All Outputs (85)

Mode of delivery affected questionnaire response rates in a birth cohort study (2016)
Journal Article
Bray, I., Bray, I., Noble, S., Robinson, R., Molloy, L., & Tilling, K. (2017). Mode of delivery affected questionnaire response rates in a birth cohort study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 81, 64-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.09.004

© 2016 The Author(s) Objectives Cohort studies must collect data from their participants as economically as possible, while maintaining response rates. This randomized controlled trial investigated whether offering a choice of online or paper questio... Read More about Mode of delivery affected questionnaire response rates in a birth cohort study.

Family-witnessed resuscitation: focus group inquiry into UK student nurse experiences of simulated resuscitation scenarios (2016)
Journal Article
Pontin, D., Kenny, G., Bray, I., & Albarran, J. (2016). Family-witnessed resuscitation: focus group inquiry into UK student nurse experiences of simulated resuscitation scenarios. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, 2(3), 73-77. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2016-000115

© Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Aims To describe the impact of family members' presence on student nurse performance in a witnessed resuscitation scenario. To explore student nurses' attitudes to simulated family-witnessed resuscitat... Read More about Family-witnessed resuscitation: focus group inquiry into UK student nurse experiences of simulated resuscitation scenarios.

Chinese adult perception towards organ donation in Hong Kong (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Li, W. C., Albarran, J., Li, C. S., & Bray, I. (2016, August). Chinese adult perception towards organ donation in Hong Kong. Paper presented at 26th International Congress of The Transplantation Society, Hong Kong

A qualitative descriptive study was designed with the aim of investigating the current values, beliefs and experiences of Adult Hong Kong Chinese people around organ donation.

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.

Epidemiology and public health intelligence (2016)
Book Chapter
Bray, I., Bray, I., & Regmi, K. (2016). Epidemiology and public health intelligence. In K. Regmi, & I. Gee (Eds.), Public Health Intelligence: Issues of Measure and Method (19-40). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28326-5_2

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. This chapter provides an introduction to epidemiology. It covers the key epidemiological concepts such as bias and confounding, as well as providing an overview of the nature, history and types of... Read More about Epidemiology and public health intelligence.

Evaluation of Food for Life 2013-15: Summary and synthesis report (2016)
Report
Jones, M., Pitt, H., Orme, J., Bray, I., Gray, S., Kimberlee, R., …Weitkamp, E. (2016). Evaluation of Food for Life 2013-15: Summary and synthesis report

This is the final report of the phase two evaluation of Food for Life undertaken by the University of the West of England, Bristol 2013-15. The research encompassed five workstreams: 1. Long term impacts and durability - understanding how and w... Read More about Evaluation of Food for Life 2013-15: Summary and synthesis report.

Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Bray, I., Albarran, J., Kenny, G., Williams, R., & Pontin, D. (2016, February). Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey. Poster presented at Southwest Public Health Scientific Conference, Bristol, England

Family-witnessed resuscitation (FWR) has become more widespread in the UK since the 1990s. It remains controversial with many health care professionals citing concerns about 1) the long-term effects for the family member and 2) fears about their abil... Read More about Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey.

Using the Bristol City Council Quality of Life Survey (2011-2013) – Preliminary analysis of life satisfaction and recommendations for further analyses (2016)
Report
Mundy, J., & Bray, I. (2016). Using the Bristol City Council Quality of Life Survey (2011-2013) – Preliminary analysis of life satisfaction and recommendations for further analyses

The purpose of this report is to explore the utility of the Bristol Quality of Life (QoL) Survey for measuring levels of life satisfaction (as a measure of well-being and mental health) in Bristol’s population aged 55 and over. An earlier report exa... Read More about Using the Bristol City Council Quality of Life Survey (2011-2013) – Preliminary analysis of life satisfaction and recommendations for further analyses.

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.

Changes in objectively measured BMI in children aged 4-11 years: Data from the National Child Measurement Programme (2015)
Journal Article
Pearce, M., Webb-Phillips, S., & Bray, I. (2016). Changes in objectively measured BMI in children aged 4-11 years: Data from the National Child Measurement Programme. Journal of Public Health, 38(3), 459-466. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdv058

© 2015 The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. Background This study looked at the degree of weight gain between t... Read More about Changes in objectively measured BMI in children aged 4-11 years: Data from the National Child Measurement Programme.

Family witnessed resuscitation: Student nurses’ attitudes and BLS performance during family member presence or absence (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Albarran, J., Kenny, G., Bray, I., Pontin, D., & Williams, R. (2015, January). Family witnessed resuscitation: Student nurses’ attitudes and BLS performance during family member presence or absence. Paper presented at 6th EfCCNa Congress, Valencia, Spain

Presentation by John Albarran on 30/01/15

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.

Factors influencing response rates to ALSPAC questionnaires (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Bray, I., & Tilling, K. (2012, April). Factors influencing response rates to ALSPAC questionnaires. Presented at ALSPAC Scientific Conference, Bristol

This presentation describes an analysis of response rates to questionnaires to mothers, their partners and the children/young people in the ALSPAC (Children of the 90s) study. Response rates are plotted over time. Multi-level models are then used to... Read More about Factors influencing response rates to ALSPAC questionnaires.

Estimating the proportion of offenders supervised by probation trusts in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces (2011)
Report
Bray, I., O'Malley, P., Ashcroft, S., Adedeji, E., & Spriggs, A. (2011). Estimating the proportion of offenders supervised by probation trusts in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces

On 15 September 2010 Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) published its estimate of the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces. The study involved matching the personal details of adult prisoners (a snapshot tak... Read More about Estimating the proportion of offenders supervised by probation trusts in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces.

A Fair Start? Child Mortality and Morbidity in the South West. (2010)
Other
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..

Estimating the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces - further analysis (2010)
Report
Bray, I., O'Malley, P., Ashcroft, S., Adedeji, E., & Spriggs, A. (2010). Estimating the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces - further analysis

On 25 January 2010 Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) published its initial estimate of the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces. The study involved matching the personal details of adult prisoners against... Read More about Estimating the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces - further analysis.

Estimating the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces; a data matching exercise carried out by the MOD in collaboration with the MoJ (2010)
Report
Bray, I., O'Malley, P., Ashcroft, S., Adedeji, E., & Spriggs, A. (2010). Estimating the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces; a data matching exercise carried out by the MOD in collaboration with the MoJ

The aim of this study was to estimate the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces by matching administrative datasets held by the MOD and the MoJ. A database of all prisoners in England and Wales on 06/11/09 was matched a... Read More about Estimating the proportion of prisoners in England and Wales who are ex-Armed Forces; a data matching exercise carried out by the MOD in collaboration with the MoJ.

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)
Journal Article
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.