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Cardiac Rehabilitation: Unraveling the Complexity of Referral and Current Models of Delivery (2017)
Journal Article
Astley, C. M., Neubeck, L., Gallagher, R., Berry, N., Du, H., Hill, M. N., & Clark, R. A. (2017). Cardiac Rehabilitation: Unraveling the Complexity of Referral and Current Models of Delivery. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 32(3), 236-243. https://doi.org/10.1097/jcn.0000000000000332

Evidence-based guidelines recommend strategies for reducing risk factors for secondary prevention of acute coronary syndromes, yet referral to and completion of programs to deliver this advice are poor. In this article we describe the complexity of f... Read More about Cardiac Rehabilitation: Unraveling the Complexity of Referral and Current Models of Delivery.

An analysis of suicide trends in Scotland 1950–2014: comparison with England & Wales (2017)
Journal Article
Dougall, N., Stark, C., Agnew, T., Henderson, R., Maxwell, M., & Lambert, P. (2017). An analysis of suicide trends in Scotland 1950–2014: comparison with England & Wales. BMC Public Health, 17(1), Article 970. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4956-6

Background
Scotland has disproportionately high rates of suicide compared with England. An analysis of trends may help reveal whether rates appear driven more by birth cohort, period or age. A ‘birth cohort effect’ for England & Wales has been previ... Read More about An analysis of suicide trends in Scotland 1950–2014: comparison with England & Wales.

Teachers’ and young adolescents’ qualitative opinions of an eight-week, feasibility/pilot, sit-stand desk intervention (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pitkethly, A., Campbell, A., Sproule, J., Booth, J., Fawkner, S., & Hutson, D. (2017, November). Teachers’ and young adolescents’ qualitative opinions of an eight-week, feasibility/pilot, sit-stand desk intervention. Poster presented at Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections 2017, University of Edinburgh

Aim: Nine sit-stand desks were installed in an Edinburgh Primary 7 class to determine the feasibility of their use and the effects on sedentary, activity, learning outcome variables. This abstract details the qualitative aspect of this study to disco... Read More about Teachers’ and young adolescents’ qualitative opinions of an eight-week, feasibility/pilot, sit-stand desk intervention.

Lack of concordance between ECDC and CDC systems for surveillance of ventilator associated pneumonia (2017)
Journal Article
Craven, T. H., Wojcik, G., McCoubrey, J., Brooks, O., Grant, E., Reilly, J., Laurenson, I. F., Kefala, K., & Walsh, T. S. (2018). Lack of concordance between ECDC and CDC systems for surveillance of ventilator associated pneumonia. Intensive Care Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4993-8

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An interdisciplinary approach to community environmental health: Exploring socio-environmental relations (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carnegie, E. (2017, November). An interdisciplinary approach to community environmental health: Exploring socio-environmental relations. Poster presented at Second BSA conference on Society, Environment and Human Health

Background: Land use and distribution of resources and power result in spatial patterning such as residential segregation and population density, as well as social and health inequalities. The purpose of this paper is to deliberate whether the rights... Read More about An interdisciplinary approach to community environmental health: Exploring socio-environmental relations.

Widening Access; Developing an eLearning Resource for Health and Social Care Professionals Caring for Children and Young People with Cancer (2017)
Journal Article
McInally, W., Pouso Lista, M. J., McLaren, N., & Willis, D. S. (2017). Widening Access; Developing an eLearning Resource for Health and Social Care Professionals Caring for Children and Young People with Cancer. Journal of Cancer Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-017-1284-6

Cancer is a key priority worldwide, and caring for children and young people with cancer requires a range of specific knowledge, skills and experience in order to deliver the complex care regimes both within the hospital or community environment. The... Read More about Widening Access; Developing an eLearning Resource for Health and Social Care Professionals Caring for Children and Young People with Cancer.

Modifying Alcohol Consumption to Reduce Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study of a Complex Community-based Intervention for Men (2017)
Journal Article
Irvine, L., Crombie, I. K., Cunningham, K. B., Williams, B., Sniehotta, F. F., Norrie, J., Melson, A. J., Jones, C., Rice, P., Slane, P. W., Achison, M., McKenzie, A., Dimova, E. D., & Allan, S. (2017). Modifying Alcohol Consumption to Reduce Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study of a Complex Community-based Intervention for Men. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 52(6), 677-684. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agx067

Objectives
Being obese and drinking more than 14 units of alcohol per week places men at very high risk of developing liver disease. This study assessed the feasibility of a trial to reduce alcohol consumption. It tested the recruitment strategy, en... Read More about Modifying Alcohol Consumption to Reduce Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study of a Complex Community-based Intervention for Men.

Heavy Drinkers and the Potential Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing—No Single or Simple Effect? (2017)
Journal Article
Gill, J., Black, H., O’May, F., Chick, J., Gill, J., Black, H., Rush, R., O'May, F., & Chick, J. (2017). Heavy Drinkers and the Potential Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing—No Single or Simple Effect?. Alcohol and alcoholism : international journal of the Medical Council on Alcoholism, 52(6), 722-729. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agx060

Aims: To explore the potential impact of a minimum unit price (MUP: 50 pence per UK unit) on the alcohol consumption of ill Scottish heavy drinkers.
Methods: Participants were 639 patients attending alcohol treatment services or admitted to hospita... Read More about Heavy Drinkers and the Potential Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing—No Single or Simple Effect?.

Variation in hospital cleaning practice and process in Australian hospitals: A structured mapping exercise (2017)
Journal Article
Mitchell, B. G., Farrington, A., Allen, M., Gardner, A., Hall, L., Barnett, A. G., Halton, K., Page, K., Dancer, S. J., Riley, T. V., Gericke, C. A., Paterson, D. L., & Graves, N. (2017). Variation in hospital cleaning practice and process in Australian hospitals: A structured mapping exercise. Infection, Disease & Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2017.08.001

Background
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the range of cleaning practices and processes in 11 Australian hospitals and to discuss the challenges this variation poses to the implementation of clinical trials or changes to hospital cleaning... Read More about Variation in hospital cleaning practice and process in Australian hospitals: A structured mapping exercise.

Minimum Wear Duration for the activPAL Professional Activity Monitor in Adolescent Females (2017)
Journal Article
Dowd, K. P., Purtill, H., Harrington, D. M., Hislop, J. F., Reilly, J. J., & Donnelly, A. E. (2017). Minimum Wear Duration for the activPAL Professional Activity Monitor in Adolescent Females. Pediatric Exercise Science, 29(3), 427-433. https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2016-0188

Objectives: This study aims to determine the minimum number of days of monitoring required to reliably predict sitting/lying time, standing time, light intensity physical activity (LIPA), moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) and st... Read More about Minimum Wear Duration for the activPAL Professional Activity Monitor in Adolescent Females.

Healthy lifestyle behaviours for people with intellectual disabilities: An exploration of organizational barriers and enablers (2017)
Journal Article
O'Leary, L., Taggart, L., & Cousins, W. (2018). Healthy lifestyle behaviours for people with intellectual disabilities: An exploration of organizational barriers and enablers. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31, 122-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12396

Background
The health-related behaviours of people with intellectual disabilities may be determined by organisational influences. This innovative study aimed to explore managers’ and staffs’ perspectives on organisational influences on the promotion... Read More about Healthy lifestyle behaviours for people with intellectual disabilities: An exploration of organizational barriers and enablers.

Time-Use, daily activities and health related quality of life of Irish youth (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McKay, E. A., Fitzgerald, A. P., & Perry, I. (2017, March). Time-Use, daily activities and health related quality of life of Irish youth. Presented at AOTA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, US

This large cross-sectional time-use study empirically examined, for the first time, the relationship between participation in daily activity and self-reported health-related quality of life for school-going youth in Ireland.

How active are women who play bingo: a cross-sectional study from the Well!Bingo project (2017)
Journal Article
Ryde, G. C., Gorely, T., Jepson, R., Gray, C., Shepherd, A., Mackison, D., Ireland, A. V., Williams, B., McMurdo, M. E. T., & Evans, J. M. M. (2017). How active are women who play bingo: a cross-sectional study from the Well!Bingo project. BMC Women's Health, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-017-0405-z

Background
The benefits of physical activity are well established, yet large numbers of people are not sufficiently active to gain health benefits. Certain population groups are less physically active than others, including older women from areas of... Read More about How active are women who play bingo: a cross-sectional study from the Well!Bingo project.

Eating Habits of Young Persons for Healthy Aging: An Exploratory Study Involving University Students in Hong Kong (2017)
Book Chapter
Cheung, S. T., & Dawkes, S. (2017). Eating Habits of Young Persons for Healthy Aging: An Exploratory Study Involving University Students in Hong Kong. In B. Fong, A. Ng, & P. Yuen (Eds.), Sustainable Health and Long-Term Care Solutions for an Aging Population (343-356). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2633-9.ch018

Fruits and vegetables are important parts of healthy eating and they provide excellent sources of vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber in our diet. Those who consume fruits and vegetables regularly have a reduced risk of many chronic diseases. Accor... Read More about Eating Habits of Young Persons for Healthy Aging: An Exploratory Study Involving University Students in Hong Kong.

Real Time Monitoring of Engagement with a Text Message Intervention to Reduce Binge Drinking Among Men Living in Socially Disadvantaged Areas of Scotland (2017)
Journal Article
Irvine, L., Melson, A. J., Williams, B., Sniehotta, F. F., McKenzie, A., Jones, C., & Crombie, I. K. (2017). Real Time Monitoring of Engagement with a Text Message Intervention to Reduce Binge Drinking Among Men Living in Socially Disadvantaged Areas of Scotland. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 24(5), 713-721. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-017-9666-z

Purpose
This study identified the extent and nature of engagement with a theoretically based behaviour change text message intervention intended to reduce binge drinking. The data were from a randomised controlled trial tackling binge drinking among... Read More about Real Time Monitoring of Engagement with a Text Message Intervention to Reduce Binge Drinking Among Men Living in Socially Disadvantaged Areas of Scotland.

What's trending in infection control? (2017)
Journal Article
Mitchell, B. G., Petrie, D., Morton, L., & Dancer, S. J. (2017). What's trending in infection control?. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 38(9), 1098-1102. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.130

OBJECTIVE To explore the trends in infection control peer-reviewed journals, mainstream media, and blogs written by infection control professionals DESIGN Narrative and scoping reviews METHODS Narrative and scoping reviews were performed to identify... Read More about What's trending in infection control?.

Promotion of physical activity interventions for community dwelling older adults: A systematic review of reviews (2017)
Journal Article
Zubala, A., MacGillivray, S., Frost, H., Kroll, T., Skelton, D. A., Gavine, A., Gray, N. M., Toma, M., & Morris, J. (2017). Promotion of physical activity interventions for community dwelling older adults: A systematic review of reviews. PLOS ONE, 12(7), Article e0180902. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180902

Objectives While there is strong evidence that regular participation in physical activity (PA) brings numerous health benefits to older adults, and interventions to effectively promote PA are being developed and tested, the characteristics and compon... Read More about Promotion of physical activity interventions for community dwelling older adults: A systematic review of reviews.

Research priorities about stoma-related quality of life from the perspective of people with a stoma: A pilot survey (2017)
Journal Article
Hubbard, G., Taylor, C., Beeken, B., Campbell, A., Gracey, J., Grimmett, C., Fisher, A., Ozakinci, G., Slater, S., & Gorely, T. (2017). Research priorities about stoma-related quality of life from the perspective of people with a stoma: A pilot survey. Health Expectations, 20(6), 1421-1427. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12585

Background:There is a recognized need to include patients in setting research priorities. Research priorities identified by people with a stoma are rarely elicited.
Objectives: To improve the quality of life of people with a stoma through use of ev... Read More about Research priorities about stoma-related quality of life from the perspective of people with a stoma: A pilot survey.