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Item From citizen science to citizen action : analysing the potential for a digital platform to cultivate attachments to nature(2019) Sharma, Nirwan; Greaves, Sam; Siddharthan, Advaith; Anderson, Helen Brenda; Robinson, Anne-Marie; Colucci-Gray, Laura; Wibowo, Agung Toto; Bostock, Helen; Salisbury, Andrew; Roberts, Stuart; Slawson, David; Van der Wal, Rene; University of Aberdeen.Computing Science; University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Initial Teacher Education (ITE); University of Aberdeen.Natural & Computing Sciences; University of Aberdeen.EducationItem On being forgotten : Memory and forgetting serve as signals of interpersonal importance(2019-02) Ray, Devin G; Gomillion, Sarah; Pintea, Andrei I; Hamlin, Iain; University of Aberdeen.Psychology; University of Aberdeen.PsychologyItem Microscope and spectacle : on the complexities of using new visual technologies to communicate about wildlife conservation(2015-11) Verma, Audrey; van der Wal, René; Fischer, Anke; University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Biological SciencesItem Roles of cognitive status and intelligibility in everyday communication in people with Parkinson’s disease : A systematic review(2016-08-20) Barnish, Maxwell S; Whibley, Daniel; Horton, Simon M C; Butterfint, Zoe R; Deane, Katherine H O; University of Aberdeen.Other Applied Health Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Epidemiology GroupItem Patients’ perspectives on the medical primary-secondary care interface : systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research(2015-10-15) Sampson, Rod; Cooper, Jamie; Barbour, Rosaline; Polson, Rob; Wilson, Philip; University of Aberdeen.Medical Education; University of Aberdeen.Medical Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Other Applied Health Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Institute of Applied Health SciencesItem Developing and Evaluating Communication Strategies to Support Informed Decisions and Practice Based on Evidence (DECIDE) : protocol and preliminary results(2013) Treweek, Shaun; Oxman, Andrew D; Alderson, Philip; Bossuyt, Patrick M; Brandt, Linn; Brożek, Jan; Davoli, Marina; Flottorp, Signe; Harbour, Robin; Hill, Suzanne; Liberati, Alessandro; Liira, Helena; Schünemann, Holger J; Rosenbaum, Sarah; Thornton, Judith; Vandvik, Per Olav; Alonso-Coello, Pablo; Loudon, Kirsty; DECIDE Consortium; University of Aberdeen.Other Applied Health Sciences; University of Aberdeen.Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation; University of Aberdeen.Institute of Applied Health SciencesItem Theory-based communication skills training for medicine counter assistants to improve consultations for non-prescription medicines(Blackwells, 2007-05) Watson, Margaret C.; Cleland, Jennifer; Inch, Jackie; Bond, Christine M.; Francis, Jillian JoyContext: Medicine counter assistants (MCAs) supply the majority of non-prescription medicines (NPMs) to consumers. Suboptimal communication during consultations between consumers and MCAs has been identified as a major cause of inappropriate supply. Evidence from medical consultations suggests that training in specified communication skills can change professional behaviour. Methods: A feasibility study was conducted to evaluate the effect of theory-based communication skills training for MCAs. Thirty MCAs were recruited from 21 community pharmacies in Grampian, Scotland. The intervention comprised 2 4-hour training sessions, held 1 month apart. The sessions were informed by results from previous studies and the Calgary−Cambridge evidence-based model of communication skills training. Strategies for guiding individuals through change were adopted from cognitive behavioural therapy techniques. The theory of planned behaviour was used to assess potential pathways to behaviour change. Recorded data were collected during covert visits to the pharmacies by simulated patients at baseline and 1 month after each training session. Communication performance was measured as the number and type of questions asked. Results: Compared with baseline measures, the total number of questions asked increased in the intervention group at both timepoints. No change was shown in the control group between baseline and follow-up 1, and a decrease was shown in the total number of questions from follow-up 1 to 2. The intervention appeared to have greater effect on consultations involving advice, compared with those concerning product requests. Discussion: Communication performance improved following training. Increased information exchange is associated with guideline-compliant supply of NPMs. A substantive randomised, controlled trial is now planned to assess the intervention.Item The development of a theory-based intervention to promote appropriate disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia(BioMed Central, 2007-12-19) Foy, Robbie; Francis, Jillian Joy; Johnston, Marie; Eccles, Martin P.; Lecouturier, Jan; Bamford, Claire; Grimshaw, JeremyBackground: The development and description of interventions to change professional practice are often limited by the lack of an explicit theoretical and empirical basis. We set out to develop an intervention to promote appropriate disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia based on theoretical and empirical work. Methods: We identified three key disclosure behaviours: finding out what the patient already knows or suspects about their diagnosis; using the actual words 'dementia' or 'Alzheimer's disease' when talking to the patient; and exploring what the diagnosis means to the patient. We conducted a questionnaire survey of older peoples' mental health teams (MHTs) based upon theoretical constructs from the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and used the findings to identify factors that predicted mental health professionals' intentions to perform each behaviour. We selected behaviour change techniques likely to alter these factors. Results: The change techniques selected were: persuasive communication to target subjective norm; behavioural modelling and graded tasks to target self-efficacy; persuasive communication to target attitude towards the use of explicit terminology when talking to the patient; and behavioural modelling by MHTs to target perceived behavioural control for finding out what the patient already knows or suspects and exploring what the diagnosis means to the patient. We operationalised these behaviour change techniques using an interactive 'pen and paper' intervention designed to increase intentions to perform the three target behaviours. Conclusion : It is feasible to develop an intervention to change professional behaviour based upon theoretical models, empirical data and evidence based behaviour change techniques. The next step is to evaluate the effect of such an intervention on behavioural intention. We argue that this approach to development and reporting of interventions will contribute to the science of implementation by providing replicable interventions that illuminate the principles and processes underlying change.Item Using theory to improve communication : designing a communication skills training package for medicine counter assistants(P J Online, 2007) Cleland, Jennifer; Francis, Jillian Joy; Watson, Margaret; Inch, Jackie; Bond, Christine