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Stroke survivors’ perceptions of participating in a high repetition arm training trial early after stroke (2021)
Journal Article
Hammerbeck, U., Hargreaves, M., Hollands, K., & Tyson, S. (2021). Stroke survivors’ perceptions of participating in a high repetition arm training trial early after stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1955984

Purpose The study explored the acceptability of high repetition arm training as part of a randomised controlled trial, early after stroke, when fatigue levels and emotional strain are often high. Materials and methods 36 sub-acute stroke surviv... Read More about Stroke survivors’ perceptions of participating in a high repetition arm training trial early after stroke.

Working, living and dying in COVID times : perspectives from frontline adult social care workers in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Briggs, D., Telford, L., Lloyd, A., & Ellis, A. (2021). Working, living and dying in COVID times : perspectives from frontline adult social care workers in the UK. Safer Communities, 20(3), 208-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/SC-04-2021-0013

Purpose This paper aims to explore 15 UK adult social care workers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This paper’s 15 open-ended interviews with adult social care workers are complemented by digital ethnograp... Read More about Working, living and dying in COVID times : perspectives from frontline adult social care workers in the UK.

Determination of hand grip strength and its correlates during pregnancy : a cross-sectional study (2021)
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Abdullahi, A., Bala, A., Danazumi, S., Abubakar, S., Adamu, R., Truijen, S., …Useh, U. (2021). Determination of hand grip strength and its correlates during pregnancy : a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(1), 540. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04003-0

Background: Pregnancy results in many changes, including reduced hand grip strength (HGS). However, good HGS is required for physical functions such as carrying and breastfeeding the baby after birth. The aim of this study was to determine the factor... Read More about Determination of hand grip strength and its correlates during pregnancy : a cross-sectional study.

Provision of exercise services in patients with peripheral artery disease in the United Kingdom (2021)
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Harwood, A., Pymer, S., Ibeggazene, S., Ingle, L., Caldow, E., & Birkett, S. (2021). Provision of exercise services in patients with peripheral artery disease in the United Kingdom. Vascular, 30(5), 874-881. https://doi.org/10.1177/17085381211035259

Objectives Supervised exercise programmes (SEPs) are a vital treatment for people with intermittent claudication, leading improvements in walking distance and quality of life and are recommended in multiple national and international guidelines. We a... Read More about Provision of exercise services in patients with peripheral artery disease in the United Kingdom.

Effect of a sedation and ventilator liberation protocol vs usual care on duration of invasive mechanical ventilation in pediatric intensive care units : a randomized clinical trial (2021)
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units : a randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 326(5), 401-410. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.10296

Importance: There is limited evidence on the optimal strategy for liberating children from invasive mechanical ventilation in the pediatric intensive care unit. Objective: To determine if a ventilator liberation intervention reduces duration of i... Read More about Effect of a sedation and ventilator liberation protocol vs usual care on duration of invasive mechanical ventilation in pediatric intensive care units : a randomized clinical trial.

Antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship (2021)
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Robertson, D. (2021). Antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 3(8), 302-303. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2021.3.8.302

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.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on end of life care delivery in care homes : a mixed method systematic review (2021)
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Spacey, A., Porter, S., Board, M., & Scammell, J. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on end of life care delivery in care homes : a mixed method systematic review. Palliative Medicine, 35(8), 1468-1479. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211029806

Background: Current evidence suggests that COVID-19 is having a negative impact on the delivery of end of life care in care homes around the world. There is a need to collate current evidence to provide a comprehensive overview to assess extent of t... Read More about Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on end of life care delivery in care homes : a mixed method systematic review.

Human-centred design of a new microneedle-based hormonal contraceptive delivery system. (2021)
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Gualeni, B., Hughes, L., Stauber, I., Ackers, H., Gorman, A., Gashuga, D., …Birchall, J. (2021). Human-centred design of a new microneedle-based hormonal contraceptive delivery system. Gates Open Research, 5, 96. https://doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.13233.2

It is estimated that 225 million women worldwide have an unmet need for family planning, and more than half live in low- and middle-income countries. Increasing the choice of contraceptive methods available can reduce this unmet need. Microneedle dru... Read More about Human-centred design of a new microneedle-based hormonal contraceptive delivery system..

Ethics review, reflective equilibrium and reflexivity (2021)
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Morton, J. (2022). Ethics review, reflective equilibrium and reflexivity. Nursing Ethics, 29(1), 49-62. https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330211003252

Background: Research Ethics Committees (RECs) or their equivalent review applications for prospective research with human participants. Reviewers use universally agreed principles to make decisions about whether prospective health and social care... Read More about Ethics review, reflective equilibrium and reflexivity.

Towards a digital football studies : current trends and future directions for football cultures research in the post-Covid-19 moment (2021)
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Lawrence, S., & Crawford, G. (2022). Towards a digital football studies : current trends and future directions for football cultures research in the post-Covid-19 moment. Leisure Studies, 41(1), 56-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2021.1948595

As the digital revolution continues apace, emergent technologies and means of communication have presented new challenges and opportunities for the field of football studies. In turn, researchers active across the social sciences and beyond have resp... Read More about Towards a digital football studies : current trends and future directions for football cultures research in the post-Covid-19 moment.

Examining the influence of health on employment and work ability of Saudi haemodialysis patients : a mixed-methods study (2021)
Journal Article
Alquwez, N., & Ormandy, P. (2021). Examining the influence of health on employment and work ability of Saudi haemodialysis patients : a mixed-methods study. International Journal of Nursing Practice, e12993. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12993

To explore the employment, work productivity, activity impairment, and sustainability of work of Saudi patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on haemodialysis (HD). Failure to address CKD-related challenges may cause HD patients to lose their job... Read More about Examining the influence of health on employment and work ability of Saudi haemodialysis patients : a mixed-methods study.

The effect of angle on change of direction biomechanics : comparison and inter-task relationships (2021)
Journal Article
Dos’Santos, T., Thomas, C., & Jones, P. (2021). The effect of angle on change of direction biomechanics : comparison and inter-task relationships. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(22), 2618-2631. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1948258

The aim of this was study to examine the inter-task relationships and compare change of direction (COD) biomechanics between different angles (45°, 90°, and 180°). Twenty-seven men performed three COD tasks, whereby lower-limb and trunk kinematics an... Read More about The effect of angle on change of direction biomechanics : comparison and inter-task relationships.

Community perceptions of private security at a mega-event (2021)
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Aitken, A. (2021). Community perceptions of private security at a mega-event. Security Journal, 37, 985-1005. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41284-021-00309-y

The pluralisation of policing has caused much debate in criminology. Yet very few studies examine how the public perceive private security. This article addresses this gap by drawing on empirical qualitative data from the 2014 Commonwealth Games in G... Read More about Community perceptions of private security at a mega-event.

Children should be seen and also heard : an explorative qualitative study into the influences on children’s choice of footwear, their perception of comfort and the language they use to describe footwear experiences (2021)
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Price, C., Skidmore, S., Ratcliffe, J., & Williams, A. (2021). Children should be seen and also heard : an explorative qualitative study into the influences on children’s choice of footwear, their perception of comfort and the language they use to describe footwear experiences. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 14, 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-021-00487-3

Background: Footwear has an essential role including protection of the feet, overall performance, foot health and potentially, supporting normal development of the foot. In addition to these physical aspects which may influence choice of footwear des... Read More about Children should be seen and also heard : an explorative qualitative study into the influences on children’s choice of footwear, their perception of comfort and the language they use to describe footwear experiences.

Poverty as a political choice : a comparative analysis of reports of the UN Rapporteur’s visits to the UK and Spain (2021)
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Cummins, I., & Gómez-Ciriano, E. (2021). Poverty as a political choice : a comparative analysis of reports of the UN Rapporteur’s visits to the UK and Spain. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 7, 104-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41134-021-00179-9

This paper presents a comparative analysis of two reports by the UN Rapporteur on extreme poverty and Human Rights, one for Spain and one for the UK. In both countries, austerity policies were introduced following the banking crisis of 2008. The UN R... Read More about Poverty as a political choice : a comparative analysis of reports of the UN Rapporteur’s visits to the UK and Spain.

A proposed method for evaluating drop jump performance with one force platform (2021)
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McMahon, J., Lake, J., Stratford, C., & Comfort, P. (2021). A proposed method for evaluating drop jump performance with one force platform. Biomechanics, 1(2), 178-189. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics1020015

The drop jump (DJ) is commonly utilised to assess athletes. The criterion two force platform (2FP) method of assessing DJ performance involves two adjacent force platforms, one for the box and one for the athlete to rebound from. Most researchers and... Read More about A proposed method for evaluating drop jump performance with one force platform.

The construction of a hegemonic social representation : climate crisis and the role of COVID-19 in defining survival (2021)
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Magioglou, T., & Coen, S. (2021). The construction of a hegemonic social representation : climate crisis and the role of COVID-19 in defining survival. European Psychologist, 26(3), 230-240. https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000442

The present paper discusses how Climate Change and the COVID-19 pandemic can be read as two facets of a Hegemonic Social Representation under construction, the representation of Survival, reshaping other hegemonic, socially shared representations in... Read More about The construction of a hegemonic social representation : climate crisis and the role of COVID-19 in defining survival.

Exploring the relationship between housing conditions and capabilities: a qualitative case study of private hostel residents (2021)
Journal Article
Irving, A. (2023). Exploring the relationship between housing conditions and capabilities: a qualitative case study of private hostel residents. Housing Studies, 38(6), 985-1005. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2021.1928004

While housing can facilitate many of the freedoms associated with a ‘well-lived’ life, the Capabilities Approach (CA) is yet to have transformed housing research and evaluation. This paper explores the relationship between housing conditions and well... Read More about Exploring the relationship between housing conditions and capabilities: a qualitative case study of private hostel residents.