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1554 An educational programme focusing on paediatric fracture identification maintains a low false-negative radiograph initial report rate in emergency medicine (2012)
Journal Article
Fox, T., & Rowland, A. (2012). 1554 An educational programme focusing on paediatric fracture identification maintains a low false-negative radiograph initial report rate in emergency medicine. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 97(Suppl), A440-A440. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2012-302724.1554

Introduction: False negative radiograph reports constitute greater than 80% of all diagnostic errors in Emergency Departments (EDs) with reported levels of false negative initial reports around 1%. Method: The records of all patients recalled to t... Read More about 1554 An educational programme focusing on paediatric fracture identification maintains a low false-negative radiograph initial report rate in emergency medicine.

ROCView : prototype software for data collection in jackknife alternative free-response receiver operating characteristic analysis (2012)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., Hogg, P., Thompson, S., Manning, D., & Szczepura, K. (2012). ROCView : prototype software for data collection in jackknife alternative free-response receiver operating characteristic analysis. British Journal of Radiology, 85, 1320-1326. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/99497945

ROCView has been developed as an image display and response capture (IDRC) solution to image display and consistent recording of reader responses in relation to the free-response receiver operating characteristic paradigm. A web-based solution to IDR... Read More about ROCView : prototype software for data collection in jackknife alternative free-response receiver operating characteristic analysis.

Humanising nursing care: a theoretical model (2012)
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Hemingway, A., Scammell, J., & Heaslip, V. (2012). Humanising nursing care: a theoretical model. Nursing Times, 108(40), 26-27

This article is the first of two exploring how nurses can humanise care. It presents a theoretical framework developed by Todres et al (2009) that explores eight central aspects of what it is to be human. The second article, published next week, look... Read More about Humanising nursing care: a theoretical model.

Improvement of musculoskeletal model inputs : adjustment of acceleration by dynamic optimisation (2012)
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Leboeuf, F., & Colloud, F. (2012). Improvement of musculoskeletal model inputs : adjustment of acceleration by dynamic optimisation. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 15(Sup_1), 186-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2012.713693

The knowledge of intrinsic dynamics in terms of joint torques and muscle tensions is of importance for clinical investigations. The common process is to solve a multibody inverse dynamic problem based on a set of iterative equations using noisy... Read More about Improvement of musculoskeletal model inputs : adjustment of acceleration by dynamic optimisation.

Unstable gait due to spasticity of the rectus femoris : gait analysis and motor nerve block (2012)
Journal Article
Gross, R., Leboeuf, F., Rémy-Néris, O., & Perrouin-Verbe, B. (2012). Unstable gait due to spasticity of the rectus femoris : gait analysis and motor nerve block. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 55(9-10), 609-622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2012.08.013

We present the case of a 54 year-old man presenting with a right Brown-Séquard plus syndrome (BSPS) after a traumatic cervical spinal cord injury. After being operated on with selective tibial neurotomy and triceps surae lengthening because of a righ... Read More about Unstable gait due to spasticity of the rectus femoris : gait analysis and motor nerve block.

A midwives guide to Turner syndrome (2012)
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Hollins-Martin, C., & Smythe, A. (2012). A midwives guide to Turner syndrome. British Journal of Midwifery, 20(9), 540-543

Turner syndrome (TS) is a cross-cultural genetic disorder that affects around 1 in 2500 women and is predominately associated with short stature and infertility. Classic TS occurs when one sex chromosome is missing (written as 45,X). In mosaic TS the... Read More about A midwives guide to Turner syndrome.

A transatlantic comparative study of acute dysphagia services (2012)
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Newman, R., & Long, T. (2012). A transatlantic comparative study of acute dysphagia services. American journal of medicine and medical sciences (Print), 2(5), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.5923/j.ajmms.20120205.02

This was the first study to compare acute dysphagia service provision directly between the UK and the US. It examined variations in acute dysphagia services between the UK and the US, determined clinicians’ perceptions of their own service and that o... Read More about A transatlantic comparative study of acute dysphagia services.

Perceptions of psychotherapy trainees of psychotherapy research (2012)
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Widdowson, M. (2012). Perceptions of psychotherapy trainees of psychotherapy research. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 12(3), 178-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2012.697473

The research-practice gap and lack of engagement with research by trainees and qualified therapists is a widely discussed issue amongst psychotherapy researchers. The present study investigates the perceptions of psychotherapy trainees of psychothera... Read More about Perceptions of psychotherapy trainees of psychotherapy research.

The silent “G” : a case study in the production of “drugs” and “drug problems” (2012)
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Moore, K., & Measham, F. (2012). The silent “G” : a case study in the production of “drugs” and “drug problems”. Contemporary Drug Problems, 39(3), 565-590. https://doi.org/10.1177/009145091203900309

This article focuses on “G” in the United Kingdom (UK), G being the collective term for gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and gammabutyrolactone (GBL). Drawing on empirical data and taking a critical drug studies perspective, we use G as a case study in ho... Read More about The silent “G” : a case study in the production of “drugs” and “drug problems”.

Tourism and the smartphone app : capabilities, emerging practice, and scope in the travel domain (2012)
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Dickinson, J., Ghali, K., Cherrett, T., Speed, C., Davies, N., & Norgate, S. (2014). Tourism and the smartphone app : capabilities, emerging practice, and scope in the travel domain. Current Issues in Tourism, 17(1), 84-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2012.718323

Based on its advanced computing capabilities and ubiquity, the smartphone has rapidly been adopted as a tourism travel tool. With a growing number of users and a wide variety of applications emerging, the smartphone is fundamentally altering our curr... Read More about Tourism and the smartphone app : capabilities, emerging practice, and scope in the travel domain.

The effect of three different toe props on plantar pressure and patient comfort (2012)
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Johnson, S., Branthwaite, H., Naemi, R., & Chockalingam, N. (2012). The effect of three different toe props on plantar pressure and patient comfort. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 5(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-5-22

Background Arthritic toe pathologies frequently lead to the development of painful apical pressure skin lesions that can compromise gait and affect quality of life. Historically conservative treatments involve the use of a toe prop with the intended... Read More about The effect of three different toe props on plantar pressure and patient comfort.

Does nurses' vulnerability affect their ability to care? (2012)
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Heaslip, V., & Board, M. (2012). Does nurses' vulnerability affect their ability to care?. British Journal of Nursing, 21(15), 912-916. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2012.21.15.912

Recent reports from the Department of Health (2008), the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (2011) and the Commission on Dignity in Care for Older People (2012) have been highly critical regarding the care that some patients have experienced.... Read More about Does nurses' vulnerability affect their ability to care?.

A comparative study of social work students in India and the UK : stress, support and well-being (2012)
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Coffey, M., Samuel, U., Collins, S., & Morris, L. (2014). A comparative study of social work students in India and the UK : stress, support and well-being. British Journal of Social Work, 44(1), 163-180. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs112

This paper compares the key findings from the first piece of research in the UK to focus exclusively on ‘stress, support and well-being of social work students’ (n = 76), with findings from a cohort of Indian social work students studying in the Tami... Read More about A comparative study of social work students in India and the UK : stress, support and well-being.

The experience of recovery from the perspective of people with common mental health problems : findings from a telephone survey (2012)
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McEvoy, P., Schauman, O., Mansell, W., & Morris, L. (2012). The experience of recovery from the perspective of people with common mental health problems : findings from a telephone survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(11), 1375-1382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.06.010

Background: For people with common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety related disorders the understanding of what recovery means and what it may entail is less fully developed than for people with less common mental health problems... Read More about The experience of recovery from the perspective of people with common mental health problems : findings from a telephone survey.

TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - case two: 'Denise' (2012)
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Widdowson, M. (2012). TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - case two: 'Denise'. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 3(2), 3-14

Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design (HSCED) is a systematic case study research method involving the cross-examination of mixed method data to generate both plausible arguments that the client changed due to therapy and alternative explanations.... Read More about TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - case two: 'Denise'.

TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - case three: 'Tom' (2012)
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Widdowson, M. (2012). TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - case three: 'Tom'. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 3(2), 15-27

Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design (HSCED) is a systematic case study research method involving the cross-examination of mixed method data to generate both plausible arguments that the client changed due to therapy and alternative explanations.... Read More about TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - case three: 'Tom'.

Self-soothing after trauma (2012)
Journal Article
Beaumont, E. (2012). Self-soothing after trauma. Healthcare counselling and psychotherapy journal, 12(3), 18-22

Individuals who have been involved in a traumatic experience often feel significant levels of shame and/or guilt. Whilst cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) may be effective in reducing other symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the... Read More about Self-soothing after trauma.

Looking after children and young people : Ensuring their voices are heard in the pre-registration nursing curriculum (2012)
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Sinclair, W., Camps, L., & Bibi, F. (2012). Looking after children and young people : Ensuring their voices are heard in the pre-registration nursing curriculum. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(4), 227-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.03.001

‘Looked after Children’ refers to those under the age of 18 years, who have been subject to a care order under The Children Act (1989). In England there are approximately 64,400 young people who are subject of a care order, with evidence suggesting t... Read More about Looking after children and young people : Ensuring their voices are heard in the pre-registration nursing curriculum.

Policing and mental illness in England and Wales post Bradley (2012)
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Cummins, I. (2012). Policing and mental illness in England and Wales post Bradley. Policing, 6(4), 365-376. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/pas024

The Bradley Review (2009) is a major analysis of the treatment of people with mental problems and learning disabilities within the Criminal Justice System (CJS). The legal system and penal policy in UK and similar legaljurisdictions do not regard of... Read More about Policing and mental illness in England and Wales post Bradley.