), Article e173-e180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.10.016

Background: Long-termcare for stroke survivors is fragmented and lacks an evidence-based, easy-to-use tool to identify persistent long-term problems among stroke survivors and streamline referral for treatment. We sought to develop a poststroke check... Read More about Development of a poststroke checklist to standardize follow-up care for stroke survivors.

Health-related online support communities (2012)
Book Chapter
Coulson, N. S., & Malik, S. (2012). Health-related online support communities. In Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior (671-688). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0315-8.ch057

In recent years, the Internet has provided new opportunities for individuals living with health-related problems to communicate with each other via online support communities. These communities offer many unique advantages, such as convenience, anony... Read More about Health-related online support communities.

Politics of desire: exploring the ethnicity/sexuality intersectionality in south asian and east asian men who have sex with men (MSM) (2012)
Journal Article
das Nair, R., & Thomas, S. A. (2012). Politics of desire: exploring the ethnicity/sexuality intersectionality in south asian and east asian men who have sex with men (MSM). Psychology of Sexualities Section Review, 3(1),

Intersectionality’ has been used to interrupt dominant discourse surrounding LGB experiences, and has exposed their heterogeneity. Complexities of negotiating desire within a matrix of race/ethnicity and sexuality in South and East Asian men who have... Read More about Politics of desire: exploring the ethnicity/sexuality intersectionality in south asian and east asian men who have sex with men (MSM).

Occupational therapy pre-discharge HOme VIsits for patients with a Stroke (HOVIS): results of a randomised controlled trial (2012)
Journal Article
Drummond, A., Whitehead, P., Fellows, K., Sprigg, N., Sampson, C. J., Edwards, C., & Lincoln, N. (2012). Occupational therapy pre-discharge HOme VIsits for patients with a Stroke (HOVIS): results of a randomised controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215512462145

Objective
To conduct a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of occupational therapy predischarge home visits for people after stroke in order to assess the feasibility of a definitive trial.
Design
Two studies; a randomised controlled trial and a coh... Read More about Occupational therapy pre-discharge HOme VIsits for patients with a Stroke (HOVIS): results of a randomised controlled trial.

Families affected by childhood cancer: An analysis of the provision of social support within online support groups (2012)
Journal Article
Coulson, N. S., & Greenwood, N. (2012). Families affected by childhood cancer: An analysis of the provision of social support within online support groups. Child: Care, Health and Development, 38(6), 870-877. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01316.x

Background With increasing access to the Internet, there are new opportunities available to families to seek information, advice and support about childhood cancer online. Methods A total of 487 messages were retrieved from three childhood cancer onl... Read More about Families affected by childhood cancer: An analysis of the provision of social support within online support groups.

Why are family carers of people with dementia dissatisfied with general hospital care?: a qualitative study (2012)
Journal Article
Jurgens, F. J., Clissett, P., Gladman, J. R., & Harwood, R. H. (2012). Why are family carers of people with dementia dissatisfied with general hospital care?: a qualitative study. BMC Geriatrics, 12(57), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-12-57

Background
Families and other carers report widespread dissatisfaction with general hospital care for confused older people.

Methods
We undertook a qualitative interviews study of 35 family carers of 34 confused older patients to ascertain their... Read More about Why are family carers of people with dementia dissatisfied with general hospital care?: a qualitative study.

Carers for older people with co-morbid cognitive impairment in general hospital: characteristics and psychological well-being (2012)
Journal Article
Bradshaw, L. E., Goldberg, S. E., Schneider, J. M., & Harwood, R. H. (2012). Carers for older people with co-morbid cognitive impairment in general hospital: characteristics and psychological well-being. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 28(7), https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.3871

OBJECTIVE:
This analysis sought to describe the characteristics and well-being of carers of older people with mental health problems admitted to a general hospital.
METHODS:
General medical and trauma orthopaedic patients aged 70 years or older ad... Read More about Carers for older people with co-morbid cognitive impairment in general hospital: characteristics and psychological well-being.

The DRESS trial: a feasibility randomized controlled trial of a neuropsychological approach to dressing therapy for stroke inpatients (2012)
Journal Article
Walker, M. F., Sunderland, A., Fletcher-Smith, J., Drummond, A. E., Logan, P., Edmans, J. A., …Taylor, J. L. (2012). The DRESS trial: a feasibility randomized controlled trial of a neuropsychological approach to dressing therapy for stroke inpatients. Clinical Rehabilitation, 26(8), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215511431089

Objective: To investigate two approaches to treating patients with persistent dressing problems and cognitive difficulties following stroke.

Design: Pilot randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Inpatient stroke rehabilitation service.

Subj... Read More about The DRESS trial: a feasibility randomized controlled trial of a neuropsychological approach to dressing therapy for stroke inpatients.

Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Memory in Neurological Disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial (2012)
Journal Article
das Nair, R., & Lincoln, N. (in press). Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Memory in Neurological Disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 26(10), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215511435424

OBJECTIVE:The evidence for the effectiveness of memory rehabilitation is inconclusive. The aim was to compare the effectiveness of two group memory rehabilitation programmes with a self-help group control.
DESIGN:Single-blind randomized controlled t... Read More about Evaluation of Rehabilitation of Memory in Neurological Disabilities (ReMiND): a randomized controlled trial.

The effects of label design characteristics on perceptions of genetically modified food (2011)
Journal Article
Hellier, E., Tucker, M., Newbold, L., Edworthy, J., Griffin, J., & Coulson, N. (2012). The effects of label design characteristics on perceptions of genetically modified food. Journal of Risk Research, 15(5), 533-545. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2011.646288

Objective. To explore the effects on perceptions of labelling food for genetically modified content. Background: there is increasing public pressure for the compulsory labelling of genetically modified food content on all food products, and yet littl... Read More about The effects of label design characteristics on perceptions of genetically modified food.

A thematic analysis of patient communication in Parkinson's disease online support group discussion forums (2011)
Journal Article
Attard, A., & Coulson, N. S. (2012). A thematic analysis of patient communication in Parkinson's disease online support group discussion forums. Computers in Human Behavior, 28(2), 500-506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2011.10.022

Online support groups have become a popular source of information, advice and support for individuals living with a range of health conditions. However, research has not commonly focused on patients living with Parkinson's disease and their use of on... Read More about A thematic analysis of patient communication in Parkinson's disease online support group discussion forums.

The therapeutic potential of the internet: Exploring self-help processes in an internet forum for young people with inflammatory bowel disease (2011)
Journal Article
Malik, S., & Coulson, N. S. (2011). The therapeutic potential of the internet: Exploring self-help processes in an internet forum for young people with inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology Nursing, 34(6), 439-448. https://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0b013e318237a9ba

The Internet has provided new opportunities for young people with inflammatory bowel disease to access diverse information and support, and communicate with fellow sufferers through the means of online patient support groups. The study presented in t... Read More about The therapeutic potential of the internet: Exploring self-help processes in an internet forum for young people with inflammatory bowel disease.