Anna V. Williams
King's College London
14 Papers
45 Citations
Anna V. Williams is an academic researcher from King's College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Opioid overdose & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 14 publications. Previous affiliations of Anna V. Williams include Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
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Papers
Development of Opioid Overdose Knowledge (OOKS) and Attitudes (OOAS) Scales for take-home naloxone training evaluation ☆
TL;DR: The 45-item OOKS and 28- item OOAS are suitable as outcome measures of take-home naloxone training for friends and family members of opioid users.
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Training family members to manage heroin overdose and administer naloxone: randomized trial of effects on knowledge and attitudes
TL;DR: Take-home naloxone training for family members of heroin users increases opioid overdose-related knowledge and competence and these benefits are well retained after 3 months.
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Family carers and the prevention of heroin overdose deaths: Unmet training need and overlooked intervention opportunity of resuscitation training and supply of naloxone
John Strang,Victoria Manning,Soraya Mayet,Emily Titherington,Liz Offor,Claudia Semmler,Anna V. Williams +6 more
TL;DR: Evidence is found of an extensively overlooked carer population, many of whom have already been faced with an overdose situation and yet have received minimal training, and high levels of interest in receiving overdose training, in particular in emergency naloxone administration.
Mental health interventions for persons living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.
Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu,Seggane Musisi,Colin M Smith,Megan von Isenburg,Benedict Akimana,Ani Shakarishvili,Jean B. Nachega,Jean B. Nachega,Jean B. Nachega,Edward J Mills,Dixon Chibanda,Marcelo Ribeiro,Anna V. Williams,John A. Joska +13 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review synthesized the literature on mental health interventions for persons living with HIV in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) to determine intervention components and explore their relationship with intervention effectiveness.
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Impact of training for healthcare professionals on how to manage an opioid overdose with naloxone: Effective, but dissemination is challenging
TL;DR: Training clinicians how to manage an opioid overdose and administer naloxone was effective, however the 'cascade method' was only modestly successful for disseminating training to a large clinician workforce, with a range of clinician and service perceived obstacles.
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