Outputs (293)

Growing spaces : an evaluation of the mental health recovery programme using mixed methods (2018)
Journal Article
Howarth, M., Rogers, M., Withnell, N., & McQuarrie, C. (2018). Growing spaces : an evaluation of the mental health recovery programme using mixed methods. Journal of Research in Nursing, 23(6), 476-489. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987118766207

Background: Therapeutic horticulture is a nature-based method which includes a range of green activities such as gardening to promote wellbeing. It is believed that therapeutic horticulture provides a person-centred approach that can reduce social is... Read More about Growing spaces : an evaluation of the mental health recovery programme using mixed methods.

Locked down apps versus the social media ecology : why do young people and educators disagree on the best delivery platform for digital sexual health entertainment education? (2018)
Journal Article
McKee, A., Albury, K., Burgess, J., Light, B., Osman, K., & Walsh, A. (2018). Locked down apps versus the social media ecology : why do young people and educators disagree on the best delivery platform for digital sexual health entertainment education?. New Media and Society, 20(12), 4571-4589. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444818778255

This article reports on focus groups exploring the best way to reach young men with vulgar comedy videos that provide sexual health information. Young people reported that they found the means by which the material was presented - as a locked down ap... Read More about Locked down apps versus the social media ecology : why do young people and educators disagree on the best delivery platform for digital sexual health entertainment education?.

An investigation into the effects of excluding the catch phase of the power clean on force-time characteristics during isometric and dynamic tasks (2018)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., McMahon, J., & Suchomel, T. (2018). An investigation into the effects of excluding the catch phase of the power clean on force-time characteristics during isometric and dynamic tasks. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(8), 2116-2129. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002656

The aims of this study were to compare the effects of the exclusion or inclusion of the catch phase during power clean (PC) derivatives on force-time characteristics during isometric and dynamic tasks, after two 4-week mesocycles of resistance traini... Read More about An investigation into the effects of excluding the catch phase of the power clean on force-time characteristics during isometric and dynamic tasks.

Investigation of the use of inertial sensing equipment for the measurement of hip flexion and pelvic rotation in horse riders (2018)
Journal Article
Gandy, E., Bondi, A., Pigott, T., Smith, G., & McDonald, S. (2018). Investigation of the use of inertial sensing equipment for the measurement of hip flexion and pelvic rotation in horse riders. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 14(2), 99-110. https://doi.org/10.3920/CEP170023

Equestrian sports report three to five times higher incidence rates for lower back pain than that of the general population, with hip flexion angles of 50-60° suggested as a causal factor. Inertial motion capture technology enables dynamic measuremen... Read More about Investigation of the use of inertial sensing equipment for the measurement of hip flexion and pelvic rotation in horse riders.

Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation in children in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Malik, Y., Rowland, A., Gerry QC, F., & MacVane Phipps, F. (2018). Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation in children in the UK. British Journal of Midwifery, 26(6), 377-386. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.6.377

Background
While female genital mutilation (FGM) has been illegal in the UK since 1985, research estimated that in 2015 there were over 100 000 women and girls resident in the UK subjected to FGM.


Aims
To determine the effect of changes in... Read More about Mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation in children in the UK.

Improving equity and cultural responsiveness with marginalised communities: understanding competing worldviews (2018)
Journal Article
Wilson, D., Heaslip, V., & Jackson, D. (2018). Improving equity and cultural responsiveness with marginalised communities: understanding competing worldviews. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(19-20), 3810-3819. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14546

Aim
To explore the impact of culture on health, healthcare provision and its contribution towards health inequity experienced by some marginalised communities.

Background
Health inequity is a global issue, which occurs across and within countrie... Read More about Improving equity and cultural responsiveness with marginalised communities: understanding competing worldviews.

Health policy : what/when/how? (2018)
Journal Article
MacVane Phipps, F. (2018). Health policy : what/when/how?. International Journal of Health Governance, 23(2), 178-182. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhg-06-2018-066

Health policy is a very broad term encompassing ways in which care is planned in a single setting to national or international guidelines to improve population health. Policy guidance may relate to prevention or treatment of a single illness or to en... Read More about Health policy : what/when/how?.

Paying to be a midwife (2018)
Journal Article
Bond, K. (2018). Paying to be a midwife. British Journal of Midwifery, 26(6), 358-359. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2018.26.6.358

Midwifery shortages have long been in the news, but it appears that steps are finally being taken to address the issue. Kathryn Bond explains the new initiatives and how this could affect staffing

RE : Effective lifetime radiation risk for a number of national mammography screening programmes (2018)
Journal Article
Ali, R., England, A., McEntee, M., Mercer, C., Tootell, A., & Hogg, P. (2018). RE : Effective lifetime radiation risk for a number of national mammography screening programmes. Radiography, 24(3), 273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2018.05.005

Letter to the Editor

The impact of austerity on mental health service provision : a UK perspective (2018)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2018). The impact of austerity on mental health service provision : a UK perspective. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(6), 1145. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061145

This is a discussion paper which examines the impact of austerity policies on the provision of mental health services in the United Kingdom. Austerity is a shorthand for a
series of policies introduced by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalit... Read More about The impact of austerity on mental health service provision : a UK perspective.