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Learning from nursing students’ experiences and perceptions of their clinical placements in nursing homes: An integrative literature review
(2021-05)Objectives This paper aims to investigate pre-registration nursing students' experiences and perceptions of their clinical placements in nursing homes in order to develop recommendations for nurse educators. Evidence ... -
The prevalence of anxiety in general hospital inpatients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2021-08)Objective To determine the prevalence of anxiety in general hospital inpatients by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of all relevant published studies. Method We searched Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase and ... -
The effect of Long-Term Care (LTC) benefits on healthcare use
(2021-07)The healthcare systems of most European countries are currently operating under extreme levels of pressure. Part of this pressure is due to a rising demand for healthcare caused by an increase in comorbidities and life ... -
Survival and community care use by care home residents in England: does mental health matter?
(2021-08)The aim was to provide evidence of mortality and community care costs of people living in care homes and to investigate its association with mental health based on the Mental Health Clustering Tool (MHCT). In an observational ... -
Why is COVID-19 associated with mental illness?
(2021-08)The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on people’s mental health. Besides the indirect impact of the pandemic, a diagnosis of COVID 19 is itself associated with a greater risk of subsequent mental illness. Conversely, ... -
Identifying Child Anxiety Through Schools-Identification to Intervention (iCATS-i2i): Protocol for Single-Arm Feasibility Trial
(2021)Anxiety disorders are common among primary-school aged children, but few affected children receive evidence-based treatment. Identifying and supporting children who experience anxiety problems through schools would address ... -
Safety and Efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 Covid-19 Vaccine
(2021-06)Early clinical data from studies of the NVX-CoV2373 vaccine (Novavax), a recombinant nanoparticle vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that contains the full-length spike glycoprotein ... -
Utilizing Teledentistry to Manage Cleft Lip and Palate Patients in an Outpatient Setting.
(2021-06)As a result of the current global pandemic, the dental profession has utilized teledentistry to reduce footfall in the hospitals and clinics where possible. Pediatric dental consultants form a vital part of a multidisciplinary ... -
Injection fears and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
(2021-06)When vaccination depends on injection, it is plausible that the blood-injection-injury cluster of fears may contribute to hesitancy. Our primary aim was to estimate in the UK adult population the proportion of COVID-19 ... -
Public opinion on global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
(2021-03)To the Editor—Vaccination programs for COVID-19 in ‘high-income countries’ (HICs) have benefited from their ability to secure contracts for preferential supply for several vaccines1. For the rest of the world, vaccine ... -
Effects of different types of written vaccination information on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK (OCEANS-III): a single-blind, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial
(2021-06)The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccination programme depends on mass participation: the greater the number of people vaccinated, the less risk to the population. Concise, persuasive messaging is crucial, particularly ... -
Modifiable risk factors for inpatient violence in psychiatric hospital: prospective study and prediction model
(2021-05)Background. Violence perpetrated by psychiatric inpatients is associated with modifiable factors. Current structured approaches to assess inpatient violence risk lack predictive validity and linkage to interventions. Methods. ... -
Update to the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a mindfulness training programme in schools compared with normal school provision (MYRIAD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(2021-04)Background MYRIAD (My Resilience in Adolescence) is a superiority, parallel group, cluster randomised controlled trial designed to examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a mindfulness training (MT) programme, ... -
Efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 (B.1.1.7): an exploratory analysis of a randomised controlled trial
(2021-04)Background A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.7, emerged as the dominant cause of COVID-19 disease in the UK from November, 2020. We report a post-hoc analysis of the efficacy of the adenoviral vector vaccine, ChAdOx1 ... -
Promoting safety in the home during the pandemic and beyond
(2021-03)With families home schooling their children, caring for young babies and managing housework during lockdown, it is important for health visitors to promote home safety advice to help prevent unintentional accidents and injuries -
Commentary on “the new Italian Residential Forensic Psychiatric System (REMS). A one-year population study”
(2021-01)Although prediction of risk to others (and management of that risk) may be the sine qua non of forensic psychi atry, a large range of instruments, indicators, and other outcomes are available 13. Domains other than ... -
Length of hospitalisation for people with severe mental illness: is the longer the better? Commentary on… Cochrane Corner
(2021)The Cochrane review in this month’s Cochrane Corner (Babalola 2014) compares short-stay hospital admission to long-stay/standard admission in patients with severe mental illness for a number of outcomes in a total 2030 ... -
Could health-improving interventions address the growing unemployment crisis?
(2021-02)The COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented rates of unemployment. Poorer mental health is a cause and a consequence of unemployment, and job seekers with poorer mental health remain unemployed for longer. The review ... -
Mental healthcare clinician engagement with point of care testing; a qualitative study
(2021-02)Background Point of Care Testing (POCT) is being increasingly used to augment the delivery of physical health care in a variety of settings, but their use in mental health has been limited. Research into understanding the ... -
Catastrophic cognitions about coronavirus: the Oxford psychological investigation of coronavirus questionnaire [TOPIC-Q]
(2021-01)Background: Cognitive therapies are developed on the principle that specific cognitive appraisals are key determinants in the development and maintenance of mental health disorders. It is likely that particular appraisals ...