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Podiatry interventions to prevent falls in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
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Wylie, G., Torrens, C., Campbell, P., Frost, H., Gordon, A. L., Menz, H. B., …Morris, J. (2019). Podiatry interventions to prevent falls in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Age and ageing, 48(3), 327-336. https://doi.org/10.1093/agei

Background foot problems are independent risk factors for falls in older people. Podiatrists diagnose and treat a wide range of problems affecting the feet, ankles and lower limbs. However, the effectiveness of podiatry interventions to prevent fall... Read More about Podiatry interventions to prevent falls in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on adult behaviour change in health and social care settings: A systematic review of reviews (2018)
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Frost, H., Campbell, P., Maxwell, M., O’Carroll, R. E., Dombrowski, S. U., Williams, B., …Pollock, A. (2018). Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on adult behaviour change in health and social care settings: A systematic review of reviews. PLOS

Background The challenge of addressing unhealthy lifestyle choice is of global concern. Motivational Interviewing has been widely implemented to help people change their behaviour, but it is unclear for whom it is most beneficial. This overview aims... Read More about Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on adult behaviour change in health and social care settings: A systematic review of reviews.

Physical fitness interventions for nonambulatory stroke survivors: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
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Lloyd, M., Skelton, D. A., Mead, G. E., Williams, B., & van Wijck, F. (2018). Physical fitness interventions for nonambulatory stroke survivors: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis. Brain and Behavior, 8(7), Article e01000. https://doi.org

Introduction Physical fitness training after stroke is recommended in guidelines across the world, but evidence pertains mainly to ambulatory stroke survivors. Non-ambulatory stroke survivors (FAC score ≤2) are at increased risk of recurrent strok... Read More about Physical fitness interventions for nonambulatory stroke survivors: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis.

Unplanned early hospital readmission among critical care survivors: a mixed methods study of patients and carers (2018)
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Donaghy, E., Salisbury, L., Lone, N. I., Lee, R., Ramsey, P., Rattray, J. E., & Walsh, T. S. (2018). Unplanned early hospital readmission among critical care survivors: a mixed methods study of patients and carers. BMJ Quality & Safety, https://doi.org/10

Background Many intensive care (ICU) survivors experience early unplanned hospital readmission, but the reasons and potential prevention strategies are poorly understood. We aimed to understand contributors to readmissions from the patient/carer pe... Read More about Unplanned early hospital readmission among critical care survivors: a mixed methods study of patients and carers.

Predicting risk of unplanned hospital readmission in survivors of critical illness: a population-level cohort study (2018)
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Lone, N. I., Lee, R., Salisbury, L., Donaghy, E., Ramsay, P., Rattray, J., & Walsh, T. S. (2019). Predicting risk of unplanned hospital readmission in survivors of critical illness: a population-level cohort study. Thorax, 75(11), 1046-1054. https://doi.o

Background Intensive care unit survivors experience high levels of morbidity after hospital discharge and are at high risk of unplanned hospital readmission. Identifying those at highest-risk before hospital discharge may allow targeting of novel ri... Read More about Predicting risk of unplanned hospital readmission in survivors of critical illness: a population-level cohort study.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of factors that help or hinder treatment decision-making capacity in psychosis (2017)
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Larkin, A., & Hutton, P. (2017). Systematic review and meta-analysis of factors that help or hinder treatment decision-making capacity in psychosis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 211(4), 205-215. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.116.193458

Background: The evidence on factors that may influence treatment decisional capacity (‘capacity) in psychosis has yet to be comprehensively synthesised, which limits the development of effective strategies to improve or support it. Aims: To determin... Read More about Systematic review and meta-analysis of factors that help or hinder treatment decision-making capacity in psychosis.

Promotion of physical activity interventions for community dwelling older adults: A systematic review of reviews (2017)
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Zubala, A., MacGillivray, S., Frost, H., Kroll, T., Skelton, D. A., Gavine, A., …Morris, J. (2017). Promotion of physical activity interventions for community dwelling older adults: A systematic review of reviews. PLOS ONE, 12(7), Article e0180902. http

Objectives While there is strong evidence that regular participation in physical activity (PA) brings numerous health benefits to older adults, and interventions to effectively promote PA are being developed and tested, the characteristics and compon... Read More about Promotion of physical activity interventions for community dwelling older adults: A systematic review of reviews.

Practitioner Review: Therapist variability, patient-reported therapeutic alliance, and clinical outcomes in adolescents undergoing mental health treatment - a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
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Murphy, R., & Hutton, P. (2017). Practitioner Review: Therapist variability, patient-reported therapeutic alliance, and clinical outcomes in adolescents undergoing mental health treatment - a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Child Psycholog

Background: Previous meta-analyses have only found small correlations (r=0.10 to r=0.19) between therapeutic alliance and clinical outcomes in samples of adolescents receiving psychological therapy. Although study-level variables have been found to m... Read More about Practitioner Review: Therapist variability, patient-reported therapeutic alliance, and clinical outcomes in adolescents undergoing mental health treatment - a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Patient- and family-centered performance measures focused on actionable processes of care for persistent and chronic critical illness: protocol for a systematic review (2017)
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Rose, L., Istanboulian, L., Allum, L., Burry, L., Dale, C., Hart, N., …Connolly, B. (2017). Patient- and family-centered performance measures focused on actionable processes of care for persistent and chronic critical illness: protocol for a systematic

Background: Approximately 5 to 10% of critically ill patients transition from acute critical illness to a state of persistent and in some cases chronic critical illness. These patients have unique and complex needs that require a change in the clin... Read More about Patient- and family-centered performance measures focused on actionable processes of care for persistent and chronic critical illness: protocol for a systematic review.

Loneliness in Psychosis: A Meta-analytical Review (2017)
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Michalska da Rocha, B., Vasilopoulou, E., Rhodes, S., & Hutton, P. (2018). Loneliness in Psychosis: A Meta-analytical Review. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 44(1), 114-125. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbx036

Loneliness may be related to psychotic symptoms but a comprehensive synthesis of the literature in this area is lacking. The aim of the current study is to determine the magnitude and reliability of the loneliness-psychosis relationship in people dia... Read More about Loneliness in Psychosis: A Meta-analytical Review.

Association between bisphosphonate therapy and outcomes from rehabilitation in older people (2017)
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Goodbrand, J. A., Hughes, L. D., Cochrane, L., Donnan, P. T., McGilchrist, M., Frost, H., …Witham, M. D. (2017). Association between bisphosphonate therapy and outcomes from rehabilitation in older people. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 70, 195

Background Bisphosphonate therapy may have actions beyond bone, including effects on cardiovascular, immune and muscle function. We tested whether bisphosphonate treatment is associated with improved outcomes in older people undergoing inpatient reh... Read More about Association between bisphosphonate therapy and outcomes from rehabilitation in older people.

The Use of Phenomenological Approach in Evaluating Mentorship Preparation Program in South East Scotland (2017)
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Neades, B. L., Lawson, B., Watson, W., & Montgomery, S. (2017). The Use of Phenomenological Approach in Evaluating Mentorship Preparation Program in South East Scotland. Sage Research Methods Cases, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473970663

The Nursing and Midwifery Council for the United Kingdom highlighted the importance of the role of the mentor in the development of competence in student nurses and midwives. Veronica Lambert and Margaret Glacken, as well as Zoe Wilkes, suggested tha... Read More about The Use of Phenomenological Approach in Evaluating Mentorship Preparation Program in South East Scotland.

The feasibility and clinical benefits of improving facial affect recognition impairments in schizophrenia: Systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
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Bordon, N., O'Rourke, S., & Hutton, P. (2017). The feasibility and clinical benefits of improving facial affect recognition impairments in schizophrenia: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Schizophrenia Research, 188, 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sch

Background People diagnosed with schizophrenia have significant difficulty accurately recognising emotions expressed by others. This may generate anomalous experiences which, if misinterpreted, could contribute to experiences of social defeat, psych... Read More about The feasibility and clinical benefits of improving facial affect recognition impairments in schizophrenia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Optimising the validity and completion of adherence diaries: A multiple case study and randomised crossover trial (2016)
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Frost, R., McClurg, D., Brady, M., & Williams, B. (2016). Optimising the validity and completion of adherence diaries: A multiple case study and randomised crossover trial. Trials, 17, Article 489. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1615-7

BACKGROUND: Diaries are the most commonly used adherence measurement method in home-based rehabilitation trials, yet their completion and validity varies widely between trials. We aimed to: (1) generate theory to explain this variation, (2) create a... Read More about Optimising the validity and completion of adherence diaries: A multiple case study and randomised crossover trial.

Staff education, regular sedation and analgesia quality feedback, and a sedation monitoring technology for improving sedation and analgesia quality for critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients: a cluster randomised trial (2016)
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Walsh, T. S., Kydonaki, K., Antonelli, J., Stephen, J., Lee, R. J., Everingham, K., …Weir, C. J. (2016). Staff education, regular sedation and analgesia quality feedback, and a sedation monitoring technology for improving sedation and analgesia quality for critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients: a cluster randomised trial. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 4(10), 807-817. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600%2816%2930178-3

Staff education, regular sedation and analgesia quality feedback, and a sedation monitoring technology for improving sedation and analgesia quality for critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients: a cluster randomised trial.

Slower Decline in C-Reactive Protein after an Inflammatory Insult Is Associated with Longer Survival in Older Hospitalised Patients (2016)
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Barma, M., Goodbrand, J. A., Donnan, P. T., McGilchrist, M. M., Frost, H., McMurdo, M. E. T., & Witham, M. D. (2016). Slower Decline in C-Reactive Protein after an Inflammatory Insult Is Associated with Longer Survival in Older Hospitalised Patients. PLOS

Background Enhancing biological resilience may offer a novel way to prevent and ameliorate disease in older patients. We investigated whether changes in C-reactive protein (CRP), as a dynamic marker of the acute inflammatory response to diverse stre... Read More about Slower Decline in C-Reactive Protein after an Inflammatory Insult Is Associated with Longer Survival in Older Hospitalised Patients.

Association between allopurinol use and hip fracture in older patients (2016)
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Basu, U., Goodbrand, J., McMurdo, M. E., Donnan, P. T., McGilchrist, M., Frost, H., …Witham, M. D. (2016). Association between allopurinol use and hip fracture in older patients. Bone, 84, 189-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2016.01.003

Background Allopurinol reduces oxidative stress and interacts with purinergic signalling systems important in bone metabolism and muscle function. We assessed whether allopurinol use was associated with a reduced incidence of hip fracture in older p... Read More about Association between allopurinol use and hip fracture in older patients.

"Horses for Courses" Comment on "Translating Evidence Into Healthcare Policy and Practice: Single Versus Multi-Faceted Implementation Strategies – Is There a Simple Answer to a Complex Question?" (2015)
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Wilkinson, J. E., & Frost, H. (2015). "Horses for Courses" Comment on "Translating Evidence Into Healthcare Policy and Practice: Single Versus Multi-Faceted Implementation Strategies – Is There a Simple Answer to a Complex Question?". International Jour

This commentary considers the vexed question of whether or not we should be spending time and resources on using multifaceted interventions to undertake implementation of evidence in healthcare. A review of systematic reviews has suggested that simpl... Read More about "Horses for Courses" Comment on "Translating Evidence Into Healthcare Policy and Practice: Single Versus Multi-Faceted Implementation Strategies – Is There a Simple Answer to a Complex Question?".