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Exploring the housing needs of migrant workers in Harlow and Broxbourne : Final report (2011)
Report
Scullion, L., & Morris, G. (2011). Exploring the housing needs of migrant workers in Harlow and Broxbourne : Final report

This report presents the findings of a study looking at the housing needs and
experiences of Central and Eastern European (CEE) migrants living and working in
Harlow and Broxbourne. The research was commissioned by Harlow District and
Broxbourne B... Read More about Exploring the housing needs of migrant workers in Harlow and Broxbourne : Final report.

Continuing Professional Development: Social phobia: nature and treatment (2011)
Journal Article
Darling, J., Curran, J., Rogers, P., & Gournay, K. (2011). Continuing Professional Development: Social phobia: nature and treatment. British Journal of Wellbeing, 2(1), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjow.2011.2.1.37

This article discusses social phobia, and common approaches to treatment of the condition. The mental health professional's role in recognising and treating social phobia will be explored. The article includes some self-assessment to test the reader'... Read More about Continuing Professional Development: Social phobia: nature and treatment.

Guidelines for the management of the foot health problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis (2011)
Journal Article
problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Musculoskeletal Care, 9(2), 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.200

Background. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as a chronic systemic disease, commonly affects the feet, impacting
negatively on patients' quality of life. Specialist podiatrists have a prime role to play in the assessment and
management of foot and ankle p... Read More about Guidelines for the management of the foot health problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

Do foot orthoses replicate the static longitudinal arch angle during midstance in walking? (2011)
Journal Article
Burn, H., Branthwaite, H., Chockalingam, N., Larose Chevalier, T., & Naemi, R. (2011). Do foot orthoses replicate the static longitudinal arch angle during midstance in walking?. #Journal not on list, 21(3), 129-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foot.2010.12.004

Introduction
In a normal clinical environment, foot function and treatment efficacy is evaluated using static foot posture assessment. Whilst there are several methods of static assessment, the longitudinal arch angle (LAA) has been validated as a r... Read More about Do foot orthoses replicate the static longitudinal arch angle during midstance in walking?.

The cognitive underpinnings of emerging mathematical skills: Executive functioning, patterns, numeracy, and arithmetic (2011)
Journal Article
Lee, K., Ng, S. F., Pe, M. L., Ang, S. Y., Hasshim, N., & Bull, R. (2011). The cognitive underpinnings of emerging mathematical skills: Executive functioning, patterns, numeracy, and arithmetic. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 82(1), 82 - 99. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8279.2010.02016.x

Background: Exposure to mathematical pattern tasks is often deemed important for developing children's algebraic thinking skills. Yet, there is a dearth of evidence on the cognitive underpinnings of pattern tasks and how early competencies on these t... Read More about The cognitive underpinnings of emerging mathematical skills: Executive functioning, patterns, numeracy, and arithmetic.

Dyspnoea-12 is a valid and reliable measure of breathlessness in patients with ILD (2011)
Journal Article
Yorke, J., Swigris, J., Russell, A., Moosavi, S., Man Ng Kwong, G., Longshaw, M., & Jines, P. (2011). Dyspnoea-12 is a valid and reliable measure of breathlessness in patients with ILD. Chest, 139(1), 159-164. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.10-0693

Objective: To determine the validity and reliability of the Dyspnoea-12 (D-12) for the assessment of breathlessness in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD).

Methods: 101 patients with ILD completed the D-12 (scaling range 0-36, high scor... Read More about Dyspnoea-12 is a valid and reliable measure of breathlessness in patients with ILD.

Delivering public services in the mixed economy of welfare : perspectives from the voluntary and community sector in rural England (2011)
Journal Article

The voluntary and community sector in England is playing an increasingly important role in the delivery of public services to older adults and in doing so they rely on unpaid volunteers. In this article, we draw on the findings of a recent qualitativ... Read More about Delivering public services in the mixed economy of welfare : perspectives from the voluntary and community sector in rural England.

The experience of living with a family member with challenging behaviour post acquired brain injury (2011)
Journal Article
Braine, M. (2011). The experience of living with a family member with challenging behaviour post acquired brain injury. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 43(3), 156-164. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0b013e3182135bb2

Acquired brain injury (ABI) can be a sudden, dramatic, and, sometimes, fatal event that instantly disrupts the lives of the patients and their families. Healthcare professionals and families are being confronted with the long-term effects of ABI. Thi... Read More about The experience of living with a family member with challenging behaviour post acquired brain injury.

Defining information need in health - assimilating complex theories derived from information science (2011)
Journal Article
Ormandy, P. (2011). Defining information need in health - assimilating complex theories derived from information science. Health Expectations, 14(1), 92-104. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00598.x

Key policy drivers worldwide include optimising the patient’s role
in managing their care; focusing services around patient needs and preferences to
facilitate choice; and providing the information to help them make those choices.
The term informa... Read More about Defining information need in health - assimilating complex theories derived from information science.

Developing competence in cardiac care through the use of blended learning: course members' and mentors' accounts (2011)
Journal Article
Iley, K., McInulty, L., Jones, I., Yorke, J., & Johnson, M. (2011). Developing competence in cardiac care through the use of blended learning: course members' and mentors' accounts. Nurse Education Today, 31(4), 323-327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.06.009

The use of blended learning to develop the clinical knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals is
increasing. This paper reports the qualitative findings from an evaluation of a blended learning course
designed to equip registered nurses with... Read More about Developing competence in cardiac care through the use of blended learning: course members' and mentors' accounts.

Self-regulated learning in higher education : identifying key component processes (2011)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2011). Self-regulated learning in higher education : identifying key component processes. Studies in Higher Education, 36(8), 989-1000. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2010.503269

The concept of self-regulated learning is becoming increasingly relevant in the study of learning and academic achievement, especially in higher education, where quite distinctive demands are placed on students. Though several key theoretical perspec... Read More about Self-regulated learning in higher education : identifying key component processes.