Health campaigns for April 2024
The 2nd of April is World Autism Awareness Day.
Articles
Take a look at some of the recent articles available through The Knowledge Network: Autism reading list.
Journals
- Autism (Online)
- Education and training in autism and developmental disabilities
- Autism in adulthood : challenges and management
- Autism Research and Treatment (Online)
- Research in autism spectrum disorders (Online)
- Journal of autism and developmental disorders
Evidence summaries
BMJ Best Practice
See the BMJ Best Practice topic on Autism Spectrum Disorder, which includes links to patient leaflets and national guidelines.
ClinicalKey
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World Autism Awareness Day aims to raise awareness about autism and autistic individuals to promote understanding, education and acceptance.
DynaMed
DynaMed include Autism Spectrum Disorders, as well as a condition overview it also includes a section on how to approach children and adults with this disorder.
Find more about autism spectrum disorder: autism - ClinicalKey Search.
The 7th of April is World Health Day.
World Health Day is the WHO campaign and is focusing on My health, my right.
The campaign champions the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to quality health services, education, and information.
Organisations
ALISS offers a directory of local services such as food banks, playgroups, housing services and support groups.
Care Information Scotland offers information and support for carers in Scotland.
The Health Literacy Place highlights tools and techniques that can help improve health literacy in Scotland.
NHS Inform is Scotland's national health information service helping the people in Scotland to make informed decisions about their own health and the health .
Many local health boards have patient information services - contact your local board for further information.
Evidence summaries
ClinicalKey
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Theme for 2024: My Health, My Right
Access ClinicalKey to find more about current health topics: health - ClinicalKey Search
April is Stress Awareness Month.
Articles
Our Stress reading list can help you find recent material from The Knowledge Network Library Search on this topic.
Journals
Evidence Summaries
BMJ Best Practice
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Mental health response to disasters and other critical incidents
For more information, please visit: bmj.com/company/nhsscotland
BMJ Interactive Flyer - Depression
ClinicalKey
Elsevier allows access to their free Mental and Behavioral Healthcare Hub, where you can access clinical resources to help patients. There are also resources to support resilience for staff who are caring for patients in challenging environments.
DynaMed
A study undertaken by @mentalhealth revealed that 46 percent of participants reported eating too much or unhealthily due to stress, with 29 percent reporting an increase in alcohol intake.* Follow the DynaMed topic for the latest evidence on this. *Mental Health Foundation/YouGov 2018
MindTools
We have created a playlist of resources in Mind Tools (previously Good Practice) to support Stress Awareness Month this April.
April is IBS Awareness Month.
Articles
The Knowledge Network IBS reading list has collected some of the most recent articles on this topic.
Journals
Evidence Summaries
BMJ Best Practice
An interactive flyer produced by BMJ linking you to relevant content on this topic.
ClinicalKey
You must be signed in to your NHS Scotland OpenAthens account to access this resource.
Access the latest research, treatment options, and lifestyle changes that may help manage IBS on ClinicalKey: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
DynaMed
The prevalence of #IBS in the general population is estimated to be 5–20 percent but as many people with symptoms do not seek medical advice, this may be an underestimate. [NICE, 2017].
Follow the DynaMed topic for the latest evidence on Irritable Bowel Syndrome.