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Happy, Healthy and Empowered: Meeting the Healthcare needs of children and young people with Autism following major trauma (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kennedy, R., Binns, F., Blakesley, H., & Jones, S. (2016, September). Happy, Healthy and Empowered: Meeting the Healthcare needs of children and young people with Autism following major trauma. Presented at 11th Autism Europe International Congress, Edinb

Background Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a young person communicates and relates to their environment and people around them. Autistic children and young people can be challenging to man... Read More about Happy, Healthy and Empowered: Meeting the Healthcare needs of children and young people with Autism following major trauma.

Early maladaptive schemas in adult survivors of interpersonal trauma: foundations for a cognitive theory of psychopathology (2016)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Jowett, S., Begley, A., & Deas, S. (2016). Early maladaptive schemas in adult survivors of interpersonal trauma: foundations for a cognitive theory of psychopathology. European Journal of Psychotraumatology Supplement, 7(1), 30713. https://

Background Although the association between psychological trauma and early maladaptive schemas (EMS) is well established in the literature, no study to date has examined the relationship of EMS to PTSD and psychopathologies beyond depression and anx... Read More about Early maladaptive schemas in adult survivors of interpersonal trauma: foundations for a cognitive theory of psychopathology.

Engaging patients and the public in digital health: findings from a systematic review of qualitative studies (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Connor, S., O'Donnell, C., & Mair, F. (2016, September). Engaging patients and the public in digital health: findings from a systematic review of qualitative studies. Presented at Menarini Foundation eHealth in Evolution Conference, Dublin, Ireland

Engaging patients and the public in digital health: findings from a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies (2016)
Journal Article
O’Connor, S., Hanlon, P., O’Donnell, C. A., Garcia, S., Glanville, J., & Mair, F. S. (2016). Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 16(120), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-016-0359-3

Background Numerous types of digital health interventions (DHIs) are available to patients and the public but many factors affect their ability to engage and enrol in them. This systematic review aims to identify and synthesise the qualitative liter... Read More about Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Prevalence of Hearing Loss by Severity in the United States (2016)
Journal Article
Goman, A. M., & Lin, F. R. (2016). Prevalence of Hearing Loss by Severity in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 106(10), 1820-1822. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2016.303299

Objectives. To estimate the age- and severity-specific prevalence of hearing impairment in the United States. Methods. We conducted cross-sectional analyses of 2001 through 2010 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey on 964... Read More about Prevalence of Hearing Loss by Severity in the United States.

Rurality and Suicide (2016)
Book Chapter
Stark, C., Riordan, V., & Dougall, N. (2016). Rurality and Suicide. In The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, 569-593. (2nd). Wiley

Qualitative insights into the lived experience of interferon-free treatments (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whiteley, D. (2016, September). Qualitative insights into the lived experience of interferon-free treatments. Paper presented at 5th International Symposium on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users

BACKGROUND: Previous research has focused on the experience of individuals undergoing interferon (IFN) based treatment for hepatitis C (HCV), however qualitative insights into the experience of IFN-free therapy are currently absent from the scientifi... Read More about Qualitative insights into the lived experience of interferon-free treatments.

Pioneering mobile health (mHealth) in Africa: a nurses perspective (2016)
Digital Artefact
Chirambo, G. B., & O'Connor, S. (2016). Pioneering mobile health (mHealth) in Africa: a nurses perspective. United Kingdom

Blog: If you visit Malawi, in south-east Africa, you will find a warm, sunny climate and a welcoming, friendly people who are largely based in rural town and communities north and south of Lilongwe, our capital. We love simple things in life like goo... Read More about Pioneering mobile health (mHealth) in Africa: a nurses perspective.

Social workers’ use of heuristics in risk assessment and decision making in cases involving sibling sexual abuse (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yates, P. (2016). Social workers’ use of heuristics in risk assessment and decision making in cases involving sibling sexual abuse. Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychotherpie, 23(Supp 1), 164

Between 1/3 and 1/2 of sexual abuse perpetrated by children and young people involves siblings as victims. The currently available risk assessment tools give this little consideration, and by offering only broad indications of the likelihood of re-of... Read More about Social workers’ use of heuristics in risk assessment and decision making in cases involving sibling sexual abuse.

Two years of unintended consequences: introducing an electronic health record system in a hospice in Scotland (2016)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., & Kolb, H. (2017). Two years of unintended consequences: introducing an electronic health record system in a hospice in Scotland. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(9-10), 1414-1427. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13576

Aims and objectives The aim of the study was to explore the impact of implementing an electronic health record system on staff at a Scottish hospice. Background Electronic health records are broadly considered preferable to paper based systems. Ho... Read More about Two years of unintended consequences: introducing an electronic health record system in a hospice in Scotland.

Protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal enquiry into the impact of a community based supportive service for people affected by cancer (2016)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Young, J., & Fleming, M. (2016). Protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal enquiry into the impact of a community based supportive service for people affected by cancer. BMC Cancer, 16(1), 720. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2757-4

Background: Globally, cancer rates are increasing. In Scotland, it is estimated that 2 in 5 people will develop cancer in their lifetime. Therefore, this is crucial time to provide personalised care and support to individuals affected by cancer. I... Read More about Protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal enquiry into the impact of a community based supportive service for people affected by cancer.

Barriers and facilitators to patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: protocol of a systematic review of qualitative studies (2016)
Journal Article
O'Connor, S., Hanlon, P., O'Donnell, C. A., Garcia, S., Glanville, J., & Mair, F. S. (2016). Barriers and facilitators to patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: protocol of a systematic review of qualitative studies. BMJ Open, 6(9), Article e010895. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010895

Introduction: Patients and the public are beginning to use digital health tools to assist in managing chronic illness, support independent living and self-care, and remain connected to health and care providers. However, engaging with and enrolling i... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: protocol of a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Systematic Review Medicines Adherence in the ID population (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Paterson, R. (2016, August). Systematic Review Medicines Adherence in the ID population. Paper presented at International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD), Melbourne, Australia

This presented my systematic review from my PhD thesis.

Herpes simplex virus: ‘to disclose or not to disclose.’ An exploration of the multi-disciplinary team’s role in advising patients about disclosure when diagnosed with genital herpes simplex virus (2016)
Journal Article
Caulfield, P., & Willis, D. (2017). Herpes simplex virus: ‘to disclose or not to disclose.’ An exploration of the multi-disciplinary team’s role in advising patients about disclosure when diagnosed with genital herpes simplex virus. International Jo

The first UK prosecution for genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) transmission in 2011 attracted strong criticism from medical experts. To address the dearth of research on the topic, this study aimed to explore the nature of advice given to patients b... Read More about Herpes simplex virus: ‘to disclose or not to disclose.’ An exploration of the multi-disciplinary team’s role in advising patients about disclosure when diagnosed with genital herpes simplex virus.

How mentors use feedback on student performance to inform practice assessment in pre-registration nursing programmes in Scotland. (2016)
Report
Pollock, C., Marie Rice, A., McMillan, A., & Veitch, L. (2016). How mentors use feedback on student performance to inform practice assessment in pre-registration nursing programmes in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: NHS Education for Scotland

Project Summary This project was led by a team of academics from The Scottish Collaboration for the Enhancement of Pre-registration Nursing (SCEPRN). The project purpose was to follow up on previous literature reviews completed, that addressed compl... Read More about How mentors use feedback on student performance to inform practice assessment in pre-registration nursing programmes in Scotland..

Working with fathers of at-risk children: Insights from a qualitative process evaluation of an intensive group-based intervention (2016)
Journal Article
Scourfield, J., Allely, C., Coffey, A., & Yates, P. (2016). Working with fathers of at-risk children: Insights from a qualitative process evaluation of an intensive group-based intervention. Children and Youth Services Review, 69, 259-267. https://doi.org

This article is based on qualitative research with fathers who attended Mellow Dads, an intensive ‘dads only’ group-based intervention underpinned by attachment theory for fathers of at-risk children. Specifically the article draws on data from a pro... Read More about Working with fathers of at-risk children: Insights from a qualitative process evaluation of an intensive group-based intervention.