HRB open researchPub Date : 2023-10-25eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13718.1
Niamh Vickers, Anne Matthews, Gillian Paul
{"title":"Perspectives and factors associated with informal human milk sharing: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol.","authors":"Niamh Vickers, Anne Matthews, Gillian Paul","doi":"10.12688/hrbopenres.13718.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/hrbopenres.13718.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The practice of informal human milk sharing is a relatively new phenomenon and poses significant questions in the domain of infant feeding. Informal human milk sharing is a means of donating human milk from another lactating individual who is not the child's biological parent, in a casual manner, that is, without the involvement of health professionals or agencies. The advent of digital technology has facilitated the donation and receipt of human milk through digital online platforms and thus has amplified this modern practice. This research aims to comprehensively examine and synthesize evidence about the motivations, barriers, facilitators and experiences of individuals who both donate (donors) and the primary care givers of the infants who receive (recipients) human milk informally to provide to infants.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A mixed-methods systematic review will be undertaken. This review will consider qualitative, quantitative and primary mixed-methods studies which report on the factors associated with informal milk sharing, and on donors' and recipients' experiences of the practice. Primary mixed-method studies will be included if the individual qualitative and quantitative components can be extracted. Five databases will be searched for studies on informal human milk sharing published from inception of the database. Study quality will be evaluated using the standardized JBI critical appraisal tools, selected based on the methodology in each individual study. Data extraction will be conducted using the JBI mixed methods data extraction form followed by data transformation, synthesis and integration. This mixed-methods systematic review will follow a convergent integrated approach in accordance with JBI guidance.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Informal human milk sharing is a novel practice in the domain of infant feeding. This review will enable a thorough understanding of this practice from both the donors and recipients' perspective and will have implications for healthcare professionals, policy and future clinical decision-making.</p><p><strong>Protocol registration number: </strong>PROSPERO CRD42023405653.</p>","PeriodicalId":73254,"journal":{"name":"HRB open research","volume":"6 ","pages":"24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10472069/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10207691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HRB open researchPub Date : 2023-10-24eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13660.3
Elizabeth O Bodunde, Daire Buckley, Eimear O'Neill, Gillian M Maher, Karen Matvienko-Sikar, Karen O'Connor, Fergus P McCarthy, Ali S Khashan
{"title":"Pregnancy and birth complications associations with long-term adverse maternal mental health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.","authors":"Elizabeth O Bodunde, Daire Buckley, Eimear O'Neill, Gillian M Maher, Karen Matvienko-Sikar, Karen O'Connor, Fergus P McCarthy, Ali S Khashan","doi":"10.12688/hrbopenres.13660.3","DOIUrl":"10.12688/hrbopenres.13660.3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Existing studies have established an association between pregnancy, birth complications, and mental health in the first few weeks postpartum. However, there is no clear understanding of whether pregnancy and birth complications increase the risk of adverse maternal mental outcomes in the longer term. Research on maternal adverse mental health outcomes following pregnancy and birth complications beyond 12 months postpartum is scarce, and findings are inconsistent.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This systematic review and meta-analysis will examine the available evidence on the association between pregnancy and birth complications and long-term adverse maternal mental health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods and analysis: </strong>We will include cohort, cross-sectional, and case-control studies in which a diagnosis of pregnancy and/or birth complication (preeclampsia, pregnancy loss, caesarean section, preterm birth, perineal laceration, neonatal intensive care unit admission, major obstetric haemorrhage, and birth injury/trauma) was reported and maternal mental disorders (depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders, psychosis, and schizophrenia) after 12 months postpartum were the outcomes. A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Web of Science will be conducted following a detailed search strategy until August 2022. Three authors will independently review titles and abstracts of all eligible studies, extract data using pre-defined standardised data extraction and assess the quality of each study using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. We will use random-effects meta-analysis for each exposure and outcome variable to calculate overall pooled estimates using the generic inverse variance method. This systematic review will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.</p><p><strong>Ethical consideration: </strong>The proposed systematic review and meta-analysis is based on published data; ethics approval is not required. The results will be presented at scientific meetings and publish in a peer-reviewed journal.</p><p><strong>Prospero registration: </strong>CRD42022359017.</p>","PeriodicalId":73254,"journal":{"name":"HRB open research","volume":"6 ","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10636347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89720955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HRB open researchPub Date : 2023-10-20DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13802.1
Jill M. Mitchell, Siobhan Walsh, Laura J. O'Byrne, Virginia Conrick, Ray Burke, Ali S. Khashan, John Higgins, Richard Greene, Gillian M. Maher, Fergus P. McCarthy
{"title":"Association between intrapartum fetal pulse oximetry and adverse perinatal and long-term outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol","authors":"Jill M. Mitchell, Siobhan Walsh, Laura J. O'Byrne, Virginia Conrick, Ray Burke, Ali S. Khashan, John Higgins, Richard Greene, Gillian M. Maher, Fergus P. McCarthy","doi":"10.12688/hrbopenres.13802.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13802.1","url":null,"abstract":"<ns7:p><ns7:bold>Background:</ns7:bold> Current methods of intrapartum fetal monitoring based on heart rate, increase the rates of operative delivery but do not prevent or accurately detect fetal hypoxic brain injury. There is a need for more accurate methods of intrapartum fetal surveillance that will decrease the incidence of adverse perinatal and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes while maintaining the lowest possible rate of obstetric intervention. Fetal pulse oximetry (FPO) is a technology that may contribute to improved intrapartum fetal wellbeing evaluation by providing a non-invasive measurement of fetal oxygenation status.</ns7:p><ns7:p> <ns7:bold>Objective:</ns7:bold> This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to synthesise the evidence examining the association between intrapartum fetal oxygen saturation levels and adverse perinatal and long-term outcomes in the offspring.</ns7:p><ns7:p> <ns7:bold>Methods:</ns7:bold> We will include randomised control trials (RCTs), cohort, cross-sectional and case-control studies which examine the use of FPO during labour as a means of measuring intrapartum fetal oxygen saturation and assess its effectiveness at detecting adverse perinatal and long-term outcomes compared to existing intrapartum surveillance methods. A detailed systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library and Web of Science will be conducted following a detailed search strategy until August 2023. Three authors will independently review titles, abstracts and full text of articles. Two reviewers will independently extract data using pre-defined data extraction and assess the quality using the Risk of Bias tool for RCTs and Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for observational studies. We will use random-effects meta-analysis for each exposure-outcome association to calculate pooled estimates using the generic variance method. This systematic review will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines.</ns7:p><ns7:p> <ns7:bold>PROSPERO registration:</ns7:bold> CRD42023457368 (04/09/2023)</ns7:p>","PeriodicalId":73254,"journal":{"name":"HRB open research","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135569472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HRB open researchPub Date : 2023-10-20DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13794.1
David Antoine Lachmansingh, Benjamin Valderrama, Thomaz Bastiaanssen, John Cryan, Gerard Clarke, Aonghus Lavelle
{"title":"Impact of dietary fiber on gut microbiota composition, function and gut-brain-modules in healthy adults – a systematic review protocol","authors":"David Antoine Lachmansingh, Benjamin Valderrama, Thomaz Bastiaanssen, John Cryan, Gerard Clarke, Aonghus Lavelle","doi":"10.12688/hrbopenres.13794.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13794.1","url":null,"abstract":"<ns3:p><ns3:bold><ns3:underline>Background</ns3:underline></ns3:bold>: The gut microbiota has been extensively implicated in health and disease. The functional outputs of the gut microbiota, such as microbial metabolites, are considered particularly important in this regard. Significant associations exist between alterations in the relative abundance of specific microbial taxa and mental health disorders. Dietary fiber has the potential to alter gut microbiota composition and function, modifying bacterial enzymatic function and the production of metabolites. As many taxa of microorganisms have enzymes capable of producing or degrading neurochemicals i.e. neuroactive gut brain modules, new predictive tools can be applied to existing datasets such as those harvested from dietary fiber interventions. We endeavor to perform a systematic review in order to identify studies reporting compositional gut microbiota alterations after interventions with dietary fiber in healthy individuals. We aim to also extract from the selected studies publicly available microbial genomic sequence datasets for reanalysis with a consistent bioinformatics pipeline, with the ultimate intention of identifying altered gut brain modules following dietary fiber interventions.</ns3:p><ns3:p> <ns3:bold><ns3:underline>Methods</ns3:underline></ns3:bold>: Interventional trials and randomized controlled studies that are originally published, including cross-over and non-crossover design and involving healthy adult humans will be included. A systematic search of PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE, two electronic databases, will be completed.</ns3:p><ns3:p> <ns3:bold><ns3:underline>Discussion</ns3:underline></ns3:bold>: Various types of dietary fiber have an impact on the gut microbiota composition, with some promoting the growth of particular taxa while others are reduced in relative abundance. Our search focuses on the impact of this food component on the microbiota of healthy individuals. Compositional gut microbial changes have been reported and our review will compile and update these observations after reanalysis of their datasets with a consistent bioinformatic pipeline. From this it may be possible to predict more detailed functional consequences in terms of neuroactive gut brain modules, of the compositional alterations in gut microbial taxa.</ns3:p>","PeriodicalId":73254,"journal":{"name":"HRB open research","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135569768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HRB open researchPub Date : 2023-10-18eCollection Date: 2022-01-01DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13622.1
Molly Mattsson, Michelle Flood, Emma Wallace, Fiona Boland, Frank Moriarty
{"title":"Eligibility rates and representativeness of the General Medical Services scheme population in Ireland 2016-2021: A methodological report.","authors":"Molly Mattsson, Michelle Flood, Emma Wallace, Fiona Boland, Frank Moriarty","doi":"10.12688/hrbopenres.13622.1","DOIUrl":"10.12688/hrbopenres.13622.1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In Ireland, the means tested General Medical Services (GMS) scheme provides access to a range of healthcare services at no or low cost to approximately one third of the population. Individuals eligible for the GMS scheme are often a focus of research, as a population that account for a large proportion of healthcare services use. The aim of this study is to describe the eligibility rates and representativeness of the GMS scheme population over time, with respect to age group, sex, and geographical area in Ireland.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Population data was obtained from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), using 2016 Census figures and projected population figures for 2017-2021. GMS eligibility figures for 2016-2021 were obtained from the HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS). GMS eligibility rates and relative rates of eligibility were calculated for 2016-2021 by age group and sex. Additionally, 2016 eligibility rates were calculated by geographical area.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The crude eligibility rate decreased from 36.4% in 2016 to 31.2% in 2020, with a slight increase to 31.6% in 2021. In the 75+ years age group, 78.2% of the total population were eligible for the GMS scheme in 2021. The age group with the lowest rate of eligible individuals was the 25-34 age group, with 19.5% eligible in 2021. The eligibility rate was higher among females compared to males throughout the study period. The highest eligibility rate was seen in Donegal, with a crude rate of 52.8%. Dublin had the lowest rate, with a crude rate of 29.3%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>GMS eligibility varies greatly depending on age, sex, and geographical area, and decreased between 2016 and 2021. This study uses the most up-to-date data available to provide age group, sex and area-based figures for GMS eligibility which may inform planning and conduct of research focusing on GMS-eligible individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":73254,"journal":{"name":"HRB open research","volume":"5 ","pages":"67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10518849/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41146995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HRB open researchPub Date : 2023-10-18DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13622.2
Molly Mattsson, Michelle Flood, Emma Wallace, Fiona Boland, Frank Moriarty
{"title":"Eligibility rates and representativeness of the General Medical Services scheme population in Ireland 2016-2021: A methodological report","authors":"Molly Mattsson, Michelle Flood, Emma Wallace, Fiona Boland, Frank Moriarty","doi":"10.12688/hrbopenres.13622.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13622.2","url":null,"abstract":"<ns3:p>Background In Ireland, the means tested General Medical Services (GMS) scheme provides access to a range of healthcare services at no or low cost to approximately one third of the population. Individuals eligible for the GMS scheme are often a focus of research, as a population that account for a large proportion of healthcare services use. The aim of this study is to describe the eligibility rates and representativeness of the GMS scheme population over time, with respect to age group, sex, and geographical area in Ireland. Methods Population data was obtained from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), using 2016 Census figures and projected population figures for 2017-2021. GMS eligibility figures for 2016-2021 were obtained from the HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS). GMS eligibility rates and relative rates of eligibility were calculated for 2016-2021 by age group and sex. Additionally, 2016 eligibility rates were calculated by geographical area. Results The crude eligibility rate decreased from 36.4% in 2016 to 31.2% in 2020, with a slight increase to 31.6% in 2021. In the 75+ years age group, 78.2% of the total population were eligible for the GMS scheme in 2021. The age group with the lowest rate of eligible individuals was the 25–34 age group, with 19.5% eligible in 2021. The eligibility rate was higher among females compared to males throughout the study period. The highest eligibility rate was seen in Donegal, with a crude rate of 52.8%. Dublin had the lowest rate, with a crude rate of 29.3%. Conclusions GMS eligibility varies greatly depending on age, sex, and geographical area, and decreased between 2016 and 2021. This study uses the most up-to-date data available to provide age group, sex and area-based figures for GMS eligibility which may inform planning and conduct of research focusing on GMS-eligible individuals.</ns3:p>","PeriodicalId":73254,"journal":{"name":"HRB open research","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135883207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HRB open researchPub Date : 2023-10-18DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13807.1
Clair Haseldine, Gráinne O'Donoghue, Patricia M Kearney, Fiona Riordan, Margaret Humphreys, Liz Kirby, Sheena McHugh
{"title":"Characteristics of participants in the first fully online National Diabetes Prevention Programme: A quantitative survey","authors":"Clair Haseldine, Gráinne O'Donoghue, Patricia M Kearney, Fiona Riordan, Margaret Humphreys, Liz Kirby, Sheena McHugh","doi":"10.12688/hrbopenres.13807.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13807.1","url":null,"abstract":"<ns3:p>Background Diabetes prevention programmes (DPPs) are being implemented around the world to tackle the rise in type 2 diabetes. In 2021/22, the Health Service Executive(HSE) in Ireland piloted a fully online national diabetes prevention programme(NDPP). Characteristics and factors affecting participation may be different among people attending online DPPs compared to face-to-face programmes. The aim of this study was to describe the demographic, psychosocial and health characteristics of participants in the pilot of the online NDPP in Ireland. Methods A survey from the evaluation of the English NDPP was adapted for the Irish context with Patient and Public Involvement(PPI) input. The survey was sent (between April and June 2022) to all individuals who attended the initial assessment of the pilot NDPP (n=73). It contained questions on health status, co-morbidities, motivation to improve health, quality of life, self-efficacy, beliefs about the risk of diabetes, participation(e.g. recollection and understanding of invite, number of sessions attended), as well as demographic information. Results Response rate was 30.5% (n=22). Mean age of responders was 62 years (range 36–82 years) and over half were men (57.1%, n=12). The majority (81%, n=17) had attended 6 or more of the 14 sessions. Most (90.5% n=19) reported having family members or acquaintances with diabetes, had positive views of their current health status and high quality of life scores (71.4%, n= 15). Mental health scores were slightly higher than the national average. Over half (57.2%, n=12) were confident or very confident about participating in an online DPP. Almost all (95.2%, n=20) believed it was important to manage their risk of type 2 diabetes. Conclusions Participants in the online pilot NDPP had positive views of their general health and positive psychosocial characteristics affecting their decision to participate. These beliefs may be modifiable intervention targets to encourage participation among non-attenders in future programmes.</ns3:p>","PeriodicalId":73254,"journal":{"name":"HRB open research","volume":"183 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135883073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HRB open researchPub Date : 2023-10-13eCollection Date: 2018-01-01DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.12837.3
Mohamad M Saab, Martin Davoren, Aileen Murphy, David Murphy, Eoghan Cooke, Margaret Landers, Serena Fitzgerald, Noel Richardson, Michael Rovito, Christian Von Wagner, Mike Murphy, Darren Dahly, Josephine Hegarty
{"title":"Promoting men's awareness, self-examination, and help-seeking for testicular disorders: a systematic review of interventions.","authors":"Mohamad M Saab, Martin Davoren, Aileen Murphy, David Murphy, Eoghan Cooke, Margaret Landers, Serena Fitzgerald, Noel Richardson, Michael Rovito, Christian Von Wagner, Mike Murphy, Darren Dahly, Josephine Hegarty","doi":"10.12688/hrbopenres.12837.3","DOIUrl":"10.12688/hrbopenres.12837.3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Testicular cancer (TC) is among the most commonly diagnosed cancers in men aged 15-40 years. The incidence of TC is on the rise. Benign testicular disorders, such as testicular torsion and epididymitis, can lead to testicular ischemia, sepsis, and infertility if left untreated. This updated systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of studies promoting men's knowledge and awareness of testicular disorders and/or self-examination, behaviours and/or intentions to examine their testes, and help-seeking behaviours and/or intentions for testicular disorder symptoms. <b>Methods:</b> Academic Search Complete, Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ERIC, the Cochrane Library, the World Health Organisation International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, and Clinicaltrials.gov were searched for studies published between April 2018 and August 2023. Methodological quality was assessed and results were synthesised meta-narratively. <b>Results:</b> Five studies were included. The majority of the reviewed interventions were successful in increasing men's awareness of TC and self-examination, including a PowerPoint presentation, an online educational brochure, video-assisted teaching, a motivational video, and a virtual reality game. Only one study addressed help-seeking for testicular symptoms and promoted men's awareness of benign as well as malignant testicular diseases. <b>Conclusions:</b> This review highlights the importance of evaluating innovative educational interventions aimed at younger men, whilst raising their awareness of testicular disorders and increasing their help-seeking intentions for testicular disorder symptoms. Given the lack of consensus around scheduled testicular self-examination among younger men, clinicians are encouraged to instruct men to familiarise themselves with the look and feel of their own testes and to seek timely medical attention for abnormalities. <b>Registration:</b> The protocol of the previous version of this review was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) under the registration number CRD42018093671.</p>","PeriodicalId":73254,"journal":{"name":"HRB open research","volume":"1 ","pages":"16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6973532/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37596349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HRB open researchPub Date : 2023-10-12DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13762.2
Declan J. O'Sullivan, Lindsay M. Bearne, Janas M. Harrington, Joseph G. McVeigh
{"title":"Experience and perceptions of Social Prescribing interventions; a qualitative study with people with long-term conditions, link workers and health care providers","authors":"Declan J. O'Sullivan, Lindsay M. Bearne, Janas M. Harrington, Joseph G. McVeigh","doi":"10.12688/hrbopenres.13762.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13762.2","url":null,"abstract":"<ns3:p>Background Long-term conditions (LTC) are a leading cause of reduced quality of life and early mortality. People with LTC are living longer with increasing economic and social needs. Novel patient centred care pathways are required to support traditional medical management of these patients. Social Prescribing (SP) has gained popularity as a non-medical approach to support patients with LTC and their unmet health needs. The current focus group study aims to explore the experiences and perceptions to SP interventions from the perspective of people with long-term conditions, link workers, healthcare providers and community-based services. Methods Six-eight participants will be recruited into three specific 60-minute focus groups relative to their role as a patient, link worker and community-based service. Eight-12 participants with a Health care provider and GP background will be interviewed individually online. The participants within these focus groups and semi-structured interviews will be invited to provide opinions on what factors they think are important to the successful implementation of a SP service from their respective stakeholder positions. The data will be recorded and exported to NVivo software for further analysis using Thematic Reflexive analysis methods. Coded categorical data will inform emerging themes from which a narrative summary will be consolidated and presented for dissemination. Conclusion The conclusions made from this study will help inform the next study, which will aim to develop a pilot SP service for patients with long-term musculoskeletal conditions as part of an overall larger project.</ns3:p>","PeriodicalId":73254,"journal":{"name":"HRB open research","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135969564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HRB open researchPub Date : 2023-10-11DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13638.2
K.M. Saif-Ur-Rahman, Kavita Kothari, Corinna Sadlier, Frank Moriarty, Ani Movsisyan, Sean Whelan, Petek Eylul Taneri, Matthew Blair, Gordon Guyatt, Declan Devane
{"title":"Effect of COVID-19 vaccines for the treatment of people with post-COVID-19 condition: a rapid review","authors":"K.M. Saif-Ur-Rahman, Kavita Kothari, Corinna Sadlier, Frank Moriarty, Ani Movsisyan, Sean Whelan, Petek Eylul Taneri, Matthew Blair, Gordon Guyatt, Declan Devane","doi":"10.12688/hrbopenres.13638.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13638.2","url":null,"abstract":"<ns3:p><ns3:bold>Background:</ns3:bold> Vaccination for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has demonstrated reduced risk of hospitalisation and death against more recent variants of COVID-19. Some studies suggested improvements in patients with post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) following vaccination. We systematically explored available evidence on the effect of COVID-19 vaccines on the treatment of people with PCC. <ns3:bold>Methods:</ns3:bold> We conducted a rapid review of the literature following systematic approaches. We searched Medline (OVID), EMBASE (Elsevier), ClinicalTrials.gov, and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) for randomised trials, non-randomised trials, controlled before-after studies, and interrupted time-series studies of the effect of COVID-19 vaccines for treating people with PCC. Two independent review authors screened citations. Two review authors extracted data independently. We had planned to assess the risk of bias and use the GRADE approach (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) to assess the certainty of evidence if there were completed studies. <ns3:bold>Results:</ns3:bold> We identified two ongoing randomised controlled trials. Both trials examine the effectiveness of therapeutic vaccines on PCC. The anticipated completion date of the CIMAvax-EGFA trial is January 2023, and the completion date of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine trial is not stated. <ns3:bold>Conclusions:</ns3:bold> There is currently an absence of high‐quality evidence evaluating the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines for treating people with post-COVID-19 condition. The absence of published studies and only two ongoing trials highlight the need for additional studies on the effectiveness of vaccines for PCC. We recommend that researchers consider PCC as per the definition provided by the World Health Organization and use the available core outcome set for PCC in deciding which outcomes to measure and report in the trials. <ns3:bold>PROPSERO registration:</ns3:bold> CRD42022330821 (20/06/2022)</ns3:p>","PeriodicalId":73254,"journal":{"name":"HRB open research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136209007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}