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Attitudes and current practice in alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment among staff working in urgent and emergency settings: An open, cross-sectional international survey (2023)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Yildirim, M., Premakumar, V., Morris, L., Miller, P., & Coffey, F. (2023). Attitudes and current practice in alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment among staff working in urgent and emergency settings: An open, cross-sectional international survey. PLoS ONE, 18(9), Article e0291573. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291573

Background: The aim of the study was to ascertain the views and experiences of those working in urgent and emergency care (UEC) settings towards screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol, to inform future practice.... Read More about Attitudes and current practice in alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment among staff working in urgent and emergency settings: An open, cross-sectional international survey.

Using intervention mapping to develop evidence-based toolkits that support workers on long-term sick leave and their managers (2023)
Journal Article
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.

Workplace Health and Wellbeing during and beyond COVID-19 (2023)
Book
Blake, H. (Ed.). (2023). Workplace Health and Wellbeing during and beyond COVID-19. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-8339-6

In this reprint, we focus on health and wellbeing in the workforce within the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and the post-pandemic era. We begin by exploring the impacts of the pandemic on diverse occupational groups, considering the broade... Read More about Workplace Health and Wellbeing during and beyond COVID-19.

Enablers and barriers to mental health initiatives in construction SMEs (2023)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Bullock, H., & Chouliara, N. (2023). Enablers and barriers to mental health initiatives in construction SMEs. Occupational Medicine, 73(6), 317-323. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqad075

Background Mental ill-health is prevalent in the construction industry, and workers in small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are at high risk. Knowledge about the implementation of mental health initiatives in construction SMEs is limited. Ai... Read More about Enablers and barriers to mental health initiatives in construction SMEs.

Perceived Value of Holistic Needs Assessment in Supporting the Needs of Women With Breast Cancer (2023)
Journal Article
Briggs, L., Corner, J., Bailey, C., & Blake, H. (2023). Perceived Value of Holistic Needs Assessment in Supporting the Needs of Women With Breast Cancer. Cancer Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000001270

Background Holistic Needs Assessments (HNA) were designed to identify and support the physical, psychological and social impacts of cancer, yet delivery methods vary significantly. Objective The study aimed to explore views of HNAs from the pers... Read More about Perceived Value of Holistic Needs Assessment in Supporting the Needs of Women With Breast Cancer.

Evaluation of the APUEC package: Alcohol prevention in urgent and emergency care (2023)
Other
Blake, H. (2023). Evaluation of the APUEC package: Alcohol prevention in urgent and emergency care

As part of a wider health improvement project (SCALES), we have conducted preliminary work (records analysis, staff survey and staff interviews) which is currently being written up for publication. This work suggests that emergency staff do conduct h... Read More about Evaluation of the APUEC package: Alcohol prevention in urgent and emergency care.

Attitudes and current practice in alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment among staff working in urgent and emergency settings: a survey (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Blake, H., Yildirim, M., Premakumar, V., Morris, L., Miller, P., & Coffey, F. (2023, June). Attitudes and current practice in alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment among staff working in urgent and emergency settings: a survey. Presented at Tomorrow’s Doctors Conference 2023, London, UK

The effectiveness of occupational therapy supporting return to work for people who sustain serious injuries or develop long-term (physical or mental) health conditions: A systematic review (2023)
Journal Article
De Dios Perez, B., McQueen, J., Craven, K., Radford, K., Blake, H., Smith, B., …Holmes, J. (2023). The effectiveness of occupational therapy supporting return to work for people who sustain serious injuries or develop long-term (physical or mental) health conditions: A systematic review. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 86(7), 467-481. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226231170996

Introduction: People with long-term conditions or recovering from serious injuries can struggle to return to work. The evidence for occupational therapy supporting return to work is limited. We aimed to identify and explain how occupational therapy i... Read More about The effectiveness of occupational therapy supporting return to work for people who sustain serious injuries or develop long-term (physical or mental) health conditions: A systematic review.

Workplace Health Promotion among UK employers: A longitudinal analysis (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Roper, S., Bourke, J., Wishart, M., Belt, V., Leka, S., Hassard, J., …Blake, H. (2023, May). Workplace Health Promotion among UK employers: A longitudinal analysis. Presented at Irish Economic Association Annual Conference 2023, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland

IEAAC Conference Abstract 2023

Supporting employers and their employees with Mental hEalth problems to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Prudenzi, A., Jadhakhan, F., Gill, K., MacArthur, M., Patel, K., Moukhtarian, T., …Marwaha, S. (2023). Supporting employers and their employees with Mental hEalth problems to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol. PLoS ONE, 18(4), Article e0283598. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283598

Employees with mental health problems often struggle to remain in employment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these employees face multiple additional stressors, which are likely to worsen their mental health and work productivity. Currently, it is unc... Read More about Supporting employers and their employees with Mental hEalth problems to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol.

Effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in urgent and emergency care settings: an umbrella review (2023)
Journal Article
Adams, E. J., Morris, L., Marshall, G., Coffey, F., Miller, P. D., & Blake, H. (2023). Effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in urgent and emergency care settings: an umbrella review. BMC Emergency Medicine, 23, Article 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00798-7

Background: Urgent and emergency care (UEC) settings provide an opportunity to prevent ill-health and promote healthy lifestyles with potential to screen and deliver interventions to under-served, at-risk populations. The aim of this study was to syn... Read More about Effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in urgent and emergency care settings: an umbrella review.

Feasibility and acceptability of an Internet of Things-enabled sedentary behavior intervention: mixed-methods study (2023)
Journal Article
Huang, Y., Benford, S., Price, D., Li, B., & Blake, H. (2023). Feasibility and acceptability of an Internet of Things-enabled sedentary behavior intervention: mixed-methods study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, Article e43502. https://doi.org/10.2196/43502

Background: Encouraging office workers to break up prolonged sedentary behavior (SB) at work with regular micro-breaks can be beneficial yet challenging. Internet of Things (IoT) offers great promise for delivering more subtle and hence acceptable... Read More about Feasibility and acceptability of an Internet of Things-enabled sedentary behavior intervention: mixed-methods study.

“We’re Not Going to Be as Prepared”: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Trainees’ Experiences after One Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Brewer, A., & Chouliara, N. (2023). “We’re Not Going to Be as Prepared”: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Trainees’ Experiences after One Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), Article 4255. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054255

The COVID-19 pandemic had significant impacts on the mental health and academic experiences of healthcare trainees. Building on findings from earlier in the pandemic, we explore the impacts on healthcare trainees after a sustained pandemic period of... Read More about “We’re Not Going to Be as Prepared”: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Trainees’ Experiences after One Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Taking the biscuit: defining excessive quantities of free refreshments in a healthcare library (2022)
Journal Article
Tabner, A., Spicer, S., Husk, K., Blake, H., White, C., Toft, S., & Johnson, G. (2022). Taking the biscuit: defining excessive quantities of free refreshments in a healthcare library. BMJ, 379, Article e072846. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2022-072846

Evidence suggests that complementary hot drinks and biscuits benefit an overworked and highly stressed healthcare workforce. But when signage in healthcare libraries asks patrons not to consume “excessive” quantities of free hot drinks and biscuits,... Read More about Taking the biscuit: defining excessive quantities of free refreshments in a healthcare library.

The protective role of staff wellbeing centres for wellbeing and presenteeism in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Secondary analysis of COVID-Well data (2022)
Working Paper
Blake, H., Mancini, H., Coyne, E., Cooper, J., & Stanulewicz-Buckley, N. The protective role of staff wellbeing centres for wellbeing and presenteeism in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Secondary analysis of COVID-Well data

Background Supported wellbeing centres established during the COVID-19 pandemic provided high quality rest spaces and access to peer-to-peer psychological first aid for healthcare workers (HCWs). The centres were well accessed and valued by HCWs,... Read More about The protective role of staff wellbeing centres for wellbeing and presenteeism in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Secondary analysis of COVID-Well data.

Predictors of self-management in patients with chronic low back pain: a longitudinal study (2022)
Journal Article
Banerjee, A., Hendrick, P., & Blake, H. (2022). Predictors of self-management in patients with chronic low back pain: a longitudinal study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23(1), Article 1071. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05933-2

Background: Self-management (SM) is a key recommended strategy for managing chronic low back pain (CLBP). However, SM programmes generate small to moderate benefits for reducing pain and disability in patients with CLBP. The benefits of the SM progra... Read More about Predictors of self-management in patients with chronic low back pain: a longitudinal study.