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The junior doctor shadow board, lessons learned from the corporate sector (2021)
Journal Article
Home, J., Bidgood, A., & Kalipershad, S. (2021). The junior doctor shadow board, lessons learned from the corporate sector. BMJ Leader, 5(Sup. 1), A25. https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2021-FMLM.67

Background: North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) has a history of poor feedback from junior doctors, in both overall experience and access to non-clinical development opportunities. The advent of Covid-19 led the medical leadership team to seek a... Read More about The junior doctor shadow board, lessons learned from the corporate sector.

Standardising wellbeing for junior doctors - the wellbeing checklist (2021)
Journal Article
Capanna, M., Home, J., Wijesuriya, J., & Gossedge, R. (2021). Standardising wellbeing for junior doctors - the wellbeing checklist. BMJ Leader, 5(Sup. 1), https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2021-fmlm.57

Junior doctor wellbeing is essential for both staff and patients. However, due to the rotational nature of junior doctor work, they can have difficulty accessing wellbeing services. Although there have been numerous campaigns and research into this t... Read More about Standardising wellbeing for junior doctors - the wellbeing checklist.

Deceleration training in team sports : another potential 'vaccine' for sports-related injury? (2021)
Journal Article
McBurnie, A., Harper, D., Jones, P., & Dos'Santos, T. (2022). Deceleration training in team sports : another potential 'vaccine' for sports-related injury?. Sports Medicine, 52(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01583-x

High-intensity horizontal decelerations occur frequently in team sports and are typically performed to facilitate a reduction in momentum preceding a change of direction manoeuvre or following a sprinting action. The mechanical underpinnings of horiz... Read More about Deceleration training in team sports : another potential 'vaccine' for sports-related injury?.

Prevalence, Characteristics, Association Factors of and Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Italian Amateur Cyclists: an Observational Cross-Sectional Study (2021)
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Battista, S., Sansone, L. G., & Testa, M. (2021). Prevalence, Characteristics, Association Factors of and Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Italian Amateur Cyclists: an Observational Cross-Sectional Study. Sports Medicine - Open, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-021-00370-2

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a burdensome problem affecting amateur cyclists. This cross-sectional study analysed Italian amateur cycling cohort's demographic and sport-specific characteristics, the prevalence and characteristics of LBP among t... Read More about Prevalence, Characteristics, Association Factors of and Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Italian Amateur Cyclists: an Observational Cross-Sectional Study.

“Lockdown's changed everything” : mothering adult children in prison in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Lockwood, K. (2021). “Lockdown's changed everything” : mothering adult children in prison in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic. Probation Journal, 68(4), 458-475. https://doi.org/10.1177/02645505211050855

The Covid-19 pandemic occurred at a time when families of prisoners were gaining visibility in both academia and policy. Research exploring the experiences of families of prison residents has tended to focus on intimate partners and children, despite... Read More about “Lockdown's changed everything” : mothering adult children in prison in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Experiences of diagnostic radiographers through the Covid-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Naylor, S., Booth, S., Harvey-Lloyd, J., & Strudwick, R. (2021). Experiences of diagnostic radiographers through the Covid-19 pandemic. Radiography, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2021.10.016

Diagnostic Radiography plays a major role in the diagnosis and management of patients with Covid-19. This has seen an increase in the demand for imaging services, putting pressure on the workforce. Diagnostic radiographers, as with many other healthc... Read More about Experiences of diagnostic radiographers through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Experience of the COVID-19 pandemic as lived by patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis: an Italian qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Battista, S., Dell'Isola, A., Manoni, M., Englund, M., Palese, A., & Testa, M. (2021). Experience of the COVID-19 pandemic as lived by patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis: an Italian qualitative study. BMJ Open, 11(10), e053194. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053194

Objective To examine the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic as lived by people with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), in Italy. Design A qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews. Setting Urban and suburban areas in northern Italy.... Read More about Experience of the COVID-19 pandemic as lived by patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis: an Italian qualitative study.

The effect of exercise compliance on risk reduction for hamstring strain injury : a systematic review and meta-analyses (2021)
Journal Article
Ripley, N., Cuthbert, M., Ross, S., Comfort, P., & McMahon, J. (2021). The effect of exercise compliance on risk reduction for hamstring strain injury : a systematic review and meta-analyses. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), e11260. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111260

Eccentric strength training can reduce the risk of hamstring strain injury (HSI) occurrence; however, its implementation can be impacted by athlete compliance and prescription. The aim of this review was to investigate the effects of intervention com... Read More about The effect of exercise compliance on risk reduction for hamstring strain injury : a systematic review and meta-analyses.

No differences in weightlifting overhead pressing exercises kinetics (2021)
Journal Article
Soriano, M., Lake, J., Comfort, P., Suchomel, T., McMahon, J., Jiménez-Ormeño, E., & Sainz de Baranda, P. (2021). No differences in weightlifting overhead pressing exercises kinetics. Sports Biomechanics, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2021.1993983

This study aimed to compare the kinetics between the push press (PP), push jerk (PJ), and split jerk (SJ). Sixteen resistance-trained participants (12 men and 4 women; age: 23.8 ± 4.4 years; height: 1.7 ± 0.1 m; body mass: 75.7 ± 13.0 kg; weightlifti... Read More about No differences in weightlifting overhead pressing exercises kinetics.

Increased trunk flexion may underlie elevated knee flexor activity in people with knee osteoarthritis (2021)
Journal Article
Preece, S., & Alghamdi, W. (2021). Increased trunk flexion may underlie elevated knee flexor activity in people with knee osteoarthritis. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 33, 216-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2021.10.006

Background: Previous research has demonstrated elevated activation of the knee flexor muscles in people with knee osteoarthritis. People with this condition have also been observed to walk with increased trunk flexion; this may alter biomechanical lo... Read More about Increased trunk flexion may underlie elevated knee flexor activity in people with knee osteoarthritis.

Radiograph report style preferences of referrers at a district general hospital in the West Midlands, England, UK (2021)
Journal Article
Stevens, B. J. (2022). Radiograph report style preferences of referrers at a district general hospital in the West Midlands, England, UK. Radiography, 28(2), 296-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2021.10.001

Introduction: Many articles and guidelines have been published proposing suggestions for the optimal radiology report style; it is likely that different referrers will prefer different styles owing to a number of clinical variables. The aim of this s... Read More about Radiograph report style preferences of referrers at a district general hospital in the West Midlands, England, UK.

Interactive influences of emotion and extraversion on visual attention (2021)
Journal Article
Bendall, R., Begley, S., & Thompson, C. (2021). Interactive influences of emotion and extraversion on visual attention. Brain and Behavior, 11(11), e2387. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2387

Introduction: Emotion has been shown to influence selective visual attention. However, studies in this field have revealed contradictory findings regarding the nature of this influence. One possible explanation for the variation in findings is that a... Read More about Interactive influences of emotion and extraversion on visual attention.

Dietary supplements for consideration in elite female footballers (2021)
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Sheridan, H., Parker, L., & Hammond, K. (2021). Dietary supplements for consideration in elite female footballers. European Journal of Sport Science, 22(5), 733-744. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.1988149

The physical demands of professional female football have intensified in recent years. Supplements are only advised in addition to a healthy, balanced diet, but may warrant a greater prevalence in the professional game to support well-being, recovery... Read More about Dietary supplements for consideration in elite female footballers.

Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders (2021)
Journal Article
Chaplin, E., McCarthy, J., Marshall-Tate, K., Ali, S., Xenitidis, K., Childs, J., …Forrester, A. (2021). Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 119, 104103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104103

Aim: Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) may present as neuropsychiatric problems as well as impairments of motor, cognitive, social and communication functioning. This study describes the introduction of a specialist service with expertise in NDD in... Read More about Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Analgesia prescribing in primary care (2021)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2021). Analgesia prescribing in primary care. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 3(10), 390-391. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2021.3.10.390

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

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction With Life of University Students in Qatar: Changes During Confinement Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Hermassi, S., Hayes, L. D., Salman, A., Sanal-Hayes, N. E. M., Abassi, E., Al-Kuwari, L., …Schwesig, R. (in press). Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction With Life of University Students in Qatar: Changes During Confinement Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.704562

This study explored the effects of home confinement on physical activity (PA) and satisfaction with life (SL) among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 531 subjects participated [male: n=203; female: n=328; age: 33.1±5.2years... Read More about Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction With Life of University Students in Qatar: Changes During Confinement Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Improving care transfers for homeless patients after hospital discharge: a realist evaluation (2021)
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Cornes, M., W Aldridge, R., Biswell, E., Byng, R., Clark, M., Foster, G., …Whiteford, M. (2021). Improving care transfers for homeless patients after hospital discharge: a realist evaluation. Health Services and Delivery Research, 9(17), https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr09170

Background: In 2013, 70% of people who were homeless on admission to hospital were discharged back to the street without having their care and support needs addressed. In response, the UK government provided funding for 52 new specialist homeless h... Read More about Improving care transfers for homeless patients after hospital discharge: a realist evaluation.

Prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Greater Manchester, UK: An active case ascertainment study (2021)
Journal Article
McCarthy, R., Mukherjee, R., Fleming, K., Green, J., Clayton-Smith, J., Price, A., …Cook, P. (2021). Prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Greater Manchester, UK: An active case ascertainment study. Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research, 45(11), 2271-2281. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14705

Background: Despite high levels of prenatal alcohol exposure in the UK, evidence on the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is lacking. This paper reports on FASD prevalence in a small sample of children in primary school. Me... Read More about Prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Greater Manchester, UK: An active case ascertainment study.