Publications
Theme:
Healthy Communities
Parent-Offspring Associations in Body Composition: Findings From the Southampton Women's Survey Prospective Cohort Study
Moon RJ, D'Angelo S, Holroyd CR, Crozier SR, Godfrey KM, Davies JH, Cooper C, Harvey NC.
Context: Children born to parents who are overweight or obese have a high risk of adult obesity, but it is unclear if transgenerational associations relating to unfavorable body composition differ by parent.
Objective: To examine differential mother-offspring and father-offspring associations in body composition in early childhood.
Methods: A total of 240 mother-father-offspring trios from a prospective UK population-based pre-birth cohort (Southampton Women's Survey) were included for anthropometry and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry assessment of whole-body-less-head body composition in the offspring at 3 different ages (4, 6-7, and 8-9 years) and in the mother and father at the 8- to 9-year offspring visit. Associations were assessed using linear regression adjusting for the other parent.
Results: Positive associations between mother-daughter body mass index (BMI) and fat mass were observed at ages 6 to 7 (BMI: β = .29 SD/SD, 95% CI = .10, .48; fat mass β = .27 SD/SD, 95% CI = .05, .48) and 8 to 9 years (BMI: β = .33 SD/SD, 95% CI = .13, .54; fat mass β = .31 SD/SD, 95% CI = .12, .49), with similar associations at age 4 years but bounding the 95% CI. The mother-son, father-son, and father-daughter associations for BMI and fat mass were weaker at each of the ages studied.
Conclusion: A strong association between the fat mass of mothers and their daughters but not their sons was observed. In contrast, father-offspring body composition associations were not evident. The dimorphic parent-offspring effects suggest particular attention should be given to early prevention of unfavorable body composition in girls born to mothers with excess adiposity.
Theme:
Healthy Communities, COVID-19, Mental Health
Psychological distress experienced by parents caring for an immunosuppressed child during the COVID-19 pandemic
Corine Driessens, Lynne Mills, Ravin Patel, David Culliford, Diane Gbesemete, Emma Lee, Meera Shaunak, Harry Chappell, Saul N. Faust, Hans de Graaf,
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has proved unique in both its unpredictability and the extent to which it has continued to impact on daily life since March 2020. Among the immunosuppressed population the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic are cumulative to the ever-present challenges of living with a long-term condition. This prospective longitudinal study explored patterns of concern experienced by 467 British parents caring for an immunosuppressed child during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic and related this to parental mental wellbeing. Most parents slowly adapted or were resilient to the ever-changing stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, 12% experienced high levels of concern throughout the first 2 years of the pandemic. This group was also more likely to report emotional mental health problems towards the end of this period. The experience of emotional mental health problems among parents caring for an immunosuppressed child was related to low household income, single parenting, difficult access to greenspace, and higher level of exposure to COVID positive cases and COVID restrictions (North of England). Parents reported that optimism, reduction of isolation, and support promoted coping and management of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. More reliable COVID information and periodic medical-condition-specific guidance would have been appreciated. These findings can increase clinical awareness of high-risk parental groups and make an important contribution to the planning of appropriate targeted psychological family interventions.
Theme:
General publications
Enablers and barriers to progressing a clinical academic career in nursing, midwifery and allied health professions: A cross‐sectional survey
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General publications
How everyday objects can improve quality of life for people with dementia
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General publications
Making digital health accessible to all: An interview with Dr Sarah Fearn and Dr Alexandra Young
Theme:
General publications
Ten top tips for Frailty for General Practice
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General publications
Creating pre-conditions for change in clinical practice: the influence of interactions between multiple contexts and human agency
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General publications
Primary care risk stratification in COPD using routinely collected data: a secondary data analysis
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General publications
COVID-19: experiences of lockdown and support needs in children and young adults with kidney conditions
Theme:
General publications
Evaluating the impact of a polypharmacy Action Learning Sets tool on healthcare practitioners’ confidence, perceptions and experiences of stopping inappropriate medicines
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
Ward staffing guided by a patient classification system: A multi-criteria analysis of “fit” in three acute hospitals
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
How long do nursing staff take to measure and record patients’ vital signs observations in hospital? A time-and-motion study
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
Guidance to support nurses’ psychological well-being during Covid-19 crisis.
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
Supporting patient access to medicines in community palliative care: on-line survey of health professionals’ practice, perceived effectiveness and influencing factors
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
The association between ward staffing levels, mortality and hospital readmission in older hospitalised adults, according to presence of cognitive impairment: a retrospective cohort study
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
The influence of personal communities in understanding avoidable emergency department attendance: qualitative study
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
Older people's experiences in acute care settings: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
Patient involvement in pressure ulcer prevention and adherence to prevention strategies: An integrative review
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
Cognitive impairment is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes in hospitalised older people with an unscheduled admission, by increasing hospital mortality, extending hospital stays and increasing frequency of readmissions.
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
Beyond ratios - flexible and resilient nurse staffing options to deliver cost-effective hospital care and address staff shortages: A simulation and economic modelling study
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
Nurses’ experiences and preferences around shift patterns: A scoping review
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
A global overview of healthcare workers’ turnover intention amid COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review with future directions
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
The association between midwifery staffing levels and the experiences of mothers on postnatal wards: Cross sectional analysis of routine data
Theme:
Workforce & Health Systems
The impact of COVID-19 on nurses (ICON) survey: Nurses' accounts of what would have helped to improve their working lives
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
A novel exploration of the support needs of people initiating insulin pump therapy using a social network approach: a longitudinal mixed‐methods study
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
A randomised controlled feasibility trial of E-health application supported care vs usual care after exacerbation of COPD: the RESCUE trial
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
Planning and optimising CHAT&PLAN: A conversation-based intervention to promote person-centred care for older people living with multimorbidity
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
Self-management in older people living with cancer and multi-morbidity: A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
Mediating engagement in a social network intervention for people living with a long-term condition: A qualitative study of the role of facilitation.
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
A systematic review of the evidence for deprescribing interventions among older people living with frailty
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
Current evidence on the impact of medication optimization or pharmacological interventions on frailty or aspects of frailty: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
Characterising risk of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-related acute kidney injury: a retrospective cohort study
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
Digital tools to support the maintenance of physical activity in people with long-term conditions: A scoping review
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
Accessibility and applicability of physical activity guidelines and recommendations for adults living with long term conditions during COVID-19
L Ambrosioa , D Lambrickb , J Faulknerc , and MC Portilloa
a NIHR ARC Wessex. Health and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
b School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
c Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Winchester, Winchester, UK
External web link - https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2022.2066071
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
SYMptoms in chronic heart failure imPACT on burden of treatment (SYMPACT): a cross-sectional survey
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
Change in treatment burden among people with multimorbidity: a follow-up survey
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
The influence of social relationships and activities on the health of adults with obesity: A qualitative study
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
Early-onset burdensome multimorbidity: an exploratory analysis of sentinel conditions, condition accrual sequence and duration of three long-term conditions using the 1970 British Cohort Study
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
Understanding support systems for Parkinson's disease management in community settings: A cross-national qualitative study
Theme:
Healthy Communities
Adult diet in England: Where is more support needed to achieve dietary recommendations?
Theme:
Healthy Communities
Implementing a social network intervention: can the context for its workability be created? A quasiethnographic study
Theme:
Healthy Communities
Public attitudes to a human challenge study with SARS-CoV-2: a mixed-methods study
Theme:
Healthy Communities
Understanding the early life mediators behind the intergenerational transmission of partnership dissolution
Theme:
Healthy Communities
Inequalities in energy drink consumption among UK adolescents: a mixed-methods study
Theme:
Healthy Communities
Household food insecurity risk indices for English neighbourhoods: Measures to support local policy decisions
Theme:
Healthy Communities
UK government’s new placement legislation is a ‘good first step’: a rapid qualitative analysis of consumer, business, enforcement and health stakeholder perspectives
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Implementing grip strength assessment in hip fracture patients: a feasibility project.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
The composition of the gut microbiome differs among community dwelling older people with good and poor appetite.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Current evidence on the impact of medication optimization or pharmacological interventions on frailty or aspects of frailty: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Recommendations for the management of COVID-19 pandemic in long-term care facilities.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Clinical Nurse Specialist Role in Young Onset Dementia Care.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Association between Quality of Interactions Schedule ratings and care experiences of people with a dementia in general hospital settings: a validation study.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Planning and optimising CHAT&PLAN: a conversation-based intervention to promote person-centred care for older people living with multimorbidity.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Can probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics improve functional outcomes for older people: a systematic review.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Future Impact of dementia within an ageing population; simulation modelling of prevalence, outcomes and costs of dementia within the Wessex region.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
The impact of regional 99mTc-HMPAO singlephoton-emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging on clinician diagnostic confidence in a mixed cognitive impairment sample.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Quality of Life Assessments in Individuals with Young-Onset Dementia and Their Caregivers.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
New horizons in appetite and the anorexia of ageing.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Progression modelling of cognitive decline and associated FDG-PET imaging features in Alzheimer’s disease.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Poor appetite is associated with six month mortality in hospitalised older men and women.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Hybrid simulation modelling for dementia care services planning
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Self-management in older people living with cancer and multi-morbidity: A theory-led systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Volunteer-led physical activity interventions to improve health outcomes for community-dwelling older people: A systematic review.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Covid-19: supporting nurses’ psychological and mental health.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Older people's experiences in acute care settings: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Physical activity among hospitalised older people: the feasibility and acceptability of a volunteer-led mobility intervention in the SoMoVe study.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Comprehensive geriatric assessment in primary care: a systematic review.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
The challenge of managing undernutrition in older people with frailty.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
The challenge of managing undernutrition in older people with frailty.
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
The Experiences of Treatment Burden in People with Parkinson's Disease and Their Caregivers: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
A systematic review of the evidence for deprescribing interventions among older people living with frailty
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Older individual's perceptions of appetite, its loss, influencing factors and adaptions to poor appetite. A qualitative study
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Older individual's perceptions of appetite, its loss, influencing factors and adaptions to poor appetite. A qualitative study
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
A Comprehensive Literature Search of Digital Health Technology Use in Neurological Conditions: Review of Digital Tools to Promote Self-management and Support
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Exploring the prevalence and types of fall-risk-increasing drugs among older people with upper limb fractures
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Multidisciplinary team healthcare professionals’ perceptions of current and optimal acute rehabilitation, a hip fracture example A UK qualitative interview study informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Mood and physical activity are associated with appetite in hospitalised older men and women
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Moving our care home: A qualitative study of the views and experiences of residents, relatives and staff
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Sarcopenia is associated with a greater risk of polypharmacy and number of medications: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Konstantinos Prokopidis, Panagiotis Giannos, Jean Yves Reginster, Olivier Bruyere, Mirko Petrovic, Antonio Cherubini, Konstantinos K. Triantafyllidis, Konstantinos S. Kechagias, Yannis Dionyssiotis, Matteo Cesari, Kinda Ibrahim, David Scott, Mario Barbagallo, Nicola Veronese, Special interest group in Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses and the Task Force on Pharmaceutical Strategy of the European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) February 13 2023
Theme:
Long Term Conditions
Understanding support systems for Parkinson's disease management in community settings: A cross-national qualitative study
Theme:
Healthy Communities
UK government’s new placement legislation is a ‘good first step’: a rapid qualitative analysis of consumer, business, enforcement and health stakeholder perspectives
Theme:
Ageing & Dementia
Enhancing the management of anorexia of ageing to counteract malnutrition: are physical activity guidelines optimal?