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Achieving Good Outcomes for Asthma Living (GOAL): Mixed methods feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a practical intervention for eliciting, setting and achieving goals for adults with asthma (2016)
Journal Article
Hoskins, G., Williams, B., Abhyankar, P., Donnan, P., Duncan, E., Pinnock, H., Pol, M., Rauchhaus, P., Taylor, A., & Sheikh, A. (2016). Achieving Good Outcomes for Asthma Living (GOAL): Mixed methods feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a practical intervention for eliciting, setting and achieving goals for adults with asthma. Trials, 17(1), Article 584. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1684-7

Background
Despite being a core component of self-management, goal setting is rarely used in routine care. We piloted a primary care, nurse-led intervention called Achieving Good Outcomes for Asthma Living (GOAL) for adults with asthma. Patients wer... Read More about Achieving Good Outcomes for Asthma Living (GOAL): Mixed methods feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a practical intervention for eliciting, setting and achieving goals for adults with asthma.

Revealing student nurses' perceptions of human dignity through curriculum co-design (2016)
Journal Article
Munoz, S.-A., Macaden, L., Kyle, R., & Webster, E. (2017). Revealing student nurses' perceptions of human dignity through curriculum co-design. Social Science and Medicine, 174, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.12.011

Dignity is a slippery concept to define – yet it has been at the heart of media and policy debates around the provision of health and social care in recent years; particularly in the United Kingdom following the Mid-Staffordshire scandal and subseque... Read More about Revealing student nurses' perceptions of human dignity through curriculum co-design.

A randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention program for people with schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up (2016)
Journal Article
Wang, L.-Q., Chien, W. T., Yip, L. K., & Karatzias, T. (2016). A randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention program for people with schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 12, 3097-3110. https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s123239

Mindfulness-based interventions have been increasingly evidenced to be effective in different mental illnesses but limited in schizophrenia. This single-blind, multisite randomized controlled trial tested the effects of a mindfulness-based psychoeduc... Read More about A randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention program for people with schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up.

Measurement and structural invariance of the US version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) in a large sample (2016)
Journal Article
Martin, C. R., Hollins Martin, C. J., Burduli, E., Barbosa-Leiker, C., Donovan-Batson, C., & Fleming, S. E. (2017). Measurement and structural invariance of the US version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) in a large sample. Women and Birth, 30(4), e172-e178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2016.11.006

Background: The 10-item Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) is being increasingly used internationally. The use of the measure and the concept has gathered traction in the United States following the development of a US version of the tool. A li... Read More about Measurement and structural invariance of the US version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) in a large sample.

An exploration of the lived experiences of people with alcohol-related harm in Scotland (2016)
Journal Article
O'May, F., Gill, J., Black, H., Rees, C., & Chick, J. (2017). An exploration of the lived experiences of people with alcohol-related harm in Scotland. Journal of Substance Use, 22(4), 442-448. https://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2016.1235732

Background: Alcohol consumption has posed well-documented problems for Scottish society in terms of morbidity, mortality, and wider societal costs. Objectives: To investigate the lived experiences and drinking behaviors of people with alcohol-related... Read More about An exploration of the lived experiences of people with alcohol-related harm in Scotland.

Supported Decision-Making: Good Practice Guide (2016)
Report
Stavert, J. (2016). Supported Decision-Making: Good Practice Guide. Edinburgh: Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Supported decision-making maximizes an individual's ability to ensure that their rights, will and preferences are at the centre of all decisions that concern them...

Exploring the nature of resilience in junior athletes (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fountain, H., Martindale, R., Moira, L., & Westbury, T. (2016, November). Exploring the nature of resilience in junior athletes. Poster presented at BASES- British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Annual Conference

Athletes are often proactive in exposing themselves to an inherently stressful competitive environment, frequently seeking challenges as opportunities for development (Sarkar and Fletcher, 2014, Journal of Sport Sciences, 32, 1419-1434). Psychologica... Read More about Exploring the nature of resilience in junior athletes.

Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Tracking Devices to Monitor Nurses Health (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mahoney, C. (2016, November). Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Tracking Devices to Monitor Nurses Health. Presented at Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA) Kick Off Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mahoney, C. (2016, November). Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Tracking Devices to Monitor Nurses Health. Presented at Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance (U!REKA) Kick Off Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Identifying talented track and field athletes: The impact of relative age effect on selection to the Spanish National Athletics Federation training camps (2016)
Journal Article
Brazo-Sayavera, J., Martínez-Valencia, M. A., Müller, L., Andronikos, G., & Martindale, R. J. J. (2016). Identifying talented track and field athletes: The impact of relative age effect on selection to the Spanish National Athletics Federation training camps. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35(22), 2172-2178. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1260151

This study examined the impact of relative age effect (RAE) on selection to the Spanish National Athletics Federation (RFEA) training camps (TC) between 2006 and 2013. Overall, 1,334 selected athletes at U15 years (cadet) and U17 years (juvenile) wer... Read More about Identifying talented track and field athletes: The impact of relative age effect on selection to the Spanish National Athletics Federation training camps.

Smoking Prevalence Amongst Healthcare Professionals in Scotland (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mahoney, C., Hoyle, L., & Kyle, R. (2016, November). Smoking Prevalence Amongst Healthcare Professionals in Scotland. Poster presented at Scottish Smoking Cessation Conference, Edinburgh

No abstract available.

‘Intensive care unit survivorship’ - a constructivist grounded theory of surviving critical illness (2016)
Journal Article
Kean, S., Salisbury, L. G., Rattray, J., Walsh, T. S., Huby, G., & Ramsay, P. (2017). ‘Intensive care unit survivorship’ - a constructivist grounded theory of surviving critical illness. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(19-20), 3111-3124. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13659

Aims & objective
To theorise ICU survivorship after a critical illness based on longitudinal qualitative data.
Background
Increasingly patients survive episodes of critical illness. However, the short and long term impact of critical illness inclu... Read More about ‘Intensive care unit survivorship’ - a constructivist grounded theory of surviving critical illness.

From Childhood Trauma to Self-Harm: An Investigation of Theoretical Pathways among Female Prisoners: Childhood Trauma and Self-Harm in Female Prisoners (2016)
Journal Article
Howard, R., Karatzias, T., Power, K., & Mahoney, A. (2017). From Childhood Trauma to Self-Harm: An Investigation of Theoretical Pathways among Female Prisoners: Childhood Trauma and Self-Harm in Female Prisoners. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 24(4), 942-951. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2058

Despite empirical evidence suggesting complex associations between childhood trauma and self-harm, there is a dearth of research investigating this association in the female prison population. The current study explored pathways to self-harm followin... Read More about From Childhood Trauma to Self-Harm: An Investigation of Theoretical Pathways among Female Prisoners: Childhood Trauma and Self-Harm in Female Prisoners.

Organic vs. functional neurological disorders: The role of childhood psychological trauma (2016)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Howard, R., Power, K., Socherel, F., Heath, C., & Livingstone, A. (2017). Organic vs. functional neurological disorders: The role of childhood psychological trauma. Child Abuse and Neglect, 63, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.11.011

Although the relationship between psychological trauma and medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) is well established, this relationship is less well understood in people with medically unexplained neurological symptoms. In the present study, we set ou... Read More about Organic vs. functional neurological disorders: The role of childhood psychological trauma.

Health 4.0: The Case of Multiple Sclerosis (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grigoriadis, N., Bakirtzis, C., Politis, C., Danas, K., & Thuemmler, C. (2016, September). Health 4.0: The Case of Multiple Sclerosis. Presented at 2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom), Munch, Germany

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and variable disease in matters of symptoms, clinical course and outcome. The ultimate goal of currently used drugs and therapeutic strategies is the control of disease activity and the delay of the ongoing disability.... Read More about Health 4.0: The Case of Multiple Sclerosis.

U-Prove Based Security Framework for Mobile Device Authentication in eHealth Networks (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zeb, K., Saleem, K., Al Muhtadi, J., & Thuemmler, C. (2016, September). U-Prove Based Security Framework for Mobile Device Authentication in eHealth Networks. Presented at 2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom)

Cybersecurity in the health care domain is one of the most important and critical issues of this era. In fact, it was reported in 2014 that on the black market medical records are worth 10 times more than credit card details [1]. Datasets experience... Read More about U-Prove Based Security Framework for Mobile Device Authentication in eHealth Networks.

Reducing patient delay in Acute Coronary Syndrome (RAPiD): research protocol for a web-based randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a behaviour change intervention (2016)
Journal Article
Farquharson, B., Johnston, M., Smith, K., Williams, B., Treweek, S., Dombrowski, S. U., Dougall, N., Abhyankar, P., & Grindle, M. (2017). Reducing patient delay in Acute Coronary Syndrome (RAPiD): research protocol for a web-based randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a behaviour change intervention. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(5), 1220-1234. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13191

Aims
To evaluate the efficacy of a behaviour change technique-based intervention and compare two possible modes of delivery (text+visual and text-only) with usual care.
Background
Patient delay prevents many people from achieving optimal benefit o... Read More about Reducing patient delay in Acute Coronary Syndrome (RAPiD): research protocol for a web-based randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a behaviour change intervention.

Opportunistic screening to detect atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal adults in Australia (2016)
Journal Article
Gwynne, K., Flaskas, Y., O'Brien, C., Jeffries, T. L., McCowen, D., Finlayson, H., Martin, T., Neubeck, L., & Freedman, B. (2016). Opportunistic screening to detect atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal adults in Australia. BMJ Open, 6(11), Article e013576. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013576

Introduction There is a 10-year gap in life expectancy between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. The leading cause of death for Aboriginal Australians is cardiovascular disease, including myocardial infarction and stroke. Although atrial fib... Read More about Opportunistic screening to detect atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal adults in Australia.

Public and patient engagement with digital health: a systematic review of qualitative studies (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Connor, S., Hanlon, P., Garcia, S., Glanville, J., O'Donnell, C., & Mair, F. (2016, November). Public and patient engagement with digital health: a systematic review of qualitative studies. Presented at 44th North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting

Public and patient engagement with digital health: a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Large Scale Digital Health Deployments – How Ready Are We?: Lessons learned from the UK Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale (dallas) programme (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mair, F., McGee-Lennon, M., Bouamrane, M., Devlin, A., O'Connor, S., Agbakoba, R., Bikker, A., & O'Donnell, C. (2016, November). Large Scale Digital Health Deployments – How Ready Are We?: Lessons learned from the UK Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale (dallas) programme. Presented at 44th North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting

Large Scale Digital Health Deployments – How Ready Are We?: Lessons learned from the UK Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale (dallas) programme.

Participatory filmmaking as documentary practice (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macleod, K. (2016, November). Participatory filmmaking as documentary practice. Paper presented at Challenging Media Landscapes Conference, University of Salford, University of Salford

This paper will examine participatory approaches to filmmaking, drawing on the author’s practice and research in community based, participatory documentary production in the Govan area of Glasgow. The paper examines the strengths and contexts of comm... Read More about Participatory filmmaking as documentary practice.