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Pilot feasibility study of the Walking Away from Diabetes programme for adults with intellectual disabilities in two further education colleges: Process evaluation findings

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Maine, A., Brown, M. J., Dickson, A., & Truesdale, M. (2019)
Pilot feasibility study of the Walking Away from Diabetes programme for adults with intellectual disabilities in two further education colleges: Process evaluation findings. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 32(5), 1034-1046. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12593
Background: People with intellectual disabilities (ID) remain at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) due to lifestyle associated risk factors. Educational programs ...

Health Promotion and Wellness Initiatives Targeting Chronic Disease Prevention and Management for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Recent Advancements in Type 2 Diabetes

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Taggart, L., Truesdale, M., Dunkley, A., House, A., & Russell, A. M. (2018)
Health Promotion and Wellness Initiatives Targeting Chronic Disease Prevention and Management for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Recent Advancements in Type 2 Diabetes. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 5(3), 132-142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-018-0142-5
Purpose of Review The aim of this paper was to review the recent international developments in health promotion and wellness initiatives targeting chronic disease prevention a...

Measurement properties of the Illness Perception Questionnaire in practitioners working with patients with co-morbid schizophrenia and learning disability

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Martin, C., Fleming, M., & McCorkindale, S. (2016)
Measurement properties of the Illness Perception Questionnaire in practitioners working with patients with co-morbid schizophrenia and learning disability. European journal for person centered healthcare, 4(1), 215-220. https://doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v4i1.1073
Rationale, aims and objectives: The widely-used Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ) adapted for use in patients with major mental health problems and those who care and wor...

Mother’s little helper? Contrasting accounts of benzodiazepine and methadone use among drug-dependent parents in the UK.

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Chandler, A., Whittaker, A., Williams, N., McGorm, K., Cunningham-Burley, S., & Mathews, G. (2014)
Mother’s little helper? Contrasting accounts of benzodiazepine and methadone use among drug-dependent parents in the UK. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, 21(6), 470-475. https://doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2014.930814
Aims: To explore the ways in which opioid-dependent parents accounted for their use of opioids and benzodiazepines during and after pregnancy. Methods: Longitudinal qualitativ...

Operationalising Concordance: Testing the Utility of Bech's Pharmacopsychometric Triangle.

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Snowden, A. (2013)
Operationalising Concordance: Testing the Utility of Bech's Pharmacopsychometric Triangle. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 82, 257-258. https://doi.org/10.1159/000348507
No abstract available.

Can student nurses learn the Neuromuscular Approach to Efficient Handling and Moving: a review of student nurses’ skill development

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Donnelly, C. (2002)
Can student nurses learn the Neuromuscular Approach to Efficient Handling and Moving: a review of student nurses’ skill development

Changes in opiate treatment during attendance at a community drug service—Findings from a clinical audit.

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MacLeod, J., Whittaker, A. & Robertson, J. R. (1997)
Changes in opiate treatment during attendance at a community drug service—Findings from a clinical audit. Drug and Alcohol Review. 17, 19-25. doi:10.1080/09595239800187561. ISSN 0959-5236
To evaluate use of methadone and dihydrocodeine prescription in a group of opiate-dependent patients attending a community/general practice drugs project data were recorded at...