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Mentoring for Black and Minoritized Allied Health Professionals in Health and Social Care: A Scoping Review (2023)
Journal Article
Atwal, A., Sriram, V., & McKay, E. A. (2023). Mentoring for Black and Minoritized Allied Health Professionals in Health and Social Care: A Scoping Review. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 16, 2251-2259. https://doi.org/10.2147/jmdh.s413085

Introduction: Diversity, equality and belonging are important aspects within Allied Health Professional (AHP) groups. Mentoring is considered as a solution to improve career progression. To date, there is no consensus on what good mentoring looks lik... Read More about Mentoring for Black and Minoritized Allied Health Professionals in Health and Social Care: A Scoping Review.

Research Report for COVID-19 Public Inquiry (2022)
Report
McKay, C., McKay, E., Stavert, J., Murray, J., Johnston, L., & Macdonald, A. (2022). Research Report for COVID-19 Public Inquiry. Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry

This report was commissioned by the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry as introductory scoping research.

An example of occupation & rights based practice in Scotland (2022)
Book Chapter
McKay, E. A., & Flannigan, L. (2022). An example of occupation & rights based practice in Scotland. In F. Maclean, A. F. Warren, E. Hunter, & L. Westcott (Eds.), Occupational Therapy and Dementia: Promoting Inclusion, Rights and Opportunities for People Living With Dementia. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Future Proofing Practice Education (2022)
Presentation / Conference
McKay, E. A., Thomas, Y., & Penman, M. (2022, August). Future Proofing Practice Education. Paper presented at 18th WFOT Congress: Occupational R-Evolution, Paris

Making a difference: Belonging, diversity and inclusion in occupational therapy (2021)
Journal Article
Atwal, A., Sriram, V., & McKay, E. A. (2021). Making a difference: Belonging, diversity and inclusion in occupational therapy. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 84(11), 671-672. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226211031797

Over the past year, COVID-19 has been causing death and adding to grief across the world; during this time, an equally important issue – #blacklivesmatter – has been filling our minds and awakening our hearts to confront misery, enable equity and cha... Read More about Making a difference: Belonging, diversity and inclusion in occupational therapy.

Developing an Intervention to Improve Occupational Participation for Justice-Involved People with a Personality Disorder: Defining and Describing Intervention Components (2021)
Journal Article
Connell, C., Furtado, V., McKay, E. A., & Singh, S. P. (2022). Developing an Intervention to Improve Occupational Participation for Justice-Involved People with a Personality Disorder: Defining and Describing Intervention Components. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 66(6-7), 774-788. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624x211013520

Occupational participation is undertaking personally meaningful and socially valued activities and roles. It is an important outcome for health and justice interventions, as it is integral to health and desistance. We report the third of a four-stage... Read More about Developing an Intervention to Improve Occupational Participation for Justice-Involved People with a Personality Disorder: Defining and Describing Intervention Components.

The dark side of occupation: an historical review of occupational therapy (2020)
Book Chapter
Anne McKay, E. (2020). The dark side of occupation: an historical review of occupational therapy. In R. Twinley (Ed.), lluminating the Dark Side of Occupation: International Perspectives from Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429266256-4

This chapter will present a historical perspective of why we did not explore or engage with people involved with these occupations until now. It is useful to state upfront that it is not the occupation that is dark: it is the motivations for engagin... Read More about The dark side of occupation: an historical review of occupational therapy.

Wheelchair and seating assistive technology provision: a gateway to freedom (2020)
Journal Article
Gowran, R. J., Clifford, A., Gallagher, A., McKee, J., O’Regan, B., & McKay, E. A. (2022). Wheelchair and seating assistive technology provision: a gateway to freedom. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(3), 370-381. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1768303

Aim: The meaning of wheelchair and seating assistive technology and the impact inappropriate provision has on people’s lives from a service user’s perspective within an Irish context is highlighted. There is a dearth in evidence examining the process... Read More about Wheelchair and seating assistive technology provision: a gateway to freedom.

An examination of the lived experience of attending twelve step groups for co-dependency (2020)
Journal Article
Bacon, I., McKay, E. A., Reynolds, F., & McIntyre, A. (2021). An examination of the lived experience of attending twelve step groups for co-dependency. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 19, 1646-1661. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00253-9

This research project aimed at obtaining an in-depth analysis of the experiences of self-identified co-dependents, who chose twelve-steps groups as a way for dealing with difficulties identified as co-dependency. Interpretative phenomenological analy... Read More about An examination of the lived experience of attending twelve step groups for co-dependency.

Reducing reoffending and improving health: Increasing occupational participation for people with criminal justice involvement and a personality disorder. (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Connell, C., Furtado, V., McKay, E., & Singh, S. (2019, October). Reducing reoffending and improving health: Increasing occupational participation for people with criminal justice involvement and a personality disorder. Paper presented at Fifth International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health, Edinburgh

Caregiving and quality of life (2019)
Journal Article
Howson, C., & McKay, E. A. (2020). Caregiving and quality of life. History of the Family, 25(2), 306-321. https://doi.org/10.1080/1081602x.2019.1666729

The increase in life expectancy for adults with learning disabilities has extended the caring role for their parents. This study examined the experiences of older parents who provide long-term care for their adult children with learning disabilities... Read More about Caregiving and quality of life.

Integrating education for Allied Health Professionals and Social Work to meet the health and social care needs for tomorrow's Scottish population (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Anne McKay, E., James, K., Hislop, J., MacDonald, D., & Yates, P. (2019, July). Integrating education for Allied Health Professionals and Social Work to meet the health and social care needs for tomorrow's Scottish population. Poster presented at Occupational Therapy Australia 28th Conference & Exhibition, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Introduction: Integration of health and social care services in Scotland has been described as being the most significant change to health and social care provision since 1948 (Scottish Government, 2018). With a greater emphasis on joining up service... Read More about Integrating education for Allied Health Professionals and Social Work to meet the health and social care needs for tomorrow's Scottish population.

People with severe problematic personality traits and offending histories: What influences occupational participation? (2019)
Journal Article
Connell, C., McKay, E. A., Furtado, V., & Singh, S. P. (2019). People with severe problematic personality traits and offending histories: What influences occupational participation?. European Psychiatry, 60, 14-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2019.05.002

Background: Occupational participation is important for personality disordered offenders (PDOs) because it is integral to health and desistance from offending. What influences occupational participation is unknown for PDOs in the community, limitin... Read More about People with severe problematic personality traits and offending histories: What influences occupational participation?.

Development of an Integrated Curriculum for Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Social Work Students in Scotland (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Hislop, J., MacDonald, D., Yates, P., James, K., McLelland, C., Hillen, P., …McKay, E. (2019, May). Development of an Integrated Curriculum for Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Social Work Students in Scotland. Poster presented at World Confederation for Physical Therapy, Geneva, Switzerland

Background: The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act (2014) came into effect in April 2016 bringing in integration of adult health and social care services in Scotland. This integration has been described as being the most significant change... Read More about Development of an Integrated Curriculum for Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Social Work Students in Scotland.

Making Integrated Health and Social Care Education a Reality: A Scottish Example (2018)
Presentation / Conference
McKay, E., James, K., Macdonald, D., Hislop, J., & Yates, P. (2018, October). Making Integrated Health and Social Care Education a Reality: A Scottish Example. Paper presented at 24th ENOTHE Annual Meeting 2018

Integration of health and social care services in Scotland has been described as being the most significant change to health and social care provision since 1948 (Scottish Government, 2018). With a greater emphasis on joining up services and focusing... Read More about Making Integrated Health and Social Care Education a Reality: A Scottish Example.

The Lived Experience of Codependency: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Bacon, I., McKay, E., Reynolds, F., & McIntyre, A. (2020). The Lived Experience of Codependency: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 18(3), 754-771. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-9983-8

Codependency is a complex and debatable concept, which has been used over the years by mental health professionals to inform their practices. Researchers have attempted to identify the main problems associated with codependency; however, their eviden... Read More about The Lived Experience of Codependency: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

What influences social outcomes among offenders with personality disorder: A systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Connell, C., Furtado, V., McKay, E. A., & Singh, S. P. (2018). What influences social outcomes among offenders with personality disorder: A systematic review. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2082

Background: Personality disorder is highly prevalent in offender populations and is associated with poor health, criminal justice and social outcomes. Research has been conducted into factors that influence offending and health, but, in order to im... Read More about What influences social outcomes among offenders with personality disorder: A systematic review.