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Welcome to Edinburgh Napier Research Repository

The ‘Research Repository’ is the open access institutional repository of Edinburgh Napier University. It contains examples of research outputs produced by staff and research students, as well as related information about the university's funded projects and staff research interests.

Whenever possible, refereed documents accepted for publication, or finished artistic compositions presented in public, will be made available here in full digital format, and hyperlinks to standard published versions will be provided. Any questions about submissions to the repository or problems with access to any of its content should be sent to the Repository Team at repository@napier.ac.uk



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Midwives’ readiness for midwife-led care: a mixed-methods study (2024)
Journal Article
Kuipers, Y. J., Bosmans, V., Thaels, E., & De Bock, V. (2024). Midwives’ readiness for midwife-led care: a mixed-methods study. Women and Birth, 37(6), Article 101840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101840

Background/Problem
To integrate midwife-led care in Belgian maternity services, understanding whether midwives are primed of executing the change is needed.
Aim
To explore Belgian midwives’ readiness for midwife-led care and understand the underly... Read More about Midwives’ readiness for midwife-led care: a mixed-methods study.

Quality prescribing for Benzodiazepines and z-drugs: guide for improvement 2024 to 2027 (2024)
Report
Cook, A., Mair, A., Smith, G., & Strath, A. (2024). Quality prescribing for Benzodiazepines and z-drugs: guide for improvement 2024 to 2027

Benzodiazepines and z-drugs are indicated for a variety of conditions including the short-term relief of severe insomnia and some anxiety disorders. People can quickly become tolerant to the therapeutic effects of benzodiazepines and z-drugs, renderi... Read More about Quality prescribing for Benzodiazepines and z-drugs: guide for improvement 2024 to 2027.

Quality prescribing for antidepressants: guide for improvement 2024 to 2027 (2024)
Report
Cook, A., Mair, A., Smith, G., & Strath, A. (2024). Quality prescribing for antidepressants: guide for improvement 2024 to 2027

The prescribing of antidepressants continues to increase in Scotland, with many people receiving antidepressants for two years or more. This may be appropriate for some individuals, but it is important that ongoing treatment is reviewed regularly and... Read More about Quality prescribing for antidepressants: guide for improvement 2024 to 2027.

The predictability of fluctuating environments shapes the thermal tolerance of marine ectotherms and compensates narrow safety margins (2024)
Journal Article
Fusi, M., Barausse, A., Booth, J. M., Chapman, E., Daffonchio, D., Sanderson, W., Diele, K., & Giomi, F. (online). The predictability of fluctuating environments shapes the thermal tolerance of marine ectotherms and compensates narrow safety margins. Scientific Reports, 14, Article 26174. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77621-1

Aquatic species living in productive coastal habitats with abundant primary producers have evolved in highly dynamic diel and seasonally fluctuating environments in terms of, for example, water temperature and dissolved oxygen. However, how environme... Read More about The predictability of fluctuating environments shapes the thermal tolerance of marine ectotherms and compensates narrow safety margins.

The psychological burden of bereavement in the general population of UK and Ireland (2024)
Journal Article
Redican, E., Shevlin, M., Hyland, P., Murphy, J., Duffy, M., & Karatzias, T. (online). The psychological burden of bereavement in the general population of UK and Ireland. Death Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2024.2420877

This study examined the experiences of loss among bereaved adults, and the association between loss-related factors and mental health outcomes. Participants were 2023 bereaved adults from the United Kingdom and Ireland who completed measures of their... Read More about The psychological burden of bereavement in the general population of UK and Ireland.