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Searching for sustainability within public health policy: insights from an injury prevention perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Errington, G., Evans, C., & Watson, M. W. (in press). Searching for sustainability within public health policy: insights from an injury prevention perspective. European Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw123

Background: Sustaining public health programmes in the long-term is key to ensuring full manifestation of their intended benefits. Although an increasing interest in sustainability is apparent within the global literature, empirical studies from with... Read More about Searching for sustainability within public health policy: insights from an injury prevention perspective.

Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy on glycaemic control and psychological outcomes in adults with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (2016)
Journal Article
Uchendu, C., & Blake, H. (in press). Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy on glycaemic control and psychological outcomes in adults with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetic Medicine, 34(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.13195

Aim Diabetes is a chronic progressive condition presenting physical, social and psychological challenges that increase the risk of comorbid mental health problems. Cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) is effective in treating a variety of psycholog... Read More about Effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy on glycaemic control and psychological outcomes in adults with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

The development of the nursing profession in a globalised context: A qualitative case study in Kerala, India (2016)
Journal Article
Timmons, S., Evans, C., & Nair, S. (2016). The development of the nursing profession in a globalised context: A qualitative case study in Kerala, India. Social Science and Medicine, 166, 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.012

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd In the paper, we are looking at the relationship between globalisation and the professional project, using nursing in Kerala as an exemplar. Our focus is on the intersection of the professional project, gender and globalisation pr... Read More about The development of the nursing profession in a globalised context: A qualitative case study in Kerala, India.

Older women, intimate partner violence and mental health: a consideration of the particular issues for health and health care practice (2016)
Journal Article
McGarry, J., Ali, P., & Hinchliff, S. (2017). Older women, intimate partner violence and mental health: a consideration of the particular issues for health and health care practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(15-16), 2177-2191. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13490

Aims and objectives: The purpose of this meta-synthesis was to explore qualitative evidence in older women with a history of Intimate partner violence (IPV) and their accounts and experiences of mental health. Background Intimate partner violence s... Read More about Older women, intimate partner violence and mental health: a consideration of the particular issues for health and health care practice.

Developing a mHealth intervention to promote uptake of HIV testing among African communities in the UK: a qualitative study (2016)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Turner, K., Suggs, L., Occa, A., Juma, A., & Blake, H. (2016). Developing a mHealth intervention to promote uptake of HIV testing among African communities in the UK: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 16, Article 656. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3278-4

Background: HIV-related mHealth interventions have demonstrable efficacy in supporting treatment adherence, although the evidence base for promoting HIV testing is inconclusive. Progress is constrained by a limited understanding of processes used to... Read More about Developing a mHealth intervention to promote uptake of HIV testing among African communities in the UK: a qualitative study.

Behavioural intervention to increase physical activity in adults with coronary heart disease in Jordan (2016)
Journal Article
Alsaleh, E., Windle, R., & Blake, H. (in press). Behavioural intervention to increase physical activity in adults with coronary heart disease in Jordan. BMC Public Health, 16(643), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3313-5

Background: Patients with coronary heart disease often do not follow prescribed physical activity recommendations. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a behavioural intervention to increase physical activity in patients with coronary... Read More about Behavioural intervention to increase physical activity in adults with coronary heart disease in Jordan.

Recruiting young people to sensitive research: turning the ‘wheels within wheels’ (2016)
Journal Article
Turner, N., & Almack, K. (2017). Recruiting young people to sensitive research: turning the ‘wheels within wheels’. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 20(5), 485-497. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2016.1207943

This article explores the difficulties encountered in recruiting participants for a study of young people living with a parent at the end of life. Far from being a smooth, linear process, recruitment was experienced as a series of overlapping challen... Read More about Recruiting young people to sensitive research: turning the ‘wheels within wheels’.

Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening (2016)
Journal Article
Uluisik, S., Chapman, N. H., Smith, R., Poole, M., Adams, G., Gillis, R. B., …Seymour, G. B. (2016). Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening. Nature Biotechnology, 34, 950-952. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3602

Controlling the rate of softening to extend shelf life was a key target for researchers engineering genetically modified (GM) tomatoes in the 1990s, but only modest improvements were achieved. Hybrids grown nowadays contain 'non-ripening mutations' t... Read More about Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening.

Understanding the theoretical underpinning of the exercise component in a fall prevention programme for older adults with mild dementia: a realist review protocol (2016)
Journal Article
Booth, V., Harwood, R. H., Hood, V., Masud, T., & Logan, P. A. (2016). Understanding the theoretical underpinning of the exercise component in a fall prevention programme for older adults with mild dementia: a realist review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 5, Article 119. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0212-x

Background Older adults with mild dementia are at an increased risk of falls. Preventing those at risk from falling requires complex interventions involving patient-tailored strength- and balance-challenging exercises, home hazard assessment, visu... Read More about Understanding the theoretical underpinning of the exercise component in a fall prevention programme for older adults with mild dementia: a realist review protocol.

Workplace wellness using online learning tools in a healthcare setting (2016)
Journal Article
Blake, H., & Gartshore, E. (2016). Workplace wellness using online learning tools in a healthcare setting. Nurse Education in Practice, 20, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2016.07.001

The aim was to develop and evaluate an online learning tool for use with UK healthcare employees, healthcare educators and healthcare students, to increase knowledge of workplace wellness as an important public health issue. A ‘Workplace Wellness’ e-... Read More about Workplace wellness using online learning tools in a healthcare setting.

Participation in a randomised controlled feasibility study of a complex intervention for the management of the Respiratory Symptom Distress Cluster in lung cancer: patient, carer and research staff views (2016)
Journal Article
Bailey, C., Ellis-Hill, C., Molassiotis, A., Mackereth, P., Lloyd-Williams, M., & Yorke, J. (2017). Participation in a randomised controlled feasibility study of a complex intervention for the management of the Respiratory Symptom Distress Cluster in lung cancer: patient, carer and research staff views. European Journal of Cancer Care, 26(6), Article e12538. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12538

This paper reports finding from a nested qualitative study designed to elicit the views and perceptions of those who participated in a randomised controlled feasibility trial testing a non‐pharmacological intervention, Respiratory Distress Symptom In... Read More about Participation in a randomised controlled feasibility study of a complex intervention for the management of the Respiratory Symptom Distress Cluster in lung cancer: patient, carer and research staff views.

Assistive devices, hip precautions, environmental modifications and training to prevent dislocation and improve function after hip arthroplasty (Review) (2016)
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Smith, T. O., Jepson, P., Beswick, A., Sands, G., Drummond, A. E., Davis, E. T., & Sackley, C. M. (2016). Assistive devices, hip precautions, environmental modifications and training to prevent dislocation and improve function after hip arthroplasty (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016(7), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010815.pub2

Background: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most common orthopaedic operations performed worldwide. Painful osteoarthritis of the hip is the primary indication for THA. Following THA, people have conventionally been provided with equipmen... Read More about Assistive devices, hip precautions, environmental modifications and training to prevent dislocation and improve function after hip arthroplasty (Review).

A literature review of intimate partner violence and its classifications (2016)
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Ali, P. A., Dhingra, K., & McGarry, J. (in press). A literature review of intimate partner violence and its classifications. Aggression and Violent Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2016.06.008

Intimate partner violence is an important issue and attempts to distinguish typologies of intimate partner violence are necessary to understand the complexities of intimate partner violence, its various causes, correlates, and consequences. Over the... Read More about A literature review of intimate partner violence and its classifications.

Perioperative hair removal in the 21st century: utilizing an innovative vacuum-assisted technology to safely expedite hair removal before surgery. (2016)
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Edmiston, C. E., Griggs, R. K., Tanner, J., Spencer, M., Seabrook, G. R., & Leaper, D. (2016). Perioperative hair removal in the 21st century: utilizing an innovative vacuum-assisted technology to safely expedite hair removal before surgery. American Journal of Infection Control, 44(12), 1639-1644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.071

Background Perioperative hair removal using clippers requires lengthy cleanup to remove loose hairs contaminating the operative field. We compared the amount of hair debris and associated microbiologic contamination produced during clipping of sur... Read More about Perioperative hair removal in the 21st century: utilizing an innovative vacuum-assisted technology to safely expedite hair removal before surgery..

Service user experiences of REFOCUS: a process evaluation of a pro-recovery complex intervention (2016)
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Wallace, G., Bird, V., Leamy, M., Bacon, F., Le Boutillier, C., Janosik, M., …Slade, M. (in press). Service user experiences of REFOCUS: a process evaluation of a pro-recovery complex intervention. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 51(9), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-016-1257-9

Purpose: Policy is increasingly focused on implementing a recovery-orientation within mental health services, yet the subjective experience of individuals receiving a pro-recovery intervention is under-studied. The aim of this study was to explore th... Read More about Service user experiences of REFOCUS: a process evaluation of a pro-recovery complex intervention.

Recovery practice in community mental health teams: national survey (2016)
Journal Article
Leamy, M., Clarke, E., Le Boutillier, C., Bird, V., Choudhury, R., Macpherson, R., …Slade, M. (2016). Recovery practice in community mental health teams: national survey. British Journal of Psychiatry, 209(4), https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.114.160739

Background There is consensus about the importance of ‘recovery’ in mental health services, but the link between recovery orientation of mental health teams and personal recovery of individuals has been underresearched. Aims To investigate differ... Read More about Recovery practice in community mental health teams: national survey.

Evaluation of the limitations and methods to improve rapid phage-based detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the blood of experimentally infected cattle (2016)
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Swift, B. M., Huxley, J., Plain, K. M., Begg, D. J., de Silva, K., Purdie, A. C., …Rees, C. (2016). Evaluation of the limitations and methods to improve rapid phage-based detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the blood of experimentally infected cattle. BMC Veterinary Research, 12, Article 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-016-0728-2

Background Disseminated infection and bacteraemia is an underreported and under-researched aspect of Johne’s disease. This is mainly due to the time it takes for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) to grow and lack of sensitivity of... Read More about Evaluation of the limitations and methods to improve rapid phage-based detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the blood of experimentally infected cattle.

What are the characteristics of perinatal events perceived to be traumatic by midwives? (2016)
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Sheen, K., Spiby, H., & Slade, P. (in press). What are the characteristics of perinatal events perceived to be traumatic by midwives?. Midwifery, 40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.06.007

Objective: There is potential for midwives to indirectly experience events whilst providing clinical care that fulfil criteria for trauma. This research aimed to investigate the characteristics of events perceived as traumatic by UK midwives. Metho... Read More about What are the characteristics of perinatal events perceived to be traumatic by midwives?.

The processes of implementing and sustaining an intensive volunteer one-to-one support (doula) service for disadvantaged pregnant women (2016)
Journal Article
McLeish, J., Spiby, H., Darwin, Z., Wilmot, H., & Green, J. (in press). The processes of implementing and sustaining an intensive volunteer one-to-one support (doula) service for disadvantaged pregnant women. Voluntary Sector Review, https://doi.org/10.1332/204080516X14650415652465

'Doulas' (lay women who are trained to support other women during pregnancy, birth and postnatally) can improve outcomes for disadvantaged mothers and babies. This Realist Evaluation study uses qualitative interviews to explore the views of staff, co... Read More about The processes of implementing and sustaining an intensive volunteer one-to-one support (doula) service for disadvantaged pregnant women.

Physiotherapy as a first point of contact in general practice: A solution to a growing problem? (2016)
Journal Article
Goodwin, R. W., & Hendrick, P. (2016). Physiotherapy as a first point of contact in general practice: A solution to a growing problem?. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423616000189

Aim: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness, patient satisfaction and economic efficacy of a Physiotherapy Service providing musculoskeletal care, as an alternative to GP care. Background: There is a growing demand on general practice resources. A n... Read More about Physiotherapy as a first point of contact in general practice: A solution to a growing problem?.