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View article: Designing online forums to support health and wellbeing: guidance informed by self-determination theory and stakeholder perspectives (Preprint)
Designing online forums to support health and wellbeing: guidance informed by self-determination theory and stakeholder perspectives (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The use of online forums to support health and wellbeing is widespread and growing, yet evidence of their safety and effectiveness is mixed. The absence of theory-informed guidance on how to design these forums, considering the…
View article: Impacts of Using Peer Online Forums in Mental Health: Realist Evaluation Using Mixed Methods
Impacts of Using Peer Online Forums in Mental Health: Realist Evaluation Using Mixed Methods Open
Background Peer online forums offer people experiencing mental health challenges easily accessible and anonymous support. However, little is known about the impacts of using forums, how these impacts are generated, or who might benefit fro…
View article: Understanding the Needs of Moderators in Online Mental Health Forums: Realist Synthesis and Recommendations for Support
Understanding the Needs of Moderators in Online Mental Health Forums: Realist Synthesis and Recommendations for Support Open
Background There has been an increase in the use of online mental health forums to support mental health. These forums are often moderated by trained moderators to ensure a safe, therapeutic environment. While the moderator role is rewardi…
View article: Understanding the barriers and facilitators to delivering peer support effectively in England: a qualitative interview study
Understanding the barriers and facilitators to delivering peer support effectively in England: a qualitative interview study Open
View article: Understanding the Impacts of Online Mental Health Peer Support Forums: Realist Synthesis
Understanding the Impacts of Online Mental Health Peer Support Forums: Realist Synthesis Open
Background Online forums are widely used for mental health peer support. However, evidence of their safety and effectiveness is mixed. Further research focused on articulating the contexts in which positive and negative impacts emerge from…
View article: The effectiveness, implementation, and experiences of peer support approaches for mental health: a systematic umbrella review
The effectiveness, implementation, and experiences of peer support approaches for mental health: a systematic umbrella review Open
View article: Designing a Library of Lived Experience for Mental Health: integrated realist synthesis and experience-based co-design study in UK mental health services
Designing a Library of Lived Experience for Mental Health: integrated realist synthesis and experience-based co-design study in UK mental health services Open
Objective Living Library events involve people being trained as living ‘Books’, who then discuss aspects of their personal experiences in direct conversation with attendees, referred to as ‘Readers’. This study sought to generate a realist…
View article: Understanding the Impacts of Online Mental Health Peer Support Forums: Realist Synthesis (Preprint)
Understanding the Impacts of Online Mental Health Peer Support Forums: Realist Synthesis (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Online forums are widely used for mental health peer support. However, evidence of their safety and effectiveness is mixed. Further research focused on articulating the contexts in which positive and negative impacts emerge fro…
View article: The effectiveness, implementation, and experiences of peer support approaches for mental health: a systematic umbrella review
The effectiveness, implementation, and experiences of peer support approaches for mental health: a systematic umbrella review Open
Background Peer support for mental health is recommended across international policy guidance and provision and has recently been expanded in countries including the UK. We conducted a systematic umbrella review, summarising the evidence f…
View article: Development of a conceptual framework to guide description and evaluation of social interventions for people with serious mental health conditions
Development of a conceptual framework to guide description and evaluation of social interventions for people with serious mental health conditions Open
People with serious mental health conditions face social exclusion and have poorer social outcomes compared to the general population in several areas of life. Social exclusion also negatively impacts mental health. Promising models of sup…
View article: Designing a Library of Lived Experience for Mental Health: integrated realist synthesis and experience-based co-design study
Designing a Library of Lived Experience for Mental Health: integrated realist synthesis and experience-based co-design study Open
Objective Living Library ‘Readers’ can learn about experiences of others through conversations with living ‘Books’. This study sought to generate a realist programme theory and a theory-informed implementation guide for a Library of Lived …
View article: Improving Peer Online Forums (iPOF): protocol for a realist evaluation of peer online mental health forums to inform practice and policy
Improving Peer Online Forums (iPOF): protocol for a realist evaluation of peer online mental health forums to inform practice and policy Open
Introduction Peer online mental health forums are commonly used and offer accessible support. Positive and negative impacts have been reported by forum members and moderators, but it is unclear why these impacts occur, for whom and in whic…
View article: Mental health in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review
Mental health in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review Open
View article: Co-producing rapid research: Strengths and challenges from a lived experience perspective
Co-producing rapid research: Strengths and challenges from a lived experience perspective Open
The Lived Experience Researchers (LERs) of the Mental Health Policy Research Unit (MHPRU) reflect on the experience of conducting rapid co-produced research, particularly during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout this pers…
View article: Designing a library of lived experience for mental health (LoLEM): protocol for integrating a realist synthesis and experience based codesign approach
Designing a library of lived experience for mental health (LoLEM): protocol for integrating a realist synthesis and experience based codesign approach Open
Introduction People with lived expertise in managing mental health challenges can be an important source of knowledge and support for other people facing similar challenges, and for carers to learn how best to help. However, opportunities …
View article: Development of a conceptual framework to guide description and evaluation of social interventions for people with serious mental health conditions
Development of a conceptual framework to guide description and evaluation of social interventions for people with serious mental health conditions Open
People with serious mental health conditions face social exclusion and have poorer social outcomes compared to the general population in several areas of life. Social exclusion also negatively impacts mental health. Promising models of sup…
View article: Synthesis of the Evidence on What Works for Whom in Telemental Health: Rapid Realist Review
Synthesis of the Evidence on What Works for Whom in Telemental Health: Rapid Realist Review Open
Background Telemental health (delivering mental health care via video calls, telephone calls, or SMS text messages) is becoming increasingly widespread. Telemental health appears to be useful and effective in providing care to some service…
View article: Interventions to improve social circumstances of people with mental health conditions: a rapid evidence synthesis
Interventions to improve social circumstances of people with mental health conditions: a rapid evidence synthesis Open
Background Poor social circumstances can induce, exacerbate and prolong symptoms of mental health conditions, while having a mental health condition can also lead to worse social outcomes. Many people with mental health conditions prioriti…
View article: What works for whom with telemental health? A rapid realist review
What works for whom with telemental health? A rapid realist review Open
Background: Telemental health (delivering mental health care via video calls, telephone calls or text messages) is increasingly widespread. Telemental health appears to be useful and effective in providing care to some service users in som…
View article: What has changed in the experiences of people with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: a coproduced, qualitative interview study
What has changed in the experiences of people with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: a coproduced, qualitative interview study Open
Purpose We sought to understand how the experiences of people in the UK with pre-existing mental health conditions had developed during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods In September–October 2020, we interviewed adults with ment…
View article: Shared Decision Making in Mental Health: International Perspectives on Implementation
Shared Decision Making in Mental Health: International Perspectives on Implementation Open
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View article: What has changed in the experiences of people with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic? Findings from follow-up interviews using a coproduced, participatory qualitative approach
What has changed in the experiences of people with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic? Findings from follow-up interviews using a coproduced, participatory qualitative approach Open
Purpose We sought to understand how the experiences of people in the UK with pre-existing mental health conditions had developed during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods In September-October 2020 we interviewed adults with menta…
View article: Experiences of living with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a coproduced, participatory qualitative interview study
Experiences of living with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a coproduced, participatory qualitative interview study Open
Purpose Research is beginning to quantify the impact of COVID-19 on people with pre-existing mental health conditions. Our paper addresses a lack of in-depth qualitative research exploring their experiences and perceptions of how life has …
View article: Carers' experiences of involuntary admission under mental health legislation: systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis
Carers' experiences of involuntary admission under mental health legislation: systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis Open
Background Carers are key providers of care and support to mental health patients and mental health policies consistently mandate carer involvement. Understanding carers' experiences of and views about assessment for involuntary admission …
View article: Psychosocial Interventions to Reduce Compulsory Psychiatric Admissions: A Rapid Evidence Synthesis
Psychosocial Interventions to Reduce Compulsory Psychiatric Admissions: A Rapid Evidence Synthesis Open
Independent research commissioned and funded by the National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme.
View article: Estimating the Level of Development of Territorial Social and Economic System of the Agglomeration Type (illustrated by the Barnaul agglomeration)
Estimating the Level of Development of Territorial Social and Economic System of the Agglomeration Type (illustrated by the Barnaul agglomeration) Open
Estimation of social and economic situation in regions of Russia and their territories has been conducted lately, which includes self-sufficiency of territories from the point of view of ensuring the necessary standard of living and qualit…
View article: Mechanism of economic agglomeration of territories: the contribution of labor and efficiency wages
Mechanism of economic agglomeration of territories: the contribution of labor and efficiency wages Open
The article describes the economic mechanism of analytical modeling of spatial heterogeneity based on economic agglomeration. Special attention is paid to labor market factors, such as effective wages, workers' efforts and labor migration.…
View article: Assessment of the potential for self-development of the regional economy and enhancing its effectiveness through integration of territories within the framework of the macro-regional agglomeration
Assessment of the potential for self-development of the regional economy and enhancing its effectiveness through integration of territories within the framework of the macro-regional agglomeration Open
The modern regional economy uses a set of methodical and conceptual approaches to formation of policy of development of regions. Agglomerative approach as one of less developed in methodology of economic science has to take the worthy plac…