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Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Lin, F. R., Pike, J. R., Albert, M. S., Arnold, M., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Goman, A. M., Glynn, N. W., Gmelin, T., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Huang, A. R., Knopman, D., Mitchell, C. M., Mosley, T., Pankow, J. S., Reed, N. S., Sanchez, V., …ACHIEVE Collaborative Research Group. (2023). Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 402(10404), 786-797. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2823%2901406-x

Background Hearing loss is associated with increased cognitive decline and incident dementia in older adults. We aimed to investigate whether a hearing intervention could reduce cognitive decline in cognitively healthy older adults with hearing loss... Read More about Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

Developing an intervention to improve the quality of childcare centers in resource-poor urban settings: a mixed methods study in Nairobi, Kenya (2023)
Journal Article
Oloo, L., Elsey, H., Abboah-Offei, M., Kiyeng, M., Amboka, P., Okelo, K., Kitsao-Wekulo, P., Kimani-Murage, E., Langa’t, N., & Nampijja, M. (2023). Developing an intervention to improve the quality of childcare centers in resource-poor urban settings: a mixed methods study in Nairobi, Kenya. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, Article 1195460. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1195460

Background: Globally, 350 million under-5s do not have adequate childcare. This may damage their health and development and undermine societal and economic development. Rapid urbanization is changing patterns of work, social structures, and gender no... Read More about Developing an intervention to improve the quality of childcare centers in resource-poor urban settings: a mixed methods study in Nairobi, Kenya.

Change in child mental health during the Ukraine war: evidence from a large sample of parents (2023)
Journal Article
McElroy, E., Hyland, P., Shevlin, M., Karatzias, T., Vallières, F., Ben-Ezra, M., Vang, M. L., Lorberg, B., & Martsenkovskyi, D. (2024). Change in child mental health during the Ukraine war: evidence from a large sample of parents. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 33(5), 1495-1502. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-023-02255-z

The ongoing war in Ukraine is expected to negatively impact the mental health of the country’s population. This study aims to provide a preliminary estimate of the degree of change in the mental health problems of Ukrainian children following Russia’... Read More about Change in child mental health during the Ukraine war: evidence from a large sample of parents.

Accelerating the development of a psychological intervention to restore treatment decision-making capacity in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder: a study protocol for a multi-site, assessor-blinded, pilot Umbrella trial (the DEC:IDES trial) (2023)
Journal Article
Hutton, P., Kelly, J., Taylor, C. D., Williams, B., Emsley, R., Alexander, C. H., Vikram, A., Saddington, D., McCann, A., Burke, J., Eliasson, E., Harper, S., Karatzias, T., Taylor, P. J., Watson, A., Dougall, N., Stavert, J., O’Rourke, S., Glasgow, A., Murphy, R., …Woodrow, A. (2023). Accelerating the development of a psychological intervention to restore treatment decision-making capacity in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder: a study protocol for a multi-site, assessor-blinded, pilot Umbrella trial (the DEC:IDES trial). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9, Article 117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01323-0

Background: A high proportion of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders will at some point in their lives be assessed as not having the capacity to make their own decisions about pharmacological treatment or inpatient care (‘capaci... Read More about Accelerating the development of a psychological intervention to restore treatment decision-making capacity in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder: a study protocol for a multi-site, assessor-blinded, pilot Umbrella trial (the DEC:IDES trial).

A Different Way of Being: The Influence of a Single Antenatal Relaxation Class on Maternal Psychological Wellbeing and Childbirth Experience An Exploratory Sequential Mix-Method Study (2023)
Thesis
Ghaffari, M. T. (. T. A Different Way of Being: The Influence of a Single Antenatal Relaxation Class on Maternal Psychological Wellbeing and Childbirth Experience An Exploratory Sequential Mix-Method Study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Background: Perinatal mental health problems are prevalent, have a wide range of adverse effects on the mother and her child, and are predictors of negative childbirth experiences. Therefore, improving perinatal mental health is a global public healt... Read More about A Different Way of Being: The Influence of a Single Antenatal Relaxation Class on Maternal Psychological Wellbeing and Childbirth Experience An Exploratory Sequential Mix-Method Study.

Locating Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the sexual health of Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men (GBMSM) in Scotland: A Constructivist Grounded Theory study (2023)
Thesis
Clarke, L. J. Locating Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the sexual health of Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men (GBMSM) in Scotland: A Constructivist Grounded Theory study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Background: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the leading causal mechanism for a variety of anogenital cancers including cervical, anal, penile, and head and neck worldwide in men. There are evident health inequalities in the risk of HPV infection as a d... Read More about Locating Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the sexual health of Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men (GBMSM) in Scotland: A Constructivist Grounded Theory study.

Self-rated Health and Health Inequalities by Area Deprivation in British Nurses (2023)
Thesis
Ball, W. P. Self-rated Health and Health Inequalities by Area Deprivation in British Nurses. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Background Unfair and avoidable inequalities in health remain pervasive & persistent in the United Kingdom. Excess Mortality has been observed in Scotland compared to the rest of the UK. Area deprivation measures have become less able to explain exc... Read More about Self-rated Health and Health Inequalities by Area Deprivation in British Nurses.

Realist evaluation of an Integrated Pregnancy and Parenting Support Service (IPPSS) for mothers with drug and alcohol problems in Scotland (2023)
Thesis
Aitken-Arbuckle, A. Realist evaluation of an Integrated Pregnancy and Parenting Support Service (IPPSS) for mothers with drug and alcohol problems in Scotland. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Background Integrated multidisciplinary team approaches have been widely promoted for maternity services for women with drug and alcohol problems to support sharing of information, coordination of care and improve maternal and infant outcomes. Natio... Read More about Realist evaluation of an Integrated Pregnancy and Parenting Support Service (IPPSS) for mothers with drug and alcohol problems in Scotland.

Antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae in Lesotho (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Maduna, L. D., Taole, M., Mothobi, I., Makuebu, M., Mosehle, T., Nyangu, I., Motanteli, K., & Peters, R. (2023, July). Antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae in Lesotho. Poster presented at Asia-Pacific Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection (APCCMI), Seoul, Korea

The assessment of paraspinal muscle epimuscular fat in participants with and without low back pain: A case-control study. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rosenstein, B., Burdick, J., Roussac, A., Rye, M., Naghdi, N., Valentin, S., Licka, T., Sean, M., Tetreault, P., Elliott, J., & Fortin, M. (2023, July). The assessment of paraspinal muscle epimuscular fat in participants with and without low back pain: A case-control study. Presented at 4th International Workshop on Spine Loading and Deformation, Berlin, Germany

Is dissociation a fundamental component of ICD-11 Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? (2023)
Journal Article
Hyland, P., Hamer, R., Fox, R., Vallières, F., Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., & Cloitre, M. (2024). Is dissociation a fundamental component of ICD-11 Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 25(1), 45-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2023.2231928

ICD-11 Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) is a disorder of six symptom clusters including re-experiencing, avoidance, sense of threat, affective dysregulation, negative self-concept, and disturbed relationships. Unlike earlier descriptions... Read More about Is dissociation a fundamental component of ICD-11 Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?.

Distinguishing between ICD-11 complex post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder: clinical guide and recommendations for future research (2023)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Bohus, M., Shevlin, M., Hyland, P., Bisson, J. I., Roberts, N., & Cloitre, M. (2023). Distinguishing between ICD-11 complex post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder: clinical guide and recommendations for future research. British Journal of Psychiatry, 223(3), 403 - 406. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.80

Although CPTSD and BPD are distinct disorders, there is confusion in clinical practice regarding the similarities between the diagnostic profiles of these conditions. We summarize the differences in the diagnostic criteria that are clinically inform... Read More about Distinguishing between ICD-11 complex post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder: clinical guide and recommendations for future research.

Exploring women’s experiences of breast or trunk lymphoedema following treatment for breast cancer (2023)
Journal Article
Ulman, J., Serrant, L., Dunham, M., & Probst, H. (2024). Exploring women’s experiences of breast or trunk lymphoedema following treatment for breast cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 42(1), 64-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2023.2218374

Background: The experiences of women who develop lymphoedema in the breast or trunk (BTL) after treatment for breast cancer have received little attention in either the academic or clinical setting. Consequently, women’s support needs remain unrecog... Read More about Exploring women’s experiences of breast or trunk lymphoedema following treatment for breast cancer.

Implementation of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in rural and urban Ghana: a history and systematic review of what works, for whom and why (2023)
Journal Article
Elsey, H., Abboah-Offei, M., Vidyasagaran, A. L., Anaseba, D., Wallace, L., Nwameme, A., Gyasi, A., Ayim, A., Ansah-Ofei, A., Amedzro, N., Dovlo, D., Agongo, E., Awoonor-Williams, K., & Agyepong, I. (2023). Implementation of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in rural and urban Ghana: a history and systematic review of what works, for whom and why. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1105495

Background: Despite renewed emphasis on strengthening primary health care globally, the sector remains under-resourced across sub–Saharan Africa. Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) has been the foundation of Ghana's primary care syst... Read More about Implementation of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in rural and urban Ghana: a history and systematic review of what works, for whom and why.

Redesigning Advanced Practice education through the lens of assessment and feedback (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McPhillips, H. (2023, June). Redesigning Advanced Practice education through the lens of assessment and feedback. Poster presented at AAPEUK 2023, Online

Introduction: Within higher education it is widely accepted that course design and delivery should include both formative assessment and feedback, as well as the traditional summative assessment 1. The Higher Education Authority (HEA, 2020)2 essent... Read More about Redesigning Advanced Practice education through the lens of assessment and feedback.

Developing relationships between higher education institutes and NHS stakeholders to support education and development of advanced clinical practice trainees (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McPhillips, N., & Tait, S. (2023, June). Developing relationships between higher education institutes and NHS stakeholders to support education and development of advanced clinical practice trainees. Poster presented at The Association of Advanced Practice Educators UK (AAPE UK) National conference: The Evolving Role of Education in Advancing Practice, Online

Introduction: Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) offers an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice delivered part time with a blended approach. Most students on the pathway are employed within NHS Borders and working in substantive posts for which complet... Read More about Developing relationships between higher education institutes and NHS stakeholders to support education and development of advanced clinical practice trainees.