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Leg ulceration in venous and arteriovenous insufficiency: assessment and management with compression therapy as part of a holistic wound‑healing strategy (2024)
Journal Article
Nair, H. K., Mosti, G., Atkin, L., Aburn, R., Ali Hussin, N., Govindarajanthran, N., Narayanan, S., Ritchie, G., Samuriwo, R., Sandy-Hodgetts, K., Smart, H., Sussman, G., Ehmann, S., Lantis, J., Moffatt, C., Naude, L., Probst, S., & White, W. (2024). Leg ulceration in venous and arteriovenous insufficiency: assessment and management with compression therapy as part of a holistic wound‑healing strategy. Journal of Wound Care, 33(Sup10b), S1-S31. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2024.33.sup10b.s1

Introduction
This international consensus document presents the outcomes of an expert panel discussion, convened in October 2023. The discussion aimed to provide best-practice recommendations on the assessment and management of venous and arterioven... Read More about Leg ulceration in venous and arteriovenous insufficiency: assessment and management with compression therapy as part of a holistic wound‑healing strategy.

Are physical activity referral scheme components associated with increased physical activity, scheme uptake, and adherence rate? A meta-analysis and meta-regression (2024)
Journal Article
Mino, E., Pfeifer, K., Hanson, C. L., Schuler, M., Brandmeier, A., Klamroth, S., Naber, I., Weissenfels, A., McHale, S., Abu-Omar, K., Gelius, P., Whiting, S., Wickramasinghe, K., Galea, G., & Geidl, W. (2024). Are physical activity referral scheme components associated with increased physical activity, scheme uptake, and adherence rate? A meta-analysis and meta-regression. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 21(1), Article 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-024-01623-5

Background: Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) are composed of various components, such as a written prescription or a person-centered approach. The role of these components in their effectiveness is yet to be understood. Therefore, we aimed t... Read More about Are physical activity referral scheme components associated with increased physical activity, scheme uptake, and adherence rate? A meta-analysis and meta-regression.

Physical Activity Interventions Framed by the Health Action Process Approach for Adults with Long-Term Conditions: A Scoping Review (2024)
Journal Article
Silva-Smith, A. L., Hanson, C. L., Neubeck, L., Rowat, A., & McHale, S. (2024). Physical Activity Interventions Framed by the Health Action Process Approach for Adults with Long-Term Conditions: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 31(6), 987-1017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-024-10305-2

Background
Interventions that use the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) model show promise for increasing PA frequency, duration, and intensity. However, there is limited understanding of how HAPA model variables have been operationalized for PA... Read More about Physical Activity Interventions Framed by the Health Action Process Approach for Adults with Long-Term Conditions: A Scoping Review.

Health professionals implicit bias of patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) and its effects on clinical decision-making: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Job, C., Adenipekun, B., Cleves, A., Gill, P., & Samuriwo, R. (2024). Health professionals implicit bias of patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) and its effects on clinical decision-making: a scoping review. BMJ Open, 14(7), Article e081723. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081723

Objectives: Research indicates that people with lower socioeconomic status (SES) receive inferior healthcare and experience poorer health outcomes compared with those with higher SES, in part due to health professional (HP) bias. We conducted a scopi... Read More about Health professionals implicit bias of patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) and its effects on clinical decision-making: a scoping review.

Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Breen, C. (2024, June). Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop. Presented at Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Trainees, patients and healthcare providers all benefit from better training through practice, feedback and objective assessment. We would like to invite you to join a group of patients, trainees and consultants across surgery, anaesthesia and nursin... Read More about Patient Centred Medical Education Workshop.

A narrative review of global and national physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development processes - The GUidelines Standards (GUS) project (2024)
Journal Article
Milton, K., Hanson, C., Pearsons, A., Chou, R., & Stamatakis, E. (2024). A narrative review of global and national physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development processes - The GUidelines Standards (GUS) project. Preventive Medicine, 183, Article 107959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107959

Background:
Clinical and public health guidelines serve to direct clinical practice and policy, based on the best available evidence. The World Health Organization (WHO) and national health bodies of many countries have released physical activity a... Read More about A narrative review of global and national physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines development processes - The GUidelines Standards (GUS) project.

Online information for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) survivors and their families: a systematic appraisal of content and quality of websites (2024)
Journal Article
Weddell, J., Jawad, D., Buckley, T., Redfern, J., Mansur, Z., Elliott, N., Hanson, C., & Gallagher, R. (2024). Online information for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) survivors and their families: a systematic appraisal of content and quality of websites. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 184, Article 105372

Background
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) survivors often seek information online. However, the quality and content of websites for SCAD survivors is uncertain. This review aimed to systematically identify and appraise websites for SC... Read More about Online information for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) survivors and their families: a systematic appraisal of content and quality of websites.

Understanding for whom, under what conditions, and how an integrated approach to atrial fibrillation service delivery works: a realist review (2024)
Journal Article
Pearsons, A., Hanson, C., Hendriks, J. M., & Neubeck, L. (2024). Understanding for whom, under what conditions, and how an integrated approach to atrial fibrillation service delivery works: a realist review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 23(4), 323-336. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad093

Aims
To understand for whom, under what conditions, and how an integrated approach to atrial fibrillation service delivery works (or does not work).

Methods and Results
A realist review of integrated approaches to atrial fibrillation service d... Read More about Understanding for whom, under what conditions, and how an integrated approach to atrial fibrillation service delivery works: a realist review.

A systematic review and narrative synthesis of physical activity referral schemes’ components (2023)
Journal Article
Mino, E., Hanson, C., Naber, I., Weissenfels, A., McHale, S., Saftig, J., Klamroth, S., Gelius, P., Abu-Omar, K., Whiting, S., Wickramasinghe, K., Galea, G., Pfeifer, K., & Geidl, W. (2023). A systematic review and narrative synthesis of physical activity referral schemes’ components. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20, Article 140. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01518-x

Background: Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) are complex multicomponent interventions that represent a promising healthcare-based concept for physical activity (PA) promotion. This systematic review and narrative synthesis aimed to identify... Read More about A systematic review and narrative synthesis of physical activity referral schemes’ components.

Can clinical homes influence practice? A description of a first of kind clinical home for Healthcare Science in Scotland (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Breen, C. (2023, November). Can clinical homes influence practice? A description of a first of kind clinical home for Healthcare Science in Scotland. Presented at Lothian Health and Care Professions Research Conference 2023, Edinburgh, UK

This is a presentation to describe the first clinical home experience for Healthcare Scientists in NHS Lothian.

The aims of clinical and academic homes are to foster career development opportunities, enhance collaboration and develop capacity and... Read More about Can clinical homes influence practice? A description of a first of kind clinical home for Healthcare Science in Scotland.

Completeness of intervention reporting in randomised trials of technology-enabled remote or hybrid exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review using the TIDieR framework (2023)
Journal Article
McGrath, A., McHale, S., Hanson, C. L., McClelland, C., & Hamilton, D. F. (2024). Completeness of intervention reporting in randomised trials of technology-enabled remote or hybrid exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review using the TIDieR framework. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(19), 4350-4358. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2274887

Background
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improves clinical outcomes and quality of life. Technology-enabled delivery of remote cardiac rehabilitation is as effective in improving health outcomes as in-person delivery and has the potential... Read More about Completeness of intervention reporting in randomised trials of technology-enabled remote or hybrid exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review using the TIDieR framework.

How to … navigate entry into the field of clinical education research and scholarship (2023)
Journal Article
Harvey Bluemel, A., Gillespie, H., Asif, A., & Samuriwo, R. (2024). How to … navigate entry into the field of clinical education research and scholarship. Clinical Teacher, 21(3), Article e13686. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13686

Abstract Clinical education research (ClinEdR) is a growing field that aims to ensure the way healthcare professionals are taught and learn is evidence-based. There is growing interest in how this evidence is generated in a robust, timely and cost-ef... Read More about How to … navigate entry into the field of clinical education research and scholarship.

How to… support others in developing a career in clinical education research (2023)
Journal Article
Brown, M. E. L., Samuriwo, R., Asif, A., Da Silva, A., Vance, G., & Conn, R. (2024). How to… support others in developing a career in clinical education research. Clinical Teacher, 21(1), Article e13666. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.13666

The Incubator for Clinical Education Research (ClinEdR) is a UK-wide network, established with support from the National Institute for Health Research, to lead initiatives to build capacity in the field. A key barrier identified by this group is that... Read More about How to… support others in developing a career in clinical education research.

What should all health professionals know about movement behaviour change? An international Delphi-based consensus statement (2023)
Journal Article
Alsop, T., Lehman, E., Brauer, S., Forbes, R., Hanson, C. L., Healy, G., Milton, K., Reid, H., Rosbergen, I., & Gomersall, S. (2023). What should all health professionals know about movement behaviour change? An international Delphi-based consensus statement. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(22), 1419-1427. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106870

Background: The World Health Organization has called for action to integrate physical activity promotion into healthcare settings. There is a lack of consensus on the competencies required by health professionals to deliver effective movement behavio... Read More about What should all health professionals know about movement behaviour change? An international Delphi-based consensus statement.

British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on pulmonary rehabilitation (2023)
Journal Article
Man, W., Chaplin, E., Daynes, E., Drummond, A., Evans, R. A., Greening, N. J., Nolan, C., Pavitt, M. J., Roberts, N. J., Vogiatzis, I., & Singh, S. J. (2023). British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on pulmonary rehabilitation. Thorax, 78(Supplement 4), https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2023-220439

The evidence-based British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in adults was published in 2013.(1) There is a strong evidence base for the benefits of PR,(2) and it is one of the most cost-effective interventions for ad... Read More about British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on pulmonary rehabilitation.

'I always say, not all programs are created equally'; a qualitative study exploring the educational experiences, learning needs and preferences of people attending Pulmonary Rehabilitation (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roberts, N. J., Ray, E., Ring, N. J., Turnbull, L., Jelen, T., Macdonald, D., & Porter-Armstrong, A. (2023, September). 'I always say, not all programs are created equally'; a qualitative study exploring the educational experiences, learning needs and preferences of people attending Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Paper presented at Primary Care Respiratory Conference, Telford, UK

Epicardial adiposity in people with atrial fibrillation modified by physical exercise: an umbrella review (2023)
Journal Article
Menzies, R., Breen, C. J., & Kernohan, W. G. (2023). Epicardial adiposity in people with atrial fibrillation modified by physical exercise: an umbrella review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(Suppl. 1), https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad064.057

Introduction
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) affects 30% of the world’s population and accounts for 3 million deaths annually, and current management pathways often result in poor outcomes in recurrence of AF with up to 50% reoccurring post pulmonary vein... Read More about Epicardial adiposity in people with atrial fibrillation modified by physical exercise: an umbrella review.