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National Survey of Variations in Practice in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Adult Cardiac Surgery, United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland (2020)
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Aktuerk, D., Ali, J. M., Badran, A., Balmforth, D., Bleetman, D., Brown, C., …Zientara, A. (2020). National Survey of Variations in Practice in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Adult Cardiac Surgery, United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland. Journal of Hospital Infection, 106(4), 812-819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.016

Currently no national standards exist for the prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) in cardiac surgery. SSI rates range from 1% to 8% between centres. The aim of this study was to explore and characterise variation in approaches to SSI prevent... Read More about National Survey of Variations in Practice in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Adult Cardiac Surgery, United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland.

Psychosocial adjustment to multiple sclerosis diagnosis: A meta-review of systematic reviews (2020)
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Topcu, G., Griffiths, H., Bale, C., Trigg, E., Clarke, S., Potter, K., …das Nair, R. (2020). Psychosocial adjustment to multiple sclerosis diagnosis: A meta-review of systematic reviews. Clinical Psychology Review, 82, Article 101923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101923

This meta-review aimed to synthesise evidence on psychosocial adjustment to multiple sclerosis, to identify available treatment models and services for recently diagnosed individuals, and to explore their effectiveness. MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycI... Read More about Psychosocial adjustment to multiple sclerosis diagnosis: A meta-review of systematic reviews.

The VOICES Typology of Curatorial Decisions in Narrative Collections of the Lived Experiences of Mental Health Service Use, Recovery, or Madness: Qualitative Study (2020)
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Yeo, C., Hare-Duke, L., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Bradstreet, S., Callard, F., Hui, A., …Slade, M. (2020). The VOICES Typology of Curatorial Decisions in Narrative Collections of the Lived Experiences of Mental Health Service Use, Recovery, or Madness: Qualitative Study. JMIR Mental Health, 7(9), Article e16290. https://doi.org/10.2196/16290

Effect of Lifestyle and Diet on Gestational Diabetes (GDM) in South Asian Women: A Systematic Review (2020)
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Naseer, N., Shaw, I., & Adams, G. (2020). Effect of Lifestyle and Diet on Gestational Diabetes (GDM) in South Asian Women: A Systematic Review. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome, 3(1),

Background: Evidence suggests that all forms of diabetes are on the increase, especially Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), which increases the risk of maternal and neonatal morbidities. However, the global effect of diet (HA) and lifestyle (PA) of... Read More about Effect of Lifestyle and Diet on Gestational Diabetes (GDM) in South Asian Women: A Systematic Review.

The Effect of Hearing Loss and Hearing Device Fitting on Fatigue in Adults: A Systematic Review (2020)
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Holman, J. A., Drummond, A., & Naylor, G. (2021). The Effect of Hearing Loss and Hearing Device Fitting on Fatigue in Adults: A Systematic Review. Ear and Hearing, 42(1), 1-11

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review to address two research questions: (Q1) Does hearing loss have an effect on fatigue? (Q2) Does hearing device fitting have an effect on fatigue? It was hypothesized that hearing loss would increase fatigue... Read More about The Effect of Hearing Loss and Hearing Device Fitting on Fatigue in Adults: A Systematic Review.

Global Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2020)
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Gyasi-Antwi, P., Walker, L., Moody, C., Okyere, S., Salt, K., Anang, L., …Adams, G. (2020). Global Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. New American Journal of Medicine, 1(3),

1. Abstract 1.1. Background: Evidence suggests that diabetes in all forms are on the rise especially gesta-tional diabetes mellitus which increases the risk of maternal and neonatal morbidities; however global prevalence rates and geographical distri... Read More about Global Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mobilization practices in critically ill children: A European point prevalence study (EU PARK-PICU) (2020)
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Ista, E., Scholefield, B. R., Manning, J. C., Harth, I., Gawronski, O., Bartkowska-Śniatkowska, A., …Kudchadkar, S. R. (2020). Mobilization practices in critically ill children: A European point prevalence study (EU PARK-PICU). Critical Care, 24, Article 368. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-02988-2

Background Early mobilization of adults receiving intensive care improves health outcomes, yet little is known about mobilization practices in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs). We aimed to determine the prevalence of and factors associated wit... Read More about Mobilization practices in critically ill children: A European point prevalence study (EU PARK-PICU).

Advanced clinical practitioners in primary care in the UK: A qualitative study of workforce transformation (2020)
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Evans, C., Pearce, R., Greaves, S., & Blake, H. (2020). Advanced clinical practitioners in primary care in the UK: A qualitative study of workforce transformation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124500

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Escalating costs and changing population demographics are putting pressure on primary care systems to meet ever more complex healthcare needs. Non-medical ‘advanced clinical practitioner’ (ACP... Read More about Advanced clinical practitioners in primary care in the UK: A qualitative study of workforce transformation.

Study protocol for a multicentre longitudinal mixed methods study to explore the Outcomes of ChildrEn and fAmilies in the first year after paediatric Intensive Care: the OCEANIC study (2020)
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Manning, J. C., Latour, J. M., Curley, M. A. Q., Draper, E. S., Jilani, T., Quinlan, P. R., …Coad, J. (2020). Study protocol for a multicentre longitudinal mixed methods study to explore the Outcomes of ChildrEn and fAmilies in the first year after paediatric Intensive Care: the OCEANIC study. BMJ Open, 10(5), Article e038974. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038974

Introduction Annually in the UK, 20 000 children become very ill or injured and need specialist care within a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Most children survive. However, some children and their families may experience problems after they h... Read More about Study protocol for a multicentre longitudinal mixed methods study to explore the Outcomes of ChildrEn and fAmilies in the first year after paediatric Intensive Care: the OCEANIC study.

Developing a core outcome set for interventions to improve discharge from mental health inpatient services: a survey, Delphi and consensus meeting with key stakeholder groups (2020)
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Tyler, N., Wright, N., Grundy, A., & Waring, J. (2020). Developing a core outcome set for interventions to improve discharge from mental health inpatient services: a survey, Delphi and consensus meeting with key stakeholder groups. BMJ Open, 10(5), e034215. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034215

Paediatric intensive care follow?up provision in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (2020)
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Manning, J. C., Scholefield, B. R., Popejoy, E., Dodds, E., & Latour, J. M. (2020). Paediatric intensive care follow?up provision in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Nursing in Critical Care, https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12510

Objective To examine the characteristic, content and role of Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in the provision of follow-up for children and their families’ post-intensive care discharge in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Design... Read More about Paediatric intensive care follow?up provision in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Views and experiences of nurses in providing end-of-life care to patients in an ED context: a qualitative systematic review (2020)
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Mughal, A., & Evans, C. (2020). Views and experiences of nurses in providing end-of-life care to patients in an ED context: a qualitative systematic review. Emergency Medicine Journal, 37(5), 265-272. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2018-208278

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Introduction: With an increase in the population living with terminal illness, many patients are accessing EDs during the last days of their... Read More about Views and experiences of nurses in providing end-of-life care to patients in an ED context: a qualitative systematic review.

External Validation of the ‘PHYT in Dementia’, a Theoretical Model Promoting Physical Activity in People with Dementia (2020)
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Di Lorito, C., Bosco, A., Pollock, K., Harwood, R., das Nair, R., Logan, P., …van der Wardt, V. (2020). External Validation of the ‘PHYT in Dementia’, a Theoretical Model Promoting Physical Activity in People with Dementia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(5), Article 1544. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051544

Physical activity is beneficial for people with dementia. We previously developed a theoretical model to explain behaviour change in physical activity in dementia (PHYT-in-dementia). This study aimed to externally validate the model. Validation occur... Read More about External Validation of the ‘PHYT in Dementia’, a Theoretical Model Promoting Physical Activity in People with Dementia.