A5046361365- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Labor Movements and Unions
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Social Issues and Policies
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
University of Stirling
2013-2024
University of the West of Scotland
2022
Edinburgh Napier University
2022
Farnham Road Hospital
2016
University of Edinburgh
2007-2009
University of Aberdeen
2003
University of Leicester
1997
Interviewing patients over the course of their illness can give a much better picture experience than single interviews, but approach is rarely used. <b>Scott Murray and colleagues</b> explain how to get most from it
Explanations of the persisting differences in structure men's and women's employment have long been debated social sciences. Sociological explanations tended to stress continuing significance structural constraints on opportunities, which persist despite removal formal barriers. Neo-classical economists, contrast, emphasized individual choice, an argument has recently endorsed by Hakim who suggests that patterns occupational segregation reflect outcome choices made different 'types' women....
A better understanding of the needs patients and their carers can help improve services.Marilyn Kendall colleagues describe how to conduct multiperspective studies Linked interviews conducted with informal professional generate a richer experiences than single perspective most commonly used in qualitative studies.Interview dyads or triads, where two three participants are interviewed as set case study, explore complex complementary well contradictory perspectives, there is considerable scope...
A 35 year old woman presented with severe primary hypothyroidism and galactorrhea. very high prolactin level was also detected computerized tomography scan of the sellar region demonstrated an enlarged pituitary gland associated contrast enhancement. Replacement therapy thyroxine corrected both biochemical clinical abnormalities but empty sella developed during this therapy. It is concluded that may be related to thyroxine-induced shrinkage lactotroph and/or thyrotroph cell hyperplasia.
Background People of South Asian backgrounds living in the UK have a five-fold increased risk diabetes and two-fold heart disease when compared to general population. Physical activity can reduce premature death from range conditions. The aim study was explore motivating facilitating factors likely increase physical for adults their families, order develop successful interventions services. Methodology/Principal Findings This qualitative using focus groups in-depth interviews. Participants...
Continued smoking after cancer adversely affects quality of life and survival, but one fifth survivors still smoke. Despite its demands, presents an opportunity for positive behaviour change. Smoking often occurs in social groups, therefore interventions which target families individuals may be more successful. This qualitative study explored patients, family members health professionals' views experiences cessation cancer, order to inform future interventions.In-depth interviews (n = 67)...
The Medical Research Council (MRC) Framework for complex interventions highlights the need to explore interactions between components of interventions, but this has not yet been fully explored within complex, non-pharmacological interventions. This paper draws on process evaluation data a suicide prevention programme implemented in four European countries illustrate synergistic intervention levels programme, and present our method exploring these. A realist approach informed evaluation,...
The ‘European Alliance Against Depression’ community-based intervention approach simultaneously targets depression and suicidal behaviour by a multifaceted community based has been implemented in more than 115 regions worldwide. two main aims of the European Union funded project “Optimizing Suicide Prevention Programmes Their Implementation Europe” were to optimise this evaluate its implementation impact. This paper reports on primary outcome (the number completed attempted suicides combined...
Abstract Objective To examine effectiveness, cost generalisability, and acceptability of financial incentives for smoking cessation during pregnancy in addition to variously organised UK stop services. Design Pragmatic, multicentre, single blinded, phase 3, randomised controlled trial (Cessation Pregnancy Incentives Trial 3 (CPIT III)). Setting Seven services provided primary secondary care facilities Scotland, Northern Ireland, England. Participants 944 pregnant women (age ≥16 years) who...
Variation in the implementation of complex multilevel interventions can impact on their delivery and outcomes. Few suicide prevention interventions, especially have included evaluation both process as well Such is essential for replication interpreting understanding outcomes, improving science. This paper reports a early stage an optimised programme (OSPI-Europe) implemented four European countries. The analysis was conducted within framework realist methodology, involved case studies...
Routinely conducting case finding (also commonly referred to as screening) in patients with chronic illness for depression primary care appears have little impact. We explored the views and experiences of nurses, doctors managers understand how implementation finding/screening might impact on its effectiveness. Two complementary qualitative focus group studies professionals including managers, five practices Community Health Partnerships, were conducted Scotland. identified several features...
Background: Gatekeeper training for community facilitators, to identify and respond those at risk of suicide, forms an important part multi-level community-based suicide prevention programmes. Aims: This study examined the effects gatekeeper on attitudes, knowledge confidence police officers in dealing with persons suicide. Methods: A total 828 across three European regions participated a 4-hour programme which addressed epidemiology depression suicidal behaviour, symptoms depression,...
Abstract Background Extreme weather events (EWEs) in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa are increasingly common causing disease outbreaks, loss of homes, damage to infrastructure, increased mortality and life as well increasing the pressure on health system. An Early Warning System (EWS) intervention is needed alert communities government preparedness for floods, improving resilience services predict, detect respond emergencies outbreaks. The aim this mixed methods study develop, implement...
To compare the degree of bacterial circuit colonization, frequency ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), character respiratory secretions, rewarming hypothermic patients, disposable costs, and air flow resistance in intensive care patients ventilated using either a heat moisture exchanger (HME) or hot water (HW) humidifier circuit.A prospective, randomized blinded trial unit undergoing mechanical ventilation.A metropolitan teaching hospital.One hundred sixteen ventilation for minimum period...
A series of changes in the nature and organization productive activity, thus structure employment, are under way around world. Manufacturing employment is decline, service-related on increase. Technological have facilitated internationalization finance, as well possibilities relocation transfer. These globalizing (or internationalizing) trends also associated with an increase level women's paid work, which seems to be universal.1 Many jobs created within service sector 'women's' - e.g....
This paper highlights embarrassment as one of the often-ignored emotions young people when it comes to discussing issues around sexual health. There have been many health studies on knowledge, attitudes and behaviour over past two decades, but emotional aspects largely ignored, despite a growing literature in sociology emotion. A qualitative approach was adopted form focus group discussions, which included questions sex education, campaigns formal informal sources information advice. Focus...
Objectives To examine the acceptability and feasibility of narrative text messages with or without financial incentives to support weight loss for men. Design Individually randomised three-arm trial 12 months’ follow-up. Setting Two sites in Scotland high levels disadvantage according Scottish Index Multiple Deprivation (SIMD). Participants Men obesity (n=105) recruited through community outreach general practitioner registers. Interventions to: (A) plus incentive months (short message...
This paper investigates aspects of the changes brought about by women's continuing entry into paid employment, particularly in higher-level occupations. We will argue that, despite recent criticisms, occupational structure still remains a useful framework through which to examine processes social change. demonstrate our arguments drawing on biographical interviews carried out with women doctors and bankers four different countries. evidence suggests that there are systematic differences...