School of Health & Society

Comparison of the inter-item correlations of the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) between Western and non-Western contexts (2022)
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Park, J., van den Broek, K., Bhullar, N., Ogunbode, C., Schermer, J., Doran, R., …Lomas, M. (in press). Comparison of the inter-item correlations of the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) between Western and non-Western contexts. Personality and Individual Differences, 196, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111751

The Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10; Rammstedt & John, 2007) is one of many short versions of personality inventories that measure the Big Five trait dimensions. Short versions of scales often present methodological challenges as a trade-off for their... Read More about Comparison of the inter-item correlations of the Big Five Inventory-10 (BFI-10) between Western and non-Western contexts.

The physical effects of wearing personal protective equipment: a scoping review (2022)
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scoping review. https://doi.org/10.3396/ijic.v18.22415

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has required healthcare workers to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), and although there is increasing awareness of the physical effects of wearing PPE, the literature has yet to be synthesised around this top... Read More about The physical effects of wearing personal protective equipment: a scoping review.

Rate of force development adaptations after weightlifting-style training: the influence of power clean ability. (2022)
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James, L., Suchomel, T., Comfort, P., Haff, G., & Connick, M. (2022). Rate of force development adaptations after weightlifting-style training: the influence of power clean ability. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(6), 1560-1567. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003673

This experiment examined changes to the rate of force development (RFD) expressed under loaded jump conditions between individuals with a higher (stronger) and lower (weaker) weightlifting performance (as assessed by the 1 repetition maximum [RM] pow... Read More about Rate of force development adaptations after weightlifting-style training: the influence of power clean ability..

Prescribing uses of botulinum toxin (2022)
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Robertson, D. (2022). Prescribing uses of botulinum toxin. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 4(6), 242-243. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2022.4.6.242

Last month the research roundup provided you with an overview of articles that reported on some issues, barriers, and challenges in prescribing practice (Robertson, 2022). This month, we will be reviewing articles looking at the many and varied uses... Read More about Prescribing uses of botulinum toxin.

Bringing creative psychotherapies to primary NHS Mental Health Services in the UK : a feasibility study on patient and staff experiences of arts for the blues workshops delivered at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services (2022)
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Karkou, V., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Parsons, A., Thurston, S., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Nair, K., …Haslam, S. (2022). Bringing creative psychotherapies to primary NHS Mental Health Services in the UK : a feasibility study on patient and staff experiences of arts for the blues workshops delivered at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12544

There have been several arguments for the need to generate evidence-based creative forms of psychological interventions in Improving Access to Psychological Services (IAPT), the main primary mental health provider in hospitals in England, UK. In th... Read More about Bringing creative psychotherapies to primary NHS Mental Health Services in the UK : a feasibility study on patient and staff experiences of arts for the blues workshops delivered at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services.

Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery in a pediatric hospital: early results and review of the literature (2022)
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Ugolini, S., Coletta, R., Lo Piccolo, R., Dell'Otto, F., Voltolini, L., Gonfiotti, A., & Morabito, A. (2022). Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery in a pediatric hospital: early results and review of the literature. Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques, 32(6), 713-720. https://doi.org/10.1089/lap.2021.0180

Background: Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (U-VATS) is an implemented technique in adult surgery that may aid to extend offer the benefits of thoracoscopy to a wide number of pediatric patients. Materials and Methods: Consecutive cases... Read More about Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery in a pediatric hospital: early results and review of the literature.

How Does Lower-Body and Upper-Body Strength Relate to Maximum Split Jerk Performance? (2022)
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Soriano, M. A., Jiménez-Ormeño, E., Amaro-Gahete, F. J., Haff, G. G., & Comfort, P. (2022). How Does Lower-Body and Upper-Body Strength Relate to Maximum Split Jerk Performance?. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(8), 2102-2107. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004289

The aims of this study were to (I) determine the relationships between the maximum dynamic strength of the upper and lower body, measured by overhead press and back squat 1 repetition maximum (1RM) performances, and the split jerk (SJ) performance in... Read More about How Does Lower-Body and Upper-Body Strength Relate to Maximum Split Jerk Performance?.

Increased exposure to loading is associated with decreased plantar soft tissue hardness in people with diabetes and neuropathy (2022)
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Allan, D., Chatzistergos, P., Mahadevan, S., Healy, A., Sundar, L., Ramachandran, A., …Naemi, R. (2022). Increased exposure to loading is associated with decreased plantar soft tissue hardness in people with diabetes and neuropathy. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 187, 109865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2022.109865

Aims Literature indicates that altered plantar loading in people with diabetes could trigger changes in plantar soft tissue biomechanics which, in turn, could affect the risk for ulceration. To stimulate more research in this area, this study uses i... Read More about Increased exposure to loading is associated with decreased plantar soft tissue hardness in people with diabetes and neuropathy.

Predicting the risk of amputation and death in patients with diabetic foot ulcer. A long‐term prospective cohort study of patients in Tanzania (2022)
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G. Abbas, Z., Chockalingam, N., K. Lutale, J., & Naemi, R. (2022). Predicting the risk of amputation and death in patients with diabetic foot ulcer. A long‐term prospective cohort study of patients in Tanzania. #Journal not on list, 5(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/edm2.336

Introduction This prospective cohort study aimed to identify the characteristics of patients with diabetic foot ulcer who are at higher risk of amputation and at increased risk of death. Methods About 103(M/F:60/43) participants, with active foo... Read More about Predicting the risk of amputation and death in patients with diabetic foot ulcer. A long‐term prospective cohort study of patients in Tanzania.

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