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Understanding the needs and experiences of people with young onset dementia : a qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
Rabanal, L., Chatwin, J., Walker, A., O'Sullivan, M., & Williamson, T. (2018). Understanding the needs and experiences of people with young onset dementia : a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 8(10), e021166. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021166

Aim Despite an estimated 40,000 people diagnosed with young onset dementia (YOD) in the UK, there is a general lack of awareness of the condition when compared with late onset dementia (LOD). The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and... Read More about Understanding the needs and experiences of people with young onset dementia : a qualitative study.

The adaption and implementation of the WHO surgical safety checklist for dental procedures (2018)
Journal Article
Wright, S., Ucer, T., & Crofts, G. (2018). The adaption and implementation of the WHO surgical safety checklist for dental procedures. British Dental Journal, 225, 727-729. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.861

Objective: The objective of this study is to systematically adapt the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist for use in dentistry. Study design: Expert consensus panel. Setting, materials and methods: Using the 'WHO adaptation guidance', the WHO Sur... Read More about The adaption and implementation of the WHO surgical safety checklist for dental procedures.

Effects of two different hip-knee-ankle-foot orthoses on postural stability in subjects with spinal cord injury : a pilot study (2018)
Journal Article
Samadian, M., Bani, M., Golchin, N., Mardani, M., Head, J., & Arazpour, M. (2019). Effects of two different hip-knee-ankle-foot orthoses on postural stability in subjects with spinal cord injury : a pilot study. Asian spine journal (Seoul. Online), 13(1), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.31616/asj.2017.0283

Purpose Evaluation of two different hip-knee-ankle-foot orthoses (HKAFOs; medial linkage reciprocating gait orthosis [MLRGO] and isocentric reciprocating gait orthosis [IRGO]) using gait and postural stability analysis in four subjects with spinal... Read More about Effects of two different hip-knee-ankle-foot orthoses on postural stability in subjects with spinal cord injury : a pilot study.

Standardization and methodological considerations for the isometric mid-thigh pull (2018)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Dos'Santos, T., Beckham, G., Stone, M., Guppy, S., & Haff, G. (2019). Standardization and methodological considerations for the isometric mid-thigh pull. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 41(2), 57-79. https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000433

The isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) is commonly used to assess an athlete’s force generation ability. This test is highly reliable and is simple and relatively quick to perform. The data that can be determined from the force-time curves generated by... Read More about Standardization and methodological considerations for the isometric mid-thigh pull.

Pharmacology and prescribing in hypertension (2018)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2018). Pharmacology and prescribing in hypertension. Nurse Prescribing, 16(10), 396-398. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2018.16.10.497

In this article in the series of ‘bite sized’ pharmacology, we will look at the pharmacological actions of drugs used in the management of hypertension. This article will outline the issues and areas of intervention required in hypertension with refe... Read More about Pharmacology and prescribing in hypertension.

It’s been life changing : perceived benefits of participation in the ‘Live Active’ exercise referral scheme (2018)
Journal Article
Prior, F., Coffey, M., Robins, A., & Cook, P. (2018). It’s been life changing : perceived benefits of participation in the ‘Live Active’ exercise referral scheme. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(10), 223-223. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0535

Introduction: Exercise referral schemes (ERSs) aim to increase the physical activity levels and health outcomes of people with chronic health conditions. To date, the efficacy of ERSs has been inconclusive and largely based on quantitative evaluation... Read More about It’s been life changing : perceived benefits of participation in the ‘Live Active’ exercise referral scheme.

Occupational sedentary time and associations with adiposity markers : a quantile regression analysis (2018)
Journal Article
markers : a quantile regression analysis. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(10), S187. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0535

Background: Sedentary behaviour is associated with a number of health related outcomes, independent of physical activity; however, there is limited research that has examined the role that occupational sedentary time contributes to these associations... Read More about Occupational sedentary time and associations with adiposity markers : a quantile regression analysis.

The contribution of active commuting to total daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (2018)
Journal Article
Gbadamosi, A., Clarke-Cornwell, A., Sindall, P., & Granat, M. (2018). The contribution of active commuting to total daily moderate to vigorous physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(10), S177. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0535

Background: Physical inactivity is associated with a number of chronic diseases. Active commuting has been recognised as a way to increase daily physical activity. The aim of this study was to look at the contribution active commuting makes to total... Read More about The contribution of active commuting to total daily moderate to vigorous physical activity.

Test-retest reliability of physiotherapists using the action research arm test in chronic stroke (2018)
Journal Article
Nomikos, P., Spence, N., & Alshehri, M. (2018). Test-retest reliability of physiotherapists using the action research arm test in chronic stroke. Journal of physical therapy science, 30(10), 1271-1277. https://doi.org/10.1589/jpts.30.1271

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether physiotherapists (PT) scores are consistent over time when using Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) to assess upper limb (UL) function on a videotaped chronic stroke patient. Subjects and Met... Read More about Test-retest reliability of physiotherapists using the action research arm test in chronic stroke.

The effectiveness of shared care in cancer survivors - a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Zhao, Y., Brettle, A., & Qiu, L. (2018). The effectiveness of shared care in cancer survivors - a systematic review. International Journal of Integrated Care, 18(4), 2. https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3954

Objectives: To determine whether the shared care model during the follow-up of cancer survivors is effective in terms of patient-reported outcomes, clinical outcomes, and continuity of care. Methods: Using systematic review methods, studies were s... Read More about The effectiveness of shared care in cancer survivors - a systematic review.

How and why to write your article and get it published (2018)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2018). How and why to write your article and get it published. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(10), 503-505. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.10.503

Within this article the author sets out the basic principles which will assist the aspiring writer to become published author. Areas discussed are why you should write and be published, where to send your article, content and finally the importance o... Read More about How and why to write your article and get it published.

Effect of Velocity-Based Loading on Acceleration Kinetics and Kinematics During Sled Towing (2018)
Journal Article
Bentley, I., Sinclair, J. K., Atkins, S. J., Metcalfe, J., & Edmundson, C. J. (2021). Effect of Velocity-Based Loading on Acceleration Kinetics and Kinematics During Sled Towing. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35(4), 1030-1038. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000002850

Sled towing (ST) provides an external load in the form of a sled towed using a shoulder or waist harness and cord behind the athlete. Loading strategies have varied greatly between studies, and despite many investigations, there is little agreeme... Read More about Effect of Velocity-Based Loading on Acceleration Kinetics and Kinematics During Sled Towing.

Researching unheard voices : parents caring for their adult children who have learning disabilities (2018)
Journal Article
who have learning disabilities. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 19(3), 81-97. https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v19i3.1192

The intention of this article is to convey the importance of research with ‘hard to reach’ populations and utilise the outcomes from a qualitative (Doctor of Philosophy) study completed in 2017. Important issues, which involved both social workers... Read More about Researching unheard voices : parents caring for their adult children who have learning disabilities.

Impact of body part thickness on AP pelvis radiographic image quality and effective dose (2018)
Journal Article
Alzyoud, K., Hogg, P., & England, A. (2019). Impact of body part thickness on AP pelvis radiographic image quality and effective dose. Radiography, 25(1), e11-e17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2018.09.001

Introduction: Within medical imaging variations in patient size can generate challenges, especially when selecting appropriate acquisition parameters. This experiment sought to evaluate the impact of increasing body part thickness on image quality (... Read More about Impact of body part thickness on AP pelvis radiographic image quality and effective dose.

Critical exploration of the new NMC future nurse : standards of proficiency for registered nurses (2018)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., & Roberts, D. (2018). Critical exploration of the new NMC future nurse : standards of proficiency for registered nurses. British Journal of Nursing, 27(18), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2018.27.18.1068

Introduction Following a two year process that included consulting and working alongside key stakeholder groups such as students, educators, healthcare professionals, charities and patient groups from across the UK, The Nursing and Midwifery Coun... Read More about Critical exploration of the new NMC future nurse : standards of proficiency for registered nurses.

Defining significant childhood illness and injury in the emergency department : a consensus of UK and Ireland expert opinion (2018)
Journal Article
Lillitos, P., Lyttle, M., Roland, D., Powell, C., Sandell, J., Rowland, A., …Maconochie, I. (2018). Defining significant childhood illness and injury in the emergency department : a consensus of UK and Ireland expert opinion. Emergency Medicine Journal, 2018, #207802. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2018-207802

Background: Clarifying whether paediatric early warning scores (PEWS) accurately predict significant illness is a research priority for UK and Ireland paediatric emergency medicine (EM). However, a standardised list of significant conditions to bench... Read More about Defining significant childhood illness and injury in the emergency department : a consensus of UK and Ireland expert opinion.

Sanctuary to sanction : asylum seekers, refugees and welfare conditionality in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Scullion, L. (2018). Sanctuary to sanction : asylum seekers, refugees and welfare conditionality in the UK. Journal of Social Security Law, 25(3), 158-172

Successive UK Governments have introduced a raft of legislation that has reduced the level of support for asylum seekers, whilst simultaneously attaching conditions to the receipt of this support. While refugee status brings people into the mainstr... Read More about Sanctuary to sanction : asylum seekers, refugees and welfare conditionality in the UK.

The perceived psychological responsibilities of a strength and conditioning coach (2018)
Journal Article
Radcliffe, J., Comfort, P., & Fawcett, T. (2018). The perceived psychological responsibilities of a strength and conditioning coach. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(10), 2853-2862. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001656

Research is limited in exploring the specific psychology-oriented responsibilities of the strength and conditioning professional. The present research explored the psychological responsibilities adopted by accredited strength and conditioning coaches... Read More about The perceived psychological responsibilities of a strength and conditioning coach.

Trial type mixing substantially reduces the response set effect in the Stroop task (2018)
Journal Article
Hasshim, N., & Parris, B. A. (2018). Trial type mixing substantially reduces the response set effect in the Stroop task. Acta psychologica, 189, 43--53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.03.002

The response set effect refers to the finding that an irrelevant incongruent colour-word produces greater interference when it is one of the response options (referred to as a response set trial), compared to when it is not (a non-response set trial)... Read More about Trial type mixing substantially reduces the response set effect in the Stroop task.