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Examining the Use of Autonomous Systems for Home Health Support Using a Smart Mirror (2023)
Journal Article
Dowthwaite, L., Reyes Cruz, G., Pena, A. R., Pepper, C., Jäger, N., Barnard, P., …Benford, S. (2023). Examining the Use of Autonomous Systems for Home Health Support Using a Smart Mirror. Healthcare, 11(19), Article 2608. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192608

The home is becoming a key location for healthcare delivery, including the use of technology driven by autonomous systems (AS) to monitor and support healthcare plans. Using the example of a smart mirror, this paper describes the outcomes of focus gr... Read More about Examining the Use of Autonomous Systems for Home Health Support Using a Smart Mirror.

Police officers' perception of community support for policing: implications for well-being (2023)
Journal Article
Keaton, J., Jennings Black, K., Houdmont, J., Beck, E., Roddy, D., Chambers, J., & Moon, S. (2023). Police officers' perception of community support for policing: implications for well-being. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 46(5/6), 811-830. https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-05-2023-0056

Purpose: Community-police relations have gained increasing public attention during the past decade. The purpose of the present study was to better understand the relationship between perceived community support and police officer burnout and engageme... Read More about Police officers' perception of community support for policing: implications for well-being.

Widening participation – recruitment methods in mental health randomised controlled trials: a qualitative study (2023)
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Iflaifel, M., Hall, C. L., Green, H. R., Willis, A., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Juszczak, E., …Sprange, K. (2023). Widening participation – recruitment methods in mental health randomised controlled trials: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 23(1), Article 211. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-02032-1

Background: Barriers to mental health research participation are well documented including distrust of services and research; and stigma surrounding mental health. They can contribute to a lack of diversity amongst participants in mental health resea... Read More about Widening participation – recruitment methods in mental health randomised controlled trials: a qualitative study.

Violence risk assessment instruments in forensic psychiatric populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
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Ogonah, M. G. T., Seyedsalehi, A., Whiting, D., & Fazel, S. (2023). Violence risk assessment instruments in forensic psychiatric populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, 10(10), 780-789. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2823%2900256-0

Although structured tools have been widely used to predict violence risk in specialist mental health settings, there is uncertainty about the extent and quality of evidence of their predictive performance. We aimed to systematically review the predic... Read More about Violence risk assessment instruments in forensic psychiatric populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Remote Recruitment Strategy and Structured E-Parenting Support (STEPS) App: Feasibility and Usability Study (2023)
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Kostyrka-Allchorne, K., Chu, P., Ballard, C., Lean, N., French, B., Hedstrom, E., …Sonuga-Barke, E. J. (2023). Remote Recruitment Strategy and Structured E-Parenting Support (STEPS) App: Feasibility and Usability Study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 6(1), Article e47035. https://doi.org/10.2196/47035

Background: The Structured E-Parenting Support (STEPS) app [1] provides support for parents of children with elevated levels of hyperactivity/impulsivity, inattention, and conduct problems, awaiting clinical assessment by child health services. STEPS... Read More about Remote Recruitment Strategy and Structured E-Parenting Support (STEPS) App: Feasibility and Usability Study.

Application and Extension of the Alcohol Recovery Narratives Conceptual Framework (2023)
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Subhani, M., Talat, U., Knight, H., Morling, J. R., Jones, K. A., Aithal, G. P., …Rennick-Egglestone, S. (2023). Application and Extension of the Alcohol Recovery Narratives Conceptual Framework. Qualitative Health Research, 33(13), 1203-1217. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323231197384

Recovery narratives are personal stories of health problems and recovery. A systematic review proposed a conceptual framework characterising alcohol misuse recovery narratives, consisting of eight principal dimensions, each with types and subtypes. T... Read More about Application and Extension of the Alcohol Recovery Narratives Conceptual Framework.

A systematic review of dentists' psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Lefkowitz, B., Houdmont, J., & Knight, A. (2023). A systematic review of dentists' psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. British Dental Journal, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-6232-8

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic presented significant challenges to healthcare workers worldwide, including the effect on the psychological wellbeing of dentists. Aims: To evaluate the impact of the early phases of the pandemic on the psychologi... Read More about A systematic review of dentists' psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers (2023)
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Varela-Mato, V., Blake, H., Yarker, J., Godfree, K., Daly, G., Hassard, J., …Munir, F. (2023). Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers. BMC Health Services Research, 23, Article 942. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09952-0

Background: Managing long-term sickness absence is challenging in countries where employers and managers have the main responsibility to provide return to work support, particularly for workers with poor mental health. Whilst long-term sick leave and... Read More about Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers.

Effectiveness of Violence Prevention Interventions: Umbrella Review of Research in the General Population (2023)
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Fazel, S., Burghart, M., Wolf, A., Whiting, D., & Yu, R. (2024). Effectiveness of Violence Prevention Interventions: Umbrella Review of Research in the General Population. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 25(2), 1709-1718. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231195880

To address the societal harms of violence, many violence prevention interventions have been developed, tested, and implemented in the general population. These have been reported in systematic reviews and meta-analyses, which have typically focused o... Read More about Effectiveness of Violence Prevention Interventions: Umbrella Review of Research in the General Population.

Device-based interventions that seek to restore bilateral and binaural hearing in adults with single-sided deafness: a conceptual analysis (2023)
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Katiri, R., Peters, J. P. M., Fackrell, K., & Hoare, D. J. (2023). Device-based interventions that seek to restore bilateral and binaural hearing in adults with single-sided deafness: a conceptual analysis. Frontiers in Audiology and Otology, 1, Article 1242196. https://doi.org/10.3389/fauot.2023.1242196

Single-sided deafness (SSD) is defined by severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss in one ear only. This article outlines the etiologies and associated functional, psychological, social, and other consequences of SSD in adulthood. The available... Read More about Device-based interventions that seek to restore bilateral and binaural hearing in adults with single-sided deafness: a conceptual analysis.

Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in early dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Harwood, R. H., Goldberg, S. E., Brand, A., van Der Wardt, V., Booth, V., Di Lorito, C., …Adams, E. (2023). Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in early dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 382, Article e074787. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-074787

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of an exercise and functional activity therapy intervention in adults with early dementia or mild cognitive impairment compared with usual care. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Setting: Participant... Read More about Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in early dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): randomised controlled trial.

Fitting a Hearing Aid on the Better Ear, Worse Ear, or Both: Associations of Hearing-aid Fitting Laterality with Outcomes in a Large Sample of US Veterans (2023)
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Zobay, O., Naylor, G., Saunders, G. H., & Dillard, L. K. (2023). Fitting a Hearing Aid on the Better Ear, Worse Ear, or Both: Associations of Hearing-aid Fitting Laterality with Outcomes in a Large Sample of US Veterans. Trends in Hearing, 27, https://doi.org/10.1177/23312165231195987

Longitudinal electronic health records from a large sample of new hearing-aid (HA) recipients in the US Veterans Affairs healthcare system were used to evaluate associations of fitting laterality with long-term HA use persistence as measured by batte... Read More about Fitting a Hearing Aid on the Better Ear, Worse Ear, or Both: Associations of Hearing-aid Fitting Laterality with Outcomes in a Large Sample of US Veterans.

New horizons in hearing conditions (2023)
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Henshaw, H., Calvert, S., Heffernan, E., Broome, E. E., Fackrell, K., Dening, T., & Burgon, C. (2023). New horizons in hearing conditions. Age and Ageing, 52(8), Article afad150. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad150

Hearing conditions such as hearing loss, tinnitus and hyperacusis are highly prevalent in the population and can severely impact communication and quality of life. Hearing is affected by multiple factors, including heredity, noise exposure, age, sex,... Read More about New horizons in hearing conditions.

Mental wellbeing and psychosocial working conditions of autistic veterinary surgeons in the UK (2023)
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Smits, F., Houdmont, J., Hill, B., & Pickles, K. (2023). Mental wellbeing and psychosocial working conditions of autistic veterinary surgeons in the UK. Veterinary Record, 193(8), Article e3311. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3311

Background: Certain autistic characteristics (such as hyper-focus and attention to detail) are valued by veterinary surgeons and autistic adults may disproportionately self-select into the profession. Links between mental wellbeing and retention in t... Read More about Mental wellbeing and psychosocial working conditions of autistic veterinary surgeons in the UK.

The facilitators and barriers to improving functional activity and wellbeing in people with dementia: A qualitative study from the Process Evaluation of Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) (2023)
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Lorito, C. D., Van Der Wardt, V., Pollock, K., Howe, L., Booth, V., Logan, P., …Harwood, R. H. (2023). The facilitators and barriers to improving functional activity and wellbeing in people with dementia: A qualitative study from the Process Evaluation of Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED). Age and Ageing, 52(8), Article afad166. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad166

Background. The PRomoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) study delivered an exercise and functional activity programme to participants living with dementia. A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) showed no measurable be... Read More about The facilitators and barriers to improving functional activity and wellbeing in people with dementia: A qualitative study from the Process Evaluation of Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED).

Spatial organisation of the mesoscale connectome: A feature influencing synchrony and metastability of network dynamics (2023)
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Mackay, M., Huo, S., & Kaiser, M. (2023). Spatial organisation of the mesoscale connectome: A feature influencing synchrony and metastability of network dynamics. PLoS Computational Biology, 19(8), Article e1011349. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011349

Significant research has investigated synchronisation in brain networks, but the bulk of this work has explored the contribution of brain networks at the macroscale. Here we explore the effects of changing network topology on functional dynamics in s... Read More about Spatial organisation of the mesoscale connectome: A feature influencing synchrony and metastability of network dynamics.

The ‘barcode sign’ seen on optical coherence tomography of extensive corneal vascularization (2023)
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El Zawahry, F. O., Beer, F., Yildiz, B. K., Said, D. G., & Dua, H. S. (2023). The ‘barcode sign’ seen on optical coherence tomography of extensive corneal vascularization. Eye, 37, 3863-3864. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-023-02602-z

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is used extensively in imaging the cornea in health and disease. OCT delineates interfaces of differing refractive indices, which often but not always correspond to histological features of the tissue. Interpretatio... Read More about The ‘barcode sign’ seen on optical coherence tomography of extensive corneal vascularization.

Blood pressure medication and acute kidney injury after intracerebral haemorrhage: an analysis of the ATACH-II trial (2023)
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Naidech, A. M., Wang, H., Hutch, M., Murphy, J., Paparello, J., Bath, P., …Luo, Y. (2023). Blood pressure medication and acute kidney injury after intracerebral haemorrhage: an analysis of the ATACH-II trial. BMJ Neurology Open, 5(2), Article e000458. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2023-000458

Background: Acute blood pressure (BP) reduction is standard of care after acute intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). More acute BP reduction is associated with acute kidney injury (AKI). It is not known if the choice of antihypertensive medications affec... Read More about Blood pressure medication and acute kidney injury after intracerebral haemorrhage: an analysis of the ATACH-II trial.

Characterisation of the treatment provided for children with unilateral hearing loss (2023)
Journal Article
Patel, R., Hoare, D. J., Willis, K. R., Tabraiz, S., Bateman, P. K., & Thornton, S. K. (2023). Characterisation of the treatment provided for children with unilateral hearing loss. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 11, Article 1197713. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1197713

Background: Children with permanent unilateral hearing loss (UHL) are an understudied population, with limited data to inform the guidelines on clinical management. There is a funding gap in healthcare provision for the children with UHL in the Unite... Read More about Characterisation of the treatment provided for children with unilateral hearing loss.