Exploring the attitudes and beliefs of women regarding the implementation of midwife-led care in India: A mixed methods study.

Problem: Despite the recent introduction of midwifery services in India to improve maternal and newborn healthcare, there is limited research on women's perspectives on midwife-led care.

Background: The Government of India initiated midwifery services guidelines in 2018 to improve the quality of care for pregnant women and newborns across the country. It is important to develop evidence-based strategies which can optimise the implementation of these new midwifery services.

Interventions and behaviour change techniques for improving physical activity level in working-age people (18-60 years) with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Background: The escalating prevalence of type 2 diabetes within the working-age population (18-60 years) imposes a substantial societal burden. Whilst physical activity is crucial for diabetes management, limited evidence exists to inform optimal strategies for promoting physical activity in this population. We aimed to evaluate and compare the effect of interventions for increasing physical activity in working-age adults with type 2 diabetes.

The Experiences of People Who Smoke With Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Interview Study Using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, and Behavior Model.

Few interventions to support smoking cessation include content specifically about diabetes. This is problematic, as people with diabetes face unique challenges when they stop smoking. The purpose of this study was to understand patients' needs and challenges in relation to smoking with Type 2 diabetes and assess the acceptability of a text message intervention to support smoking cessation.

Effectiveness of interventions for improving physical activity level in working-age people (aged 18-60 years) with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes in working-age people imposes a substantial societal burden. Although physical activity is crucial for diabetes management, limited evidence exists to inform optimal strategies for promoting physical activity in this population. We aimed to determine and compare the effectiveness of interventions for increasing physical activity level in working-age people with diabetes.

Use of the 2021 UK Medical Research Council guidance to refine the Women's Wellness with Type 2 Diabetes Programme: a mixed-methods study.

Background: The Women's Wellness with Type 2 Diabetes Programme (WWDP) is an online behavioural intervention for midlife women living with type 2 diabetes. The gender-specific intervention fosters self-efficacy, encouraging positive wellbeing behaviours to enhance diabetes and menopause outcomes. In 2016, We co-led a feasibility trial and process evaluation with 70 women aged 45-50 years from the UK and Australia.

Adaptation, implementation, and evaluation of an online health sciences training program for brief smoking intervention: A pre-post study in four European countries.

Background: Tobacco cessation intervention has a positive impact on quality of care. For health professionals, limited competency in this area may be associated with poor training during their academic programs. There is a clear need to further develop and implement training programs to improve tobacco cessation knowledge, skills, and attitudes among healthcare students.

Support Provided by Stop-Smoking Practitioners to Co-users of Tobacco and Cannabis: A Qualitative Study.

Introduction: Co-use of tobacco and cannabis is highly prevalent among cannabis users and is associated with poorer tobacco cessation outcomes. This study explored the barriers and enablers influencing stop-smoking practitioners' ability to provide optimal support to co-users.

Aims And Methods: Online semi-structured interviews were audio recorded.

Differentiating people who use cannabis heavily through latent class analysis.

Background: People who use cannabis daily or near-daily vary considerably in their daily dosage and use frequency, impacting both experienced effects and adverse consequences. This study identified heavy cannabis user groups according to consumption patterns and factors associated with class membership.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 380 Spanish residents (61.

Fathers' experiences of fetal attachment: A qualitative study.

Paternal-fetal attachment (PFA) is associated with the degree of emotional support offered by fathers during pregnancy and has implications for the safety and quality of a mother's labor and postnatal experiences. This study explored fathers' experiences of PFA including their understanding of the phenomenon and its manifestation. Data were collected through interviews with 10 fathers-to-be and analysis followed an interpretative phenomenological approach.

Characteristics and morphology of lipohypertrophic lesions in adults with type 1 diabetes with ultrasound screening: an exploratory observational study.

Introduction: Lipohypertrophy is a common complication of exposure to insulin therapy. Despite the prevalence of lipohypertrophy and its potentially hazardous effects on glucose regulation, it remains a relatively understudied problem in diabetes. The objective of this study was to characterize lipohypertrophic tissue using ultrasound in adults with type 1 diabetes.

A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis of interventions which target or assess co-use of tobacco and cannabis in single- or multi-substance interventions.

Background And Aims: Tobacco and cannabis are commonly co-used, and evidence for the influence of co-use on quit outcomes for either substance is mixed. We sought to determine the efficacy of tobacco and/or cannabis use interventions delivered to co-users on cannabis and tobacco use outcomes.

Method: Systematic review with meta-analysis and narrative review, using five databases and author requests for co-use data.

Understanding how a smoking cessation intervention changes beliefs, self-efficacy, and intention to quit: a secondary analysis of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Although beliefs, self-efficacy, and intention to quit have been identified as proximal predictors of initiation or quitting in young adults, few studies have studied how these variables change after a smoking cessation intervention. To evaluate the changes in the beliefs, self-efficacy, and intention to avoid smoking and determine if these are potential mediators in quitting, following a smoking cessation intervention, aimed at tobacco-dependent college students. Single-blind, pragmatic randomized controlled trial with a 6-month follow-up.

A Systematic Review of Ultrasound-Detected Lipohypertrophy in Insulin-Exposed People with Diabetes.

Introduction: Lipohypertrophy (LH) is a common complication occurring in diabetes individuals. The most common methods used include palpation, visual examination and/or ultrasound (US). To date, there is limited information on the detection sensitivity among the different techniques used to identify LH.

A qualitative approach exploring the experiences of smoking and quitting attempts in type 1 diabetes.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the experiences of smoking and quitting attempts in people with type 1 diabetes, including their perceptions of existing services for smoking cessation.

Background: In the UK, approximately a fifth of the population with type 1 diabetes smoke and despite the adverse effects of smoking, these individuals continue with their smoking habits. There is limited information on the barriers and facilitators to quitting smoking in people with type 1 diabetes.

National Survey of Smoking and Smoking Cessation Education Within UK Midwifery School Curricula.

Introduction: Smoking in pregnancy in the United Kingdom remains prevalent (11%). To encourage and support pregnant smokers to quit, midwives must be adequately trained to do so. Substantial curricular gaps have been identified in the smoking cessation training of medical, nursing, and optometry schools.

Internet-Delivered Self-management Support for Improving Coronary Heart Disease and Self-management-Related Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, including mental health comorbidity, which is associated with poor outcomes. Self-management is key, but there is limited access to self-management support. Internet-delivered interventions may increase access.

Nurses' smoking habits and their professional smoking cessation practices. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: A better understanding of whether nurses' own smoking behaviours influence their engagement with smoking cessation interventions is needed.

Aim: To establish whether the smoking status of nurses is associated with their professional smoking cessation practices.

Methods: Twelve electronic databases covering English and Spanish language publications from 01 Jan, 1996 to 25 Mar, 2015 were systematically searched.

Adherence to healthy diet and physical activity in clinical patients.

Background: The aim of this study is to explore the psychometric properties of the Motiva.Diaf questionnaire, which assesses the adherence to healthy diet and physical activity in clinical patients.

Method: Participants were 230 patients, who attended hospital services, with a mean age of 49.

Do doctors' smoking habits influence their smoking cessation practices? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aims: To assess the association between doctors' smoking status and the use of the '5As' of smoking cessation.

Methods: A systematic search of 11 databases covering English and Spanish language publications since 1996 was undertaken. Studies were included if they reported doctors' smoking status (current, former or never smoker) and rates of practising any of the 5As of smoking cessation (Ask; Advise; Assess; Assist; and Arrange).

Health impact of smoking and smoking cessation strategies: current evidence.

Smoking continues to be the main preventable cause of death in the UK. Tobacco consumption causes a wide range of diseases and other adverse effects, including multiple types of cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, pregnancy complications, cataracts and osteoporosis. The Government's vision to 'make every contact count' emphasises community nurses' responsibility and key potential to promote healthier living and behaviour.