Outputs (4)

Care companions: Co-design and adoption of the HUG soft therapeutic comforter across a health board (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

HUG by LAUGH is a specialized therapeutic comforter that was co-designed for individuals with dementia, featuring weighted limbs, soft body, simulated heartbeat and built-in music player programmed with favourite songs. Extensive research and develop... Read More about Care companions: Co-design and adoption of the HUG soft therapeutic comforter across a health board.

The 3W project: Wildlife and water for wellbeing. Full evaluation report (2025)
Report

Nature-based activities are increasingly recognised in research for their contribution towards a range of benefits including improving people’s health, wellbeing, community contributions, and environmental engagement.
Tewkesbury Nature Reserve (TNR)... Read More about The 3W project: Wildlife and water for wellbeing. Full evaluation report.

Arts on prescription: Insights, evidence and future directions (2025)
Digital Artefact

Arts on prescription is expanding, with policy recommendations and schemes spreading globally, along with expectations of its positive impact on individual and community wellbeing. But what is art on prescription and what does the research on its eff... Read More about Arts on prescription: Insights, evidence and future directions.

Does daily happiness and nervousness differ in adolescents and young adults in three Latin American cities: An experience sampling study (2025)
Journal Article

Background:

Experience Sampling Methods (ESM) have been used in clinical research to collect data on emotional and behavioural states in real life contexts among different populations. Although the use of ESM in mental health has increased, it has... Read More about Does daily happiness and nervousness differ in adolescents and young adults in three Latin American cities: An experience sampling study.