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Pregnant women at risk for iodine deficiency but adequate iodine intake in school-aged children of Zhejiang Province, China (2024)
Journal Article

The median urinary iodine concentration (UIC) of school-aged children has been commonly used as a surrogate to assess iodine status of a population including pregnant women. However, pregnant women have higher iodine requirements than children due to... Read More about Pregnant women at risk for iodine deficiency but adequate iodine intake in school-aged children of Zhejiang Province, China.

'You’re not a REAL doctor': Exploring subjective wellbeing among clinical academics in the NIHR mentoring scheme (2024)
Journal Article

Background

The International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO) highlighted the importance of employee wellbeing in the NHS, for its impact on patient care and as a role-model for other employers (IPPO, 2022). However, few studies have investigated... Read More about 'You’re not a REAL doctor': Exploring subjective wellbeing among clinical academics in the NIHR mentoring scheme.

Inequalities in birth before arrival at hospital in South West England: a multimethods study of neonatal hypothermia and emergency medical services call-handler advice. (2024)
Journal Article

ObjectivesTo examine inequalities in birth before arrival (BBA) at hospitals in South West England, understand which groups are most likely to experience BBA and how this relates to hypothermia and outcomes (phase A). To investigate opportunities to... Read More about Inequalities in birth before arrival at hospital in South West England: a multimethods study of neonatal hypothermia and emergency medical services call-handler advice..

Facilitators and barriers to inclusive and safe mobility on urban roads in Kathmandu, Nepal: a participatory research study (2024)
Journal Article

Research suggests that the built environment and transport services affect the health and well-being of people with a disability. In Nepal, there is limited evidence describing the safety of road users in transport environments. The perceptions of sa... Read More about Facilitators and barriers to inclusive and safe mobility on urban roads in Kathmandu, Nepal: a participatory research study.

P071 Exploring experiences and preferences of people with rheumatoid arthritis for digital interventions to promote physical activity (PA) (2024)
Journal Article

Background/Aims Physical activity (PA) is effective for managing symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but people with RA are less active than their healthy counterparts. A digital intervention (DI) to promote PA, is a potential solution. There is a... Read More about P071 Exploring experiences and preferences of people with rheumatoid arthritis for digital interventions to promote physical activity (PA).

P041 Health-related quality of life in patients receiving glucocorticoids for a rheumatic disease and associated factors: A cross-sectional study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background/Aims Glucocorticoids (GCs) used in the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic conditions can impact on patients in different ways. The objective of this study was to identify socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with health-relat... Read More about P041 Health-related quality of life in patients receiving glucocorticoids for a rheumatic disease and associated factors: A cross-sectional study.

Qualitative interview study of rheumatology patients’ experiences of COVID-19 shielding to explore the physical and psychological impact and identify associated support needs (2024)
Journal Article

Objective: Many clinically extremely vulnerable rheumatology patients have only recently ceased shielding from COVID-19, while some continue to minimise in-person contact. The objective of this study was to understand the impact of shielding and asso... Read More about Qualitative interview study of rheumatology patients’ experiences of COVID-19 shielding to explore the physical and psychological impact and identify associated support needs.

Designing, implementing and testing an intervention of affective intelligent agents in nursing virtual reality teaching simulations - A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article

Emotions play an important role in human-computer interaction, but there is limited research on affective and emotional virtual agent design in the area of teaching simulations for healthcare provision. The purpose of this work is twofold: firstly, t... Read More about Designing, implementing and testing an intervention of affective intelligent agents in nursing virtual reality teaching simulations - A qualitative study.