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The feasibility and utility of the Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol (TRAP-18) : a review and recommendations (2022)
Journal Article
Allely, C., & Wicks, S. (2022). The feasibility and utility of the Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol (TRAP-18) : a review and recommendations. Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, 9(4), 218-259

The ability to accurately predict the risk of an individual committing an act of targeted violence is likely to be impossible given the low base rate of these acts (Goodwill & Meloy, 2019). Nevertheless, prevention is possible if there is a focus on... Read More about The feasibility and utility of the Terrorist Radicalization Assessment Protocol (TRAP-18) : a review and recommendations.

Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease: a multi-professional scoping review (2022)
Journal Article
Hurst, H., Young, H., Nixon, A., Brettle, A., & Ormandy, P. (2022). Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease: a multi-professional scoping review. Age and ageing, 51(12), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac296

Background
The growing older population with advanced chronic kidney disease (ACKD stages 4-5) poses
a challenge for healthcare worldwide. The high prevalence of frailty and associated adverse
health outcomes highlights concerns for management and... Read More about Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease: a multi-professional scoping review.

Job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: adaptations to the Workwell trial due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Ching, A., Parker, J., Haig, A., Sutton, C., Cotterill, S., Forshaw, D., …Hammond, A. (2022). Job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: adaptations to the Workwell trial due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trials, 23, 1030. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06941-2

There are high levels of work disability, absenteeism (sick leave) and presenteeism (reduced productivity) amongst people with inflammatory arthritis. Workwell is a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation... Read More about Job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis: adaptations to the Workwell trial due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Frontal plane projection angle predicts patellofemoral pain: prospective study in male military cadets (2022)
Journal Article
Alrayani, H., Herrington, L., Liu, A., & Jones, R. (2022). Frontal plane projection angle predicts patellofemoral pain: prospective study in male military cadets. Physical Therapy in Sport, 59, 73-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.12.004

Background: Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a major source of knee pain. Identifying who may develop PFP is of paramount importance.
Purpose: To assess whether Frontal plane projection angles (FPPA) and hand held dynamometry (HHD) strength measures ca... Read More about Frontal plane projection angle predicts patellofemoral pain: prospective study in male military cadets.

PD effluent specimen collection: your questions answered (2022)
Journal Article
Figueiredo, A., Bowes, E., Chow, J., Hurst, H., Neumann, J., Walker, R., & Brunier, G. (2022). PD effluent specimen collection: your questions answered. Peritoneal dialysis international, https://doi.org/10.1177/08968608221136389

When a patient on peritoneal dialysis (PD) presents with suspected PD-related peritonitis (e.g. cloudy PD fluid and abdominal pain), one of the most important initial aspects of management is for the nephrology nurse/home dialysis nurse to collect PD... Read More about PD effluent specimen collection: your questions answered.

The Effect of Rest Redistribution on Kinetic and Kinematic Variables During the Countermovement Shrug. (2022)
Journal Article
Meechan, D., McMahon, J. J., Suchomel, T. J., & Comfort, P. (in press). The Effect of Rest Redistribution on Kinetic and Kinematic Variables During the Countermovement Shrug. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 37(7), 1358-1366. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004238

This study compared the effects of rest redistribution (RR) on kinetic and kinematic variables during the countermovement shrug (CMS). Twenty-one male subjects (age 27.2 ± 3.3. years, height 1.78 ± 0.07 m, body mass 77.2 ±10.6 kg, relative one repeti... Read More about The Effect of Rest Redistribution on Kinetic and Kinematic Variables During the Countermovement Shrug..

Podiatrists’ and orthotists’ views and experiences of using plantar pressure measurement in the assessment and treatment of diabetic foot syndrome (2022)
Thesis
Rahimi Toudeshki, A. (2022). Podiatrists’ and orthotists’ views and experiences of using plantar pressure measurement in the assessment and treatment of diabetic foot syndrome. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Background: The measurement of plantar pressure is recommended as a clinical tool for risk assessment, prevention and treatment of diabetic foot ulceration. To first assess comprehensively the available evidence on the use of plantar pressure assessm... Read More about Podiatrists’ and orthotists’ views and experiences of using plantar pressure measurement in the assessment and treatment of diabetic foot syndrome.

The effect of foot position during static calibration trials on knee kinematic and kinetics during walking (2022)
Journal Article
Althomali, O., Starbuck, C., Alarifi, S., Alsaqri, K., Mohammad, W., Elsais, W., & Jones, R. (2022). The effect of foot position during static calibration trials on knee kinematic and kinetics during walking. Gait & Posture, 99, 133-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.11.007

Background
Gait analysis has been used extensively for computing knee kinematics and kinetics, in particular, in healthy and impaired individuals. One variable assessed is the external knee adduction moment (EKAM). Variations in EKAM values between... Read More about The effect of foot position during static calibration trials on knee kinematic and kinetics during walking.

The Cost-Effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life Intervention for Reducing Sitting Time (2022)
Journal Article
Cox, E., Walker, S., Edwardson, C. L., Biddle, S. J. H., Clarke-Cornwell, A. M., Clemes, S. A., …Richardson, G. (2022). The Cost-Effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life Intervention for Reducing Sitting Time. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 14861. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214861

Sedentary behaviours continue to increase and are associated with heightened risks of morbidity and mortality. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of SMART Work & Life (SWAL), an intervention designed to reduce sitting time inside and outside of w... Read More about The Cost-Effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life Intervention for Reducing Sitting Time.

The immediate effect of backward walking on external knee adduction moment in healthy individuals (2022)
Journal Article
adduction moment in healthy individuals. Journal of Healthcare Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4232990

Backward walking (BW) has been recommended as a rehabilitation intervention to prevent, manage, or improve diseases. However, previous studies showed that BW significantly increased the first vertical ground reaction force (GRF) during gait, which mi... Read More about The immediate effect of backward walking on external knee adduction moment in healthy individuals.

Force plate-derived countermovement jump normative data and benchmarks for professional Rugby League players (2022)
Journal Article
McMahon, J., Ripley, N., & Comfort, P. (2022). Force plate-derived countermovement jump normative data and benchmarks for professional Rugby League players. Sensors, 22(22), 8669. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22228669

The countermovement jump (CMJ) is an important test in rugby league (RL), and the force plate is the recommended assessment device, as it permits the calculation of several variables that explain jump strategy, alongside jump height. The purpose of t... Read More about Force plate-derived countermovement jump normative data and benchmarks for professional Rugby League players.

The Workwell trial: protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis (2022)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Radford, K., Ching, A., Prior, Y., O'Brien, R., Woodbridge, S., …Holland, P. (2022). The Workwell trial: protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis. Trials, 23, 937. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06871-z

Background: The Workwell trial is a multi-centre randomised controlled trial with the aims of evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis, who are expe... Read More about The Workwell trial: protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis.

A narrative exploration of the lived experience of pastoral staff employed in social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) secondary schools to gain a deeper understanding of the psychological impact of their work (2022)
Thesis
Bowes, E. A narrative exploration of the lived experience of pastoral staff employed in social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) secondary schools to gain a deeper understanding of the psychological impact of their work. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study aimed to explore how the experiences of working in social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) secondary schools impacts the psychological wellbeing of pastoral staff. Psychological wellbeing is a complex concept, widely used in the litera... Read More about A narrative exploration of the lived experience of pastoral staff employed in social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) secondary schools to gain a deeper understanding of the psychological impact of their work.

Digital Mammography: A Holistic Approach (2022)
Book
Mercer, C., Hogg, P., & Kelly, J. (2022). Digital Mammography: A Holistic Approach. Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10898-3

This heavily revised second edition is a practically focused textbook focusing on how to successfully utilise mammography-related techniques. It covers a wide range of topics related to holistic mammographic imaging reflecting the emerging digital an... Read More about Digital Mammography: A Holistic Approach.

The impact of type of acute myocardial infarction on cardiac patient self-efficacy after hospitalization (2022)
Journal Article
Shajrawi, A., Al-Smadi, A., Momani, A., Al-Akash, H., Granat, M., & Jones, I. (2022). The impact of type of acute myocardial infarction on cardiac patient self-efficacy after hospitalization. Dimensions in Critical Care Nursing, 41(6), 295-304. https://doi.org/10.1097/DCC.0000000000000547

Background
Self-efficacy is an important psychological construct associated with patient adherence with healthy lifestyle choices. Few studies have focused on the impacts of the type of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), non–ST-elevation myocardial... Read More about The impact of type of acute myocardial infarction on cardiac patient self-efficacy after hospitalization.

Perceptions of arthritis glove wear of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and persistent hand pain: A nested questionnaire study within the A‐Gloves trial (2022)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Prior, Y., Adams, J., Firth, J., O'Neill, T., & Hough, Y. (2022). Perceptions of arthritis glove wear of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and persistent hand pain: A nested questionnaire study within the A‐Gloves trial. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(2), 405-416. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1709

Introduction: Arthritis gloves are prescribed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to reduce hand pain, stiffness, and improve hand function. As part of a randomised controlled trial, this study investigated participants’ perceptions of wearing arthritis glo... Read More about Perceptions of arthritis glove wear of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and persistent hand pain: A nested questionnaire study within the A‐Gloves trial.