School of Health & Society

The effect of lower limb muscle strength asymmetry on change of direction speed
Presentation / Conference
Dos'Santos, T., & Jones, P. The effect of lower limb muscle strength asymmetry on change of direction speed. Poster presented at The 10th Annual UKSCA conference, Chesford Grange, Warwickshire

“They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves”: Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue
Journal Article
Dures, E., Kitchen, K., Almeida, C., Ambler, N., Cliss, A., Hammond, A., …Hewlett, S. “They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves”: Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue. Arthritis Care and Research, 64(4), 494-501. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.21562

Objective. Fatigue is an overwhelming rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptom caused by interacting clinical and psychosocial factors. Cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) addresses links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses cognitive restruc... Read More about “They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves”: Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue.

The role of the free-response receiver operating characteristic method for dose and image quality optimisation
Thesis
Thompson, J. The role of the free-response receiver operating characteristic method for dose and image quality optimisation. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis describes the value of the free-response receiver operating characteristic (FROC) paradigm for dose and image quality optimisation in a niche area of imaging. The empirical works discussed in this thesis focus on the diagnostic value of t... Read More about The role of the free-response receiver operating characteristic method for dose and image quality optimisation.

Child-parent shifting and shared decision-making for asthma management
Thesis
Garnett, V. Child-parent shifting and shared decision-making for asthma management. (Thesis). University of Salford

Abstract Introduction Asthma is the most common long-term illness in children and for the majority of these children asthma continues into adult life. Therefore, developing good decision-making skills at a young age could optimise long-term health... Read More about Child-parent shifting and shared decision-making for asthma management.

Career pathways for graduates in the voluntary/community sector
Report
Christie, F. Career pathways for graduates in the voluntary/community sector

This publication was borne out of a HECSU-funded practitioner research project that has been conducted nationally in 2007. The aim of the project was: “To build a picture of the nature and range of opportunities for graduates in the voluntary and... Read More about Career pathways for graduates in the voluntary/community sector.

TransForming Practice’: understanding trans people’s experience of domestic abuse and social care agencies.
Thesis
Rogers, M. TransForming Practice’: understanding trans people’s experience of domestic abuse and social care agencies. (Thesis). University of Sheffield

This thesis presents an account of trans people’s perspectives and experiences of domestic abuse, their social care needs and whether these are addressed by social care agencies. To enhance an analysis of social care intervention, the views of domest... Read More about TransForming Practice’: understanding trans people’s experience of domestic abuse and social care agencies..

Social work in a multilingual world : interpreter-mediated encounters
Thesis
Lucas, S. Social work in a multilingual world : interpreter-mediated encounters. (Thesis). University of Salford

In the diverse linguistic landscape of England, it is not uncommon for social workers to work with families who possess varying degrees of English language proficiency. Within such families children may speak multiple languages, and have greater Engl... Read More about Social work in a multilingual world : interpreter-mediated encounters.

Acromio-humeral distance : its meaasurement reliability, sensitivity and the influence of scapular position
Thesis
Bdaiwi, A. Acromio-humeral distance : its meaasurement reliability, sensitivity and the influence of scapular position. (Thesis). University of Salford

The assessment of the acromiohumeral distance (AHD) is an essential part of the clinical shoulder joint examination. Changes of normal AHD occur frequently in individuals with subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS). Real time ultrasound scanning (RT... Read More about Acromio-humeral distance : its meaasurement reliability, sensitivity and the influence of scapular position.

Existential loss in the context of motor neurone disease: a hermeneutic phenomenological study
Thesis
Harris, D. Existential loss in the context of motor neurone disease: a hermeneutic phenomenological study. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a rare, devastating neurodegenerative disease of middle/later life, usually presenting in the sixth and seventh decades (McDermot and Shaw, 2008). People have to wait many months to receive their diagnosis of MND (Donag... Read More about Existential loss in the context of motor neurone disease: a hermeneutic phenomenological study.

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