To describe paracetamol dosing and liver function test (LFT) monitoring in older hospital inpatients who are frail or have low body weight. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The primary goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of peripheral spondyloarthritis (pSpA) in patients with ultrasonography (USG)-confirmed enthesitis. The secondary aim of the study was to reveal the demographic, clinical, and ultrasonographic differences of patients diagnosed with pSpA. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
To explore occupational therapists’ experience working with clients with chronic pain and sleep difficulties. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The online world may provide an alternative means to engage young people and students with suicidal feelings, who are typically reluctant to seek help. We aimed to map, characterise and obtain user evaluation of current online suicide support for this group in order to assess the usefulness of current provision and how it may be improved. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Supported living has been shown to improve functioning and social inclusion in people with severe and persistent mental health problems, reduce hospitalisation and provide secure accommodation in a population where housing needs are often unmet. Conversely, living in supported accommodation has been depicted by some as depersonalising, marginalising and an ordeal to survive. The present study sought to shed light on the experiences of residents in an enhanced supported living service in the United Kingdom. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) may be at higher risk of COVID-19 death. We compared COVID-19 infection, severe infection, mortality, case fatality and excess deaths, among adults with, and without, ID. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) is designed to measure outcomes from client-centred occupational therapy. We explored clients’ views and experiences of participating in an initial COPM assessment in order to examine the potential information bias which may influence COPM scores. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Chronic pain is common in older people. However, little is known about how pain is experienced in residents of retirement villages (‘villages’), and how pain intensity and associations are experienced in relation to characteristics of residents and village living. We thus aimed to examine pain levels, prevalence and associated factors in village residents. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Children often present to occupational therapy with delays in pre-school occupations, with underlying skill deficits. We developed and piloted an evaluative toolkit to measure and report outcomes for short school readiness groups. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Social prescribing has been around for many years, and link worker roles were one of the first to be funded through the ARRS scheme. These link workers represent a real investment in non-clinical roles and the social model of health care, in general practice. They support patients who attend primary care with challenges such as access to healthy food, poor housing and financial issues, which have been strongly linked to poor health and avoidable deaths.
Our analysis confirms that the supply of nurses into the NHS is not keeping pace with demand, that increasing the number of nurses is having no substantial impact on the number of vacancies and that there is a wide regional variation in the scale of the challenge.
This study specifically examined how mental health professionals assess the difficulties faced by caregivers in the Greek context. However, prior research suggests that the caregiving burden may be impacted by income and race or culture (Do et al., 2014). Therefore, it would be beneficial to replicate this research and examine how mental health professionals perceive informal caregivers’ needs in different countries, to see if they assess them differently.
As the study showed, experiencing auditory hallucinations was linked to poorer well-being in dementia. This suggests that auditory hallucinations should be targeted by appropriate treatments when aiming to improve well-being in people living with the condition.
This study suggests that the UP should be considered a viable alternative to dCBT for common anxiety disorders and depression in outpatient mental health services, particularly in light of the finding that client satisfaction and participant engagement and response to treatment were similar across conditions.
This review is clearly an important start in understanding how peer-led interventions for mental health and well-being are used in school settings and highlights a serious lack of high quality, systematic research.
This study aimed to develop and evaluate a communication tool to guide transitional care for older patients. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The main purpose of this exploratory study was to assess the association between balance performance and endurance of the trunk extensor muscles in older adults, considering possible co-factors such as age and body mass index. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
This systematic analysis aimed to characterize the available DDDI trials with immunomodulatory drugs, experimental evidence for a DDDI risk, and reported DDDI risk information in FDA/EMA approved drug labelling. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.