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More than a hanky and a leaflet: Supporting People with Individual Budgets after treatment for cancer in Lanarkshire (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Johnston, L., Coonagh, K., McComish, G., Russell, J., Pearson, C., & Campbell, K. (2019, February). More than a hanky and a leaflet: Supporting People with Individual Budgets after treatment for cancer in Lanarkshire. Presented at BPOS 2019 Annual Confere

Supporting People with Individual Budgets Project was funded by Macmillan Cancer Support Transforming Care after Treatment Programme. It aimed to combine motivational planning sessions with an individual budget of £250 to support people after treatme... Read More about More than a hanky and a leaflet: Supporting People with Individual Budgets after treatment for cancer in Lanarkshire.

Transitions from child to adult health care for young people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Brown, M., Macarthur, J., Higgins, A., & Chouliara, Z. (2019). Transitions from child to adult health care for young people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(11), 2418-2434. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13

Aims To examine the experiences of health transitions for young people with intellectual disabilities and their carers and identify the implications for nursing practice. Design A systematic review and critical appraisal of qualitative, quantita... Read More about Transitions from child to adult health care for young people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review.

Mode of birth after caesarean section: individual prediction scores using Scottish population data (2019)
Journal Article
Denham, S. H., Humphrey, T., deLabrusse, C., & Dougall, N. (2019). Mode of birth after caesarean section: individual prediction scores using Scottish population data. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19, Article 84. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2226-6

Background Rising caesarean section (CS) rates are a global health concern. Contemporary data indicates that almost 50% of CS are electively performed, with a high proportion of these being a repeat procedure. Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) is... Read More about Mode of birth after caesarean section: individual prediction scores using Scottish population data.

Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study (2019)
Journal Article
Cunningham, M., France, E. F., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A., Roberts, R. J., …Noyes, J. (2019). Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 7

Background Meta-ethnography is a commonly used methodology for qualitative evidence synthesis. Research has identified that the quality of reporting of published meta-ethnographies is often poor and this has limited the utility of meta-ethnography f... Read More about Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study.

Reducing delay in patients with acute coronary syndrome and other time-critical conditions: a systematic review to identify the behaviour change techniques associated with effective interventions (2019)
Journal Article
Farquharson, B., Abhyankar, P., Smith, K., Dombrowski, S. U., Treweek, S., Dougall, N., …Johnston, M. (2019). Reducing delay in patients with acute coronary syndrome and other time-critical conditions: a systematic review to identify the behaviour chang

Background: Time to treatment in many conditions, particularly acute coronary syndrome, is critical to reducing mortality. Delay between onset of symptoms and treatment remains a worldwide problem. Reducing patient delay has been particularly challen... Read More about Reducing delay in patients with acute coronary syndrome and other time-critical conditions: a systematic review to identify the behaviour change techniques associated with effective interventions.

Cognitive behavioural therapy for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia: the FOCUS RCT (2019)
Journal Article
Morrison, A. P., Pyle, M., Gumley, A., Schwannauer, M., Turkington, D., MacLennan, G., …Kingdon, D. (2019). Cognitive behavioural therapy for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia: the FOCUS RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 23(7), 1-144. https://doi.org/1

Background: Clozapine (clozaril, Mylan Products Ltd) is a first-choice treatment for people withschizophrenia who have a poor response to standard antipsychotic medication. However, a significant number of patients who trial clozapine have an inadequ... Read More about Cognitive behavioural therapy for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia: the FOCUS RCT.

Exploring variation in patient access of post-discharge physiotherapy following total hip and knee arthroplasty under a choice based system in the UK: an observational cohort study (2019)
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., Loth, F. C., MacDonald, D. J., MacFarlane, G. J., Beard, D. J., Simpson, A. H. R., …Howie, C. R. (2019). Exploring variation in patient access of post-discharge physiotherapy following total hip and knee arthroplasty under a choice base

Objectives: To assess a targeted ‘therapy as required’ model of post-discharge outpatient physiotherapy provision. Specifically, we investigated what proportion of patients accessed post-discharge physiotherapy following total hip arthroplasty (THA)... Read More about Exploring variation in patient access of post-discharge physiotherapy following total hip and knee arthroplasty under a choice based system in the UK: an observational cohort study.

Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Europe: How does it differ by region and compare with other high-income countries?: Endorsed by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (2019)
Journal Article
Abreu, A., Pesah, E., Supervia, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Lopez-Jimenez, F., …Grace, S. L. (2019). Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Europe: How does it differ by region and compare with other high-income countries?: E

Aims: The aims of this study were to establish cardiac rehabilitation availability and density, as well as the nature of programmes, and to compare these by European region (geoscheme) and with other high-income countries. Methods: A survey was adm... Read More about Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Europe: How does it differ by region and compare with other high-income countries?: Endorsed by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology.

How do participant experiences and characteristics influence engagement in exercise referral? A qualitative longitudinal study of a scheme in Northumberland, UK (2019)
Journal Article
Hanson, C. L., Oliver, E. J., Dodd-Reynolds, C. J., & Allin, L. J. (2019). How do participant experiences and characteristics influence engagement in exercise referral? A qualitative longitudinal study of a scheme in Northumberland, UK. BMJ Open, 9(2), Ar

Objectives Exercise referral schemes (ERSs) are internationally widespread. This study aimed to gain an insight into differential engagement through understanding participant experiences of patients referred by healthcare professionals to one such... Read More about How do participant experiences and characteristics influence engagement in exercise referral? A qualitative longitudinal study of a scheme in Northumberland, UK.

Routes to achieving sustainable intensification in simulated dairy farms: The importance of production efficiency and complimentary land uses (2019)
Journal Article
White, P. J. C., Lee, M. A., Roberts, D. J., & Cole, L. J. (2019). Routes to achieving sustainable intensification in simulated dairy farms: The importance of production efficiency and complimentary land uses. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(5), 1128-1139.

1. Sustainable intensification (SI) is a global challenge, aiming to increase food production whilst conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services. This is contrary to the observed trend of agricultural intensification degrading environmental qualit... Read More about Routes to achieving sustainable intensification in simulated dairy farms: The importance of production efficiency and complimentary land uses.

Effect of a Nurse-Led Preventive Psychological Intervention on Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial (2019)
Journal Article
Wade, D. M., Mouncey, P. R., Richards-Belle, A., Wulff, J., Harrison, D. A., Sadique, M. Z., …for the POPPI Trial Investigators. (2019). Effect of a Nurse-Led Preventive Psychological Intervention on Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Criti

A meta-analysis of outcomes during the 6 months after intensive care unit (ICU) discharge indicate a prevalence for clinically important posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of 25%.To determine whether a nurse-led preventive, complex psychol... Read More about Effect of a Nurse-Led Preventive Psychological Intervention on Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Establishing the context for a Master degree programme in Nursing at the National University of Lesotho (2019)
Journal Article
Mtshali, N. G., Nyangu, I., Molise, N., Tsekoa, L., Ranneileng, M., Qhobela, M. C., & Ralejoana, N. (2019). Establishing the context for a Master degree programme in Nursing at the National University of Lesotho. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sc

The National University of Lesotho Nursing Department, in implementing the first Master degree programme in Nursing, conducted a rapid needs assessment to understand the nursing education status in the country, establish the nature of the Master degr... Read More about Establishing the context for a Master degree programme in Nursing at the National University of Lesotho.

A methodological systematic review of meta-ethnography conduct to articulate the complex analytical phases (2019)
Journal Article
France, E. F., Uny, I., Ring, N., Turley, R. L., Maxwell, M., Duncan, E. A. S., …Noyes, J. (2019). A methodological systematic review of meta-ethnography conduct to articulate the complex analytical phases. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19, Article

Background: Decision making in health and social care requires robust syntheses of both quantitative and qualitative evidence. Meta-ethnography is a seven-phase methodology for synthesising qualitative studies. Developed in 1988 by sociologists in ed... Read More about A methodological systematic review of meta-ethnography conduct to articulate the complex analytical phases.

A review of the impact of utilising electronic medical records for clinical research recruitment (2019)
Journal Article
Lai, Y. S., & Afseth, J. D. (2019). A review of the impact of utilising electronic medical records for clinical research recruitment. Clinical Trials, 16(2), 194-203. https://doi.org/10.1177/1740774519829709

Introduction: Recruitment is an important aspect of clinical research, as poor recruitment could undermine the scientific value of a trial or delay the development process of new treatments. The development of electronic medical records provides a n... Read More about A review of the impact of utilising electronic medical records for clinical research recruitment.

EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research (2019)
Journal Article
Seppala, L. J., van der Velde, N., Masud, T., Blain, H., Petrovic, M., van der Cammen, T. J., …the EuGMS Special Interest Group on Pharmacology. (2019). EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on Knowledge Disseminati

Falls are a major public health concern in the older population, and certain medication classes are a significant risk factor for falls. However, knowledge is lacking among both physicians and older people, including caregivers, concerning the role o... Read More about EuGMS Task and Finish group on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs (FRIDs): Position on Knowledge Dissemination, Management, and Future Research.

A qualitative study on the perceived impact of using an integrated community-based supportive cancer service (2019)
Journal Article
Young, J., & Snowden, A. (2019). A qualitative study on the perceived impact of using an integrated community-based supportive cancer service. European Journal of Cancer Care, 28(3), Article e13001. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13001

Objective ‘Improving the Cancer Journey’ (ICJ) is an original, community based, multidisciplinary service offering holistic support to people diagnosed with cancer in Scotland. It is the first service of its kind in the UK. The aim of this qualitati... Read More about A qualitative study on the perceived impact of using an integrated community-based supportive cancer service.

Loneliness and social isolation causal association with health-related lifestyle risk in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol (2019)
Journal Article
Malcolm, M., Frost, H., & Cowie, J. (2019). Loneliness and social isolation causal association with health-related lifestyle risk in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. Systematic Reviews, 8(1), 48-56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13

Background The health impacts of loneliness and social isolation among older adults are widely acknowledged. Despite this, there is no consensus on the possible causal nature of this relationship, which could undermine effectiveness of interventions... Read More about Loneliness and social isolation causal association with health-related lifestyle risk in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

A mixed‐methods, randomized controlled feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) versus SC alone for DSM‐5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities (2019)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Brown, M., Taggart, L., Truesdale, M., Sirisena, C., Walley, R., …Paterson, D. (2019). A mixed‐methods, randomized controlled feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) versus SC al

Objective: To report the results of the first randomised feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) vs. SC alone for DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabil... Read More about A mixed‐methods, randomized controlled feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) versus SC alone for DSM‐5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities.

Medicines adherence to anti-platelet therapy in acute coronary syndrome: part 1 (2019)
Journal Article
Paterson, R., & Mahadi, T. (2019). Medicines adherence to anti-platelet therapy in acute coronary syndrome: part 1. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 1(2), 66-68. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2019.1.2.66

Ruth Paterson and Tasha Mahadi provide an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the articles in more detail, a full reference is provided.

Testing the expert based weights used in the UK’s Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) against three preference-based methods (2019)
Journal Article
Watson, V., Dibben, C., Cox, M., Atherton, I., Sutton, M., & Ryan, M. (2019). Testing the expert based weights used in the UK’s Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) against three preference-based methods. Social Indicators Research, 144(3), 1055-1074. ht

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), used widely in England, is an important tool for social need and inequality identification. It summarises deprivation across seven dimensions (income, employment, health, education, housing and services, envir... Read More about Testing the expert based weights used in the UK’s Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) against three preference-based methods.