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Using the new Scottish Longitudinal Outcomes database (LEO) to understand transitions from university to practice amongst nursing students (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pearsons, A., Mitchell, E., Shields, E., & Atherton, I. (2025, September). Using the new Scottish Longitudinal Outcomes database (LEO) to understand transitions from university to practice amongst nursing students. Paper presented at Administrative Data Research UK Annual Conference 2025, Cardiff

Objectives
Nursing is facing substantial workforce challenges. Applications to study nursing have declined by 25% in Scotland, while 900 vacancies remain unfilled. The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan aims to grow the UK nursing workforce from 350,000... Read More about Using the new Scottish Longitudinal Outcomes database (LEO) to understand transitions from university to practice amongst nursing students.

Assessing peri-loss emotions and their associations with ICD-11 prolonged grief disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in a community sample of bereaved adults (2025)
Journal Article
Redican, E., Shevlin, M., Karatzias, T., & Hyland, P. (in press). Assessing peri-loss emotions and their associations with ICD-11 prolonged grief disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in a community sample of bereaved adults. Death Studies,

Previous studies have examined risk factors for ICD-11 Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) but the variation and levels of peri-loss emotional reactions (those occurring during or immediately after the loss), and their association with grief related distr... Read More about Assessing peri-loss emotions and their associations with ICD-11 prolonged grief disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in a community sample of bereaved adults.

Young Men’s Communication Needs for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine: A Cross – Cultural, Qualitative Analysis in Scotland, Spain, and the United States (2025)
Journal Article
Gray Brunton, C., Carnegie, E., Pow, J., Todorova, I., Petrova, D., Garcia-Retamero, R., & Whittaker, A. (in press). Young Men’s Communication Needs for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine: A Cross – Cultural, Qualitative Analysis in Scotland, Spain, and the United States. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine,

Background: Globally Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake rates have declined within a wider context of vaccine hesitancy. Gender-neutral vaccine programmes are increasing and recommended for prevention of cervical, anogenital and oropharyngeal... Read More about Young Men’s Communication Needs for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine: A Cross – Cultural, Qualitative Analysis in Scotland, Spain, and the United States.

Educational interventions promoting modifiable lifestyle behaviours for cardiovascular disease in pre-registration nursing students: a scoping review (2025)
Journal Article
Creighton, L., Caughers, G., Mitchell, G., McMahon, J., Neubeck, L., & Fitzsimons, D. (2025). Educational interventions promoting modifiable lifestyle behaviours for cardiovascular disease in pre-registration nursing students: a scoping review. BMC Nursing, 24(1), Article 952. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03611-x

Aims: Modifiable lifestyle behaviours, such as smoking and high alcohol consumption are more prevalent among pre-registration nursing students, than the general population. Embedding education on the impact of these risk factors for cardiovascular di... Read More about Educational interventions promoting modifiable lifestyle behaviours for cardiovascular disease in pre-registration nursing students: a scoping review.

Robotics Use in the Care and Management of People Living with Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review (2025)
Journal Article
Al Bayrakdar, A., Dragone, M., Wojcik, G., McConnel, A., King, M., & Paterson, R. (online). Robotics Use in the Care and Management of People Living with Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1177/19322968251356298

Background:
Diabetes prevalence is rising and projected to affect 783 million globally by 2045. Effective diabetes self-management relies on diabetes knowledge, lifestyle modifications, and health care support; yet global health care workforce short... Read More about Robotics Use in the Care and Management of People Living with Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review.

Effective implementation of preventive cardiology guidelines: pathways to success (2025)
Journal Article
Uchmanowicz, I., Czapla, M., Lomper, K., Iovino, P., Rosiek-Biegus, M., Surma, S., & Rahimi, K. (online). Effective implementation of preventive cardiology guidelines: pathways to success. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf448

This review highlights the importance of implementing preventive cardiology guidelines—both for primary and secondary prevention—to improve patient outcomes and reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease. Despite the availability of comprehensive gu... Read More about Effective implementation of preventive cardiology guidelines: pathways to success.

Patients’ perspectives on medication adherence feedback interventions for managing long-term medications: a systematic review of qualitative evidence (2025)
Journal Article
Kobson, B., Hanley, J., Mair, A., Dima, A. L., Rea, N., & Paterson, R. E. (online). Patients’ perspectives on medication adherence feedback interventions for managing long-term medications: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-025-01958-4

Introduction
Optimising medication usage is a worldwide challenge. While numerous feedback interventions have been developed to address this issue, understanding patients' perspectives on the use of such interventions to optimise adherence provides... Read More about Patients’ perspectives on medication adherence feedback interventions for managing long-term medications: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

The Provocateurs! Fringe Preview (2025)
Exhibition / Performance
Varghese, R., Rae, A., & Uegaki, W. The Provocateurs! Fringe Preview. 16 July 2025 - 16 July 2025

Take top academics, some thought-provoking ideas, add one comedian…

New for 2025, The Provocateurs promise to blend humour with ground breaking research. Join us for a spirited debate with some of Scotland’s sharpest intellects.

With host comed... Read More about The Provocateurs! Fringe Preview.

Access to services for mental ill-health and substance use among people released from prison in Scotland (RELEASE): Retrospective observational cohort study protocol (2025)
Journal Article
Savinc, J., Kjellgren, R., Connell, C., Dougall, N., & Haddow, C. (in press). Access to services for mental ill-health and substance use among people released from prison in Scotland (RELEASE): Retrospective observational cohort study protocol. International Journal of Population Data Science,

Promoting Neurodiversity-Affirming Care for Autistic Children: A Scoping Review (2025)
Journal Article
Wagland, Z., Sterman, J., Scott-Cole, L., Spassiani, N., & Njelesani, J. (2025). Promoting Neurodiversity-Affirming Care for Autistic Children: A Scoping Review. Neurodiversity, 3, https://doi.org/10.1177/27546330251357479

Historically, educational and clinical practice with autistic children centred on developing their ability to ‘fit in’ and achieve neurotypical milestones. The neurodiversity movement aims to shift the focus from normalising behaviours to acceptance... Read More about Promoting Neurodiversity-Affirming Care for Autistic Children: A Scoping Review.

Shame- and guilt-proneness as mediators of PTSD/DSO symptoms in young adults (2025)
Journal Article
Oasi, O., Shevlin, M., Lasalvia, A., Bonetto, C., Cristofalo, D., Marzocco, G., Somma, C., Toscano, M., Karatzias, T., & Cavalera, C. (in press). Shame- and guilt-proneness as mediators of PTSD/DSO symptoms in young adults. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy,

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationships between trauma exposure, shame- and guilt-proneness, and the development of PTSD and Disturbances in Self-Organization (DSO) symptoms in young adults. Specifically, we hypothesized that trauma... Read More about Shame- and guilt-proneness as mediators of PTSD/DSO symptoms in young adults.

Using our nursing superpower: Improving cancer care for older people and their care partners by addressing what matters most: Age-Friendly Cancer Nursing Collective (AFCNC) (2025)
Journal Article
Campbell, K., Dunham, M., He, E. S., Kagan, S. H., Kinnane, N. A., Krishnasamy, M., Lynch, M. P., Staats, K., & Torstveit, A.-H. (online). Using our nursing superpower: Improving cancer care for older people and their care partners by addressing what matters most: Age-Friendly Cancer Nursing Collective (AFCNC). Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjon.2025.100752

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Illuminating Humanity: Narrative Medicine Practices for Crisis Negotiators (2025)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., & Launer, J. (online). Illuminating Humanity: Narrative Medicine Practices for Crisis Negotiators. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-025-09756-4

This exploratory paper examines how the practical application of narrative medicine (NM) has the capability to support police hostage/crisis negotiators. Narrative medicine ensures that the humanity and dignity of both medical professional and patien... Read More about Illuminating Humanity: Narrative Medicine Practices for Crisis Negotiators.

Nutritional risk, frailty and functional status in elderly heart failure patients (2025)
Journal Article
Lisiak, M., Jędrzejczyk, M., Wleklik, M., Lomper, K., Czapla, M., & Uchmanowicz, I. (online). Nutritional risk, frailty and functional status in elderly heart failure patients. ESC Heart Failure, https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.15351

Aims: Heart failure (HF) in elderly patients is frequently associated with frailty, malnutrition and reduced functional status. This study assessed the associations between nutritional risk, functional capacity, frailty and length of hospital stay (L... Read More about Nutritional risk, frailty and functional status in elderly heart failure patients.

Accelerating the development of a psychological intervention to restore treatment decision-making capacity in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder: An umbrella trial (2025)
Journal Article
Hutton, P., Taylor, C. D., Kelly, J., Emsley, R., Vikram, A., Alexander, C. H., McCann, A., Saddington, D., Eliasson, E., Burke, J., Harper, S., Karatzias, T., Taylor, P. J., Watson, A., Dougall, N., Stavert, J., O'Rourke, S., Glasgow, A., Murphy, R., Palmer, K., …Woodrow, A. (2025). Accelerating the development of a psychological intervention to restore treatment decision-making capacity in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder: An umbrella trial. Schizophrenia Research, 282, 184-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2025.06.018

Introduction
Many individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder (‘psychosis’) lack capacity to make decisions about psychiatric treatment (‘incapacity’), however we lack robust evidence from clinical trials on interventions to improve it. To acce... Read More about Accelerating the development of a psychological intervention to restore treatment decision-making capacity in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder: An umbrella trial.

Vaccine Hesitancy and Confidence Research Programme: Qualitative and Critical Research Approaches with Vulnerable Groups (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray Brunton, C., Carnegie, E., Pow, J., Petrova, D., Garcia Retamero, R., Whittaker, A., & Todorova, I. (2025, July). Vaccine Hesitancy and Confidence Research Programme: Qualitative and Critical Research Approaches with Vulnerable Groups. Presented at 14th Conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP), Galway, Ireland

Vaccine hesitancy, delays and or refusals to be vaccinated despite the availability of a vaccine, are a global problem. Since the Covid-19 pandemic there are declines in most vaccines indicating a crisis in confidence about medicine and science. Mean... Read More about Vaccine Hesitancy and Confidence Research Programme: Qualitative and Critical Research Approaches with Vulnerable Groups.

Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prototype Hospital Digital Antibiotic Review Tracking Toolkit: A Qualitative Study Using the RE-AIM Framework (2025)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Ring, N., Smith, J., Willis, D., Williams, B., & Kydonaki, C. (2025). Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prototype Hospital Digital Antibiotic Review Tracking Toolkit: A Qualitative Study Using the RE-AIM Framework. Antibiotics, 14(7), Article 660. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14070660

Background: Internationally, digital health interventions have increasingly been adopted within hospital settings. Optimising their clinical implementation requires user involvement, but there is a lack of evidence regarding how this should be done.... Read More about Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Prototype Hospital Digital Antibiotic Review Tracking Toolkit: A Qualitative Study Using the RE-AIM Framework.

Usability Challenges in Electronic Health Records: Impact on Documentation Burden and Clinical Workflow: A Scoping Review (2025)
Journal Article
Olakotan, O., Samuriwo, R., Ismaila, H., & Atiku, S. (2025). Usability Challenges in Electronic Health Records: Impact on Documentation Burden and Clinical Workflow: A Scoping Review. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 31(4), 16. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70189

Background
The adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) has become integral to today's healthcare by supporting preventive care; however, it often imposes significant documentation burdens that disrupt workflows. These challenges may stem from u... Read More about Usability Challenges in Electronic Health Records: Impact on Documentation Burden and Clinical Workflow: A Scoping Review.

Human rights and psychiatric practice in relation to involuntary treatment of young people in Europe (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stavert, J., Malmendier-Muehlschegel, A., & Schulze, U. (2025, June). Human rights and psychiatric practice in relation to involuntary treatment of young people in Europe. Presented at ESCAP 2025: 21st International Congress of the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Strasbourg

Aims: International human rights treaties emphasize autonomy and reducing or eliminating psychiatric coercion making which can conflict with involuntary psychiatric treatment. The aim of our workshop is to facilitate a discussion between mental healt... Read More about Human rights and psychiatric practice in relation to involuntary treatment of young people in Europe.

An international consensus statement on the methodological standards for physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development (2025)
Journal Article
Milton, K., Pearsons, A., Hanson, C., Chou, R., & Stamatakis, E. (in press). An international consensus statement on the methodological standards for physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development. Journal of Physical Activity and Health,

Background: The World Health Organization and many national health bodies have released physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines; however, there are inconsistencies across jurisdictions, which may partly be due to variation in guideline d... Read More about An international consensus statement on the methodological standards for physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development.