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Preventing blood-borne virus infection in people who inject drugs in the UK: systematic review, stakeholder interviews, psychosocial intervention development and feasibility randomised controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article
Gilchrist, G., Swan, D., Shaw, A., Keding, A., Towers, S., Craine, N., Munro, A., Hughes, E., Parrott, S., Mdege, N., Strang, J., Taylor, A., & Watson, J. (2017). Preventing blood-borne virus infection in people who inject drugs in the UK: systematic review, stakeholder interviews, psychosocial intervention development and feasibility randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessment, 21(72), https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21720

Background
Opioid substitution therapy and needle exchanges have reduced blood-borne viruses (BBVs) among people who inject drugs (PWID). Some PWID continue to share injecting equipment.

Objectives
To develop an evidence-based psychosocial inter... Read More about Preventing blood-borne virus infection in people who inject drugs in the UK: systematic review, stakeholder interviews, psychosocial intervention development and feasibility randomised controlled trial.

The Lady of Shalott: insights gained from using visual methods and interviews exploring the lived experience of codependency (2017)
Journal Article
Bacon, I., McKay, E. A., Reynolds, F., & McIntyre, A. (2017). The Lady of Shalott: insights gained from using visual methods and interviews exploring the lived experience of codependency. Qualitative Methods in Psychology Bulletin,

Codependency is a complex human experience with many meanings. The experiences of self-identified codependent individuals, who attend 12 steps groups are largely missing from the literature. In this article, we present how a combination of a visual m... Read More about The Lady of Shalott: insights gained from using visual methods and interviews exploring the lived experience of codependency.

Cardiac Rehabilitation: Unraveling the Complexity of Referral and Current Models of Delivery (2017)
Journal Article
Astley, C. M., Neubeck, L., Gallagher, R., Berry, N., Du, H., Hill, M. N., & Clark, R. A. (2017). Cardiac Rehabilitation: Unraveling the Complexity of Referral and Current Models of Delivery. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 32(3), 236-243. https://doi.org/10.1097/jcn.0000000000000332

Evidence-based guidelines recommend strategies for reducing risk factors for secondary prevention of acute coronary syndromes, yet referral to and completion of programs to deliver this advice are poor. In this article we describe the complexity of f... Read More about Cardiac Rehabilitation: Unraveling the Complexity of Referral and Current Models of Delivery.

An analysis of suicide trends in Scotland 1950–2014: comparison with England & Wales (2017)
Journal Article
Dougall, N., Stark, C., Agnew, T., Henderson, R., Maxwell, M., & Lambert, P. (2017). An analysis of suicide trends in Scotland 1950–2014: comparison with England & Wales. BMC Public Health, 17(1), Article 970. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4956-6

Background
Scotland has disproportionately high rates of suicide compared with England. An analysis of trends may help reveal whether rates appear driven more by birth cohort, period or age. A ‘birth cohort effect’ for England & Wales has been previ... Read More about An analysis of suicide trends in Scotland 1950–2014: comparison with England & Wales.

Occupational therapists in emergency departments: A qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article
James, K., Jones, D., Kempenaar, . L., Preston, J., & Kerr, S. (2018). Occupational therapists in emergency departments: A qualitative study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 81(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022617744510

Introduction
Globally, occupational therapists are establishing their role in emergency care, especially in emergency departments. This practice development merits investigation due to its nascence and the challenges that face emergency department p... Read More about Occupational therapists in emergency departments: A qualitative study.

Effectiveness of Online Cancer Education for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals; a Systematic Review Using Kirkpatrick Evaluation Framework (2017)
Journal Article
Campbell, K., Taylor, V., & Douglas, S. (2017). Effectiveness of Online Cancer Education for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals; a Systematic Review Using Kirkpatrick Evaluation Framework. Journal of Cancer Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-017-1308-2

Embedding online learning within higher education can provide engaging, cost-effective, interactive and flexible education. By evaluating the impact, outcomes and pedagogical influence of online cancer and education, future curricula can be shaped an... Read More about Effectiveness of Online Cancer Education for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals; a Systematic Review Using Kirkpatrick Evaluation Framework.

Breastfeeding and opiate dependency (2017)
Journal Article
MacVicar, S. (2017). Breastfeeding and opiate dependency. RcM Midwives, 34

Breastfeeding and opiate dependency: My PhD Summary. A lecturer at Edinburgh Napier University on her doctoral study.

Reflection on practice: Consultation skills (2017)
Journal Article
McLeish, L., & Snowden, A. (2017). Reflection on practice: Consultation skills. Nurse Prescribing, 15(12), 600-604. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2017.15.12.600

The aim of this case study is to illustrate how prescribing decisions can be enhanced through the use of systematic consultation, reflection on practice and relevant information seeking. The enhanced Calgary-Cambridge model was used to structure the... Read More about Reflection on practice: Consultation skills.

Predicting Out-of-Office Blood Pressure in the Clinic for the Diagnosis of Hypertension in Primary Care: An Economic Evaluation (2017)
Journal Article
Monahan, M., Jowett, S., Lovibond, K., Gill, P., Godwin, M., Greenfield, S., Hanley, J., Hobbs, F. R., Martin, U., Mant, J., McKinstry, B., Williams, B., Sheppard, J. P., & McManus, R. J. (2017). Predicting Out-of-Office Blood Pressure in the Clinic for the Diagnosis of Hypertension in Primary Care: An Economic Evaluation. Hypertension, https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.10244

Clinical guidelines in the United States and United Kingdom recommend that individuals with suspected hypertension should have ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring to confirm the diagnosis. This approach reduces misdiagnosis because of white coa... Read More about Predicting Out-of-Office Blood Pressure in the Clinic for the Diagnosis of Hypertension in Primary Care: An Economic Evaluation.

Obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England: a cross-sectional study using the Health Survey for England (2017)
Journal Article
Kyle, R. G., Wills, J., Mahoney, C., Hoyle, L., Kelly, M., & Atherton, I. M. (2017). Obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England: a cross-sectional study using the Health Survey for England. BMJ Open, 7(12), Article e018498. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018498

Objective: To estimate obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England and compare prevalence to those working outside of the health services.
Design: Cross-sectional study based on data from five years (2008-2012) of the nationally rep... Read More about Obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England: a cross-sectional study using the Health Survey for England.

ISeeYou – Evaluation of a woman-centred care pilot project in Bachelor midwifery education and research (2017)
Journal Article
Fontein-Kuipers, Y., & Romeijn, E. (2018). ISeeYou – Evaluation of a woman-centred care pilot project in Bachelor midwifery education and research. Midwifery, 58, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2017.11.005

Aim: to evaluate the ISeeYou project that aims to equip first year Bachelor midwifery students to support them in their learning of providing woman-centred care.

Methods: the project has an ethnographic design. First year midwifery students buddie... Read More about ISeeYou – Evaluation of a woman-centred care pilot project in Bachelor midwifery education and research.

The effectiveness of interventions aimed at increasing physical activity in adults with persistent musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Marley, J., Tully, M. A., Porter-Armstrong, A., Bunting, B., O’Hanlon, J., Atkins, L., Howes, S., & McDonough, S. M. (2017). The effectiveness of interventions aimed at increasing physical activity in adults with persistent musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 18(1), Article 482 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1836-2

Background
Individuals with persistent musculoskeletal pain (PMP) have an increased risk of developing co-morbid health conditions and for early-mortality compared to those without pain. Despite irrefutable evidence supporting the role of physical a... Read More about The effectiveness of interventions aimed at increasing physical activity in adults with persistent musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A modified Delphi study to determine the level of consensus across the European Union on the structures, processes and desired outcomes of the management of polypharmacy in older people (2017)
Journal Article
Stewart, D., Gibson-Smith, K., MacLure, K., Mair, A., Alonso, A., Codina, C., Cittadini, A., Fernandez-Llimos, F., Fleming, G., Gennimata, D., Gillespie, U., Harrison, C., Junius-Walker, U., Kardas, P., Kempen, T., Kinnear, M., Lewek, P., Malva, J., McIntosh, J., Scullin, C., & Wiese, B. (2017). A modified Delphi study to determine the level of consensus across the European Union on the structures, processes and desired outcomes of the management of polypharmacy in older people. PLOS ONE, 12(11), Article e0188348. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188348

Background
Inappropriate use of multiple medicines (inappropriate polypharmacy) is a major challenge in older people with consequences of increased prevalence and severity of adverse drug reactions and interactions, and reduced medicines adherence.... Read More about A modified Delphi study to determine the level of consensus across the European Union on the structures, processes and desired outcomes of the management of polypharmacy in older people.

Lack of concordance between ECDC and CDC systems for surveillance of ventilator associated pneumonia (2017)
Journal Article
Craven, T. H., Wojcik, G., McCoubrey, J., Brooks, O., Grant, E., Reilly, J., Laurenson, I. F., Kefala, K., & Walsh, T. S. (2018). Lack of concordance between ECDC and CDC systems for surveillance of ventilator associated pneumonia. Intensive Care Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4993-8

no abstract available.

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Identifying and addressing sexual health in serious~mental illness: Views of mental health staff working in two National Health Service organizations in England (2017)
Journal Article
Hughes, E., Edmondson, A. J., Onyekwe, I., Quinn, C., & Nolan, F. (2018). Identifying and addressing sexual health in serious~mental illness: Views of mental health staff working in two National Health Service organizations in England. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27(3), 966-974. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12402

People with serious mental illness (service users) have needs related to sexual health and sexuality, yet these have been poorly addressed in mental health services. In the present study, we report the current practice of mental health professionals... Read More about Identifying and addressing sexual health in serious~mental illness: Views of mental health staff working in two National Health Service organizations in England.

How effective are interventions to improve social outcomes among offenders with personality disorder: a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Connell, C., Furtado, V., McKay, E. A., & Singh, S. P. (2017). How effective are interventions to improve social outcomes among offenders with personality disorder: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry, 17(1), Article 368. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1536-3

Background: Offenders with personality disorder are supported by health, criminal justice, social care and third sector
services. These services are tasked with reducing risk, improving health and improving social outcomes. Research has
been conduc... Read More about How effective are interventions to improve social outcomes among offenders with personality disorder: a systematic review.

Incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients discharged in sinus rhythm after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Lowres, N., Mulcahy, G., Jin, K., Gallagher, R., Neubeck, L., & Freedman, B. (2018). Incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients discharged in sinus rhythm after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 26(3), 504-511. https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivx348

Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with increased stroke risk and mortality post-discharge. POAF is often considered transient, however recurrence is likely under-recognized as symptoms are an unreliable guide. Surveillance post-... Read More about Incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients discharged in sinus rhythm after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.