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How can community pharmacy teams prevent prescription and over-the-counter opioid misuse in North East England? A qualitative study using the Capability, Opportunity and Motivation Behaviour (COM-B) model
Statistics from Altmetric.com Request Permissions If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. Pharmacists Primary Health Care A systematic review that was previously carried out by the researchers influenced the development of open-ended questions used in the interview topic guide.
Children’s nutritional health and wellbeing in food insecure households in Europe: A qualitative meta-ethnography
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Citation: Bell Z, Scott S, Visram S, Rankin J, Bambra C, Heslehurst N (2023) Children’s nutritional health and wellbeing in food insecure households in Europe: A qualitative meta-ethnography. PLoS ONE 18(9): e0292178.
Newspaper media framing of obesity during pregnancy in the UK: A review and framework synthesis
Summary Two thirds of women report experiencing weight stigma during pregnancy. Newspaper media is powerful in framing health issues. This review synthesized UK newspaper media portrayal of maternal obesity. NexisUni was searched to identify newspaper articles, published January 2010 to May 2021, reporting content on obesity during pregnancy. Framework synthesis integrated quantitative and qualitative analysis of the content of articles.
Which factors influence the quality of end-of-life care in interstitial lung disease? A systematic review with narrative synthesis
What is already known about the topic? The majority of patients with interstitial lung disease die in hospital. Patients with interstitial lung disease experience a high symptom burden which escalates towards the end-of-life. The uncertain disease trajectory in interstitial lung disease contributes to late referral to palliative care services. What this paper adds?
Partnership or insanity: why do health partnerships do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result?
1. Quora . Did Einstein really define insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”?, https://www.quora.com/Did-Einstein-really-define-insanity-as-doing-the-same-thing-over-and-over-again-and-expecting-different-results (2017, accessed 24 July 2018). Google Scholar 2. Cameron, A. What have we learnt about joint working between health and social care? Public Money Manage 2016; 36: 7–14. Google Scholar | Crossref | ISI 3. Hunter, DJ, Marks, L, Smith, KE.
It is time to ban the sale of energy drinks to children in the UK
It is time to ban the sale of energy drinks to children in the UK Last modified on 10/12/2018 by Professor Amandine Garde, Dr Amelia Lake and Dr Shelina Visram. In 2016 in the UK alone we consumed 679 million litres of high sugar, high caffeine drinks known as “energy drinks”.
Young people in the U.K. drink more energy drinks than any other countries in Europe
Unaffected by the economic crisis, energy drinks are the fastest growing sector of the soft drinks market. Between 2006 and 2012 consumption of energy drinks in the UK increased by 12.8% – from 235m to 475m litres. These drinks are very popular with young people – despite coming with a warning (in small letters on the back) that they are "not recommended for children".
Young people in the UK drink more energy drinks than those in any other countries in Europe
It would be a bit shocking to see children and teenagers drinking espressos, yet it’s socially acceptable for young people to reach for energy drinks to give them a quick “boost”. Unaffected by the economic crisis, energy drinks are the fastest growing sector of the soft drinks market. Between 2006 and 2012 consumption of energy drinks in the UK increased by 12.8% – from 235m to 475m litres.
Young people in the UK drink more energy drinks than any other countries in Europe
It would be a bit shocking to see children and teenagers drinking espressos, yet it’s socially acceptable for young people to reach for energy drinks to give them a quick “boost”. Unaffected by the economic crisis, energy drinks are the fastest growing sector of the soft drinks market. Between 2006 and 2012 consumption of energy drinks in the UK increased by 12.8% – from 235m to 475m litres.
Consumption of energy drinks by children and young people: a rapid review examining evidence of physical effects and consumer attitudes
Energy drinks are non-alcoholic beverages that typically contain high levels of caffeine (>150 mg/L) and sugar in combination with other ingredients known to have stimulant properties. They are marketed explicitly as a way to relieve fatigue and improve mental alertness, in contrast with sports or isotonic drinks which are intended to help athletes rehydrate after exercise.
Better evidence for smarter policy making
As countries struggle to transform their health systems to cope with rising demand, ageing populations, and largely avoidable lifestyle related illnesses within limited budgets, policy makers are desperate for the right kind of evidence.
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