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WebObjectives The study aimed to provide a mapping review of non-pharmacological interventions to reduce restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings; classify intervention components using the behaviour change technique taxonomy; explore …

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Health visitors' lived experiences supporting women with perinatal

WebHealth visitors play a critical role in supporting the mental wellbeing of vulnerable groups including perinatal women. This review synthesised qualitative and mixed-methods research from eight countries to provide a current understanding of how health …

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A survey study of stalking victims’ experiences of the health …

WebThis study aimed to assess the impact stalking has on the physical and psychological wellbeing of survivors and their experiences of accessing of health services. To achieve this a self-assessment questionnaire was developed, circulated through social media …

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WebBackground: Identity and health status have been linked in the extant literature, but the lived experience of depression in Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women in the UK is an under researched phenomenon. This study therefore aimed to gain an in-depth understanding …

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THE ROLE OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME …

WebTHE ROLE OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME IN SHAPING EQUITY OF ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN GHANA Yussif Nagumse Alhassan A thesis submitted to the London Metropolitan University in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of …

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A briefing for mental health professionals : why asking about …

WebThere are high prevalence rates of violent and abusive experience in both the childhoods and adult lives of mental health service users. Histories of childhood sexual and physical abuse amongst women service users are particularly well documented. Although many …

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Professional doctorate in health psychology : thesis portfolio …

WebThe idea was to work directly with maternity services, specifically the Public Health Specialist Midwife, to deliver this educational session to the pregnant women with the hope for them to decide to try and stop smoking and work directly with the community …

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Let's move with Leon: a randomised controlled trial of a UK digital

WebObjective: This paper present a real-world evaluation of a digital intervention, ‘Let’s Move with Leon’, designed to improve physical activity and health-related quality of life in people with a musculoskeletal condition. Study design: A pragmatic randomised …

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Examining the relationship between health behaviours and mental …

WebBackground: People suffering from severe mental illness (SMI) engage in fewer health behaviours and, in return, suffer a reduced lifespan by up to 25 years. Past literature on health behaviours and SMI is complex, fragmented and inconclusive, and has chiefly …

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A systematic review of the evidence base for the Lightning Process

WebThe Lightning Process (LP), a mind-body training programme, has been applied to a range of health problems and disorders. Studies and surveys report a range of outcomes creating a lack of clarity about the efficacy of the intervention. This systematic review evaluates …

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Professional doctorate in health psychology thesis portfolio …

WebThis portfolio outlines the five competencies that formulate the Health Psychology Professional Doctorate. The competencies are outlined by the British Psychological Society (BPS, 2009) and include the following: research via the completion of an original piece of …

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Inter-individual responses to a blueberry intervention across …

WebExtensive inter-individual variation was found in vascular health parameters (−141 to +525%) and cognitive domains (−114 to +96%) post-intervention, but there was no consistent response following the two interventions between and within participants for …

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Understanding the role of stigma in women’s help-seeking …

WebRationale: The reported incidence of postpartum depression and anxiety for women in the first year after birth in the UK ranges from 15 to 20 per cent. Research suggests that as many as 58 per cent of women with symptoms of postpartum depression do not seek …

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WebHowever, Public Health practitioners' top down approach and response which considers the practice as “dangerous” and potentially harmful to the health of the woman and unborn child with midwives and General Practitioner doctors called upon to discourage it, risks …

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Distance education students’ mental health, connectedness and …

WebIn this study, we investigated the links between distance education students’ mental health, connectedness, and academic performance during COVID-19, using a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. Online survey responses with a sample of 208 distance …

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Effect of implementation of a smoke-free policy on physical …

WebSmoke-free policies are important to protect health and reduce health inequalities. A major barrier to policy implementation in psychiatric hospitals is staff concern that physical violence will increase. We aimed to assess the effect of implementing a comprehensive smoke …

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Cold indoor temperatures and their association with health …

Webhealth and to thermal comfort.3 It also found strong evidence that homes below 18 C had a harmful effect on health but insufficient evidence to support a previously recommended minimum threshold of 21 C in living rooms.3,10 Accordingly, and due to the wider health …

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Distance education students’ mental health, connectedness …

Webresponsibility for students’ mental health (Hughes, 2021). The regulatory body for uni-versities in England has encouraged universities to develop a whole- institution response that spans initiatives to support student wellbeing (prevention) as well as mental health …

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Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology thesis portfolio …

WebBackground: In the UK alone it is estimated that there are 2.1 million adult electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users (Action on Smoking and Health, 2014). Introduced to the UK in 2006, ecigarette use has grown rapidly from 700,000 users in 2012 (Kmietowicz, 2014). …

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WebThere is considerable research to suggest that South Asians residing in the United Kingdom have comparatively low rates of mental health service utilization. Whilst several possible explanations have been offered by researchers, including lack of available information, …

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Diabetes management interventions for homeless adults: a …

WebThe objective of this review was to identify existing diabetes management interventions for homeless adults. Methods A literature search was conducted in February 2017, and repeated in September 2020. Results Of the 223 potentially relevant articles identified, …

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Psychological well-being of young adults during COVID-19 …

WebPsychological and mental well-being has become a topic of concern worldwide after the hit of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has triggered enormous global health care vulnerabilities and resulted in full and partial lockdowns to prevent the new case. This research study …

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