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The weight of office? A scoping review of mental health issues and risk factors in elected politicians across democratic societies (2024)
Journal Article

Background: The mental health and capacity to govern of democratically-elected politicians have become burgeoning topics of interest. Notably, in fulfilling demanding and high-stress roles, political officeholders could encounter distinctive risk fac... Read More about The weight of office? A scoping review of mental health issues and risk factors in elected politicians across democratic societies.

A scoping review of digital fabrication techniques applied to prosthetics & orthotics: Part 2 of 2—orthotics (2024)
Journal Article

Introduction: Traditionally, orthosis manufacturing is time and labor-intensive. Digitalization of some of the fabrication process is already ubiquitous, yet extension across device types could reduce the burden of manual labor and advance automation... Read More about A scoping review of digital fabrication techniques applied to prosthetics & orthotics: Part 2 of 2—orthotics.

Wear and use of prostheses in sport by adolescents with upper limb absence: A preliminary mixed-methods study (2024)
Journal Article
M. Chinn, N., P. J. Kenney, L., Chadwell, A., E. Williams, A., & Head, J. (2024). Wear and use of prostheses in sport by adolescents with upper limb absence: A preliminary mixed-methods study. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, https://doi.org/10.1097/PXR.0000000000000394

Background:

There is minimal research on sports participation in adolescents with upper limb absence (ULA) and specifically on the impact of prosthesis provision.

Objectives:

This study explored using activity monitoring sensors and interv... Read More about Wear and use of prostheses in sport by adolescents with upper limb absence: A preliminary mixed-methods study.

Professional Issues (2024)
Book Chapter

As the role of the nursing associate becomes increasingly embedded in health and care in the UK, this popular text is designed to fully prepare students for their future professional role as competent and compassionate nursing associates.

Learning... Read More about Professional Issues.

Can the Plantar Pressure and Temperature Data Trend Show the Presence of Diabetes? A Comparative Study of a Variety of Machine Learning Techniques (2024)
Journal Article

This study aimed to explore the potential of predicting diabetes by analyzing trends in plantar thermal and plantar pressure data, either individually or in combination, using various machine learning techniques. A total of twenty-six participants, c... Read More about Can the Plantar Pressure and Temperature Data Trend Show the Presence of Diabetes? A Comparative Study of a Variety of Machine Learning Techniques.

‘The first initial bit was trying to get her to speak to me’: trauma informed relationship-based practice with female offenders in care (2024)
Journal Article

This article reports on findings from a research project that explored how youth offending practitioners applied a trauma informed approach to relationship-based practice when working with girls who were in both State care and in contact with the Cri... Read More about ‘The first initial bit was trying to get her to speak to me’: trauma informed relationship-based practice with female offenders in care.

An Adaptive Pacing Intervention for Adults Living With Long COVID: A Narrative Study of Patient Experiences of Using the PaceMe app (2024)
Journal Article

Adaptive pacing (AP) is a self-management technique which seeks to balance energy and rest in individuals with chronic health conditions. Adaptive pacing can help people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome learn how to manage thei... Read More about An Adaptive Pacing Intervention for Adults Living With Long COVID: A Narrative Study of Patient Experiences of Using the PaceMe app.

Against the grain: International migrants, the children of migrants and national life expectancy in Sweden, 1990–2019 (2024)
Journal Article
Wallace, M., & Drefahl, S. (2024). Against the grain: International migrants, the children of migrants and national life expectancy in Sweden, 1990–2019. SSM - Population Health, 28, 101726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101726

International migrants and their children represent increasing shares of the populations of major host countries and have growing potential to affect estimates of national mortality. Yet, while many studies have observed mortality d... Read More about Against the grain: International migrants, the children of migrants and national life expectancy in Sweden, 1990–2019.