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Online Supportive Conversations and Reflection Sessions (OSCaRS): A Feasibility Studywith care home staff during the pandemic (2021)
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Johnston, L. (2021). Online Supportive Conversations and Reflection Sessions (OSCaRS): A Feasibility Studywith care home staff during the pandemic. Edinburgh: CSO

A study in three cares homes was undertaken to assess the feasibility of providing online emotional support and practice-based learning on death/dying and end of life care during the pandemic of 2020, to groups of staff in care homes for older people... Read More about Online Supportive Conversations and Reflection Sessions (OSCaRS): A Feasibility Studywith care home staff during the pandemic.

Challenges in achieving immediate skin-to-skin contact following birth by elective caesarean section: a narrative review of the literature (2021)
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Kelly, L., & Harper-McDonald, B. (2021). Challenges in achieving immediate skin-to-skin contact following birth by elective caesarean section: a narrative review of the literature. MIDIRS midwifery digest, 31(1), 96-100

Background: The benefits of immediate safe, observed, skin-to-skin contact following birth are well documented and established best practice following vaginal birth in the United Kingdom (UK). However, women who deliver their babies by caesarean secti... Read More about Challenges in achieving immediate skin-to-skin contact following birth by elective caesarean section: a narrative review of the literature.

A Systematic Literature Review of Factor Analytic and Mixture Models of ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD using the International Trauma Questionnaire (2021)
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Redican, E., Nolan, E., Hyland, P., Cloitre, M., McBride, O., Karatzias, T., Murphy, J., & Shevlin, M. (2021). A Systematic Literature Review of Factor Analytic and Mixture Models of ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD using the International Trauma Questionnaire. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 79, Article 102381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102381

The 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11; WHO, 2018) describes two distinct trauma related disorders, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD). This review aims to summarise and synthesize evidence... Read More about A Systematic Literature Review of Factor Analytic and Mixture Models of ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD using the International Trauma Questionnaire.

Association of Hearing Loss with Physical, Social, and Mental Activity Engagement (2021)
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Goman, A. M., Gao, T., Betz, J., Reed, N. S., Deal, J. A., Lin, F. R., & for the ACHIEVE-P Study Group. (2021). Association of Hearing Loss with Physical, Social, and Mental Activity Engagement. Seminars in Hearing, 42(1), 59-65. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1726001

This article aims to evaluate a hearing loss intervention versus an aging education intervention on activity engagement in the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders pilot (ACHIEVE-P). Forty adults (70–84 years) with hearing loss recruited f... Read More about Association of Hearing Loss with Physical, Social, and Mental Activity Engagement.

Investigating the Effect of Locus of Control, Sex and Age on Perceptions of Petty Crime (2021)
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Brown, L., & Murray, J. (2021). Investigating the Effect of Locus of Control, Sex and Age on Perceptions of Petty Crime. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis, 17(2), 46-53

The present research investigated locus of control, sex and age to identify which influenced crime perceptions and to what extent. A 2 (internal versus external locus of control) x 2 (male versus female) x 3 (young, middle and older adult) between gr... Read More about Investigating the Effect of Locus of Control, Sex and Age on Perceptions of Petty Crime.

Engaging with feedback processes in workplace settings: using student expertise to co-create resources to foster first-year students’ feedback literacy development (2021)
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Sambell, K., Brown, S., & Adamson, E. (2021). Engaging with feedback processes in workplace settings: using student expertise to co-create resources to foster first-year students’ feedback literacy development. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 3(2), 54-73

This paper reports outcomes from a pedagogic action research project conducted collaboratively with students. It focuses on co-constructed resources targeted on the development of feedback literacy in work-based settings. It outlines the process for... Read More about Engaging with feedback processes in workplace settings: using student expertise to co-create resources to foster first-year students’ feedback literacy development.

Electrocardiogram interpretation competency among emergency nurses and emergency medical service (EMS) personnel: A cross‐sectional and comparative descriptive study (2021)
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Rahimpour, M., Shahbazi, S., Ghafourifard, M., Gilani, N., & Breen, C. (2021). Electrocardiogram interpretation competency among emergency nurses and emergency medical service (EMS) personnel: A cross‐sectional and comparative descriptive study. Nursing Open, 8(4), 1712-1719. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.809

Aims The aim of this research study was to compare electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation competency among emergency nurses and EMS personnel. Design A cross-sectional comparative descriptive study design was used. Methods This study recruit... Read More about Electrocardiogram interpretation competency among emergency nurses and emergency medical service (EMS) personnel: A cross‐sectional and comparative descriptive study.

Do the Clinical Management Guidelines for Covid-19 in African Countries Reflect the African Quality Palliative Care Standards? A Review of Current Guidelines (2021)
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Afolabi, O. A., Abboah-Offei, M., Namisango, E., Chukwusa, E., Oluyase, A. O., Luyirika, E. B., Harding, R., & Nkhoma, K. (2021). Do the Clinical Management Guidelines for Covid-19 in African Countries Reflect the African Quality Palliative Care Standards? A Review of Current Guidelines. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 61(5), e17-e23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.01.126

Context Palliative care should be a component of COVID-19 management to relieve suffering, improve patient outcomes and save cost. Objectives We aimed to identify and critically appraise the palliative care recommendations within COVID-19 case m... Read More about Do the Clinical Management Guidelines for Covid-19 in African Countries Reflect the African Quality Palliative Care Standards? A Review of Current Guidelines.

ICD-11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD) in Treatment Seeking Veterans: Risk factors and comorbidity (2021)
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Murphy, D., Karatzias, T., Busuttil, W., Greenberg, N., & Shevlin, M. (2021). ICD-11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD) in Treatment Seeking Veterans: Risk factors and comorbidity. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 56(7), 1289-1298. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02028-6

Purpose: Emerging evidence suggests that ICD-11 CPTSD is a more common condition than PTSD in treatment seeking samples although no study has explored risk factors and comorbidities of PTSD and CPTSD in veteran populations. In this study risk factors... Read More about ICD-11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD) in Treatment Seeking Veterans: Risk factors and comorbidity.

The use of pedobarographic analysis to evaluate movement patterns in unstable total knee arthroplasty: a proof of concept study (2021)
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Seghal, A., Burnett, R., Howie, C. R., Simpson, A. H. R., & Hamilton, D. (2021). The use of pedobarographic analysis to evaluate movement patterns in unstable total knee arthroplasty: a proof of concept study. The Knee, 29, 110-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2021.01.010

Background Definition and clinical diagnosis of instability in TKA is challenging. Sensitive and objective biomechanical tools to aid diagnosis are currently lacking. This proof-of-concept study evaluates the use of pressure mat analyses to identify... Read More about The use of pedobarographic analysis to evaluate movement patterns in unstable total knee arthroplasty: a proof of concept study.

Current Nutrition Practice in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs (2021)
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Kocanda, L., Schumacher, T. L., Kerr, J., May, J., Rollo, M. E., Neubeck, L., & Brown, L. J. (2021). Current Nutrition Practice in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 41(6), E32-E38. https://doi.org/10.1097/hcr.0000000000000588

Purpose: This study sought to determine current practice regarding nutrition care within cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs, including perceived barriers and facilitators to providing nutrition care in this setting. Methods: A cross-sectiona... Read More about Current Nutrition Practice in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs.

Risk Factors for Leg Ulceration in People Who Inject Drugs: A Cross-Sectional Study (2021)
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Coull, A. F., Kyle, R. G., Hanson, C. L., & Watterson, A. (2021). Risk Factors for Leg Ulceration in People Who Inject Drugs: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 30(11-12), 1623-1632. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15716

Aims and Objectives The aim of this study was to assess, for the first time in a hard-to-reach population, the risk factors for leg ulceration among PWID, with the objective of making improvements to prevention and care. Background An estimate... Read More about Risk Factors for Leg Ulceration in People Who Inject Drugs: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ICD-11 Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) in parents with perinatal bereavement: Implications for treatment and care (2021)
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Hollins Martin, C. J., Patterson, J., Paterson, C., Welsh, N., Dougall, N., Karatzias, T., & Williams, B. (2021). ICD-11 Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) in parents with perinatal bereavement: Implications for treatment and care. Midwifery, 96, Article 102947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2021.102947

The 11th revision of the WHO International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) has identified Complex PTSD (CPTSD) as a new condition. Aim: To explore whether the new diagnosis of CPTSD (ICD11) is relevant to women who have experienced perinatal be... Read More about ICD-11 Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) in parents with perinatal bereavement: Implications for treatment and care.

Examining the effectiveness of telemonitoring with routinely acquired blood pressure data in primary care: challenges in the statistical analysis (2021)
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Parker, R. A., Padfield, P., Hanley, J., Pinnock, H., Kennedy, J., Stoddart, A., Hammersley, V., Sheikh, A., & McKinstry, B. (2021). Examining the effectiveness of telemonitoring with routinely acquired blood pressure data in primary care: challenges in the statistical analysis. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21(1), Article 31 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01219-8

Background Scale-up BP was a quasi-experimental implementation study, following a successful randomised controlled trial of the roll-out of telemonitoring in primary care across Lothian, Scotland. Our primary objective was to assess the effect of te... Read More about Examining the effectiveness of telemonitoring with routinely acquired blood pressure data in primary care: challenges in the statistical analysis.

Gender differences in uptake, adherence and experiences: a longitudinal, mixed methods study of a physical activity referral scheme in Scotland, UK (2021)
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Hanson, C. L., Neubeck, L., Kyle, R. G., Brown, N., Gallagher, R., Clark, R. A., McHale, S., & Dawkes, S. (2021). Gender differences in uptake, adherence and experiences: a longitudinal, mixed methods study of a physical activity referral scheme in Scotland, UK. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), Article 1700. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041700

Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) are implemented internationally to increase physical activity (PA) but evidence of effectiveness for population subgroups is equivocal. We examined gender differences for a Scottish PARS. This mixed-method, c... Read More about Gender differences in uptake, adherence and experiences: a longitudinal, mixed methods study of a physical activity referral scheme in Scotland, UK.

A network meta-analysis of psychological interventions for schizophrenia and psychosis: impact on symptoms (2021)
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Mc Glanaghy, E., Turner, D., Davis, G. A., Sharpe, H., Dougall, N., Morris, P., Prentice, W., & Hutton, P. (2021). A network meta-analysis of psychological interventions for schizophrenia and psychosis: impact on symptoms. Schizophrenia Research, 228, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2020.12.036

Background: Evidence for the effectiveness of psychological interventions for schizophrenia/psychosis is growing, however there is no consensus on the psychological intervention most likely to reduce symptoms. Methods: A network meta-analysis was... Read More about A network meta-analysis of psychological interventions for schizophrenia and psychosis: impact on symptoms.