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Towards a human-rights-based framework for assessing psychiatric intervention for children and young people (2025)
Journal Article
Stavert, J., Watts, J., Schulze, U., & Malmendier-Muehlschegel, A. (2025). Towards a human-rights-based framework for assessing psychiatric intervention for children and young people. BJPsych Open, 11(2), Article e50. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.856

Decisions around psychiatric interventions for children and young people involve balancing respect for the child’s wishes, the need to provide benefit and relevant risk factors. We recommend establishing a framework for assessment of interventions fo... Read More about Towards a human-rights-based framework for assessing psychiatric intervention for children and young people.

Positive symptoms of psychosis and ICD-11 complex post-traumatic stress dis-order: A network analysis in a Canadian sample from Montreal (2025)
Journal Article
Levin, Y., Mazza, A., Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., McGinty, G., Hoffman, Y., Lis, E., Ben-Ezra, M., & Rahel, B. (in press). Positive symptoms of psychosis and ICD-11 complex post-traumatic stress dis-order: A network analysis in a Canadian sample from Montreal. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry / Revue Canadienene de Psychiatrie,

Objectives: Traumatic experiences constitute a risk factor for developing different psychopathologies, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), and positive symptoms of psychosis. However, on the... Read More about Positive symptoms of psychosis and ICD-11 complex post-traumatic stress dis-order: A network analysis in a Canadian sample from Montreal.

Are ‘time’ and ‘culture’ useful and necessary diagnostic requirements for ICD-11 Prolonged Grief Disorder? A Cross-national study (2025)
Journal Article
Redican, E., Shevlin, M., Ben-Ezra, M., Karatzias, T., & Hyland, P. (online). Are ‘time’ and ‘culture’ useful and necessary diagnostic requirements for ICD-11 Prolonged Grief Disorder? A Cross-national study. Death Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2025.2468822

ICD-11 PGD can only be diagnosed if symptoms persist beyond 6 months after bereavement and for longer than would be expected from societal, cultural, or religious norms. This study examined the validity and utility of these diagnostic requirements us... Read More about Are ‘time’ and ‘culture’ useful and necessary diagnostic requirements for ICD-11 Prolonged Grief Disorder? A Cross-national study.

Testing the use of ‘clinical checks’ with the International Trauma Questionnaire to measure PTSD and complex PTSD (2025)
Journal Article
Shevlin, M., Hyland, P., Brewin, C. R., Cloitre, M., Karatzias, T., & Redican, E. (in press). Testing the use of ‘clinical checks’ with the International Trauma Questionnaire to measure PTSD and complex PTSD. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica,

Background: The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) is the most widely used measure of ICD-11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD). This self-report scale has been used to estimate prevalence rates of these disorders in... Read More about Testing the use of ‘clinical checks’ with the International Trauma Questionnaire to measure PTSD and complex PTSD.

Predictor Factors Associated With Hazardous Drug Safe Handling Precautions Across a UK Oncology Nurse Sample and Implications for Novel Treatments (2025)
Journal Article
Campbell, K., Dicksit, D., & Polovich, M. (online). Predictor Factors Associated With Hazardous Drug Safe Handling Precautions Across a UK Oncology Nurse Sample and Implications for Novel Treatments. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2025.151817

Objectives
The development and use of novel systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) treatments are advancing rapidly. While cytotoxic drugs have traditionally been the cornerstone of treatment, they are increasingly used alongside novel agents. This stud... Read More about Predictor Factors Associated With Hazardous Drug Safe Handling Precautions Across a UK Oncology Nurse Sample and Implications for Novel Treatments.

Practitioner Guidance for Implementing Low-Volume High Intensity Interval Training in People with Coronary Artery Disease (2025)
Journal Article
Ingle, L., Begg, B., Powell, R., Nichols, S., Birkett, S., Young, S., Cowie, A., & McGregor, G. (online). Practitioner Guidance for Implementing Low-Volume High Intensity Interval Training in People with Coronary Artery Disease. Physiotherapy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2025.101777

Objective
High intensity interval training (HIIT) is recognised within many international cardiac rehabilitation (CR) guidelines. In the United Kingdom (UK), however, similar guidance does not exist; moderate intensity training regimens have traditi... Read More about Practitioner Guidance for Implementing Low-Volume High Intensity Interval Training in People with Coronary Artery Disease.

Experiences of Social Disconnection in a Bereaved Community Sample from Ontario, Canada (2025)
Journal Article
Nolan, E., Redican, E., Hyland, P., Duffy, M., Karatzias, T., & Shevlin, M. (online). Experiences of Social Disconnection in a Bereaved Community Sample from Ontario, Canada. Journal of Loss and Trauma, https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2025.2465392

Lower perceived social support is a known risk factor for problematic grief reactions, but specific facets such as social disconnection may play a critical role in shaping grief responses. This study utilized the Oxford-Grief Social Disconnection Sca... Read More about Experiences of Social Disconnection in a Bereaved Community Sample from Ontario, Canada.

Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE Study (2025)
Journal Article
Schrack, J. A., Wanigatunga, A. A., Glynn, N. W., Arnold, M. L., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. H., Couper, D., Deal, J. A., Gmelin, T., Goman, A. M., Huang, A. R., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Martinez-Amezcua, P., Mitchell, C. M., Pankow, J. S., Pike, J. R., Reed, N. S., Sanchez, V. A., Sullivan, K. J., …Lin, F. R. (in press). Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,

Background: Hearing loss is prevalent in older adults and associated with reduced daily physical activity, but whether hearing intervention attenuates declines in physical activity is unknown . We investigated the 3-year effect of a hearing intervent... Read More about Effects of Hearing Intervention on Physical Activity Measured by Accelerometry: a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE Study.

Impact of a hearing intervention on the levels of leisure-time physical activity and T.V. viewing in older adults: results from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE trial (2025)
Journal Article
Martinez-Amezcua, P., Zhang, W., Assi, S., Gupta, H., Twardzik, E., Huang, A. R., Reed, N. S., Deal, J. A., Arnold, M. L., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T., Couper, D., Glynn, N. W., Gmelin, T., Goman, A. M., Gravens-Mueller, L., Hayden, K. M., Mitchell, C. M., Pankow, J. S., Russell Pike, J., …Coresh, J. (online). Impact of a hearing intervention on the levels of leisure-time physical activity and T.V. viewing in older adults: results from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE trial. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaf033

Background
Age-related hearing loss is common among older adults and may influence physical activity and sedentary behaviors, such as TV viewing. This study examined whether a hearing intervention could affect these behaviors over three years.

Me... Read More about Impact of a hearing intervention on the levels of leisure-time physical activity and T.V. viewing in older adults: results from a secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE trial.

The Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adverse Family Experiences: A Qualitative Exploration of Sibling Resilience (2025)
Journal Article
Nichol, M. R., Curley, L. J., & Sime, P. J. (2025). The Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adverse Family Experiences: A Qualitative Exploration of Sibling Resilience. Behavioral Sciences, 15(2), Article 161. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15020161

The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Adverse Family Experiences (AFEs) frameworks have been employed extensively in research. However, to date, no such studies have considered both frameworks concurrently, nor have they explored the similarit... Read More about The Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adverse Family Experiences: A Qualitative Exploration of Sibling Resilience.

Using a digital health intervention “INTERCEPT” to improve secondary prevention in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients: protocol for a mixed methods non-randomised feasibility study (2025)
Journal Article
Gibson, I., Jennings, C., Neubeck, L., Corcoran, M., Wood, D., Sharif, F., Hynes, L., Murphy, A. W., Byrne, M., & McEvoy, J. W. (in press). Using a digital health intervention “INTERCEPT” to improve secondary prevention in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients: protocol for a mixed methods non-randomised feasibility study. HRB Open Research, 6, Article 43. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13781.2

Background
Digital health interventions (DHIs) are increasingly used for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of “INTERCEPT”, a co-designed DHI developed to improve secondary... Read More about Using a digital health intervention “INTERCEPT” to improve secondary prevention in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients: protocol for a mixed methods non-randomised feasibility study.

Writing for publication: The basics (2025)
Journal Article
Sweet, L., Borrelli, S., Matvienko-Sikar, K., Kuipers, Y., & Fox, D. (2025). Writing for publication: The basics. Women and Birth, 38(2), Article 101878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101878

Problem: Writing for publication can be a challenging experience. Whilst midwives develop writing skills through their university education, writing a journal article can be quite different.

Purpose: To explain some basic skills of scientific wri... Read More about Writing for publication: The basics.

The pre-implementation process of the continuity of midwifery care research strategy: An implementation science methodologically guided initiative (2025)
Journal Article
Kuipers, Y., Aitken-Arbuckle, A., Hardie, K., Corrigan, A., Jenkins, H., & Craig, J. (2025). The pre-implementation process of the continuity of midwifery care research strategy: An implementation science methodologically guided initiative. Evaluation and Program Planning, 110, Article 102552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102552

In 2017, the continuity of midwifery care model was introduced as the way forward in Scottish maternity and neonatal services. There is no shared research strategy aligning research needs with an agenda, setting goals and revising plans. In this pape... Read More about The pre-implementation process of the continuity of midwifery care research strategy: An implementation science methodologically guided initiative.

Evaluation of the initial rollout of the physical activity referral standards policy in Scotland: a qualitative study (2025)
Journal Article
Hanson, C. L., Mchale, S., Neubeck, L., Dougall, N., & Kelly, P. (2025). Evaluation of the initial rollout of the physical activity referral standards policy in Scotland: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 15(1), Article e089723. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089723

Objectives: Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) allow healthcare professionals to refer patients for physical activity support. Evidence of effectiveness is equivocal. Public Health Scotland has developed ‘physical activity referral standards’... Read More about Evaluation of the initial rollout of the physical activity referral standards policy in Scotland: a qualitative study.

Frailty determinants in heart failure: Inflammatory markers, cognitive impairment and psychosocial interaction (2025)
Journal Article
Wleklik, M., Lee, C. S., Lewandowski, Ł., Czapla, M., Jędrzejczyk, M., Aldossary, H., & Uchmanowicz, I. (online). Frailty determinants in heart failure: Inflammatory markers, cognitive impairment and psychosocial interaction. ESC Heart Failure, https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.15208

Aims: This study aimed to identify factors associated with frailty in heart failure (HF) patients, focusing on demographic, biochemical and health‐related variables. It also explored the correlation between frailty and comorbidities such as malnutrit... Read More about Frailty determinants in heart failure: Inflammatory markers, cognitive impairment and psychosocial interaction.

Is videoconference pulmonary rehabilitation associated with improvements in knowledge in people living with COPD? A propensity-matched service-evaluation (2025)
Journal Article
J Roberts, N., Cheung, C. Y., Yam, W. S., Palmer, M. D., Clarke, S., DC Man, W., & M Nolan, C. (2025). Is videoconference pulmonary rehabilitation associated with improvements in knowledge in people living with COPD? A propensity-matched service-evaluation. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 22, https://doi.org/10.1177/14799731241310895

Introduction: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) services are increasingly using alternative programme delivery modes, for example telerehabilitation strategies including videoconferencing, to improve patient choice and accessibility. Although telerehabil... Read More about Is videoconference pulmonary rehabilitation associated with improvements in knowledge in people living with COPD? A propensity-matched service-evaluation.

Integrating frailty interventions into existing care models: a comprehensive approach to enhancing patient outcomes in chronic disease management (2025)
Journal Article
Uchmanowicz, I., Faulkner, K. M., Iovino, P., Kwaśny, A., Surma, S., Magi, C. E., Jakubiak, G. K., Longobucco, Y., Janczak, D., Rak-Pasikowska, A., Czapla, M., & Uchmanowicz, B. (2025). Integrating frailty interventions into existing care models: a comprehensive approach to enhancing patient outcomes in chronic disease management. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, Article 1518774. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1518774

Frailty syndrome (FS) is a complex and multifaceted condition commonly observed in old adults patients with chronic diseases, often accompanied by cognitive impairments. This review explores the integration of frailty interventions into existing care... Read More about Integrating frailty interventions into existing care models: a comprehensive approach to enhancing patient outcomes in chronic disease management.

Lasater clinical judgment rubric in nursing education: a Turkish validity and reliability study (2025)
Journal Article
Sezer, E., Çelik, H. Y., Karabacak, Ü., & Lasater, K. (2025). Lasater clinical judgment rubric in nursing education: a Turkish validity and reliability study. BMC Nursing, 24(1), Article 70. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02679-1

Introduction: Gaining clinical judgment competence among student nurses is a significant outcome of nursing education. In this education process, an assessment tool based on observable behaviors is needed for evaluating students’ clinical judgment sk... Read More about Lasater clinical judgment rubric in nursing education: a Turkish validity and reliability study.