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The principles of skin integrity (2014)
Book Chapter
Stephens, M. (2014). The principles of skin integrity. In I. Peate, K. Wild, & M. Nair (Eds.), Nursing Practice Knowledge and Care (355-382). Chichester: Wiley

Designing a culturally appropriate self- management intervention for primary breast cancer patients from different ethnic groups using Experience Based Co-Design (EBCD) (2014)
Journal Article
Scanlon, K., Tompkins, C., Wray, J., Hepworth, C., Dale, C., & Armes, J. (2014). Designing a culturally appropriate self- management intervention for primary breast cancer patients from different ethnic groups using Experience Based Co-Design (EBCD). Psycho-Oncology, 23(3), 166-167. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-1611.2014.3694

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, irrespective of ethnic background. Our understanding of the needs of breast cancer survivors from different ethnic backgrounds is limited. Breast Cancer Care currently provides a self-management co... Read More about Designing a culturally appropriate self- management intervention for primary breast cancer patients from different ethnic groups using Experience Based Co-Design (EBCD).

Returning from out of area placements : the impact on quality of life for people with learning disabilities (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hughes, M., McGarry, J., Westbrook, J., Williams, D., Dubrow-Marshall, L., & Cassidy, S. (2014, October). Returning from out of area placements : the impact on quality of life for people with learning disabilities. Poster presented at The Challenging Behaviours National Strategy Group Annual Conference, London

The purpose of this study was to explore quality of life issues for people with learning disabilities in both out-of-area and Salford community living. The study utilised a repeated measures design, in which the triangulation of qualitative and quant... Read More about Returning from out of area placements : the impact on quality of life for people with learning disabilities.

The Effectiveness of Footwear and Other Removable Off-loading Devices in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Systematic Review (2014)
Journal Article
Healy, A., Naemi, R., & Chockalingam, N. (2014). The Effectiveness of Footwear and Other Removable Off-loading Devices in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Systematic Review. Current Diabetes Reviews, 10(4), 215-230. https://doi.org/10.2174/1573399810666140918121438

Aim: To conduct a systematic review which examined the effectiveness of footwear and other removable off-loading devices as interventions for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers or the alteration of biomechanical factors associated with ulcer heali... Read More about The Effectiveness of Footwear and Other Removable Off-loading Devices in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Systematic Review.

Does flip-flop style footwear modify ankle biomechanics and foot loading patterns? (2014)
Journal Article
Price, C., Andrejevas, V., Findlow, A., Graham-Smith, P., & Jones, R. (2014). Does flip-flop style footwear modify ankle biomechanics and foot loading patterns?. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 7(40), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-014-0040-y

Background Flip-flops are an item of footwear, which are rubber and loosely secured across the dorsal fore-foot. These are popular in warm climates; however are widely criticised for being detrimental to foot health and potentially modifying walkin... Read More about Does flip-flop style footwear modify ankle biomechanics and foot loading patterns?.

European neonatal intensive care nursing research priorities: an e-Delphi study (2014)
Journal Article
priorities: an e-Delphi study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100, F66-F71

Objective This study aimed to identify and prioritise neonatal intensive care nursing research topics across Europe using an e-Delphi technique. Design An e-Delphi technique with three questionnaire rounds was performed. Qualitative responses of... Read More about European neonatal intensive care nursing research priorities: an e-Delphi study.

Linguistic validation and cultural adaptation of an English version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis (2014)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Tyson, S., Prior, Y., Hawkins, R., Tennant, A., Nordenskiold, U., …Cederlund, R. (2014). Linguistic validation and cultural adaptation of an English version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 12(143), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-014-0143-y

Background: To linguistically validate and culturally adapt the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) for use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from Swedish to British English. The EDAQ is a patient reported outcome measure of daily activity a... Read More about Linguistic validation and cultural adaptation of an English version of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis.

Scalable interrogation : Eliciting human pheromone responses to deception in a security interview setting (2014)
Journal Article
Stedmon, A., Eachus, P., Baillie, L., Tallis, H., Donkor, R., Edlin-White, R., & Bracewell, R. (2015). Scalable interrogation : Eliciting human pheromone responses to deception in a security interview setting. Applied Ergonomics, 47, 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2014.08.015

Individuals trying to conceal knowledge from interrogators are likely to experience raised levels of stress that can manifest itself across biological, physiological, psychological and behavioural factors, providing an opportunity for detection. Usin... Read More about Scalable interrogation : Eliciting human pheromone responses to deception in a security interview setting.

The psychological impact of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health : a narrative literature review (2014)
Journal Article
Mulongo, P., Hollins Martin, C., & McAndrew, S. (2014). The psychological impact of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health : a narrative literature review. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 32(5), 469-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2014.949641

Background: Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is the procedure of removing healthy external genitalia from girls/women for socio-cultural reasons. There is much scientific literature on the adverse physical health complications that can result... Read More about The psychological impact of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health : a narrative literature review.

Multi-centre analysis of incidental findings on low-resolution CT attenuation correction images (2014)
Journal Article
Coward, J., Lawson, R., Kane, T., Elias, M., Howes, A., Birchall, J., & Hogg, P. (2014). Multi-centre analysis of incidental findings on low-resolution CT attenuation correction images. British Journal of Radiology, 87(1042), https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20130701

Objective: To review new incidental findings detected on low-resolution CT attenuation correction (CTAC) images acquired during single-photon emission CT (SPECT-CT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and to determine whether the CTAC images had d... Read More about Multi-centre analysis of incidental findings on low-resolution CT attenuation correction images.

Communicating and managing children and young people with autism and extensive burn injury (2014)
Journal Article
autism and extensive burn injury. Wounds UK, 10(3), 60-65

Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way an individual communicates and relates to their environment and the people around them. Children and young people (0–18 years) with autism find change diff... Read More about Communicating and managing children and young people with autism and extensive burn injury.

Emotion affects prefrontal cortex activity during cognitive task performance: A change blindness functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bendall, R., & Thompson, C. (2014, September). Emotion affects prefrontal cortex activity during cognitive task performance: A change blindness functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Poster presented at British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience Annual Scientific Meeting, York

Research is increasingly demonstrating that emotional processes interact with our cognitions and that the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is heavily involved during such tasks. Higher naturalistic negative mood is related to reduced PFC activity during wor... Read More about Emotion affects prefrontal cortex activity during cognitive task performance: A change blindness functional near-infrared spectroscopy study..

Disciplinary, sectoral and national border crossings in the careers of social science and humanities researchers : findings from a European project (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Millard, D., & Coey, C. (2014, September). Disciplinary, sectoral and national border crossings in the careers of social science and humanities researchers : findings from a European project. Presented at Vitae Researcher Development International Conference, Manchester

This paper to presents some of the findings of the POCARIM (Mapping the Population, Careers, Mobilities and Impacts of Advanced Research Degree Graduates in the Social Sciences and Humanities)study. It reports in particular on the implications of thr... Read More about Disciplinary, sectoral and national border crossings in the careers of social science and humanities researchers : findings from a European project.

Association between parent-infant interactions in infancy and disruptive behaviour disorders at age seven: a nested, case–control ALSPAC study (2014)
Journal Article
Puckering, C., Allely, C., Doolin, O., Purves, D., McConnachie, A., Johnson, P., …Wilson, P. (2014). Association between parent-infant interactions in infancy and disruptive behaviour disorders at age seven: a nested, case–control ALSPAC study. BMC Pediatrics, 14(1), 223. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-223

Background Effective early intervention to prevent oppositional/conduct disorders requires early identification of children at risk. Patterns of parent-child interaction may predict oppositional/conduct disorders but large community-based prospecti... Read More about Association between parent-infant interactions in infancy and disruptive behaviour disorders at age seven: a nested, case–control ALSPAC study.

Changes in sprint, change of direction and jump performance during a competitive season in male lacrosse players (2014)
Journal Article
Thomas, C., Mather, D., & Comfort, P. (2014). Changes in sprint, change of direction and jump performance during a competitive season in male lacrosse players. Journal of Athletic Enhancement, 3(5), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.4172/2324-9080.1000167

This study aimed to examine performance changes in lacrosse players during a 24-week competitive season (including 22 weeks of periodized resistance training (RT)). Eleven male lacrosse players (age 24.5 ± 4.3 years, height 180.4 ± 5.6 cm, body... Read More about Changes in sprint, change of direction and jump performance during a competitive season in male lacrosse players.

Attention restoration reduces change blindness (except for those who feel sad) (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Thompson, C., & Bendall, R. (2014, September). Attention restoration reduces change blindness (except for those who feel sad). Poster presented at British Psychological Society Cognitive Section Meeting, Nottingham, UK

Attention Restoration Theory (Kaplan, 1995; Kaplan & Berman, 2010) proposes that natural surroundings “restore” attentional resources, in comparison to urban surroundings. This is due to increased bottom-up processing in natural environments (relativ... Read More about Attention restoration reduces change blindness (except for those who feel sad).

The negative influence of mindwandering on visual search behaviour (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bower, C., & Thompson, C. (2014, September). The negative influence of mindwandering on visual search behaviour. Presented at British Psychological Society Cognitive Section Meeting, Nottingham, UK

The effective allocation of attention and visual search is critical in many real-world tasks and there are several factors that influence the distribution of resources. These range from positive influences (e.g. top-down search that is guided on the... Read More about The negative influence of mindwandering on visual search behaviour.