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View article: Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Discrete Choice-Based Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Delivery Model for Female Sex Workers in Uganda
Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Discrete Choice-Based Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Delivery Model for Female Sex Workers in Uganda Open
The current PrEP delivery models in Uganda do not fully address the socio-economic, cultural, and logistical challenges faced by female sex workers (FSW), resulting in low adherence, mistrust in the healthcare system, and missed opportunit…
View article: Web-based mindfulness course for staff working in care homes in Wales for older people with dementia
Web-based mindfulness course for staff working in care homes in Wales for older people with dementia Open
Design and intervention: Before-and-after evaluation of web-based mindfulness trainingfor staff caring for people living with dementia in care homes. Stepped-wedge clusterrandomised design.Setting and participants: Random sample of 31 care…
View article: Understanding suicide clusters through exploring self-harm: Semi-structured interviews with individuals presenting with near-fatal self-harm during a suicide cluster
Understanding suicide clusters through exploring self-harm: Semi-structured interviews with individuals presenting with near-fatal self-harm during a suicide cluster Open
There was a highly publicised cluster of at least ten suicides in South Wales, United Kingdom, in 2007-2008. We carried out a qualitative descriptive study using cross-case thematic analysis to investigate the experiences and narratives of…
View article: Means restriction for the prevention of suicide on roads
Means restriction for the prevention of suicide on roads Open
This systematic review highlights the paucity of research around road traffic suicides and the need for future robust studies that aim to investigate the effectiveness of interventions to prevent suicide on roads. Suicide ascertainment is …
View article: Proton pump inhibitors and dementia risk: Evidence from a cohort study using linked routinely collected national health data in Wales, UK
Proton pump inhibitors and dementia risk: Evidence from a cohort study using linked routinely collected national health data in Wales, UK Open
This study, using large-scale, multi-centre health-data was unable to confirm an association between PPI use and increased dementia risk. Previously reported links may be associated with confounders of people using PPI's, such as increased…
View article: Contacts with primary and secondary healthcare prior to suicide: case–control whole-population-based study using person-level linked routine data in Wales, UK, 2000–2017
Contacts with primary and secondary healthcare prior to suicide: case–control whole-population-based study using person-level linked routine data in Wales, UK, 2000–2017 Open
Background Longitudinal studies of patterns of healthcare contacts in those who die by suicide to identify those at risk are scarce. Aims To examine type and timing of healthcare contacts in those who die by suicide. Method A population-ba…
View article: Means restriction for the prevention of suicide by jumping
Means restriction for the prevention of suicide by jumping Open
The findings from this review suggest that jumping means restriction interventions are capable of reducing the frequency of suicides by jumping. However, due to methodological limitations of included studies, this finding is based on low-q…
View article: Means restriction for the prevention of suicide: generic protocol
Means restriction for the prevention of suicide: generic protocol Open
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:
View article: A systematic review of interventions to prevent suicidal behaviors and reduce suicidal ideation in older people
A systematic review of interventions to prevent suicidal behaviors and reduce suicidal ideation in older people Open
Multifaceted interventions directed at primary care physicians and populations, and at-risk elderly individuals in the community may be effective at preventing suicidal behavior and reducing suicidal ideation in older adults. However, more…
View article: CHERISH: Understanding Suicide Clusters tHrough ExploRIng Self Harm behaviours
CHERISH: Understanding Suicide Clusters tHrough ExploRIng Self Harm behaviours Open
ObjectivesIn Wales suicide accounts for 20% of deaths among men aged 15-24 years and almost 10% of deaths among women of that age. Up to 2% of suicides in young people are thought to occur in clusters. Yet, our understanding of the social …
View article: Recent trends in primary-care antidepressant prescribing to children and young people: an e-cohort study
Recent trends in primary-care antidepressant prescribing to children and young people: an e-cohort study Open
Background Concerns relating to increased use of psychotropic medication contrast with those of under-treatment and under-recognition of common mental disorders in children and young people (CYP) across developed countries. Little is known…
View article: Newspaper Reporting on a Cluster of Suicides in the UK
Newspaper Reporting on a Cluster of Suicides in the UK Open
Background: Media reporting may influence suicide clusters through imitation or contagion. In 2008 there was extensive national and international newspaper coverage of a cluster of suicides in young people in the Bridgend area of South Wal…
View article: Screening for depression in older people on acute medical wards: the validity of the Edinburgh Depression Scale
Screening for depression in older people on acute medical wards: the validity of the Edinburgh Depression Scale Open
the EDS was shown to be a useful instrument for detecting clinical depression in older people on acute medical wards in this study. Its performance was equivalent to other validated screening instruments in this population. Our findings ad…