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Dr Behnaz Schofield's Outputs (17)

Factors associated with repeat emergency department visits for mental health care in adolescents: A scoping review (2024)
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1.1Objectives
The aim of this review was to identify factors associated with multiple visits to emergency department (ED) services for mental health care in adolescents.
1.2Methods
Electronic databases (MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Sc... Read More about Factors associated with repeat emergency department visits for mental health care in adolescents: A scoping review.

Randomised trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of a supraglottic airway device compared with tracheal intubation for in-hospital cardiac arrest (AIRWAYS-3): Protocol, design and implementation (2023)
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Survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest is approximately 18%, but for patients who require advanced airway management survival is lower. Those who do survive are often left with significant disability. Traditionally, resuscitation of cardiac arrest... Read More about Randomised trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of a supraglottic airway device compared with tracheal intubation for in-hospital cardiac arrest (AIRWAYS-3): Protocol, design and implementation.

What are the barriers and facilitators to effective health promotion in urgent and emergency care? A systematic review (2022)
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Background: There are potential health gains such as reducing early deaths, years spent in ill-health and costs to society and the health and care system by encouraging NHS staff to use encounters with patients to help individuals significantly reduc... Read More about What are the barriers and facilitators to effective health promotion in urgent and emergency care? A systematic review.

Airway management during in-hospital cardiac arrest in adults: UK national survey and interview study with anaesthetic and intensive care trainees (2020)
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Background: The optimal airway management strategy for in-hospital cardiac arrest is unknown. Methods: An online survey and telephone interviews with anaesthetic and intensive care trainee doctors identified by the United Kingdom Research and Audit F... Read More about Airway management during in-hospital cardiac arrest in adults: UK national survey and interview study with anaesthetic and intensive care trainees.

Exploring how paramedics are deployed in general practice and the perceived benefits and drawbacks: a mixed-methods scoping study (2020)
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Background: General practice in the UK faces continuing challenges to balance a workforce shortage against rising demand. The NHS England GP Forward View proposes development of the multidisciplinary, integrated primary care workforce to support fron... Read More about Exploring how paramedics are deployed in general practice and the perceived benefits and drawbacks: a mixed-methods scoping study.

Teacher and student views on the feasibility of peer to peer education as a model to educate 16–18 year olds on prudent antibiotic use—a qualitative study (2020)
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Peer education (PE) has been used successfully to improve young peoples’ health-related behaviour. This paper describes a qualitative evaluation of the feasibility of university healthcare students delivering PE, covering self-care and antibiotic use... Read More about Teacher and student views on the feasibility of peer to peer education as a model to educate 16–18 year olds on prudent antibiotic use—a qualitative study.

The feasibility of measuring calprotectin from a throat swab as a marker of infections caused by group A streptococcus: a case–control feasibility study (2020)
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Background Most people with sore throat do not benefit from antibiotic treatment, but nearly three-quarters of those presenting in primary care are prescribed antibiotics. A test that is predictive of bacterial infection could help guide antibiotic p... Read More about The feasibility of measuring calprotectin from a throat swab as a marker of infections caused by group A streptococcus: a case–control feasibility study.

Peer-education as a tool to educate on antibiotics, resistance and use in 16–18-year-olds: A feasibility study (2020)
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Peer education (PE) interventions may help improve knowledge and appropriate use of antibiotics in young adults. In this feasibility study, health-care students were trained to educate 16–18 y... Read More about Peer-education as a tool to educate on antibiotics, resistance and use in 16–18-year-olds: A feasibility study.

The role of health and social factors in education outcome: A record-linked electronic birth cohort analysis (2019)
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Background and objective
Health status in childhood is correlated with educational outcomes. Emergency hospital admissions during childhood are common but it is not known how these unplanned breaks from schooling impact on education outcomes. We hyp... Read More about The role of health and social factors in education outcome: A record-linked electronic birth cohort analysis.

Anaesthetic–analgesic ear drops to reduce antibiotic consumption in children with acute otitis media: The CEDAR RCT (2019)
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© Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2019. Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common reason for primary care consultations and antibiotic prescribing in children. Options for improved pain control may influence antibiotic prescribing and c... Read More about Anaesthetic–analgesic ear drops to reduce antibiotic consumption in children with acute otitis media: The CEDAR RCT.

A cross-country time and motion study to measure the impact of electronic medication management systems on the work of hospital pharmacists in Australia and England (2019)
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© 2019 Background: Qualitative studies have provided important insights into how hospital pharmacists’ work changes when electronic medication management (EMM) systems are introduced. Quantitative studies of work practice change are rare. Despite the... Read More about A cross-country time and motion study to measure the impact of electronic medication management systems on the work of hospital pharmacists in Australia and England.

Risk of emergency hospital admission in children associated with mental disorders and alcohol misuse in the household: an electronic birth cohort study (2018)
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Background: Mental disorders and alcohol misuse are common in families but their effects on the physical health of children are not known. We investigated the risk of emergency hospital admissions during childhood associated with living with an adult... Read More about Risk of emergency hospital admission in children associated with mental disorders and alcohol misuse in the household: an electronic birth cohort study.

Sustained user engagement in health information technology: The long road from implementation to system optimization of computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support systems for prescribing in hospitals in England (2016)
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© Health Research and Educational Trust Objective: To explore and understand approaches to user engagement through investigating the range of ways in which health care workers and organizations accommodated the introduction of computerized physician... Read More about Sustained user engagement in health information technology: The long road from implementation to system optimization of computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support systems for prescribing in hospitals in England.

The impact of electronic prescribing systems on pharmacists' time and workflow: Protocol for a time-andmotion study in English NHS hospitals (2015)
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Introduction: Electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) systems are rapidly being introduced into National Health Systems (NHS) hospitals in England following their widespread earlier adoption into primary care settings. Such systems require substantial... Read More about The impact of electronic prescribing systems on pharmacists' time and workflow: Protocol for a time-andmotion study in English NHS hospitals.