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Peer support for discharge from hospital to community mental health care:a cost -analysis
No full textWhat is already known on this topic – Peer support is rapidly being introduced into mental health care, with evidence emerging of the experiential and psychosocial benefits for people using mental health services. However, analyses to date of the economic costs and benefits of introducing peer support are based on observational, non-randomised or pilot studies and so are of limited value for policymakers and practitioners. What this study adds – Analysing data from the largest individually randomised controlled trial of peer support in mental health services to date, this study provides evidence that the offer of peer support – at discharge from inpatient psychiatric care – reduces the overall cost of mental health care, without detrimental impact on clinical outcomes for service users. How this study might affect research, practice or policy – The evidence this study provides will give policymakers and practitioners confidence that they can introduce peer support into mental health services in the expectation that it is likely to reduce overall cost of care without harm to people using it. Further research remains needed to fully understand the effects of peer support and to inform better implementation of peer support into practice
Early Years Practitioners' and Public Health Consultants' Perspectives on the Use of Interactive Electronic Devices in Young Children:A Qualitative Study
No full textBackgroundInteractive electronic devices (IEDs) are ubiquitous in young children's lives. However, research on their impact on learning and development is still limited. The aim of this study was to understand the perspectives of early years practitioners (EYPs) and public health consultants (PHCs) on the use of IEDs in children aged 3–5.MethodsUsing purposive sampling techniques, we recruited four EYPs and two PHCs from children's nurseries and a government organisation in the northwest of England. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data, which were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and anonymised. Data were analysed using reflective thematic analysis.ResultsEYPs and PHCs noted that although IEDs could negatively impact child development and behaviour, they could also aid in learning. EYPs expressed concerns about the impact of parents' own IED habits on children's communication and social skills. On the other hand, PHCs stressed that substituting outdoor play with the use of these devices could affect children's social and physical skills and reduce physical activity levels, which are crucial for development. Finally, both EYPs and PHCs agreed that there was a need to improve parents' and EYP's knowledge and to develop interactive interventions to promote an understanding of how IEDs should be used with young children.ConclusionEYPs and PHCs acknowledge the potential advantages of using IEDs as a teaching tool for children. However, they have concerns about the long-term effects on communication, social and physical skills and how children are impacted by their parents' use of these devices. To support policy statements, future research should offer further evidence of the benefits and harms of IED use
Men in Sheds - Craft for Wellbeing
No full textThis project explores the intersection of craft, storytelling, and community health, drawing from my doctoral research project that involved working with communities of craftspeople to create a series of artefacts based on individuals’ oral histories. Through the process of learning new skills and making artefacts, participants found a cathartic way to connect and share stories. Glenn Adamson sums up the connection between making, learning and the self perfectly; as you shape the material, it shapes you right back. You are learning the process the whole time that you are engaged in it (Adamson, 2018, p. 28).In February 2022, I collaborated with the organisation Men in Sheds, which provides opportunities for men and women to “connect, converse, and create” (Home - UK Men's Sheds Association, 2018). At the Ryburn branch, I conducted two basic leatherwork workshops during an open day aimed at encouraging new membership and combating community loneliness. The process of art (and craft as) therapy, as well as allowing for the unburdening of emotions, led to the creation of new meaning and redirection in vulnerable moments (Buser, Buser & Gladding, 2005, p. 180).I proposed a further series of leather workshops at the shed over a four week period in June and July. These workshops aimed to develop relationships with participants to understand the significance of the Men in Sheds community and how creative activities support their physical and mental health and confidence. Conversations during these workshops will address these themes, including potential health inequalities faced by the Men in Sheds community. This paper will summarise the outcomes of these workshops, providing insights into how crafting and community engagement foster wellbeing and address social and health inequalities. It will highlight the transformative power of making and storytelling within community settings.<br/
Enhancing creative performance among experienced newcomers:exploring the influence of knowledge exchange, learning goals, personality traits, and technostress
No full textDigital firms often hire experienced newcomers (ENs) to bring in external knowledge and leverage their creativity for innovation. However, these newcomers still need context-specific and complementary knowledge from organizational insiders to achieve creative performance. Drawing on trait activation theory, this study examines (1) how learning goal orientation (LGO) and personality traits (openness to experience, conscientiousness, and agreeableness) predict experienced newcomers’ knowledge exchange, including acquisition (KA) and donation (KD), and (2) the association between knowledge exchange and creative performance. Our analyses of two-wave time-lagged data from 236 EN responses suggest that LGO, openness to experience, conscientiousness, and agreeableness positively influence KA and KD. We also found that KA and KD are positively associated with creative performance. However, technostress negatively moderates the relationships between openness to experience and KA, conscientiousness and KA, and agreeableness and KA, as well as the relationships between LGO and KD and agreeableness and KD. Our results contribute to the literature on EN recruitment for innovation in digital firms and have theoretical and practical implications for ENs’ creative performance, learning goal orientation, personality traits, knowledge exchange, and the use of technology to facilitate such exchange
Cultures of Creative Health
No full textThis edited publication brings together case studies, interviews, position pieces, exhibition capture and knowledge and cultural exchange projects, all focused on creative health across West Yorkshire. Funded by the Cultures of _ programme, run out of the Centre for Cultural Ecologies in Art, Design and Architecture, it is also supported by the Creative Health Hub
Variant-specific treatment gaps:Evaluating the low use of tocilizumab and enoxaparin in omicron ICU cases
No full textFunction, style, and practice in the late sixteenth-century instrumental and vocal diminutions in Giovanni Bassano’s Motetti, madrigali, et canzoni francese (Venice: Giacomo Vincenti, 1591).
Get PDFLandshuter Kurzfilmfestival 2025:Lode
No full textEuropean premiere of LODE in competition at Munich's Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival 2025
Aspects of the Virtual and the Real:Repetition, Memory and the Integration of Recorded Sound in my Recent Music
Get PDFThis article reflects on my subjective position in relation to the ways in which time passes in two recent works, Dead Time (2019) and Towards a slowing of the past (2023). I consider how each of these pieces relates to my interest in musical time and demonstrate how the inclusion of pre-recorded materials has allowed me to explore aspects of memory and repetition in new ways. A Deleuzian model of difference and repetition is considered and used to illustrate how becoming might be observed in the mind and body of the perceiver as much as in the materials themselves. I reflect on the complex relationship between the virtual and the real by examining differences in perception between performed events and pre-recorded versions of those same events that are incorporated into musical works as part of the real-time experience. I discuss the ways in which sampled material integrated within the performances of these works might evoke different temporal states, such as metaxis, in which we are simultaneously engaged with aspects of pastness and presentness.</p
Smart hydrogels and the promise of multi-responsive in-situ systems
No full textGels have gained significant prominence in pharmaceutical sciences due to their advantageous properties for drug delivery applications. Among the various gel types, hydrogels are particularly noteworthy for their extensive utilization in this domain. Recent advancements in in-situ hydrogels highlight their customizable properties, biomimetic designs, and responsive features, which enhance their applications in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Innovations such as 3D bioprinting integration and the use of natural polymers have further underscored the clinical relevance and translational potential of these versatile biomaterials. This review discusses intelligent hydrogels and their unique ability to transition between gel and sol states in response to specific stimuli, enabling sustained drug release while retaining their gel form until triggered. These smart hydrogels can be categorized into systems responsive to physiological stimuli and those responsive to chemical stimuli. The review also discusses the development of dual-, triple-, and multi-responsive hydrogels which have emerged as a response to the limitations of mono-responsive systems thus offering enhanced versatility in drug delivery. Although several mono-responsive in-situ gels have entered the market in recent years, there is a growing demand for the commercialization of multi-responsive in-situ gels, which promise improved therapeutic outcomes through their adaptive release mechanisms. This review discusses these challenges and the benefits associated with potential commercialization.</p
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