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View article: Change over time in perceived schoolwork pressure and associations with emotional problems among 11–16‐year‐olds: A repeat cross‐sectional study in Wales, UK
Change over time in perceived schoolwork pressure and associations with emotional problems among 11–16‐year‐olds: A repeat cross‐sectional study in Wales, UK Open
Background Emotional problems among adolescents have increased substantially in recent years, and there is evidence that schoolwork pressures have also increased globally. We examine trends in perceived schoolwork pressure and emotional pr…
View article: Factors underpinning the adoption of a school-based growth mindset intervention: a qualitative study
Factors underpinning the adoption of a school-based growth mindset intervention: a qualitative study Open
This qualitative study explores the motivations, barriers, and facilitators underpinning the adoption of the Mindset Teams programme in primary schools across Scotland. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 teachers across six …
View article: Perceived impacts of a school-based growth mindset programme ‘Mindset Teams’ in Scotland: a qualitative study
Perceived impacts of a school-based growth mindset programme ‘Mindset Teams’ in Scotland: a qualitative study Open
Background Teachers as delivery agents within school-based mindset programmes is a potential intervention strategy for improving pupils’ outcomes. The Mindset Teams programme, utilises teachers as delivery agents, with an aim to improve le…
View article: Understanding school-based counselling services in complex systems: Developing a whole system approach
Understanding school-based counselling services in complex systems: Developing a whole system approach Open
Objectives: Community sites, including schools, are important settings for interventions to promote children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. A central provision to support mental health in the UK is school- and community-ba…
View article: Trends in adolescent emotional problems in Wales between 2013 and 2019: the contribution of peer relationships
Trends in adolescent emotional problems in Wales between 2013 and 2019: the contribution of peer relationships Open
Background Epidemiological evidence shows a substantial increase in adolescent emotional problems in many countries, but reasons for this increase remain poorly understood. We tested change in emotional problems in a national sample of you…
View article: School‐ and community‐based counselling services for children and young people aged 7–18 in the <scp>UK</scp>: A rapid review of effectiveness, implementation and acceptability
School‐ and community‐based counselling services for children and young people aged 7–18 in the <span>UK</span>: A rapid review of effectiveness, implementation and acceptability Open
Introduction Provision of school‐ and community‐based counselling services differs in terms of funding, implementation and eligibility criteria across the UK. The existing evidence of the effectiveness of counselling services is mixed, wit…
View article: The evaluation of the Scottish Borders/Food Train Eat Well Age Well implementation of the Patients Association Nutrition Checklist
The evaluation of the Scottish Borders/Food Train Eat Well Age Well implementation of the Patients Association Nutrition Checklist Open
Background: The Patients Association Nutrition Checklist (Checklist) is a simple tool that can be used to identify older adults who may be at risk of malnutrition at an early stage and provide simple advice and signpost to additional suppo…
View article: School health and wellbeing and national education system reform: A qualitative study
School health and wellbeing and national education system reform: A qualitative study Open
The education systems of the four UK nations are diverging, and the education system in Wales is undergoing major reform with substantially increased emphasis on health and wellbeing. Understanding the implementation of major policy and sy…
View article: Semi-supervised learning based hybrid beamforming under time-varying propagation environments
Semi-supervised learning based hybrid beamforming under time-varying propagation environments Open
Hybrid precoding is considered as a promising low-cost technique for millimeter wave (mm-wave) massive Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) systems. In this work, referring to the time-varying propagation circumstances, with semi-supervised Inc…
View article: Young people's online communication and its association with mental well‐being: results from the 2019 student health and well‐being survey
Young people's online communication and its association with mental well‐being: results from the 2019 student health and well‐being survey Open
Background Online communication has become an integral aspect of daily life for young people internationally. Very little research has examined whether the association between social media use and well‐being depends on who young people eng…
View article: Self‐harm, in‐person bullying and cyberbullying in secondary school‐aged children: A data linkage study in Wales
Self‐harm, in‐person bullying and cyberbullying in secondary school‐aged children: A data linkage study in Wales Open
Introduction Although the evidence base on bullying victimization and self‐harm in young people has been growing, most studies were cross‐sectional, relied on self‐reported non‐validated measures of self‐harm, and did not separate effects …
View article: Adapting population health interventions for new contexts: qualitative interviews understanding the experiences, practices and challenges of researchers, funders and journal editors
Adapting population health interventions for new contexts: qualitative interviews understanding the experiences, practices and challenges of researchers, funders and journal editors Open
Objectives Research on the adaptation of population health interventions for implementation in new contexts is rapidly expanding. This has been accompanied by a recent increase in the number of frameworks and guidance to support adaptation…
View article: AB086. SOH22ABS184. London International Consensus on Hamstring The 2020 London International Hamstring Consensus meeting was convened to improve our understanding and treatment of hamstring injuries
AB086. SOH22ABS184. London International Consensus on Hamstring The 2020 London International Hamstring Consensus meeting was convened to improve our understanding and treatment of hamstring injuries Open
Background: The multidisciplinary consensus panel included 14 International specialists on the management of hamstring injuries.
View article: Multi-view Clustering by Spectral Structure Fusion and Novel Low-rank Approximation
Multi-view Clustering by Spectral Structure Fusion and Novel Low-rank Approximation Open
In multi-view subspace clustering, how to integrate the complementary information between perspectives to construct a unified representation is a critical problem.In the existing works, the unified representation is usually constructed in …
View article: Collecting genetic samples and linked mental health data from adolescents in schools: protocol coproduction and a mixed-methods pilot of feasibility and acceptability
Collecting genetic samples and linked mental health data from adolescents in schools: protocol coproduction and a mixed-methods pilot of feasibility and acceptability Open
Objectives To coproduce a school-based protocol and examine acceptability and feasibility of collecting saliva samples for genetic studies from secondary/high school students for the purpose of mental health research. Design Protocol copro…
View article: Effectiveness of the Strengthening Families Programme in the UK at preventing substance misuse in 10–14 year-olds: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Effectiveness of the Strengthening Families Programme in the UK at preventing substance misuse in 10–14 year-olds: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial Open
Objectives The Strengthening Families Programme 10–14 (SFP10-14) is a USA-developed universal group-based intervention aiming to prevent substance misuse by strengthening protective factors within the family. This study evaluated a proport…
View article: Defining research priorities for youth public mental health: reflections on a co-production approach to transdisciplinary working
Defining research priorities for youth public mental health: reflections on a co-production approach to transdisciplinary working Open
Background With most mental health problems established during childhood/adolescence, young people must be a key focus of public mental health (PMH) approaches. Despite the range of factors known to influence mental health, evidence for ef…
View article: An intervention to improve teacher well-being support and training to support students in UK high schools (the WISE study): A cluster randomised controlled trial
An intervention to improve teacher well-being support and training to support students in UK high schools (the WISE study): A cluster randomised controlled trial Open
Background Teachers are at heightened risk of poor mental health and well-being, which is likely to impact on the support they provide to students, and student outcomes. We conducted a cluster randomised controlled trial, to test whether a…
View article: Mental health support and training to improve secondary school teachers’ well-being: the WISE cluster RCT
Mental health support and training to improve secondary school teachers’ well-being: the WISE cluster RCT Open
Background Health and Safety Executive data show that teachers are at heightened risk of mental health difficulties, yet few studies have attempted to address this. Poor teacher mental health may impact on the quality of support provided t…
View article: The what, why and when of adapting interventions for new contexts: A qualitative study of researchers, funders, journal editors and practitioners’ understandings
The what, why and when of adapting interventions for new contexts: A qualitative study of researchers, funders, journal editors and practitioners’ understandings Open
Background The adaptation of interventions for new contexts is a rapidly developing research area. To date there is no consensus-based guidance to support decision-making and recommend adaptation processes. The ADAPT study is developing su…
View article: Measurement invariance of the short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale and latent mean differences (SWEMWBS) in young people by current care status
Measurement invariance of the short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale and latent mean differences (SWEMWBS) in young people by current care status Open
Purpose Studying mental wellbeing requires the use of reliable, valid, and practical assessment tools, such as the Short version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS). Research on the mental wellbeing of children in car…
View article: Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption from 1998–2017: Findings from the health behaviour in school-aged children/school health research network in Wales
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption from 1998–2017: Findings from the health behaviour in school-aged children/school health research network in Wales Open
To date no study has examined time trends in adolescent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and energy drinks, or modelled change in inequalities over time. The present study aimed to fill this gap by identifying historical trends amo…
View article: Developing a whole-school mental health and wellbeing intervention through pragmatic formative process evaluation: a case-study of innovative local practice within The School Health Research network
Developing a whole-school mental health and wellbeing intervention through pragmatic formative process evaluation: a case-study of innovative local practice within The School Health Research network Open
Background The evidence-base for whole school approaches aimed at improving student mental health and wellbeing remains limited. This may be due to a focus on developing and evaluating de-novo, research-led interventions, while neglecting …