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An evaluation of education programmes for health professionals caring for teenagers and young people with cancer

An evaluation of education programmes for health professionals caring for teenagers and young people with cancer Sep 1, 2016 - Oct 31, 2017
It is recognised that teenagers and young people with cancer (and their families) require specialist expert care from allied health professionals (AHPs) (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) (2005) however, the training provis... Read More about An evaluation of education programmes for health professionals caring for teenagers and young people with cancer.

Use of breast pumps to improve breastfeeding outcomes: development and feasibility testing of a novel incentive intervention

Use of breast pumps to improve breastfeeding outcomes: development and feasibility testing of a novel incentive intervention Sep 1, 2016 - Aug 31, 2018
Project transfer in from Stirling University. To develop an acceptable and feasible breast pump incentive intervention for future testing in a trial. To describe NHS and voluntary sector breast pump provision, support and hire services in Scotland.... Read More about Use of breast pumps to improve breastfeeding outcomes: development and feasibility testing of a novel incentive intervention.

Improving early detection of melanoma by increasing young people�s awareness of symptoms, skin self-examination and communication: A quasi-experimental trial with embedded process evaluation

Improving early detection of melanoma by increasing young people�s awareness of symptoms, skin self-examination and communication: A quasi-experimental trial with embedded process evaluation Jun 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017
Aims
To adapt our existing brief school-based psycho-educational cancer awareness intervention to focus exclusively on increasing early detection of melanoma among young people (14-15 years) and test intervention effectiveness against a no intervent... Read More about Improving early detection of melanoma by increasing young people�s awareness of symptoms, skin self-examination and communication: A quasi-experimental trial with embedded process evaluation.

Promoting smoking cessation during pregnacy: combined feasibility and pilot of a randomised controlled trial of a narrative and image-based intervention delivered via text-messaging. Feb 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2019
We have developed an intervention that aims to help pregnant women to stop smoking by sending text messages with embedded behaviour change techniques (BCTs), as part of an engaging story with pictures, from early in their pregnancy until after they g... Read More about Promoting smoking cessation during pregnacy: combined feasibility and pilot of a randomised controlled trial of a narrative and image-based intervention delivered via text-messaging..

Scoping exercise to inform the development of an education strategy for the Children’s Hospice Across Scotland (CHAS) Nov 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2019
The aim of the scoping exercise is to inform the development of an education strategy for CHAS relating to the delivery of palliative care for babies, children and young people (BCYP) and their families in Scotland.
Objectives:
1) Identify the educ... Read More about Scoping exercise to inform the development of an education strategy for the Children’s Hospice Across Scotland (CHAS).

NIHR global group: reducing childhood mortality through prevention of preterm birth mortality and morbidity and stillbirth. Apr 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2021
Our NIHR global health research group will develop and implement clinical strategies to reduce preterm birth and stillbirth related morbidity and mortality, and provide a platform for future clinical trials on preterm birth. Our multidisciplinary tea... Read More about NIHR global group: reducing childhood mortality through prevention of preterm birth mortality and morbidity and stillbirth..

Slowing the flow of zero day admissions to hospital: data linkage to inform intervention prioritisation along paediatric referral pathways Jan 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2021
The number of children admitted to Scottish hospitals continues to rise, and this is due to cases admitted and discharged on the same day (“zero day admissions”). We do not currently know how best to “slow the flow” of children admitted to Scottish h... Read More about Slowing the flow of zero day admissions to hospital: data linkage to inform intervention prioritisation along paediatric referral pathways.

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... Read More about Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) post perinatal loss: investigating final details for pilot trial and feasibility study.