Publications by authors named "J A Underhill"
Migrant populations - including labour migrants, undocumented migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, internationally displaced persons, and other populations on the move - are exposed to a variety of stressors that affect their mental health. We designed and tested the effectiveness of a stepped-care programme consisting of two scalable psychological interventions developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and locally adapted for migrant populations. A parallel-group randomized controlled trial was conducted in Italy.
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- - The study evaluates a care program (DWM and PM+) for healthcare workers in Spain who are experiencing psychological distress, focusing on the context, implementation outcomes, and mechanisms of action.
- - Mixed methods were used for data collection, including quantitative data from a randomized control trial and qualitative insights from interviews and focus groups, revealing both barriers (like stigma) and enabling factors (like flexibility in interventions).
- - Results indicate that the program was feasible with good participant acceptance, and it highlights the need for increased mental health awareness and support to improve future implementations in similar settings.
Globally, there has not been a standardised approach to ensure that the growing number of people who are not licensed clinicians but are delivering psychological interventions and mental health services have the competencies to deliver those interventions and services safely. Therefore, WHO and UNICEF developed Ensuring Quality in Psychosocial and Mental Health Care (EQUIP). EQUIP is a free resource with a digital platform that can be used to guide competency assessment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOzone sensitivity to high energy demand day electricity and onroad emissions during LISTOS.
J Air Waste Manag Assoc
November 2024
Using a high-resolution, 1.33 km by 1.33 km coupled Weather Research and Forecasting-Community Multi-scale Air Quality Model (WRF-CMAQ), we quantify the impact of emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from high energy demand day (HEDD) electricity generating units (EGU) and onroad vehicles on ambient ozone air quality in the Long Island Sound Tropospheric Ozone Study (LISTOS) region covering New York City (NYC); Long Island, NY; coastal Connecticut; and neighboring areas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: From 1995, the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) has regularly investigated the progress of the hospital pharmacy profession in Europe, and identified key barriers and drivers of this. The most recent 'Investigation of the Hospital Pharmacy Profession in Europe' was conducted from November 2022 to March 2023.
Methods: The online questionnaire was sent to all hospital pharmacies in EAHP member countries.