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Understanding for whom, under what conditions, and how an integrated approach to atrial fibrillation service delivery works: a realist review (2024)
Journal Article
Pearsons, A., Hanson, C., Hendriks, J., & Neubeck, L. (in press). Understanding for whom, under what conditions, and how an integrated approach to atrial fibrillation service delivery works: a realist review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Article zvad093. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad093

Aims To understand for whom, under what conditions, and how an integrated approach to atrial fibrillation service delivery works (or does not work). Methods and Results A realist review of integrated approaches to atrial fibrillation service d... Read More about Understanding for whom, under what conditions, and how an integrated approach to atrial fibrillation service delivery works: a realist review.

Exploring the patient experience of remote hypertension management in Scotland during COVID-19: a qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Mchale, S., Paterson, M., Pearsons, A., Neubeck, L., Atherton, I., Guthrie, B., …Hanley, J. (2023). Exploring the patient experience of remote hypertension management in Scotland during COVID-19: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 13(12), Article e078944. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078944

Objectives The aim of this study was to understand how patients experienced hypertension management, with or without BP telemonitoring, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design, Methods, participants, and setting This qualitative study conducted b... Read More about Exploring the patient experience of remote hypertension management in Scotland during COVID-19: a qualitative study.

Justification, rationale and methodological approaches to realist reviews (2022)
Journal Article
Pearsons, A., Neubeck, L., Hendricks, J., & Hanson, C. (2023). Justification, rationale and methodological approaches to realist reviews. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(1), 107-112. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac068

Realist reviews offer a method to understand why an intervention is successful or not. Many factors influence how complex healthcare interventions are delivered and this makes understanding what works difficult. Effectiveness depends on delivery cont... Read More about Justification, rationale and methodological approaches to realist reviews.

Atrial fibrillation self-management: a mobile telephone app scoping review and content analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Pearsons, A., Hanson, C. L., Gallagher, R., O'Carroll, R. E., Khonsari, S., Hanley, J., …Neubeck, L. (2021). Atrial fibrillation self-management: a mobile telephone app scoping review and content analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 20(4), 305–314. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvaa014

Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects over 1.4 million people in the UK, resulting in a five-fold increased stroke risk and a three to four times greater risk of severe, disabling stroke. Atrial fibrillation, a chronic disease, requires monitoring, medica... Read More about Atrial fibrillation self-management: a mobile telephone app scoping review and content analysis.

A modified Delphi study to gain consensus for a taxonomy to report and classify physical activity referral schemes (PARS) (2020)
Journal Article
Hanson, C. L., Oliver, E., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Pearsons, A., & Kelly, P. (2020). A modified Delphi study to gain consensus for a taxonomy to report and classify physical activity referral schemes (PARS). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17(1), Article 158 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-01050-2

Background: Physical Activity Referral Schemes (PARS), including exercise referral schemes, are a popular approach to health improvement, but understanding of effectiveness is limited by considerable heterogeneity in reporting and evaluation. We aime... Read More about A modified Delphi study to gain consensus for a taxonomy to report and classify physical activity referral schemes (PARS).

Green Health Partnerships in Scotland; Pathways for Social Prescribing and Physical Activity Referral (2020)
Journal Article
McHale, S., Pearsons, A., Neubeck, L., & Hanson, C. L. (2020). Green Health Partnerships in Scotland; Pathways for Social Prescribing and Physical Activity Referral. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18), Article 6832. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186832

Increased exposure to green space has many health benefits. Scottish Green Health Partnerships (GHPs) have established green health referral pathways to enable community-based interventions to contribute to primary prevention and the maintenance of h... Read More about Green Health Partnerships in Scotland; Pathways for Social Prescribing and Physical Activity Referral.

Our Natural Health Service - Gathering the views of key individuals with an operational or strategic role in the Green Health Partnership Intervention (2020)
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Hanson, C., McHale, S., Pearsons, A., & Neubeck, L. (2020). Our Natural Health Service - Gathering the views of key individuals with an operational or strategic role in the Green Health Partnership Intervention. Inverness: Scottish Natural Heritage

Background: Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is the lead organisation in the Our Natural Health Service (ONHS) programme, which aims to make better use of Scotland’s natural environment as a resource to improve health and wellbeing and tackle health... Read More about Our Natural Health Service - Gathering the views of key individuals with an operational or strategic role in the Green Health Partnership Intervention.

For the ‘at-risk’ or vulnerable COVID-19 group: staying or becoming active during social distancing (2020)
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Neubeck, L., McHale, S., Williamson, C., Kelly, P., Pearsons, A., Hanson, S., & Hanson, C. (2020). For the ‘at-risk’ or vulnerable COVID-19 group: staying or becoming active during social distancing. https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2020/04/08/for-the-at-risk-or-vulnerable-covid-19-group-staying-or-becoming-active-during-social-distancing/

Neubeck, L., McHale, S., Williamson, C., Kelly, P., Pearsons, A., & Hanson, C. (2020). For the ‘at-risk’ or vulnerable COVID-19 group: staying or becoming active during social distancing. https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2020/04/08/for-the-at-risk-or-vulne... Read More about For the ‘at-risk’ or vulnerable COVID-19 group: staying or becoming active during social distancing.

Stay calm, be active: simple ways to boost your physical activity during COVID-19 (2020)
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Hanson, C., Kelly, P., Pearsons, A., Williamson, C., McHale, S., Hanson, S., & Neubeck, L. (2020). Stay calm, be active: simple ways to boost your physical activity during COVID-19. https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2020/03/30/stay-calm-be-active-simple-ways-to-boost-your-physical-activity-during-covid-19/

Hanson, C., Kelly, P., Pearsons, A., Williamson, C., McHale, S., Hanson, S., & Neubeck, L. (2020). Stay calm, be active: simple ways to boost your physical activity during COVID-19. https://blogs.bmj.com/bjsm/2020/03/30/stay-calm-be-active-simple-way... Read More about Stay calm, be active: simple ways to boost your physical activity during COVID-19.