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Evaluating the ‘Dove Confident Me’ 5-session body image intervention delivered by teachers in schools: A cluster randomised controlled effectiveness trial (2020)
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© 2020 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Purpose: Body dissatisfaction is common during adolescence and predicts poor psychological and physical health. Interventions have traditionally overrelied on delivery by external providers (e.g., res... Read More about Evaluating the ‘Dove Confident Me’ 5-session body image intervention delivered by teachers in schools: A cluster randomised controlled effectiveness trial.

Psychometric evidence of the 7-item generalized anxiety disorder questionnaire in Brazilnaire in Brazil (2020)
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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most prevalent and impairing psychological disorders. GAD is defined as a persistent and excessive worry associated with physical and psychological symptoms. Despite the potentially severe nature of GA... Read More about Psychometric evidence of the 7-item generalized anxiety disorder questionnaire in Brazilnaire in Brazil.

Acceptability and feasibility of early identification of mental health difficulties in primary schools: A qualitative exploration of UK school staff and parents’ perceptions (2020)
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© 2020, The Author(s). One in eight children aged 5–19years in the UK suffer from a psychiatric disorder, while fewer than 35% are identified and only 25% of children access mental health services. Whilst government policy states that primary schools... Read More about Acceptability and feasibility of early identification of mental health difficulties in primary schools: A qualitative exploration of UK school staff and parents’ perceptions.

Tokophobia and fear of birth: A workshop consensus statement on current issues and recommendations for future research (2020)
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Objective: To discuss and develop a statement on the current state of the evidence and opinion in Fear of Childbirth (FoC) and Tokophobia (Tocophobia), and to provide recommendations. Background: A group met in 2019 to discuss the state of clinical a... Read More about Tokophobia and fear of birth: A workshop consensus statement on current issues and recommendations for future research.

Systems leadership in practice: Thematic insights from three public health case studies (2020)
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Background: ‘Systems leadership’ has emerged as a key concept in global public health alongside such related concepts as ‘systems thinking’ and ‘whole systems approaches.’ It is an approach that is well suited to issues that require collective actio... Read More about Systems leadership in practice: Thematic insights from three public health case studies.

The effects of fitspiration images on body attributes, mood and eating behaviors: An experimental Ecological Momentary Assessment study in females (2020)
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Through an experimental Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) design, we assessed the effects of fitspiration images (relative to neutral) on body image, mood and disordered eating and whether trait body dissatisfaction, thin-ideal internalization an... Read More about The effects of fitspiration images on body attributes, mood and eating behaviors: An experimental Ecological Momentary Assessment study in females.

‘Everybody’s Different: The Appearance Game’. A randomised controlled trial evaluating an appearance-related board game intervention with children aged 9-11 years (2020)
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of an educational board game aimed at increasing knowledge of appearance-related issues, positive body image, media literacy, and acceptance of appearance diversity with British school children. Two hundred and... Read More about ‘Everybody’s Different: The Appearance Game’. A randomised controlled trial evaluating an appearance-related board game intervention with children aged 9-11 years.

Treatment experiences in adults born with cleft lip and/or palate: A whole of life survey in the United Kingdom (2020)
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Objectives: Adults with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) may report dissatisfaction with aesthetic and/or functional outcomes and express desire for further treatment. Although medical intervention can improve quality of life, surgical procedures requi... Read More about Treatment experiences in adults born with cleft lip and/or palate: A whole of life survey in the United Kingdom.

Dasein and world: Heidegger’s reconceiving of the transcendental after Husserl (2020)
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The following examines Heidegger's analysis of world and Dasein from a transcendental perspective. It is argued that Heidegger's reflections on the interconnected themes of world and Dasein reveal the tensions that exist between the transcendental cl... Read More about Dasein and world: Heidegger’s reconceiving of the transcendental after Husserl.

Betting shop robberies: Reducing the risk to retail staff (2020)
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The paper presents research findings from the first UK study to examine betting shop robberies with a view to improving staff safety. The paper examines the characteristics of betting shop robberies through a Content Analysis of 228 national and loca... Read More about Betting shop robberies: Reducing the risk to retail staff.

The patient perspective of nurse-led care in early rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review of qualitative studies with thematic analysis (2020)
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Introduction: Management of rheumatoid arthritis has changed dramatically over the last decade and is characterised by early start of intensive treatment and tight monitoring of disease activity until remission. The role of nurse-led care at early... Read More about The patient perspective of nurse-led care in early rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review of qualitative studies with thematic analysis.

The mnemic neglect effect and information about dementia: Age differences in recall (2020)
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Dementia represents a more immediate threat for older than for younger adults. Consequently, different strategies may be used to defend the self against the threat of dementia. We hypothesised that older (compared to younger) adults are more likely t... Read More about The mnemic neglect effect and information about dementia: Age differences in recall.

Pilot study: Is a long‐term follow‐up service beneficial for patients undergoing revision hip replacement surgery? (2020)
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Purpose Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is highly successful but some patients will require later revision surgery. This pilot study evaluates the effects of long‐term follow‐up for patients undergoing revision hip replacement. Methods Consecutive... Read More about Pilot study: Is a long‐term follow‐up service beneficial for patients undergoing revision hip replacement surgery?.

Can I use TA? Should I use TA? Should I not use TA? Comparing reflexive thematic analysis and other pattern‐based qualitative analytic approaches (2020)
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Thematic analysis methods, including the reflexive approach we have developed, are widely used in counselling and psychotherapy research, as are other approaches that seek to develop ‘patterns’ (themes, categories) across cases. Without a thorough gr... Read More about Can I use TA? Should I use TA? Should I not use TA? Comparing reflexive thematic analysis and other pattern‐based qualitative analytic approaches.

Towards consensus in defining and handling contextual factors within rheumatology trials: An initial qualitative study from an OMERACT working group (2020)
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Objectives: The Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) Initiative established the Contextual Factors Working Group (CFWG) to guide the understanding, identification, and handling of contextual factors for clinical trials. In clinical research, di... Read More about Towards consensus in defining and handling contextual factors within rheumatology trials: An initial qualitative study from an OMERACT working group.

A critical analysis of the Model Statement literature: Should this tool be used in practice? (2020)
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Investigators need to elicit detailed statements from interviewees to find potential leads, whilst simultaneously judging if a statement is genuine or fabricated. Researchers have proposed that the Model Statement (MS) can both (a) increase informati... Read More about A critical analysis of the Model Statement literature: Should this tool be used in practice?.

The effectiveness of brief animated films as a scalable micro-intervention to improve children’s body image: A randomised controlled trial (2020)
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Creating media to counteract the plethora of media and advertising that perpetuates negative body image is a scalable public health strategy that can be achieved through innovative micro-interventions. This study examined the immediate and short-ter... Read More about The effectiveness of brief animated films as a scalable micro-intervention to improve children’s body image: A randomised controlled trial.

The role of body image in treatment decision-making and post-treatment regret following prostatectomy (2020)
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Three main treatments are offered to men with localised prostate cancer: active monitoring, radiotherapy and prostatectomy. The aim of this research was to explore the role of body image in treatment decision-making and post-treatment regret followin... Read More about The role of body image in treatment decision-making and post-treatment regret following prostatectomy.

Stockpiling as resilience: Defending and contextualising extra food procurement during lockdown (2020)
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During the UK‘s lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, both food shortages and stockpiling were well-publicised events. The UK's food system has struggled and lockdown shortages are part of an ongoing trend of anxiety around the food system.... Read More about Stockpiling as resilience: Defending and contextualising extra food procurement during lockdown.

Facial masculinity increases perceptions of men’s age, but not perceptions of their health: Data from an Arab sample (2020)
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Masculine characteristics in men’s faces are often assumed to function as health cues. However, evidence for this assumption from empirical tests is mixed. For example, research on Western women’s face perceptions found that masculinized versions of... Read More about Facial masculinity increases perceptions of men’s age, but not perceptions of their health: Data from an Arab sample.