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Assessing the role of biomarker feedback in a 12-week community weight management programme among overweight men: a pilot study
Grant, Daniel; Smith, Joshua; Bottoms, Lindsay (2024-03-28)Background The primary objective of this study was to examine the feasibility of recruitment, retention, and delivery of biomarker feedback among men partaking in Shape Up, a physical activity for health programme. ... -
Associations between age, years in post, years in the profession and personal experience of mental health problems in UK mental health nurses.
Oates, Jennifer; Jones, Julia; Drey, Nicholas (2017-08-03)Nurses’ own mental health is of paramount important, both in terms of patient safety and the sustainability of the workforce. Age, years in the profession, in post and personal experience or exposure to mental health ... -
Attending to political conflict in social work today and in the near future : Focus on European social work
Ramon, Shulamit (2021-04-30)This paper is aimed at looking at how social workers in Europe tackle the inevitable political issues embedded in their work as intermediaries between political authorities (governments and local authorities) and social ... -
Attitudes to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillator use: a survey of UK adults in 2017
Hawkes, Claire; Brown, T.P.; Booth, S; Fothergill, Rachael; Siriwardena, A. Niroshan; Zakaria, S; Askew, S; Williams, Julia; Rees, Nigel; Ji, C; Perkins, Gavin (2019-04-02)Background-Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and public access defibrillator (PAD) use can save the lives of people who experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Little is known about the proportions of UK ... -
Attitudes, beliefs and behaviours towards exercise amongst individuals with joint hypermobility syndrome/Ehlers Danlos Syndrome – Hypermobility Type
Simmonds, Jane; Cairns, M.C.; Ninis, Nina; Lever, W.; Aziz, Q.; Hakim, A. (2015) -
Barriers and enablers of type 2 diabetes self-management in people with severe mental illness.
Mulligan, Kathleen; McBain, Hayley; Lamontagne-Godwin, Frederique; Chapman, Jacqui; Haddad, Mark; Jones, Julia; Flood, Chris; Thomas, David; Simpson, Alan (2017-09-15)Background People with diabetes and severe mental illness (SMI) experience poorer outcomes than those with diabetes alone. To improve outcomes, it is necessary to understand the difficulties that people with SMI experience ... -
Barriers and Enablers to Shared Decision Making in Psychiatric Medication Management: A Qualitative Investigation of Clinician and Service Users' Views
Kaminskiy, Emma; Zisman-Ilani, Yaara; Ramon, Shulamit (2021-06-17)Shared decisionmaking (SDM) is a recommended health communication approach in mental health settings. Yet, implementation of SDM in psychiatric consultations discussing medication management is challenging. Insufficient ... -
Barriers to effective diabetes management - a survey of people with severe mental illness
Mulligan, Kathleen; McBain, Hayley; Lamontagne-Godwin, Frederique; Chapman, Jacqui; Flood, Chris; Haddad, Mark; Jones, Julia; Simpson, Alan (2018-06-01)Background: People with severe mental illnesses (SMI) such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and have poorer health outcomes than those with diabetes alone. To ... -
The BASES Expert Statement on Aerobic Training for Older and Clinical Groups using Arm Crank Ergometry
Bottoms, Lindsay (2015-08-01)The BASES Expert Statement on Aerobic Training for Older and Clinical Groups using Arm Crank Ergometry Lindsay Bottoms1, Paul M. Smith*2, Garry Tew3 and Mike Price4 1University of Hertfordshire, 2Cardiff Metropolitan ... -
Bases expert statement on the use of music for movement among people with Parkinson's
Karageorghis, Costas; Rose, Dawn C.; Annett, Lucy; Bek, Judith; Bottoms, Lindsay; Lovatt, Peter; Poliakoff, Ellen; Schultz, Benjamin; Whyatt, Caroline; Young, William R; Delevoye-Turrell, Yvonne (2020-02-11)Music is an artistic auditory stimulus that unfolds over time. It can prime specific actions and prompt engagement in physical activity as well as heighten motivation during motor tasks (Karageorghis, 2020). Contrastingly, ... -
BeeZee Bodies Embedded Ethnography Evaluation Project
Newman, Han; Brady, Louca-Mai; Almack, Kathryn; Mathie, Elspeth; Wills, Wendy (University of Hertfordshire, 2023-02-07)The Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire (UH) were commissioned by BeeZee Bodies (BZB) to bring academic insights and support BZB’s development of future services. This work ... -
BeeZee Bodies Evaluation: Summary Report
Newman, Han; Brady, Louca-Mai; Almack, Kathryn; Mathie, Elspeth; Wills, Wendy (University of Hertfordshire, 2023-02-07) -
Bereavement in critical care: A narrative review and practice exploration of current provision of support services and future challenges
Pattison, Natalie; White, Catherine; Lone, Nazir (2020-06-08)This special article outlines the background to bereavement in critical care and scopes the current provision and evidence for bereavement support following death in critical care. Co-authored by a family member and former ... -
Beyond Boundaries: offering substance misuse services to new migrants in London
Mills, K.; Knight, T.; Green, R. (National Treatment Agency / University of Hertfordshire, 2007) -
Biophysical measurements of human forearm, skin in vivo : effects of site, gender, chirality and time
Chilcott, Robert; Farrar, R. (2000-05)Background/aims: Measurements of transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and skin colour are biophysical techniques commonly used to measure the in vivo skin effects of cosmetics, topical medicaments and chemical irritants. The ... -
Birth Supporters experiences of attending prisoners being compulsorily separated from their new-born babies
Abbott, Laura (2023-05-24)There is growing evidence demonstrating increased mental ill-health in women compulsorily separated from their babies. For imprisoned women, the risk of self-harm and suicide may be further exacerbated. Birth supporters ... -
Black and minority ethnic groups and youth offending
Sender, H.; Littlechild, B.; Smith, N. (2006)Despite significant concerns and public inquiries concerning the treatment of ethnic minorities within the criminal justice system as a whole, research on this area in relation to the youth justice system is comparatively ... -
Black Lives Matter in higher education: conversations about race to transform the lived experience of Black (African-Caribbean) staff in UK universities
Warrener, Julia; Douglas, Vida (2023-04-28)Academia in the UK is diminished by a lack of representation of academics from Black (African-Caribbean), Asian and South-East Asian communities. Based on data for 2019–20, only 18 per cent of academic staff at universities ... -
Blame the victim? Domestic violence as covered in The Sun and The Guardian
Lloyd, Michele; Ramon, Shulamit (2016-11-23) -
Broadening public participation in systematic reviews: a case example involving young people in two configurative reviews
Oliver, Kathryn; Rees, Rebecca; Brady, Louca-Mai; Kavanagh, Josephine; Oliver, Sandy; Thomas, James (2015-06-22)BACKGROUND: Arguments supporting the involvement of users in research have even more weight when involving the public in systematic reviews of research. We aimed to explore the potential for public involvement in systematic ...