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The importance of psychological flow in a creative, embodied and enactive psychological therapy approach (Arts for the Blues) (2022)
Journal Article

Psychological flow can be experienced in various occupational, recreational and creative domains and may confer increased well-being. Yet, very few studies have examined flow as a potential feature of creative arts therapies – particularly therapies... Read More about The importance of psychological flow in a creative, embodied and enactive psychological therapy approach (Arts for the Blues).

The economic case for hospital discharge services for people experiencing homelessness in England: An in-depth analysis with different service configurations providing specialist care (2022)
Journal Article

There are long-standing concerns that people experiencing homelessness may not recover well if left unsupported after a hospital stay. This study reports on a study investigating the cost-effectiveness of three different ‘in patient care coordination... Read More about The economic case for hospital discharge services for people experiencing homelessness in England: An in-depth analysis with different service configurations providing specialist care.

With women: Stories from midwives of ethnic heritage. Promoting insight into the art and science of midwifery to our local communities (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Furber, C. (2022, October). With women: Stories from midwives of ethnic heritage. Promoting insight into the art and science of midwifery to our local communities. Paper presented at Royal College of Midwives Annual conference 2022, Cardiff, Wales

This talk outlined work that is ongoing in supporting midwifery as a career to local communities and schools

Putting the 'Slave' in 'Anti-Slavery': A Critical Analysis of the UK National Referral Mechanism (2022)
Thesis
Findlay, J. Putting the 'Slave' in 'Anti-Slavery': A Critical Analysis of the UK National Referral Mechanism. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis presents a critical analysis of the UK government’s National Referral Mechanism (NRM), which supposedly exists to identify and support victims of ‘modern slavery and human trafficking’ (MSHT). Critical scholarship on MSHT has argued that... Read More about Putting the 'Slave' in 'Anti-Slavery': A Critical Analysis of the UK National Referral Mechanism.

The effect of resistance training on functional capacity in middle-aged to elderly individuals with peripheral artery disease: a meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Pearson, S., Sindall, P., Caldow, E., & Taberner, P. (2022). The effect of resistance training on functional capacity in middle-aged to elderly individuals with peripheral artery disease: a meta-analysis. International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology, https://doi.org/10.23736/S0392-9590.22.04922-7

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an ischemic disease of the lower limbs, caused by atherosclerotic plaques, leading to impairments in functional capacity and reduced quality of life. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the effect of 12-week and 24-w... Read More about The effect of resistance training on functional capacity in middle-aged to elderly individuals with peripheral artery disease: a meta-analysis.

Relationships and reciprocity in learning: a Palestine field trip for social work and youth and community students (2022)
Journal Article
community students. Critical and Radical Social Work, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1332/204986021X16623675816737

For over ten years now, social work and youth and community students from a university in England have travelled to Palestine to be hosted by families and conduct a study tour of the West Bank. They have visited governors in the West Bank, community... Read More about Relationships and reciprocity in learning: a Palestine field trip for social work and youth and community students.

Podiatrist's prescribing practice (2022)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2022). Podiatrist's prescribing practice. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 4(10), 426-427. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2022.4.10.426

Last month's research roundup provided an overview of articles assessing the role and remit of physiotherapist prescribers (Robertson, 2022). This month, we will review papers concerning podiatrists and their prescribing practice. The first is a revi... Read More about Podiatrist's prescribing practice.

Working as a counselling psychologist in Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services (2022)
Book Chapter
Omylinska-Thurston, J., & Frost, C. (2022). Working as a counselling psychologist in Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services. In D. Best, H. Nicholas, & M. Bradley (Eds.), Roles and Contexts in Counselling Psychology. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159339

IAPT is the main provider of psychological therapy for adults within the National Health Service (NHS). It was developed in 2008 as a way of organising a systematic delivery of evidence-based interventions for anxiety and depression. Counselling psyc... Read More about Working as a counselling psychologist in Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services.

Developing age-friendly communities in an emergent post pandemic world (2022)
Other
Blezard, E., Ahmed, A., Elder, B., Clark, A., & Groves, V. (2022). Developing age-friendly communities in an emergent post pandemic world

This work will contribute new knowledge and recommendations about how age-friendly initiatives can better support older people to remain socially connected to the places where they live, particularly in the light of experiences of Covid-19 and reduce... Read More about Developing age-friendly communities in an emergent post pandemic world.

E-scooters in Greater Manchester (2022)
Journal Article
Sherriff, A., Blazejewski, L., & Lomas, M. (2022). E-scooters in Greater Manchester

This report presents the !ndings of a University of
Salford study focused on the shared e-scooter trial
taking place in Greater Manchester and launched in
autumn 2020. Sharing schemes are services that make
vehicles, such as e-scooters, available... Read More about E-scooters in Greater Manchester.

Immigration, mortality, and national life expectancy in the Nordic region, 1990–2019 (2022)
Journal Article
Wallace, M., J. Thomas, M., Manuel Aburto, J., Vera Jørring Pallesen, A., Hvas Mortensen, L., Syse, A., & Drefahl, S. (2022). Immigration, mortality, and national life expectancy in the Nordic region, 1990–2019. #Journal not on list, 19, Article 101177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101177

Highlights

• Immigrants have higher life expectancy at age 1 than the native-born in Denmark, Finland and Norway do from 1990 to 2019.
• Immigrants in Denmark, Finland and Norway increasingly enhance national life expectancy at age 1 over... Read More about Immigration, mortality, and national life expectancy in the Nordic region, 1990–2019.

The accuracy of first metatarsophalangeal joint palpation guided injections. An arthrography cadaveric study (2022)
Journal Article
Reilly, I., Chockalingam, N., & Naemi, R. (2022). The accuracy of first metatarsophalangeal joint palpation guided injections. An arthrography cadaveric study. #Journal not on list, 2(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fastrc.2022.100219

Background
Injectable glucocorticoids are widely used in the management of foot pathology, in particular for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the great toe - hallux limitus/rigidus. Injections can be performed using anatomical (blind) guided metho... Read More about The accuracy of first metatarsophalangeal joint palpation guided injections. An arthrography cadaveric study.

Adults’ Understanding and 6-To-7-Month-Old Infants’ Perception of Size and Mass Relationships in Collision Events (2022)
Journal Article
Sanal-Hayes, N. E. M., Hayes, L. D., Walker, P., Mair, J. L., & Bremner, J. G. (in press). Adults’ Understanding and 6-To-7-Month-Old Infants’ Perception of Size and Mass Relationships in Collision Events. Applied Sciences, 12(19), 9846. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199846

Humans first start to perceive the relationship between object size and mass in simple collision events at about 5.5–6.5 months of age. They perceive this link in simple collision events by attending to the size of the moving object and anticipating... Read More about Adults’ Understanding and 6-To-7-Month-Old Infants’ Perception of Size and Mass Relationships in Collision Events.

Bringing creative psychotherapies to primary NHS Mental Health Services in the UK: A feasibility study on patient and staff experiences of arts for the blues workshops delivered at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services (2022)
Journal Article

There have been several arguments for the need to generate evidence-based creative
forms of psychological interventions in Improving Access to Psychological Services
(IAPT), the main primary mental health provider in hospitals in England, UK. In th... Read More about Bringing creative psychotherapies to primary NHS Mental Health Services in the UK: A feasibility study on patient and staff experiences of arts for the blues workshops delivered at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services.

Does preoperative weight loss in a specialist medical weight management centre influence postoperative weight loss after bariatric surgery? (2022)
Journal Article

Summary: Weight loss of 5%–10% is advised in medical weight management (MWM) programmes prior to bariatric surgery but it remains to be established whether it influences postoperative weight loss outcomes. We studied postoperative percent total weigh... Read More about Does preoperative weight loss in a specialist medical weight management centre influence postoperative weight loss after bariatric surgery?.

Determinants of nutrition practice and food choice in UK construction workers (2022)
Journal Article
Wronska, M., Coffey, M., & Robins, A. (2022). Determinants of nutrition practice and food choice in UK construction workers. Health Promotion International, 37(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daac129

Summary The workplace is considered an effective setting for health and wellbeing interventions, including programmes focusing on nutrition, and provides opportunities to tailor programmes to meet the specific needs of industry and employees. This st... Read More about Determinants of nutrition practice and food choice in UK construction workers.