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Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England (2023)
Journal Article
Fouad, A. Z., Sinnett, D., Bray, I., McClatchey, R., & Reece, R. (2023). Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England. Land,

Greenspaces are argued to be one of the important features in the urban environment that impact the health of the population. Previous research suggested either positive, negative or no associations between greenspaces and health-related outcomes. Th... Read More about Measures of greenspace exposure and their association to health-related outcomes for the periods before and during 2020’s Lockdown: A cross-sectional study in the West of England.

Coronavirus disease 2019 mortality: A multivariate ecological analysis in relation to ethnicity, population density, obesity, deprivation and pollution (2020)
Journal Article
Bray, I., Gibson, A., & White, J. (2020). Coronavirus disease 2019 mortality: A multivariate ecological analysis in relation to ethnicity, population density, obesity, deprivation and pollution. Public Health, 185, 261-263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.06.056

Background: There is emerging evidence about characteristics that may increase the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality, but they are highly correlated. Methods: An ecological analysis was used to estimate associations between these... Read More about Coronavirus disease 2019 mortality: A multivariate ecological analysis in relation to ethnicity, population density, obesity, deprivation and pollution.

Family presence during resuscitation: Validation of the risk–benefit and self-confidence scales for student nurses (2016)
Journal Article
Bray, I., Kenny, G., Pontin, D., Williams, R., & Albarran, J. (2016). Family presence during resuscitation: Validation of the risk–benefit and self-confidence scales for student nurses. Journal of Research in Nursing, 21(4), 306-322. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987116645838

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. Background. There is increasing debate about the advantages and disadvantages of family-witnessed resuscitation. Research about the views of healthcare providers depends upon reliable tools to measure their perceptions.... Read More about Family presence during resuscitation: Validation of the risk–benefit and self-confidence scales for student nurses.

A randomised controlled trial comparing opt-in and opt-out home visits for tracing lost participants in a prospective birth cohort study (2015)
Journal Article
Bray, I., Noble, S., Boyd, A., Brown, L., Hayes, P., Malcolm, J., …Tilling, K. (2015). A randomised controlled trial comparing opt-in and opt-out home visits for tracing lost participants in a prospective birth cohort study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-015-0041-y

© 2015 Bray et al. Background: Attrition is an important problem in cohort studies. Tracing cohort members who have moved or otherwise lost contact with the study is vital. There is some debate about the acceptability and relative effectiveness of op... Read More about A randomised controlled trial comparing opt-in and opt-out home visits for tracing lost participants in a prospective birth cohort study.

Ex-military personnel in the criminal justice system: A cross-sectional study (2013)
Journal Article
Bray, I., O'Malley, P., Ashcroft, S., Adedeji, L., & Spriggs, A. (2013). Ex-military personnel in the criminal justice system: A cross-sectional study. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 52(5), 516-526. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12027

The aim of this article is to estimate the proportion of Regular veterans in England and Wales who are in prison or supervised by a Probation Trust. A cross-sectional data linkage approach was taken, matching a database of Service leavers with prison... Read More about Ex-military personnel in the criminal justice system: A cross-sectional study.

Smoking prevalence amongst UK Armed Forces recruits: Changes in behaviour after 3 years follow-up and factors affecting smoking behaviour (2013)
Journal Article
Bray, I., Richardson, P., & Harrison, K. (2013). Smoking prevalence amongst UK Armed Forces recruits: Changes in behaviour after 3 years follow-up and factors affecting smoking behaviour. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 159(1), 44-50. https://doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2013-000009

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate smoking prevalence of Tri-Service recruits, and changes in smoking behaviour at 3-year follow-up, by trade group and gender. Associations with educational attainment and deprivation were also as... Read More about Smoking prevalence amongst UK Armed Forces recruits: Changes in behaviour after 3 years follow-up and factors affecting smoking behaviour.

A Fair Start? Child Mortality and Morbidity in the South West. (2010)
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Bray, I., Brown, P., Cooke, H., & Parker, L. (2010). A Fair Start? Child Mortality and Morbidity in the South West. Bristol, UK

Children in the South West region are, overall, healthier than their counterparts in other regions. However, many of the child deaths and much of the morbidity are potentially avoidable, suggesting that there is still considerable room for improv... Read More about A Fair Start? Child Mortality and Morbidity in the South West..

Self-harm in UK armed forces personnel: Descriptive and case-control study of general hospital presentations (2009)
Journal Article
Hawton, K., Harriss, L., Casey, D., Simkin, S., Harrison, K., Bray, I., & Blatchley, N. (2009). Self-harm in UK armed forces personnel: Descriptive and case-control study of general hospital presentations. British Journal of Psychiatry, 194(3), 266-272. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.107.048595

Background Little is known about self-harm in the armed forces. Aims To investigate the characteristics of armed forces personnel presenting to a general hospital following self-harm and compare these with matched controls who had self-harmed. Method... Read More about Self-harm in UK armed forces personnel: Descriptive and case-control study of general hospital presentations.

Suicide after leaving the UK armed forces -A cohort study (2009)
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Kaput, N., Kapur, N., While, D., Blatchley, N., Bray, I., & Harrison, K. (2009). Suicide after leaving the UK armed forces -A cohort study. PLoS Medicine, 6(3), 0269-0277. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000026

Background Few studies have examined suicide risk in individuals once they have left the military. We aimed to investigate the rate, timing, and risk factors for suicide in all those who had left the UK Armed Forces (1996-2005). Methods and Findings... Read More about Suicide after leaving the UK armed forces -A cohort study.

An estimate of the veteran population in England: Based on data from the 2007 adult psychiatric morbidity survey (2009)
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Woodhead, C., Sloggett, A., Bray, I., Bradbury, J., McManus, S., Meltzer, H., …Fear, N. (2009). An estimate of the veteran population in England: Based on data from the 2007 adult psychiatric morbidity survey. Population Trends -London-, 138(1), 50-54. https://doi.org/10.1057/pt.2009.47

BACKGROUND: The health and well-being of military veterans has recently generated much media and political interest. Estimating the current and future size of the veteran population is important to the planning and allocation of veteran support s... Read More about An estimate of the veteran population in England: Based on data from the 2007 adult psychiatric morbidity survey.