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Perceptions of social media challenges and benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic: Qualitative findings from a cross sectional international survey (2023)
Journal Article
Schoultz, M., Lamph, G., Thygesen, H., Leung, J., Bonsaksen, T., Ruffolo, M., Price, D., Watson, P., Kabelenga, I., Chiu, V., & Østertun Geirdal, A. (2023). Perceptions of social media challenges and benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic: Qualitative findings from a cross sectional international survey. PLOS Global Public Health, 3(1), Article e0001463. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001463

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in January 2020 the need for rapid information spread grew and social media became the ultimate platform for information exchange as well as a tool for connection and entertainment. With the rapid informat... Read More about Perceptions of social media challenges and benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic: Qualitative findings from a cross sectional international survey.

Associations between social media use and loneliness in a cross-national population: do motives for social media use matter? (2023)
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Bonsaksen, T., Ruffolo, M., Price, D., Leung, J., Thygesen, H., Lamph, G., Kabelenga, I., & Østertun Geirdal, A. (2023). Associations between social media use and loneliness in a cross-national population: do motives for social media use matter?. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2022.2158089

Background: We aimed to examine the association between social media use and loneliness two years after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Methods: Participants were 1649 adults who completed a cross-sectional online survey disseminated openly in Norway... Read More about Associations between social media use and loneliness in a cross-national population: do motives for social media use matter?.

The corridor of clinical uncertainty: using advanced clinical practice knowledge to make safe clinical decisions (2022)
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Jefferson, D. (2022). The corridor of clinical uncertainty: using advanced clinical practice knowledge to make safe clinical decisions. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/b2mb-af70

This paper offers a critical reflection about how undertaking an MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) programme, led to a greater understanding about how cognitive processes impact on making complex clinical judgements and decisions. Insights are off... Read More about The corridor of clinical uncertainty: using advanced clinical practice knowledge to make safe clinical decisions.

Exploring the physical, psychological and social well-being of people with rheumatoid arthritis during the coronavirus pandemic: a single-centre, longitudinal, qualitative interview study in the UK (2022)
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Ryan, S., Campbell, P., Paskins, Z., Hider, S., Manning, F., Rule, K., Brooks, M., & Hassell, A. (2022). Exploring the physical, psychological and social well-being of people with rheumatoid arthritis during the coronavirus pandemic: a single-centre, longitudinal, qualitative interview study in the UK. BMJ Open, 12(7), Article e056555. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056555

OBJECTIVE: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune, inflammatory, systemic condition that requires specific drug treatment to suppress disease activity and prevent joint deformity. To manage the ongoing symptoms of joint pain and fatigue patients... Read More about Exploring the physical, psychological and social well-being of people with rheumatoid arthritis during the coronavirus pandemic: a single-centre, longitudinal, qualitative interview study in the UK.

Self-Reported Long COVID in the General Population: Sociodemographic and Health Correlates in a Cross-National Sample. (2022)
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Bonsaksen, T., Leung, J., Price, D., Ruffolo, M., Lamph, G., Kabelenga, I., Thygesen, H., & Østertun Geirdal, A. (2022). Self-Reported Long COVID in the General Population: Sociodemographic and Health Correlates in a Cross-National Sample. Life, 12(6), Article 901. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12060901

We aimed to gain knowledge of possible sociodemographic predictors of long COVID and whether long COVID was associated with health outcomes almost two years after the pandemic outbreak. There were 1649 adults who participated in the study by completi... Read More about Self-Reported Long COVID in the General Population: Sociodemographic and Health Correlates in a Cross-National Sample..

Experiences of midwives and nurses when implementing abortion policies: A systematic integrative review. (2022)
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(2022). Experiences of midwives and nurses when implementing abortion policies: A systematic integrative review. Midwifery, 103363 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2022.103363

INTRODUCTION: Policy implementation can be affected by what individuals believe to be right and wrong. When implementing abortion policies, providers' moral beliefs can be relevant in the success of the implementation process. Considering that midwiv... Read More about Experiences of midwives and nurses when implementing abortion policies: A systematic integrative review..

The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of clozapine for inpatients with severe borderline personality disorder (CALMED study): a randomised placebo-controlled trial. (2022)
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Crawford, M. J., Leeson, V. C., Evans, R., Barrett, B., McQuaid, A., Cheshire, J., Sanatinia, R., Lamph, G., Sen, P., Anagnostakis, K., Millard, L., Qurashi, I., Larkin, F., Husain, N., Moran, P., Barnes, T. R., Paton, C., Hoare, Z., Picchioni, M., & Gibbon, S. (2022). The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of clozapine for inpatients with severe borderline personality disorder (CALMED study): a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, 12, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/20451253221090832

Background:
Data from case series suggest that clozapine may benefit inpatients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), but randomised trials have not been conducted.
Methods:
Multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. We aimed to re... Read More about The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of clozapine for inpatients with severe borderline personality disorder (CALMED study): a randomised placebo-controlled trial..

Prognosticating Covid Therapeutic Responses: Ambiguous Loss and Disenfranchised Grief. (2022)
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Lillie. (2022). Prognosticating Covid Therapeutic Responses: Ambiguous Loss and Disenfranchised Grief. Frontiers in Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.799593

Conventionally, therapeutic assessments, interventions, and treatments have focussed on death-related “losses and grief” responses. It is purported that the COVID-19 aftermath has resulted in losses that cannot always be encapsulated using this metho... Read More about Prognosticating Covid Therapeutic Responses: Ambiguous Loss and Disenfranchised Grief..

An evaluation of a pilot multi-professional offender personality disorder (OPD) higher education programme (2022)
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Lamph, G., Elliott, A., Gardner, K., Wright, K., Jones, E., Haslam, M., Graham-Kevan, N., Jassat, R., Jones, F., & McKeown, M. (2022). An evaluation of a pilot multi-professional offender personality disorder (OPD) higher education programme. Journal of Forensic Practice, 24(2), 138-155. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-10-2021-0051

Purpose
Workforce development is crucial to the offender personality disorder (OPD) service to provide contemporary, evidenced care and treatment. This study aims to provide an overview and the research evaluation results of a regional higher educat... Read More about An evaluation of a pilot multi-professional offender personality disorder (OPD) higher education programme.

Helping women through the perimenopause (2022)
Journal Article
Walker, N., Keeling, J., Jervis, J., & Finney, A. (2022). Helping women through the perimenopause. Practice Nurse,

Context
Standard setting is critically important to assessment decisions in medical education. Recent research has demonstrated variations between medical schools in the standards set for shared items. Despite the centrality of judgement to criterio... Read More about Helping women through the perimenopause.

Moral distress: Does this impact on intent to stay among adult critical care nurses? (2022)
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Witton, N., Goldsworthy, S., & Phillips, L. A. (2023). Moral distress: Does this impact on intent to stay among adult critical care nurses?. Nursing in Critical Care, 28(2), 211-217. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12767

AbstractBackgroundMoral distress is recognized as an international problem that contributes to decreased work productivity, job dissatisfaction and intent to leave for adult Critical Care nurses.AimTo explore Critical Care nurses moral distress level... Read More about Moral distress: Does this impact on intent to stay among adult critical care nurses?.

Perspectives of an international sample of adults with Trichotillomania on the acceptability and feasibility of an asynchronous qualitative email interview method (2022)
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(2022). Perspectives of an international sample of adults with Trichotillomania on the acceptability and feasibility of an asynchronous qualitative email interview method. Research Methods in Medicine & Health Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1177/26320843221080733

<jats:sec><jats:title>Purpose</jats:title><jats:p> Trichotillomania (TTM) is characterised by the recurrent pulling out of one’s own hair, resulting in hair loss. It is a poorly understood disorder with no consensus on aetiology or epidemiology. Nest... Read More about Perspectives of an international sample of adults with Trichotillomania on the acceptability and feasibility of an asynchronous qualitative email interview method.

Testing a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue: a feasibility study (2021)
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Antcliff, D., Keenan, A.-M., Keeley, P., Woby, S., & McGowan, L. (2021). Testing a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue: a feasibility study. BMJ Open, 11(12), e045398. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045398

Abstract
Objectives To test the feasibility of using a new activity pacing framework to standardise healthcare professionals’ instructions of pacing, and explore whether measures of activity pacing/symptoms detected changes following treatment.

D... Read More about Testing a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue: a feasibility study.

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of osteoarthritis management programmes in primary or community care settings: a systematic review and qualitative framework synthesis protocol (2021)
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Cunningham, J., Briggs, A. M., Doyle, F., Dziedzic, K., Murphy, P., French, H. P., Paskins, Z., Sheridan, E., Swaithe, L., Cottrell, E., & Finney, A. (2021). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of osteoarthritis management programmes in primary or community care settings: a systematic review and qualitative framework synthesis protocol. HRB Open Research, 102 - ?. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13377.1

Despite consistent international guidelines for osteoarthritis (OA) management, evidence-based treatments are underutilised. OA management programmes (OAMPs) are being implemented internationally to address this evidence-practice gap. An OAMP is defi... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of osteoarthritis management programmes in primary or community care settings: a systematic review and qualitative framework synthesis protocol.

A qualitative study of the label of personality disorder from the perspectives of people with lived experience and occupational experience (2021)
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Lamph, G., Dorothy, J., Jeynes, T., Coak, A., Jassat, R., Elliott, A., McKeown, M., & Thornton, T. (2022). A qualitative study of the label of personality disorder from the perspectives of people with lived experience and occupational experience. Mental Health Review Journal, 27(1), 31-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/MHRJ-05-2020-0035

Purpose
The label “Personality Disorder” continues to divide opinion. Challenges to the terminology of personality disorder led by people with lived experience and supported by critical practitioners and academics are tempered by acknowledgement of... Read More about A qualitative study of the label of personality disorder from the perspectives of people with lived experience and occupational experience.

Optimising frontline learning and engagement between consultant-led neonatal teams in the West Midlands: a survey on the utility of an augmented simulation training technique. (2021)
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Cookson. (2021). Optimising frontline learning and engagement between consultant-led neonatal teams in the West Midlands: a survey on the utility of an augmented simulation training technique. Advances in Simulation, 29 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41077-021-00181-1

BACKGROUND: In England, neonatal care is delivered in operational delivery networks, comprising a combination of the Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU), Local-Neonatal (LNU) or Special-Care Units (SCU), based on their ability to care for babies with diff... Read More about Optimising frontline learning and engagement between consultant-led neonatal teams in the West Midlands: a survey on the utility of an augmented simulation training technique..

Learning the subtle dance: The experience of therapists who deliver mentalisation-based therapy for borderline personality disorder. (2021)
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Gardner, K. J., Wright, K. M., Elliott, A., Lamph, G., Graham, S., Parker, L., & Fonagy, P. (2022). Learning the subtle dance: The experience of therapists who deliver mentalisation-based therapy for borderline personality disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 78(2), 105-121. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23208

Objectives
This study aimed to understand therapists' lived experiences of delivering mentalisation-based therapy (MBT), including their experiences of service user change.

Method
One-to-one semi-structured interviews or focus groups were conduc... Read More about Learning the subtle dance: The experience of therapists who deliver mentalisation-based therapy for borderline personality disorder..