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UnknownAssociations between school-based peer networks and smoking according to socioeconomic status and tobacco control context: protocol for a mixed method systematic review.

Background

Smoking remains a major public health concern. School-based social networks influence uptake of smoking among peers. During the past two decades, the UK macro-systemic context within which schools are nested and interact with has changed, with anti-smoking norms having become set ...
S-EPMC6896310 | biostudies-literature
UnknownInterpretive analysis of 85 systematic reviews suggests that narrative syntheses and meta-analyses are incommensurate in argumentation.
Using Toulmin's argumentation theory, we analysed the texts of systematic reviews in the area of workplace health promotion to explore differences in the modes of reasoning embedded in reports of narrative synthesis as compared with reports of meta-analysis. We used framework synthesis, grounded the...
S-EPMC5347877 | biostudies-literature
UnknownThe effects of stress on surgical performance: a systematic review.

Introduction

Acute stress, the psychological response to short-term challenging stimuli, is frequently encountered in the high-pressure environment of the operating theatre. Surgeon stress is associated with deterioration in surgical performance, surgical team working and compromised patient...
S-EPMC11666721 | biostudies-literature
UnknownMeasurement invariance properties and external construct validity of the short Warwick-Edinburgh mental wellbeing scale in a large national sample of secondary school students in Wales.

Purpose

The study of mental wellbeing requires reliable, valid, and practical measurement tools. One of the most widely used measures of mental wellbeing is the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS). Our aim was to examine the psychometric properties of SWEMWBS (a brief seven-ite...
S-EPMC6694652 | biostudies-literature
UnknownProtocol for pilot cluster RCT of project respect: a school-based intervention to prevent dating and relationship violence and address health inequalities among young people.

Background

Dating and relationship violence (DRV)-intimate partner violence during adolescence-encompasses physical, sexual and emotional abuse. DRV is associated with a range of adverse health outcomes including injuries, sexually transmitted infections, adolescent pregnancy and mental heal...
S-EPMC6341537 | biostudies-literature
UnknownDevelopment of a Framework for the Implementation of Synchronous Digital Mental Health: Realist Synthesis of Systematic Reviews.

Background

The use of technologies has served to reduce gaps in access to treatment, and digital health interventions show promise in the care of mental health problems. However, to understand what and how these interventions work, it is imperative to document the aspects related to their ch...
S-EPMC9006141 | biostudies-literature
UnknownEffectiveness of Social Inclusion Interventions for Anxiety and Depression among Adolescents: A Systematic Review.

Background

Adolescents who are socially excluded are at increased risk of mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. Promoting social inclusion could be an effective strategy for preventing and treating adolescent depression and anxiety.

Methods

We conducted a systematic r...
S-EPMC9914997 | biostudies-literature
UnknownEffectiveness of a universal film intervention in reducing violence against children and increasing positive parenting among migrant and displaced caregivers from Myanmar: a community-based cluster randomised trial.

Background

Parenting interventions have been shown to reduce violence against children and promote positive parenting, but evidence on interventions to achieve population-level reach and impact is limited in low-resource settings. We assessed the impact of a universal film intervention for m...
S-EPMC11852669 | biostudies-literature
UnknownA survey and stakeholder consultation of Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) programmes in English maternity services.

Background

Healthcare-based Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (hIDVA) are evidence-based programmes that provide emotional and practical support to service users experiencing domestic abuse. hIDVA programmes are found to improve health outcomes for service users and are increasingly del...
S-EPMC10233538 | biostudies-literature
UnknownOptimizing Engagement With a Smartphone App to Prevent Violence Against Adolescents: Results From a Cluster Randomized Factorial Trial in Tanzania.

Background

Violence and abuse exert extensive health, social, and economic burdens on adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. Digital parenting interventions are promising for mitigating risks at scale. However, their potential for public health impact hinges on meaningful engagemen...
S-EPMC11933756 | biostudies-literature
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