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What matters more for employees' mental health : job quality or job quantity? (2021)
Journal Article
Wang, S., Kamerāde, D., Burchell, B., Coutts, A., & Balderson, U. (2021). What matters more for employees' mental health : job quality or job quantity?. Cambridge Journal of Economics, beab054. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/beab054

Recent debates about whether the standard full-time working week (35-40 hours) can be replaced by a shorter working week have received extensive attention. Using 2015 European Working Conditions Survey data, this study contributes to these debates... Read More about What matters more for employees' mental health : job quality or job quantity?.

Remote creation of clinical-standard myoelectric trans-radial bypass sockets during COVID-19 (2021)
Journal Article
Olsen, J., Head, J., Willan, L., Dupan, S., & Dyson, M. (2021). Remote creation of clinical-standard myoelectric trans-radial bypass sockets during COVID-19. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 6500-6503. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630925

To enable the progression of research during the COVID-19 lockdown, a novel remote method of creating clinical standard trans-radial bypass sockets was devised as a collaboration between an engineering team and a clinical research group. The engineer... Read More about Remote creation of clinical-standard myoelectric trans-radial bypass sockets during COVID-19.

Testing a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue : a feasibility study (2021)
Journal Article
Antcliff, D., Keenan, A., Keeley, P., Woby, S., & McGowan, L. (2021). Testing a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue : a feasibility study. BMJ Open, 11(12), e045398. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045398

Objectives: To test the feasibility of using a new activity pacing framework to standardise healthcare professionals’ instructions of pacing, and explore whether measures of activity pacing/symptoms detected changes following treatment. Design: Singl... Read More about Testing a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue : a feasibility study.

Longitudinal study of foot pressures during real-world walking as infants develop from new to confident walkers (2021)
Journal Article
Price, C., Montagnani, E., Martinez Santos, A., Nester, C., & Morrison, S. (2022). Longitudinal study of foot pressures during real-world walking as infants develop from new to confident walkers. Gait & Posture, 92, 351-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.12.003

Background: Onset of walking in infants leads to regular cyclic loading of the plantar foot surface for the first time. This is a critical period for evolving motor skills and foot structure and function. Plantar pressure literature typically studi... Read More about Longitudinal study of foot pressures during real-world walking as infants develop from new to confident walkers.

Hope : the dream we carry (2021) (2021)
Journal Article
Featherstone, K., & Whitaker, E. (2021). Hope : the dream we carry (2021). Sociology of Health and Illness, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13416

Book review of De Nora, Tia, 'Hope : the dream we carry', Palgrave Macmillan. 1st ed. 2021 edition (22 April 2021); ISBN-10: 3030698696; ISBN-13: 978–3030698690

The association between COVID-19 related food insecurity and weight promoting eating behaviours : the mediating role of distress and eating to cope (2021)
Journal Article
Keenan, G., Christiansen, P., Owen, L., & Hardman, C. (2022). The association between COVID-19 related food insecurity and weight promoting eating behaviours : the mediating role of distress and eating to cope. Appetite, 169, 105835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105835

Food insecurity (a lack of stable access to nutritious food) is reliably associated with obesity, although the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Past research indicates that this relationship may, in part, be explained by the distress of being food... Read More about The association between COVID-19 related food insecurity and weight promoting eating behaviours : the mediating role of distress and eating to cope.

Patient and clinician experiences and opinions of the use of a novel home use medical device in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease - a qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Sedgwick, C., Growcott, C., Akhtar, S., Parker, D., Pettersen, E., Hashmi, F., & Williams, A. (2021). Patient and clinician experiences and opinions of the use of a novel home use medical device in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease - a qualitative study. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 14(1), 61. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-021-00496-2

Abstract: Background: Peripheral vascular diseases have a significant impact on functional quality of life. Previous research has demonstrated the complex, limiting and costly economic implications of these conditions such as lower limb ulceration ch... Read More about Patient and clinician experiences and opinions of the use of a novel home use medical device in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease - a qualitative study.

Electronic prescribing (2021)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2021). Electronic prescribing. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 3(12), 478-479. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2021.3.12.478

Deborah Robertson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided

Effect of Coronavirus-19 Restrictions in Male Handball Players: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life (2021)
Journal Article
Hermassi, S., Hayes, L. D., Sanal-Hayes, N. E. M., & Schwesig, R. (in press). Effect of Coronavirus-19 Restrictions in Male Handball Players: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life. Applied Sciences, 11(23), 11373. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112311373

This experiment examined physical activity (PA), sitting time, and satisfaction with life (SL) in European (45%) and Middle Eastern and North African (MENA; 55%) handball players (n = 418; age: 25.6 ± 6.8 years; body mass: 88.1 ± 11.7 kg; height: 1.8... Read More about Effect of Coronavirus-19 Restrictions in Male Handball Players: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life.

Getting it right first time and every time; re-thinking children's rights when they have a clinical procedure (2021)
Journal Article
Bray, L., & Rowland, A. (2021). Getting it right first time and every time; re-thinking children's rights when they have a clinical procedure. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 61, A10-A12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2021.11.017

Editorial.

Cumulative effects of a week’s training loads on shoulder physical qualities and wellness in competitive swimmers (2021)
Journal Article
Yoma, M., Herrington, L., & Mackenzie, T. (2021). Cumulative effects of a week’s training loads on shoulder physical qualities and wellness in competitive swimmers. International journal of sports physical therapy, 16(6), 1470-1484. https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.29875

Background: Competitive swimmers are exposed to high training loads, which can contribute to the development of shoulder pain. There is a lack of research investigating the interactions between the accumulation of training loads and factors associat... Read More about Cumulative effects of a week’s training loads on shoulder physical qualities and wellness in competitive swimmers.

Rezension : Petra Sußner, Flucht – Geschlecht – Sexualität. Eine menschenrechtsbasierte Perspektive auf Grundversorgung und Asylberechtigung (Review : Petra Sußner, Escape - Gender - Sexuality. A human rights-based perspective on basic services and the right to asylum) (2021)
Journal Article
Held, N. (2021). Rezension : Petra Sußner, Flucht – Geschlecht – Sexualität. Eine menschenrechtsbasierte Perspektive auf Grundversorgung und Asylberechtigung (Review : Petra Sußner, Escape - Gender - Sexuality. A human rights-based perspective on basic services and the right to asylum). Zeitschrift für Ausländerrecht und Ausländerpolitik, 2021(11-12), 418-420

Book review

Self-reported benefits for care partners of attending a person-centred dementia cafe (2021)
Journal Article
Chesterton, L., Innes, A., Smith, S., & Morris, L. (2021). Self-reported benefits for care partners of attending a person-centred dementia cafe. International Journal of Care and Caring, 6(4), 586-603. https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221x16357690075748

Informal care partners of individuals with dementia are often referred to as the ‘invisible patient’, whose needs are under-represented in research. The physical, mental and emotional responsibilities of caring for someone with dementia can be both r... Read More about Self-reported benefits for care partners of attending a person-centred dementia cafe.

Exploring female involvement in acts of terrorism and mass shootings : a systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Nicholson, D., & Allely, C. (2021). Exploring female involvement in acts of terrorism and mass shootings : a systematic review. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 11(4), 335-356. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCP-05-2021-0017

The primary objective of the present systematic review was: (1) To explore the current literature which assesses the incidence of completed or attempted mass shooting events in which a female party acted either alone or as an accomplice; (2) Explore... Read More about Exploring female involvement in acts of terrorism and mass shootings : a systematic review.

Love, desire, and problematic behaviors : exploring young adults’ smartphone use from a uses and gratifications perspective (2021)
Journal Article
Vezzoli, M., Zogmaister, C., & Coen, S. (2021). Love, desire, and problematic behaviors : exploring young adults’ smartphone use from a uses and gratifications perspective. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000375

In light of the pervasive adoption of smartphones, scholars have explored the consequences of problematic (i.e., excessive and uncontrolled) use of this technology. Studies have often shown that individuals who spend much time using smartphones exp... Read More about Love, desire, and problematic behaviors : exploring young adults’ smartphone use from a uses and gratifications perspective.

Comparisons of core temperature between a telemetric pill and heart rate estimated core temperature in firefighters (2021)
Journal Article
Pearson, S., Highlands, B., Jones, R., & Matthews, M. (2021). Comparisons of core temperature between a telemetric pill and heart rate estimated core temperature in firefighters. Safety and Health at Work, 13(1), 99-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2021.11.003

Background: Firefighters may experience high environmental temperatures or carry out intensive physical tasks, or both, which leads to increased core body temperature and risk of fatalities. Hence there is a need to remotely and non-invasively monit... Read More about Comparisons of core temperature between a telemetric pill and heart rate estimated core temperature in firefighters.

EEG alpha and theta signatures of socially and non-socially cued working memory in virtual reality (2021)
Journal Article
Gregory, S., Wang, H., & Kessler, K. (2021). EEG alpha and theta signatures of socially and non-socially cued working memory in virtual reality. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 17(6), 531-540. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsab123

In this preregistered study (https://osf.io/s4rm9) we investigated the behavioural and neurological (EEG; alpha (attention) and theta (effort)) effects of dynamic non-predictive social and non-social cues on working memory. In a virtual environment r... Read More about EEG alpha and theta signatures of socially and non-socially cued working memory in virtual reality.

Empathy is key : addressing obstacles to policy progress of ‘work-focused healthcare’ (2021)
Journal Article
Bartys, S., Martin, R., Parker, C., Edmondson, A., & Burton, K. (2021). Empathy is key : addressing obstacles to policy progress of ‘work-focused healthcare’. Evidence and Policy, 18(3), 524-542. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426421x16340308463939

Background: In 2019, Public Health England commissioned the authors of this paper to conduct research examining healthcare professionals’ conversations about work with their patients to inform policy aimed at reducing work loss due to ill health.Aims... Read More about Empathy is key : addressing obstacles to policy progress of ‘work-focused healthcare’.

Discussion with the President of the European Film Academy, Agnieszka Holland (2021)
Journal Article
Woodman, A. (2023). Discussion with the President of the European Film Academy, Agnieszka Holland. Studies in European Cinema, 20(3), 254-262. https://doi.org/10.1080/17411548.2021.2004010

This article transcribes an interview with the President of the European Film Academy, film director and scriptwriter Agnieszka Holland. It traces the filmmaker’s journey from her early filmmaking career and the potential influence of acting as a glo... Read More about Discussion with the President of the European Film Academy, Agnieszka Holland.

Building on the shoulders of Bhaskar and Matthews: a critical realist criminology (2021)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M., Quraishi, M., Irfan, L., & Schneuwly Purdie, M. (2022). Building on the shoulders of Bhaskar and Matthews: a critical realist criminology. Journal of Critical Realism, 21(2), 123-144. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767430.2021.1992736

Building on the insights of the late Roy Bhaskar and the late Roger Matthews, as well as some recent developments in ultra-realist criminology, this article introduces and delineates some core intellectual contours of a Critical Realist Criminology (... Read More about Building on the shoulders of Bhaskar and Matthews: a critical realist criminology.