Palliative Care Education for Undergraduate Nurses in Practice (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walker, J., & Nicol, J. (2011, October). Palliative Care Education for Undergraduate Nurses in Practice. Poster presented at Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Annual conference 2011

Development of palliative care education sessions in the clinical setting for undergraduate nurses.

An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions: Final Report. (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper
Parkes, T., Atherton, I., Evans, J., Gloyn, S., McGhee, S., Stoddart, B., Eadie, D., Brooks, O., MacAskill, S., Petrie, D., & Choudury, H. An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions: Final Report

Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs) have been identified as an effective strategy for treating people whose alcohol consumption is posing a risk to their health. As part of its Alcohol Strategy the Scottish Government established a health improvement... Read More about An evaluation to assess the implementation of NHS delivered Alcohol Brief Interventions: Final Report..

How do women spend their time in prison and how does it impact on their quality of life? (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A., Clarkin, A., & Higgins, A. (2011, August). How do women spend their time in prison and how does it impact on their quality of life?. Paper presented at 33rd Conference of the International Association for Time Use Research

Measuring and mapping adolescent time use and well-being - an occupational perspective. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hunt, E., McKay, E. A., & Perry, I. (2011, August). Measuring and mapping adolescent time use and well-being - an occupational perspective. Paper presented at The 33rd International Association of Time Use Research Conference

Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs (2011)
Journal Article
Nicholls, C. M., & Atherton, I. (2011). Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs. Housing Studies, 26(5), 767-777. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2011.581907

‘Housing First’ programmes in the US involve the provision of mainstream scatter sited permanent housing at the initial stage of support for homeless individuals with multiple needs. This is in contrast to dominant approaches (in the US and Europe) t... Read More about Housing First: Considering Components for Successful Resettlement of Homeless People with Multiple Needs.

Is it my job? Alcohol brief interventions: knowledge and attitudes among future health-care professionals in Scotland (2011)
Journal Article
Gill, J. S., & O'May, F. P. (2011). Is it my job? Alcohol brief interventions: knowledge and attitudes among future health-care professionals in Scotland. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 46, 441-450. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agr049

Aims: To document knowledge and perceptions relating to the professional role in the area of alcohol misuse within a sample of first year (n = 278) and final year (n = 527) medical, nursing and allied health professional (NAHP) students in Scotland.... Read More about Is it my job? Alcohol brief interventions: knowledge and attitudes among future health-care professionals in Scotland.

UK student alcohol consumption: A cluster analysis of drinking behaviour typologies (2011)
Journal Article
Craigs, C. L., Bewick, B. M., Gill, J. S., & O'May, F. (2012). UK student alcohol consumption: A cluster analysis of drinking behaviour typologies. Health Education Journal, 71(4), 516-526. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896911406967

Objective: To assess the extent to which university students are following UK Government advice regarding appropriate consumption of alcohol, and to investigate if students can be placed into distinct clusters based on their drinking behaviour. Desig... Read More about UK student alcohol consumption: A cluster analysis of drinking behaviour typologies.

Next generation secure e-health platform. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W. J. (2011, June). Next generation secure e-health platform. Paper presented at BCS ISSG seminar "The Insider Threat"

A patient-centric approach to integrating assisted living and formal health care and how the opportunity for insider threats is reduced through the enhanced identity checking system.

Promoting Health and Wellbeing in later Life. Interventions in Primary Care and Community Settings. (2011)
Book
Frost, H., Haw, S., & Frank, J. (2011). Promoting Health and Wellbeing in later Life. Interventions in Primary Care and Community Settings. Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy

In developed countries the population of older people is expected to rise as life expectancy increases. Consequently, it will become increasingly difficult to maintain independent living for older people in their own homes or provide adequate pension... Read More about Promoting Health and Wellbeing in later Life. Interventions in Primary Care and Community Settings..

Exploring mental health clients' experiences of inclusion: an international study. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A., Sumsion, T., Haracz, K., Donellan, G., Mahon, D., & Sheldon, S. (2011, June). Exploring mental health clients' experiences of inclusion: an international study. Paper presented at Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

Cohesive subgroups and drug user networks in Dhaka City, Bangladesh (2011)
Journal Article
Gayen, T. K., Gayen, K., Raeside, R., & Elliott, L. (2012). Cohesive subgroups and drug user networks in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Global Public Health, 7(3), 219-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2011.573800

The purpose of this paper was to explore group drug taking behaviour in a slum area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. We set out to examine the relationships between those who met, at least weekly, to take illegal drugs together, and how these relationships migh... Read More about Cohesive subgroups and drug user networks in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.

The price of a drink: levels of consumption and price paid per unit of alcohol by Edinburgh’s ill drinkers with a comparison to wider sales in Scotland (2011)
Journal Article
Black, H., Gill, J. S., & Chick, J. (2011). The price of a drink: levels of consumption and price paid per unit of alcohol by Edinburgh’s ill drinkers with a comparison to wider sales in Scotland. Addiction, 106, 729-736. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03225.x

Aim
To compare alcohol purchasing and consumption by ill drinkers in Edinburgh with wider alcohol sales in Scotland.

Design
Cross-sectional.

Setting
Two hospitals in Edinburgh in 2008/09.

Participants
A total of 377 patients with... Read More about The price of a drink: levels of consumption and price paid per unit of alcohol by Edinburgh’s ill drinkers with a comparison to wider sales in Scotland.

Engaging mental health clients in participatory action research on social inclusion: results from two U.K. studies on accessing leisure in the community. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bryant, W., Craik, C., & McKay, E. A. (2011, April). Engaging mental health clients in participatory action research on social inclusion: results from two U.K. studies on accessing leisure in the community. Paper presented at 2011 Annual Conference & Expo

Occupational Therapy Graduates of 2009: Knowledge and Attitudes Relating to Their Role in the Area of Alcohol Misuse (2011)
Journal Article
Gill, J., MacLean, F., Renton, L., & O'May, F. (2011). Occupational Therapy Graduates of 2009: Knowledge and Attitudes Relating to Their Role in the Area of Alcohol Misuse. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(4), 168-175. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802211x13021048723174

Purpose: Within Scotland, health policy changes are being considered to address the misuse of alcohol. Concurrently, a shifting of professional roles within the National Health Service is under way. The purpose of the study was to investigate persona... Read More about Occupational Therapy Graduates of 2009: Knowledge and Attitudes Relating to Their Role in the Area of Alcohol Misuse.

How people present symptoms to health services: a theory-based content analysis (2011)
Journal Article
Farquharson, B., Johnston, M., & Bugge, C. (2011). How people present symptoms to health services: a theory-based content analysis. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 61(585), 267-273. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp11x567090

How people present symptoms to health services may influence the care they subsequently receive. Leventhal's Commonsense Model of Self-Regulation (CS-SRM) posits that individuals develop cognitive illness representations elaborated around five main c... Read More about How people present symptoms to health services: a theory-based content analysis.

Mothers continuing bonds and ambivalence to personal mortality after the death of their child – An interpretative phenomenological analysis (2011)
Journal Article
Harper, M., O'Connor, R., Dickson, A., & O'Carroll, R. (2011). Mothers continuing bonds and ambivalence to personal mortality after the death of their child – An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 16(2), 203-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2010.532558

The main objective of this study was to identify how bereaved mothers describe their coping strategies in their own words. The literature on parental bereavement is sparse, and the present study aims to add to existing knowledge by eliciting the moth... Read More about Mothers continuing bonds and ambivalence to personal mortality after the death of their child – An interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Creating occupational engagement to maximise recovery in mental health: the place of occupation analysis. (2011)
Book Chapter
McKay, E. A., & Robinson, K. (2011). Creating occupational engagement to maximise recovery in mental health: the place of occupation analysis. In L. McKenzie, & G. O'Toole (Eds.), Occupational Analysis in Practice (217-232). Wiley

Sustainable wheelchair provision. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gowran, R., Murray, E., Sund, T., McKay, E. A., & O'Regan, B. (2011, August). Sustainable wheelchair provision. Presented at Association of Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe, Maastricht, Netherlands

This session is to heighten awareness, generate debate, facilitate dialogue, reflect and review current practices and unite as a community of people with a common goal to build a system for sustainable wheelchair provision within their own country. M... Read More about Sustainable wheelchair provision..

Social support mechanisms of the elderly: insights from the British Household panel survey (2010)
Journal Article
Raeside, R., Gayen, K., & Canduela, J. (2010). Social support mechanisms of the elderly: insights from the British Household panel survey. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review, 5, 163-178

Many European countries are facing a future of an ageing society. This has arisen from a prolonged period of low fertility. To provide support for the elderly reliance is often placed on support from younger relatives and from friends. To understand... Read More about Social support mechanisms of the elderly: insights from the British Household panel survey.

Accessing and maintaining legal representation for persons with mental disorder (2010)
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2010). Accessing and maintaining legal representation for persons with mental disorder. SCOLAG : Scottish Legal Action Group bulletin, 393, 143

It is vital that a person with mental disorder has equal access to the law without discrimination, whether or not they have capacity. This article examines issues relating to mental disordered persons and legal service provision. In particular it con... Read More about Accessing and maintaining legal representation for persons with mental disorder.