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Perceptions of black and minoritised ethnic occupational therapists on mentoring: A survey (2023)
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Atwal, A., Sriram, V., & McKay, E. A. (2024). Perceptions of black and minoritised ethnic occupational therapists on mentoring: A survey. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 87(4), 221-229. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226231209817

Introduction: Mentorship is perceived as a mechanism to enhance career progression. Within occupational therapy, there is little research to demonstrate the effectiveness of mentoring on career success and no research has explored its relevance for... Read More about Perceptions of black and minoritised ethnic occupational therapists on mentoring: A survey.

Evaluation of a web-based intervention to optimize perinatal emotional wellbeing: A nested case-control study (2023)
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Kuipers, Y. J., Bleijenbergh, R., Rimaux, S., & Mestdagh, E. (2024). Evaluation of a web-based intervention to optimize perinatal emotional wellbeing: A nested case-control study. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 24(1), Article 100422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100422

Background/Objective: WazzUp Mama© is a remotely delivered web-based tailored intervention to prevent and reduce perinatal emotional distress, originally developed in the Netherlands. The current study aimed to evaluate the adapted WazzUp Mama© int... Read More about Evaluation of a web-based intervention to optimize perinatal emotional wellbeing: A nested case-control study.

Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History (2023)
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Ring, N., McHugh, N. M., Reed, B. B., Davidson-Welch, R., & Dodd, L. S. (2024). Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History. Nurse Education Today, 133, Article 106026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.106026

Background: Nearly 4000 people were accused of witchcraft in Scotland between 1563-1736. Some of these were healers, midwives, and nurses. Objective: To investigate Scotland’s folk-healers and midwives accused of witchcraft and review their work fr... Read More about Healers and Midwives Accused of Witchcraft (1563-1736) - What Secondary Analysis of the Scottish Survey of Witchcraft Can Contribute to the Teaching of Nursing and Midwifery History.

The International Grief Questionnaire (IGQ): A new measure of ICD‐11 prolonged grief disorder (2023)
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Hyland, P., Redican, E., Karatzias, T., & Shevlin, M. (2024). The International Grief Questionnaire (IGQ): A new measure of ICD‐11 prolonged grief disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 37(1), 141-153. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22986

Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is included in the 11th version of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD‐11). This study sought to test the validity and reliability of a new brief measure to screen f... Read More about The International Grief Questionnaire (IGQ): A new measure of ICD‐11 prolonged grief disorder.

Proceedings of the International Ambulatory Drug Safety Symposium: Munich, Germany, June 2023 (2023)
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Alexander, G. C., Budnitz, D., Hughes, C., Maas, R., Mair, A., McDonald, E. G., Meid, A. D., Payne, R., Seidling, H. M., Shakir, S., Suissa, S., Tannenbaum, C., Schneeweiss, S., & Dreischulte, T. (2024). Proceedings of the International Ambulatory Drug Safety Symposium: Munich, Germany, June 2023. Drug Safety, 47(1), 103-111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-023-01362-9

Meeting report.

Predictors of quality of childcare centers in low-income settings: findings from a cross-sectional study in two Nairobi slums (2023)
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Nampijja, M., Langat, N., Oloo, L., Okelo, K., Muendo, R., Kiyeng, M., Amboka, P., Abboah-Offei, M., Ray, A., Kitsao-Wekulo, P., Kimani-Murage, E. W., & Elsey, H. (2023). Predictors of quality of childcare centers in low-income settings: findings from a cross-sectional study in two Nairobi slums. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, Article 1163491. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1163491

Background: Rapid urbanization and increased women’s involvement in paid work have contributed to the upsurge of informal childcare centers, especially in low-income settings where quality is a major issue. However, there are limited data on the fact... Read More about Predictors of quality of childcare centers in low-income settings: findings from a cross-sectional study in two Nairobi slums.

Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition among Healthcare Workers: Self-Reported Online Survey in Four African Countries, December 2021–January 2022 (2023)
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Elnadi, H., Al-Mustapha, A. I., Odetokun, I. A., Anjorin, A. A., Mosbah, R., Fasina, F. O., Razouqi, Y., Awiagah, K. S., Nyandwi, J. B., Mhgoob, Z. E., Gachara, G., Yusuf Mohamud, M. F., Damaris, B. F., Maisara, A. M. O., & Radwan, M. (2023). Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition among Healthcare Workers: Self-Reported Online Survey in Four African Countries, December 2021–January 2022. COVID, 3(11), 1663-1676. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid3110114

The impact of Post COVID-19 Condition (PCC) is ongoing despite the declaration that the 2019 COVID-19 pandemic has ended. In this study, we explore the prevalence of PCC among healthcare workers (HCWs) in four African Countries and its influence on t... Read More about Prevalence of Post COVID-19 Condition among Healthcare Workers: Self-Reported Online Survey in Four African Countries, December 2021–January 2022.

Completeness of intervention reporting in randomised trials of technology-enabled remote or hybrid exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review using the TIDieR framework (2023)
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McGrath, A., McHale, S., Hanson, C. L., McClelland, C., & Hamilton, D. F. (online). Completeness of intervention reporting in randomised trials of technology-enabled remote or hybrid exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review using the TIDieR framework. Disability and Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2274887

Background Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improves clinical outcomes and quality of life. Technology-enabled delivery of remote cardiac rehabilitation is as effective in improving health outcomes as in-person delivery and has the potential... Read More about Completeness of intervention reporting in randomised trials of technology-enabled remote or hybrid exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review using the TIDieR framework.

How to … navigate entry into the field of clinical education research and scholarship (2023)
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Harvey Bluemel, A., Gillespie, H., Asif, A., & Samuriwo, R. (2024). How to … navigate entry into the field of clinical education research and scholarship. Clinical Teacher, 21(3), Article e13686. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13686

Abstract Clinical education research (ClinEdR) is a growing field that aims to ensure the way healthcare professionals are taught and learn is evidence-based. There is growing interest in how this evidence is generated in a robust, timely and cost-ef... Read More about How to … navigate entry into the field of clinical education research and scholarship.

How to… support others in developing a career in clinical education research (2023)
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Brown, M. E. L., Samuriwo, R., Asif, A., Da Silva, A., Vance, G., & Conn, R. (2024). How to… support others in developing a career in clinical education research. Clinical Teacher, 21(1), Article e13666. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13666

The Incubator for Clinical Education Research (ClinEdR) is a UK-wide network, established with support from the National Institute for Health Research, to lead initiatives to build capacity in the field. A key barrier identified by this group is that... Read More about How to… support others in developing a career in clinical education research.

A Thematic Analysis of Narratives About Birth Satisfaction and Health Awareness From Postnatal Women Who Have High and Low Trauma Scores on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (2023)
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Emmens, B., Hollins Martin, C. J., Patterson, J., & Martin, C. R. (2023). A Thematic Analysis of Narratives About Birth Satisfaction and Health Awareness From Postnatal Women Who Have High and Low Trauma Scores on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist. International Journal of Childbirth, 13(4), 285-300. https://doi.org/10.1891/ijc-2022-0036

BACKGROUND: Around one-third of women experience childbirth trauma, with 3%–15% developing postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD). AIM: Explore birth satisfaction and health perception across two groups of postnatal women with either h... Read More about A Thematic Analysis of Narratives About Birth Satisfaction and Health Awareness From Postnatal Women Who Have High and Low Trauma Scores on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist.

Optimizing polypharmacy management in the elderly: a comprehensive European benchmarking survey and the development of an innovative online benchmarking application (2023)
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Kardas, P., Mair, A., Stewart, D., & Lewek, P. (2023). Optimizing polypharmacy management in the elderly: a comprehensive European benchmarking survey and the development of an innovative online benchmarking application. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 14, Article 1254912. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1254912

Background: Polypharmacy, defined as the simultaneous use of multiple medications by a patient, is a worldwide problem of rising prevalence. Paving the way for drug interactions, adverse drug reactions and non-adherence, it leads to negative health o... Read More about Optimizing polypharmacy management in the elderly: a comprehensive European benchmarking survey and the development of an innovative online benchmarking application.

The Association between the Police, Ambulance, Clinician Early Response (PACER) Model and Involuntary Detentions of People Living with Mental Illness: A Protocol for a Retrospective Observational Study (2023)
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Heffernan, J., Pennay, A., Hughes, E., & Gray, R. (2023). The Association between the Police, Ambulance, Clinician Early Response (PACER) Model and Involuntary Detentions of People Living with Mental Illness: A Protocol for a Retrospective Observational Study. Nursing Reports, 13(4), 1452-1467. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep13040122

Emergency services are frequently called to attend mental health incidents and are looking for innovative ways to improve their responses and reduce the burden on services. Involuntary detention of people living with mental illness is considered more... Read More about The Association between the Police, Ambulance, Clinician Early Response (PACER) Model and Involuntary Detentions of People Living with Mental Illness: A Protocol for a Retrospective Observational Study.

Supporting the wellbeing of care home staff: lessons from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
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Johnston, L., Rambabu, L., Malcolm, C., Hockley, J., & Shenkin, S. D. (2023). Supporting the wellbeing of care home staff: lessons from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Long-Term Care, 195–208. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.205

The wellbeing of care home staff and the need to support them at work was highlighted with devastating clarity by the COVID pandemic. This small study explores what online and at work wellbeing resources were available to frontline care home workers... Read More about Supporting the wellbeing of care home staff: lessons from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Initial Validation of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) in a sample of Chilean Adults European Journal of Psychotraumatology (2023)
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Fresno, A., Ramos Alvarado, N., Núñez, D., Ulloa, J. L., Arriagada, J., Cloitre, M., Bisson, J. I., Roberts, N. P., Shevlin, M., & Karatzias, T. (2023). Initial Validation of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) in a sample of Chilean Adults European Journal of Psychotraumatology. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(2), Article 2263313. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2263313

Background: ICD-11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD) are stress-related disorders. The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) is a widely used instrument to assess PTSD and CPTSD. To date, there is no evidence of the psy... Read More about Initial Validation of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) in a sample of Chilean Adults European Journal of Psychotraumatology.

Optimizing pharmacotherapy and deprescribing strategies in older adults living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: EuGMS SIG on pharmacology position paper (2023)
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van Poelgeest, E., Seppala, L., Bahat, G., Ilhan, B., Mair, A., van Marum, R., Onder, G., Ryg, J., Fernandes, M. A., Cherubini, A., Denkinger, M., Eidam, A., Egberts, A., Gudmundsson, A., Koçak, F. Ö. K., Soulis, G., Tournoy, J., Masud, T., Wehling, M., & van der Velde, N. (2023). Optimizing pharmacotherapy and deprescribing strategies in older adults living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: EuGMS SIG on pharmacology position paper. European Geriatric Medicine, 14(6), 1195-1209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-023-00872-0

Key summary points: Aim: To summarize the literature on medication review and deprescribing in older adults, and formulate recommendations to improve prescribing medications in older, multimorbid adults with polypharmacy. Findings: Current evidence d... Read More about Optimizing pharmacotherapy and deprescribing strategies in older adults living with multimorbidity and polypharmacy: EuGMS SIG on pharmacology position paper.

Translation and validation of the Japanese version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale‐Revised (2023)
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Tezuka, A., Hiroyama, N., Suzuki, M., Matsuoka, M., Martin, C. J. H., & Martin, C. R. (2024). Translation and validation of the Japanese version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale‐Revised. Japan Journal of Nursing Science, 21(1), Article e12569. https://doi.org/10.1111/jjns.12569

Aim: This study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised and evaluate its reliability and validity. Methods: After translating the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised into Japanese, we conducted an Internet-based cr... Read More about Translation and validation of the Japanese version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale‐Revised.

The association between daily life changes and anxiety among Ukrainians following the Russian invasion (2023)
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Yafit, L., Rahel, B., Philip, H., Frédérique, V., Mark, S., Thanos, K., Eoin, M., Maria Louison, V., Boris, L., Ben-Ezra, M., & Dmytro, M. (2023). The association between daily life changes and anxiety among Ukrainians following the Russian invasion. Psychiatry Research, 329, Article 115530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115530

This study sought to explore the association between changes in daily life and war-related anxiety. In this study, we analyzed self-reported data from 2,004 Ukrainian adults, obtained through an opportunistic survey in the Ukraine. Our assessment foc... Read More about The association between daily life changes and anxiety among Ukrainians following the Russian invasion.

What should all health professionals know about movement behaviour change? An international Delphi-based consensus statement (2023)
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Alsop, T., Lehman, E., Brauer, S., Forbes, R., Hanson, C. L., Healy, G., Milton, K., Reid, H., Rosbergen, I., & Gomersall, S. (2023). What should all health professionals know about movement behaviour change? An international Delphi-based consensus statement. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(22), 1419-1427. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106870

Background: The World Health Organization has called for action to integrate physical activity promotion into healthcare settings. There is a lack of consensus on the competencies required by health professionals to deliver effective movement behavio... Read More about What should all health professionals know about movement behaviour change? An international Delphi-based consensus statement.