Employer Responses to Dementia in the Workplace in Scotland Sep 1, 2016 - Apr 30, 2018
The aim of this research is to explore how employers in Scotland support their employees with dementia. The research will help us to understand whether employers are meeting their legal duties. The research will look at the policies that employers ha...
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Holistic Needs Assessment in Cancer Care Jan 1, 2016 - Jul 31, 2023
People living with and beyond cancer are vulnerable to a number of physical, functional and psychological issues. Undertaking a holistic needs assessment (HNA) is one way to support a structured discussion of patients’ needs within a clinical consult...
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Evaluation of Glasgow's Improving Cancer Journeys programme Jun 2, 2015 - Dec 31, 2024
The evaluation proposed here is necessarily flexible to support the programme’s evolution. The overall aim is to provide the programme with the most valid and robust practical evidence in a timely and systematic manner. It will focus on specific proc...
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UK Preparation for the UN CRPD Engagement Process: A Three-Jurisdiction Approach Jul 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016
The overall objective of this project is to draw on AHRC-funded research expertise to provide support to the UK
government in the upcoming UN review of the UK's progress towards compliance with the United Nations Convention on
the Rights of Persons...
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Emotional Intelligience_Quantitative aspects Jan 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2020
To understand the relationship between EI, demographic factors, previous caring at entry to nurse education, and progression through pre-registration education on the performance and retention of newly qualified nurses.
The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland: The views and experiences of patients, Named Persons, Practitioners and Tribunal members Oct 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2022
The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland became operational in 2005. It plays an integral role in guaranteeing the rights of patients with mental disorder as originally identified in the Millan Principles that underpin mental health legislation in Sco...
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Revolutionising Trauma care in Scotland and Beyond Jun 1, 2017 - Nov 30, 2017
PThe impact of psychological trauma on physical and mental health is well known, although current models of care are failing to meet clients? needs. A new model of care, supported and financed by the Scottish Government, will be tested for the very f...
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International PROM project Oct 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2021
European work extending from the Scottish PROM work in chaplaincy. Hosted in Leuven as centre for chaplaincy research in europe (ERICH) with proposed study using PROM in Belgium and Holland in first instance.
Assessing the impact of a diagnosis of mental illness on young people: feasibility study Oct 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018
This study concerns the impact of a diagnosis of mental illness on young people and their families. One in ten adolescents suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder and there is increasing awareness that early diagnosis and intervention are important...
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People with learning disabilities in Scotland: Updating the 2004 Health Needs Assessment Report Mar 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2017
The project will take the form of a systematic review of relevant literature to provide an update on the evidence base on the health needs of people with learning disabilities in Scotland since 2004, and to make new, relevant and action-focused recom...
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Law enforcement and public health: Assessing risk and vulnerability Nov 1, 2017 - Oct 31, 2018
The aim of the project is to conduct a systematic review and host round-table discussions to explore the use of police discretion when making decisions in relation to individuals' vulnerability.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD in Military Personnel Sep 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2022
Two ‘sibling disorders’ have been proposed for ICD-11 to be published in 2018; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD). Given the potential for ICD formulations to become the primary diagnostic classification system, a thorough...
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The role of CHildhood Adversities and their subsequent effect on mental ill-health and Suicidal behaviour (CHASe) Oct 1, 2018 - Nov 27, 2020
Deaths by suicide among young people are common, increasing year by year in 15-19 year olds, have devastating consequences for everyone involved, and are a signficant UK public health problem. People with experience of adverse life events, particular...
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Participation in Mountain Biking - effects on aspects of psychological wellbeing of young participants Mar 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018
Participation in Mountain Biking - effects on aspects of psychological wellbeing of young participants
An examination of the assessment of vulnerability for suicide for those who have experienced intimate partner violence: A cross-cultural comparison between Hong Kong and Scotland. Oct 1, 2018 - Oct 31, 2022
The aim of this research is to examine policing, health professionals’ and victims’ understandings of the assessment of vulnerability for suicide in IPV victims, incorporating a cross-cultural comparison to establish:
a) How do health professionals...
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HEADS: UP (Helping Ease Anxiety and Depression following Stroke) psychological self-management intervention: non-randomised pilot study followed by a randomised cluster pilot trial. Jun 1, 2019 - Jan 30, 2023
The aim of this mixed methods research is to conduct feasibility pilot testing of a
tailored adaptation of an existing psychological intervention to help people affected by
stroke self-manage symptoms of anxiety and depression prior to Phase III te...
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Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) post perinatal loss: investigating final details for pilot trial and feasibility study Mar 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2019
Approximately 3,500 women in the UK experience the trauma of perinatal loss each year. Up to 39% go on to develop perinatal PTSD. There is no effective treatment for these women, but EMDR is effective in reducing PTSD symptoms in other populations. D...
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Understanding and Maximising the Roles and Contributions of NHS Chaplains across UK Mar 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2019
The NHS in the UK employs an estimated 1,500+ chaplains. Chaplains deliver specialist spiritual care to patients and staff across the NHS, offering comfort to those of all faith and none. Despite the number and cost of chaplains, their role and how t...
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Capturing the insights of parents of athletes in performance pathways Aug 1, 2019 - Feb 28, 2021
The Project
sportscotland is looking to contract a researcher to deliver an online survey and 6 focus groups with parents of performance pathway athletes from 4-6 sports, representing team, individual, combat and target orientated sports.
The re...
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Co-produced career guidance intervention for people living with dementia Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2023
Project, led by Dr Louise Ritchie of the University of the West of Scotland and Co-investigators (Prof Debbie Tolson and Emma Bolger of University of the Westof Scotland, Dr Valerie Egdell and Katie Brittain of Northumbria University and myself) to c...
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