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'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).

P186 Impact of glucocorticoids on appearance and sense of self in rheumatic diseases (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Association between metabolic conditions and satisfaction with care in people with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a survey-based study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Purpose (the aim of the study): Satisfaction measures have been recommended as a core component for evaluating treatment outcomes in osteoarthritis (OA). People with comorbid metabolic conditions and OA need to rely on multiple interventions and may... Read More about Association between metabolic conditions and satisfaction with care in people with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a survey-based study.

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.

Factors associated with repeat emergency department visits for mental health care in adolescents: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article

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

CONfidence: Developing an app to promote bladder and bowel health (2024)
Journal Article

The CONfidence app was developed to address an unmet need for access to self-help advice and information for bladder and bowel incontinence. The app was developed by the Bladder and Bowel CONfidence Health Integration Team and Expert Self Care and th... Read More about CONfidence: Developing an app to promote bladder and bowel health.

An exploration of greenspace metric proximity and NDVI vs configurational accessibility from residential postcodes in the West of England (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Greenspaces are recognised as important features of an urban environment which are visited by residents for different purposes. This paper investigates the relationship between residents in the West of England and their surrounding greenspaces, by st... Read More about An exploration of greenspace metric proximity and NDVI vs configurational accessibility from residential postcodes in the West of England.

Barriers and facilitators to learning and using first aid skills for road traffic crash victims in Nepal: A qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article

Background Road traffic injuries are a major global public health problem despite being avoidable and preventable. In many low- and middle-income countries, the victims of road traffic crashes do not receive care at the scene and may die before reac... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to learning and using first aid skills for road traffic crash victims in Nepal: A qualitative study.

Paramedic utility in screening patients who present to Emergency Medical Services and who may benefit from an Advance Care Plan: A mixed methods study with explanatory sequential design (2024)
Journal Article

We used a two-phased mixed methods study with an explanatory sequential design to understand how frequently paramedics attend patients who, on paramedic assessment with the Gold Standards Framework Proactive Identification Guidance, are end-of-life a... Read More about Paramedic utility in screening patients who present to Emergency Medical Services and who may benefit from an Advance Care Plan: A mixed methods study with explanatory sequential design.

Episode 161 – The challenges and impacts of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) in general practice (2024)
Digital Artefact

The government has delivered on its commitment of recruiting 26,000 more primary care professionals through the ARRS in order to reduce patient waiting lists, widen the range of healthcare services and meet the needs of local populations. This qualit... Read More about Episode 161 – The challenges and impacts of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) in general practice.

Prehospital emergency care for trauma victims in Nepal: a mixed-methods study (2024)
Journal Article

Background The prehospital care system in Nepal is poorly developed, with multiple providers, limited coordination of services and no national coverage. There is little published evidence reporting the prehospital care of patients with trauma, data... Read More about Prehospital emergency care for trauma victims in Nepal: a mixed-methods study.

Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research. (2024)
Journal Article

Patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research is now well-established, whilst science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research has shifted from a focus on science communication alone to public engagement (PE) within its rese... Read More about Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research..

Exploring the content validity of the Chalder Fatigue Scale using cognitive interviewing in an ME/CFS population (2024)
Journal Article

Background The Chalder Fatigue Scale, also known as the Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (CFQ) is a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) comprising 11 items designed to measure physical and cognitive fatigue. It is widely used with people with myalg... Read More about Exploring the content validity of the Chalder Fatigue Scale using cognitive interviewing in an ME/CFS population.

Effectiveness of interventions on occupational stress, health and well-being, performance, and job satisfaction for midwives: A systematic mixed methods review (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Work-related stress is high in midwifery with negative implications for midwives’ health and performance. This systematic review therefore examined which stress management interventions (SMIs) are most effective at reducing occupational s... Read More about Effectiveness of interventions on occupational stress, health and well-being, performance, and job satisfaction for midwives: A systematic mixed methods review.

The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course (2024)
Journal Article

Introduction. The Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) intervention is an eight-week, group based post-diagnostic course for people living with dementia that aims to facilitate adjustment to the diagnosis. We set out to establish the views of course fa... Read More about The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course.