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The impact of an electronic patient bedside observation and handover system on clinical practice: mixed-methods evaluation (2019)
Journal Article
Lang, A., Simmonds, M., Pinchin, J., Sharples, S., Dunn, L., Clarke, S., …Swinscoe, C. (2019). The impact of an electronic patient bedside observation and handover system on clinical practice: mixed-methods evaluation. JMIR Medical Informatics, 7(1), Article e11678. https://doi.org/10.2196/11678

Background: Patient safety literature has long reported the need for early recognition of deteriorating patients. Early warning scores (EWSs) are commonly implemented as “track and trigger,” or rapid response systems for monitoring and early recognit... Read More about The impact of an electronic patient bedside observation and handover system on clinical practice: mixed-methods evaluation.

The development of a clinical interface for a novel newborn resuscitation device; a Human Factors approach to understand cognitive user requirements (2018)
Working Paper
Pickup, L., Lang, A., Shipley, L., Henry, C., Carpenter, J., McCartney, D., …Sharkey, D. The development of a clinical interface for a novel newborn resuscitation device; a Human Factors approach to understand cognitive user requirements

Background: A novel medical device has been developed to address an unmet need of standardizing and facilitating heart rate recording during neonatal resuscitation. In a time-critical emergency resuscitation, where failure can mean death of an in... Read More about The development of a clinical interface for a novel newborn resuscitation device; a Human Factors approach to understand cognitive user requirements.

The dichotomy of the application of a systems approach in UK healthcare: the challenges and priorities for implementation (2017)
Journal Article
Pickup, L., Lang, A., Atkinson, S., & Sharples, S. (in press). The dichotomy of the application of a systems approach in UK healthcare: the challenges and priorities for implementation. Ergonomics, 61(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2017.1306632

There is increasing demand for a systems approach within national healthcare guidelines to provide a systematic and sustainable framework for improvements in patient safety. Supported by this is the growing body of evidence within Human Factors/Ergon... Read More about The dichotomy of the application of a systems approach in UK healthcare: the challenges and priorities for implementation.

Promoting Healthy Adolescent Lifestyles Through Serious Games: Enacting a Multidisciplinary Approach (2017)
Book Chapter
Dunwell, I., Condon, L. A., Bul, K. C., Lang, A. R., Atkinson, S., Coulson, N. S., & Collins, E. (2017). Promoting Healthy Adolescent Lifestyles Through Serious Games: Enacting a Multidisciplinary Approach. In Serious Games and Edutainment Applications (323-348). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51645-5_15

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. Long-term health risks associated with unhealthy lifestyles present a significant current and future burden for healthcare providers. Adolescence represents a critical time for intervention, as habits form... Read More about Promoting Healthy Adolescent Lifestyles Through Serious Games: Enacting a Multidisciplinary Approach.

What are the pros and cons of electronically monitoring inhaler use in asthma? A multistakeholder perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Howard, S., Lang, A. R., Sharples, S., & Shaw, D. E. (in press). What are the pros and cons of electronically monitoring inhaler use in asthma? A multistakeholder perspective. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 3(1), Article e000159. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2016-000159

Introduction Electronic monitoring devices (EMDs) are the optimal method for collecting objective data on inhaler use in asthma. Recent research has investigated the attitudes of patients with asthma towards these devices. However, no research to... Read More about What are the pros and cons of electronically monitoring inhaler use in asthma? A multistakeholder perspective.

More holes than cheese. What prevents the delivery of effective, high quality and safe health care in England? (2016)
Journal Article
Hignett, S., Lang, A., Pickup, L., Ives, C., Fray, M., McKeown, C., …Bowie, P. (2018). More holes than cheese. What prevents the delivery of effective, high quality and safe health care in England?. Ergonomics, 61(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2016.1245446

What prevents the delivery of effective, high quality and safe health care in the National Health Service (NHS) in England? This paper presents 760 challenges which 330 NHS staff reported as preventing the delivery of effective, high quality and safe... Read More about More holes than cheese. What prevents the delivery of effective, high quality and safe health care in England?.

Human factors multi-technique approach to teenage engagement in digital technologies health research (2016)
Book Chapter
Lang, A. R., Craven, M. P., Atkinson, S., Simons, L., Cobb, S., & Mazzola, M. (2016). Human factors multi-technique approach to teenage engagement in digital technologies health research. In L. Little, D. Fitton, B. T. Bell, & N. Toth (Eds.), Perspectives on HCI research with teenagers. Springer International Publishing Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33450-9_4

This chapter explores the use of multi-techniques for teenage HCI health research. Through four case studies we present information about adolescents as users of healthcare services and technologies, adolescent personal development and the human fact... Read More about Human factors multi-technique approach to teenage engagement in digital technologies health research.

PEGASO project : teenage perspectives of an integrated technology platform for health promotion (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Lang, A., Condon, L., Coulson, N., Cobb, S., & Atkinson, S. (2016). PEGASO project : teenage perspectives of an integrated technology platform for health promotion

This paper presents the findings from a participatory workshop with teenagers. Sixteen teenagers were recruited for the first phase evaluation and development of the PEGASO multi-technology system. This system is being developed to promote awareness... Read More about PEGASO project : teenage perspectives of an integrated technology platform for health promotion.

Electronic monitoring of adherence to inhaled medication in asthma (2014)
Journal Article
Howard, S., Lang, A., Patel, M. D. K., Sharples, S., & Shaw, D. E. (2014). Electronic monitoring of adherence to inhaled medication in asthma. Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.2174/1573398X10666140429005007

The main treatment of asthma is inhaled corticosteroids. However adherence to these medications in asthma is often poor, with low adherence associated with excessive health care costs and an increased risk of emergency room visits and mortality. Alth... Read More about Electronic monitoring of adherence to inhaled medication in asthma.

Medical device design in context: a model of user–device interaction and consequences (2012)
Journal Article
Sharples, S., Martin, J. L., Lang, A., Craven, M. P., O'Neil, S., & Barnett, J. (2012). Medical device design in context: a model of user–device interaction and consequences. Displays, 33(4-5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.displa.2011.12.001

The practice of evaluating interaction with devices is embedded in disciplines such as human-computer interaction and cognitive ergonomics, including concepts such as affordances, error analysis, skill, rule and knowledge based behaviour and decision... Read More about Medical device design in context: a model of user–device interaction and consequences.

Privacy Preserving Corpus Linguistics: Investigating the Trajectories of Public Health Messaging Online
Report
McClaughlin, E., Nichele, E., Adolphs, S., Barnard, P., Clos, J., Knight, D., …Lang, A. (2022). Privacy Preserving Corpus Linguistics: Investigating the Trajectories of Public Health Messaging Online. University of Nottingham: AHRC/UKRI

The Coronavirus Discourses project supports public health partners Public Health Wales, Public Health England, and NHS Education for Scotland in addressing key challenges that the coronavirus pandemic presents in terms of understanding the flow and i... Read More about Privacy Preserving Corpus Linguistics: Investigating the Trajectories of Public Health Messaging Online.

Using online news comments to gather fast feedback on issues with public health messaging: The Guardian as a case study
Report
McClaughlin, E., Nichele, E., Adolphs, S., Barnard, P., Clos, J., Knight, D., …Lang, A. (2021). Using online news comments to gather fast feedback on issues with public health messaging: The Guardian as a case study. Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), grant reference AH/V015125/1

This study uses corpus linguistics to analyse opinions on messaging and public health measures from one resource—comments posted in response to articles containing references to borders from The Guardian online. Overall, commenters made international... Read More about Using online news comments to gather fast feedback on issues with public health messaging: The Guardian as a case study.