Publications by authors named "Mark Hann"

Background: People with severe mental illness experience physical health inequalities and a 15-20-year premature mortality rate. Forensic inpatients are particularly affected by restrictions on movement, long admissions, and obesogenic/sedative psychotropic medication. We aimed to establish the feasibility and acceptability of Motiv8, a multidisciplinary weight management intervention co-produced with service users for forensic inpatients.

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Background & Aims: Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) prescriptions should be tailored to a patient's nutritional requirements and comprise of individually compounded regimens (IC-HPN) or standard licensed multi-chamber bags (MCB). There is a paucity of research exploring factors associated with admixture type. This study aimed to evaluate the nutrient composition of adult IC-HPN prescriptions and variance in nutrient dosing, make comparisons with the range of MCB available and dosing recommendations stated in international guidelines.

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  • The study explores how a sensory support intervention (SSI) program impacts quality of life in individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia who also have hearing and vision difficulties.
  • Researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial across seven clinics in five European countries, evaluating the effectiveness of an 18-week program compared to standard care.
  • The primary outcome measured was changes in health-related quality of life, using the Dementia Quality of Life Instrument (DEMQoL), with a total of 252 participants randomly assigned to either the SSI group or a control group receiving usual care.
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  • Self-harm is when people hurt themselves, and it can really affect their lives. There aren't many effective treatments available, and some people have trouble getting help or have to wait a long time for it.
  • Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) is a kind of therapy that might help people who self-harm, and this research is testing if it can work well in a larger study.
  • The study will involve adults with a history of self-harm receiving CAT along with regular treatment, with interviews to see if they find it helpful and easy to access.
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Introduction: People with severe mental illness have physical comorbidities which result in significant reductions in quality of life and premature mortality. Effective interventions are required that are suitable for people in secure forensic mental health services. We conducted pilot work of a multidisciplinary weight management intervention (Motiv8) which showed improvements in physical and mental health and high levels of satisfaction.

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Introduction: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) prescriptions should be individualised in adults with chronic intestinal failure (IF). The aims of the review were to explore HPN requirements and available guidelines and to determine whether adults (≥ 18 years) receive recommended parenteral nutrient doses.

Methods: Online databases searches identified empirical evidence (excluding case-reports), reviews and guidelines (Published 2006-2024 in English language).

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Background: Congenital heart conditions are among the most common non-communicable diseases in children and young people (CYP), affecting 13.9 million CYP globally. While survival rates are increasing, support for young people adjusting to life with a heart condition is lacking.

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Background: Older people with multiple long-term conditions (multimorbidity) (MLTC-M) experience difficulties accessing and interacting with health and care services. Breakdowns in communication between patients and staff can threaten patient safety. To improve communication and reduce risks to patient safety in primary care, we developed an intervention: Safer Patients Empowered to Engage and Communicate about Health (SPEECH).

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Background: Face-to-face group-based diabetes prevention programmes have been shown to be effective in many settings. Digital delivery may suit some patients, but research comparing the effectiveness of digital with face-to-face delivery is scarce. The aim was to assess if digital delivery of the English National Health Service Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) is non-inferior to group-based face-to-face delivery in terms of weight change, and evaluate factors associated with differential change.

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Background: Prescribing of strong opioids and antibiotics impacts patient safety, yet little is known about the effects GP wellness has on overprescribing of both medications in primary care.

Aim: To examine associations between strong opioid and antibiotic prescribing and practice- weighted GP burnout and wellness.

Design And Setting: A retrospective cross-sectional study was undertaken using prescription data on strong opioids and antibiotics from the Oxford- Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre linking to a GP wellbeing survey overlaying the same 4-month period from December 2019 to April 2020.

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Background: The Improving Mental Health Literacy Among Children and Young People in Indonesia (IMPeTUs) intervention is a co-produced, evidence-based digital intervention designed to improve anxiety and depression focused mental health literacy and self-management among people aged 11-15 in Java, Indonesia. This study aimed to evaluate the usability, feasibility and preliminary impact of our intervention.

Methods: Mixed methods, multi-site case studies based on a theory of change.

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  • Chest pain often leads to ambulance calls, prompting the need for effective diagnostic pathways to assess acute myocardial infarction (AMI) risk in patients before reaching the hospital.!
  • A study was conducted with 817 patients suspected of AMI, comparing various decision aids that either required or did not require cardiac troponin (cTn) testing for diagnostics.!
  • The results showed varying sensitivity and specificity among the decision aids; notably, the Troponin-only aid had high sensitivity (98.3%) but low specificity (25.5%), indicating its effectiveness in identifying low-risk patients while also highlighting the challenge of false positives.!
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Worldwide evidence suggests face-to-face diabetes prevention programmes are effective in preventing and delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes by encouraging behaviour change towards weight loss, healthy eating, and increased exercise. There is an absence of evidence on whether digital delivery is as effective as face-to-face. During 2017-18 patients in England were offered the National Health Service Diabetes Prevention Programme as group-based face-to-face delivery, digital delivery ('digital-only') or a choice between digital and face-to-face ('digital-choice').

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  • Emergency admissions of patients with dementia tend to result in longer hospital stays, higher rates of emergency re-admission, and increased mortality compared to those without dementia.
  • This study analyzed data from over 5.5 million emergency admissions across England, comparing outcomes for patients aged 65 and older with and without dementia at three different points (2010/11, 2012/13, and 2016/17).
  • Although differences in outcomes between the groups were substantial, they were reduced when accounting for various patient demographics and health status, with patients with dementia experiencing longer stays and higher mortality rates throughout the study period.
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Background: Mental health disorders in children and young people (CYP) are increasing but the provision of current evidence-based treatment for common mental health problems is limited. Treatment effects vary widely with no clear superiority of a single treatment approach. Further evaluation of contemporary and effective treatments in CYP is needed.

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Objectives: The objectives are to determine the factors that motivated GP practice managers in England to employ non-medical roles, and to identify an ideal hypothetical GP practice workforce.

Methods: Cross-sectional survey of GP practice managers in England ( = 1205). The survey focused on six non-medical roles: advanced nurse practitioner, specialist nurse, health care assistant, physician associate, paramedic and pharmacist.

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Background: General Practitioners (GPs) report high levels of burnout, job dissatisfaction, and turnover intention. The complexity of presenting problems to general practice makes diagnostic uncertainty a common occurrence that has been linked to burnout. The interrelationship between diagnostic uncertainty with other factors such as burnout, job satisfaction and turnover intention have not been previously examined.

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Objective: The authors examined associations between stressors and burnout in trainee doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: An anonymous online questionnaire including 42 questions on general and pandemic-specific stressors, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Health Services Survey (MBI-HSS), was sent to 1000 randomly selected trainee doctors in North-West England. Main outcomes were burnout scores that were stratified into Emotional Exhaustion (EE), Depersonalisation (DP), and reduced Personal Accomplishment (PA) and associations between stressors and burnout using stepwise regression analysis.

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Unlabelled: In the early days of the first global wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the potential for a postviral syndrome to manifest following COVID-19 infection was first recognized. Here, we present an analysis of a case series of the first 20 patients' data collected in clinical practice to evaluate the potential of a possible alternative treatment for Long COVID.

Methods: Face-to-face treatment sessions with Perrin technique practitioners occurred weekly involving effleurage/other manual articulatory techniques.

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Background: People who live with and beyond cancer are considered to be motivated to change their diet. However, there is a lack of reviews conducted on what specific dietary changes people make and further evaluation may inform future interventional studies. Hence, we aim to summarise the evidence on dietary changes in observational studies before and after a cancer diagnosis.

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Objectives: This study aims to develop a comprehensive list of stressors relevant to junior doctors and will also report findings exploring the associations between burnout and stressors, which include work and non-work-related stressors as well as pandemic-related stressors.

Methods: An anonymous online questionnaire was sent to 1000 randomly selected junior doctors in the North-West of England. The questionnaire included 37 questions on general and pandemic-specific stressors, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory Health Services Survey.

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Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the incidence, nature, preventability and severity of adverse drug events (ADEs) across three paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in England.

Methods: A prospective observational cohort study was conducted across three PICUs over a three-month period during 2019. Included patients were aged ≤18 years and stayed in PICU for a minimum of 24 hours.

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Background: Promoting the health and well-being of couples where one partner has dementia is an overlooked area of care practice. Most postdiagnostic services currently lack a couple-centered approach and have a limited focus on the couple relationship. To help address this situation, we developed a tablet-based self-management guide (DemPower) focused on helping couples enhance their well-being and relationship quality.

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