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Adult siblings consider the future : emergent themes (2015)
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Davys, D., Mitchell, D., & Haigh, C. (2016). Adult siblings consider the future : emergent themes. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 29(3), 220-230. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12172

Background: This study aimed to explore the perceptions of adult siblings regarding a future care role and compare with perceived parental wishes as family often provide a key support role in the lives of people who have an intellectual disability.... Read More about Adult siblings consider the future : emergent themes.

The effects of compression gloves on hand symptoms and hand function in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a systematic review (2015)
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Hammond, A., Jones, V., & Prior, Y. (2016). The effects of compression gloves on hand symptoms and hand function in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 30(3), 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215515578296

Objective: to evaluate the effects of compression gloves in adults with rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis.
Data sources: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials identified from MEDLINE, CINAHL, AMED, PEDro, OT Seeker, The Cochra... Read More about The effects of compression gloves on hand symptoms and hand function in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a systematic review.

Reading Wacquant : social work and advanced marginality (2015)
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Cummins, I. (2015). Reading Wacquant : social work and advanced marginality. European Journal of Social Work, 19(2), 263-274. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2015.1022861

Professor Loic Wacquant was born in Montpelier in 1960. He was educated in Francebefore completing a Ph.D. in Chicago in 1994. He is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. His work is concerned with the impact o... Read More about Reading Wacquant : social work and advanced marginality.

Foot posture and function have only minor effects on knee function during barefoot walking in healthy individuals (2015)
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Buldt, A., Levinger, P., Murley, G., Menz, H., Nester, C., & Landorf, K. (2015). Foot posture and function have only minor effects on knee function during barefoot walking in healthy individuals. Clinical Biomechanics, 30(5), 431-437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2015.03.014

Background:
Foot posture has been postulated as a risk factor for overuse injuries of the knee, however the link between foot posture and knee joint function is unclear. The aims of this study were to: (i) compare knee adduction moment and knee joi... Read More about Foot posture and function have only minor effects on knee function during barefoot walking in healthy individuals.

Careers guidance and social mobility in UK higher education : practitioner perspectives (2015)
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Christie, F. (2015). Careers guidance and social mobility in UK higher education : practitioner perspectives. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 44(1), 72-85. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2015.1017551

This paper reveals findings from a small-scale research project which explored how university careers advisers experience their role in guiding clients within a labour market where barriers to social mobility prevail. The research discovers that advi... Read More about Careers guidance and social mobility in UK higher education : practitioner perspectives.

Improved working memory performance following administration of a single dose of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) to healthy middle-age adults (2015)
Journal Article

Objective: A ginsenoside-rich extract of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.), CereboostTM, was previously shown to improve
working memory and mood in healthy young individuals. The present study represented a partial replication investigating... Read More about Improved working memory performance following administration of a single dose of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) to healthy middle-age adults.

Co‐producing Approaches to the Management of Dementia through Social Prescribing (2015)
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Baker, K., & Irving, A. (2016). Co‐producing Approaches to the Management of Dementia through Social Prescribing. Social Policy and Administration, 50(3), 379-397. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12127

A promising approach to the management of dementia is ‘social prescribing’. Social prescribing is a form of ‘co-production’ that involves linking patients with non-clinical activities, typically delivered by voluntary and community groups, in an effo... Read More about Co‐producing Approaches to the Management of Dementia through Social Prescribing.

The art and science of delegation (2015)
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Stonehouse, D. (2015). The art and science of delegation. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 9(3), 150-153. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2015.9.3.150

This article focuses on delegation and what this means for the support worker in their everyday practice. Support workers are now performing roles and tasks which even just a few years ago would have been unheard of. They are working in a wide range... Read More about The art and science of delegation.

A Review of health-related support provision within the UK work programme - what's on the menu? (2015)
Journal Article
Ceolta-Smith, J., Salway, S., & Tod, A. (2015). A Review of health-related support provision within the UK work programme - what's on the menu?. Social Policy and Administration, 49(2), 254-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12122

In common with other European welfare states, a large proportion of those who are out of work and
claiming welfare benefits in the UK have long-term health conditions. The need to reduce the number
of people who are claiming sickness related unempl... Read More about A Review of health-related support provision within the UK work programme - what's on the menu?.