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A qualitative study of midwives’ perceptions on using video-calling in early labor (2018)
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Spiby, H., Faucher, M. A., Sands, G., Roberts, J., & Kennedy, H. P. (2019). A qualitative study of midwives’ perceptions on using video-calling in early labor. Birth, 46(1), 105-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12364

© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Background: Decisions made in early labor influence the outcomes of childbirth for women and infants. Telephone assessment during labor, the current norm in many settings, has been found to be a source of dissatisfactio... Read More about A qualitative study of midwives’ perceptions on using video-calling in early labor.

The VOICE study – a before and after study of a dementia communication skills training course (2018)
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O’Brien, R., Goldberg, S. E., Pilnick, A., Beeke, S., Schneider, J., Sartain, K., …Harwood, R. H. (2018). The VOICE study – a before and after study of a dementia communication skills training course. PLoS ONE, 13(6), Article e0198567. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198567

Background A quarter of acute hospital beds are occupied by persons living with dementia, many of whom have communication problems. Healthcare professionals lack confidence in dementia communication skills, but there are no evidence-based communic... Read More about The VOICE study – a before and after study of a dementia communication skills training course.

Post-traumatic stress symptomatology following exposure to perceived traumatic perinatal events within the midwifery profession: the impact of trait emotional intelligence (2018)
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Nightingale, S., Spiby, H., Sheen, K., & Slade, P. (2018). Post-traumatic stress symptomatology following exposure to perceived traumatic perinatal events within the midwifery profession: the impact of trait emotional intelligence. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(9), 2115-2125. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13719

Aims: To explore factors associated with, and predictors of, post‐traumatic stress symptoms in midwives. To explore factors associated with, and potential moderating effects of, trait emotional intelligence. Secondary analysis explored predictors of... Read More about Post-traumatic stress symptomatology following exposure to perceived traumatic perinatal events within the midwifery profession: the impact of trait emotional intelligence.

Need for information in a representative sample of outpatients with schizophrenia disorders (2018)
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Andrade, M. C. R., Slade, M., Bandeira, M., Evans-Lacko, S., Martin, D., & Andreoli, S. B. (2018). Need for information in a representative sample of outpatients with schizophrenia disorders. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 64(5), 476-481. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764018776350

Background: providing adequate information and involving patients in treatment has become an essential component of mental health care. Despite this, research regarding the extent to which this need has been met in clinical services is still scarce.... Read More about Need for information in a representative sample of outpatients with schizophrenia disorders.

A focus group study exploring student nurse’s experiences of an educational intervention focused on working with people with a diagnosis of personality disorder (2018)
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Stacey, G., Baldwin, V., Thompson, B. J., & Aubeeluck, . A. (in press). A focus group study exploring student nurse’s experiences of an educational intervention focused on working with people with a diagnosis of personality disorder. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12473

Introduction: Negative attitudes exist in practice towards those with a diagnosis of personality disorder. Preregistration training offers the opportunity to address this by developing understanding of the diagnosis, confidence in working with people... Read More about A focus group study exploring student nurse’s experiences of an educational intervention focused on working with people with a diagnosis of personality disorder.

Relapse after treatment withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs for juvenile absence epilepsy and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (2018)
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Healy, L., Moran, M., Singhal, S., O'Donoghue, M. F., Alzoubidi, R., & Whitehouse, W. P. (2018). Relapse after treatment withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs for juvenile absence epilepsy and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy, 59, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2018.05.015

Purpose Conventional teaching is that juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) require lifelong antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment. We therefore wanted to determine how many patients attending our epilepsy service with J... Read More about Relapse after treatment withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs for juvenile absence epilepsy and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

Evaluation of an internet-based animated preparatory video for children undergoing non-sedated MRI (2018)
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McGlashan, H. L., Dineen, R. A., Szeszak, S., Whitehouse, W. P., Chow, G., Love, A., …Wharrad, H. (2018). Evaluation of an internet-based animated preparatory video for children undergoing non-sedated MRI. British Journal of Radiology, 91(1087), Article 20170719. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20170719

Objectives: We evaluate the value of an internet-based educational animated video designed to prepare children for MRI scans, and whether this video reduces scan-related anxiety in children with a neurological disorder, and healthy controls. Meth... Read More about Evaluation of an internet-based animated preparatory video for children undergoing non-sedated MRI.

First-time mothers’ expectations of the unknown territory of childbirth: uncertainties, coping strategies and ‘going with the flow’ (2018)
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Borrelli, S. E., Walsh, D., & Spiby, H. (2018). First-time mothers’ expectations of the unknown territory of childbirth: uncertainties, coping strategies and ‘going with the flow’. Midwifery, 63, 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2018.04.022

Objective. To explore first-time mothers’ expectations of labour and birth, coping strategies they adopt during pregnancy towards childbirth and coping strategies they expect to use during labour and birth. Design. A qualitative Straussian grounde... Read More about First-time mothers’ expectations of the unknown territory of childbirth: uncertainties, coping strategies and ‘going with the flow’.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient education in preventing and reducing the incidence or recurrence of adult diabetes foot ulcers (DFU) (2018)
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Adiewere, P., Gillis, R. B., Imran Jiwani, S., Meal, A., Shaw, I., & Adams, G. G. (2018). A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient education in preventing and reducing the incidence or recurrence of adult diabetes foot ulcers (DFU). Heliyon, 4(5), Article e00614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00614

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) states that diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are associated with disability, death among patients with diabetes and substantial costs, if not prevented or managed effectively. The aim here is to examine the... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient education in preventing and reducing the incidence or recurrence of adult diabetes foot ulcers (DFU).

Competing discourses of risk and woman-centred care: challenges for midwives and women (2018)
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Divall, B. (2018). Competing discourses of risk and woman-centred care: challenges for midwives and women. International Journal of Birth and Parent Education, 5(3),

Pregnant women and their birth partners require detailed, evidence-based information from healthcare professionals throughout pregnancy and birth, in order to make informed decisions about their care choices and preferences. However, healthcare profe... Read More about Competing discourses of risk and woman-centred care: challenges for midwives and women.

The concept of compassion within UK media generated discourse: a corpus informed analysis (2018)
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Bond, C., Stacey, G., Field-Richards, S., Callaghan, P., Keeley, P., Lymn, J., …Spiby, H. (2018). The concept of compassion within UK media generated discourse: a corpus informed analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(15-16), 3081-3090. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14496

Aims and objectives: To examine how the concept of compassion is socially constructed within UK discourse, in response to recommendations that aspiring nurses gain care experience prior to entering nurse education. Background: Following a report of... Read More about The concept of compassion within UK media generated discourse: a corpus informed analysis.

The development of an occupational therapy intervention for adults with a diagnosed psychotic disorder following discharge from hospital (2018)
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Birken, M., Henderson, C., & Slade, M. (in press). The development of an occupational therapy intervention for adults with a diagnosed psychotic disorder following discharge from hospital. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0267-7

Background: A deterioration in mental health and admission to an acute mental health unit can result in skill loss and decreased participation in daily life. Furthermore, discharge from hospital is associated with high risks of social isolation and s... Read More about The development of an occupational therapy intervention for adults with a diagnosed psychotic disorder following discharge from hospital.

‘I expected just to walk in, get my tablets and then walk out’: on framing new community pharmacy services in the English healthcare system (2018)
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Latif, A., Waring, J., Watmough, D., Boyd, M. J., & Elliott, R. A. (2018). ‘I expected just to walk in, get my tablets and then walk out’: on framing new community pharmacy services in the English healthcare system. Sociology of Health and Illness, 40(6), 1019-1036. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12739

© 2018 The Authors. Sociology of Health & Illness published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Foundation for SHIL. Reconfiguration of the healthcare division of labour is becoming increasingly attractive in the context of increased patient de... Read More about ‘I expected just to walk in, get my tablets and then walk out’: on framing new community pharmacy services in the English healthcare system.

Outcomes of mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in adults with diabetes: a systematic review (2018)
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Mason, J., Meal, A., Shaw, I., & Adams, G. G. (in press). Outcomes of mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in adults with diabetes: a systematic review. Journal of Diabetes and Treatment, 2018(2), https://doi.org/10.29011/2574-7568.000049

Objectives: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a global and progressive chronic medical condition with increasing prevalence and associated costs throughout the world. Psychological problems are common in people with DM and when they co-occur are associated w... Read More about Outcomes of mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in adults with diabetes: a systematic review.

Care pathways in the transition of patients between district psychiatric hospital centres (DPCs) and community mental health services (2018)
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Sather, E. W., Svindseth, M. F., Crawford, P., & Iversen, V. C. (2018). Care pathways in the transition of patients between district psychiatric hospital centres (DPCs) and community mental health services. Health Science Reports, 1(5), Article e37. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.37

Rationale, aims, and objectives: Patients with mental health problems experience numerous transitions into and out of the hospital. Primary care providers have mixed success in identifying and managing patients' needs. This study explores health pers... Read More about Care pathways in the transition of patients between district psychiatric hospital centres (DPCs) and community mental health services.

Medical revalidation as professional regulatory reform: challenging the power of enforceable trust in the United Kingdom (2018)
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Spendlove, Z. (2018). Medical revalidation as professional regulatory reform: challenging the power of enforceable trust in the United Kingdom. Social Science and Medicine, 205, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.04.004

For more than two decades, international healthcare crises and ensuing political debates have led to increasing professional governance and regulatory policy reform. Governance and policy reforms, commonly representing a shift from embodied trust in... Read More about Medical revalidation as professional regulatory reform: challenging the power of enforceable trust in the United Kingdom.

Why do stroke survivors not receive recommended amounts of active therapy? Findings from the ReAcT study, a mixed-methods case-study evaluation in eight stroke units (2018)
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Clarke, D., Burton, L., Tyson, S. F., Rogers, H., Drummond, A. E., Palmer, R., …Forster, A. (in press). Why do stroke survivors not receive recommended amounts of active therapy? Findings from the ReAcT study, a mixed-methods case-study evaluation in eight stroke units. Clinical Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215518765329

Objective: To identify why the National Clinical Guideline recommendation of 45 minutes of each appropriate therapy daily is not met in many English stroke units. Design: Mixed-methods case-study evaluation, including modified process mapping, n... Read More about Why do stroke survivors not receive recommended amounts of active therapy? Findings from the ReAcT study, a mixed-methods case-study evaluation in eight stroke units.

Engaging workplace representatives in research: what recruitment strategies work best? (2018)
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Coole, C., Nouri, F., Narayanasamy, M., Baker, P., Khan, S., & Drummond, A. E. (2018). Engaging workplace representatives in research: what recruitment strategies work best?. Occupational Medicine, 68(4), 282-285. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy047

Background Workplaces are key stakeholders in work and health but little is known about the methods used to recruit workplace representatives (WRs), including managers, occupational health advisers and colleagues, to externally funded healthcare r... Read More about Engaging workplace representatives in research: what recruitment strategies work best?.

Controlled depolymerisation, as assessed by analytical ultracentrifugation, of low molecular weight chitosan for potential use in archaeological conservation (2018)
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Wakefield, J. M., Gillis, R. B., Adams, G. G., McQueen, C., & Harding, S. E. (2018). Controlled depolymerisation, as assessed by analytical ultracentrifugation, of low molecular weight chitosan for potential use in archaeological conservation. European Biophysics Journal, 47(7), 769-775. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00249-018-1290-6

The heterogeneity and molecular weight of a chitosan of low molecular weight (molar mass) and low degree of acetylation (0.1), for potential use as a consolidant for decayed archaeological wood, has been examined by sedimentation velocity and sedimen... Read More about Controlled depolymerisation, as assessed by analytical ultracentrifugation, of low molecular weight chitosan for potential use in archaeological conservation.