This study aimed to establish quality criteria to assist patients, caregivers, and the public in evaluating the reliability of online health information.
As cannabis policies become more permissive, there is a reasonable concern that this may increase rates of CUD and contribute further to the incidence of other mental health disorders. However, several strategies can be implemented to offset these harms.
'The findings from Ekezie et al. (2023) paint a troubling picture that emphasises how cultural discrimination and lack of understanding can lead to disengagement and underrepresentation of ethnic minority voices within health and social care services and research. It also provides insight into how additional factors such as poor service provision, language barriers, and lack of cultural sensitivity can exacerbate illnesses, and further contribute to feelings of apprehension and distrust.'
'The review uncovers challenges in incorporating forensic social work into generic social work education due to factors such as socioeconomic structure, historical and political influences, and attitudes towards forensic social work.'
'provision of community perinatal mental health teams is associated with increased mental health service access and reduced post-partum relapse, as well as reductions in pre-term birth. However, higher rates of stillbirth and neonatal death in regions where such teams are provided show that investment in mental healthcare alone cannot be assumed to influence the pregnancy risks known to be higher in women with mental health conditions.'
Eye-tracking technology could be used as a tool to allow RTT children and adults to communicate and learn in an easier way as well as for the detection of their feelings. Using eye-tracking technology as a method to complement cognitive assessment of children has a lot of potential not just for children with RTT but also for other individuals with limited communication skills.
'As the NHS moves towards providing Enhanced Primary Care Services, which include mental health services for people with more complex presentations, such an intervention may offer practitioners an easily implementable tool which could help reduce escalation to secondary care and improve mental health literacy'
Appropriate nutrition represents a potential strategy to mitigate dementia risk and could be recommended by clinicians as part of mid-life health checks and other health initiatives to reduce dementia prevalence. The purpose of this review is to provide a clinician-focused update on the current state of the knowledge on nutrition and dementia prevention.
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Implications for practice and research:
-There is scope for public health to consider non-alcoholic beverages as a potential strategy to reduce alcohol consumption in adults who drink excessively.
-Future research should explore whether non-alcoholic beverages can reduce alcohol consumption in a wider range of countries and in different population groups, such as individuals with a diagnosis of alcohol dependence.
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Overall, ICT fall interventions improved fall efficacy but not cognitive function. For quality of life (QOL), mixed results were found depending on the assessment tools.
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This series of articles will explore the neurodivergent condition of autism from a range of different perspectives. This fifth article will explore the co-occurrence of autism and mental health conditions throughout a person's life.
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Journals have a key role in nursing and health care. They are widely used for evidence-based practice and for professional development. In this article, we will look at some of the key features of journals and how you can use libraries to access them.
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The current study aimed to systematically search, review and synthesize the literature on CBT and MI training to assess its effect on practitioner behavioural outcomes. Open access article - no login required.
This study, from Australia, examines associations between becoming a caregiver and depressive symptoms among men. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study, from Sweden, finds adult children of parents with AUD have a raised risk of mood and anxiety disorders even after adjustment for sociodemographic factors and parental mood or anxiety disorder. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This review aims to illustrate how the study of memory suppression may enhance our understanding of substance use disorders by unveiling the underlying cognitive and neural mechanisms involved, which could have important implications for addiction treatment. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This qualitative study explored the lived experience of people with severe obesity using community health and social care services in Scotland. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Given the vast quantity of literature available, a key challenge of conducting rapid evidence syntheses is the time and effort required to manually screen large search results sets to identify and include all studies relevant to the research question within an accelerated timeline. To overcome this challenge, the NCCMT investigated the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into the title and abstract screening stage of the rapid review process to expedite the identification of studies relevant to the research question.
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his study aimed to examine health information seeking attitudes and behaviors in an academic-based employee wellness program before and after health literacy workshops were developed and facilitated by an academic health sciences librarian.
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What the paper adds to existing knowledge:
-Nurses and nurse managers consider violence risk assessment and management their responsibility. Still, nurses and nurse managers have mixed attitudes towards the use of validated risk assessment tools.
-The attitudes towards service users' positive risk-taking in nurses and nurse managers vary, with some nurses and nurse managers supporting its importance.
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What does the paper add to existing knowledge?
- Mental health nurses have positive attitudes towards consumers with dual diagnosis.
- A positive attitude at work is influenced by various factors, including feeling that one's role is appropriate and legitimate. This also includes receiving support in that role, being motivated to work, having confidence in completing tasks and feeling satisfied with one's job.
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What this paper adds to existing knowledge?
-The Interactive Approach model can be used to improve communication between nursing staff and patients in numerous critical situations.
-Using a structured risk scale to evaluate a conflict can be an effective way to guide action and sort out the different aspects of communication between nursing staff and psychotic patients.
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Open discussion would help challenge denial of race-based discrimination and dispel the myth that it is unusual, but staff and managers remain reluctant to raise it
There is a culture of denial about the existence of racism in the NHS workplace and a lack of appetite for much-needed ‘race talk’ among employers, research reveals.
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To demonstrate and reflect upon the methodological lessons by which healthcare organizations can address questions of environmental sustainability related to single-use healthcare materials.
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The purpose of this paper is to report on a review of people’s experiences of residential and secure in-patient services in Norfolk for those with learning disabilities and autistic people. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Implications for practice and research:
-Many maternal suicides occur after 42 days post partum, suggesting a need for targeted suicide prevention for late maternal suicides.
-Improved data linkage between suicide and maternal deaths could inform service design and commissioning but requires integration with suicide prevention theory to design and deliver effective suicide prevention interventions.
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In this article, Iwan Dowie discusses the role of the community nurse in relation to safeguarding. The key principles of safeguarding are discussed, and how the community nurse can approach various incidences where they feel their patients may be at risk.
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Editorial. Digital platforms and artificial intelligence's (AI) influence on our daily lives often go unnoticed. From the algorithms that support our smartphones and driverless vehicles to the medical diagnostic systems used by health professionals, AI is increasingly taking over decision-making tasks traditionally performed by humans. While enhancing human efficiency, this shift also introduces a myriad of ethical and legal uncertainties that demand our attention.
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Venous leg ulcers affect 1.5% of the UK adult population. Leg ulcers are painful, can be malodourous and are associated with poor quality of life. Leg ulcers are predominantly cared for by nurses in the community. Frequently, patients receive suboptimal treatment through unwanted variations in care and simple ulcers deteriorate to become hard-to-heal wounds. It is important to understand the current UK system of care and how nurses and patients navigate through it.
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Key findings highlight Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Semantic Scholar, and Lens as leading options for FWC searching, with Lens providing superior download capabilities. For BWC searching, the Web of Science Core Collection can be recommended over Scopus for accuracy. BWC information from publisher databases such as IEEE Xplore or ScienceDirect was generally found to be the most accurate, yet only available for a limited number of articles
“Our conversations with CILIP and attending the CILIP conference, is about helping make as many librarians as possible aware of the YouTube health initiative, and the credible health information available on the platform. And also that YouTube is a place you should feel comfortable directing your library visitors to for health information.” News release from CILIP - worth being aware of for patient information?
Findings regarding alliance across telehealth and in-person sessions were mixed, with some preference among mothers and youth for in-person treatment. Open access article - no login required.
This novel review explores the experiences of clinicians and clients when creating a formulation, specifically the barriers and facilitators to collaborating on a formulation. Open access article - no login required.
Little is known about how occupational therapists working in community physical health settings experience their professional identity. Open access article - no login required.
This study aims to review activities of daily living interventions and evaluate their effectiveness on activity performance for stroke inpatients. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study evaluated the cardiovascular risk of long-term glucocorticoid use by studying patients on stable disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
'While this is a promising area of development, AI-based evidence synthesis tools should not be
considered a ‘panacea’ or ‘cure all’ for the pressures imposed by an ever-expanding evidence base.
Given potential trade-offs, and a lack of information on unintended consequences, it is important that tools aren’t applied uncritically to resolve workload pressures'
This study explored the possible mediating role of emotion dysregulation in the association between perfectionism and eating psychopathology symptoms. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of distress intolerance, anhedonia, impulsivity and smoking metacognitions on the urge to smoke, withdrawal symptoms and dependency in men who are dependent on smoking. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This systematic review evaluated feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of digitally enhanced psychological assessments and treatments for paranoia across the paranoia continuum. Open access article - no login required.
All nurses and nursing associates have to revalidate with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) every three years. Here we look at what the process entails, how to prepare for it – and why it is never too late to get organised. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
In 2020-2021 an independent domestic violence advocate post was piloted at a children’s hospital for one year. A service evaluation showed that the training and support provided by the independent domestic violence advocate had benefits for women, children and staff. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Three deaths at Cawston Park Hospital shed a bright light on Norfolk’s services for people with learning disabilities and autism, including those operated by the company that ran the hospital. This paper reviews the unique perspective of a social worker from within the system. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
We conducted a process-level, secondary analysis of the Hepatitis C-Alcohol Reduction Treatment (HepART) trial to investigate the association between change in psychological processes posited by the Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM) and change in World Health Organization (WHO) drinking risk levels. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Accurate measurement of disease activity in systemic sclerosis remains a significant clinical challenge. The Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium convened an Activity Index Working Group to develop a novel measure of disease activity. Open access article - no login required.
The aim of this systematic review is to determine the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on participation outcomes of children with cerebral palsy. Open access article - no login required.
This article examines the characteristics and efficacy of interventions targeting executive functions in infancy and early childhood up to age 3. Open access article - no login required.
This study aimed to explore the acceptability of health and wellbeing conversations such as within the third and social economy sector, including their existence without specific training. Open access article - no login required.
This cross-sectional study investigates the complex association between the oxidative balance score and rheumatoid arthritis in US adults. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.