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Continuous traumatic stress: examining the experiences and support needs of women after separation from an abusive partner (2022)
Journal Article
Hulley, J., Wager, K., Gomersall, T., Bailey, L., Kirkman, G., Gibbs, G., & Jones, A. (2022). Continuous traumatic stress: examining the experiences and support needs of women after separation from an abusive partner. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221132776

Intimate partner violence causes significant, long-lasting harm to almost one-third (27%) of the world’s population of women. Even when women leave abusive relationships, some men continue to exercise control over their ex-partners through psychologi... Read More about Continuous traumatic stress: examining the experiences and support needs of women after separation from an abusive partner.

Understanding advance care planning in care homes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical realist review and synthesis (2022)
Journal Article
Spacey, A., & Porter, S. (2022). Understanding advance care planning in care homes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical realist review and synthesis. Palliative Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163221137103

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted advance care planning discussions in care homes, particularly discussions involving relatives and surrogate decision makers. There is a need to collate and examine current evidence to assess the extent... Read More about Understanding advance care planning in care homes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: a critical realist review and synthesis.

Assessment of motor limb strength by neuroscience nurses: variations in practice and associated challenges (2022)
Journal Article
Cook, N., Braine, M., O'Rourke, C., & Nolan, S. (2022). Assessment of motor limb strength by neuroscience nurses: variations in practice and associated challenges. British Journal of Nursing, 31(20), 1033-1039. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2022.31.20.1033

Background:Limb strength is a central component of neurological assessment and monitoring in nursing practice, yet there is a lack of research examining the tools used by nurses or challenges nurses encounter when using these tools. The evidence base... Read More about Assessment of motor limb strength by neuroscience nurses: variations in practice and associated challenges.

Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management (2022)
Journal Article
Caffini, G., Battista, S., Raschi, A., & Testa, M. (in press). Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05914-5

Background Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) is a common and burdensome injury. However, the quality of its management is scant. Nowadays, physiotherapy management of musculoskeletal diseases seems to be generally not based on research evidence. Studies th... Read More about Physiotherapists' knowledge of and adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and recommendations for ankle sprains management.

Leadership styles and their outcomes: a study of a Nigerian hospital middle management nurses (2022)
Journal Article
Adunola, T. (2022). Leadership styles and their outcomes: a study of a Nigerian hospital middle management nurses. Leadership in Health Services, https://doi.org/10.1108/lhs-05-2022-0058

Purpose This study was conducted to identify and explore the leadership styles and the leadership outcomes of the middle management nurses in a large tertiary hospital in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state of Nigeria. This study aims to explore and de... Read More about Leadership styles and their outcomes: a study of a Nigerian hospital middle management nurses.

The cost-effectiveness of the SMART work & life intervention for reducing sitting time (2022)
Journal Article
Cox, E., Walker, S., Edwardson, C., Biddle, S., Clarke-Cornwell, A., Clemes, S., …Richardson, G. (2022). The cost-effectiveness of the SMART work & life intervention for reducing sitting time. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(22), 14861. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214861

Sedentary behaviours continue to increase and are associated with heightened risks of morbidity and mortality. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of SMART Work & Life (SWAL), an intervention designed to reduce sitting time inside and outside of work,... Read More about The cost-effectiveness of the SMART work & life intervention for reducing sitting time.

The immediate effect of backward walking on external knee adduction moment in healthy individuals (2022)
Journal Article
adduction moment in healthy individuals. Journal of Healthcare Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4232990

Backward walking (BW) has been recommended as a rehabilitation intervention to prevent, manage, or improve diseases. However, previous studies showed that BW significantly increased the first vertical ground reaction force (GRF) during gait, which mi... Read More about The immediate effect of backward walking on external knee adduction moment in healthy individuals.

Multidisciplinary management of a complex abdominal wound post necrotising fasciitis: a case study (2022)
Journal Article
Wynn, M., Gibson, R., & Goldsmith, P. (2022). Multidisciplinary management of a complex abdominal wound post necrotising fasciitis: a case study. Journal of Wound Care, 31(11), 924-929. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2022.31.11.924

A 59-year-old male patient presented with abdominal necrotising fasciitis secondary to a bowel perforation through a previous drain site that he had waited at home with for two weeks. Enteric contents were found within the abdominal wall. Surgery req... Read More about Multidisciplinary management of a complex abdominal wound post necrotising fasciitis: a case study.

Frugal innovation in wound care: a critical discussion of what we can learn from low-resource settings (2022)
Journal Article
Stephens, M., Wynn, M., Pradeep, S., & Bowshall, J. (2022). Frugal innovation in wound care: a critical discussion of what we can learn from low-resource settings. British Journal of Nursing, 31(20), S16-S23. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2022.31.20.s16

Frugal innovation is a common philosophy in low-income settings due to limited access to resources. However, with both the increasing prevalence and clinical acuity of patients with wounds in the UK, it is essential that alongside innovation such as... Read More about Frugal innovation in wound care: a critical discussion of what we can learn from low-resource settings.

Force plate-derived countermovement jump normative data and benchmarks for professional Rugby League players (2022)
Journal Article
McMahon, J., Ripley, N., & Comfort, P. (2022). Force plate-derived countermovement jump normative data and benchmarks for professional Rugby League players. Sensors, 22(22), 8669. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22228669

The countermovement jump (CMJ) is an important test in rugby league (RL), and the force plate is the recommended assessment device, as it permits the calculation of several variables that explain jump strategy, alongside jump height. The purpose of t... Read More about Force plate-derived countermovement jump normative data and benchmarks for professional Rugby League players.