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Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes : systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Whear, R., Abbott, R., Bethel, A., Richards, D., Garside, R., Cockcroft, E., …Thompson Coon, J. (2022). Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes : systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(1), 78-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15047

Aim: This systematic review identifies, appraises and synthesizes the evidence on the provision of fundamental nursing care to hospitalized patients with a highly infectious virus and the effectiveness of adaptations to overcome barriers to care.... Read More about Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes : systematic review.

25th anniversary article : looking back on Perspectives and looking forward (2021)
Journal Article
Tomkinson, B., Caldwell, J., & Verney, C. (2021). 25th anniversary article : looking back on Perspectives and looking forward. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 25(4), 140-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2021.1965783

This article reviews key themes in articles published in Perspectives over the past 25 years since the journal was launched. It highlights changes in the journal itself and its readership as the higher education landscape has evolved. We review the f... Read More about 25th anniversary article : looking back on Perspectives and looking forward.

3D Guided Dental Implant Placement: Impact on Surgical Accuracy and Collateral Damage to the Inferior Alveolar Nerve (2021)
Journal Article
Mistry, A., Ucer, T., Thompson, J., Khan, R., Karahmet, E., & Sher, F. (2021). 3D Guided Dental Implant Placement: Impact on Surgical Accuracy and Collateral Damage to the Inferior Alveolar Nerve. Dentistry Journal, 9(9), 99. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj9090099

An increase in the number of implants placed has led to a corresponding increase in the number of complications reported. The complications can vary from restorative complications due to poor placement to damage to collateral structures such as nerve... Read More about 3D Guided Dental Implant Placement: Impact on Surgical Accuracy and Collateral Damage to the Inferior Alveolar Nerve.

A health, law and education approach to criminal justice (2021)
Report
Gerry QC, F., Rowland, A., Connelly, L., & Roddy, J. (2021). A health, law and education approach to criminal justice

Submission to the legal and social issues committee, Parliament of Victoria - inquiry into Victoria’s justice system

A systematic review of exercise prescription in patients with intermittent claudication: does pain matter? (2021)
Journal Article
Seed, S., Harwood, A., Sinclair, J., Pymer, S., Caldow, E., Ingle, L., …Birkett, S. (2021). A systematic review of exercise prescription in patients with intermittent claudication: does pain matter?. Annals of Vascular Surgery, 77, 315-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2021.06.025

Background: Current guidelines for intermittent claudication advocate exercise at moderate to maximal claudication pain. However, adherence rates to supervised exercise programmes (SEP) remain poor and claudication pain is a contributing factor. Limi... Read More about A systematic review of exercise prescription in patients with intermittent claudication: does pain matter?.

No change in foot soft tissue morphology and skin sensitivity after three months of using foot orthoses that alter plantar pressure (2021)
Journal Article
Reeves, J., Jones, R., Liu, A., Bent, L., Martinez Santos, A., & Nester, C. (2021). No change in foot soft tissue morphology and skin sensitivity after three months of using foot orthoses that alter plantar pressure. Footwear Science, 13(3), 233-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2021.1961880

Altering plantar load using foot orthoses (FOs) may alter the mechanical work required of internal structures and change the size of muscle and connective tissues. Skin sensitivity might also change as a result of altering mechanoreceptor stimulation... Read More about No change in foot soft tissue morphology and skin sensitivity after three months of using foot orthoses that alter plantar pressure.

EULAR points to consider for the management of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (2021)
Journal Article
Nagy, G., Roodenrijs, N., Welsing, P., Kedves, M., Hamar, A., van der Goes, M., …Van Laar, J. (2021). EULAR points to consider for the management of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220973

Objective: To develop evidence-based European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) points to consider (PtCs) for the management of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (D2T RA). Methods: A EULAR Task Force was established comprisin... Read More about EULAR points to consider for the management of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Effect of a sedation and ventilator liberation protocol vs usual care on duration of invasive mechanical ventilation in pediatric intensive care units : a randomized clinical trial (2021)
Journal Article
units : a randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 326(5), 401-410. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.10296

Importance: There is limited evidence on the optimal strategy for liberating children from invasive mechanical ventilation in the pediatric intensive care unit. Objective: To determine if a ventilator liberation intervention reduces duration of i... Read More about Effect of a sedation and ventilator liberation protocol vs usual care on duration of invasive mechanical ventilation in pediatric intensive care units : a randomized clinical trial.

How effective is an evidence-based exercise intervention in individuals with patellofemoral pain? (2021)
Journal Article
Greaves, H., Comfort, P., Liu, A., Herrington, L., & Jones, R. (2021). How effective is an evidence-based exercise intervention in individuals with patellofemoral pain?. Physical Therapy in Sport, 51, 92-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2021.05.013

Objectives Guidelines for a comprehensive rehabilitation programme for patellofemoral pain (PFP) have been developed by international experts. The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of such a rehabilitative exercise programme on pain, funct... Read More about How effective is an evidence-based exercise intervention in individuals with patellofemoral pain?.

Exploring the experiences of social workers in working with children suspected of having fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (2021)
Journal Article
Gilbert, D., Mukherjee, R., Kassam, N., & Cook, P. (2021). Exploring the experiences of social workers in working with children suspected of having fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Adoption & fostering, 45(2), 155-172. https://doi.org/10.1177/03085759211011735

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is one outcome from prenatal alcohol exposure. Social workers are likely to encounter children with the condition, due to the greater likelihood of prenatal alcohol exposure among children in social services set... Read More about Exploring the experiences of social workers in working with children suspected of having fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

Postural control during quiet standing and voluntary stepping response tasks in individuals post-stroke : a case-control study (2021)
Journal Article
Moisan, G., Chayasit, P., Boonsinsukh, R., Nester, C., & Hollands, K. (2021). Postural control during quiet standing and voluntary stepping response tasks in individuals post-stroke : a case-control study. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 29(7), 465-472. https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2021.1943803

Background: Postural control impairments following a stroke have impact on mobility, reduce independence and increase the risk of falls. Assessing these impairments during tasks representative of real-life situations, such as quiet standing (QS) and... Read More about Postural control during quiet standing and voluntary stepping response tasks in individuals post-stroke : a case-control study.

Nurse education in the UK : moving beyond the EU regulations? (2021)
Journal Article
Leigh, J. (2021). Nurse education in the UK : moving beyond the EU regulations?. British Journal of Nursing, 30(12), 756-757. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.12.756

In 2018 the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) launched its Future Nurse and Realising Professionalism standards (NMC, 2018a; 2018b; 2018c). Collectively, these three-part standards specify the knowledge and skills that NMC registrants must demonstr... Read More about Nurse education in the UK : moving beyond the EU regulations?.

SPARC 2021 - Against all odds : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts (2021)
Book
Thomas, A., Ibrahim, A., Abraham, A., Halilu, A., Adeosun, A., Court, A., …Whitehead, H. (2021). H. Bury, S. Gowda, T. Ireland, L. Mitchell, E. Oginni, T. Poppelreuter, …D. Whitnall (Eds.), SPARC 2021 - Against all odds : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts. Salford, United Kingdom: University of Salford

Welcome to the Book of Abstracts for the 2021 SPARC conference. Our conference is called “Against All Odds” as we celebrate the achievements of our PGRs and their supervisors, who have continued to excel despite the most challenging circumstances. Fo... Read More about SPARC 2021 - Against all odds : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts.

An evaluation of contralateral hand involvement in the operation of the Delft Self-Grasping Hand, an adjustable passive prosthesis (2021)
Journal Article
Chadwell, A., Chinn, N., Kenney, L., Karthaus, Z., Mos, D., & Smit, G. (2021). An evaluation of contralateral hand involvement in the operation of the Delft Self-Grasping Hand, an adjustable passive prosthesis. PLoS ONE, 16(6), e0252870. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252870

The Delft Self-Grasping Hand is an adjustable passive prosthesis operated using the concept of tenodesis (where opening and closing of the hand is mechanically linked to the flexion and extension of the wrist). As a purely mechanical device that does... Read More about An evaluation of contralateral hand involvement in the operation of the Delft Self-Grasping Hand, an adjustable passive prosthesis.

Strategies to combatting violence in society, including violence against women and girls (2021)
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Connelly, L., Roddy, J., & Rowland, A. (2021). Strategies to combatting violence in society, including violence against women and girls

For at least two decades it has been recognised that violence is not an intractable social problem or an inevitable part of the human condition. Our global society can do much to address and prevent violence. For every person who dies as a result of... Read More about Strategies to combatting violence in society, including violence against women and girls.

An exploration of the lived experiences of people who self-harm in two secure/locked mental health hospitals in Ghana (2021)
Thesis
in two secure/locked mental health hospitals in Ghana. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background An increasing number of people who Self-Harm (SH) are being treated in mental health hospitals globally and it is now considered a major health problem. Incidence of SH are common in secure hospitals with those who use SH being highly dep... Read More about An exploration of the lived experiences of people who self-harm in two secure/locked mental health hospitals in Ghana.

The outcome from anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in an adult male population from United Arab of Emirates (2021)
Thesis
Kananizadegan, M. The outcome from anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in an adult male population from United Arab of Emirates. (Thesis). University of Salford

In sports physiotherapy, outcome measurements are used to identify the athlete’s ability to tolerate the physical demands inherent in sports specific movement and prevent re-injury or identify readiness to return to competition. There are limited st... Read More about The outcome from anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in an adult male population from United Arab of Emirates.

Kinematic characteristics of male runners with a history of recurrent calf muscle strain injury (2021)
Journal Article
Bramah, C., Preece, S., Gill, N., & Herrington, L. (2021). Kinematic characteristics of male runners with a history of recurrent calf muscle strain injury. International journal of sports physical therapy, 16(3), 732-740. https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.22971

Background: Calf muscle strain injuries are a common running injury affecting male runners and are known to have high reoccurrence rates. Currently, limited evidence exists investigating factors associated with this injury with no previous study inve... Read More about Kinematic characteristics of male runners with a history of recurrent calf muscle strain injury.