Jacquie White in Australia

Jacquie White presented on the impact of implementing the Health Improvement Profile at The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Annual Conference (24-26 October 2018) in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Humour between people living with dementia and their partners

Chris Clarke, Emma Wolverson have co-authored:

Helen Hickman, Chris Clarke, Emma Wolverson (2018) A qualitative study of the shared experience of humour between people living with dementia and their partners Dementia doi: 10.1177/1471301218805895

Minimum Sample Size Requirements for a Validation Study of The Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale-Revision 4 (SQLS-R4)

Colin Martin has co-authored:

Martin C.R., Larkin D. Minimum Sample Size Requirements for a Validation Study of The Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale-Revision 4 (SQLS-R4). J Basic Clin Health Sci 2018; 2(3): 076-081. http://dx.doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.2018.411

RCN appointment for Caroline Drewe

Caroline Drewe has been appointed to the RCN’s Society of a Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing committee.

SPARC – PhD Scholarships

Bridging the Divide: Living with Multimorbidity

We were recently successful in the University PhD scholarship scheme competition where we were awarded three scholarships which will focus on the experience of living with multiple health conditions.  We have identified the following three areas:  Multimorbidity where dementia is one of the conditions; Multimorbidity in mid-life where mental health is implicated and the embodied experience of living with multiple conditions. We can now advertise our three scholarships:

We are aiming to recruit from a wide field of possible candidates, please distribute our advert to your networks as you feel appropriate.  

Dr Andrew Garrett presents in Croatia

Dr Andrew Garrett from Sport, Health+Exercise Science and the Postgraduate Research Director in the Faculty of Health Science has just presented his work at the 7^th International Conference of Physiology and Pharamcology in Split, Croatia.

This work investigated the ‘Physiological and performance differences in the follicular and luteal menstrual phases of moderately-trained females during intermittent exercise in the heat’. This project has been funded by the Joel Havelange Research Scholarship awarded from FIFA.

Abstract:

Physiological and performance differences in the follicular and luteal menstrual phases of moderately-trained females during intermittent exercise in the heat

Andrew Garrett^1*, Jarrod Gritt¹, Edward Dodd¹, Victoria Biddlecombe¹, Damien Gleadall-Siddall¹, Rachel Burke¹, Richard Turpin¹, Jake Shaw¹, James Bray¹, Huw Jones² & Grant Abt¹.

Sport, Health and Exercise Science, School of Life Science, Faculty of Health Science, University of Hull, UK¹.

School of Mathematics and Physical Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Hull, UK².

*Corresponding author

Introduction: The menstrual cycle plays a key role in athletic performance but how it affects exercise for trained females in the heat is unclear. Therefore, the aims of this study were to investigate physiological and performance differences in the follicular and luteal phases of moderately-trained females during intermittent exercise in the heat.

Methods: Ten, healthy, active, moderately-trained females (Mean [SD]; age 22.6 [2.7] y; stature 165.3 [6.2] cm; body mass 61.5 [8.7] kg; VO2_peak 43.9 [8.6] mL^.kg^-1.min^-1) participated. The heat stress test (HST) (31.0°C; 50% RH) consisted of 9x5min (45-mins) of intermittent exercise based on match-play of female footballers. Completing two HSTs (HST1 and HST2) separated by one week, in the follicular and luteal menstrual phases respectively. Determined by self-reported menstrual cycle questionnaire and plasma 17β-estradiol.

Results: In the follicular (HST1) versus luteal (HST2) menstrual phases there was limited change in resting T_re by 0.05 (95% CI -0.20 to 0.27°C; P = 0.74), end-exercise T_re (0.10; -0.20 to 0.40°C; P=0.47); resting T_sk (-0.45; -1.15 to 0.20°C; P=0.15), end-exercise T_sk (-0.20; -0.95 to 0.60°C; P=0.64); resting T_b (-0.15; -0.30 to 0.05°C; P=0.14), end-exercise T_b (0.05; -0.20 to 0.30°C; P=0.56). Similarly, there was limited change in end-exercise f_c (1; -6 to 7 b^.min^-1; P=0.84); %PV (-3.7; -10.5 to 3.0%; P=0.22) and mean power output (6; -25 to 36 W; P=0.68) in the sprint performance test.

Discussion and conclusion: This work has demonstrated limited physiological and performance differences in the follicular and luteal menstrual phases of moderately-trained females during intermittent exercise in the heat. This may be due to trained females having less bi-phasic fluctuations in steroidal hormones that may attenuate the differences in the effector responses of cutaneous vasodilation during heat stress.   

Medication review plus person-centred care: a feasibility study of a pharmacy-health psychology dual intervention to improve care for people living with dementia

Andrea Hilton has co-authored:

Ian D Maidment, Sarah Damery, Niyah Campbell, Nichola Seare, Chris Fox, Steve Iliffe, Andrea Hilton, Graeme Brown, Nigel Barnes, Jane Wilcock, Emma Randle, Sarah Gillespie, Garry Barton and Rachel Shaw (2018) Medication review plus person-centred care: a feasibility study of a pharmacy-health psychology dual intervention to improve care for people living with dementia BMJ Psychiatry 18:340 doi:10.1186/s12888-018-1907-4

Memorandum of understanding signed with The Affiliated Hospital of Southwestern Medical University, China

On 17 October a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the University of Hull and The Affiliated Hospital of Southwestern Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan Province, China.

Pictured is Professor Roger Watson*, signing on behalf of the Vice Chancellor with Vice President Hui Xi of The Affiliated Hospital of Southwestern Medical University. Behind, from left to right: Dr David Barrett, Business Manager, Faculty of Health Sciences; Dr Amanda Lee, Associate Dean (International) Faculty of Health Sciences; and from The Affiliated Hospital of Southwestern Medical University: Yu Ke Director HR; Liu Jiexiong, Director of exchange; Qin Gang, Director of ENT.

* Roger Watson has been a visiting professor at the The Affiliated Hospital of Southwestern Medical University for five years and makes an annual visit. The Deputy Director of Nursing Chen Yanhua completed her PhD at Hull recently and another PhD student Xiaolei Zhao is currently with us. Earlier this year we had a visiting academic - Ai Zhongping - for 12 months.

New publication on perception of itch intensity

Igor Schindler and Henning Holle and Olivia Jones (former PhD student) have co-authored: 

Olivia Jones, Igor Schindler, Henning Holle (2018) Transcranial magnetic stimulation over contralateral primary somatosensory cortex disrupts perception of itch intensity Experimental Dermatology doi: 10.1111/exd.13803

Influences on Decision-Making of Young People About Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

Helen Sisson and Yvonne Wilkinson (2018) have co-authored:

An Integrative Review of the Influences on Decision-Making of Young People About Human Papillomavirus Vaccine The Journal of School Nursing doi: 10.1177/1059840518805816

Cultivating Compassion, Positive Emotion and Wellbeing

Dr Philip Molyneux presented two posters based on research recently completed by Trainee Clinical Psychologists (now qualified) – Sean Malkin and Mary Walker – at the Compassionate Mind Foundation’s 7th International Conference, themed “Cultivating Compassion, Positive Emotion and Wellbeing”. These were both supervised by myself and Tim Alexander.

Sean’s poster won 2nd prize at the conference.

Cross-cultural validation of the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale

Roger Watson has co-authored:
Xie H, Yu HT, Watson R, Wen J, Xiao l, Yan M, Chen YH (2018) Cross-cultural validation of the Health Care Provider HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (HPASS) in China AIDS and Behavior doi: 10.1007/s10461-018-2312-1

Learning Professionalism on the Touch-Line: Pedagogical Challenges and Recommendations

Colin Johnson has published: 

Colin Johnson and Lucy Hammond (2018) Learning Professionalism on the Touch-Line: Pedagogical Challenges and Recommendations. Athletic Training Education Journal: July–September 2018, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 290-298.

Hull Midwifery student presented at RCM annual conference

One of our 3rd year student midwives - Melissa Tweddle - presented at the Royal College of Midwives annual conference last week; one of three student midwives in the UK selected to present. The conference was held in Manchester, on 4^th and 5^th October 2018.

Melissa spoke about the idea of having a discussion and listening service available to all women at a time suitable for them (even years after birth) where they can discuss their birth with a midwife, using their maternity notes. This is so that women can understand how events unfolded in their birth experiences, which is aimed to help women who have experienced traumatic births.  A service, such as this, may help reduce anxiety, depression and postpartum-post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (which is estimated to affect around three percent of childbearing women).  It is also hoped that this might reduce secondary tokophobia (a pathological fear of childbirth engendered in women following a previous birth).

Melissa was given the opportunity to talk about her idea with Gill Walton (Chief Executive of the RCM) who was very much in favour of the idea and thought it was needed in all trusts. This is something Melissa would love to see implemented in the future.  Melissa really enjoyed the experience and hopes to do more public speaking in the future.

Maybe it’s kind of normal to hear voices

Chris Sanderson and Anjula Gupta from the department of Clinical Psychology have published:

Lewis SH, Sanderson C, Gupta A, Klien C (2018) “Maybe it’s kind of normal to hear voices”: The role of spirituality in making sense of voice hearing Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health doi 10.1080/19349637.2018.1520183

Implementing e-learning and e-tools for care home staff supporting residents with dementia and challenging behaviour

Esme Moniz-Cook has co-authored: 


Keenan J, Poland F, Manthorpe J, Hart C, Moniz-Cook E (2018) Implementing e-learning and e-tools for care home staff supporting residents with dementia and challenging behaviourbehaviour: A process evaluation of the ResCare study using normalisation process theory Dementia DOI: 10.1177/1471301218803195

The Muttleyfication of universities

Roger Watson has co-authored:

Darbyshire P, Watson R, Thompson DR (2018) How universities win gold in the Muttleyficationof learning Nurse Education Today  75, 105-106

The Health Improvement Profile: A manual to promote physical wellbeing in people with severe mental illness. 2nd Ed

Sheila Hardy (Post Doc Researcher in SHSW) and Jacquie White have published the second edition of their HIP Book:

Hardy, S., White, J., Gray, R. (2018) The Health Improvement Profile: A manual to promote physical wellbeing in people with severe mental illness. 2^nd Ed. M&K Publishing. Keswick ISBN: 9781910451106

eBook also available (which is popular with students) eISBN: 9781910451601

Sheila Hardy