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Prediction models for child and adolescent mental health: A systematic review of methodology and reporting in recent research
(2021-09)There has been a rapid growth in the publication of new prediction models relevant to child and adolescent mental health. However, before their implementation into clinical services, it is necessary to appraise the quality ... -
Preparing the workforce for frailty, an education intervention for allied health professionals and community nurses in primary and community healthcare
(2019-01)The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a multidisciplinary assessment that identifies the medical, psychosocial, and functional needs of older people. This service evaluation considers the impact of training allied ... -
Producing and using timely comparative evidence on drugs: lessons from clinical trials for covid-19
(2020-10)Since the early days of the novel coronavirus outbreak, a record number of studies have been launched to test several repurposed and new medicines as potential treatments for covid-19 An analysis by the news organisation ... -
The prognostic value of national early warning scores (NEWS) during transfer of care from community settings to hospital: a retrospective service evaluation
(2020-06)Background The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) calculated from physiological observations provides a simple away to identify and respond to the deteriorating patient. There is increasing interest in the application of ... -
Promoting inclusivity by ensuring that all patients with mental health issues are offered research opportunities in the NHS
(2022-01)Research-active clinical services have lower mortality rates and produce higher quality care outcomes, however, recruiting participants to clinical research in the National Health System (NHS) remains challenging.1 A recent ... -
Protocol for a scoping review exploring the use of patient-reported outcomes in adult social care
(2021-04)Introduction Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are measures of a person’s own views of their health, functioning and quality of life. They are typically assessed using validated, self-completed questionnaires known as ... -
The psychiatry virtual-on-call experience: Can it improve confidence of foundation and GP trainees with out-of-hours work in psychiatry?
(2021-06)Out-of-hours (‘on-call’) work can be perceived by junior doctors to be a daunting experience, associated with feeling unprepared and less supported. Simulated on-call programmes have been used to great effect in medicine ... -
Psychological well-being and burnout amongst medical students in India: a report from a nationally accessible survey
(2021-08)Medical students in India face multiple challenges and sources of stress during their training. No nationally representative survey has yet been undertaken. We undertook a cross-sectional national survey to assess substance ... -
Psychological wellbeing and mental health amongst medical undergraduates: A descriptive study assessing more than 1,000 medical students in Sri Lanka
(2021-06)Studies from around the world have shown higher rates of anxiety, depression, alcohol and other drug use, and burnout in medical students. Aims: The aim of this study was to identify the socio-demographic factors and ... -
Psychological wellbeing, burnout and substance use amongst medical students in New Zealand
(2019-11)Medical students are thought to have increased pressures in study life beyond that of their peers. This could impact their psychological wellbeing, burnout and substance use, impeding a smooth transition into the health ... -
Qualitative study of barriers to clinical trial retention in adults with recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes
(2018-07)Objectives: Regular physical exercise may preserve β cell function in newly diagnosed adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, clinical trials to test this theory require the recruitment and retention of adults with ... -
R package to identify sudden gains
(PsyArXiv, 2019)Sudden gains are large and stable changes on an outcome variable between consecutive measurements, for example during a psychological intervention with multiple assessments. Researching these occurrences could help understand ... -
Reducing attendance at trauma clinics by providing first-point-of-contact treatment
(2019-09-02)In 2016, the urgent and ambulatory care service in Oxfordshire formed part of a cross-organisational partnership working group. The group consisted of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust community minor injury units (MIUs) ... -
Reducing waste in the NHS: an overview of the literature and challenges for the nursing profession
(2016-04-20)Waste in the NHS is estimated to account for 20% of health expenditure. This article examines the literature on reducing waste, analyses some approaches to waste reduction, and identifies the role that nurses and other ... -
Reflecting Team Practices outside the therapy room: A thematic analysis of a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) away-day process with a team undergoing change
(2022-03)This paper evaluates whether Reflecting Team Practices (RTP) are a helpful tool to a team (i) undergoing change and (ii) to facilitate staff being heard across the hierarchy. We hypothesised that RTP would enable staff to ... -
ROB-MEN: a tool to assess risk of bias due to missing evidence in network meta-analysis
(2021-11)Selective outcome reporting and publication bias threaten the validity of systematic reviews and meta-analyses and can affect clinical decision-making. A rigorous method to evaluate the impact of this bias on the results ... -
The Role of Laboratory Medicine in Value-Based Healthcare
(2020-09)Background The innovation pathway by which a newly discovered biomarker is developed into a medical test and used in routine clinical practice comprises a number of different processes split between 2 phases. The first ... -
The Role of Self-Management Practices as Mechanisms for Re-Establishing Normality in Cancer Survivors
(2016)This article explores the relationship between cancer survivors' use of self-management practices and their search for normality. Using Frank's illness narratives and other theoretical literature on normality in chronic ... -
The role of the assistant practitioner in the clinical setting: a focus group study
(2018-09-10)Background Assistant practitioners have knowledge and skills beyond the level of traditional support workers, and work in many clinical settings. However, some assistant practitioners lack a clearly defined role and may ... -
The Role of the Clinical Practice Educator in a large integrated NHS Trust
(2017-10)This article examines the work of a team of six clinical practice educators employed by a large integrated Mental Health and Community Health NHS Trust over a two year period. The article assesses how the role of the ...