Search Results - "Malaguti, Amy"
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'It was like coming back from the clouds': a qualitative analysis of the lived experience of overdose consequent to drug use among a cohort of people who use drugs in Scotland
Published in Harm reduction journal (07-06-2024)“…Globally, non-fatal overdose (NFOD) rates consequent to drug use, typically opioids, continue increasing at a startling rate. Existing quantitative research…”
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Mixed-methods evaluation of point-of-care hepatitis C virus RNA testing in a Scottish prison
Published in BMJ open (10-04-2023)“…ObjectivesHepatitis C virus (HCV) poses a global public health threat. Prisons are a focus of prevention efforts due to high infection burdens. Expedition of…”
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Psychosocial factors associated with overdose subsequent to Illicit Drug use: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
Published in Harm reduction journal (15-04-2024)“…Psychological and social status, and environmental context, may mediate the likelihood of experiencing overdose subsequent to illicit drug use. The aim of this…”
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Randomised controlled trial conducted in injecting equipment provision sites to compare the effectiveness of different hepatitis C treatment regimens in people who inject drugs: A Direct obserVed therApy versus fortNightly CollEction study for HCV treatment—ADVANCE HCV protocol study
Published in BMJ open (01-08-2019)“…IntroductionHepatitis C is a blood-borne virus (HCV) that can seriously damage the liver and is spread mainly through blood-to-blood contact with an infected…”
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Effectiveness of the use of implementation intentions on reduction of substance use: A meta-analysis
Published in Drug and alcohol dependence (01-09-2020)“…•Small significant effect of implementation intentions on reducing alcohol use, g = 0.31 (95 % CI: 0.21, 0.42), p < .001.•Small significant effect of…”
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Impact of Hepatitis C treatment on behavioural change in relation to drug use in people who inject drugs: A systematic review
Published in The International journal of drug policy (01-10-2019)“…Background: A systematic review was conducted to determine the impact of Hepatitis C (HCV) treatment on substance use behaviour in people who inject drugs…”
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Drug network identification predicts injecting risk behavior among people who inject drugs on hepatitis C virus treatment in Tayside, Scotland
Published in Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) (02-04-2024)“…The risk of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) acquisition among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) remains high when injecting risk behavior within networks endures. Several…”
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Integrating Health Psychology into Hepatitis C Treatment : a Self-efficAcy Intervention to reDuce Injecting Risk behAviour and hePatitis C reinfecTion Rates (Adapt)
Published 01-01-2021“…This thesis is divided into two main sections. The introductory section comprises studies one and two, while the pilot RCT section comprises studies three and…”
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Randomized clinical trial: Direct‐acting antivirals as treatment for hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: Delivered in needle and syringe programs via directly observed therapy versus fortnightly collection
Published in Journal of viral hepatitis (01-08-2022)“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment in people who inject drugs (PWID) is delivered within settings frequented by PWID, such as needle and syringe programs (NSP)…”
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Change in injecting behaviour among people treated for hepatitis C virus: The role of intimate partnerships
Published in Journal of viral hepatitis (01-01-2019)“…Summary Injecting behaviour in people who inject drugs is the main risk factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Psychosocial factors such as having a…”
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