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Measurement properties of the German version of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R) in women with pre-existing medical conditions and high-risk pregnancy (2025)
Journal Article
Jost, E., Merz, W. M., Kosian, P., Hartmann, C., Schmid, M., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2025). Measurement properties of the German version of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R) in women with pre-existing medical conditions and high-risk pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 25(1), Article 488. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07571-7

Background: The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is a validated questionnaire for assessment of childbirth experience which has been translated into many languages. It is the instrument of choice in the International Consortium for Health Out... Read More about Measurement properties of the German version of the birth satisfaction scale-revised (BSS-R) in women with pre-existing medical conditions and high-risk pregnancy.

The Scottish Safe Staffing Act at Baseline: Quantitative Findings (2025)
Journal Article
Lake, E. T., Shamsuddin, A., Kiely, S., Lee, L., Golinelli, D., Villani, D., & Atherton, I. (online). The Scottish Safe Staffing Act at Baseline: Quantitative Findings. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.70013

Introduction: Amid a global nurse staffing crisis, in 2019 Scotland legislated the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act to address health care workforce challenges. Instead of requiring patient-to-nurse ratios as legislated elsewhere, this Act r... Read More about The Scottish Safe Staffing Act at Baseline: Quantitative Findings.

Midwives’ perceptions of the support they provide to new graduates and the role of the health service in Australia: A survey of midwives (2025)
Journal Article
Stulz, V. M., Cummins, A., Davis, D., Hastie, C., Sweet, L., Bradfield, Z., Griffiths, M., McKellar, L., Jefford, E., Sheehan, A., & Gray, M. (2025). Midwives’ perceptions of the support they provide to new graduates and the role of the health service in Australia: A survey of midwives. Women and Birth, 38(3), Article 101913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101913

Problem
Evidence suggests new midwifery graduates are leaving the profession prematurely during the initial graduate years due to workplace stress.
Background
Graduate midwives are essential to provide a future midwifery workforce. Support for new... Read More about Midwives’ perceptions of the support they provide to new graduates and the role of the health service in Australia: A survey of midwives.

Young men with intellectual disabilities’ perceptions of HPV and HPV vaccine: A qualitative study on how to communicate HPV vaccine information (2025)
Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Gray-Brunton, C., Kennedy, C., Pow, J., Willis, D., & Whittaker, A. (2025). Young men with intellectual disabilities’ perceptions of HPV and HPV vaccine: A qualitative study on how to communicate HPV vaccine information. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 21(1), Article 2491857. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2491857

The success of vaccination programs relies on acceptance of recommended vaccines by communities and individuals. There is a paucity of evidence regarding how young men with intellectual disabilities actively produce or receive inclusive and accessibl... Read More about Young men with intellectual disabilities’ perceptions of HPV and HPV vaccine: A qualitative study on how to communicate HPV vaccine information.

Scotland, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and repurposing of mental health and capacity law (2025)
Journal Article
Stavert, J., & McKay, C. (2025). Scotland, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and repurposing of mental health and capacity law. Human Rights Law Review, 25(2), Article ngaf008. https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngaf008

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) requires a reconceptualised approach to rights enjoyment by persons with mental disabilities promoting equality through support, institutional and environmental adjustments, and envisag... Read More about Scotland, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and repurposing of mental health and capacity law.

Balancing purity, pragmatism and partnership in occupational therapy clinical research: trials and tribulations of recruiting for a multisite stroke trial (2025)
Journal Article
Codd, Y., Porter-Armstrong, A., Turtle, B., McNally, Á., McArdle, M., Stinson, M., McIlwaine, P., Abbi, L., Morrow, F., Hughes, T., Maguire, A., & Stapleton, T. (2025). Balancing purity, pragmatism and partnership in occupational therapy clinical research: trials and tribulations of recruiting for a multisite stroke trial. The Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, 53(1), 41-50. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijot-11-2024-0045

Purpose
The REfLECTS trial was a randomised controlled trial (RCT) testing effectiveness of mirror box therapy in upper limb rehabilitation among sub-acute stroke patients. REfLECTS was a large-scale, rigorously planned study; however, implementatio... Read More about Balancing purity, pragmatism and partnership in occupational therapy clinical research: trials and tribulations of recruiting for a multisite stroke trial.

A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) experience HPV and HPV vaccination (2025)
Journal Article
Pow, J., Clarke, L., McHale, S., & Gray-Brunton, C. (2025). A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) experience HPV and HPV vaccination. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 21(1), Article 2490440. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2490440

There are suboptimal levels of HPV vaccine uptake among gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men (GBMSM), despite the prevalence and incidence rates of HPV infection among GBMSM being higher than heterosexual males. This systematic review provides... Read More about A systematic review and thematic synthesis exploring how gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) experience HPV and HPV vaccination.

Effectiveness of Personalised Auditory Stimuli in Managing Critically Ill Adult Comatose Patients: A Systematic Review (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Varghese, R., Wojcik, G., Baruah, R., Rayamajhi, S., & Breen, C. (2025, May). Effectiveness of Personalised Auditory Stimuli in Managing Critically Ill Adult Comatose Patients: A Systematic Review. Poster presented at SICS 2025, Crieff

Background
Comatose patients face significant challenges, including sensory disorders, long-term immobility, and reduced quality of life. 1,2 The limited sensory stimulation in the intensive care unit (IC) increases the risk of sensory isolation, w... Read More about Effectiveness of Personalised Auditory Stimuli in Managing Critically Ill Adult Comatose Patients: A Systematic Review.

The International Trauma Interview (ITI): development of a semi-structured diagnostic interview and evaluation in a UK sample (2025)
Journal Article
Roberts, N. P., Hyland, P., Fox, R., Roberts, A., Lewis, C., Cloitre, M., Brewin, C. R., Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Gelezelyte, O., Bondjers, K., Fresno, A., Souch, A., & Bisson, J. I. (in press). The International Trauma Interview (ITI): development of a semi-structured diagnostic interview and evaluation in a UK sample. European Journal of Psychotraumatology,

Background: The International Trauma Interview (ITI) is a structured clinician-administered measure developed to assess posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD) as defined in the 11th version of the International Classification o... Read More about The International Trauma Interview (ITI): development of a semi-structured diagnostic interview and evaluation in a UK sample.

Perceptions and experiences of the menstrual cycle amongst elite adult and adolescent football players (2025)
Journal Article
Donnelly, J., Valentin, S., Easton, C., White, A., & Forrest (Née Whyte), L. J. (online). Perceptions and experiences of the menstrual cycle amongst elite adult and adolescent football players. Science and Medicine in Football, https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2025.2476485

The purpose of this study was to investigate players’ experiences and perceptions of the menstrual cycle (MC) and the perceived impact on performance. Female elite adult (n = 31, age 24.6 ± 5.1 years) and adolescent (n = 65, age 15.0 ± 1.1 years) pla... Read More about Perceptions and experiences of the menstrual cycle amongst elite adult and adolescent football players.