Review
Critical Care Medicine
Katarzyna Kotfis, Irene van Diem-Zaal, Shawniqua Williams Roberson, Marek Sietnicki, Mark van den Boogaard, Yahya Shehabi, E. Wesley Ely
Summary: The article discusses how to eliminate delirium in the ideal ICU and proposes improvements in ICU design and connectivity to create a comfortable environment for the prevention and management of delirium. The importance of humanizing ICU care is also emphasized.
Article
Environmental Sciences
John P. Sumpter, Tamsin J. Runnalls, Andrew C. Johnson, Damia Barcelo
Summary: It is uncommon for scientists to acknowledge the limitations of their research because of the pressure to publish. This has resulted in a crisis of reproducibility in published research. To address this, including a 'Limitations' section in scientific papers is suggested, as it promotes honesty and transparency. This recommendation applies to all scientific disciplines.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Editorial Material
Orthopedics
Rachelle Buchbinder, Teemu V. Karjalainen, Alexandra Gorelik
Summary: Arthroscopic treatment is not recommended for subacromial impingement. The condition is often self-limiting and may not require specific treatment. Glucocorticoid injection provides short-term pain relief, but exercise therapy does not provide additional benefit. Subacromial decompression surgery does not have significant benefits in terms of pain, function, or quality of life. Acromioplasty does not improve the outcomes of rotator cuff repair.
ARTHROSCOPY-THE JOURNAL OF ARTHROSCOPIC AND RELATED SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Anesthesiology
Ryan L. Melvin, Steven J. Barker, Joe Kiani, Dan E. Berkowitz
Summary: The Pro side argues for mandatory code sharing for scientific publications to enhance reproducibility and understanding, while the Con side opposes public disclosure of medical technology equipment's source code to protect innovation and competitiveness.
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
(2022)
Article
Hematology
Elihu Estey, Robert P. Hasserjian, Hartmut Doehner
Summary: Including patients with 10% to 30% blasts (AML/MDS) in both AML and MDS studies would allow for testing the independent effect of blast percentage on outcome, provide more treatment options for patients, and potentially simplify the regulatory approval process.
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
D. A. Tan, A. R. B. Dayu
Summary: The fear of breast cancer is the main reason for hesitation in using menopausal hormone therapy. However, the risks associated with estrogen-progestin replacement therapy (EPRT) are not significant. Modifiable lifestyle factors have a greater impact on breast cancer risk, and the mortality rate is reduced in women who develop breast cancer while on EPRT.
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Barbara D. Wesley, Catherine A. Sewell, Christina Y. Chang, Kimberly P. Hatfield, Christine P. Nguyen
Summary: Due to various reasons such as pharmaceutical industry disinterest and regulatory constraints, there is a severe lack of information on drug safety and efficacy for pregnant and lactating women. Challenges in research in obstetrical and lactation pharmacology have led to a lag in providing meaningful information, but recent recommendations from the federal government aim to address these issues.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Steve N. Caritis, Raman Venkataramanan
Summary: Pregnant and lactating women lack adequate information on drug safety and efficacy, largely due to the pharmaceutical industry's lack of interest in conducting relevant studies, regulatory constraints, and medical-legal risks. Research in obstetrical and lactation pharmacology lags far behind that of pediatric pharmacology, but the government has made recommendations to address this issue.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Anthropology
Vera L. Buijs, Gert Stulp
Summary: Most friends were met at school (>70%) and 20% of family were considered friends; friendships were often close relationships with more non-face-to-face contact, while meeting in person was less predictive; relatively older women reported fewer friends.
Review
Plant Sciences
Ioannis H. Hatzianestis, Fanourios Mountourakis, Stella Stavridou, Panagiotis N. Moschou
Summary: This opinion article focuses on condensates that may interact with membranes and their potential functions. The authors propose that condensate-membrane interfaces could potentially impact interorganellar communication, development, growth, and adaptation in an evolutionary context. They highlight the need for more research in this area, particularly in the field of plants.
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Pascalle L. P. Van Loo, Monique R. E. Janssens
Summary: This paper discusses the ethical reasons for rehoming all healthy laboratory animals after the experiments have finished. The authors present their own rehoming experience from Utrecht University and the University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands. The success of the pilot program led to the adoption of rehoming as a standard policy and common practice, and the authors discuss challenges and their responses through continuous evaluation of the program.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yan Guo, Xiao Liu, Zihao Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Zhongshan Shi, Na Zhang
Summary: The influence of regional and ethnic factors on blood routine indicators was further investigated in this study. The routine blood test results of healthy men from different ethnic groups living in different regions were compared and analyzed. The study found that altitude and ethnicity had different effects on the RBT index values and trends. Significant differences in RBT index values were also observed among different ethnic groups within the same region. The study suggests that the current normal range of RBT in China needs revision and adjustment.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Duyen Minh Pham, Takuya Kasai, Mirai Yamaura, Arata Katayama
Summary: The discovery of humin as an extracellular electron mediator has provided insights into its role in nature and potential for bioremediation. Studies have shown its function in connecting the energy networks of various microorganisms. Further research is needed to develop a comprehensive understanding of its function and interaction with microbial cells.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marco Piccininni, Jessica L. Rohmann, Maximilian Wechsung, Giancarlo Logroscino, Tobias Kurth
Summary: This article discusses the impact of age and education correction on discrimination performance in cognitive screening tests and quantifies it using a causal framework. The results show that correcting test scores removes meaningful information, leading to a decrease in discrimination performance.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anna Ikarashi
Summary: Despite a strong workforce, Japan's research quality indicators continue to decline.
Article
Nursing
Sarah McAllister, Alan Simpson, Vicki Tsianakas, Glenn Robert
Summary: The study found that therapeutic engagement between nurses and patients on acute mental health wards is beneficial for both service users and nurses, but it is often not effectively implemented, with sparse and ineffective interventions to improve engagement. Service users, carers, and clinicians identified a lack of high-quality, person-centered, collaborative engagement and supported efforts to improve engagement in practice. Potential solutions were identified to inform future intervention development.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
David Clarke, Karolina Gombert-Waldron, Stephanie Honey, Geoffrey Cloud, Ruth Harris, Alastair Macdonald, Christopher McKevitt, Glenn Robert, Fiona Jones
Summary: The study found that participants valued their involvement in EBCD/AEBCD, feeling they were equal partners in co-design. Staff also engaged in the process, finding it valuable for improving activity opportunities. Researcher facilitation of EBCD/AEBCD supported cognitive participation, collective action, and reflexive monitoring, which were crucial in implementing and sustaining co-design activities.
Review
Oncology
Mary Anne Lagmay Tanay, Jo Armes, Rona Moss-Morris, Anne Marie Rafferty, Glenn Robert
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of behavioral and exercise interventions on preventing or managing CIPN symptoms. The results showed that exercise interventions have beneficial effects on CIPN symptoms, although higher quality research is needed to confirm this. Behavioral interventions that increase patient's CIPN knowledge and improve self-management capacity can also reduce symptoms.
JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sarah McAllister, Alan Simpson, Vicki Tsianakas, Nick Canham, Vittoria De Meo, Cady Stone, Glenn Robert
Summary: This study focuses on a theory-driven approach to co-design interventions for acute mental health wards, combining Experience-based Co-design with the Behaviour Change Wheel. By involving various stakeholders in the design process, a toolkit named Let's Talk was developed to address key priorities identified through observations and interviews. The intervention functions included training, education, coercion, and persuasion, supported by 14 behavior change techniques.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Giskin Day, Glenn Robert, Kathleen Leedham-Green, Anne Marie Rafferty
Summary: This study used discursive analysis to explore expressions of gratitude towards the National Health Service (NHS) on Twitter during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. The analysis found that gratitude was highly mobile and the NHS was predominantly thanked for working, effort, saving, and caring. The clap-for-carers campaign was a potent driver of affect, especially in the early parts of the lockdown.
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Natalie Zaremba, Glenn Robert, Jacqueline Allan, Amy Harrison, Jennie Brown, Emmanouela Konstantara, Miranda Rosenthal, Divina Pillay, Anita Beckwith, Janet Treasure, David Hopkins, Khalida Ismail, Marietta Stadler
Summary: Through a collaborative design process, participants developed a novel intervention toolkit for a wide range of disordered eating presentations in people with type 1 diabetes, aiming to improve self-care and be embedded in a multidisciplinary healthcare approach.
Article
Oncology
Mary Anne Lagmay Tanay, Glenn Robert, Anne Marie Rafferty, Rona Moss-Morris, Jo Armes
Summary: The study highlights the lack of overall familiarity with CIPN among patients and limited knowledge and understanding about CIPN among clinicians, emphasizing the need for improvement. Patients and clinicians expect more transparency in reporting, providing information, and managing CIPN symptoms. Insights from patient and clinicians' CIPN experiences can inform future interventions to meet patients' genuine needs and enhance CIPN support.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Daniel Masterson, Kristina Areskoug Josefsson, Glenn Robert, Elisabeth Nylander, Sofia Kjellstrom
Summary: This study systematically reviewed articles on the definitions and applications of co-production and co-design in the field of health and social care. The findings showed that these concepts are understood in various ways. The study also revealed an increase in research activities in this area and a lack of clear definitions in a significant portion of the included articles.
HEALTH EXPECTATIONS
(2022)
Article
Public Administration
Oli Williams, Bertil Lindenfalk, Glenn Robert
Summary: This article presents a method to enhance effective and fair collaboration in the design and delivery of public services. It introduces a set of principles and a framework to mitigate negative performance and promote positive processes and outcomes in provider-user collaborations. Improving collaboration in this manner will ultimately result in better design and delivery of public services.
PUBLIC MONEY & MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
R. Dhital, S. Sakulwach, G. Robert, C. Vasilikou, J. Sin
Summary: This systematic review explores how pharmacy spaces are experienced by pharmacy service users and staff, and identifies environmental factors that may impact their participation in community-based pharmacy health services. The findings indicate that privacy, physical environment, professional image, and risk of error are key themes influencing the experience of pharmacy health services. To enhance the delivery and experience of pharmacy health services, it is suggested to improve the design of pharmacy spaces.
PERSPECTIVES IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Chaya Langerman, Angus Forbes, Glenn Robert
Summary: Managing diabetes in older people, particularly in the context of insulin therapy, can be challenging due to technical aspects of insulin administration, side effects of treatment, and reactions to insulin administration. Research suggests that older people need to actively participate in their care and receive tailored educational interventions to reduce treatment hazards and promote physical and psychological wellbeing.
PRIMARY CARE DIABETES
(2022)
Article
Social Work
Sophie Sarre, Becki Meakin, Luke Geoghegan, Glenn Robert, Charlie Sanders, Roxane Lavanchy, Shani Minogue, Tom Fadden, Molly O'Brien
Summary: This is a case study of co-produced qualitative research on the experiences of social workers and Disabled users of their services when using digital technologies for communication. Lay researchers were involved in all stages of the research process, including developing interview guides, conducting interviews, and analyzing data. The success of this study can be attributed to the inclusion of diverse perspectives, targeted and relevant training and support, and careful management of power relationships. However, challenges were faced in terms of time requirements and bureaucratic systems not being ideally suited for co-production.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK
(2023)
Article
Management
Amit Desai, Giulia Zoccatelli, Sara Donetto, Glenn Robert, Davina Allen, Anne Marie Rafferty, Sally Brearley
Summary: This study ethnographically investigates how patient experience data is actively made in healthcare organizations through co-creative interactions of data, people, and meanings. The findings reveal that systematization processes in healthcare organizations involve multiple understandings of data and how to respond to it, leading to varying definitions and possibilities of patient experience data.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Annika Nordin, Sofia Kjellstrom, Glenn Robert, Daniel Masterson, Kristina Areskoug Josefsson
Summary: This study aims to explore the description and measurement of the outcomes of co-production projects in health and social care. The results showed that co-production was positively experienced and provided important learning, but the lack of common approaches to measurement is a significant challenge.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alessia Costa, Fiona Jones, Stefan T. Kulnik, David Clarke, Stephanie Honey, Glenn Robert
Summary: Health research is increasingly focusing on inactivity as lack of meaningful activities and boredom. This study explores inactivity in an acute stroke unit, finding that patients' inactivity is related to planned activities, 'doing nothing', the material environment, and staff interactions. Inactivity should be seen as a situated practice encompassing both bodily and mental activities within a specific healthcare setting.
