Introduction Insomnia is a prevalent sleep disorder that negatively affects quality of life. Multicomponent cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is the recommended treatment but access remains limited, particularly in primary care. Sleep restriction therapy (SRT) is one of the principal active components of CBT and could be delivered by generalist staff…Continue Reading Primary care treatment of insomnia: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial comparing nurse-delivered sleep restriction therapy to sleep hygiene (the HABIT trial)
Month: March 2020
Eyewitness descriptions without memory: The (f)utility of describing faces
Eyewitness descriptions provide critical information for the police and other agencies to use during investigations. While researchers have typically considered the impact of memory, little consideration has been given to the utility of facial descriptions themselves, without the additional memory demands. In Experiment 1, participants described face images to their partners,…Continue Reading Eyewitness descriptions without memory: The (f)utility of describing faces
Electronic health records in ambulances: the ERA multiple-methods study
Ambulance services have a vital role in the shift towards the delivery of health care outside hospitals, when this is better for patients, by offering alternatives to transfer to the emergency department. The introduction of information technology in ambulance services to electronically capture, interpret, store and transfer patient data can support out-of-hospital care. We aimed…Continue Reading Electronic health records in ambulances: the ERA multiple-methods study
Evaluating follow-up and complexity in cancer clinical trials (EFACCT): an eDelphi study of research professionals’ perspectives
Objectives To evaluate patient follow-up and complexity in cancer clinical trial delivery, using consensus methods to: (1) identify research professionals’ priorities, (2) understand localised challenges, (3) define study complexity and workloads supporting the development of a trial rating and complexity assessment tool (TRACAT). Design A classic eDelphi completed in three rounds, conducted as…Continue Reading Evaluating follow-up and complexity in cancer clinical trials (EFACCT): an eDelphi study of research professionals’ perspectives
Understanding how Eastern European migrants use and experience UK health services: a systematic scoping review
The UK has experienced significant immigration from Eastern Europe following European Union (EU) expansion in 2004, which raises the importance of equity and equality for the recent immigrants. Previous research on ethnic health inequalities focused on established minority ethnic groups, whereas Eastern European migrants are a growing, but relatively under-researched group. We aimed to conduct…Continue Reading Understanding how Eastern European migrants use and experience UK health services: a systematic scoping review
Crisis, deliberation, and Extinction Rebellion
The environment is one of the political issue areas identified earliest in the post-Cold War context as susceptible to securitisation (see Deudney 1990), defined as a way of treating an issue that emphasises existential stakes and licences exceptional ameliorative measures (Wæver 1995). In global environmental politics, such a quality has become unmistakable, amid developments increasingly represented as…Continue Reading Crisis, deliberation, and Extinction Rebellion