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Co-creating an app for the self-management of people living with multiple sclerosis: evaluation of a pilot (2023)
Report
Hepburn, P., & Brettle, A. (2023). Co-creating an app for the self-management of people living with multiple sclerosis: evaluation of a pilot. Salford: Salford Clinical Commissioning Group

The purpose of this project was to customise, deploy and
evaluate an App to support the self-management of longterm conditions using Multiple Sclerosis (MS) as a case
exemplar. The App in question was a mature, CE-marked
product. The project w... Read More about Co-creating an app for the self-management of people living with multiple sclerosis: evaluation of a pilot.

Developing digital applications in healthcare: toolkit (2023)
Report
Brettle, A., Hepburn, P., Chapman, C., & Rog, D. (2023). Developing digital applications in healthcare: toolkit. Salford: Salford Integrated Care Service

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide a ‘how to’
manual for projects which aim to engage patients
in co-creating and implementing Apps for the
self-management of long-term conditions.
The toolkit is based on experience gained
together wi... Read More about Developing digital applications in healthcare: toolkit.

Facemums 2018: final report (2020)
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McCarthy, R., Choucri, L., Jones, J., Butler, D., Chatwin, J., Brettle, A., & Light, B. (2020). Facemums 2018: final report

Continuity of care and easy access to reliable information during pregnancy is essential to the health and wellbeing of pregnant women. In recent years widespread use of the internet has fundamentally changed the way people obtain health informatio... Read More about Facemums 2018: final report.

Developing a generic tool to routinely measure the impact of health libraries (2018)
Journal Article
Ayre, S., Brettle, A., Gilroy, D., Knock, D., Pattinson, S., Smith, S., & Turner, J. (2018). Developing a generic tool to routinely measure the impact of health libraries. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 35(3), 227-245. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12223

Background – Health libraries contribute to many activities of a healthcare organization.
Impact assessment needs to capture that range of contributions.
Objectives – To develop and pilot a generic impact questionnaire that: 1) could be used
rout... Read More about Developing a generic tool to routinely measure the impact of health libraries.

What evidence is there to support the impact of gardens on health outcomes? A systematic scoping review of the evidence (2017)
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Howarth, M., Brettle, A., Hardman, M., & Maden, M. (2017). What evidence is there to support the impact of gardens on health outcomes? A systematic scoping review of the evidence

According to the World Health Organisation Global
Health Observatory (2017), non-communicable diseases
(NCD’s) present a significant cause of death through
cardiovascular disease, respiratory conditions and type
2 diabetes. The impact of NCDs on... Read More about What evidence is there to support the impact of gardens on health outcomes? A systematic scoping review of the evidence.

What evidence is there to support the employment of trained and professionally registered library, information and knowledge workers? A systematic scoping review of the evidence (2016)
Report
Brettle, A., & Maden, M. (2016). What evidence is there to support the employment of trained and professionally registered library, information and knowledge workers? A systematic scoping review of the evidence

This report seeks to provide evidence that CILIP can use to advocate on behalf of the information professions.
The report addresses three aims:
1. To create an initial evidence base which can be used to advocate on behalf of the information profes... Read More about What evidence is there to support the employment of trained and professionally registered library, information and knowledge workers? A systematic scoping review of the evidence.

The impact of clinical librarian services on patients and health care organisations (2016)
Journal Article
Brettle, A., Maden, M., & Payne, C. (2016). The impact of clinical librarian services on patients and health care organisations. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 33(2), 100-120. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12136

Background - Systematic reviews have found limited evidence of effectiveness and impact of clinical librarians (CLs) due to the poor quality of reporting, scale and design of previous studies.
Objectives - To measure specific CL impact on organisa... Read More about The impact of clinical librarian services on patients and health care organisations.

A hive approach to EBLIP : results and reflections (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Brettle, A., & Maden, M. (2015, July). A hive approach to EBLIP : results and reflections. Poster presented at 8th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Conference, Brisbane, Australia

Assessing the impact of evidence summaries in library and information practice (2014)
Journal Article
Kloda, L., Koufogiannakis, D., & Brettle, A. (2014). Assessing the impact of evidence summaries in library and information practice. Library and Information Research, 38(119), 29-46. https://doi.org/10.29173/lirg644

Objective
This study developed, validated and administered an instrument to investigate the impact of research evidence summaries published in the journal, Evidence Based Library and Information Practice.
Methods
Using the critical incident te... Read More about Assessing the impact of evidence summaries in library and information practice.

Nursing knowledge and skills for global employability: A systematic literature review and synthesis (2012)
Report
Smith, N., Hennefer, D., Brettle, A., Jiang, X., Hu, R., & Xiao, H. (2012). Nursing knowledge and skills for global employability: A systematic literature review and synthesis

In a world ‘without boundaries’ the global reach of nursing has grown with exponential opportunities for nurse migration for socio-economic, personal and professional reasons. Likewise societies and their health and socio-economic needs are increasin... Read More about Nursing knowledge and skills for global employability: A systematic literature review and synthesis.

Nonpharmacological interventions for managing respiratory symptoms in lung cancer (2012)
Journal Article
Yorke, J., Brettle, A., & Molassiotis, A. (2012). Nonpharmacological interventions for managing respiratory symptoms in lung cancer. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 9(2), 117-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/1479972312441632

Patients with lung cancer experience significant symptom burden, particularly symptoms of a respiratory nature. Such symptom burden can be distressing for patients and negatively impact their functional status and quality of life. The aim of this rev... Read More about Nonpharmacological interventions for managing respiratory symptoms in lung cancer.

Exploring the evidence base for acupuncture in the treatment of Meniere’s Syndrome — A systematic review (2011)
Journal Article
of Meniere’s Syndrome — A systematic review. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2011, 429102. https://doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nep047

Meniere’s syndrome is a long-term, progressive disease that damages the balance and hearing
parts of the inner ear. To address the paucity of information on which evidence-based treatment
decisions should be made, a systematic review of acupuncture... Read More about Exploring the evidence base for acupuncture in the treatment of Meniere’s Syndrome — A systematic review.

Systematic reviews and evidence based library and information practice (2009)
Journal Article
Brettle, A. (2009). Systematic reviews and evidence based library and information practice. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 4(1), 43-50. https://doi.org/10.18438/B8N613

This commentary presents a rationale for undertaking systematic reviews in library and information practice. As library and information practitioners have the skills to undertake systematic reviews, it is questioned why there are not more in the fiel... Read More about Systematic reviews and evidence based library and information practice.

Current status and future prospects (2008)
Journal Article
Brettle, A. (2008). Current status and future prospects. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 25, 32-34. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2008.00802.x

User education, information skills training, information
technology skills training, health informatics training, information handling skills, information literacy, literature searching training and finding information for evidence-based practice ar... Read More about Current status and future prospects.

Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence (2008)
Journal Article
Brettle, A., Hill, A., & Jenkins, P. (2008). Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 8(4), 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733140802453794

Primary objective: To undertake a systematic review which aimed to locate, appraise and synthesise evidence to obtain a reliable overview of the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and user perspectives regarding counselling in primary care.... Read More about Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence.

Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence (2008)
Report
Hill, A., Brettle, A., Jenkins, P., & Hulme, C. (2008). Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence

Primary objective: To undertake a systematic review which aimed to locate, appraise and synthesise evidence to obtain a
reliable overview of the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and user perspectives regarding counselling in primary care.... Read More about Counselling in primary care : a systematic review of the evidence.

Do NHS libraries have a role in providing information to patients, carers and the public? (2008)
Other
Brettle, A., & Ormandy, P. (2008). Do NHS libraries have a role in providing information to patients, carers and the public?

Ten years ago, the UK government outlined a strategy that aimed to ‘ensure that patients, carers and the public have the information necessary to make decisions about their own
treatment and care’ and suggested that the ‘NHS has a major responsibili... Read More about Do NHS libraries have a role in providing information to patients, carers and the public?.

Do NHS libraries have a role in providing information for patient care? (2008)
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Brettle, A., & Ormandy, P. (2008). Do NHS libraries have a role in providing information for patient care?

Given that one of the main roles of an NHS library is the provision of access and training to health information for NHS staff and that health librarians are skilled in accessing, using and to some extent understanding health care information, to som... Read More about Do NHS libraries have a role in providing information for patient care?.