Outputs (1431)

Understanding teacher educators' quality of life: insights from the PERMA model. (2025)
Journal Article
FITZSIMONS, S., BOAG, L. and SMITH, D.S. 2025. Understanding teacher educators' quality of life: insights from the PERMA model. Applied research in quality of life [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-025-10435-z

Teacher Educators (TE) are a specific category of Higher Education (HE) academics whose primary responsibility is the preparation of Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) for the Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, and Further Education and Training contexts.... Read More about Understanding teacher educators' quality of life: insights from the PERMA model..

Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them. (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine
FITZSIMONS, S. and SMITH, D. 2025. Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them. The conversation [online], 6 February 2025. Available from: https://theconversation.com/ofsted-inspections-affect-not-just-teachers-but-also-the-people-who-train-them-249084

Ofsted, England's education inspectorate, has proposed changes to the way it assesses schools, colleges and universities that offer teacher training. The suggested changes include the move to a report-card system rather than a headline judgment. In t... Read More about Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them..

Don't do anything special for us coming: the mental health impact of Ofsted inspections on teacher educators in England. (2025)
Journal Article
FITZSIMONS, S. and SMITH, D.S. 2025. Don't do anything special for us coming: the mental health impact of Ofsted inspections on teacher educators in England. Cambridge journal of education [online], 55(1), pages 93-111. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2025.2451280

Ofsted inspections of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers aim to enhance training quality for pre-service teachers in England. However, research rarely examines the impact of these inspections on the wellbeing of Teacher Educators (TEs) based i... Read More about Don't do anything special for us coming: the mental health impact of Ofsted inspections on teacher educators in England..

Preparing the future pharmacy workforce: competency-based undergraduate curricula for teaching, learning and assessment with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
TIPPING, S., FLEMING, N., DAMANT, G., TONNA, A.P. and MARTIN, S., on behalf of NAPEG (National Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy Education Group). 2024. Preparing the future pharmacy workforce: competency-based undergraduate curricula for teaching, learning and assessment with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship. Presented at the 2024 Infection: BSAC (British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy) winter conference, 5 December 2024, London, UK: [virtual event].

Competency-based teaching, learning and assessment underpins the requirements for initial training and education of pharmacists (IETPs) in the UK as set by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). This competency-based pedagogic approach is conduci... Read More about Preparing the future pharmacy workforce: competency-based undergraduate curricula for teaching, learning and assessment with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship..

The effects of hip flexion angle on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy in the leg extension exercise. (2024)
Journal Article
LARSEN, S., KRISTIANSEN, B.S., SWINTON, P.A., WOLF, M., FREDRIKSEN, A.B., FALCH, H.N., VAN DEN TILLAAR, R. and SANDBERG, N.Ø. [2025]. The effects of hip flexion angle on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy in the leg extension exercise. Journal of sports sciences [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2444713

This study compared the effects of 90° versus 40° hip flexion in the leg extension exercise on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy. Twenty-two untrained men completed a ten-week intervention comprising two resistance training sessions per week with... Read More about The effects of hip flexion angle on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy in the leg extension exercise..

Codesign of a neurological physiotherapy student-led clinic with students and patients: an exploratory qualitative study. (2024)
Journal Article
WYNNE, D., HANCOCK, E. and COOPER, K. [2024]. Co-design of a neurological physiotherapy student-led clinic with students and patients: an exploratory qualitative study. Journal of physical therapy education [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/JTE.0000000000000380

This study explores students' and patients' views of a UK physical therapy student-led clinic (SLC) for neurological rehabilitation and, using a co-design approach, proposes an optimal design of a physical therapy SLC for neurological rehabilitation... Read More about Codesign of a neurological physiotherapy student-led clinic with students and patients: an exploratory qualitative study..

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)
Journal Article
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..

To give or not to give an antibiotic: the threat of antimicrobial resistance. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
TONNA, A. 2024. To give or not to give an antibiotic: the threat of antimicrobial resistance. Presented at the 20th Plenary meeting of the European Committee on Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Care (CD-P-PH), 1-2 October 2024, Strasbourg, France.

This presentation provides background on the (ab)use of antimicrobials and the problem of antimicrobial resistance. It further predicts the consequences of wide-spread antimicrobial resistance on the world's health systems and economies, and demonstr... Read More about To give or not to give an antibiotic: the threat of antimicrobial resistance..

A co-constructed and co-produced evaluation of the Anchor Project in Shetland. (2024)
Report
KENNEDY, C., DOUGLAS, F., SPOLANDER, G., PERRING, E. and HALL, L. 2024. A co-constructed and co-produced evaluation of the Anchor Project in Shetland. Edinburgh: Scottish Government [online]. Available from: https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781836014188

This report details the findings of the independent evaluation of Shetland's Anchor Project (2018-2023). This evaluation was funded by the Scottish Government. The Anchor Project sits within an ambitious Scottish Government policy landscape to eradic... Read More about A co-constructed and co-produced evaluation of the Anchor Project in Shetland..

Enhancing abstract screening classification in evidence-based medicine: incorporating domain knowledge into pre-trained models. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
OFORI-BOATENG, R., ACEVES-MARTINS, M., WIRANTUGA, N. and MORENO-GARCIA, C.F. 2024. Enhancing abstract screening classification in evidence-based medicine: incorporating domain knowledge into pre-trained models. In Finkelstein, J., Moskovitch, R. and Parimbelli, E. (eds.) Proceedings of the 22nd Artificial intelligence in medicine international conference 2024 (AIME 2024), 9-12 July 2024, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Lecture notes in computer science, 14844. Cham: Springer [online], part I, pages 261-272. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66538-7_26

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) represents a cornerstone in medical research, guiding policy and decision-making. However, the robust steps involved in EBM, particularly in the abstract screening stage, present significant challenges to researchers. Nu... Read More about Enhancing abstract screening classification in evidence-based medicine: incorporating domain knowledge into pre-trained models..

Anchor Project theory of change. (2024)
Digital Artefact
KENNEDY, C., DOUGLAS, F., SPOLANDER, G., PERRING, E. and HALL, L. 2024. Anchor Project theory of change. [Infographic]. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2413354

This infographic represents a theory of change model, which forms a key output from the Scottish Government-funded evaluation of Shetland's Anchor Project. The Anchor Project sits within an ambitious Scottish Government policy landscape to eradicate... Read More about Anchor Project theory of change..

Interventional pharmacoepidemiology: design and evaluation of interventions to improve prescribing. (2024)
Journal Article
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..

Anwendungsbeobachtungs-Studie zur praktischen Anwendung von Klinischer Pharmazie bei COVID-19 Therapie. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
STOIBER, A., GRAY, G., SAILER, G., HUF, W. and TONNA, A. 2024. Anwendungsbeobachtungs-Studie zur praktischen Anwendung von Klinischer Pharmazie bei COVID-19 Therapie = Observational study on the practical application of clinical pharmacy in COVID-19 treatment. Presented at the 2024 Austrian Society for Hospital Pharmacy spring meeting, 24-25 May 2024, Vienna, Austria.

This presentation covers an observational study looking at Paxlovid as a treatment for COVID-19, undertaken at the Klinik Hietzing in Austria.

Using emoji to explore midwives' perspectives of freebirth. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
VELO HIGUERAS, M., DOUGLAS, F. and KENNEDY, C. 2024. Using emoji to explore midwives' perspectives of freebirth. Presented at the 2024 Robert Gordon University School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Practice (SNMPP) postgraduate research symposium, 23 May 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

Controversial topics unearth deep-seated values about what is right or wrong. In the context of maternity care in high-income countries, freebirth - the deliberate decision to birth without professional attendance - has become one recent controversia... Read More about Using emoji to explore midwives' perspectives of freebirth..

Redefining freebirth as a self-care practice: findings from a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
VELO HIGUERAS, M., DOUGLAS, F. and KENNEDY, C. 2024. Redefining freebirth as a self-care practice: findings from a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis. Presented at the 2024 Robert Gordon University School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Practice (SNMPP) postgraduate research symposium, 23 May 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

This poster summarises the findings of a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis on freebirth - the act of giving birth intentionally without a qualified health care professional being present. The study found 22 publications and drew themes of for... Read More about Redefining freebirth as a self-care practice: findings from a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis..

Richelle Flanagan, dietitian with young-onset Parkinson's Disease: diet and Parkinson's. [Podcast] (2024)
Digital Artefact
JONES, J., MACFARLANE, H. and FLANAGAN, R. 2024. Richelle Flanagan, dietitian with young-onset Parkinson's Disease: diet and Parkinson's. [Podcast]. North of Scotland Parkinson's Research Interest Group (NoSPRIG) podcast, series 2 (episode 5). Hosted on PodBean [online]. Available from: https://nosprigpod.podbean.com/e/richelle-flanagan-dietician-with-young-onset-parkinsons-disease-diet-and-parkinsons/

In this episode we are delighted to have the opportunity to discuss the latest thinking on diet and Parkinson's with someone uniquely placed to do so - from both a professional and a personal perspective. Richelle Flanagan is not only a leading dieti... Read More about Richelle Flanagan, dietitian with young-onset Parkinson's Disease: diet and Parkinson's. [Podcast].

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. (2024)
Journal Article
COOPER, K., DUNCAN, E., HART-WINKS, E., COWIE, J., SHIM, J., STAGE, E., TOOMAN, T., ALEXANDER, L., LOVE, A., MORRIS, J., ORMEROD, J., PRESTON, J. and SWINTON, P.A. 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 [online], 14(5), e082830. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082830

The objective of this study was to explore the experience of accessing Long COVID community rehabilitation from the perspectives of people with Long COVID and General Practitioners (GPs). The research took the form of a qualitative descriptive study,... Read More about 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..

Investigating practice integration of independent prescribing by community pharmacists using normalization process theory: a cross-sectional survey. (2024)
Journal Article
KARIM, L., MCINTOSH, T., JEBARA, T., PFLEGER, D., OSPREY, A. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2024. Investigating practice integration of independent prescribing by community pharmacists using normalization process theory: a cross-sectional survey. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 46(4), pages 966-976. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-024-01733-x

Independent prescribing (IP) has not been extensively investigated in community pharmacy (CP). Normalization Process Theory (NPT) constructs help explain how interventions are integrated into practice and include: 'coherence' (understanding), 'cognit... Read More about Investigating practice integration of independent prescribing by community pharmacists using normalization process theory: a cross-sectional survey..

Redefining freebirth as a reproductive justice issue. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
VELO HIGUERAS, M., DOUGLAS, F. and KENNEDY, C. 2024. Redefining freebirth as a reproductive justice issue. Presented at the 2024 Virtual International Day of the Midwife conference (VIDM 2024), 4-5 May 2024, [virtual event].

Freebirth or unassisted birth is currently defined as the deliberate choice to give birth without a regulated healthcare professional in countries where maternity care is available and easily accessible. Empirical evidence on this practice is limited... Read More about Redefining freebirth as a reproductive justice issue..

Exploring women’s motivations to freebirth and their experience of maternity care: a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis. (2024)
Journal Article
VELO HIGUERAS, M., DOUGLAS, F. and KENNEDY, C. 2024. Exploring women's motivations to freebirth and their experience of maternity care: a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis. Midwifery [online], 134, article number 104022. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.104022

Freebirth is currently defined as the deliberate decision to give birth without a regulated healthcare professional. Previous reviews have identified factors influencing women's decision to freebirth, yet there is limited evidence on what is the care... Read More about Exploring women’s motivations to freebirth and their experience of maternity care: a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis..