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  1. Article: Conceptualising a theoretical framework for planning and evaluating workplace oral health promotion programs.

    Bakri, N N / Smith, M B / Broadbent, J M / Thomson, W M

    Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals

    2023  

    Abstract: Issued addressed: Workplaces have considerable potential for enhancing personal resources and providing a supportive working environment for staff health, including oral health and well-being. To date, assessments of workplace oral health promotion ( ... ...

    Abstract Issued addressed: Workplaces have considerable potential for enhancing personal resources and providing a supportive working environment for staff health, including oral health and well-being. To date, assessments of workplace oral health promotion (WOHP) activities have observed benefits ranging from self-reported oral health to clinical parameters. However, previous WOHP actions were not based on a theoretical framework and did not consider the working environment as part of the planning and evaluation process.
    Methods: This article used evidence-based health promotion theoretical frameworks, and associated facilitators and barriers, in constructing an integrated and theoretically robust approach to planning and evaluating oral health promotion activities in the workplace.
    Results: The PRECEDE-PROCEED Model for planning and evaluation, the reach effectiveness adoption implementation maintenance, and the Salutogenic Model of Health were chosen to complement each other in the planning and evaluation process, based on their different features and the applicability of those features to the workplace setting. Because of the limited literature in this area, the current article also used evidence from oral health promotion in other settings (including schools and the community) and general health promotion in the workplace to construct a theoretical framework for planning and evaluating WOHP activities.
    Conclusions: The theoretical framework developed could assist in planning or improving existing workplace health promotion programs that focus on or incorporate oral health elements. SO WHAT?: Future research on applying and adapting the proposed framework is required.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-12
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2250864-8
    ISSN 2201-1617 ; 1036-1073
    ISSN (online) 2201-1617
    ISSN 1036-1073
    DOI 10.1002/hpja.834
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  2. Article ; Online: Command application of UK military climatic guidance on Exercise SAIF SAREEA 3.

    Smith, M B / White, S

    BMJ military health

    2020  Volume 166, Issue 6, Page(s) 418–420

    Abstract: Health and risk management of personnel in hot climates remains a Commander's responsibility, with Joint Service Publication 539 Heat Illness and Cold Injury: Prevention and Management (JSP 539) being the guiding document for the UK military. This policy ...

    Abstract Health and risk management of personnel in hot climates remains a Commander's responsibility, with Joint Service Publication 539 Heat Illness and Cold Injury: Prevention and Management (JSP 539) being the guiding document for the UK military. This policy can be challenging to interpret occasionally, needing medical professionals to provide ongoing advice to commanders. This is to achieve a shared understanding of scientific concepts and risks to allow a more informed decision-making by commanders. This then leads to the appropriate mitigation of risks to as low as reasonably practical. Exercise SAIF SAREEA 3 saw commanders and medical cooperation at all levels with a practical and pragmatic application of the principles articulated in joint policy. The elements which saw enhanced cooperation included pathophysiology, work rates and work:rest ratios, rest and sleep periods, uniform, acclimatisation, and hydration and electrolyte balance. This approach was exhibited throughout the planning, deployment and execution of Exercise SAIF SAREEA 3, which saw extremely low levels of heat injury throughout the exercise when compared with SAIF SAREEA 2 and related exercises. This personal view aims to describe the command and medical interaction on SAIF SAREEA 3 which the authors feel contributed to those successes against climatic effects.
    MeSH term(s) Heat Stress Disorders/epidemiology ; Heat Stress Disorders/prevention & control ; Hot Temperature/adverse effects ; Humans ; Risk Management/methods ; Teaching/standards ; Teaching/statistics & numerical data ; United Kingdom/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-30
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3011686-7
    ISSN 2633-3775 ; 2633-3767
    ISSN (online) 2633-3775
    ISSN 2633-3767
    DOI 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2019-001358
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  3. Article ; Online: Structuring a UK military role 1 medical treatment facility for a sustained mobile exercise in a hot desert environment: UK military exercise SAIF SAREEA 3.

    Hain, Jennifer / Smith, M B

    BMJ military health

    2020  Volume 166, Issue 6, Page(s) 414–417

    Abstract: Exercise SAIF SAREEA 3 (SS3) is a triservice combined joint training military Exercise between the UK and the Omani Armed forces. SS3 represented a rare opportunity to exercise a complete role 1 medical reception station (MRS) in a tented platform for a ... ...

    Abstract Exercise SAIF SAREEA 3 (SS3) is a triservice combined joint training military Exercise between the UK and the Omani Armed forces. SS3 represented a rare opportunity to exercise a complete role 1 medical reception station (MRS) in a tented platform for a prolonged period providing 'real life support', as opposed to an exercise without casualties. This article is a discursive paper making recommendations for amendments to the established structure for the MRS within static high-temperature deployments. Considering the facility blueprint, recognising and implementing improvements to patient flow and increasing infection prevention control measures resulted in limiting the spread of disease outbreak. During the deployment there were considerable challenges delivering care in extreme heat above 50°C these included the use of environmental control units, white liners and refrigerator units which allowed care to be delivered throughout the day, and for the appropriate care of both casualties and medication. Finally, the article covers improved patient service with a paper-based triage system supporting innovative ideas to deliver care.
    MeSH term(s) Desert Climate/adverse effects ; Hospitals, Military/organization & administration ; Humans ; Military Medicine/methods ; Military Medicine/trends ; Teaching ; United Kingdom/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3011686-7
    ISSN 2633-3775 ; 2633-3767
    ISSN (online) 2633-3775
    ISSN 2633-3767
    DOI 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2019-001361
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  4. Article ; Online: Managing mental health on a prolonged deployment: UK military exercise SAIF SAREEA 3.

    Sawford, H J / Smith, M B

    BMJ military health

    2020  Volume 166, Issue 6, Page(s) 382–386

    Abstract: Introduction: This paper presents the burden of mental health cases throughout UK military exercise SAIF SAREEA 3 (SS3), a low-tempo armoured brigade exercise in Oman from June to November 2018, and aims to discuss ways that mental health may be better ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: This paper presents the burden of mental health cases throughout UK military exercise SAIF SAREEA 3 (SS3), a low-tempo armoured brigade exercise in Oman from June to November 2018, and aims to discuss ways that mental health may be better managed on future large exercises.
    Methods: A retrospective review of all attendances at army medical facilities and relevant computerised medical records was undertaken.
    Results: 14 mental health cases were identified, which required 51 follow-up presentations throughout the duration of SS3. This represented 1.2% of all first patient presentations, and 6.3% of all follow-up work. 64% had diagnoses which predated deployment and could all be classified within 10th revision of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems as either F30-F39 mood (affective) disorders, or F40-F48 neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders; all new diagnoses made while deployed were adjustment disorders. The medical officer spent an average of 147 min total clinical care time per patient. Six patients were aeromedically evacuated (AE), which represented 26% of all AE cases from SS3.
    Conclusions: Presentations were low, but time consuming and with poor disposal outcomes. Most conditions predated the exercise, and could have been predicted to worsen through the deployment. Given the disproportionate burden that mental health cases afforded during SS3, future brigade-sized deployments should include deployed mental health professionals in order to offer evidence-based therapy which should lead to improved disposal outcomes and a reduced AE burden.
    MeSH term(s) Clinical Coding/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Mental Disorders/psychology ; Mental Disorders/therapy ; Mental Health Services/standards ; Mental Health Services/statistics & numerical data ; Military Personnel/psychology ; Military Personnel/statistics & numerical data ; Oman ; Patient Transfer/statistics & numerical data ; Retrospective Studies ; Teaching/statistics & numerical data ; United Kingdom/ethnology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-30
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3011686-7
    ISSN 2633-3775 ; 2633-3767
    ISSN (online) 2633-3775
    ISSN 2633-3767
    DOI 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2019-001355
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  5. Article ; Online: A UK Military nurse practitioner on Exercise SAIF SAREEA 3: the first Overseas deployment.

    Royal, P M / Smith, M B

    BMJ military health

    2020  Volume 166, Issue 6, Page(s) 425–428

    Abstract: As the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps celebrates its 70th Anniversary, army nursing continues to advance patient care delivery to new levels. Advanced level nursing practice has moved from the relatively 'calm' confines of the NHS to the ... ...

    Abstract As the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps celebrates its 70th Anniversary, army nursing continues to advance patient care delivery to new levels. Advanced level nursing practice has moved from the relatively 'calm' confines of the NHS to the austere desert of Oman. This article will provide a personal account of the first deployment of a military nurse practitioner since it was formally introduced in 2012 to frontline medicine, leading an armoured prehospital treatment team.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Military Nursing/methods ; Military Nursing/statistics & numerical data ; Nurse Practitioners/psychology ; Nurse Practitioners/statistics & numerical data ; Oman ; Teaching/statistics & numerical data ; United Kingdom/ethnology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3011686-7
    ISSN 2633-3775 ; 2633-3767
    ISSN (online) 2633-3775
    ISSN 2633-3767
    DOI 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001477
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  6. Article ; Online: Effects of heat: UK exercise Saif Sareea 3 and interpreting military climatic guidance.

    White, Samuel / Smith, M B

    BMJ military health

    2020  Volume 166, Issue 6, Page(s) 401–405

    Abstract: Introduction: Over recent years much research, both civilian and military, has occurred in the field of heat illness. This has helped force health protection and medical management of service personnel operating in hot climates. Exercise Saif Sareea 3 ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Over recent years much research, both civilian and military, has occurred in the field of heat illness. This has helped force health protection and medical management of service personnel operating in hot climates. Exercise Saif Sareea 3 in Oman saw a collection of presentations to the deployed UK medical treatment facilities due to the effects of heat.
    Method: This paper aims to describe the case series of 24 casualties that presented to the deployed primary care facilities and 17 that were admitted to the deployed secondary care facility due to the effects of heat.
    Results: Only 10 casualties fulfilled the in-theatre diagnostic criteria for heat illness, of which two were of moderate severity and required aeromedical evacuation to the UK.
    Conclusions: Commanders appeared extremely well read on Joint Service Publication 539 (JSP539; May 2017) Heat Illness and Cold Injury: Prevention and Management, following the Brecon enquiry, and were proactive in managing their force in preventative measures. This likely contributed towards the low numbers of patients with heat illness seen on the exercise. JSP539 did, however, appear to have some limitations when trying to apply it to all patients seen within the operational patient care pathway, and some areas for development are discussed.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Climate Change/classification ; Climate Change/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Heat Stress Disorders/epidemiology ; Heat Stress Disorders/ethnology ; Hot Temperature/adverse effects ; Humans ; Male ; Military Personnel/statistics & numerical data ; Oman ; Teaching/statistics & numerical data ; United Kingdom/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3011686-7
    ISSN 2633-3775 ; 2633-3767
    ISSN (online) 2633-3775
    ISSN 2633-3767
    DOI 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2019-001356
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  7. Article ; Online: Oral health promotion activities in the workplace: a scoping review.

    Bakri, N N / Smith, M B / Broadbent, J M / Thomson, W M

    Health promotion international

    2022  Volume 38, Issue 3

    Abstract: There is limited literature and no reviews on oral health promotion activities in the workplace to guide planning and practice. This review summarizes evidence about oral health promotion activities in the workplace (nature and extent), its impact and ... ...

    Abstract There is limited literature and no reviews on oral health promotion activities in the workplace to guide planning and practice. This review summarizes evidence about oral health promotion activities in the workplace (nature and extent), its impact and the factors that facilitate or act as barriers to implementation. Using the PRISMA-ScR guidelines, scientific articles written in English and published in peer-reviewed journals up to April 2021, from six databases (Medline, PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, EMBASE and Emcare) were screened and selected. The full texts of 95 articles were then considered; 21 articles met the inclusion criteria of using oral health status or oral health predisposing factors as primary outcome after an intervention in the workplace. Almost all included articles took a quantitative approach (n = 18), two used a qualitative design and another used a mixed-method approach. The most common activities were personalized or group oral health education interventions and oral health screenings conducted by a dental professional. Two studies reported the cost-benefit of workplace oral health promotion (WOHP). The literature indicated that WOHP interventions can be successful in achieving improvements in oral health, measured using a range of clinical (plaque accumulation, gingival inflammation, periodontal inflammation) and self-rated oral health indicators. Based on the limited literature available, WOHP may have benefits for employee oral health and employers, and the support of managers and organizations potentially improves the success of programmes. The workplace would appear to be an ideal setting to promote oral health. However, there is limited information to guide oral health promotion planning and implementation, and policy.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Health Promotion/methods ; Oral Health ; Research Design ; Workplace
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1027448-0
    ISSN 1460-2245 ; 0957-4824
    ISSN (online) 1460-2245
    ISSN 0957-4824
    DOI 10.1093/heapro/daac039
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  8. Article ; Online: Long-term functional outcomes after total wrist arthrodesis.

    Smith, M B / Stirling, P H C / McEachan, J E

    Hand surgery & rehabilitation

    2022  Volume 41, Issue 5, Page(s) 595–598

    Abstract: Current literature surrounding functional outcomes after total wrist arthrodesis is limited by short follow-up or limited use of validated patient reported outcome measures (PROMs). The primary aim of this study was to describe long-term functional ... ...

    Abstract Current literature surrounding functional outcomes after total wrist arthrodesis is limited by short follow-up or limited use of validated patient reported outcome measures (PROMs). The primary aim of this study was to describe long-term functional outcomes following wrist arthrodesis. Secondary aims were to describe the incidence of complications and patient satisfaction. This was a retrospective single-center study. Patients with a minimum of 10-year follow-up completed a questionnaire including the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE), the Quick version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (Quick-DASH) score, the EQ-5D-5L score, and a question assessing satisfaction. Presence of a complication was also assessed. During the study period 66 patients underwent total arthrodesis. At a median follow-up of 15 years, complete patient reported outcomes were available for 34 patients. Thirty-two patients were lost to follow-up. Mean age at surgery was 49 and 16 patients were female. Mean PRWE and Quick-DASH scores were 44.8 (SD 27.7; range 0-96) and 41.9 (SD 23.6; range 2.3-97.7) respectively. Twenty-eight patients were satisfied. Nine patients reported complications. There were six cases of hardware removal and two cases of prominent metalwork. One patient underwent revision surgery for non-union. Presence of a complication did not affect the Quick-DASH or PRWE scores. Median EQ-5D-5L score was 0.7. This long-term follow-up suggests high levels of patient satisfaction and health related quality of life, despite significant functional disability. The complication rates are not insignificant, although the presence of a complication did not affect functional outcomes.
    MeSH term(s) Arthrodesis ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Quality of Life ; Retrospective Studies ; Wrist ; Wrist Joint/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-16
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2848776-X
    ISSN 2468-1210
    ISSN (online) 2468-1210
    DOI 10.1016/j.hansur.2022.07.003
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  9. Article ; Online: Openness to church-based firearm safety interventions among Protestant Christian firearm owners.

    Conrick, K M / Smith, M B / Rooney, L / Morgan, E / Rowhani-Rahbar, A / Moore, M

    Public health

    2023  Volume 216, Page(s) 45–50

    Abstract: Objectives: Protestant Christians are more likely to own firearms and not store them locked/unloaded compared to those from other religions. This study examines how Protestant Christians view the relationship between their religious and firearm beliefs ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Protestant Christians are more likely to own firearms and not store them locked/unloaded compared to those from other religions. This study examines how Protestant Christians view the relationship between their religious and firearm beliefs and how that informs openness to church-based firearm safety interventions.
    Study design: Grounded theory analysis of 17 semi-structured interviews with Protestant Christians.
    Methods: Interviews, conducted August-October 2020, focused on firearms owned, carrying/discharge/storage behaviors, Christian belief compatibility with firearm ownership, and openness to church-based firearm safety interventions. Audio-recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using grounded theory techniques.
    Results: Participant perspectives varied on firearm ownership motivations and compatibility of Christian values with firearm ownership. Variation in these themes and in openness to church-based firearm safety interventions resulted in clustering of participants into three groups. Group 1 owned firearms for collecting/sporting purposes and intricately connected their Christian identity with firearm ownership, but they were not open to intervention due to perceived high firearm proficiency. Group 2 did not connect their Christian identity to their firearm ownership; some believed these identities were incompatible, so were also not open to intervention. Group 3 owned firearms for protection and believed church, as a community hub, was an excellent location for firearm safety interventions.
    Conclusions: The clustering of participants into groups varying in openness to church-based firearm safety interventions suggests it is feasible to identify Protestant Christian firearm owners open to intervention. This study presents a first step in coupling firearm owner characteristics with community-based, tailored interventions with promise for efficacy.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Protestantism ; Firearms ; Suicide Prevention ; Ownership ; Safety
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-14
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 427333-3
    ISSN 1476-5616 ; 0033-3506
    ISSN (online) 1476-5616
    ISSN 0033-3506
    DOI 10.1016/j.puhe.2022.12.010
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  10. Article ; Online: Medical equipment trends during the UK military exercise SAIF SAREEA 3 in Oman.

    Thompson, Daniel C / Davies, L G / Smith, M B

    BMJ military health

    2020  Volume 166, Issue 6, Page(s) 373–377

    Abstract: Introduction: Ex SAIF SAREEA 3 was a joint British-Omani military exercise involving approximately 5500 British personnel deployed to Oman over a 6-month period. Role 1 medical care was provided by medical treatment facilities (MTFs) deployed with ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Ex SAIF SAREEA 3 was a joint British-Omani military exercise involving approximately 5500 British personnel deployed to Oman over a 6-month period. Role 1 medical care was provided by medical treatment facilities (MTFs) deployed with medical equipment as per the UK 300 medical module.
    Method: Retrospective analysis was undertaken of prospectively collected equipment usage data from two Role 1 MTFs in Duqm (MTF 1) and Muaskar Al Murtafa (MTF 2) camps over a period of 6-8 weeks. Data were analysed alongside routinely collected epidemiological data (EPINATO) during the deployment. Equipment used in addition to the module was also recorded.
    Results: MTF 1 used 50 out of the 179 different items from the module over the 8-week period. MTF 2 used 45 out of the 179 different items from their module over the 6-week period. The most commonly used items across the sites were non-sterile examination gloves, plastic aprons, tympanic thermometer probe covers, disinfectant wipes and self-adhesive plasters. Extramodular items (blunt fill needle, water pump sprayer, Jelonet gauze and stool specimen pot) accounted for 5% of all equipment used in MTF 1.
    Conclusion: The study showed that the 300 module accommodates 95% of Role 1 patients' needs but highlights the requirement for dedicated equipment for the treatment of heat casualties if deemed likely and blunt fill/filter needles for the administration of parenteral medication. Commanders must perform a thorough medical estimate and risk assessment prior to deployment to ensure that the 300 medical module is likely to provide the necessary equipment and supplement the module if required.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Durable Medical Equipment/supply & distribution ; Durable Medical Equipment/trends ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Military Medicine/instrumentation ; Military Medicine/methods ; Military Medicine/statistics & numerical data ; Oman ; Retrospective Studies ; Teaching/statistics & numerical data ; United Kingdom/ethnology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3011686-7
    ISSN 2633-3775 ; 2633-3767
    ISSN (online) 2633-3775
    ISSN 2633-3767
    DOI 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2019-001362
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