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Use of selective gut decontamination in critically ill children : protocol for the Paediatric Intensive Care and Infection Control (PICnIC) pilot study (2022)
Journal Article
Brown, A., Ferrando-Vivas, P., Popa, M., Milla de la Fuente, G., Tume, J., Cuthbertson, B., …Pathan, N. (2022). Use of selective gut decontamination in critically ill children : protocol for the Paediatric Intensive Care and Infection Control (PICnIC) pilot study. BMJ Open, 12(3), e061838. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061838

Introduction:
Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill children. In critically ill adults, there are data that suggest the use of Selective Decontamination of the Digestive tract (SDD), a... Read More about Use of selective gut decontamination in critically ill children : protocol for the Paediatric Intensive Care and Infection Control (PICnIC) pilot study.

Co-ordinated multidisciplinary intervention to reduce time to successful extubation for children on mechanical ventilation: the SANDWICH cluster stepped-wedge RCT (2022)
Journal Article
SANDWICH cluster stepped-wedge RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(18), https://doi.org/10.3310/TCFX3817

Background:
Daily assessment of patient readiness for liberation from invasive mechanical ventilation can reduce the duration of ventilation. However, there is uncertainty about the effectiveness of this in a paediatric population.

Objectives:... Read More about Co-ordinated multidisciplinary intervention to reduce time to successful extubation for children on mechanical ventilation: the SANDWICH cluster stepped-wedge RCT.

Improving competency in safe patient handling practice through online learning beyond the classroom – a longitudinal study (2022)
Journal Article
Webb, J., Hogg, P., Twiste, M., & Correa, E. (2022). Improving competency in safe patient handling practice through online learning beyond the classroom – a longitudinal study. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(2), 7602205160. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2022.044388

Importance
Safe patient handling is intrinsic to healthcare provision; yet, educational provision of the skills for this are inconsistently delivered, without evidence that traditional face-to-face training reduces risk.
Objective
This study asse... Read More about Improving competency in safe patient handling practice through online learning beyond the classroom – a longitudinal study.

Scale-banking for Patient Reported Outcome Measures measuring functioning in rheumatoid arthritis : a daily activities metric (2022)
Journal Article
Prodinger, B., Coenen, M., Hammond, A., Küçükdeveci, A. A., & Tennant, A. (2022). Scale-banking for Patient Reported Outcome Measures measuring functioning in rheumatoid arthritis : a daily activities metric. Arthritis Care and Research, 74(4), 579-587. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24503

ObjectiveFunctioning is an important outcome for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Heterogeneity of respective patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) challenges direct comparisons between their results. This study aimed to standardize r... Read More about Scale-banking for Patient Reported Outcome Measures measuring functioning in rheumatoid arthritis : a daily activities metric.

Does wearing arthritis gloves help with hand pain and function? A qualitative study into patients’ views and experiences (2022)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Bartley, C., Adams, J., Firth, J., Culley, J., O'Neill, T., & Hammond, A. (2022). Does wearing arthritis gloves help with hand pain and function? A qualitative study into patients’ views and experiences. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 6(1), rkac007. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkac007

Objectives: Arthritis gloves are frequently prescribed to people with undifferentiated inflammatory (UIA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA), to help reduce hand pain and improve function. Nested within a randomised controlled trial testing the effectivene... Read More about Does wearing arthritis gloves help with hand pain and function? A qualitative study into patients’ views and experiences.

Real-World Testing of the Self Grasping Hand, a Novel Adjustable Passive Prosthesis: A Single Group Pilot Study (2022)
Journal Article
O’Brien, L., Montesano, E., Chadwell, A., Kenney, L., & Smit, G. (2022). Real-World Testing of the Self Grasping Hand, a Novel Adjustable Passive Prosthesis: A Single Group Pilot Study. Prosthesis, 4(1), 48-59. https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis4010006

(1) Background: This study investigated the feasibility of conducting a two-week “real-world” trial of the Self Grasping Hand (SGH), a novel 3D printed passive adjustable prosthesis for hand absence; (2) Methods: Single-group pilot study of nine adul... Read More about Real-World Testing of the Self Grasping Hand, a Novel Adjustable Passive Prosthesis: A Single Group Pilot Study.

Agility demands of Gaelic football match-play : a time-motion Analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Talty, P., McGuigan, K., Quinn, M., & Jones, P. (2022). Agility demands of Gaelic football match-play : a time-motion Analysis. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2022.2033519

Research into the physical demands of Gaelic football is limited with no research into the agility or change of direction (CoD) demands of the sport. This study examined the CoD demands of Gaelic football via a time-motion analysis of senior inter-co... Read More about Agility demands of Gaelic football match-play : a time-motion Analysis.

Mindfulness-based interventions to reduce stress and burnout in nurses : an integrative review (2022)
Journal Article
Armstong, J., & Tume, L. (2022). Mindfulness-based interventions to reduce stress and burnout in nurses : an integrative review. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 11(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjmh.2020.0036

Background
With work-related stress and current COVID-19 pandemic, nurses are at heightened risk of stress and burnout. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) have been seen to decrease stress and burnout, yet research into the effectiveness for nurs... Read More about Mindfulness-based interventions to reduce stress and burnout in nurses : an integrative review.

Identifying the psychosocial needs of Emirati and expatriate breast cancer survivors in the U.A. E.: A mixed method investigation in a hospital setting (2022)
Thesis
Aamir, M. Identifying the psychosocial needs of Emirati and expatriate breast cancer survivors in the U.A. E.: A mixed method investigation in a hospital setting. (Thesis). University of Salford

Cancer is considered as a chronic disease which requires high-quality, long-term, post-treatment care (Drayton, et. al., 2012; Phillips & Currow, 2010). However, long-term survivorship care has become a growing healthcare burden requiring numerous re... Read More about Identifying the psychosocial needs of Emirati and expatriate breast cancer survivors in the U.A. E.: A mixed method investigation in a hospital setting.

Serial and mass murderers (2022)
Book Chapter
Allely, C. (2022). Serial and mass murderers. In L. Kurtz (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict (Third Edition) (768-780). Academic Press (Elsevier). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820195-4.00048-0

This article will explore serial and mass murder. It will cover the literature which has investigated leakage and warning signs or red flags in mass shooters. The role of biological, or body-related, issues; narcissism; fame-seeking; the injustice co... Read More about Serial and mass murderers.

Barriers and facilitators to extended working life : a qualitative study (2022)
Book Chapter
Edge, C., Coffey, M., Cook, P., & Weinberg, A. (2022). Barriers and facilitators to extended working life : a qualitative study. In L. Fitzgerald (Ed.), Women entrepreneurs and employment : past, present and future perspectives. New York: Nova Science Publishers

Aim: To explore employee experiences of nearing or working beyond state pensionable age, and the factors enabling and inhibit them to work for longer. Specifically, the study explored the health, social, workplace and financial barriers and facilitat... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to extended working life : a qualitative study.

Linear advancing actions followed by deceleration and turn are the most common movements preceding goals in male professional soccer (2022)
Journal Article
Martinez, D., Quinn, M., & Jones, P. (2022). Linear advancing actions followed by deceleration and turn are the most common movements preceding goals in male professional soccer. Science and Medicine in Football, https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2022.2030064

Data were collected through time-motion analysis from soccer players participating in the English Premier League using a modified version of the Bloomfield Movement Classification with differences analysed through chi-square.

The most common indiv... Read More about Linear advancing actions followed by deceleration and turn are the most common movements preceding goals in male professional soccer.

The influence of stimuli valence, extraversion, and emotion regulation on visual search within real-world scenes (2022)
Journal Article
Bendall, R., Eachus, P., & Thompson, C. (2022). The influence of stimuli valence, extraversion, and emotion regulation on visual search within real-world scenes. Scientific reports, 12, 948. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-04964-y

Affective traits, including extraversion and emotion regulation, are important considerations in clinical psychology due to their associations with the occurrence of affective disorders. Previously, emotional real-world scenes have been shown to infl... Read More about The influence of stimuli valence, extraversion, and emotion regulation on visual search within real-world scenes.

Predictors of radiation dose for uterine artery embolisation are angiography system-dependent (2022)
Journal Article
Nocum, D., Robinson, J., Halaki, M., Båth, M., Thompson, J., Thompson, N., …Reed, W. (2022). Predictors of radiation dose for uterine artery embolisation are angiography system-dependent. Journal of Radiological Protection, 42(1), 011502. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6498/ac480b

This study sought to achieve radiation dose reductions for patients receiving uterine artery embolisation (UAE) by evaluating radiation dose measurements for the preceding generation (Allura) and upgraded (Azurion) angiography system. Previous UAE re... Read More about Predictors of radiation dose for uterine artery embolisation are angiography system-dependent.

A balanced Digital Diet for under 5s: a commentary on Orben (2021) (2022)
Journal Article
Bidgood, A., Taylor, G., Kolak, J., Bent, E., & Hickman, N. (2022). A balanced Digital Diet for under 5s: a commentary on Orben (2021). Infant and child development, https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2292

Orben (2021) proposed a ‘Digital Diet’ approach to thinking about children's consumption of digital media. Here, we consider the Digital Diet with a focus on young children under 5. As well as discussing how Type and Amount apply to this age group, w... Read More about A balanced Digital Diet for under 5s: a commentary on Orben (2021).

Arthritis glove provision in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a survey of United Kingdom rheumatology occupational therapists (2022)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., & Prior, Y. (2022). Arthritis glove provision in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a survey of United Kingdom rheumatology occupational therapists. Hand Therapy, 27(1), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/17589983211060620

Introduction: Hand pain and function limitations are common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and hand osteoarthritis (HOA). Provision of arthritis (compression) gloves to relieve hand symptoms is increasing in occupational therapy. Research evaluating ar... Read More about Arthritis glove provision in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a survey of United Kingdom rheumatology occupational therapists.

Load and performance monitoring in wheelchair court sports : a narrative review of the use of technology and practical recommendations (2022)
Journal Article
Van der Slikke, R., Sindall, P., Goosey-Tolfrey, V., & Mason, B. (2022). Load and performance monitoring in wheelchair court sports : a narrative review of the use of technology and practical recommendations. European Journal of Sport Science, 1-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.2025267

Quantifying measures of physical loading has been an essential part of performance monitoring within elite able-bodied sport, facilitated through advancing innovative technology. In wheelchair court sports (WCS) the inter-individual variability of ph... Read More about Load and performance monitoring in wheelchair court sports : a narrative review of the use of technology and practical recommendations.