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Qualitative study of telemonitoring of blood glucose and blood pressure in type 2 diabetes. (2015)
Journal Article
Hanley, J., Fairbrother, P., McCloughan, L., Pagliari, C., Paterson, M., Pinnock, H., …McKinstry, B. (2015). Qualitative study of telemonitoring of blood glucose and blood pressure in type 2 diabetes. BMJ Open, 5(12), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008896

Objectives To explore the experiences of patients and professionals taking part in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of blood glucose, blood pressure (BP) and weight telemonitoring in type 2 diabetes supported by primary care, and identify factors... Read More about Qualitative study of telemonitoring of blood glucose and blood pressure in type 2 diabetes..

Surface electromyography in animal biomechanics: A systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Valentin, S., & Zsoldos, R. R. (2016). Surface electromyography in animal biomechanics: A systematic review. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 28, 167-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.12.005

The study of muscle activity using surface electromyography (sEMG) is commonly used for investigations of the neuromuscular system in man. Although sEMG has faced methodological challenges, considerable technical advances have been made in the last f... Read More about Surface electromyography in animal biomechanics: A systematic review.

Using Intervention Mapping for Systematic Development of a Midwife-Delivered Intervention for Prevention and Reduction of Maternal Distress during Pregnancy (2015)
Journal Article
Kuipers, Y., van Limbeek, E., Ausems, M., de Vries, R., & Nieuwenhuijze, M. (2015). Using Intervention Mapping for Systematic Development of a Midwife-Delivered Intervention for Prevention and Reduction of Maternal Distress during Pregnancy. International Journal of Women's Health and Wellness, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.23937/2474-1353/1510008

The authors describe how Intervention Mapping was used to develop a midwife-led intervention to prevent or reduce maternal distress during pregnancy. An extensive needs assessment showed that both pregnant women and midwives needed to be taught to re... Read More about Using Intervention Mapping for Systematic Development of a Midwife-Delivered Intervention for Prevention and Reduction of Maternal Distress during Pregnancy.

Measuring relationships between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, burnout and well-being in student counsellors and student cognitive behavioural psychotherapists: a quantitative survey (2015)
Journal Article
Beaumont, E., Durkin, M., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Carson, J. (2016). Measuring relationships between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, burnout and well-being in student counsellors and student cognitive behavioural psychotherapists: a quantitative survey. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 16(1), 15-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12054

Background: Prolonged deficiency in self-care strategies puts counsellors and psychotherapists at risk of burnout and compassion fatigue.
Aim: To measure associations between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, wellbeing and burnout in student cou... Read More about Measuring relationships between self-compassion, compassion fatigue, burnout and well-being in student counsellors and student cognitive behavioural psychotherapists: a quantitative survey.

The diagnosis of COPD in primary care; gender differences and the role of spirometry (2015)
Journal Article
Roberts, N., Patel, I., & Partridge, M. (2016). The diagnosis of COPD in primary care; gender differences and the role of spirometry. Respiratory Medicine, 111, 60-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2015.12.008

Background
Females with exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease now account for one half of all hospital admissions for that condition and rates have been increasing over the last few decades. Differences in presentations of disease b... Read More about The diagnosis of COPD in primary care; gender differences and the role of spirometry.

A Chinese immigrant paradox? Low coronary heart disease incidence but higher short‐term mortality in western‐dwelling Chinese immigrants: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. (2015)
Journal Article
Jin, K., Ding, D., Gullick, J., Koo, F., & Neubeck, L. (2015). A Chinese immigrant paradox? Low coronary heart disease incidence but higher short‐term mortality in western‐dwelling Chinese immigrants: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association JAHA, 4(12), Article e002568. https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.115.002568

Background-—Chinese form a large proportion of the immigrant population in Western countries. There is evidence that Chinese
immigrants experience an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) after immigration in part due to cultural habits and... Read More about A Chinese immigrant paradox? Low coronary heart disease incidence but higher short‐term mortality in western‐dwelling Chinese immigrants: a systematic review and meta‐analysis..

Black medicine: an observational study of doctors’ coffee purchasing patterns at work (2015)
Journal Article
Giesinger, K., Hamilton, D. F., Erschbamer, M., Jost, B., & Giesinger, J. M. (2015). Black medicine: an observational study of doctors’ coffee purchasing patterns at work. BMJ, 351, h6446. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h6446

Objective: To evaluate doctors’ coffee consumption at work and differences between specialties.

Design: Single centre retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Large teaching hospital in Switzerland.

Participants: 766 qualified doctors (425 men,... Read More about Black medicine: an observational study of doctors’ coffee purchasing patterns at work.

In reply to Adams and colleagues (2015)
Journal Article
Hutton, P., Taylor, P. J., & Morrison, A. P. (2015). In reply to Adams and colleagues. Psychosis, 7(4), 367-367. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2015.1093017

Dear Editor

We disagree with the Cochrane Schizophrenia Group’s (CSzG) self-assessment that the problems we identified (Hutton, Wood, Taylor, Irving & Morrison, 2014) in their reviews of popular antipsychotics for schizophrenia are not serious. We... Read More about In reply to Adams and colleagues.

Distress management in cancer. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snowden, A., White, C. A., & Christie, Z. (2015, December). Distress management in cancer. Paper presented at BPOS 2010 Annual Conference: Cancer Relationships with Others, Chester, UK

Optimising antibiotic stewardship in suspected ICU acquired pneumonia in two large intensive care units: a prospective audit (2015)
Journal Article
Wojcik, G., Craven, T. H., & Walsh, T. S. (2015). Optimising antibiotic stewardship in suspected ICU acquired pneumonia in two large intensive care units: a prospective audit. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 16(4 supp 28-103),

Optimising antibiotic stewardship in suspected ICU acquired pneumonia in two large intensive care units: a prospective audit.

Stepping up, stepping back, stepping forward: Student nurses' experiences as peer mentors in a pre-nursing scholarship (2015)
Journal Article
Smith, A., Beattie, M., & Kyle, R. G. (2015). Stepping up, stepping back, stepping forward: Student nurses' experiences as peer mentors in a pre-nursing scholarship. Nurse Education in Practice, 15(6), 492-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2015.03.005

Mentorship is an essential part of the registered nurse's role, yet few opportunities exist for student nurses to mentor others during pre-registration programmes. This paper reports student nurses' experiences of mentoring school pupils during a pre... Read More about Stepping up, stepping back, stepping forward: Student nurses' experiences as peer mentors in a pre-nursing scholarship.

Protocol-developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines (eMERGe) (2015)
Journal Article
France, E., Ring, N., Noyes, J., Maxwell, M., Jepson, R., Duncan, E., Turley, R., Jones, D., & Uny, I. (2015). Protocol-developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines (eMERGe). BMC Medical Research Methodology, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-015-0068-0

Background: Designing and implementing high-quality health care services and interventions requires robustly synthesised evidence. Syntheses of qualitative research studies can provide evidence of patients’ experiences of health conditions; intervent... Read More about Protocol-developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines (eMERGe).

Stressors, Appraisal of Stressors, Experienced Stress and Cardiac Response: A Real-Time, Real-Life Investigation of Work Stress in Nurses (2015)
Journal Article
Johnston, D., Bell, C., Jones, M., Farquharson, B., Allan, J., Schofield, P., Ricketts, I., & Johnston, M. (2016). Stressors, Appraisal of Stressors, Experienced Stress and Cardiac Response: A Real-Time, Real-Life Investigation of Work Stress in Nurses. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 50(2), 187-197. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-015-9746-8

Background Stress in health care professionals may reflect both the work and appraisal of work and impacts on the individuals, their patients, colleagues and managers. Purpose The purpose of the present study is to examine physiological and psycho... Read More about Stressors, Appraisal of Stressors, Experienced Stress and Cardiac Response: A Real-Time, Real-Life Investigation of Work Stress in Nurses.

Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in people with severe mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Hughes, E., Bassi, S., Gilbody, S., Bland, M., & Martin, F. (2016). Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in people with severe mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, 3(1), 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2815%2900357-0

Background
Although people with serious mental illnesses have a high risk of contracting blood-borne viral infections, sexual health has largely been neglected by researchers and policy makers involved in mental health. Failure to address this short... Read More about Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in people with severe mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The Sydney playground project- levelling the playing field: a cluster trial of a primary school-based intervention aiming to promote manageable risk-taking in children with disability (2015)
Journal Article
Bundy, A. C., Wyver, S., Beetham, K. S., Ragen, J., Naughton, G., Tranter, P., Norman, R., Villeneuve, M., Spencer, G., Honey, A., Simpson, J., Baur, L., & Sterman, J. (2015). The Sydney playground project- levelling the playing field: a cluster trial of a primary school-based intervention aiming to promote manageable risk-taking in children with disability. BMC Public Health, 15(1), Article 1125 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2452-4

Background
Providing children and adults with opportunities to engage in manageable risk taking may be a stepping stone toward closing the gap in life conditions currently experienced by young people with disabilities. We aim to demonstrate the effe... Read More about The Sydney playground project- levelling the playing field: a cluster trial of a primary school-based intervention aiming to promote manageable risk-taking in children with disability.

Evidence of perceived psychosocial stress as a risk factor for stroke in adults: a meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Booth, J., Connelly, L., Lawrence, M., Chalmers, C., Joice, S., Becker, C., & Dougall, N. (2015). Evidence of perceived psychosocial stress as a risk factor for stroke in adults: a meta-analysis. BMC Neurology, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-015-0456-4

Background
Several studies suggest that perceived psychosocial stress is associated with increased risk of stroke; however results are inconsistent with regard to definitions and measurement of perceived stress, features of individual study design,... Read More about Evidence of perceived psychosocial stress as a risk factor for stroke in adults: a meta-analysis.