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Improving asthma care through implementation of the SENTINEL programme: findings from the pilot site (2023)
Journal Article
Crooks, M. G., Crowther, L., Cummings, H., Cohen, J., Huang, C., Pitel, L., …Xu, Y. (2023). Improving asthma care through implementation of the SENTINEL programme: findings from the pilot site. ERJ Open Research, 9(3), Article 00685-2022. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00685-2022

Aim: Short-acting β2-agonist (SABA) overuse adversely impacts asthma-related outcomes and the environment. The SABA rEductioN Through ImplemeNting Hull asthma guidELines (SENTINEL) programme aims to reduce SABA overuse through supported implementatio... Read More about Improving asthma care through implementation of the SENTINEL programme: findings from the pilot site.

‘Making Sense’ of Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Study Investigating Women’s Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Adherence (2023)
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Hay-Smith, E. J. C., Pearson, M., & Dean, S. G. (2023). ‘Making Sense’ of Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Study Investigating Women’s Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Adherence. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 51(1), 6-13. https://doi.org/10.15619/NZJP/51.1.02

Urinary incontinence is common and disabling. Pelvic floor muscle training is recommended as first-line therapy for uncomplicated urinary incontinence. The effects of such behavioural therapies depend in part on adherence. We explored women’s experie... Read More about ‘Making Sense’ of Urinary Incontinence: A Qualitative Study Investigating Women’s Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Adherence.

Antenatal preventative pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence (APPEAL): protocol for a feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial (2022)
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Bick, D., Bishop, J., Coleman, T., Dean, S., Edwards, E., Frawley, H., …MacArthur, C. (2022). Antenatal preventative pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence (APPEAL): protocol for a feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1), Article 231. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01185-y

Background: Antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) in women without prior urinary incontinence (UI) are effective in reducing postnatal UI; however, UK midwives often do not provide advice and information to women on undertaking PFME, with ev... Read More about Antenatal preventative pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence (APPEAL): protocol for a feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.

Development and evaluation of a collaborative care intervention for male prison leavers with mental health problems: the Engager research programme (2022)
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Byng, R., Lennox, C., Kirkpatrick, T., Quinn, C., Anderson, R., Brand, S. L., …Shaw, J. (2022). Development and evaluation of a collaborative care intervention for male prison leavers with mental health problems: the Engager research programme. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 10(8), https://doi.org/10.3310/MMWC3761

Background: Many male prison leavers have significant mental health problems. Prison leavers often have a history of trauma, ongoing substance misuse and housing insecurity. Only a minority of prison leavers receive mental health care on release from... Read More about Development and evaluation of a collaborative care intervention for male prison leavers with mental health problems: the Engager research programme.

Implementation lessons learnt when trialling palliative care interventions in the intensive care unit: relationships between determinants, implementation strategies, and models of delivery-a systematic review protocol (2022)
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Meddick-Dyson, S. A., Boland, J. W., Pearson, M., Greenley, S., Gambe, R., Budding, J. R., & Murtagh, F. E. (2022). Implementation lessons learnt when trialling palliative care interventions in the intensive care unit: relationships between determinants, implementation strategies, and models of delivery-a systematic review protocol. Systematic reviews, 11(1), Article 186. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02054-8

BACKGROUND: Heterogeneity amongst palliative care interventions in the intensive care unit (ICU) and their outcomes has meant that, even when found to be effective, translation of evidence into practice is hindered. Previous evidence reviews have sug... Read More about Implementation lessons learnt when trialling palliative care interventions in the intensive care unit: relationships between determinants, implementation strategies, and models of delivery-a systematic review protocol.

Evaluation of a complex intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: The Engager randomised controlled trial (2022)
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Byng, R., Kirkpatrick, T., Lennox, C., Warren, F., Anderson, R., Brand, S., …Shaw, J. (in press). Evaluation of a complex intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: The Engager randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2022.93

Aims Many male prisoners have significant mental health problems, including anxiety and depression. High proportions struggle with homelessness and substance misuse. This study aims to evaluate whether the Engager intervention improves mental health... Read More about Evaluation of a complex intervention for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: The Engager randomised controlled trial.

Evaluating a web-based computer-tailored physical activity intervention for those living with and beyond lung cancer (ExerciseGuide UK): protocol for a single group feasibility and acceptability study (2022)
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Curry, J., Lind, M., Short, C. E., Vandelanotte, C., Evans, H. E., Pearson, M., & Forbes, C. C. (2022). Evaluating a web-based computer-tailored physical activity intervention for those living with and beyond lung cancer (ExerciseGuide UK): protocol for a single group feasibility and acceptability study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1), Article 182. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01129-6

Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death globally. Physical activity and exercise provide unequivocal benefits to those living with and beyond lung cancer. However, few of those living with and beyond cancer meet the natio... Read More about Evaluating a web-based computer-tailored physical activity intervention for those living with and beyond lung cancer (ExerciseGuide UK): protocol for a single group feasibility and acceptability study.

Improving the Detection, Assessment, Management and Prevention of Delirium in Hospices (the DAMPen-D study): protocol for a co-design and feasibility study of a flexible and scalable implementation strategy to deliver guideline-adherent delirium care (2022)
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Pearson, M., Jackson, G., Jackson, C., Boland, J., Featherstone, I., Huang, C., …Johnson, M. (2022). Improving the Detection, Assessment, Management and Prevention of Delirium in Hospices (the DAMPen-D study): protocol for a co-design and feasibility study of a flexible and scalable implementation strategy to deliver guideline-adherent delirium care. BMJ open, 12(7), Article e060450. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060450

INTRODUCTION: Delirium is a complex condition in which altered mental state and cognition causes severe distress and poor clinical outcomes for patients and families, anxiety and stress for the health professionals and support staff providing care, a... Read More about Improving the Detection, Assessment, Management and Prevention of Delirium in Hospices (the DAMPen-D study): protocol for a co-design and feasibility study of a flexible and scalable implementation strategy to deliver guideline-adherent delirium care.

Why do acute healthcare staff engage in unprofessional behaviours towards each other and how can these behaviours be reduced? A realist review protocol (2022)
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Maben, J., Aunger, J., Abrams, R., Pearson, M., Wright, J., Westbrook, J., …Jones, A. (2022). Why do acute healthcare staff engage in unprofessional behaviours towards each other and how can these behaviours be reduced? A realist review protocol. BMJ open, 12(7), Article e061771. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061771

INTRODUCTION: Unprofessional behaviours encompass many behaviours including bullying, harassment and microaggressions. These behaviours between healthcare staff are problematic; they affect people's ability to work, to feel psychologically safe at wo... Read More about Why do acute healthcare staff engage in unprofessional behaviours towards each other and how can these behaviours be reduced? A realist review protocol.

Interrogating intervention delivery and participants’ emotional states to improve engagement and implementation: A realist informed multiple case study evaluation of Engager (2022)
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Weston, L., Rybczynska-Bunt, S., Quinn, C., Lennox, C., Maguire, M., Pearson, M., …Byng, R. (2022). Interrogating intervention delivery and participants’ emotional states to improve engagement and implementation: A realist informed multiple case study evaluation of Engager. PLoS ONE, 17(7 July), Article e0270691. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270691

Background ‘Engager’ is an innovative ‘through-the-gate’ complex care intervention for male prison-leavers with common mental health problems. In parallel to the randomised-controlled trial of Engager (Trial registration number: ISRCTN11707331), a se... Read More about Interrogating intervention delivery and participants’ emotional states to improve engagement and implementation: A realist informed multiple case study evaluation of Engager.