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Zirnsak TM, Ng AH, Brasier C, Gray R. Public involvement in Australian clinical trials: A systematic review. Clin Trials 2024:17407745231224533. [PMID: 38408931 DOI: 10.1177/17407745231224533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Public involvement enhances the relevance, quality, and impact of research. There is some evidence that public involvement in Australian research lags other countries, such as the United Kingdom. The purpose of the systematic review was to establish the rates and describe the characteristics of public involvement in Australian clinical trials. METHODS We reviewed evidence of public involvement in all Australian randomised controlled trials published in the first 6 months of 2021. To determine the quality of public involvement, we used the five-item short-form version of the Guidance of Reporting Involvement Patients and the Public, version 2. RESULTS In total, 325 randomised controlled trials were included, of which 17 (5%) reported any public involvement. Six trials reported public involvement in setting the research aim and seven in developing study methods. The authors of one study reflected on the overall role and influence of public involvement in the research. CONCLUSION Rate of public involvement in Australian clinical trials is seemingly substantially lower than those reported in countries with similar advanced public health care systems, notably the United Kingdom. Our observations may be explained by a lack of researcher skills in how to involve the public and the failure by major funding agencies in Australia to mandate public involvement when deciding on how to award grant funding.
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- Tessa-May Zirnsak
- Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Dietetics, Human Nutrition and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Doroud N, King A, Zirnsak TM, Brasier C, Hall T, Jordan H, Brophy L. Creating "an oasis of hope, inclusion and connection": students and stakeholders' experiences of a pilot Recovery College. J Ment Health 2024; 33:92-100. [PMID: 37641410 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2023.2245881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recovery Colleges are an innovative approach to promoting personal recovery for people experiencing mental illness. AIMS This study was to explore experiences of students, supporters, staff, educators and external stakeholders (i.e. partner organisations) of a pilot Recovery College in the Australian Capital Territory (ACTRC), and the impact of participation in the College for students and supporters. METHODS ACTRC students, supporters, staff and educators, and external stakeholders were invited to participate in a mixed-method evaluation via an online survey, interviews and/or focus groups. The survey included questions regarding experiences and recovery-orientation of the College environment, and for students and supporters only, satisfaction with the College. Qualitative data from interviews and focus groups was inductively coded, thematically analysed and triangulated with survey responses. RESULTS The findings suggest that the ACTRC provides a safe space, promotes meaningful connections within and beyond the college, and offers steppingstones supporting recovery and growth. Participants spoke positively about cross institutional partnerships and collaboration with several organisations within the ACT. CONCLUSIONS This evaluation reiterates the role of Recovery Colleges as an innovative approach to promoting personal recovery for people living with mental illness. Adequate resourcing and collaboration are essential in realising the value of co-production whilst ensuring sustainability.
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- Nastaran Doroud
- Department of Nursing and Allied Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Community and Clinical Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Community and Clinical Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Community and Clinical Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Brasier C, Brophy L, Harvey C. Constructing recovery: A Lived Experience and post-structuralist exploration of how the meaning of personal recovery and rehabilitation has changed over time. Australas Psychiatry 2023; 31:607-609. [PMID: 37579295 DOI: 10.1177/10398562231194193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This article explores how the concept of 'recovery' has been much debated and often sits at odds with our notion of rehabilitation. METHOD This article provides a Lived Experience and post-structural commentary on the ever-changing meaning of recovery and rehabilitation. RESULTS Building on the contemporary Consumer Movement's use of the term recovery, this article explores how constructions of recovery try to create a boundary which stops people being invalidated based on their experience, or perceived experience, of mental distress. The concept of recovery has insufficiently influenced rehabilitation practices. Recovery is also frequently reappropriated, often with no or minimal consumer input, and reconstructed in line with notions of progress and improvement. CONCLUSION People with Lived Experience have challenged the concept of rehabilitation; however, rehabilitation may still have relevance if it is redefined according to Lived Experience values and recovery-oriented practice.
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- Catherine Brasier
- Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; and
- Wellways Australia, Melbourne, Australia
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- Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; and
- Northwest Area Mental Health Services, Melbourne, Australia
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Harvey C, Zirnsak TM, Brasier C, Ennals P, Fletcher J, Hamilton B, Killaspy H, McKenzie P, Kennedy H, Brophy L. Community-based models of care facilitating the recovery of people living with persistent and complex mental health needs: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1259944. [PMID: 37779607 PMCID: PMC10539575 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1259944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023] Open
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Objective This study aims to assess the effectiveness of community-based models of care (MoCs) supporting the recovery of individuals who experience persistent and complex mental health needs. Method We conducted a systematic review and narrative synthesis of MoC studies reporting clinical, functional, or personal recovery from October 2016 to October 2021. Sources were Medline, EMBASE, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and Cochrane databases. Studies were grouped according to MoC features. The narrative synthesis was led by our researchers with lived experience. Results Beneficial MoCs ranged from well-established to novel and updated models and those explicitly addressing recovery goals and incorporating peer support: goal-focused; integrated community treatment; intensive case management; partners in recovery care coordination; rehabilitation and recovery-focused; social and community connection-focused; supported accommodation; and vocational support. None of our diverse group of MoCs supporting recovery warranted a rating of best practice. Established MoCs, such as intensive case management, are promising practices regarding clinical and functional recovery, with potential for enhancements to support personal recovery. Emerging practice models that support personal and functional recovery are those where consumer goals and priorities are central. Conclusion Evidence for established models of care shows that there is a need for inevitable evolution and adaptation. Considering the high importance of effective MoCs for people experiencing persistent and complex mental health needs, further attention to service innovation and research is required. Greater emphasis on the inclusion of lived and living experience in the design, delivery, implementation, and research of MoCs is needed, to enhance MOCs' relevance for achieving individual consumer recovery outcomes.
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- Carol Harvey
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- North West Area Mental Health, Division of Mental Health, Northern Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Social Work and Social Policy, Department of Community and Clinical Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Social Work and Social Policy, Department of Community and Clinical Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health Nursing, Department of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Applied Clinical Research, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- The Bouverie Centre, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Brunswick, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health Nursing, Department of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Social Work and Social Policy, Department of Community and Clinical Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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Killaspy H, Harvey C, Brasier C, Brophy L, Ennals P, Fletcher J, Hamilton B. Community-based social interventions for people with severe mental illness: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of recent evidence. World Psychiatry 2022; 21:96-123. [PMID: 35015358 PMCID: PMC8751572 DOI: 10.1002/wps.20940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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People living with severe mental illness (SMI) are one of the most marginalized groups in society. Interventions which aim to improve their social and economic participation are of crucial importance to clinicians, policy-makers and people with SMI themselves. We conducted a systematic review of the literature on social interventions for people with SMI published since 2016 and collated our findings through narrative synthesis. We found an encouragingly large amount of research in this field, and 72 papers met our inclusion criteria. Over half reported on the effectiveness of interventions delivered at the service level (supported accommodation, education or employment), while the remainder targeted individuals directly (community participation, family interventions, peer-led/supported interventions, social skills training). We identified good evidence for the Housing First model of supported accommodation, for the Individual Placement and Support model of supported employment, and for family psychoeducation, with the caveat that a range of models are nonetheless required to meet the varied housing, employment and family-related needs of individuals. Our findings also highlighted the importance of contextual factors and the need to make local adaptations when "importing" interventions from elsewhere. We found that augmentation strategies to enhance the effectiveness of social interventions (particularly supported employment and social skills training) by addressing cognitive impairments did not lead to transferable "real life" skills despite improvements in cognitive function. We also identified an emerging evidence base for peer-led/supported interventions, recovery colleges and other interventions to support community participation. We concluded that social interventions have considerable benefits but are arguably the most complex in the mental health field, and require multi-level stakeholder commitment and investment for successful implementation.
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- Helen Killaspy
- Department of Epidemiology and Applied Clinical Research, Division of PsychiatryUniversity College LondonLondonUK,Camden & Islington NHS Foundation TrustLondonUK
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- Psychosocial Research Centre, Department of PsychiatryUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia,North Western Mental HealthParkvilleVICAustralia
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- Department of Occupational TherapySocial Work and Social Policy, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe UniversityMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Department of Occupational TherapySocial Work and Social Policy, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe UniversityMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global HealthUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia
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- Centre for Psychiatric NursingSchool of Health Sciences, University of MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia
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McCarter K, McKinlay ML, Cocks N, Brasier C, Hayes L, Baker AL, Castle D, Borland R, Bonevski B, Segan C, Kelly PJ, Turner A, Williams J, Attia J, Sweeney R, Filia S, Baird D, Brophy L. The value of compassionate support to address smoking: A qualitative study with people who experience severe mental illness. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:868032. [PMID: 36276321 PMCID: PMC9583161 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.868032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION People experiencing severe mental illness (SMI) smoke at much higher rates than the general population and require additional support. Engagement with existing evidence-based interventions such as quitlines and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) may be improved by mental health peer worker involvement and tailored support. This paper reports on a qualitative study nested within a peer researcher-facilitated tobacco treatment trial that included brief advice plus, for those in the intervention group, tailored quitline callback counseling and combination NRT. It contextualizes participant life experience and reflection on trial participation and offers insights for future interventions. METHODS Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 29 participants in a randomized controlled trial (intervention group n = 15, control group n = 14) following their 2-month (post-recruitment) follow-up assessments, which marked the end of the "Quitlink" intervention for those in the intervention group. Interviews explored the experience of getting help to address smoking (before and during the trial), perceptions of main trial components including assistance from peer researchers and tailored quitline counseling, the role of NRT, and other support received. A general inductive approach to analysis was applied. RESULTS We identified four main themes: (1) the long and complex journey of quitting smoking in the context of disrupted lives; (2) factors affecting quitting (desire to quit, psychological and social barriers, and facilitators and reasons for quitting); (3) the perceived benefits of a tailored approach for people with mental ill-health including the invitation to quit and practical resources; and (4) the importance of compassionate delivery of support, beginning with the peer researchers and extended by quitline counselors for intervention participants. Subthemes were identified within each of these overarching main themes. DISCUSSION The findings underscore the enormity of the challenges that our targeted population face and the considerations needed for providing tobacco treatment to people who experience SMI. The data suggest that a tailored tobacco treatment intervention has the potential to assist people on a journey to quitting, and that compassionate support encapsulating a recovery-oriented approach is highly valued. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION The Quitlink trial was registered with ANZCTR (www.anzctr.org.au): ACTRN12619000244101 prior to the accrual of the first participant and updated regularly as per registry guidelines.
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- Kristen McCarter
- School of Psychological Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Mental Health, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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- Research, Advocacy and Practice Development, Mind Australia, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Research, Advocacy and Practice Development, Mind Australia, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Complex Interventions, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute and the School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Complex Interventions, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,IMPACT Strategic Research Centre, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Baker AL, McCarter K, Brophy L, Castle D, Kelly PJ, Cocks N, McKinlay ML, Brasier C, Borland R, Bonevski B, Segan C, Baird DE, Turner A, Williams JM, Forbes E, Hayes L, Attia J, Lambkin D, Barker D, Sweeney R. Adapting Peer Researcher Facilitated Strategies to Recruit People Receiving Mental Health Services to a Tobacco Treatment Trial. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:869169. [PMID: 35722563 PMCID: PMC9199858 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.869169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION One of the most challenging aspects of conducting intervention trials among people who experience severe mental illness (SMI) and who smoke tobacco, is recruitment. In our parent "QuitLink" randomized controlled trial (RCT), slower than expected peer researcher facilitated recruitment, along with the impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, necessitated an adaptive recruitment response. The objectives of the present study were to: (i) describe adaptive peer researcher facilitated recruitment strategies; (ii) explore the effectiveness of these strategies; (iii) investigate whether recruitment strategies reached different subgroups of participants; and (iv) examine the costs and resources required for implementing these strategies. Finally, we offer experience-based lessons in a Peer Researcher Commentary. METHODS People were included in the RCT if they smoked at least 10 cigarettes a day and were accessing mental health support from the project's two partnering mental health organizations in Victoria, Australia. The majority of people accessing these services will have been diagnosed with SMI. Recruitment occurred over 2 years. We began with peer facilitated recruitment strategies delivered face-to-face, then replaced this with direct mail postcards followed by telephone contact. In the final 4 months of the study, we began online recruitment, broadening it to people who smoked and were accessing support or treatment (including from general practitioners) for mental health and/or alcohol or other drug problems, anywhere in the state of Victoria. Differences between recruitment strategies on key participant variables were assessed. We calculated the average cost per enrolee of the different recruitment approaches. RESULTS Only 109 people were recruited from a target of 382: 29 via face-to-face (March 2019 to April 2020), 66 from postcards (May 2020 to November 2020), and 14 from online (November to December 2020 and January to March 2021) strategies. Reflecting our initial focus on recruiting from supported independent living accommodation facilities, participants recruited face-to-face were significantly more likely to be living in partially or fully supported independent living (n = 29, <0.001), but the samples were otherwise similar. After the initial investment in training and equipping peer researchers, the average cost of recruitment was AU$1,182 per participant-~US$850. Face-to-face recruitment was the most expensive approach and postcard recruitment the least (AU$1,648 and AU$928 per participant). DISCUSSION Peer researcher facilitated recruitment into a tobacco treatment trial was difficult and expensive. Widely dispersed services and COVID-19 restrictions necessitated non-face-to-face recruitment strategies, such as direct mail postcards, which improved recruitment and may be worthy of further research. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION The trial is registered with ANZCTR (www.anzctr.org.au): ACTRN12619000244101 prior to the accrual of the first participant and updated regularly as per registry guidelines. The trial sponsor was the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
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- Amanda L Baker
- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychological Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Social Work and Social Policy, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Complex Interventions, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute and the School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Research, Advocacy and Policy Development, Mind Australia Limited, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Mental Health, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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- Social Work and Social Policy, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI), College of Medicine & Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine, IMPACT, Institute for Innovation in Physical and Mental Health and Clinical Translation, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- Research, Advocacy and Policy Development, Mind Australia Limited, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.,Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Gray R, Brasier C, Zirnsak TM, Ng AH. Reporting of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in clinical trials published in nursing science journals: a descriptive study. Res Involv Engagem 2021; 7:88. [PMID: 34906260 PMCID: PMC8669663 DOI: 10.1186/s40900-021-00331-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in research positively affects the relevance, quality, and impact of research. Around 11% of studies published in leading medical journals demonstrate PPIE. The extent of PPIE in nursing research has not been previously studied. METHODS A descriptive study of PPIE in clinical trials published in general nursing science journals between 1st January and 31st August 2021. Data were extracted from included studies against the five items of the Guidance for Reporting Involvement of Patients and the Public (GRIPP2) short form reporting checklist. RESULTS We searched 27 journals and identified 89 randomised controlled clinical trials. There was no statement or evidence of PPIE in any of the included trials. CONCLUSION Nurse researchers need to ensure that they purposefully involve patients in their research and report this in papers describing study findings.
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- Richard Gray
- The School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia.
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- Department of Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Department of Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia
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- Department of Dietetics, Human Nutrition and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia
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Brasier C, Roennfeldt H, Hamilton B, Martel A, Hill N, Stratford A, Buchanan-Hagen S, Byrne L, Castle D, Cocks N, Davidson L, Brophy L. Peer support work for people experiencing mental distress attending the emergency department: Exploring the potential. Emerg Med Australas 2021; 34:78-84. [PMID: 34490720 DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.13848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study explored the benefits and limitations of employing peer support workers, who utilise their own lived experience of mental distress and recovery, to support people experiencing mental distress who are attending the ED. METHODS This co-produced qualitative study utilised four phases: (i) assemble a collaborative multi-disciplinary research team and Expert Panel, of which at least half identified as having lived experience; (ii) a site visit to an ED; (iii) focus groups with consumers, support persons and ED staff; and (iv) a learning workshop for peer workers. RESULTS Focus groups were run for consumers (n = 7), support persons (n = 5) and ED staff (n = 7). Eleven consumer peer workers participated in the learning workshop. Four themes were identified and triangulated: the individual in distress, peer support work, a 'Peers in EDs' service and the ED context. Overall, findings suggest that peer support workers contribute important skills including listening, de-escalation, relationship-building and empathy. CONCLUSIONS This study identified that peer support workers would bring important skills to an ED (e.g. empathetic support, de-escalation). However, significant workforce and organisational support would be required.
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- Catherine Brasier
- Social Work and Social Policy, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Social Work, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Management, College of Business and Law, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Centre for Complex Interventions, Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Mind Australia Limited, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Social Work and Social Policy, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,The Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Oostermeijer S, Brasier C, Harvey C, Hamilton B, Roper C, Martel A, Fletcher J, Brophy L. Design features that reduce the use of seclusion and restraint in mental health facilities: a rapid systematic review. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e046647. [PMID: 34233981 PMCID: PMC8264870 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Increasing efforts are being made to prevent and/or eliminate the use of seclusion and restraint in mental health facilities. Recent literature recognises the importance of the physical environment in supporting better outcomes in mental health services. This rapid review scoped the existing literature studying what physical design features of mental health facilities can reduce the use of seclusion and physical restraint. DESIGN A rapid review of peer-reviewed literature. METHODS Peer-reviewed literature was searched for studies on architectural design and the use of restraint and seclusion in mental health facilities. The following academic databases were searched: Cochrane Library, Medline, PsycINFO, Scopus and Avery for English language literature published between January 2010 and August 2019. The Joanna Briggs Institute's critical appraisal tool was used to assess the quality of included studies. RESULTS We identified 35 peer-reviewed studies. The findings revealed several overarching themes in design efforts to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint: a beneficial physical environment (eg, access to gardens or recreational facilities); sensory or comfort rooms; and private, uncrowded and calm spaces. The critical appraisal indicated that the overall quality of studies was low, as such the findings should be interpreted with caution. CONCLUSION This study found preliminary evidence that the physical environment has a role in supporting the reduction in the use of seclusion and restraint. This is likely to be achieved through a multilayered approach, founded on good design features and building towards specific design features which may reduce occurrences of seclusion and restraint. Future designs should include consumers in a codesign process to maximise the potential for change and innovation that is genuinely guided by the insights of lived experience expertise.
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- Sanne Oostermeijer
- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Psychiatric Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Psychiatric Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Brasier C, Ski CF, Thompson DR, Cameron J, O'Brien CL, Lautenschlager NT, Gonzales G, Hsueh YSA, Moore G, Knowles SR, Rossell SL, Haselden R, Castle DJ. The Stroke and Carer Optimal Health Program (SCOHP) to enhance psychosocial health: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2016; 17:446. [PMID: 27612562 PMCID: PMC5018183 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-016-1559-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stroke is a leading cause of disability and distress, and often profoundly affects the quality of life of stroke survivors and their carers. With the support of carers, many stroke survivors are returning to live in the community despite the presence of disability and ongoing challenges. The sudden and catastrophic changes caused by stroke affects the mental, emotional and social health of both stroke survivors and carers. The aim of this study is to evaluate a Stroke and Carer Optimal Health Program (SCOHP) that adopts a person-centred approach and engages collaborative therapy to educate, support and improve the psychosocial health of stroke survivors and their carers. METHODS This study is a prospective randomised controlled trial. It will include a total of 168 stroke survivors and carers randomly allocated into an intervention group (SCOHP) or a control group (usual care). Participants randomised to the intervention group will receive nine (8 + 1 booster) sessions guided by a structured workbook. The primary outcome measures for stroke survivors and carers will be health-related quality of life (AQoL-6D and EQ-5D) and self-efficacy (GSE). Secondary outcome measures will include: anxiety and depression (HADS); coping (Brief COPE); work and social adjustment (WSAS); carer strain (MCSI); carer satisfaction (CASI); and treatment evaluation (TEI-SF and CEQ). Process evaluation and a health economic cost analysis will also be conducted. DISCUSSION We believe that this is an innovative intervention that engages the stroke survivor and carer and will be significant in improving the psychosocial health, increasing independence and reducing treatment-related costs in this vulnerable patient-carer dyad. In addition, we expect that the intervention will assist carers and stroke survivors to negotiate the complexity of health services across the trajectory of care and provide practical skills to improve self-management. TRIAL REGISTRATION ACTRN12615001046594 . Registered on 7 October 2015.
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- Catherine Brasier
- Centre for the Heart and Mind, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Centre for the Heart and Mind, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia. .,Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia. .,Mental Health Service, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3065, Australia.
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- Centre for the Heart and Mind, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Centre for the Heart and Mind, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.,Mental Health Service, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3065, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.,Mental Health Service, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3065, Australia.,NorthWestern Mental Health, Melbourne Health, Melbourne, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3065, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.,Mental Health Service, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3065, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.,Mental Health Service, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3065, Australia.,Department of Psychology, Swinburne University, Melbourne, VIC, 3122, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Swinburne University, Melbourne, VIC, 3122, Australia
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- Centre for the Heart and Mind, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.,Mental Health Service, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3065, Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.,Mental Health Service, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, 3065, Australia
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Robin C, Brasier C, Reeser P, Sutton W, Vannini A, Vettraino AM, Hansen E. Pathogenicity of Phytophthora lateralis Lineages on Different Selections of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana. Plant Dis 2015; 99:1133-1139. [PMID: 30695936 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-14-0720-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Phytophthora lateralis, the cause of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana root disease, was introduced in North America about 1920, and has since killed trees along roads and streams throughout the tree's range. Recent results suggest an Asian origin for this oomycete and four genetic lineages were identified. This raised questions for the genetic exapted resistance demonstrated in 1989 within the wild population of C. lawsoniana but with only one P. lateralis lineage. The main goal of the present research was to test the durability of the demonstrated resistance and to compare the pathogenicity of isolates representing the four lineages. No breakdown of resistance was observed in five separate tests using different inoculation techniques, resistant and susceptible C. lawsoniana trees, and seedling families. Differences in mortality and lesion length were observed between the lineages. The higher aggressiveness of isolates of the TWJ and PNW lineages and the lower aggressiveness of the TWK lineage are discussed in view of the hypotheses on the history of spread and evolutionary history of the P. lateralis lineages.
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- C Robin
- INRA, UMR 1202 Biogeco, 33612 Cestas Cedex, France; and Univ. Bordeaux, BIOGECO, UMR1202, F-33400 Talence, France
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- Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10, UK
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-food and Forest Systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-food and Forest Systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis
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