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Cognitive behavioural therapy in clozapine-resistant schizophrenia (FOCUS): an assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Morrison, A. P., Pyle, M., Gumley, A., Schwannauer, M., Turkington, D., MacLennan, G., Norrie, J., Hudson, J., Bowe, S. E., French, P., Byrne, R., Syrett, S., Dudley, R., McLeod, H. J., Griffiths, H., Barnes, T. R. E., Davies, L., Kingdon, D., Aydinlar, S., Courtley, J., …Tully, S. (2018). Cognitive behavioural therapy in clozapine-resistant schizophrenia (FOCUS): an assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Psychiatry, 5(8), 633-643. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366%2818%2930184-6

Background Although clozapine is the treatment of choice for treatment-refractory schizophrenia, 30–40% of patients have an insufficient response, and others are unable to tolerate it. Evidence for any augmentation strategies is scarce. We aimed to... Read More about Cognitive behavioural therapy in clozapine-resistant schizophrenia (FOCUS): an assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial.

Holistic needs assessment in brain cancer patients: A systematic review of available tools (2018)
Journal Article
Afseth, J., Neubeck, L., Karatzias, T., & Grant, R. (2019). Holistic needs assessment in brain cancer patients: A systematic review of available tools. European Journal of Cancer Care, 28(3), Article e12931. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12931

This systematic review describes tools which could be considered for use for holistic needs assessment in Brain Cancer. MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and PsycINFO were searched. Studies where included wh... Read More about Holistic needs assessment in brain cancer patients: A systematic review of available tools.

Faith in thy threshold (2018)
Journal Article
Curley, L. J., Murray, J., MacLean, R., Laybourn, P., & Brown, D. (2018). Faith in thy threshold. Medicine, Science and the Law, 002580241879106. https://doi.org/10.1177/0025802418791062

The current study focussed on the decision making processes of jurors. The study investigated how jurors make a decision, if they integrated information within their decision making process, and if cue utilisation thresholds promoted confirmation bia... Read More about Faith in thy threshold.

Sport officials' strategies for managing interactions with players: Face-work on the front-stage (2018)
Journal Article
Cunningham, I., Simmons, P., & Mascarenhas, D. (2018). Sport officials' strategies for managing interactions with players: Face-work on the front-stage. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 39, 154-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.08.009

Communication is central to managing perceptions of fairness and performance in sport officiating. Most of the few studies that focus on sport official communication have been limited to ‘one-way’ impressions and decision communication and tend to ne... Read More about Sport officials' strategies for managing interactions with players: Face-work on the front-stage.

Endothelial Regenerative Capacity and Aging: Influence of Diet, Exercise and Obesity (2018)
Journal Article
Ross, M. D. (2018). Endothelial Regenerative Capacity and Aging: Influence of Diet, Exercise and Obesity. Current Cardiology Reviews, 14(4), 233-244. https://doi.org/10.2174/1573403X14666180726112303

The endothelium plays an important role in cardiovascular regulation, from blood flow, to platelet aggregation, immune cell infiltration and demargination. A dysfunctional endothelium leads to the onset and progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD)... Read More about Endothelial Regenerative Capacity and Aging: Influence of Diet, Exercise and Obesity.

Midwifery continuity of carer: Developing a realist evaluation framework to evaluate the implementation of strategic change in Scotland (2018)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Martin, C. J. H., & MacArthur, J. (2018). Midwifery continuity of carer: Developing a realist evaluation framework to evaluate the implementation of strategic change in Scotland. Midwifery, 66, 103-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2018.07.007

Midwifery continuity of carer (MCC) models result in better clinical outcomes for women and offer midwives a superior way of working when compared to other models of maternity care. Implementing a MCC model, a key recommendation of the Scottish Gover... Read More about Midwifery continuity of carer: Developing a realist evaluation framework to evaluate the implementation of strategic change in Scotland.

Using computer, mobile and wearable technology interventions to change sedentary behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stephenson, A., Murphy, M., McDonough, S., Nugent, C., & Mair, J. (2017, February). Using computer, mobile and wearable technology interventions to change sedentary behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Presented at 3rd UCL Centre for Behaviour Change Digital Health Conference 2017: Harnessing digital technology for behaviour change, London, UK

Rationale: High levels of sedentary behavior (SB) are strongly associated with several negative health consequences (1). Technologies such as mobile applications (apps), wearable activity monitors, prompting software, texts, emails and websites are b... Read More about Using computer, mobile and wearable technology interventions to change sedentary behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Using technology to reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mair, J. (2018, April). Using technology to reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace. Presented at Tenth Fuse Physical Activity Group Workshop, Newcastle

Mair, J. (2018, April). Using technology to reduce sedentary behaviour in the workplace. Presented at Tenth Fuse Physical Activity Group Workshop, Newcastle.

Feasibility of EEG to monitor cognitive performance during venous cannulation: EEG Distracted Intravenous Access (E-DIVA) (2016)
Journal Article
Lowe, D. J., James, S. A., Lloyd, A., & Clegg, G. R. (2016). Feasibility of EEG to monitor cognitive performance during venous cannulation: EEG Distracted Intravenous Access (E-DIVA). BMJ Simulation && Technology Enhanced Learning, 2(3), 68-72. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2015-000082

Background The feasibility study aims to evaluate the use of EEG in measuring workload during a simulated intravenous cannulation task. Cognitive workload is strongly linked to performance, but current methods to assess workload are unreliable. The p... Read More about Feasibility of EEG to monitor cognitive performance during venous cannulation: EEG Distracted Intravenous Access (E-DIVA).

How to implement live video recording in the clinical environment: A practical guide for clinical services (2017)
Journal Article
Lloyd, A., Dewar, A., Edgar, S., Caesar, D., Gowens, P., & Clegg, G. (2017). How to implement live video recording in the clinical environment: A practical guide for clinical services. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 71(6), Article e12951. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.12951

Background: The use of video in healthcare is becoming more common, particularly in simulation and educational settings. However, video recording live episodes of clinical care is far less routine. Aim To provide a practical guide for clinical servic... Read More about How to implement live video recording in the clinical environment: A practical guide for clinical services.

Optimising clinical performance during resuscitation using video evaluation (2016)
Journal Article
Lowe, D. J., Dewar, A., Lloyd, A., Edgar, S., & Clegg, G. R. (2017). Optimising clinical performance during resuscitation using video evaluation. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 93(1102), 449-453. https://doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134357

Video evaluation of resuscitation is becoming increasingly integrated into practice in a number of clinical settings. The purpose of this review article is to examine how video may enhance clinical care during resuscitation. As healthcare and availab... Read More about Optimising clinical performance during resuscitation using video evaluation.

Dynamic nurse leadership in high-pressure situations. (2015)
Journal Article
Lloyd, A., Clegg, G., & Crouch, R. (2015). Dynamic nurse leadership in high-pressure situations. Emergency Nurse, 23(3), 24-25. https://doi.org/10.7748/en.23.3.24.e1409

Traditionally, healthcare professionals have been expected to acquire technical skills while minimal attention has been paid to the non-technical skills (NTS) they require to work in complex health environments, such as resuscitation rooms. This arti... Read More about Dynamic nurse leadership in high-pressure situations..

Video recording in the emergency department: a pathway to success (2017)
Journal Article
Lloyd, A., Lowe, D. J., Edgar, S., Caesar, D., Dewar, A., & Clegg, G. R. (2017). Video recording in the emergency department: a pathway to success. Emergency Medicine Journal, 34(9), 628-630. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2017-206731

At the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in Scotland, we video record all patients who are admitted into the ED resuscitation rooms as part of our continuous video audit system. Since installation in late 2015, numerous EDs from across the UK and abroad h... Read More about Video recording in the emergency department: a pathway to success.

The Lived Experience of Codependency: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Bacon, I., McKay, E., Reynolds, F., & McIntyre, A. (2020). The Lived Experience of Codependency: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 18(3), 754-771. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-9983-8

Codependency is a complex and debatable concept, which has been used over the years by mental health professionals to inform their practices. Researchers have attempted to identify the main problems associated with codependency; however, their eviden... Read More about The Lived Experience of Codependency: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

An evaluation of mainstream type 2 diabetes educational programmes in relation to the needs of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review of the literature (2018)
Journal Article
Brown, M. J., Maine, A., Brown, M. .., Dickson, A., & Truesdale, M. (2018). An evaluation of mainstream type 2 diabetes educational programmes in relation to the needs of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(2), 256-279. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12544

Background Risk reduction and self‐management programs for type 2 diabetes (T2D) are commonplace. However, little is known about their appropriateness for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). This review evaluates successful components and th... Read More about An evaluation of mainstream type 2 diabetes educational programmes in relation to the needs of people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review of the literature.

Death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) and signal transduction: additional roles beyond cell death: DAPK and signal transduction (2009)
Journal Article
Lin, Y., Hupp, T. R., & Stevens, C. (2010). Death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) and signal transduction: additional roles beyond cell death: DAPK and signal transduction. FEBS Journal, 277(1), 48-57. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07411.x

Death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) is a stress-regulated protein kinase that mediates a range of processes, including signal-induced cell death and autophagy. Although the kinase domain of DAPK has a range of substrates that mediate its signalli... Read More about Death-associated protein kinase (DAPK) and signal transduction: additional roles beyond cell death: DAPK and signal transduction.