A feasibility study of a personalised lifestyle programme (HealthForce) for individuals who have participated in cardiovascular risk screening
Journal Article
Craigie, A. M., Barton, K. L., Macleod, M., Williams, B., van Teijlingen, E., Belch, J. J., & Anderson, A. S. (2011)
A feasibility study of a personalised lifestyle programme (HealthForce) for individuals who have participated in cardiovascular risk screening. Preventive Medicine, 52(5), 387-389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.03.010
Objective. To assess the feasibility of a lifestyle intervention, focusing on diet and activity, in adults participating in cardiovascular screening.
Methods. The 12-week li...
Development of a cross-cultural HPV community engagement model within Scotland
Journal Article
Carnegie, E., Whittaker, A., Gray Brunton, C., Hogg, R., Kennedy, C., Hilton, S., …Pow, J. (2017)
Development of a cross-cultural HPV community engagement model within Scotland. Health Education Journal, 76(4), 398-410. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896916685592
Objective
To examine cultural barriers and participant solutions regarding acceptance and uptake of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine from the perspective of Black Afric...
8151 POSTER Short and long term physical and psychological benefits of a 12 week supervised group exercise programme during treatment for early stage breast cancer
Journal Article
Campbell, A., Mutrie, N., Whyte, F., Emslie, C., Lee, L., Ritchie, D., …Kearney, N. (2007)
8151 POSTER Short and long term physical and psychological benefits of a 12 week supervised group exercise programme during treatment for early stage breast cancer. EJC Supplements, 5(4), 452. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1359-6349%2807%2971653-1
No abstract available.
What's trending in infection control?
Journal Article
Mitchell, B. G., Petrie, D., Morton, L., & Dancer, S. J. (2017)
What's trending in infection control?. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 38(9), 1098-1102. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.130
OBJECTIVE To explore the trends in infection control peer-reviewed journals, mainstream media, and blogs written by infection control professionals DESIGN Narrative and scopin...
Blood Glucose Responses to Intermittent High Intensity exercise in individuals with Type 1 Diabetes: a trial of a structured intervention for insulin and carbohydrate adjustment
Thesis
Steele, L. Blood Glucose Responses to Intermittent High Intensity exercise in individuals with Type 1 Diabetes: a trial of a structured intervention for insulin and carbohydrate adjustment. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6088
Exercise is currently recommended for indivduals with type 1 diabetes since it is associated with physiological and psychological benefits (American Diabetes Association Posit...
Ultrafine particles cause cytoskeletal dysfunctions in macrophages: role of intracellular calcium.
Journal Article
Moller, W., Brown, D. M., Kreyling, L., & Stone, V. (2005)
Ultrafine particles cause cytoskeletal dysfunctions in macrophages: role of intracellular calcium. Particle and fibre toxicology, 2, 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-8977-2-7
Background
Particulate air pollution is reported to cause adverse health effects in susceptible individuals. Since most of these particles are derived form combustion processe...
Referrals of women with a family history of breast cancer from primary care to cancer genetics services in south East Scotland
Journal Article
Campbell, H., Holloway, S., Cetnarskyj, R., Anderson, E., Rush, R., Fry, A., …Porteous, M. E. (2003)
Referrals of women with a family history of breast cancer from primary care to cancer genetics services in south East Scotland. British Journal of Cancer, 89, 1650-1656. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6601348
As part of a cluster randomised trial to assess an alternative model of cancer genetics services, we gathered data on all referrals from general practitioners (GPs) to cancer ...
Four Steps to Clean Hospitals: Look; Plan; Clean; and Dry
Journal Article
Dancer, S. J., & Kramer, A. (2019)
Four Steps to Clean Hospitals: Look; Plan; Clean; and Dry. Journal of Hospital Infection, 103(1), e1-e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2018.12.015
Background
Now that cleaning and decontamination are recognised as integral to infection control, it is timely to examine the process in more detail. This is because cleaning ...
Assessment of causal link between psychological factors and symptom exacerbation in inflammatory bowel disease: a protocol for systematic review of prospective cohort studies
Journal Article
Schoultz, M., Atherton, I., Hubbard, G., & Watson, A. J. M. (2013)
Assessment of causal link between psychological factors and symptom exacerbation in inflammatory bowel disease: a protocol for systematic review of prospective cohort studies. Systematic Reviews, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-2-8
Background
Inflammatory bowel disease is an idiopathic chronic disease that affects around 28 million people worldwide. Symptoms are distressing and have a detrimental effect...
Young men with intellectual disabilities, the HPV vaccine, and constructions of sexual health risk
Presentation / Conference
Carnegie, E., Gray Brunton, C., Whittaker, A., Kennedy, C., Hogg, R., Harding, S., …Willis, D. (2016, August)
Young men with intellectual disabilities, the HPV vaccine, and constructions of sexual health risk. Paper presented at The 30th joint European Health Psychology Society Conference/British Psychology Society Division of Health Psychology
Background: The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine was introduced internationally in order to provide a vaccine against common strands of the HPV virus which is implicated in...