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Quantile Probability Predictions: A Demonstrative Performance Analysis of Forecasts of US COVID-19 Deaths (2021)
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Thomson, M., Pollock, A., & Murray, J. (2021). Quantile Probability Predictions: A Demonstrative Performance Analysis of Forecasts of US COVID-19 Deaths. Eurasian Journal of Business and Management, 9(2), 139-163. https://doi.org/10.15604/ejbm.2021.09.02.

An analytical framework is presented for the evaluation of quantile probability forecasts. It is demonstrated using weekly quantile forecasts of changes in the number of US COVID-19 deaths. Empirical quantiles are derived using the assumption that da... Read More about Quantile Probability Predictions: A Demonstrative Performance Analysis of Forecasts of US COVID-19 Deaths.

Peer-delivery of a gender-specific smoking cessation intervention for women living in disadvantaged communities in Ireland We Can Quit2 (WCQ2) – a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial (2021)
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Hayes, C. B., Patterson, J., Castello, S., Burke, E., O’Connell, N., Darker, C. D., …Dougall, N. (2022). Peer-delivery of a gender-specific smoking cessation intervention for women living in disadvantaged communities in Ireland We Can Quit2 (WCQ2) –

Introduction. The We Can Quit2 (WCQ2) pilot trial assessed the feasibility of ‘We Can Quit’ (WCQ), a community-based stop-smoking programme delivered by trained community facilitators, based on the socio-ecological framework and developed using a Com... Read More about Peer-delivery of a gender-specific smoking cessation intervention for women living in disadvantaged communities in Ireland We Can Quit2 (WCQ2) – a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.

Feasibility of conservative fluid administration and deresuscitation compared with usual care in critical illness: the Role of Active Deresuscitation After Resuscitation-2 (RADAR-2) randomised clinical trial (2021)
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Silversides, J. A., McMullan, R., Emerson, L. M., Bradbury, I., Bannard-Smith, J., Szakmany, T., …McAuley, D. F. (2022). Feasibility of conservative fluid administration and deresuscitation compared with usual care in critical illness: the Role of Activ

Purpose Fluid overload is common in critical illness and is associated with mortality. This study investigated the feasibility of a randomised trial comparing conservative fluid administration and deresuscitation (active removal of accumulated fluid... Read More about Feasibility of conservative fluid administration and deresuscitation compared with usual care in critical illness: the Role of Active Deresuscitation After Resuscitation-2 (RADAR-2) randomised clinical trial.

First and second trimester ultrasound in pregnancy: A systematic review and metasynthesis of the views and experiences of pregnant women, partners, and health workers (2021)
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Moncrieff, G., Finlayson, K., Cordey, S., McCrimmon, R., Harris, C., Barreix, M., …Downe, S. (2021). First and second trimester ultrasound in pregnancy: A systematic review and metasynthesis of the views and experiences of pregnant women, partners, and

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends one ultrasound scan before 24 weeks gestation as part of routine antenatal care (WHO 2016). We explored influences on provision and uptake through views and experiences of pregnant women, par... Read More about First and second trimester ultrasound in pregnancy: A systematic review and metasynthesis of the views and experiences of pregnant women, partners, and health workers.

Critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning when advanced practitioners assess and treat skin conditions (2021)
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McPhillips, H., Wood, A. F., & Harper-McDonald, B. (2021). Critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning when advanced practitioners assess and treat skin conditions. British Journal of Nursing, 30(22), 1278-1286. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.22.127

Advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) roles require a broad range of knowledge of both medical and surgical medicine and the ability to work autonomously in a variety of settings. Despite around half of the UK adult population presenting with a skin c... Read More about Critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning when advanced practitioners assess and treat skin conditions.

Critical appraisal of technologies to assess electrical activity during atrial fibrillation: a position paper from the European Heart Rhythm Association and European Society of Cardiology Working Group on eCardiology in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society, Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, Latin American Heart Rhythm Society and Computing in Cardiology (2021)
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de Groot, N. M. S., Shah, D., Boyle, P. M., Anter, E., Clifford, G. D., Deisenhofer, I., …ESC Scientific Document Group. (2022). Critical appraisal of technologies to assess electrical activity during atrial fibrillation: a position paper from the Europ

We aim to provide a critical appraisal of basic concepts underlying signal recording and processing technologies applied for (i) atrial fibrillation (AF) mapping to unravel AF mechanisms and/or identifying target sites for AF therapy and (ii) AF dete... Read More about Critical appraisal of technologies to assess electrical activity during atrial fibrillation: a position paper from the European Heart Rhythm Association and European Society of Cardiology Working Group on eCardiology in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society, Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, Latin American Heart Rhythm Society and Computing in Cardiology.

Traumatic life events as risk factors for psychosis and ICD-11 complex PTSD: a gender-specific examination (2021)
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Ho, G. W. K., Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., Bressington, D., & Shevlin, M. (2021). Traumatic life events as risk factors for psychosis and ICD-11 complex PTSD: a gender-specific examination. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1), Article 2009271. htt

Background. Numerous studies found robust associations between psychosis and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but few have examined the relationships between psychosis and recently formulated ICD-11 Complex PTSD (CPTSD). Further, no known study... Read More about Traumatic life events as risk factors for psychosis and ICD-11 complex PTSD: a gender-specific examination.

Preoperative morbidity and joint awareness while awaiting hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement (2021)
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Robinson, P., Williamson, T., Maempel, J., Murray, I., MacDonald, D., Hamilton, D., & Gaston, P. (2021). Preoperative morbidity and joint awareness while awaiting hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement. Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 8, A

Purpose The Forgotten Joint Score (FJS-12) is a valid tool in the evaluation of patients undergoing hip arthroscopy, assessing the unique concept of joint awareness in the setting of a patient’s hip pathology. The preoperative burden on patients’ me... Read More about Preoperative morbidity and joint awareness while awaiting hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement.

Will Africans take COVID-19 vaccination? (2021)
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Anjorin, A. A., Odetokun, I. A., Abioye, A. I., Elnadi, H., Umoren, M. V., Damaris, B. F., …Fasina, F. O. (2021). Will Africans take COVID-19 vaccination?. PLOS ONE, 16(12), Article e0260575. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260575

The economic and humanistic impact of COVID-19 pandemic is enormous globally. No definitive treatment exists, hence accelerated development and approval of COVID-19 vaccines, offers a unique opportunity for COVID-19 prevention and control. Vaccine he... Read More about Will Africans take COVID-19 vaccination?.

Using Telemedicine to Provide Education for the Symptomatic Patient with Chronic Respiratory Disease (2021)
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Blackstock, F. C., & Roberts, N. J. (2021). Using Telemedicine to Provide Education for the Symptomatic Patient with Chronic Respiratory Disease. Life, 11(12), Article 1317. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11121317

Technology-enabled learning, using computers, smartphones, and tablets, to educate patients on their respiratory disease and management has grown over the last decade. This shift has been accelerated by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the need to so... Read More about Using Telemedicine to Provide Education for the Symptomatic Patient with Chronic Respiratory Disease.

Do the outcomes of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement change over time? (2021)
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Robinson, P., Liu, H., Wilkinson, T., Maempel, J., Murray, I., MacDonald, D., …Gaston, P. (2022). Do the outcomes of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement change over time?. Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research, 108(4), Article

Background: The purpose of this study was to search for changes in functional outcomes of patients undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) between short and medium-term follow-up. Secondary aims included reporting rates of r... Read More about Do the outcomes of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement change over time?.

Flemish midwives’ perspectives on supporting women during the transition to motherhood – A Q-methodology study (2021)
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Van den Branden, L., Van de Craen, N., Van Leugenhaege, L., Mestdagh, E., Timmermans, O., Van Rompaey, B., & Kuipers, Y. J. (2022). Flemish midwives’ perspectives on supporting women during the transition to motherhood – A Q-methodology study. Midwife

Objective In this study we aimed to reveal midwives’ distinct perspectives about midwifery support of women in their transition process during the continuum from pregnancy to one-year postpartum. Design A Q-methodology study, a mixed quantitativ... Read More about Flemish midwives’ perspectives on supporting women during the transition to motherhood – A Q-methodology study.

Conducting a consultation and clinical assessment of the skin for advanced clinical practitioners (2021)
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McPhillips, H., Wood, A. F., & Harper-McDonald, B. (2021). Conducting a consultation and clinical assessment of the skin for advanced clinical practitioners. British Journal of Nursing, 30(21), 1232-1236. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.21.1232

Advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) roles require a broad range of knowledge of both medical and surgical areas and the ability to work autonomously in a variety of settings. Despite around half of the UK adult population presenting with a skin cond... Read More about Conducting a consultation and clinical assessment of the skin for advanced clinical practitioners.

Individual Life-Course Socioeconomic Position and Hearing Aid Use in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (2021)
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Yi, J. S., Garcia Morales, E. E., Betz, J. F., Deal, J. A., Dean, L. T., Du, S., …Nieman, C. L. (2022). Individual Life-Course Socioeconomic Position and Hearing Aid Use in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Journals of Gerontology, Series A

Background To measure the association between individual life-course socioeconomic position (SEP) and hearing aid use, we examined childhood and adulthood socioeconomic variables collected at the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study base... Read More about Individual Life-Course Socioeconomic Position and Hearing Aid Use in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

Conducting Research Using Online Workshops During COVID-19: Lessons for and Beyond the Pandemic (2021)
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Binti Mohd Shamsuddin, A., Sheikh, A., & Keers, R. (2021). Conducting Research Using Online Workshops During COVID-19: Lessons for and Beyond the Pandemic. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 20, https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069211043744

Social distancing rules in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic have necessitated a move to online research for many social science researchers. In moving data collection online, academic literature on Internet-mediated research has resurfaced and been... Read More about Conducting Research Using Online Workshops During COVID-19: Lessons for and Beyond the Pandemic.

Mediating role of avoidance of trauma disclosure and social disapproval in ICD-11 post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder: cross-sectional study in a Lithuanian clinical sample (2021)
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Kvedaraite, M., Gelezelyte, O., Karatzias, T., Roberts, N. P., & Kazlauskas, E. (2021). Mediating role of avoidance of trauma disclosure and social disapproval in ICD-11 post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder: cross-sect

Background. ICD-11 includes a new trauma-related complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), resulting predominantly from reoccurring or prolonged trauma. Previous studies showed that lack of social support is among the strongest predictors of PTS... Read More about Mediating role of avoidance of trauma disclosure and social disapproval in ICD-11 post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder: cross-sectional study in a Lithuanian clinical sample.

Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) (2021)
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Emmens, B., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2023). Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 41(2), 213-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.202

Background Recent observations suggest birth satisfaction may be significantly associated with postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD). The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is increasingly used Internationally as a short, valid a... Read More about Translation and validation of the Dutch version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).

Informing future nursing: An exploration of respiratory teaching in the pre-registration nurse curriculum (2021)
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Roberts, N., Welch, L., Kelly, C., & Lippiett, K. (2021). Informing future nursing: An exploration of respiratory teaching in the pre-registration nurse curriculum. Nurse Education in Practice, 57, Article 103254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.10325

Aim/objective The aim is to examine and map the respiratory skills taught in the pre-registration nursing curriculum (2010). Background Respiratory assessment and care are fundamental clinical skills enabling nurses to treat and care for people... Read More about Informing future nursing: An exploration of respiratory teaching in the pre-registration nurse curriculum.

Fatalism and ICD-11 CPTSD and PTSD diagnoses: Results from Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana (2021)
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Levin, Y., Bachem, R., Palgi, Y., Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Ben-Ezra, M., & Maercker, A. (2021). Fatalism and ICD-11 CPTSD and PTSD diagnoses: Results from Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1), Article 198845

Background: Existing research on posttraumatic sequelae suggests a positive association between fatalism and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the associations between fatalism and the new ICD-11 diagnosis of complex PTSD (CP... Read More about Fatalism and ICD-11 CPTSD and PTSD diagnoses: Results from Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana.