Validation of a generic impact survey for use by health library services indicates the reliability of the questionnaire (2022)
Journal Article
Urquhart, C., & Brettle, A. (2022). Validation of a generic impact survey for use by health library services indicates the reliability of the questionnaire. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 39(4), 323-335. https://doi.org/10.1111/hir.12427

Background. A validated generic impact questionnaire can demonstrate how individual, and groups of health libraries contribute to continuing education and patient care outcomes.
Objectives. To validate an existing generic questionnaire for Knowledg... Read More about Validation of a generic impact survey for use by health library services indicates the reliability of the questionnaire.

What is the evidence for the impact of gardens and gardening on health and well-being : a scoping review and evidence-based logic model to guide healthcare strategy decision making on the use of gardening approaches as a social prescription (2020)
Journal Article
Howarth, M., Brettle, A., Hardman, M., & Maden, M. (2020). What is the evidence for the impact of gardens and gardening on health and well-being : a scoping review and evidence-based logic model to guide healthcare strategy decision making on the use of gardening approaches as a social prescription. BMJ Open, 10(7), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036923

Objective:
To systematically identify and describe studies that have evaluated the impact of gardens
and gardening on health and wellbeing. A secondary objective was to use this evidence to build
evidence-based logic models to guide health stra... Read More about What is the evidence for the impact of gardens and gardening on health and well-being : a scoping review and evidence-based logic model to guide healthcare strategy decision making on the use of gardening approaches as a social prescription.

A co-designed social media intervention to satisfy information needs and improve outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease : a longitudinal study (2020)
Journal Article
Vasilica, C., Brettle, A., & Ormandy, P. (2020). A co-designed social media intervention to satisfy information needs and improve outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease : a longitudinal study. JMIR Formative Research, 4(1), e13207. https://doi.org/10.2196/13207

Background The number of people living with a long-term condition is increasing worldwide. Social media offers opportunities for patients to exchange information and experiences with others with the same condition, potentially leading to better self-... Read More about A co-designed social media intervention to satisfy information needs and improve outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease : a longitudinal study.

Do educational interventions aimed at nurses to support the implementation of evidence-based practice improve patient outcomes? A systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Wu, Y., Brettle, A., Zhou, C., Ou, J., Wang, Y., & Wang, S. (2018). Do educational interventions aimed at nurses to support the implementation of evidence-based practice improve patient outcomes? A systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 70, 109-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.026

Background: Numerous articles have sought to identify the impact of educational interventions for improving evidence-based practice (EBP) amongst nurses, most of these focus on skills and knowledge acquired. No systematic review has explored whether... Read More about Do educational interventions aimed at nurses to support the implementation of evidence-based practice improve patient outcomes? A systematic review.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Evaluating clinical librarian services : a systematic review (2010)
Journal Article
Brettle, A., Maden-Jenkins, M., Anderson, L., McNally, R., Pratchett, T., Tancock, J., …Webb, A. (2011). Evaluating clinical librarian services : a systematic review. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 28(1), 3-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2010.00925.x

Background: Previous systematic reviews have indicated limited evidence and poor quality evaluations
of clinical librarian (CL) services. Rigorous evaluations should demonstrate the value of CL services, but
guidance is needed before this can be ac... Read More about Evaluating clinical librarian services : 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)
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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.

Workplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review (2008)
Journal Article
Dugdill, L., Brettle, A., Hulme, C., McCluskey, S., & Long, A. (2008). Workplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 1(1), 20-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538350810865578

Purpose – This paper aims to report a synopsis of a recent systematic review of the literature
regarding the effectiveness of workplace physical activity interventions, commissioned by the
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE... Read More about Workplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review.

Evaluating information skills training in health libraries: a systematic review (2007)
Journal Article
Brettle, A. (2007). Evaluating information skills training in health libraries: a systematic review. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 24(Suppl), 18-37. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00740.x

Introduction
: Systematic reviews have shown that there is limited evidence to
demonstrate that the information literacy training health librarians provide is
effective in improving clinicians’ information skills or has an impact on patient
care.... Read More about Evaluating information skills training in health libraries: a systematic review.

Effectiveness of information skills training and mediated searching: qualitative results from the EMPIRIC project (2007)
Journal Article
Brettle, A., Hulme, C., & Ormandy, P. (2007). Effectiveness of information skills training and mediated searching: qualitative results from the EMPIRIC project. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 24(1), 24-33. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00702.x

Objectives: To explore library staff and health professionals' views on the effectiveness of information skills training and librarian mediated searching as methods of providing information for patient care. This is the second article describing the... Read More about Effectiveness of information skills training and mediated searching: qualitative results from the EMPIRIC project.

The costs and effectiveness of information skills training and mediated searching: quantitative results from the EMPIRIC project (2006)
Journal Article
Brettle, A., Hulme, C., & Ormandy, P. (2006). The costs and effectiveness of information skills training and mediated searching: quantitative results from the EMPIRIC project. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 23(4), 239-247. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2006.00670.x

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness and costs of providing information for patient care via librarian-mediated searches and information-skills training.
Methods: A questionnaire survey to library staff and health professionals in the North Wes... Read More about The costs and effectiveness of information skills training and mediated searching: quantitative results from the EMPIRIC project.

Counselling older people: what can we learn from the research evidence? (2006)
Journal Article
Brettle, A., & Hill, A. (2006). Counselling older people: what can we learn from the research evidence?. Journal of Social Work Practice, 20(3), 281-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650530600931807

This paper reports on a systematic review aimed at providing a reliable overview of the effectiveness, appropriateness and feasibility of counselling older people. Papers were located from a wide range of sources to ensure comprehensive coverage of t... Read More about Counselling older people: what can we learn from the research evidence?.

Developing and evaluating an interactive information skills tutorial (2006)
Journal Article
Grant, M., & Brettle, A. (2006). Developing and evaluating an interactive information skills tutorial. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 23, 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2006.00655.x

Objective:  To develop and evaluate a web-based interactive information skills tutorial integrated into the curriculum. To determine whether the tutorial was acceptable to students and explore the use of a skills assessment tool in identifying whethe... Read More about Developing and evaluating an interactive information skills tutorial.

The effectiveness of counselling with older people: results of a systematic review (2005)
Journal Article
Hill, A., & Brettle, A. (2005). The effectiveness of counselling with older people: results of a systematic review. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 5(4), 265-272. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733140500510374

In 2003 the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) commissioned a systematic review of the research evidence relating to counselling older people. This paper reports on some of the findings of this review, particularly those whi... Read More about The effectiveness of counselling with older people: results of a systematic review.