Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness randomised controlled trial of basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for female stress or mixed urinary incontinence: protocol for the OPAL (optimising pelvic floor exercises to achieve long-term benefits) trial mixed methods longitudinal qualitative case study and process evaluation.

Grant, Aileen; Dean, Sarah; Hay-Smith, Jean; Hagen, Suzanne; McClurg, Doreen; Taylor, Anne; Kovandzic, Marija; Bugge, Carol

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024152

Long COVID in healthcare workers: longitudinal mixed-methods study. (2024)
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GRANT, A., ADAMS, N.N., MACIVER, E., SKÅTUN, D., SCOTT, N., KENNEDY, C., DOUGLAS, F., HERNANDEZ-SANTIAGO, V. and TORRANCE, N. [2024]. Long COVID in healthcare workers: longitudinal mixed-methods study. Occupational medicine [online], Advance Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqae113

Healthcare workers (HCWs) report higher rates of Long COVID (LC) than other occupational groups. It is still unclear whether LC is a lifelong condition. Workforce shortfalls are apparent due to sick leave, reduced hours, and lower productivity. To in... Read More about Long COVID in healthcare workers: longitudinal mixed-methods study..

Four years in, what are the research priorities for Long COVID? A research priority setting partnership between people with lived experience, carers, clinicians, and researchers. (2024)
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GRANT, A., STAGE, E., BLANE, D., GOSS, H., ORMEROD, J., MCIVER, S., DUNCAN, E., PATEL, G., CAMPBELL, A., MANSON, P., SUBRAMANIAN, G. and COOPER, K. 2024. Four years in, what are the research priorities for Long COVID? A research priority‐setting partnership between people with lived experience, carers, clinicians and researchers. Health expectations [online], 27(5), article number e70072. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70072

Long COVID is a life limiting condition which affects 65 million people worldwide. It devastates lives with uncertain illness trajectories, yet there are many research uncertainties as there is a lack of understanding of its causes, effective treatme... Read More about Four years in, what are the research priorities for Long COVID? A research priority setting partnership between people with lived experience, carers, clinicians, and researchers..

No backstage: the relentless emotional management of acute nursing through the COVID-19 pandemic. (2024)
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GRANT, A., O'BRIEN, R., DOUGLAS, F., KENNEDY, C., BALDIE, D. and TORRANCE, N. [2024]. No backstage: the relentless emotional management of acute nursing through the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of advanced nursing [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16563

To explore the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on nurse's wellbeing, experiences of delivering healthcare within acute settings, and their emotional management. Sequential mixed methods was used. February to July 2021 an online wellbeing survey was d... Read More about No backstage: the relentless emotional management of acute nursing through the COVID-19 pandemic..

Disrupted candidacy: a longitudinal examination of the constrained healthcare-access journeys of National Health Service workers in Scotland seeking supports for Long COVID illness. (2024)
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ADAMS, N.N., MACIVER, E., DOUGLAS, F., KENNEDY, C., SKÅTUN, D., HERNANDEZ SANTIAGO, V., TORRANCE, N. and GRANT, A. 2024. Disrupted candidacy: a longitudinal examination of the constrained healthcare-access journeys of National Health Service workers in Scotland seeking supports for Long COVID illness. Health expectations [online], 27(5), article number e70050. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70050

Evidence examines how persons experiencing Long COVID (LC) struggle to secure healthcare for symptoms; however, few studies examine healthcare workers experiencing LC, nor the complex and multiple difficulties faced when seeking and receiving healthc... Read More about Disrupted candidacy: a longitudinal examination of the constrained healthcare-access journeys of National Health Service workers in Scotland seeking supports for Long COVID illness..

Pelvic floor muscle training for female urinary incontinence: development of a programme theory from a longitudinal qualitative case study. (2024)
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BUGGE, C., HAY-SMITH, J., HAGEN, S., GRANT, A., TAYLOR, A. and DEAN, S. 2024. Pelvic floor muscle training for female urinary incontinence: development of a programme theory from a longitudinal qualitative case study. BMC women's health [online], 24, article number 478. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03308-4

Urinary incontinence (UI) negatively affects the well-being of women globally. Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) is a complex intervention that aims to decrease UI symptoms. Information about how the multiple complex components involved in PFMT ach... Read More about Pelvic floor muscle training for female urinary incontinence: development of a programme theory from a longitudinal qualitative case study..

Interventional pharmacoepidemiology: design and evaluation of interventions to improve prescribing. (2024)
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ALEXANDER, C., GRANT, A., HUGHES, C. and DREISCHULTE, T. [2024]. Interventional pharmacoepidemiology: design and evaluation of interventions to improve prescribing. American journal of epidemiology [online], Advance Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwae109

Despite the value of modern therapeutics, many obstacles prevent their optimal use. Overuse, underuse and misuse are common, resulting in morbidity and mortality impacting billions of individuals across the world. Pharmacoepidemiology provides import... Read More about Interventional pharmacoepidemiology: design and evaluation of interventions to improve prescribing..

What is the impact of long-term COVID-19 on workers in healthcare settings? A rapid systematic review of current evidence. (2024)
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CRUICKSHANK, M., BRAZZELLI, M., MANSON, P., TORRANCE, N. and GRANT, A. 2024. What is the impact of long-term COVID-19 on workers in healthcare settings? A rapid systematic review of current evidence. PLoS one [online], 19(3), article number e0299743. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299743

Long COVID is a devastating, long-term, debilitating illness which disproportionately affects healthcare workers, due to the nature of their work. There is currently limited evidence specific to healthcare workers about the experience of living with... Read More about What is the impact of long-term COVID-19 on workers in healthcare settings? A rapid systematic review of current evidence..

Unforeseen emotional labour: a collaborative autoethnography exploring researcher experiences of studying long COVID in health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2023)
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MACIVER, E., ADAMS, N.N., TORRANCE, N., DOUGLAS, F., KENNEDY, C., SKATUN, D., SANTIAGO, V.H. and GRANT, A. 2024. Unforeseen emotional labour: a collaborative autoethnography exploring researcher experiences of studying long COVID in health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. SSM - qualitative research in health [online], 5, article 100390. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100390

The concept of "emotional labour" describes the regulation of feelings and expressions to fulfil a specific job role, discussed extensively in relation to commercial and caring professions, with more recent scholarship recognising the emotional role... Read More about Unforeseen emotional labour: a collaborative autoethnography exploring researcher experiences of studying long COVID in health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic..

Lived experience of work and long COVID in healthcare staff. (2023)
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TORRANCE, N., MACIVER, E., ADAMS, N.N., SKÅTUN, D., SCOTT, N., KENNEDY, C., DOUGLAS, F., HERNANDEZ-SANTIAGO, V. and GRANT, A. 2024. Lived experience of work and long COVID in healthcare staff. Occupational medicine [online], 74(1), pages 78-85. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqad117

Healthcare workers (HCWs) had a greater occupational risk of exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and reported higher rates of long COVID (LC). This has implications for the provision of health care in already stretched health services. Th... Read More about Lived experience of work and long COVID in healthcare staff..

Is age discrimination a risk factor for frailty progression and frailty development among older adults? A prospective cohort analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. (2023)
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AMINU, A.Q., TORRANCE, N., GRANT, A. and KYDD, A. 2024. Is age discrimination a risk factor for frailty progression and frailty development among older adults? A prospective cohort analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics [online], 118, article number 105282. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2023.105282

With the increasing global burden of frailty on healthcare resources, it is important to understand the modifiable risk factors of frailty. This study examined perceived age discrimination as a potential risk factor for frailty progression and frailt... Read More about Is age discrimination a risk factor for frailty progression and frailty development among older adults? A prospective cohort analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing..

Preconception knowledge, beliefs and behaviours among people of reproductive age: a systematic review of qualitative studies. (2023)
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WELSHMAN, H., DOMBROWSKI, S., GRANT, A., SWANSON, V., GOUDREAU, A. and CURRIE, S. 2023. Preconception knowledge, beliefs and behaviours among people of reproductive age: a systematic review of qualitative studies. Preventive medicine [online], 175, article number 107707. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107707

The health of parents before pregnancy influences the short- and long-term health of their offspring. This systematic review explored the preconception knowledge, beliefs and behaviours held by women and men of childbearing age. Databases were search... Read More about Preconception knowledge, beliefs and behaviours among people of reproductive age: a systematic review of qualitative studies..

Implementation frameworks for polypharmacy management within healthcare organisations: a scoping review. (2023)
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AL BULUSHI, S., MCINTOSH, T., GRANT, A., STEWART, D. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2023. Implementation frameworks for polypharmacy management within healthcare organisations: a scoping review. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 15(2), pages 342-354. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-023-01534-8

Several guidelines support polypharmacy management in individual patients. More organisational-level focus is needed on the use of implementation frameworks. The aim of this scoping review was to characterise the peer-reviewed literature on implement... Read More about Implementation frameworks for polypharmacy management within healthcare organisations: a scoping review..

A journey of self-discovery and transformation: a theoretical and comprehensive evaluation of the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland community development programme. (2023)
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GRANT, A., MACIVER, E., ADAMS, N., TEODOROWSKI, P. and KENNEDY, C. 2023. A journey of self-discovery and transformation: a theoretical and comprehensive evaluation of the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland community development programme. Journal of advanced nursing [online], 79(6), pages 2200-2210. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15552

The aim of this study was to evaluate adoption, implementation and maintenance of the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland development programme. This was undertaken through a comprehensive, longitudinal, qualitative evaluation. Participants from the f... Read More about A journey of self-discovery and transformation: a theoretical and comprehensive evaluation of the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland community development programme..

Basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for women with urinary incontinence: the OPAL RCT. (2020)
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HAGEN, S., BUGGE, C., DEAN, S.G. et al. 2020. Basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for women with urinary incontinence: the OPAL RCT. Health technology assessment [online], 24(70), pages 1-144. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24700

Urinary incontinence affects one in three women worldwide. Pelvic floor muscle training is an effective treatment. Electromyography biofeedback (providing visual or auditory feedback of internal muscle movement) is an adjunct that may improve outcome... Read More about Basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for women with urinary incontinence: the OPAL RCT..

Designing process evaluations using case study to explore the context of complex interventions evaluated in trials. (2020)
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GRANT, A., BUGGE, C. and WELLS, M. 2020. Designing process evaluations using case study to explore the context of complex interventions evaluated in trials. Trials [online], 21, article number 982. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04880-4

Process evaluations are an important component of an effectiveness evaluation as they focus on understanding the relationship between interventions and context to explain how and why interventions work or fail, and whether they can be transferred to... Read More about Designing process evaluations using case study to explore the context of complex interventions evaluated in trials..

Pharmacist and data-driven quality improvement in primary care (P-DQIP): a qualitative study of anticipated implementation factors informed by the theoretical domains framework. (2020)
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TANG, J., TOMA, M., GRAY, N.M., DELVAUX, J., GUTHRIE, B., GRANT, A., DUNCAN, E.M. and DREISCHULTE, T. 2020. Pharmacist and data-driven quality improvement in primary care (P-DQIP): a qualitative study of anticipated implementation factors informed by the theoretical domains framework. BMJ open [online], 10(2), article ID e033574. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033574

Objectives: The quality and safety of drug therapy in primary care are global concerns. The Pharmacist and Data driven Quality Improvement in Primary care (P-DQIP) intervention aims to improve prescribing safety via an informatics tool which facilita... Read More about Pharmacist and data-driven quality improvement in primary care (P-DQIP): a qualitative study of anticipated implementation factors informed by the theoretical domains framework..

Qualitative exploration of the acceptability of a postnatal pelvic floor muscle training intervention to prevent urinary incontinence. (2020)
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GRANT, A. and CURRIE, S. 2020. Qualitative exploration of the acceptability of a postnatal pelvic floor muscle training intervention to prevent urinary incontinence. BMC women's health [online], 20, article ID 9. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-019-0878-z

Background: Childbirth is a major risk factor for urinary incontinence (UI). As a result, pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is commonly recommended during and after pregnancy to prevent the onset of UI. PFMT is often classed as a physical activity... Read More about Qualitative exploration of the acceptability of a postnatal pelvic floor muscle training intervention to prevent urinary incontinence..

Using the theoretical domains framework to explore primary health care practitioner’s perspectives and experiences of preconception physical activity guidance and promotion. (2019)
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SISSONS, A., GRANT, A., KIRKLAND, A. and CURRIE, S. 2020. Using the theoretical domains framework to explore primary health care practitioner’s perspectives and experiences of preconception physical activity guidance and promotion. Psychology, health and medicine [online], 24(7), pages 844-854. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2019.1679846

Preconception physical activity is one of the main predictors of continued engagement in physical activity during and after pregnancy and subsequently, improves the health of women and their child. In the UK, guidance states that Primary Care health... Read More about Using the theoretical domains framework to explore primary health care practitioner’s perspectives and experiences of preconception physical activity guidance and promotion..

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for female stress or mixed urinary incontinence: protocol for the OPAL randomised trial. (2019)
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HAGEN, S., MCCLURG, D., BUGGE, C., HAY-SMITH, J., DEAN, S.G., ELDERS, A., GLAZENER, C., ABDEL-FATTAH, M., AGUR, W.I., BOOTH, J., GUERRERO, K., NORRIE, J., KILONZO, M., MCPHERSON, G., MCDONALD, A., STRATTON, S., SERGENSON, N., GRANT, A. and WILSON, L. 2019. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for female stress or mixed urinary incontinence: protocol for the OPAL randomised trial. BMJ open [online], 9(2), article ID e024153. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024153

Introduction: Accidental urine leakage is a distressing problem that affects around one in three women. The main types of urinary incontinence (UI) are stress, urgency and mixed, with stress being most common. Current UK guidelines recommend that wom... Read More about Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for female stress or mixed urinary incontinence: protocol for the OPAL randomised trial..

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness randomised controlled trial of basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for female stress or mixed urinary incontinence: protocol for the OPAL (optimising pelvic floor exercises to achieve long-term benefits) trial mixed methods longitudinal qualitative case study and process evaluation. (2019)
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GRANT, A., DEAN, S., HAY-SMITH, J., HAGEN, S., MCCLURG, D., TAYLOR, A., KOVANDZIC, M. and BUGGE, C. 2019. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness randomised controlled trial of basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for female stress or mixed urinary incontinence: protocol for the OPAL (optimising pelvic floor exercises to achieve long-term benefits) trial mixed methods longitudinal qualitative case study and process evaluation. BMJ open [online], 9(2), article ID e024152. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024152

Introduction: Female urinary incontinence (UI) is common affecting up to 45% of women. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is the first-line treatment but there is uncertainty whether intensive PFMT is better than basic PFMT for long-term symptomatic... Read More about Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness randomised controlled trial of basic versus biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor muscle training for female stress or mixed urinary incontinence: protocol for the OPAL (optimising pelvic floor exercises to achieve long-term benefits) trial mixed methods longitudinal qualitative case study and process evaluation..

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