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Black, white and grey: investigating the pathways and interface between police, those in mental health distress and emergency health services. (2016)
Report
HEYMAN, I. 2016. Black, white and grey: investigating the pathways and interface between police, those in mental health distress and emergency health services. In the Scottish institute for policing research annual report 2015. Dundee: Scottish Institute for Policing Research, School of the Environment, University of Dundee [online], pages 38-39. Available from: http://www.sipr.ac.uk/Plugin/Publications/assets/files/SIPR_Annual_Report_15.pdf

People who experience mental health distress (PWEMHD) often come to the attention of police through direct contact when help seeking or through concern by others in the community. Frequently officers are required to seek safe-keeping advice through m... Read More about Black, white and grey: investigating the pathways and interface between police, those in mental health distress and emergency health services..

Strategies for enhancing 'person knowledge' in an older people care setting. (2016)
Journal Article
DEWAR, B. and KENNEDY, C. 2016. Strategies for enhancing 'person knowledge' in an older people care setting. Western journal of nursing research [online], 38(11), pages 1469-1488. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945916641939

This article presents findings from a study about compassionate care?the development of person knowledge in a medical ward caring for older people. Appreciative inquiry, an approach to research that focuses on discovering what works well and implemen... Read More about Strategies for enhancing 'person knowledge' in an older people care setting..

Midwifing the notion of a 'good' birth: a philosophical analysis. (2016)
Journal Article
SMYTHE, E., HUNTER, M., GUNN, J., CROWTHER, S., MCARA-COUPER, J., WILSON, S. and PAYNE, D. 2016. Midwifing the notion of a 'good' birth: a philosophical analysis. Midwifery [online], 37, pages 25-31. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.03.012

Objective: to ponder afresh what makes a good birth experience in a listening manner. Design: a hermeneutic approach that first explores the nature of how to listen to a story that is already familiar to us and then draws on Heidegger's notion of the... Read More about Midwifing the notion of a 'good' birth: a philosophical analysis..

The development and evaluation of a self-care intervention for informal caregivers of relatives with bipolar disorder. (2016)
Thesis
BOAG, L.S. 2016. The development and evaluation of a self-care intervention for informal caregivers of relatives with bipolar disorder. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Background: Informal caregivers provide unpaid support to a family member, which has been shown to more positively affect their relatives health outcomes than equivalent paid caregivers. The provision of this support, however, comes at a cost to the... Read More about The development and evaluation of a self-care intervention for informal caregivers of relatives with bipolar disorder..

Unsupervised machine learning application to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis in medical research. (2016)
Journal Article
MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F., ACEVES-MARTINS, M. and SERRATOSA, F. 2016. Unsupervised machine learning application to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis in medical research. Computación y sistemas [online], 20(1), pages 7-17. Available from: https://doi.org/10.13053/CyS-20-1-2360

When trying to synthesize information from multiple sources and perform a statistical review to compare them, particularly in the medical research field, several statistical tools are available, most common are the systematic review and the meta-anal... Read More about Unsupervised machine learning application to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis in medical research..

Effectiveness of social marketing strategies to reduce youth obesity in European school-based interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2016)
Journal Article
ACEVES-MARTINS, M., LLAURDÓ, E., TARRO, L., MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F., TRUJILLO ESCOBAR, T.G., SOLÁ, R. and GIRALT, M. 2016. Effectiveness of social marketing strategies to reduce youth obesity in European school-based interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition reviews [online], 74(5), pages 337-351. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuw004

Context: The use of social marketing to modify lifestyle choices could be helpful in reducing youth obesity. Some or all of the 8 domains of the National Social Marketing Centre's social marketing benchmark criteria (SMBC) are often used but not alwa... Read More about Effectiveness of social marketing strategies to reduce youth obesity in European school-based interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis..

New framework to diagnose the direct disposal of prescribed drugs in wastewater: a case study of the antidepressant fluoxetine. (2016)
Journal Article
PETRIE, B., YOUDAN, J., BARDEN, R., KASPRZYK-HORDERN, B. 2016. New framework to diagnose the direct disposal of prescribed drugs in wastewater: a case study of the antidepressant fluoxetine. Environmental science and technology [online], 50(7), pages 3781-3789. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b00291

Intentional or accidental release (direct disposal) of high loads of unused pharmaceuticals into wastewater can go unnoticed. Here, direct disposal of a pharmaceutical drug via the sewer network was identified for the first time using wastewater anal... Read More about New framework to diagnose the direct disposal of prescribed drugs in wastewater: a case study of the antidepressant fluoxetine..

Prevalence of co-trimoxazole induced hyperkalemia in chronic and acute users in a tertiary teaching hospital. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
JASSIM, Z., MOUSTAFA, R. and AZIZ, H.A. 2016. Prevalence of co-trimoxazole induced hyperkalemia in chronic and acute users in a tertiary teaching hospital. Presented at 2016 Qatar Foundation annual research conference (ARC 16), 22-23 March 2016, Doha, Qatar.

Objective: The primary purpose of this research is to evaluate the risk of hyperkalemia in patients receiving co-trimoxazole. The secondary purpose is to detect the changes of potassium levels from baseline to 7, 14, 21, and 30 days, determine the as... Read More about Prevalence of co-trimoxazole induced hyperkalemia in chronic and acute users in a tertiary teaching hospital..

Assessment of medication adherence and factors contributing to non-adherence to calcium and vitamin D as mainstay in treatment and prophylaxis of osteoporosis. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MOUSTAFA, R., JASSIM, Z., AZIZ, H.A., KHUDAIR, I. and SALEM, M. 2016. Assessment of medication adherence and factors contributing to non-adherence to calcium and vitamin D as mainstay in treatment and prophylaxis of osteoporosis. Presented at 2016 Qatar Foundation annual research conference (ARC 16), 22-23 March 2016, Doha, Qatar.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the adherence and persistence to Calcium and vitamin D, and address the reasons of non-adherence. Methods: All patients attending a secondary care rheumatology clinic in a teaching hospital serving a multiethnic... Read More about Assessment of medication adherence and factors contributing to non-adherence to calcium and vitamin D as mainstay in treatment and prophylaxis of osteoporosis..

New insights into the yin and yang of the endocannabinoid system in health and disease. (2016)
Journal Article
WAINWRIGHT, C. 2016. New insights into the yin and yang of the endocannabinoid system in health and disease. British journal of pharmacology [online], 173(7), pages 1113-1115. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.13451

This article is part of a themed section on Endocannabionoids, of which the author is guest editor. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v173.7/issuetoc.

Safer prescribing: a trial of education, informatics, and financial incentives. (2016)
Journal Article
DREISCHULTE, T., DONNAN, P., GRANT, A., HAPCA, A., MCCOWAN, C. and GUTHRIE, B. 2016. Safer prescribing: a trial of education, informatics, and financial incentives. New England journal of medicine [online], 374(11), pages 1053-1064. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMsa1508955

High-risk prescribing and preventable, drug-related complications are common in primary care. We evaluated whether the rates of high-risk prescribing by primary care clinicians and the related clinical outcomes would be reduced through a complex inte... Read More about Safer prescribing: a trial of education, informatics, and financial incentives..

Can maternity care move beyond risk? Implications for midwifery as a profession. (2016)
Journal Article
HEALY, S., HUMPHREYS, E. and KENNEDY, C. 2016. Can maternity care move beyond risk? Implications for midwifery as a profession. British journal of midwifery [online], 24(3), pages 203-209. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.3.203

Maternal and infant mortality rates are reassuringly low in developed countries. Despite this, birth is increasingly seen as risky by women, health professionals and society in general. In wider society, women are subjected to a litany of risks regar... Read More about Can maternity care move beyond risk? Implications for midwifery as a profession..

Reliability of trunk muscle electromyography in the loaded back squat exercise. (2016)
Journal Article
CLARK, D., LAMBERT, M.I. and HUNTER, A.M. 2016. Reliability of trunk muscle electromyography in the loaded back squat exercise. International journal of sports medicine [online], 37(6), pages 448-456. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1569366

Trunk muscle activation (TMA) has been reported during back squat exercise, however reliability and sensitivity to different loads alongside kinematic measures has not. Hence the aim was to determine the interday reliability and load sensitivity of T... Read More about Reliability of trunk muscle electromyography in the loaded back squat exercise..

Asking the right question: a comparison of two approaches to gathering data on 'herbals' use in survey based studies. (2016)
Journal Article
MCLAY, J.S., PALLIVALAPPILA, A.R., SHETTY, A., PANDE, B., AL HAIL, M. and STEWART, D. 2016. Asking the right question: a comparison of two approaches to gathering data on 'herbals' use in survey based studies. PLoS ONE [online], 11(2), e0150140. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150140

Background: Over the last decade academic interest in the prevalence and nature of herbal medicines use by pregnant women has increased significantly. Such data are usually collected by means of an administered questionnaire survey, however a key met... Read More about Asking the right question: a comparison of two approaches to gathering data on 'herbals' use in survey based studies..

Healthcare professional and patient views, behaviours and experiences surrounding novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) for the management of non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF): a systematic review protocol. [Protocol] (2016)
Other
STEWART, D., GENERALOVA, D., CUNNINGHAM, S., LESLIE, S., RUSHWORTH, G. and MCIVER, L. 2016. Healthcare professional and patient views, behaviours and experiences surrounding novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) for the management of non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF): a systematic review protocol. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], item number CRD42016003840. Available from http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42016003840

While there is a wealth of evidence on aspects such as efficacy, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and safety, there is less evidence on the use of NOACs in clinical practice. A scoping search of MEDLINE for the years 2007-2015 has identified a numbe... Read More about Healthcare professional and patient views, behaviours and experiences surrounding novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) for the management of non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF): a systematic review protocol. [Protocol].

An investigation of the inter-rater reliability of the Valpar Joule functional capacity evaluation in healthy adults. (2016)
Journal Article
MITCHELL, D., HANCOCK, E. and ALEXANDER, L. 2016. An investigation of the inter-rater reliability of the Valpar Joule functional capacity evaluation in healthy adults. Work [online], 53(2), pages 337-345. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-152154

BACKGROUND: A functional capacity evaluation (FCE) can provide a comprehensive, objective measure of a worker's ability to meet work demands to support return to work decision making. Research evidence of a FCE's reliability and validity, involving m... Read More about An investigation of the inter-rater reliability of the Valpar Joule functional capacity evaluation in healthy adults..

Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT): a qualitative study of patient perspectives in those choosing not to self-administer. (2016)
Journal Article
TONNA, A., PAUDYAL, V., FORBES-MCKAY, K., FALCONER, S., ANTHONY, G., TONNA, I., LAING, R., MACKENZIE, A., MACARTNEY, G. and STEWART, D. 2016. Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT): a qualitative study of patient perspectives in those choosing not to self-administer. European journal of hospital pharmacy [online], 23(Supplement 1), article A8. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-000875.18

OPAT is a well established treatment for administration of intravenous (IV) antibiotics, and models of administration include home self-administration. Despite this offering advantages, statistics indicate that less patients in the research centre ho... Read More about Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT): a qualitative study of patient perspectives in those choosing not to self-administer..

Nicorandil, gastrointestinal adverse drug reactions and ulcerations: a systematic review. (2016)
Journal Article
PISANO, U., DEOSARAN, J., LESLIE, S.J., RUSHWORTH, G.F., STEWART, D., FORD, I. and WATSON, A.J.M. 2016. Nicorandil, gastrointestinal adverse drug reactions and ulcerations: a systematic review. Advances in therapy [online], 33(3), pages 320-344. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12325-016-0294-9

Nicorandil is a popular anti-anginal drug in Europe and Japan. Apart from some common adverse drug reactions (ADR), its safety is satisfactory. Several reports have suggested a link between nicorandil, gastrointestinal (GI) ulceration and fistulas. T... Read More about Nicorandil, gastrointestinal adverse drug reactions and ulcerations: a systematic review..

A retrospective drug use evaluation of cabergoline for lactation inhibition at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Qatar. (2016)
Journal Article
ALSAAD, D., ELSALEM, S., ABDULROUF, P., THOMAS, B., ALSAAD, T., AHMAD, A. and ALHAIL, M. 2016. A retrospective drug use evaluation of cabergoline for lactation inhibition at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Qatar. Therapeutics and clinical risk management [online], 12, pages 155-160. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S96298

Background: Breastfeeding is considered as gold standard for infant nutrition and should be interrupted only when a compelling indication exists. Certain medical conditions such as abortion, stillbirth, HIV infection, or infant galactosemia and certa... Read More about A retrospective drug use evaluation of cabergoline for lactation inhibition at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Qatar..

Professional body and regulatory organisation guidance on the use of social media for registered healthcare professionals: a systematic review protocol. [Protocol] (2016)
Other
BROWN, A., STEWART, D., PEDERSON, S., MACLURE, K. and ADDISON, B. 2016. Professional body and regulatory organisation guidance on the use of social media for registered healthcare professionals: a systematic review protocol. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], item number CRD42016026877. Available from: http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42016026877

Registered healthcare professionals are expected to adhere to a code of conduct. Where a concern is raised about an individual's social media behaviour, this has the potential to be tested against professional expectations of behaviours and may have... Read More about Professional body and regulatory organisation guidance on the use of social media for registered healthcare professionals: a systematic review protocol. [Protocol].