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Dr CATRIN EVANS's Outputs (92)

‘How-To:’ Scoping Review? (2024)
Journal Article
Pollock, D., Evans, C., Jia, R. M., Alexander, L., Pieper, D., Brandão de Moraes, É., DJ Peters, M., Tricco, A. C., Khalil, H., Saran, A., Campbell, F., & Munn, Z. (in press). ‘How-To:’ Scoping Review?. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology,

Scoping reviews are a type of evidence synthesis that aims to identify and map the breadth of evidence available on a particular topic, field, concept, or issue, within or across a defined context or contexts. Scoping reviews can contribute to clinic... Read More about ‘How-To:’ Scoping Review?.

Optimising Digital Clinical Consultations in Maternity Care: A Realist Review and Implementation Principles (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Timmons, S., Sunney, C., Clowes, M., Jones, N., & Spiby, H. (in press). Optimising Digital Clinical Consultations in Maternity Care: A Realist Review and Implementation Principles. BMJ Open,

OBJECTIVES
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to increased use of digital clinical consultations (phone or video calls) within UK maternity services. This project aimed to review the evidence on digital clinical consultations in maternity systems to illu... Read More about Optimising Digital Clinical Consultations in Maternity Care: A Realist Review and Implementation Principles.

Addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion in JBI qualitative systematic reviews: a methodological scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Hassanein, Z. M., Bains, M., Bennett, C., Bjerrum, M., Edgley, A., Edwards, D., Porritt, K., & Salmond, S. (2024). Addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion in JBI qualitative systematic reviews: a methodological scoping review. JBI Evidence Synthesis, https://doi.org/10.11124/jbies-24-00025

Objective: The objective of this methodological scoping review was to investigate ways in which qualitative review teams are addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the process of conducting and reporting qualitative systematic reviews t... Read More about Addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion in JBI qualitative systematic reviews: a methodological scoping review.

How to Implement Digital Clinical Consultations in UK Maternity Care: the ARM@DA Realist Review (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Sunney, C., Clowes, M., Jones, N. W., Timmons, S., & Spiby, H. (in press). How to Implement Digital Clinical Consultations in UK Maternity Care: the ARM@DA Realist Review. Health and Social Care Delivery Research,

Background: Digital transformation is a key component within the NHS Maternity Transformation Programme. The Covid-19 pandemic led to an acceleration of digital innovation, in particular, the use of digital clinical consultations (telephone/video con... Read More about How to Implement Digital Clinical Consultations in UK Maternity Care: the ARM@DA Realist Review.

Reconstructive surgery for women with female genital mutilation: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Almadori, A., Palmieri, S., Coho, C., Evans, C., Elneil, S., & Albert, J. (2024). Reconstructive surgery for women with female genital mutilation: A scoping review. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 131(12), 1604-1619. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17886

Background
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a global public health concern. However, reconstructive surgery remains unavailable in many countries.

Objectives
This scoping review, guided by Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) principles, explores ind... Read More about Reconstructive surgery for women with female genital mutilation: A scoping review.

Automation tools to support undertaking scoping reviews (2024)
Journal Article
Khalil, H., Pollock, D., McInerney, P., Evans, C., Moraes, E. B., Godfrey, C. M., …Munn, Z. (in press). Automation tools to support undertaking scoping reviews. Research Synthesis Methods, https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1731

Objective
This paper describes several automation tools and software that can be considered during evidence synthesis projects and provides guidance for their integration in the conduct of scoping reviews.

Study design and setting
The guidance... Read More about Automation tools to support undertaking scoping reviews.

Examining the key features of specialist health service provision for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Global North: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Albert, J., Wells, M., Spiby, H., & Evans, C. (2024). Examining the key features of specialist health service provision for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Global North: a scoping review. Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 5, Article 1329819. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2024.1329819

Background: Health care for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Global North is often described as sub-optimal and focused on maternity care. Specialist FGM/C services have emerged with little empirical evidence informing serv... Read More about Examining the key features of specialist health service provision for women with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the Global North: a scoping review.

Large scoping reviews: managing volume and potential chaos in a pool of evidence sources (2024)
Journal Article
Alexander, L., Cooper, K., Peters, M. D., Tricco, A. C., Khalil, H., Evans, C., …Pollock, D. (2024). Large scoping reviews: managing volume and potential chaos in a pool of evidence sources. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 170, Article 111343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111343

Scoping reviews can identify a large number of evidence sources. This commentary describes and provides guidance on planning, conducting, and reporting large scoping reviews. This guidance is informed by experts in scoping review methodology, includi... Read More about Large scoping reviews: managing volume and potential chaos in a pool of evidence sources.

Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Timmons, S., …Spiby, H. (2024). Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement. Journal of Research in Nursing, 29(2), 127-140. https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871241226911

Background: The COVID pandemic prompted an increase in the use of digital clinical consultations (telephone or video calls) within midwifery and nursing care. This paper reports on a realist review project related to maternity care that seeks to illu... Read More about Developing initial programme theories for a realist synthesis on digital clinical consultations in maternity care: contributions from stakeholder involvement.

How Can Digital Consultations Best Be Used In Maternity Care? (2024)
Journal Article
Clancy, G., & Evans, C. (in press). How Can Digital Consultations Best Be Used In Maternity Care?. Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS) Journal, 36(1),

Maternity care via a screen? Georgia Clancy and Catrin Evans explain the CORE implementation principles for this to be safe and effective.

Analysis of a specialist service for non-pregnant women with female genital mutilation: 2008–2019 (2023)
Journal Article
Albert, J., Evans, C., & Wells, M. (2023). Analysis of a specialist service for non-pregnant women with female genital mutilation: 2008–2019. British Journal of Midwifery, 31(11), 610–621. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2023.31.11.610

Background Female genital mutilation affects an estimated 200 million women and girls worldwide. This article examines a midwife-led service that integrates health advocates and counsellors into a model of holistic woman-centred care and was the blue... Read More about Analysis of a specialist service for non-pregnant women with female genital mutilation: 2008–2019.

Nurses’ experiences of perceiving violence and abuse of women in Saudi Arabia: A phenomenological study (2023)
Journal Article
Alshammari, A., Evans, C., & Mcgarry, J. (2023). Nurses’ experiences of perceiving violence and abuse of women in Saudi Arabia: A phenomenological study. International Nursing Review, 70(4), 501-509. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12859

Aim: To explore the practices, understanding, and experiences of nurses and nursing students about domestic violence and abuse in Saudi Arabia. Background: Domestic violence and abuse is a well-known public health issue and a clear violation of human... Read More about Nurses’ experiences of perceiving violence and abuse of women in Saudi Arabia: A phenomenological study.

Understanding antenatal care use in pastoralist communities: a focused ethnographic study in Kenya (2023)
Journal Article
Barako, T. D., Spiby, H., Evans, C., & Konstantinidis, S. (2023). Understanding antenatal care use in pastoralist communities: a focused ethnographic study in Kenya. African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 17(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2022.0021

Background/Aims
The provision of high-quality antenatal care improves maternal and child health outcomes. Pastoralist communities face unique challenges in accessing healthcare associated with a nomadic, marginalised lifestyle, and have high rates o... Read More about Understanding antenatal care use in pastoralist communities: a focused ethnographic study in Kenya.

“We are experiencing pain on our own”: mental health care to prevail over impacts of cultural silence on HIV (2023)
Journal Article
Mwalabu, G., Evans, C., Redsell, S., Petruka, P., & Mapulanga, P. (2023). “We are experiencing pain on our own”: mental health care to prevail over impacts of cultural silence on HIV. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 17(4), 463-474. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-08-2022-0089

Purpose: This qualitative case study aims to investigate how current services meet the emotional needs of young women growing up with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Young women (15–19 years old), caregivers and service provi... Read More about “We are experiencing pain on our own”: mental health care to prevail over impacts of cultural silence on HIV.

Exploring the role of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) and their contribution to health services in England: A qualitative exploratory study (2023)
Journal Article
Mann, C., Timmons, S., Evans, C., Pearce, R., Overton, C., Hinsliff-Smith, K., & Conway, J. (2023). Exploring the role of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) and their contribution to health services in England: A qualitative exploratory study. Nurse Education in Practice, 67, Article 103546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103546

BACKGROUND: An extended role being explored globally is the advanced clinical practitioner (ACP). In England this is an extended role for allied health professions, nurses and midwives in a range of settings. OBJECTIVES: This paper focuses on three r... Read More about Exploring the role of advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) and their contribution to health services in England: A qualitative exploratory study.

The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in UK healthcare: Dichotomies in a new ‘multi-professional’ profession (2023)
Journal Article
Timmons, S., Mann, C., Evans, C., Pearce, R., Overton, C., & Hinsliff-Smith, K. (2023). The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in UK healthcare: Dichotomies in a new ‘multi-professional’ profession. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 3, Article 100211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100211

Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs) work in a wide range of settings across the English National Health Service. ACPs come from a wide range of health professional backgrounds. This paper explores the ACP as a multi-professional role, and the impl... Read More about The Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in UK healthcare: Dichotomies in a new ‘multi-professional’ profession.

Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper
Middleton, M., Somerset, S., Evans, C., & Blake, H. Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: HIV poses a threat to global health. With effective treatment options available, education and testing strategies are essential in preventing transmission. Text messaging is an effective tool for health promotion and can be used to target... Read More about Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste (2022)
Journal Article
Khalil, H., Peters, M. D., McInerney, P. A., Godfrey, C. M., Alexander, L., Evans, C., …Pollock, D. (2022). The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 152, 30-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.09.012

Objectives: Scoping reviews and evidence map methodologies are increasingly being used by researchers. The objective of this article is to examine how scoping reviews can reduce research waste. Study Design and Setting: This article summarizes the ke... Read More about The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste.

Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol (2022)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Evans, K., Booth, A., Timmons, S., Jones, N., Nazmeen, B., …Spiby, H. (2022). Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol. BMJ Open, 12(9), Article e062106. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062106

INTRODUCTION: One of the most commonly reported COVID-19-related changes to all maternity services has been an increase in the use of digital clinical consultations such as telephone or video calling; however, the ways in which they can be optimally... Read More about Realist inquiry into Maternity care @ a Distance (ARM@DA): realist review protocol.

Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews (2022)
Journal Article
Pollock, D., Peters, M. D., Khalil, H., McInerney, P., Alexander, L., Tricco, A. C., …Munn, Z. (2023). Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 21(3), 520-532. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-22-00123

Scoping reviewers often face challenges in the extraction, analysis, and presentation of scoping review results. Using best-practice examples and drawing on the expertise of the JBI Scoping Review Methodology Group and an editor of a journal that pub... Read More about Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews.

Evaluation of opt-in HIV testing in the construction workplace using the socioecological framework (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Somerset, S., Jones, W., Evans, C., Cirelli, C., & Mbang, D. (2022). Evaluation of opt-in HIV testing in the construction workplace using the socioecological framework. European Journal of Public Health, 32(Supplement_3), Article 1409. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac129.473

Background Late diagnosis of HIV remains a challenge and the construction workforce has several risk factors for HIV. In the Test@Work programme, we delivered HIV tests embedded within a general health check to construction workers, with high uptake... Read More about Evaluation of opt-in HIV testing in the construction workplace using the socioecological framework.

Opt-in HIV testing in construction workplaces: an exploration of its suitability, using the socioecological framework (2022)
Journal Article
Somerset, S., Jones, W., Evans, C., Cirelli, C., Mbang, D., & Blake, H. (2022). Opt-in HIV testing in construction workplaces: an exploration of its suitability, using the socioecological framework. BMC Public Health, 22(1), Article 1409. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13787-5

Background: Late diagnosis of HIV remains a challenge, despite improved testing and treatment. Testing is often targeted at high-risk groups; workplace events might normalise testing and allow access to a wider population. The construction workforce... Read More about Opt-in HIV testing in construction workplaces: an exploration of its suitability, using the socioecological framework.

The practice of pilot/feasibility studies in informing the conduct of HIV related clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review (2022)
Journal Article
Nalubega, S., Osuwat, L. O., Agyeiwaa, P. B., Evans, C., & Matovu, J. B. (2022). The practice of pilot/feasibility studies in informing the conduct of HIV related clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 29, Article 100959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2022.100959

Introduction: Pilot/feasibility studies represent a fundamental phase of the research process and play a vital role in the preliminary planning of a full size HIV clinical trial. Published HIV clinical trial protocols were reviewed to establish the e... Read More about The practice of pilot/feasibility studies in informing the conduct of HIV related clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.

Domesticating cleaner cookstoves for improved respiratory health: Using approaches from the sanitation sector to explore the adoption and sustained use of improved cooking technologies in Nepal (2022)
Journal Article
Jewitt, S., Smallman-Raynor, M., Binaya, C., Robinson, B., Adhikari, P., Evans, C., …Hall, I. P. (2022). Domesticating cleaner cookstoves for improved respiratory health: Using approaches from the sanitation sector to explore the adoption and sustained use of improved cooking technologies in Nepal. Social Science and Medicine, 308, Article 115201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115201

Drawing on village-based data from Nepal, this paper explores the transferability of the Integrated Behavioural Model for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IBM-WASH) to the clean cooking sector and its potential to elucidate how barriers to improved coo... Read More about Domesticating cleaner cookstoves for improved respiratory health: Using approaches from the sanitation sector to explore the adoption and sustained use of improved cooking technologies in Nepal.

Identifying and Understanding the Non-clinical Impacts of Delayed or Cancelled Surgery in Order to Inform Prioritisation Processes: A Scoping Review (2022)
Journal Article
Jack, K., Evans, C., Bramley, L., Cooper, J., Keane, T., Cope, M., & Hendron, E. (2022). Identifying and Understanding the Non-clinical Impacts of Delayed or Cancelled Surgery in Order to Inform Prioritisation Processes: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(9), Article 5542. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095542

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant delays to non-urgent elective surgery. Decision making regarding prioritisation for surgery is currently informed primarily by clinical urgency. The ways in which decision making should also consider... Read More about Identifying and Understanding the Non-clinical Impacts of Delayed or Cancelled Surgery in Order to Inform Prioritisation Processes: A Scoping Review.

Birth environments for women with complex pregnancies: A mixed-methods systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Sands, G., Evans, K., Spiby, H., Eldridge, J., Pallotti, P., & Evans, C. (2023). Birth environments for women with complex pregnancies: A mixed-methods systematic review. Women and Birth, 36(1), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.04.008

Background: Birth environments can help support women through labour and birth. Home-like rooms which encourage active birthing are embraced in midwifery-led settings. However, this is often not reflected in obstetric settings for women with more com... Read More about Birth environments for women with complex pregnancies: A mixed-methods systematic review.

JBI series paper 2: tailored evidence synthesis approaches are required to answer diverse questions: a pragmatic evidence synthesis toolkit from JBI (2022)
Journal Article
Aromataris, E., Stern, C., Lockwood, C., Barker, T. H., Klugar, M., Jadotte, Y., …Munn, Z. (2022). JBI series paper 2: tailored evidence synthesis approaches are required to answer diverse questions: a pragmatic evidence synthesis toolkit from JBI. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 150, 196-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.04.006

Evidence synthesis is critical in evidence-based healthcare and is a core program of JBI. JBI evidence synthesis is characterised by a pluralistic view of what constitutes evidence and is underpinned by a pragmatic ethos to facilitate the use of evid... Read More about JBI series paper 2: tailored evidence synthesis approaches are required to answer diverse questions: a pragmatic evidence synthesis toolkit from JBI.

Rapid reviews and the methodological rigor of evidence synthesis: a JBI position statement (2022)
Journal Article
Tricco, A. C., Khalil, H., Holly, C., Feyissa, G., Godfrey, C., Evans, C., …Munn, Z. (2022). Rapid reviews and the methodological rigor of evidence synthesis: a JBI position statement. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 20(4), 944-949. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbies-21-00371

The demand for rapid reviews has exploded in recent years. A rapid review is an approach to evidence synthesis that provides timely information to decision-makers (eg, health care planners, providers, policymakers, patients) by simplifying the eviden... Read More about Rapid reviews and the methodological rigor of evidence synthesis: a JBI position statement.

Nationwide evaluation of the advanced clinical practitioner role in England: a cross-sectional survey (2022)
Journal Article
Fothergill, L., Al-Oraibi, A., Houdmont, J., Conway, J., Evans, C., Timmons, S., …Blake, H. (2022). Nationwide evaluation of the advanced clinical practitioner role in England: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open, 12(1), Article e055475. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055475

Background and study objective:
In response to growing pressures on healthcare systems, the advanced clinical practice (ACP) role has been implemented widely in the UK and internationally. In England, ACP is a level of practice applicable across var... Read More about Nationwide evaluation of the advanced clinical practitioner role in England: a cross-sectional survey.

Test@work: evaluation of workplace HIV testing for construction workers using the RE-AIM framework (2021)
Journal Article
Jones, W., Somerset, S., Evans, C., Whittingham, K., Middleton, M., & Blake, H. (2021). Test@work: evaluation of workplace HIV testing for construction workers using the RE-AIM framework. BMC Public Health, 21, Article 1737. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11739-z

Background: Community testing for HIV can reach previously untested populations but is rarely offered in workplaces. Targeting the construction sector could reach workers from high risk populations. Methods: The RE-AIM framework was used to evaluate... Read More about Test@work: evaluation of workplace HIV testing for construction workers using the RE-AIM framework.

Priorities for research during the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic and beyond: a survey of nurses, midwives and health visitors in the United Kingdom (2021)
Journal Article
Manning, J. C., Bramley, L., Coad, J., Evans, C., Evans, K., Tinkler, L., & Cooper, J. (2021). Priorities for research during the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic and beyond: a survey of nurses, midwives and health visitors in the United Kingdom. Journal of Research in Nursing, 26(5), 442-454. https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871211018737

Background: The Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant burden on global healthcare systems. Nurses, midwives and health visitors remain critical to the rapid responses and innovative solutions required. Their views, however,... Read More about Priorities for research during the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic and beyond: a survey of nurses, midwives and health visitors in the United Kingdom.

Characterising the outcomes, impacts and implementation challenges of advanced clinical practice roles in the UK: A scoping review (2021)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Poku, B. A., Pearce, R., Eldridge, J., Hendrick, P., Knaggs, R., …Collier, R. (2021). Characterising the outcomes, impacts and implementation challenges of advanced clinical practice roles in the UK: A scoping review. BMJ Open, 11(8), Article e048171. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048171

Objectives In response to demographic and health system pressures, the development of non-medical advanced clinical practice (ACP) roles is a key component of National Health Service workforce transformation policy in the UK. This review was undertak... Read More about Characterising the outcomes, impacts and implementation challenges of advanced clinical practice roles in the UK: A scoping review.

Ethical and practical considerations in HIV drug trial closure: perspectives of research staff in Uganda (2021)
Journal Article
Nalubega, S., Cox, K., Mugerwa, H., & Evans, C. (2021). Ethical and practical considerations in HIV drug trial closure: perspectives of research staff in Uganda. Research Ethics, 17(4), 423-434. https://doi.org/10.1177/17470161211030971

There is a gap in evidence regarding how research trial closure processes are managed to ensure continuity of HIV care for HIV positive participants following trial closure within low income settings. This research aimed to establish how research sta... Read More about Ethical and practical considerations in HIV drug trial closure: perspectives of research staff in Uganda.

Accessing Voluntary HIV Testing in the Construction Industry: A Qualitative Analysis of Employee Interviews from the Test@Work Study (2021)
Journal Article
Somerset, S., Evans, C., & Blake, H. (2021). Accessing Voluntary HIV Testing in the Construction Industry: A Qualitative Analysis of Employee Interviews from the Test@Work Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), Article 4184. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084184

HIV, globally, remains a significant public health issue and community HIV testing can help to identify those with HIV at an early stage of disease. The workplace offers a prime location for provision of opt-in HIV testing as part of wider health pro... Read More about Accessing Voluntary HIV Testing in the Construction Industry: A Qualitative Analysis of Employee Interviews from the Test@Work Study.

Facilitated transition in HIV drug trial closure: A conceptual model for HIV post-trial care (2021)
Journal Article
Nalubega, S., Cox, K., Mugerwa, H., & Evans, C. (2021). Facilitated transition in HIV drug trial closure: A conceptual model for HIV post-trial care. PLoS ONE, 16(4), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250698

Within the HIV clinical trial field, there are gaps in existing ethical regulations in relation to post-trial care. There is need to develop post-trial care guidelines that are flexible and sensitive to local contexts and to the specific needs of dif... Read More about Facilitated transition in HIV drug trial closure: A conceptual model for HIV post-trial care.

A Scoping Review of the Health of African Immigrant and Refugee Children (2021)
Journal Article
Salami, B., Fernandez-Sanchez, H., Fouche, C., Evans, C., Sibeko, L., Tulli, M., …Richter, S. (2021). A Scoping Review of the Health of African Immigrant and Refugee Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(7), Article 3514. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073514

Migration is a growing phenomenon around the world, including within the African continent. Many migrants, especially African children, face challenges related to health and social inclusion and can face increased health risks. A systematic scoping r... Read More about A Scoping Review of the Health of African Immigrant and Refugee Children.

Establishing information needs and research priorities in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the local maternity setting (2021)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Janiszewski, H., Evans, C., & Spiby, H. (2021). Establishing information needs and research priorities in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the local maternity setting. Midwifery, 95, Article 102922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.102922

The purpose of this project was to identify gaps in the current evidence base and to identify research priorities in the local context during the Covid-19 pandemic. This paper reports on the application and adaptation of the CHNRI methodology which f... Read More about Establishing information needs and research priorities in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the local maternity setting.

The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Ekezie, W., Jenkins, A. R., Hall, I. P., Evans, C., Koju, R., Kurmi, O. P., & Bolton, C. E. (2021). The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 18, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/1479973121994572

While chronic lung disease causes substantial global morbidity and mortality, global estimates have primarily been based on broad assumptions. Specific country data from low-income countries such as Nepal are limited. This review assessed primary evi... Read More about The burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults in Nepal: A systematic review.

A systematic review of supportive interventions to promote women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour (2020)
Journal Article
Evans, K., Sands, G., Spiby, H., Evans, C., Pallotti, P., & Eldridge, J. (2021). A systematic review of supportive interventions to promote women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(5), 2185-2196. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14711

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of non-pharmacological non-invasive supportive interventions for impacts on women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour. Design: A quantitative systematic review without... Read More about A systematic review of supportive interventions to promote women's comfort and well-being during induction of labour.

Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
Journal Article
Middleton, M., Somerset, S., Evans, C., & Blake, H. (2020). Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(21), Article 7819. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217819

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Background: HIV poses a threat to global health. With effective treatment options available, education and testing strategies are essential in preventing transmission. Text messaging is an eff... Read More about Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Factors influencing self-management in relation to type 2 diabetes in Africa: A qualitative systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Suglo, J. N., & Evans, C. (2020). Factors influencing self-management in relation to type 2 diabetes in Africa: A qualitative systematic review. PLoS ONE, 15(10), Article e0240938. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240938

© 2020 Suglo, Evans. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are cre... Read More about Factors influencing self-management in relation to type 2 diabetes in Africa: A qualitative systematic review.

Mixed-methods systematic review: Childbearing women's views, experiences, and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour (2020)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Evans, K., Pallotti, P., Evans, C., Eldridge, J., & Spiby, H. (2020). Mixed-methods systematic review: Childbearing women's views, experiences, and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 76(12), 3273-3292. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14555

© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims: To investigate childbearing women's views, experiences and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour. Design: Mixed-methods systematic review. Data Sources: A comprehensive literature search was impl... Read More about Mixed-methods systematic review: Childbearing women's views, experiences, and decision-making related to epidural analgesia in labour.

WHIRL Study: Workplace Health Interprofessional Learning in the Construction Industry (2020)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Somerset, S., Whittingham, K., Middleton, M., Yildirim, M., & Evans, C. (2020). WHIRL Study: Workplace Health Interprofessional Learning in the Construction Industry. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18), Article 6815. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186815

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Interprofessional learning (IPL) is essential to prepare healthcare trainees as the future public health workforce. WHIRL (Workplace Health InteRprofessional Learning) was an innovative IPL in... Read More about WHIRL Study: Workplace Health Interprofessional Learning in the Construction Industry.

WHIRL Study: Workplace Health Interprofessional Learning in the Construction Industry (2020)
Preprint / Working Paper
Blake, H., Somerset, S., Whittingham, K., Middleton, M., Yildirim, M., & Evans, C. WHIRL Study: Workplace Health Interprofessional Learning in the Construction Industry

Interprofessional learning (IPL) is essential to prepare healthcare trainees as the future public health workforce. WHIRL was an innovative IPL intervention that engaged multi-professional teams of volunteer healthcare trainees (n=20) to deliver heal... Read More about WHIRL Study: Workplace Health Interprofessional Learning in the Construction Industry.

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.

Characterising the evidence base for advanced clinical practice in the UK: A scoping review protocol (2020)
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Evans, C., Poku, B., Pearce, R., Eldridge, J., Hendrick, P., Knaggs, R., …Collier, R. (2020). Characterising the evidence base for advanced clinical practice in the UK: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 10(5), Article e036192. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036192

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Introduction A global health workforce crisis, coupled with ageing populations, wars and the rise of non-com... Read More about Characterising the evidence base for advanced clinical practice in the UK: A scoping review protocol.

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.

Access to and interventions to improve maternity care services for immigrant women: a narrative synthesis systematic review (2020)
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Higginbottom, G. M., Evans, C., Morgan, M., Bharj, K. K., Eldridge, J., Hussain, B., & Salt, K. (2020). Access to and interventions to improve maternity care services for immigrant women: a narrative synthesis systematic review. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(14), 1-122. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08140

Limited evidence suggests experiences of immigrant women accessing and using UK maternity services were mixed but largely poor, and there were few rigorously evaluated interventions focused on improving care.

Development and Fidelity Testing of the Test@Work Digital Toolkit for Employers on Workplace Health Checks and Opt-In HIV Testing (2020)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Somerset, S., & Evans, C. (2020). Development and Fidelity Testing of the Test@Work Digital Toolkit for Employers on Workplace Health Checks and Opt-In HIV Testing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(1), Article 379. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010379

BACKGROUND: In the UK, few employers offer general health checks for employees, and opt-in HIV testing is rarely included. There is a need to provide evidence-based guidance and support for employers around health checks and HIV testing in the workpl... Read More about Development and Fidelity Testing of the Test@Work Digital Toolkit for Employers on Workplace Health Checks and Opt-In HIV Testing.

Women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour (2020)
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Spiby, H., Roberts, J., Evans, K., Evans, C., Pallotti, P., & Eldridge, J. (2020). Women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour. Midwifery, 83, Article 102626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2019.102626

© 2019 Objective: To explore and synthesise evidence of women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour. Design: A systematic review following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) meta-aggreg... Read More about Women's information needs, decision-making and experiences of membrane sweeping to promote spontaneous labour.

Experience of and access to maternity care in the UK by immigrant women: a narrative synthesis systematic review (2019)
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G., H., Evans, C., M., M., K., K.-B., J., E., & B., H. (2019). Experience of and access to maternity care in the UK by immigrant women: a narrative synthesis systematic review. BMJ Open, 9(12), Article e029478. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029478

© 2019 Author(s). One in four births in the UK is to foreign-born women. In 2016, the figure was 28.2%, the highest figure on record, with maternal and perinatal mortality also disproportionately higher for some immigrant women. Our objective was to... Read More about Experience of and access to maternity care in the UK by immigrant women: a narrative synthesis systematic review.

Improving care for women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting: qualitative systematic reviews (2019)
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Evans, C., Tweheyo, R., McGarry, J., Eldridge, J., Albert, J., Nkoyo, V., & Higginbottom, G. (2019). Improving care for women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting: qualitative systematic reviews. Health Services and Delivery Research, 7(31), 1-215. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr07310

Background: In a context of high migration, there are growing numbers of women living in the UK who have experienced female genital mutilation/cutting. Evidence is needed to understand how best to meet their health-care needs and to shape culturally... Read More about Improving care for women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting: qualitative systematic reviews.

Seeking culturally safe care: a qualitative systematic review of the healthcare experiences of women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (2019)
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Evans, C., Tweheyo, R., McGarry, J., Eldridge, J., Albert, J., Nkoyo, V., & Higginbottom, G. M. A. (2019). Seeking culturally safe care: a qualitative systematic review of the healthcare experiences of women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting. BMJ Open, 9(5), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027452

OBJECTIVE
To explore the experiences of accessing and receiving healthcare related to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) across the life course, from the perspective of women and girls who have undergone FGM/C.

DESIGN
A systematic review... Read More about Seeking culturally safe care: a qualitative systematic review of the healthcare experiences of women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting.

Crossing cultural divides: a qualitative systematic review of factors influencing the provision of healthcare related to female genital mutilation from the perspective of health professionals (2019)
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Evans, C., Twehheyo, R., McGarry, J., Eldridge, J., Albert, J., Nkoyo, V., & Higginbottom, G. (2019). Crossing cultural divides: a qualitative systematic review of factors influencing the provision of healthcare related to female genital mutilation from the perspective of health professionals. PLoS ONE, 14(3), Article e0211829. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211829

Introduction
As a result of global migration, health professionals in destination countries are increasingly being called upon to provide care for women and girls who have experienced female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). There is considerable... Read More about Crossing cultural divides: a qualitative systematic review of factors influencing the provision of healthcare related to female genital mutilation from the perspective of health professionals.

Moving to another world: understanding the impact of clinical trial closure on research participants living with HIV in Uganda (2019)
Journal Article
Nalubega, S., Cox, K., Cert, O., Mugerwa, H., & Evans, C. (2019). Moving to another world: understanding the impact of clinical trial closure on research participants living with HIV in Uganda. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 30(5), e96-e108. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNC.0000000000000057

Despite an increasing need for clinical trials involving people living with HIV (PLWH), little is known about how PLWH experience trial closure, particularly in low-income countries, where the majority of trials take place. We sought to explore the i... Read More about Moving to another world: understanding the impact of clinical trial closure on research participants living with HIV in Uganda.

Decision-making experiences of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) regarding treatment in Ghana: a qualitative study (2018)
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Boateng, E. A., East, L., & Evans, C. (2018). Decision-making experiences of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) regarding treatment in Ghana: a qualitative study. BMC Nephrology, 19, Article 371. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-018-1175-z

Background: This is the first qualitative study to explore patient decision-making regarding end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) treatment in sub-Saharan Africa. The study addresses an important gap in the literature concerning choice and decision-making... Read More about Decision-making experiences of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) regarding treatment in Ghana: a qualitative study.

Parents’ and carers’ experiences of transition and aftercare following a child’s discharge from a paediatric intensive care unit to an in-patient ward setting: A qualitative systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Suleman, Z., Evans, C., & Manning, J. (2019). Parents’ and carers’ experiences of transition and aftercare following a child’s discharge from a paediatric intensive care unit to an in-patient ward setting: A qualitative systematic review. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 51, 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2018.10.003

Objectives: To explore parents’ experiences of transition and aftercare following their child’s discharge from a pediatric intensive care unit to an inpatient ward.
Methods: A qualitative systematic review was conducted. Electronic databases CINAHL,... Read More about Parents’ and carers’ experiences of transition and aftercare following a child’s discharge from a paediatric intensive care unit to an in-patient ward setting: A qualitative systematic review.

Effectiveness of short message services and voice call interventions for antiretroviral therapy adherence and other outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Amankwaa, I., Boateng, D., Quansah, D. Y., Akuoko, C. P., & Evans, C. (2018). Effectiveness of short message services and voice call interventions for antiretroviral therapy adherence and other outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 13(9), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204091

Background
The potential of using mobile phone technologies to improve antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence has provided a new facet to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) research. The quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations of exi... Read More about Effectiveness of short message services and voice call interventions for antiretroviral therapy adherence and other outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mobile phone messaging to promote uptake of HIV testing among migrant African communities in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Suggs, L. S., Turner, K., Occa, A., Juma, A., & Blake, H. (2018). Mobile phone messaging to promote uptake of HIV testing among migrant African communities in the UK. Health Education Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896918785928

Background: In the UK, African communities are a focus of public health efforts to increase uptake of HIV testing. Mobile phone interventions may be an innovative way of reaching migrant groups who are known to face multiple obstacles in accessing ma... Read More about Mobile phone messaging to promote uptake of HIV testing among migrant African communities in the UK.

Employers' views of the 'Healthy Hub Roadshow': a workplace HIV testing intervention in England (2018)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Hussain, B., Hand, J., Juma, A., & Evans, C. (2018). Employers' views of the 'Healthy Hub Roadshow': a workplace HIV testing intervention in England. AIDS Care, 31(2), 181-185. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2018.1500010

We explored employer uptake and perceptions of workplace HIV testing delivered to employees as part of Healthy Hub Roadshow, a multi-component general health check. Intervention included health checks with tailored advice delivered to 776 employees a... Read More about Employers' views of the 'Healthy Hub Roadshow': a workplace HIV testing intervention in England.

Employer attitudes towards general health checks and HIV testing in the workplace (2018)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Banerjee, A., & Evans, C. (2018). Employer attitudes towards general health checks and HIV testing in the workplace. Public Health, 156, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2017.12.004

Objective: There is a need to increase HIV testing rates in the UK. One approach is to increase access to testing through general health checks (GHCs) in the workplace. However, it is unclear whether GHCs are routinely offered by organisations, and e... Read More about Employer attitudes towards general health checks and HIV testing in the workplace.

What are the experiences of seeking, receiving and providing FGM-related healthcare?: perspectives of health professionals and women/girls who have undergone FGM: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence (2017)
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Evans, C., Tweheyo, R., McGarry, J., Eldridge, J., McCormick, C., Nkoyo, V., & Higginbottom, G. M. (in press). What are the experiences of seeking, receiving and providing FGM-related healthcare?: perspectives of health professionals and women/girls who have undergone FGM: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence. BMJ Open, 7, Article e018170. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018170

Introduction: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is an issue of global concern. High levels of migration mean that healthcare systems in higher-income western countries are increasingly being challenged to respond to the care needs of affected communiti... Read More about What are the experiences of seeking, receiving and providing FGM-related healthcare?: perspectives of health professionals and women/girls who have undergone FGM: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

Factors influencing the experience of sexual and reproductive healthcare for female adolescents with perinatally-acquired HIV: a qualitative case study (2017)
Journal Article
Mwalabu, G., Evans, C., & Redsell, S. (2017). Factors influencing the experience of sexual and reproductive healthcare for female adolescents with perinatally-acquired HIV: a qualitative case study. BMC Women's Health, 17(1), Article 125. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-017-0485-9

Background

Young people living with perinatally-acquired HIV require age-appropriate support regarding sex and relationships as they progress towards adulthood. HIV affects both genders but evidence suggests that young women are particularly vulne... Read More about Factors influencing the experience of sexual and reproductive healthcare for female adolescents with perinatally-acquired HIV: a qualitative case study.

Interventions that improve maternity care for immigrant women in the UK: protocol for a narrative synthesis systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Higginbottom, G. M., Evans, C., Morgan, M., Bharj, K. K., Eldridge, J., & Hussain, B. (2017). Interventions that improve maternity care for immigrant women in the UK: protocol for a narrative synthesis systematic review. BMJ Open, 7(7), Article e016988. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016988

Introduction:
A quarter of all births in the UK are to mothers born outside the UK. There is also evidence that immigrant women have higher maternal and infant death rates and of inequalities in the provision and uptake of maternity services/birth c... Read More about Interventions that improve maternity care for immigrant women in the UK: protocol for a narrative synthesis systematic review.

Experiences and impact of mistreatment and obstetric violence on women during childbearing: a systematic review protocol (2017)
Journal Article
McGarry, J., Hinsliff-Smith, K., Watts, K., McCloskey, P., & Evans, C. (2017). Experiences and impact of mistreatment and obstetric violence on women during childbearing: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 15(3), 620-627. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-002950

Review question/objective: The aim of this review is to synthesize the best available evidence on the experiences of mistreatment and/or obstetric violence in women. Specifically, the objective is to explore, from a woman’s point of view, the impacts... Read More about Experiences and impact of mistreatment and obstetric violence on women during childbearing: a systematic review protocol.

The needs and experiences of skin cancer patients: a qualitative systematic review with meta-synthesis (2017)
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Bath-Hextall, F., Nalubega, S., & Evans, C. (2017). The needs and experiences of skin cancer patients: a qualitative systematic review with meta-synthesis. British Journal of Dermatology, 177(3), 666-687. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.15148

Background: Skin cancer incidence is increasing worldwide. This is an update of a previous review published in 2010 that identified only two studies and found that the needs and experiences of individuals with skin cancer were under-researched.
Obje... Read More about The needs and experiences of skin cancer patients: a qualitative systematic review with meta-synthesis.

How do nurses facilitate shared decision making in HIV care?: an exploratory study of UK nurses knowledge, perspective and experience of facilitating shared decision making in clinical practice (2016)
Journal Article
Croston, M., McLuskey, J., & Evans, C. (2016). How do nurses facilitate shared decision making in HIV care?: an exploratory study of UK nurses knowledge, perspective and experience of facilitating shared decision making in clinical practice. European journal for person centered healthcare, 4(4), https://doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v4i4.1254

Shared Decision Making (SDM) enables clinicians to promote self-management and to empower patients with long-term health conditions. Whilst it has been reported in other health conditions, there is little empirical research on the nature and practice... Read More about How do nurses facilitate shared decision making in HIV care?: an exploratory study of UK nurses knowledge, perspective and experience of facilitating shared decision making in clinical practice.

Patient, nursing and medical staff experiences and perceptions of the care of people with palliative esophagogastric cancer: a systematic review of the qualitative evidence (2016)
Journal Article
Cowley, A., Evans, C., Bath-Hextall, F., & Cooper, J. (2016). Patient, nursing and medical staff experiences and perceptions of the care of people with palliative esophagogastric cancer: a systematic review of the qualitative evidence. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 14(10), 134-166. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003168

Background: Esophagogastric cancer is the fifth most common malignancy and its incidence is increasing. The disease progresses quickly and five-year survival rates are poor. Treatment with palliative intent is provided for the majority of patients bu... Read More about Patient, nursing and medical staff experiences and perceptions of the care of people with palliative esophagogastric cancer: a systematic review of the qualitative evidence.

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.

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.

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

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 processes. Included in... Read More about The development of the nursing profession in a globalised context: A qualitative case study in Kerala, India.

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.

Nurses in the private health sector in Kerala: Any lessons learnt from their strikes in recent years? (2016)
Journal Article
Nair, S., Timmons, S., & Evans, C. (in press). Nurses in the private health sector in Kerala: Any lessons learnt from their strikes in recent years?. Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/0971521515612858

This article analyses the series of strikes initiated by staff nurses in private hospitals in the state of Kerala. In spite of the growth of private sector health care institutions, working terms and conditions of nursing professionals are structured... Read More about Nurses in the private health sector in Kerala: Any lessons learnt from their strikes in recent years?.

Parents’ and carers’ experiences of transitions and aftercare following a childʼs discharge from a pediatric intensive care unit to an inpatient ward setting: a qualitative systematic review protocol (2016)
Journal Article
Suleman, Z., Manning, J. C., & Evans, C. (2016). Parents’ and carers’ experiences of transitions and aftercare following a childʼs discharge from a pediatric intensive care unit to an inpatient ward setting: a qualitative systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 14(1), 89-98. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2016-2557

The primary objective of this review is to identify and describe parents’ and carers’ experiences of undergoing transitions and aftercare following a child’s discharge from pediatric intensive care Unit (PICU) to an inpatient ward environment for the... Read More about Parents’ and carers’ experiences of transitions and aftercare following a childʼs discharge from a pediatric intensive care unit to an inpatient ward setting: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

The views and experiences of nurses and midwives in the provision and management of routine (provider initiated) HIV testing: a systematic review of qualitative evidence (2015)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Nalubega, S., McLuskey, J., Darlington, N., Croston, M., & Bath-Hextall, F. (2015). The views and experiences of nurses and midwives in the provision and management of routine (provider initiated) HIV testing: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 13(12), 130-286. https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2015-2345

Background: Global progress towards HIV prevention and care is contingent upon increasing the number of those aware of their status through HIV testing. Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling is recommended globally as a strategy to enhance up... Read More about The views and experiences of nurses and midwives in the provision and management of routine (provider initiated) HIV testing: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

Participant views and experiences of participating in HIV research in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative systematic review (2015)
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BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus clinical trials are increasingly being conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. There is a tension between the pressure to increase levels of research participation and the need to ensure informed consent and protecti... Read More about Participant views and experiences of participating in HIV research in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative systematic review.

Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory based feasibility study (2015)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Turner, K., Blake, H., Juma, A., Suggs, S., & Occa, A. (in press). Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory based feasibility study. HIV Medicine, 16(S2), https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12265

Background: There is a public health need to tackle high levels of undiagnosed (or late diagnosed) HIV amongst the UK's African communities. This research aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using a text messaging intervention to enc... Read More about Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory based feasibility study.

Building nurse education capacity in India: insights from a faculty development programme in Andhra Pradesh (2013)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Razia, R., & Cook, E. (2013). Building nurse education capacity in India: insights from a faculty development programme in Andhra Pradesh. BMC Nursing, 12(8), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-12-8

Background: India faces an acute shortage of nurses. Strategies to tackle the human resource crisis depend upon scaling up nursing education provision in a context where the social status and working conditions of nurses are highly variable. Several... Read More about Building nurse education capacity in India: insights from a faculty development programme in Andhra Pradesh.

Cross-cultural adaptation of the short-form condom attitude scale: Validity assessment in a sub-sample of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Bangladesh (2013)
Journal Article
Roy, T., Anderson, C., Evans, C., Rahman, M. S., & Rahman, M. (2013). Cross-cultural adaptation of the short-form condom attitude scale: Validity assessment in a sub-sample of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Bangladesh. BMC Public Health, 13(1), Article 240. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-240

Background: The reliable and valid measurement of attitudes towards condom use are essential to assist efforts to design population specific interventions aimed at promoting positive attitude towards, and increased use of condoms. Although several st... Read More about Cross-cultural adaptation of the short-form condom attitude scale: Validity assessment in a sub-sample of rural-to-urban migrant workers in Bangladesh.