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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).

Cultural influences on physical activity and exercise beliefs in patients with chronic kidney disease : ‘The Culture-CKD Study’—a qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article
Mayes, J., Castle, E., Greenwood, J., Ormandy, P., Howe, P., & Greenwood, S. (2022). Cultural influences on physical activity and exercise beliefs in patients with chronic kidney disease : ‘The Culture-CKD Study’—a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 12(1), e046950. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046950

Objectives: This study used a mixed-method approach to explore cultural and ethnic influences on the perception of, and decision to engage with or not to engage with, physical activity and exercise therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD... Read More about Cultural influences on physical activity and exercise beliefs in patients with chronic kidney disease : ‘The Culture-CKD Study’—a qualitative study.

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.

Self-financing regeneration? Capturing land value through institutional innovations in public housing stock transfer, planning gain and financialisation (2022)
Journal Article
Thompson, M., & Hepburn, P. (2022). Self-financing regeneration? Capturing land value through institutional innovations in public housing stock transfer, planning gain and financialisation. Town Planning Review, 93(3), 251-274. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2021.41

Social, economic and environmental aspects of building sustainable communities receive ample academic and policy attention; far less is paid to finding financially sustainable models of urban regeneration. This case study of the Hattersley Estate in... Read More about Self-financing regeneration? Capturing land value through institutional innovations in public housing stock transfer, planning gain and financialisation.

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.

Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme : the PUMA mixed methods study (2022)
Journal Article
Allen, D., Lloyd, A., Edwards, D., Hood, K., Huang, C., Hughes, J., …Roland, D. (2022). Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme : the PUMA mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07314-2

Background: Paediatric mortality rates in the United Kingdom are amongst the highest in Europe. Clinically missed deterioration is a contributory factor. Evidence to support any single intervention to address this problem is limited, but a cumula... Read More about Development, implementation and evaluation of an evidence-based paediatric early warning system improvement programme : the PUMA mixed methods study.

Impact of non-medical prescribing (2022)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2022). Impact of non-medical prescribing. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 4(1), 12-13. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2022.4.1.12

Deborah Robertson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided

Plantar Soft Tissue Characterization Using Reverberant Shear Wave Elastography: A Proof-of-Concept Study (2022)
Journal Article
Romero, S. E., Naemi, R., Flores, G., Allan, D., Ormachea, J., Gutierrez, E., …Castaneda, B. (2022). Plantar Soft Tissue Characterization Using Reverberant Shear Wave Elastography: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 48(1), 35-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.09.011

Plantar soft tissue stiffness provides relevant information on biomechanical characteristics of the foot. Therefore, appropriate monitoring of foot elasticity could be useful for diagnosis, treatment or health care of people with complex pathologies... Read More about Plantar Soft Tissue Characterization Using Reverberant Shear Wave Elastography: A Proof-of-Concept Study.