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Futures planning - adult sibling perspectives (2014)
Journal Article
Davys, D., Mitchell, D., & Haigh, C. (2014). Futures planning - adult sibling perspectives. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43(3), 219-226. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12099

15 adult siblings of people who have a learning disability were interviewed in relation to their future wishes and expectations of care giving. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse transcripts from the interviews where... Read More about Futures planning - adult sibling perspectives.

Word of Mouth Mammography e-Network (WOMMeN): a feasibility study (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Robinson, L., Hill, C., Burke, K., Shires, G., Wray, J., & Griffiths, M. (2014, June). Word of Mouth Mammography e-Network (WOMMeN): a feasibility study. Poster presented at Symposium Mammographicum, Bournemouth

Background: Problem: First time attenders to mammography feel unprepared1. Enablers: i) Women share information about mammography using word-of-mouth communication (talking to each other). ii) NHS strategy advocates the use of digital media and patie... Read More about Word of Mouth Mammography e-Network (WOMMeN): a feasibility study.

The change agent : the manager's role in change (2014)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2014). The change agent : the manager's role in change. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 19(9), 443-445. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2013.19.9.443

Within this article the author will examine the manager’s role in the change process. Change within the NHS is an ever-present reality, whether proposed from within your own department and identified by your own staff, or forced upon you from outside... Read More about The change agent : the manager's role in change.

Evaluation of the People’s Kitchen (2014)
Report
Irving, A., Moss, O., & Biddle, P. (2014). Evaluation of the People’s Kitchen. The People's Kitchen

In January 2014, the Department of Social Sciences and Languages, at Northumbria University, was
commissioned by the People’s Kitchen to:
- Produce a detailed quantitative and qualitative assessment of the needs of service users,1 their
experience... Read More about Evaluation of the People’s Kitchen.

Later life widowhood and loneliness (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Collins, T. (2014, June). Later life widowhood and loneliness. Presented at Campaign to End Loneliness Research Hub meeting, Lothian Chambers, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

TV chef Lorraine Pascale shows successful fostering is about more than race (2014)
Journal Article
Rogers, M. (2014). TV chef Lorraine Pascale shows successful fostering is about more than race

An article which explores the notion of trans racial foster placements in relation to children's well-being and identity development, pointing to the modest empirical research literature.

A comparison of field test performances between elite and sub-elite academy soccer players (2014)
Journal Article
Stewart, A., Bloom, L., Clarkson, B., & Comfort, P. (2014). A comparison of field test performances between elite and sub-elite academy soccer players. Journal of Athletic Enhancement, 3(4), https://doi.org/10.4172/2324-9080.1000158

The findings of this study highlight that there are no significant differences (p>0.05) in the height (175.1 ± 5.4 cm vs. 171.8 ± 5.8 cm) and body mass (69.5 ± 6.9 kg vs. 68.1 ± 5.8 kg) of Elite and Sub-Elite squads respectively. In contrast the Elit... Read More about A comparison of field test performances between elite and sub-elite academy soccer players.

A qualitative study into the experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Darvill, A., Fallon, D., & Livesley, J. (2014, June). A qualitative study into the experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams. Presented at 5th International Nurse Education Conference - the complexities of learning and caring; evaluating the learning and caring: evaluating impact of nursing and healthcare education on student learning and patietn care, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands

This paper will report on the results of a PhD thesis into the experience of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams in the North West of England.
The study took place at a time when the re... Read More about A qualitative study into the experiences of newly qualified children’s nurses during their transition into children’s community nursing teams.

A method to investigate image blurring due to mammography machine compression paddle movement (2014)
Journal Article
Wang, M., Hogg, P., Kelly, J., & Millington, S. (2015). A method to investigate image blurring due to mammography machine compression paddle movement. Radiography, 21(1), 36-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.06.004

Background

Compression paddles can move during mammography exposures. Speculation suggests that this movement can cause image blurring. No research has been published to demonstrate whether such movement could cause image blurring.

Aim

Devel... Read More about A method to investigate image blurring due to mammography machine compression paddle movement.

Increasing source to image distance for AP pelvis imaging – impact on radiation dose and image quality (2014)
Journal Article
Tugwell, E., Everton, C., Kingma, A., & Hogg, P. (2014). Increasing source to image distance for AP pelvis imaging – impact on radiation dose and image quality. Radiography, 20(4), 351-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.05.012

Aim: A quantative primary study to determine whether increasing source to image distance (SID), with
and without the use of automatic exposure control (AEC) for antero-posterior (AP) pelvis imaging, reduces
dose whilst still producing an image of d... Read More about Increasing source to image distance for AP pelvis imaging – impact on radiation dose and image quality.

Image quality and dose analysis for a PA chest X-ray: Comparison between AEC mode acquisition and manual mode using the 10 kVp ‘rule’ (2014)
Journal Article

Purpose

To compare the image quality and effective dose applying the 10 kVp rule with manual mode acquisition and AEC mode in PA chest X-ray.

Method

68 images (with and without lesions) were acquired using an anthropomorphic chest phantom us... Read More about Image quality and dose analysis for a PA chest X-ray: Comparison between AEC mode acquisition and manual mode using the 10 kVp ‘rule’.

Making doctoral mobility work in and beyond the doctoral phase : lessons from experience (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Coey, C., & Ackers, H. (2014, June). Making doctoral mobility work in and beyond the doctoral phase : lessons from experience. Presented at 7th Annual Meeting of the EUA Council for Doctoral Education,: Doctoral Education: Thinking globally, acting locally’, University of Liverpool

The paper we propose to present explores the experiences of doctorate holders who have undertaken international mobility for part or the whole of their doctoral phase. We draw on the experiences of a sample of over 2,500 survey respondents and 340 in... Read More about Making doctoral mobility work in and beyond the doctoral phase : lessons from experience.

Compression force behaviours : an exploration of the beliefs and values influencing the application of breast compression during screening mammography (2014)
Journal Article

This research project investigated the compression behaviours of practitioners during screening mammography. The study sought to provide a qualitative understanding of ‘how’ and ‘why’ practitioners apply compression force. With a clear conflict in t... Read More about Compression force behaviours : an exploration of the beliefs and values influencing the application of breast compression during screening mammography.

Is pain disabling adults with musculoskeletal conditions? (2014)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Hammond, A., & Tyson, S. (2014). Is pain disabling adults with musculoskeletal conditions?. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(Supp2), 1172. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.3399

Background: Pain is the most common symptom of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, affecting two thirds of adults aged ≥50 years in the UK (1). MSK pain often becomes chronic and significantly reduces people’s ability to participate in daily activities... Read More about Is pain disabling adults with musculoskeletal conditions?.

Do Occupational therapy services fulfil the work related needs of rheumatology patients in the UK? (2014)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., & Hammond, A. (2014). Do Occupational therapy services fulfil the work related needs of rheumatology patients in the UK?. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(Suppl2), 93. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.3407

Background: Before becoming work disabled, people with inflammatory arthritis (IA) experience work instability, which threatens employment. Thus, many employed people with IA are at risk of losing their job. Rheumatology Occupational Therapists (OT)... Read More about Do Occupational therapy services fulfil the work related needs of rheumatology patients in the UK?.

OP0083-HPR development of the evaluation of daily activities questionnaire in musculoskeletal conditions: Psychometric testing (2014)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Prior, Y., Horton, M., Tennant, A., & Tyson, S. (2014). OP0083-HPR development of the evaluation of daily activities questionnaire in musculoskeletal conditions: Psychometric testing. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(Suppl2), 93. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.3334

Background The English Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) is a patient reported measure of activity limitations including 138 activities in 14 domains. It has been linguistically and culturally validated from the original Swedish to En... Read More about OP0083-HPR development of the evaluation of daily activities questionnaire in musculoskeletal conditions: Psychometric testing.

FRI0592-HPR Work Rehabilitation in Inflammatory Arthritis: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial (2014)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Prior, Y., O'Brien, R., Woodbridge, S., & Radford, K. (2014). FRI0592-HPR Work Rehabilitation in Inflammatory Arthritis: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73(Suppl), 1209. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.5378

Background Work problems are common in people with inflammatory arthritis (IA): with 28-40% of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) stopping work in 5y of diagnosis. There is little research into effectiveness of job retention vocational rehabilitat... Read More about FRI0592-HPR Work Rehabilitation in Inflammatory Arthritis: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial.

Rheumatology occupational therapists' line managers' views of a vocational rehabilitation programme delivered to patients with work problems (2014)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Amanna, A., & Hammond, A. (2014). Rheumatology occupational therapists' line managers' views of a vocational rehabilitation programme delivered to patients with work problems. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(Supp2), 1352. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.1998

Background: Before becoming work disabled people with inflammatory arthritis experience work instability, which threatens employment. Occupational therapists (OT) are well–placed to assist patients to remain at work [1]. However, many OTs in the UK l... Read More about Rheumatology occupational therapists' line managers' views of a vocational rehabilitation programme delivered to patients with work problems.