All Outputs (12)

Adaptation of the ASSIST peer-led smoking intervention to deliver information from the Talk to FRANK drug education website (ASSIST+FRANK): a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article
White, J., Hawkins, J., Madden, K., Grant, A., Er, V., Angel, L., …Moore, L. (2017). Adaptation of the ASSIST peer-led smoking intervention to deliver information from the Talk to FRANK drug education website (ASSIST+FRANK): a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 390(Supplement 3), S1. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2817%2932936-7

Background Illicit drug use increases the risk of poor physical and mental health. Few effective school-based drug prevention interventions are available. We adapted an effective school-based peer-led smoking prevention intervention (ASSIST) to de... Read More about Adaptation of the ASSIST peer-led smoking intervention to deliver information from the Talk to FRANK drug education website (ASSIST+FRANK): a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial.

P-150 Social support in palliative care (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bradley, N., Lloyd-Williams, M., & Dowrick, C. (2017, November). P-150 Social support in palliative care. Poster presented at Leading, Learning and Innovating, Hospice UK 2017 National Conference, 22–24 November 2017, Liverpool

Background: A holistic approach to supporting a person with life-limiting illness and their families requires a consideration of their social context, including the availability of social support (defined as the resources gained from relationships wi... Read More about P-150 Social support in palliative care.

P-149 Effectiveness of palliative care interventions offering social support – A systematic review (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bradley, N., Lloyd-Williams, M., & Dowrick, C. (2017, November). P-149 Effectiveness of palliative care interventions offering social support – A systematic review. Poster presented at Leading, Learning and Innovating, Hospice UK 2017 National Conference, 22–24 November 2017, Liverpool

Background Social support is a necessary resource for good quality of life, particularly for individuals managing the psychological challenges of living with a life-limiting illness. Qualitative evidence describes social support obtained during palli... Read More about P-149 Effectiveness of palliative care interventions offering social support – A systematic review.

What works for wellbeing? A systematic review of wellbeing outcomes for music and singing in adults (2017)
Journal Article
Daykin, N., Mansfield, L., Meads, C., Julier, G., Tomlinson, A., Payne, A., …Victor, C. (2018). What works for wellbeing? A systematic review of wellbeing outcomes for music and singing in adults. Perspectives in Public Health, 138(1), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913917740391

Aims: The role of arts and music in supporting subjective wellbeing (SWB) is increasingly recognised. Robust evidence is needed to support policy and practice. This article reports on the first of four reviews of Culture, Sport and Wellbeing (CSW) co... Read More about What works for wellbeing? A systematic review of wellbeing outcomes for music and singing in adults.

Adapting the ASSIST model of informal peer-led intervention delivery to the Talk to FRANK drug prevention programme in UK secondary schools (ASSIST + FRANK): intervention development, refinement and a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article
White, J., Hawkins, J., Madden, K., Grant, A., Er, V., Angel, L., …Moore, L. Adapting the ASSIST model of informal peer-led intervention delivery to the Talk to FRANK drug prevention programme in UK secondary schools (ASSIST + FRANK): intervention development, refinement and a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Public Health Research, 5(7), 1-98. https://doi.org/10.3310/phr05070

Lycra arm sleeve for the management of glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke – A preliminary study (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kumar, P., Greet, J., Rossall, F., Mills, M., Gibson, R., & Whales, R. (2017, October). Lycra arm sleeve for the management of glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke – A preliminary study. Poster presented at British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO) Conference, 2022, Manchester

Introduction: Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is reported to occur in 81% of patients post stroke. The aims of the study were to assess the effectiveness of Lycra sleeves on GHS and explore patients’ perceptions regarding the practicality of applying... Read More about Lycra arm sleeve for the management of glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke – A preliminary study.

Investigating the effects of lycra arm sleeve on Acromion-greater tuberosity distance, muscle activity and Scapula position in people with stroke (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kumar, P., Macleod, L., Mohan, P., Wheeler, C., & Wai Tse, G. (2017, October). Investigating the effects of lycra arm sleeve on Acromion-greater tuberosity distance, muscle activity and Scapula position in people with stroke. Poster presented at British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (BAPIO), October 2017, Manchester

Abstract Introduction Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is reported in up to 81% of patients with stroke. Our previous studies found that a Lycra sleeve can reduce acromion-greater tuberosity distance (used for assessment of GHS) in people with chronic... Read More about Investigating the effects of lycra arm sleeve on Acromion-greater tuberosity distance, muscle activity and Scapula position in people with stroke.

Development of a framework for the co-production and prototyping of public health interventions (2017)
Journal Article
Hawkins, J., Madden, K., Fletcher, A., Midgley, L., Grant, A., Cox, G., …White, J. (2017). Development of a framework for the co-production and prototyping of public health interventions. BMC Public Health, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4695-8

Background: Existing guidance for developing public health interventions does not provide information for researchers about how to work with intervention providers to co-produce and prototype the content and delivery of new interventions prior to eva... Read More about Development of a framework for the co-production and prototyping of public health interventions.

Strangers no more: Immigration and the challenge of integration in North America and Western Europe (2017)
Journal Article
Dikici, E. (2017). Strangers no more: Immigration and the challenge of integration in North America and Western Europe. Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 7(2), 124-125. https://doi.org/10.1515/njmr-2017-0015

Strangers No More is a well-researched and meticulously written book on the integration of post-war immigrants, and second generations into North American and Western European countries. Richard Alba and Nancy Foner, two prominent scholars of migrati... Read More about Strangers no more: Immigration and the challenge of integration in North America and Western Europe.

The state and the grassroots: Immigrant transnational organizations in four continents (2017)
Journal Article
Dikici, E. (2017). The state and the grassroots: Immigrant transnational organizations in four continents. Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 7(1), 62-63. https://doi.org/10.1515/njmr-2017-0004

The State and The Grassroots is a well-edited collection of essays on transnational immigrant organisations in the U.S. and some European countries. Editors and contributors of this volume argue that the issues of migration, development and integrati... Read More about The state and the grassroots: Immigrant transnational organizations in four continents.

Creative and credible evaluation for arts, health and well-being: opportunities and challenges of co-production (2017)
Journal Article
Daykin, N., Gray, K., McCree, M., & Willis, J. (2017). Creative and credible evaluation for arts, health and well-being: opportunities and challenges of co-production. Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice, 9(2), 123-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2016.1206948

Background: This paper reports findings from a one-year UK knowledge exchange (KE) project completed in 2015. Stakeholders’ experiences of evaluation were explored in order to develop online resources to strengthen knowledge and capacity within the a... Read More about Creative and credible evaluation for arts, health and well-being: opportunities and challenges of co-production.

Vlogging: a new phenomenon, but is it a concern for people’s health? (2017)
Journal Article
Parnell, J. (2017). Vlogging: a new phenomenon, but is it a concern for people’s health?. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 6(4), 196-198. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2017.6.4.196

Vlogging has become extremely popular in recent years. Studies have shown how exposure to idealised imagery within traditional media can lead to body image concerns, but there has been little evaluation of the specific impact of vlogging on people’s... Read More about Vlogging: a new phenomenon, but is it a concern for people’s health?.