All Projects (145)

PhD studentship: DATA SCIENCE AND ADHERENCE TO MEDICATIONS Mar 1, 2020 - Feb 28, 2025
Adherence to medications is increasingly important for population health, as chronic conditions become more prevalent. With the development of IT infrastructures that record medication prescribing and dispensing in routine care, data on medication us... Read More about PhD studentship: DATA SCIENCE AND ADHERENCE TO MEDICATIONS.

CPTSD and Psychosis: Psychological Interventions for Complex PTSD And Schizophrenia-Spectrum disOrder (PICASSO) Jan 1, 2022 - Nov 30, 2023
Psychosis is a highly distressing mental health condition, affecting up to 3% of the population. Conceptually, it has much in common with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). Both involve negative self-esteem, impaired emotion regulation a... Read More about CPTSD and Psychosis: Psychological Interventions for Complex PTSD And Schizophrenia-Spectrum disOrder (PICASSO).

Exploring knowledge and understanding of prostate and oesophageal cancer in people with intellectual disability Jun 1, 2020 - Aug 31, 2020
People with intellectual disability (PWID) are living longer, and at risk of age related diseases e.g. cancer. Research on cancer in PWID is limited, but identifies a different pattern of cancer from the general population with higher incidence of oe... Read More about Exploring knowledge and understanding of prostate and oesophageal cancer in people with intellectual disability.

Online debriefings with care home staff after a resident’s death: improving coping mechanisms, team cohesion and communication with relatives May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2021
To support care home staff, it is essential to assist them to cope individually, within a cohesive team and support confident communication about death with excluded relatives. This project focusses on this through online debriefings with staff after... Read More about Online debriefings with care home staff after a resident’s death: improving coping mechanisms, team cohesion and communication with relatives.

Avoiding Burn Out of Care Home Workforce: sharing national learning and local initiatives that support resilience and retention during the COVID-19 pandemic May 1, 2020 - May 31, 2021
A key issue arising from the Covid-19 pandemic for Care Homes is heightened risk of staff burn out, further undermining already problematic staff retention in this sector. This short, high impact study by researchers and practitioners is aligned with... Read More about Avoiding Burn Out of Care Home Workforce: sharing national learning and local initiatives that support resilience and retention during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Small roll out of OSCaRS and further research Feb 1, 2021 - Jan 30, 2022
In May 2020 the Team making this request for funds were awarded ?20,000 from the CSO Covid Rapid Research Programme, to deliver and evaluate the provision of online supportive conversations and reflective sessions (OSCaRS) with care home staff during... Read More about Small roll out of OSCaRS and further research.

A realist evaluation of the implementation of a Continuous Intervention Policy in inpatient mental health services in Scotland. Oct 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2025
A realist evaluation of the implementation of a Continuous Intervention Policy in inpatient mental health services in Scotland.
NHS Boards in Scotland are implementing new observation policies in line with the Healthcare Improvement Scotland g... Read More about A realist evaluation of the implementation of a Continuous Intervention Policy in inpatient mental health services in Scotland..

'Witches' stories: persecuted for helping others: documentary analysis of early midwives and nurses as reported within the Scottish Witchcraft Survey database Jan 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2021
Aim: to investigate accounts of nurses/healers and midwives accused/persecuted as 'witches'.

Methods:
Documentary analysis of the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft online database of those 'witches' categorised as being early nurses... Read More about 'Witches' stories: persecuted for helping others: documentary analysis of early midwives and nurses as reported within the Scottish Witchcraft Survey database.

Care Home Data - Governance, Ethics, Access Demonstration Project Feb 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2021
A scoping and exemplar project on routes to accessing care home individual resident data for use in research and innovation

No Barriers to Success: Co-Production for Knowledge Generation to understand factors impacting on BAME Occupational Therapists career progression. Mar 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2022
This project will survey BAME OTS and investigate the factors that contribute to success and non success in promotion with NHS and equivalent work contexts. This staff group with in the NHS are little represented in leadership positions, No work to... Read More about No Barriers to Success: Co-Production for Knowledge Generation to understand factors impacting on BAME Occupational Therapists career progression..

Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation Jan 1, 2022 - Feb 28, 2022
This study will be a mixed methods process evaluation of a test of change (pilot project) for the carriage, and use, of intra-nasal spray Naloxone by Police Scotland officers.

The evaluation will focus on the implementation and process... Read More about Naloxone in Police Scotland - a Pilot Evaluation.

Care Home Digital Foundations Landscape Assessment in South East Scotland Jul 12, 2021 - Mar 31, 2023
To conduct a Regional landscape assessment of the current digital foundations of care homes in the area.
This work would identify for all care homes in the region details of (1) digital connectivity; (2) digital data collection and care plann... Read More about Care Home Digital Foundations Landscape Assessment in South East Scotland.

Exploring Vaccine Hesitancy for Covid-19 amongst Healthcare Workers (Students): An Exploratory Study. Dec 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2022
Aims and objectives: to explore vaccine ‘hesitancy’ amongst vaccine high priority focusing on health workers in Scotland. Specific objectives will seek to:
• To explore vaccine hesitancy and confidence amongst health care workers
• To u... Read More about Exploring Vaccine Hesitancy for Covid-19 amongst Healthcare Workers (Students): An Exploratory Study..

No Barriers to Success: Safe space as a vehicle to promote personal and or career transitions for BAME OTs and Managers. Nov 1, 2021 - Apr 30, 2023
Outline Proposal due 7 May 2021. If sccessful will be invited to submit full bid by 16 July,

Very little is known about the barriers that prevent BAME Occupational Therapists (OT) from achieving academic excellence and facilitators th... Read More about No Barriers to Success: Safe space as a vehicle to promote personal and or career transitions for BAME OTs and Managers..

Student to Newly Qualified Social Worker - Making a Successful Transition Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
This research explores the transition from student to Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW). This research examines the challenges in terms of confidence competence, and professional identity. The aims of the research is to support the student in maki... Read More about Student to Newly Qualified Social Worker - Making a Successful Transition.

Compassionate Companions: a service to support parents and families who experience perinatal loss. Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2024
This exciting proposal will provide a registered midwife who is interested in care of women who have experienced perinatal bereavement, the opportunity to undertake a full-time funded PhD over a three-year period. This research project will involve e... Read More about Compassionate Companions: a service to support parents and families who experience perinatal loss..

Development of an on-line platform for cancer and cancer screening information May 1, 2021 - Apr 30, 2022
Due to the pandemic, information and awareness about conditions such as cancer and cancer screening, which is usually delivered face-to-face, has ceased. We plan to undertake a feasibility study to develop ideas and provide recommendations about wha... Read More about Development of an on-line platform for cancer and cancer screening information.

A randomised controlled trial of SHORT duration antibiotic thERapy for critically ill patients with sepsis: shorter trial Feb 1, 2023 - Jul 31, 2026
Background
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition due to a severe infection. It is a common reason for patients to require life-support . Sepsis is a leading cause of death worldwide. Antibiotics are a major part of the treatment of sepsis, b... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of SHORT duration antibiotic thERapy for critically ill patients with sepsis: shorter trial.

Mental health and substance use care pathways and outcomes for people released from prison Jun 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2024
Lay summary: It is important that people released from prison get help for mental health and substance use. This will protect their health and help them live life away from crime. People released from prison in Scotland are more likely to die from su... Read More about Mental health and substance use care pathways and outcomes for people released from prison.

iMAgery focused therapy for PSychosis (iMAPS-2): A feasibility randomised controlled trial Jan 6, 2022 - Dec 31, 2023
Our research aims to improve the current treatments for people with psychosis and schizophrenia. Our main aim is to assess
whether it is feasible to conduct a randomised trial to examine the (clinical and cost) effectiveness of an imagery focu... Read More about iMAgery focused therapy for PSychosis (iMAPS-2): A feasibility randomised controlled trial.