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Assessing the reporting quality of published qualitative evidence syntheses in the Cochrane Library
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A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Helping Ease Anxiety and Depression after Stroke (HEADS: UP): An Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Stroke Survivors
Lawrence M, Davis B, Clark NE, Booth J, Donald G, Dougall N, Fenocchi L, Grealy M, Jamieson M, Jani B, Kontou E, MacDonald J, Mason H, Maxwell M, Parkinson B, Pieri M, Wang X & Mercer SW (2025) A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Helping Ease Anxiety and Depression after Stroke (HEADS: UP): An Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Stroke Survivors. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-025-02595-8
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Use of CPR feedback devices in resuscitation training: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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“All sorts of colours of emotions”: ambulance call-handlers’ perceptions of the barriers to CPR in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
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Contact with the National Health Service in the week after an acute medical paediatric admission
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Review
Impact of exposure to opioids in pregnancy on offspring developmental outcomes in the pre-school years: an Umbrella Review.
Robertson S, Hughes T, Boardman J, McFadden A, Whittaker A & Marryat L (2025) Impact of exposure to opioids in pregnancy on offspring developmental outcomes in the pre-school years: an Umbrella Review.. BMJ Paediatrics Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2024-003058
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Applying Normalisation Process Theory to a peer-delivered complex health intervention for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use
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In situ simulation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: A systematic review
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A mixed methods systematic literature review of barriers and facilitators to help-seeking among women with stigmatised pelvic health symptoms
Jouanny C, Abhyankar P & Maxwell M (2024) A mixed methods systematic literature review of barriers and facilitators to help-seeking among women with stigmatised pelvic health symptoms. BMC Women's Health, 24, Art. No.: 217. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03063-6
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Using visual methods to further enhance qualitative evidence synthesis
Silveira Bianchim M, France E & Noyes J (2024) Using visual methods to further enhance qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods, 2 (12), Art. No.: e70009. https://doi.org/10.1002/cesm.70009
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Barriers and enablers toward healthy eating and weight gain among pregnant women in Vietnam: A qualitative study with analysis informed by the theoretical domains framework and COM-B model
Nguyen-Hoang A, Eades C, Harris FM & Cheyne H (2024) Barriers and enablers toward healthy eating and weight gain among pregnant women in Vietnam: A qualitative study with analysis informed by the theoretical domains framework and COM-B model. Appetite, 203, Art. No.: 107710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107710
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Clinical Outcomes of Benzodiazepine Prescribing for People Receiving Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Matheson C, Vucic C, Dumbrell J, Robertson R, Ritchie T, Duncan C, Kessavalou K, Woolston C & Schofield J (2024) Clinical Outcomes of Benzodiazepine Prescribing for People Receiving Opioid Agonist Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence. Pharmacy, 12 (5), Art. No.: 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12050152
Preprint / Working Paper
Secondary analysis of the Game of Stones trial of text messages with financial incentives for men with obesity
Dombrowski SU, Hoddinott P, Macaulay L, O’Dolan C, Swingler J, Cotton S, Avenell A, Getaneh AM, Gray C, Hunt K, Kee F, MacLean A, McKinley MC, Torrens C & Marjon vdP (2024) Secondary analysis of the Game of Stones trial of text messages with financial incentives for men with obesity [Secondary analysis: The Game of Stones trial]. https://www.medrxiv.org/. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.19.24319336
Preprint / Working Paper
Long-term Effects of Text Messages with Financial Incentives for Men with Obesity: Two-year Follow-up of the Game of Stones trial
Dombrowski SU, Hoddinott P, Swingler J, Macaulay L, O’Dolan C, Cotton S, Avenell A, Getaneh AM, Gray CM, Hunt K, Kee F, MacLean A, McKinley MC, Torrens C & van der Pol M (2024) Long-term Effects of Text Messages with Financial Incentives for Men with Obesity: Two-year Follow-up of the Game of Stones trial. https://www.medrxiv.org/. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.12.24318921
Preprint / Working Paper
Men with long-term conditions in the Game of Stones text messaging and financial incentives trial: an explortory mixed methods study
Macaulay L, O’Dolan C, Swingler J, Torrens C, MacLean A, Turner K, Avenell A, Cotton S, Dombrowski SU, Gray CM, MacLennan G, Hunt K, Kee F, McKinley MC & Hoddinott P (2024) Men with long-term conditions in the Game of Stones text messaging and financial incentives trial: an explortory mixed methods study. https://www.medrxiv.org/. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.13.24318555
Preprint / Working Paper
Mental health and weight loss in men: an exploratory mixed methods study of the Game of Stones trial
Torrens CE, Turner K, Swingler J, O’Dolan C, MacLean A, Macaulay L, Dombrowski SU, Avenell A, Cotton S, McKinley MC, Hunt K, Gray C, Kee F, MacLennan G & Hoddinott P (2024) Mental health and weight loss in men: an exploratory mixed methods study of the Game of Stones trial. https://www.medrxiv.org/. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.12.24318850
Article
Socioeconomic deprivation and perinatal anxiety: an observational cohort study
Best C, Ayers S, Sinesi A, Meades R, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Mcnicol S, Williams LR, Alderdice F, Jomeen J, Shakespeare J & MAP Study Team (2024) Socioeconomic deprivation and perinatal anxiety: an observational cohort study. BMC Public Helath, 24, Art. No.: 3183. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20608-4
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2024 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces
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Article
Acceptability of identification and management of perinatal anxiety: a qualitative interview study with postnatal women
Meades R, Moran PM, Hutton U, Khan R, Maxwell M, Cheyne H, Delicate A, Shakespeare J, Hollins K, Pisavadia K, Doungsong P, Edwards RT, Sinesi A & Ayers S (2024) Acceptability of identification and management of perinatal anxiety: a qualitative interview study with postnatal women. Front. Public Health, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1466150
Article
Breastfeeding frequency and incidence of type 2 diabetes among women with previous gestational diabetes compared to those without: a historical cohort study in the UK
Eades C, Hoddinott P, Cameron D & Evans J (2024) Breastfeeding frequency and incidence of type 2 diabetes among women with previous gestational diabetes compared to those without: a historical cohort study in the UK. International Breastfeeding Journal, 19, Art. No.: 72. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-024-00679-0
Other
Reimagining Health Visiting: Policy implications from a review of the COVID-19 pandemic experience
Gadsby E, King E, Bell M, Wong G & Kendall S (2024) Reimagining Health Visiting: Policy implications from a review of the COVID-19 pandemic experience [Policy Brief (RReHOPE)]. Stirling.
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Experiences of Newly Qualified Nurses' Engagement with Quality Improvement in Practice: A Qualitative Follow-Up Study
Armstrong L, Shepherd A & Harris F (2024) Experiences of Newly Qualified Nurses' Engagement with Quality Improvement in Practice: A Qualitative Follow-Up Study. Nursing Reports, 14 (4), pp. 2990-3006. https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14040218
Article
Cognitive aids used in simulated resuscitation: A systematic review
Nabecker S, Nation K, Gilfoyle E, Abelairas-Gomez C, Koota E, Lin Y, Greif R & Education Implementation Team Task Force of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) (2024) Cognitive aids used in simulated resuscitation: A systematic review. Resuscitation Plus, 19, p. 100675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100675
Conference Paper (published)
Looking beyond the neonatal: what does administrative data tell us about the preschool health and developmental outcomes of children exposed to opioids in utero?
Marryat L, Robertson-Albertyn S, Boardman JP, McFadden A & Whittaker A (2024) Looking beyond the neonatal: what does administrative data tell us about the preschool health and developmental outcomes of children exposed to opioids in utero?. In: volume 9. International Population Data Linkage Network Conference 2024, Chicago, USA, 15.09.2024-18.09.2024. Swansea University. https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v9i5.2580
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What services are currently provided to people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the UK, and what are their components? A protocol for a scoping literature review
Forsyth F, Deaton C, Kalra PR, Green M, Harrison ME, Tavares S, Dirksen A, Kuhn I, Farquharson B & Austin RC (2024) What services are currently provided to people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the UK, and what are their components? A protocol for a scoping literature review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Art. No.: zvae119. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvae119
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The effects of different types of organisational workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in healthcare workers: a systematic review
Aust B, Leduc C, Cresswell-Smith J, O’Brien C, Rugulies R, Leduc M, Dhalaigh DN, Dushaj A, Fanaj N, Guinart D, Maxwell M, Reich H, Ross V, Sadath A & Paterson C (2024) The effects of different types of organisational workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in healthcare workers: a systematic review. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 97 (5), pp. 485-522. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-024-02065-z
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Evaluation of perinatal anxiety assessment measures: a cognitive interview study
Meades R, Sinesi A, Williams LR, Delicate A, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Alderdice F, Jomeen J, Shakespeare J, Yuill C, Ayers S & Studt Team M (2024) Evaluation of perinatal anxiety assessment measures: a cognitive interview study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24, Art. No.: 507. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06641-6
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Impact of a Distress Brief Intervention on Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempts and Self-harm in the immediate, short and longer term: a mixed method evaluation study protocol
McLean J, Shields J, Wildman JM, Hamid A, MacGregor A, Best C, Duncan E, McNicol S, Fenocchi L, Mason H, MacIntyre D, Melson AJ & O'Connor R (2024) Impact of a Distress Brief Intervention on Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempts and Self-harm in the immediate, short and longer term: a mixed method evaluation study protocol. NIHR Open Research, 4 (33). https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13592.1
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Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for Long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners’ and people living with Long COVID: a qualitative study
Cooper K, Duncan E, Hart-Winks E, Cowie J, Shim J, Stage E, Tooman T, Alexander L, Love A, Morris JH, Ormerod J, Preston J & Swinton P (2024) Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for Long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners’ and people living with Long COVID: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 14, Art. No.: e082830. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082830
Article
Text messages with financial incentives for men with obesity. A randomized clinical trial
Hoddinott P, O'Dolan C, Macaulay L, Dombrowski S, Swingler J, Cotton S, Avenell A, Getaneh A, Gray C, Hunt K, Kee F, MacLean A, McKinley M, Torrens C, Turner K, van der Pol M & MacLennan G (2024) Text messages with financial incentives for men with obesity. A randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.7064
Article
When is the best time to screen for perinatal anxiety? A longitudinal cohort study
Ayers S, Sinesi A, Coates R, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Best C, McNicol S, Williams LR, Uddin N, Shakespeare J & Alderdice F (2024) When is the best time to screen for perinatal anxiety? A longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 103, Art. No.: 102841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2024.102841
Research Report
Teaching, Learning and Play in the Outdoors: a survey of provision in 2022
Mannion G, Sowerby M, McNicol S, Lambert P & Ramjan C (2024) Teaching, Learning and Play in the Outdoors: a survey of provision in 2022. NatureScot. NatureScot Research Report, 1313. Inverness: NatureScot. https://www.nature.scot/doc/naturescot-research-report-1313-teaching-learning-and-play-outdoors-survey-provision-scotland-2022
Policy Document
Scoping review: mapping clinical guidelines and policy documents that address the needs of women who are dependent on drugs during the perinatal period
Gilmore L, Honeybull L, Lewis S, Smith E, Cheyne H, Aladangady N, Featherstone B, Maxwell M, Neale J & Radcliffe P (2024) Scoping review: mapping clinical guidelines and policy documents that address the needs of women who are dependent on drugs during the perinatal period. National Institute for Health Research.
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The Child Protection Response to Domestic Violence and Abuse: a Scoping Review of Interagency Interventions, Models and Collaboration
Hale H, Bracewell K, Bellussi L, Jenkins R, Alexander J, Devaney J & Callaghan JEM (2024) The Child Protection Response to Domestic Violence and Abuse: a Scoping Review of Interagency Interventions, Models and Collaboration. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-024-00681-4
Conference Paper (published)
Cultural adaptation of a text message library designed to support diet, activity and weight management behaviour in the postpartum period in the UK: the Supporting MumS (SMS) Study
Spyreli E, Caperon L, Ansell E, Ahern S, Bridges S, Hoddinott P & McKinley M (2024) Cultural adaptation of a text message library designed to support diet, activity and weight management behaviour in the postpartum period in the UK: the Supporting MumS (SMS) Study. In: volume 91. 14th European Nutrition Conference FENS, November 2023, Belgrade, Belgrade, 14.11.2023-17.11.2023. Switzerland, p. 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023091311
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Assessment of perinatal anxiety: diagnostic accuracy of five measures
Ayers S, Coates R, Sinesi A, Cheyne H, Maxwell M, Best C, McNicol S, Williams LR, Uddin N, Hutton U, Howard G, Shakespeare J, Walker JJ, Alderdice F & Jomeen J (2024) Assessment of perinatal anxiety: diagnostic accuracy of five measures. The British Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.174
Conference Paper (published)
Experiences of a text message delivered behavioural weight management intervention (with or without financial incentives) for men living with obesity, and their co-morbid mental health problems.
Hoddinott P, Torrens C, O'Dolan C & Macaulay L (2024) Experiences of a text message delivered behavioural weight management intervention (with or without financial incentives) for men living with obesity, and their co-morbid mental health problems.. In: volume 48. 8th UK Congress on Obesity 2023, Belfast, 14.09.2023-15.09.2024. International journal of obesity. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-023-01431-0#Sec26
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The psychological and behavioural factors associated with laypeople initiating CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review
Farquharson B, Dixon D, Williams B, Torrens C, Philpott M, Laidlaw H & McDermott S (2023) The psychological and behavioural factors associated with laypeople initiating CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 23 (1), Art. No.: 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02904-2
Article
Clinicians' perspectives and experiences of providing cervical ripening at home or in-hospital in the United Kingdom
Yuill C, Harkness M, Wallace C, Cheyne H, Black M, Modi N, Pasupathy D, Sanders J, Stock SJ & McCourt C (2023) Clinicians' perspectives and experiences of providing cervical ripening at home or in-hospital in the United Kingdom. PLoS One, 18 (5), Art. No.: e0284818. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284818
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Text message conversations between peer supporters and women to deliver infant feeding support using behaviour change techniques: A qualitative analysis
Knox O, Parker D, Johnson D, Dombrowski SU, Thomson G, Clarke J, Hoddinott P, Jolly K & Ingram J (2023) Text message conversations between peer supporters and women to deliver infant feeding support using behaviour change techniques: A qualitative analysis. Midwifery, 127, Art. No.: 103838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2023.103838
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Test, evidence, transition projects in Scotland: developing the evidence needed for transition of effective interventions in cancer care from innovation into mainstream practice
Gadsby EW, Brown C, Crawford C, Dale G, Duncan E, Galbraith L, Gold K, Hibberd C, McFarland A, McGlashan J, McInnes M, McNaughton J, Murray J, Teodorowski P & Thomson J (2023) Test, evidence, transition projects in Scotland: developing the evidence needed for transition of effective interventions in cancer care from innovation into mainstream practice. BMC Cancer, 23 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11592-w
Article
Investigating Scottish Long COVID community rehabilitation service models from the perspectives of people living with Long COVID and healthcare professionals: a qualitative descriptive study
Duncan E, Alexander L, Cowie J, Love A, Morris JH, Moss R, Ormerod J, Preston J, Shim J, Stage E, Tooman T & Cooper K (2023) Investigating Scottish Long COVID community rehabilitation service models from the perspectives of people living with Long COVID and healthcare professionals: a qualitative descriptive study. BMJ Open, 13, p. e078740, Art. No.: e078740. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078740