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Education for parenthood (2017)
Book Chapter
Hollins-Martin, C. (2017). Education for parenthood. In S. MacDonald, & G. Johnson (Eds.), Mayes' Midwifery (318-330). (15). Elsevier

No abstract available.

A randomized feasibility pilot trial of hearing treatment for reducing cognitive decline: Results from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Pilot Study (2017)
Journal Article
Deal, J. A., Albert, M. S., Arnold, M., Bangdiwala, S. I., Chisolm, T., Davis, S., Eddins, A., Glynn, N. W., Goman, A. M., Minotti, M., Mosley, T., Rebok, G. W., Reed, N., Rodgers, E., Sanchez, V., Sharrett, A. R., Coresh, J., & Lin, F. R. (2017). A randomized feasibility pilot trial of hearing treatment for reducing cognitive decline: Results from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Pilot Study. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, 3(3), 410-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2017.06.003

Introduction
Hearing loss (HL) is prevalent and independently related to cognitive decline and dementia. There has never been a randomized trial to test if HL treatment could reduce cognitive decline in older adults.

Methods
A 40-person (aged 70... Read More about A randomized feasibility pilot trial of hearing treatment for reducing cognitive decline: Results from the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Pilot Study.

Holistic Needs Assessment in Brain Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Available Tools (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Afseth, J., Neubeck, L., Karatzias, T., & Grant, R. (2017, June). Holistic Needs Assessment in Brain Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Available Tools. Poster presented at British Neuro Oncology Conference

BACKGROUND: A diagnosis of brain cancer affects nearly 10 000 adults per year in the United Kingdom and has a devastating impact. This is due to the poor prognosis as well as a significant symptom burden, which often includes neurocognitive deficits.... Read More about Holistic Needs Assessment in Brain Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Available Tools.

Multiple traumatic experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder and offending behaviour in female prisoners (2017)
Journal Article
Mirza, K., Conway, L., Karatzias, T., Power, K., Woolston, C., Apurva, P., Begley, A., Quinn, C., Jowett, S., Howard, R., & Purdie, A. (2018). Multiple traumatic experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder and offending behaviour in female prisoners. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 28(1), 72-84. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2043

Background Although Q4 it is well established that prisoners commonly have histories of childhood trauma, little is known about mediators between exposure to trauma and criminal behaviour. Hypotheses We hypothesised that the experience of trauma in a... Read More about Multiple traumatic experiences, post-traumatic stress disorder and offending behaviour in female prisoners.

Photographing a ‘Day in the Life’ of an Occupational Therapy Intern (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wallace, M., Hunter, E., & Maclean, F. (2017, June). Photographing a ‘Day in the Life’ of an Occupational Therapy Intern. Poster presented at Royal College of Occupational Therapy Annual Conference 2017, Birmingham

Using Instagram as an Alzheimer Scotland Occupational Therapy Intern (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bew, R., Hunter, E., & Maclean, F. (2017, June). Using Instagram as an Alzheimer Scotland Occupational Therapy Intern

Occupational narratives to explore participation among offenders with personality disorder (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Connell, C., McKay, E., Furtado, V., & Singh, S. (2017, June). Occupational narratives to explore participation among offenders with personality disorder. Paper presented at RCOT Annual Conference 2017, Birmingham

Background: Offenders with personality disorder (PDOs) experience worse health and desistance outcomes than other offender and mentally disordered groups, prompting significant cross-government investment in the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway.... Read More about Occupational narratives to explore participation among offenders with personality disorder.

‘Doing the right thing’: factors influencing GP prescribing of antidepressants and prescribed doses (2017)
Journal Article
Johnson, C. F., Williams, B., MacGillivray, S. A., Dougall, N. J., & Maxwell, M. (2017). ‘Doing the right thing’: factors influencing GP prescribing of antidepressants and prescribed doses. BMC Family Practice, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0643-z

Background: Antidepressant prescribing continues to increase, with 5-16% of adults receiving antidepressants annually. Total prescribing growth is due in part to increased long-term use, greater selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) use and... Read More about ‘Doing the right thing’: factors influencing GP prescribing of antidepressants and prescribed doses.

eMERGe Dr Nicola Ring (2017)
Digital Artefact
Ring, N. (2017). eMERGe Dr Nicola Ring. [Video]

Is there an app for that? Mobile phones and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (2017)
Journal Article
Neubeck, L., Cartledge, S., Dawkes, S., & Gallagher, R. (2017). Is there an app for that? Mobile phones and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Current Opinion in Cardiology, 32(5), 567-571. https://doi.org/10.1097/hco.0000000000000428

Purpose of review
Advances in technology coupled with increased penetration of mobile phones and smart devices are rapidly changing healthcare delivery. Mobile phone applications (‘apps’), text messages, and Internet platforms used alone or in combi... Read More about Is there an app for that? Mobile phones and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Breast-milk expression policies and practices in Scotland: a document analysis (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gillespie, N. (2017, June). Breast-milk expression policies and practices in Scotland: a document analysis. Presented at Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood, Grange over Sands, Cumbria

Discrimination and resilience and the needs of people who identify as transgender: a narrative review of quantitative research studies. (2017)
Journal Article
McCann, E., & Brown, M. (2017). Discrimination and resilience and the needs of people who identify as transgender: a narrative review of quantitative research studies. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(23-24), 4080-4093. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13913

Aims and objectives: to examine discrimination and resilience experiences of people who identify as transgender and establish potential health service responses.
Background: people who identify as transgender face many challenges in society in terms... Read More about Discrimination and resilience and the needs of people who identify as transgender: a narrative review of quantitative research studies..

CPD needs of opioid nurse prescribers: A survey (2017)
Journal Article
Nimmo, S., Paterson, R., & Irvin, L. (2017). CPD needs of opioid nurse prescribers: A survey. Nurse Prescribing, 15(6), 297-302. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2017.15.6.297

Background:
The Misuse of Drugs Act non-medical prescribing legislation permits nurse independent prescribers (NIPs) to prescribe any controlled drug that is within their scope of professional practice. Continuing professional development (CPD) is e... Read More about CPD needs of opioid nurse prescribers: A survey.

Qualitative, critical and discursive methodology for exploring ambivalence around the HPV vaccine amongst marginalised groups (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gray Brunton, C., Carnegie, E., Pow, J., Whittaker, A., & Todorova, I. (2017, June). Qualitative, critical and discursive methodology for exploring ambivalence around the HPV vaccine amongst marginalised groups. Poster presented at Building trust, managing risk: vaccine confidence and Human Papillomavirus vaccination

Understanding person-centeredness through an occupational therapy internship programme (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Maclean, F., & Hunter, E. (2017, June). Understanding person-centeredness through an occupational therapy internship programme. Paper presented at Alzheimer Scotland Annual Conference 2017, Edinburgh, UK

Being Home: Housing and Dementia in Scotland (2017)
Report
James, K. (2017). Being Home: Housing and Dementia in Scotland. Lanarkshire: Life Changes Trust

This report has identified the important role suitable housing plays in the life of the person affected by dementia, including family, friends, neighbours and practitioners. Full recognition of housing within the current movement to integration can i... Read More about Being Home: Housing and Dementia in Scotland.

Educational preparation, roles, and competencies to guide career development for cardiac rehabilitation nurses. (2017)
Journal Article
Lin, S. H. M., Neubeck, L., & Gallagher, R. (2017). Educational preparation, roles, and competencies to guide career development for cardiac rehabilitation nurses. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 32(3), 244-259. https://doi.org/10.1097/jcn.0000000000000346

Background: Cardiac rehabilitation is one of the most widely recommended strategies to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease. The multicomponent nature of cardiac rehabilitation programs requires a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professio... Read More about Educational preparation, roles, and competencies to guide career development for cardiac rehabilitation nurses..

Learning analytics: challenges and limitations (2017)
Journal Article
Wilson, A., Watson, C., Thompson, T. L., Drew, V., & Doyle, S. (2017). Learning analytics: challenges and limitations. Teaching in Higher Education, 22(8), 991-1007. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2017.1332026

Learning analytic implementations are increasingly being included in learning management systems in higher education. We lay out some concerns with the way learning analytics – both data and algorithms – are often presented within an unproblematized... Read More about Learning analytics: challenges and limitations.

To screen or not to screen? Examining the arguments against screening for atrial fibrillation. (2017)
Journal Article
Neubeck, L., Orchard, J., Lowres, N., & Freedman, S. B. (2017). To screen or not to screen? Examining the arguments against screening for atrial fibrillation. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 26(9), 880-886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.118

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, with a lifetime risk of 1 in 4 of developing AF over the age of 40 years. Around 40% of patients are asymptomatic, which is of concern as AF is a major risk factor for stroke. Early dete... Read More about To screen or not to screen? Examining the arguments against screening for atrial fibrillation..

How to implement live video recording in the clinical environment: A practical guide for clinical services (2017)
Journal Article
Lloyd, A., Dewar, A., Edgar, S., Caesar, D., Gowens, P., & Clegg, G. (2017). How to implement live video recording in the clinical environment: A practical guide for clinical services. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 71(6), Article e12951. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.12951

Background: The use of video in healthcare is becoming more common, particularly in simulation and educational settings. However, video recording live episodes of clinical care is far less routine. Aim To provide a practical guide for clinical servic... Read More about How to implement live video recording in the clinical environment: A practical guide for clinical services.