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Involving young service users in as co-researchers: possibilities, benefits and costs (2006)
Journal Article
McLaughlin, H. (2006). Involving young service users in as co-researchers: possibilities, benefits and costs. British Journal of Social Work, 36(8), 1395-1410. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch420

This article seeks to contribute to the debate concerning the benefits and costs of involving young service users in research. The paper locates involvement within a continuum of consultation, collaboration and user-controlled research. The mandate f... Read More about Involving young service users in as co-researchers: possibilities, benefits and costs.

Developing employability skills : peer assessment in higher education (2006)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2006). Developing employability skills : peer assessment in higher education. Education and Training, 48(7), 508-517. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400910610705890

Purpose – Reports examining graduate employment issues suggest that employers are concerned by the lack of employability skills exhibited by entry-level job applications. It is also suggested that employers consider it the responsibility of education... Read More about Developing employability skills : peer assessment in higher education.

Learning style and student self-assessment skill (2006)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2006). Learning style and student self-assessment skill. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400910610651791

Purpose – In the light of the growing emphasis on independent learning and non-technical skills in education and employment, the study aims to examine the relevance of learning style to student self-assessment skill. Design/methodology/approach –... Read More about Learning style and student self-assessment skill.

Using social identity to explore the link between a decline in adolescent smoking and an increase in mobile phone use (2006)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2006). Using social identity to explore the link between a decline in adolescent smoking and an increase in mobile phone use. Health Education, 106(3), 238-250. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654280610658578

Purpose – The study seeks to further explore the hypothesised link between the increase in mobile phone ownership and use and the reported decline in adolescent smoking. Evidence for the link was gathered by examining perceptions of mobile phone use... Read More about Using social identity to explore the link between a decline in adolescent smoking and an increase in mobile phone use.

The effect of corrective taping of the patella on patella position as defined by MRI (2006)
Journal Article
Herrington, L. (2006). The effect of corrective taping of the patella on patella position as defined by MRI. Research in Sports Medicine, 14, 215-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/15438620600854785

Taping of the patella is a common treatment for patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and has been shown to reduce pain. The reason for this affect is unknown; it has been proposed that taping alters patella orientation. Magnetic resonance imaging (... Read More about The effect of corrective taping of the patella on patella position as defined by MRI.

Maternal men – perverts and deviants? Making sense of gay men as foster carers and adopters (2006)
Journal Article
Hicks, S. (2006). Maternal men – perverts and deviants? Making sense of gay men as foster carers and adopters. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 2(1), 93-114. https://doi.org/10.1300/J461v02n01_05

This article examines discourses of gender and sexuality that feature in the social work assessment of gay men who apply to foster or adopt in the United Kingdom (UK). Using data from interviews with social workers and managers, the author argues th... Read More about Maternal men – perverts and deviants? Making sense of gay men as foster carers and adopters.

Academic freedom and the university: Fifty years of debate (2006)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (2006). Academic freedom and the university: Fifty years of debate. South African Journal of Higher Education, 20(3), 8-16

Contemporary debates about academic freedom and institutional autonomy in South Africa’s “liberal” universities began in the 1950s, stimulated by the policies and legislation for racial segregation. At the University of Cape Town (UCT), these debates... Read More about Academic freedom and the university: Fifty years of debate.

Identity, memory and countermemory: the archaeology of an urban landscape (2006)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (2006). Identity, memory and countermemory: the archaeology of an urban landscape. Journal of Material Culture, 11(1/2), 189-209. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359183506063021

Urban landscapes are both expressions of identity, and a means of shaping the relationships between those who inhabit them. They are palimpsests in which buildings, street layouts and monumental structures are interpreted and reinterpreted as changin... Read More about Identity, memory and countermemory: the archaeology of an urban landscape.

Balance disability after stroke (2006)
Journal Article
Tyson, S., Hanley, M., Chillala, J., Selley, A., & Tallis, R. (2006). Balance disability after stroke. Physical Therapy, 86(1), 30-38

Balance disability is common after stroke, but there is little detailed information about it. The aims of this study were to investigate the frequency of balance disability; to characterize different levels of disability; and to identify demograph... Read More about Balance disability after stroke.

Community patient education and exercise for people with fibromyalgia: a parallel group randomised controlled trial (2006)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., & Freeman, K. (2006). Community patient education and exercise for people with fibromyalgia: a parallel group randomised controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 20, 835-846. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215506072173

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of a community patient education -exercise programme, using a cognitive-behavioural approach, for people with fibromyalgia. DESIGN: A randomized, parallel group trial with assessments at 0, 4 and 8 months. SETTING:... Read More about Community patient education and exercise for people with fibromyalgia: a parallel group randomised controlled trial.

Current provision of rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy students in the UK (2006)
Journal Article
Almeida, C., Clarke, B., O'Brien, A., Hammond, A., Ryan, S., Kay, L., & Hewlett, S. (2006). Current provision of rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy students in the UK. Rheumatology, 45(7), 868-873. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kel008

Objectives. Rheumatological conditions are common and all health professionals (HPs) therefore need sufficient knowledge and skills to manage patients safely and effectively. The aim of this study was to examine current undergraduate education in... Read More about Current provision of rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy students in the UK.

Static orthoses in the prevention of hand dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis: a review of the literature (2006)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Hammond, A., Burridge, J., & Cooper, C. (2006). Static orthoses in the prevention of hand dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis: a review of the literature. Musculoskeletal Care, 3(2), 85. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.29

Static orthoses are recommended for individuals who have early rheumatoid arthritis (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, 2002; College of Occupational Therapists, 2003). These orthoses aim to rest and immobilize weakened joint structures and... Read More about Static orthoses in the prevention of hand dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis: a review of the literature.

Patient education in arthritis: helping people change (2006)
Journal Article
Hammond, A. (2006). Patient education in arthritis: helping people change. Musculoskeletal Care, 1(2), 84. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.44

Systematic reviews of education for arthritis patients have emphasized behavioural approaches are effective in facilitating behaviour change and improving psychological and health status. This article discusses how a range of patient education and mo... Read More about Patient education in arthritis: helping people change.

Does transverse plane mechanical compliance affect amputee gait and in-socket forces? (2006)
Journal Article
Twiste, M., Nester, C., & Kenney, L. (2006). Does transverse plane mechanical compliance affect amputee gait and in-socket forces?. Journal of Biomechanics, 39(S1), 171

Transverse plane rotation in an amputee's residual-limb appears to be less than in non-amputees [1,2]. However, it remains unclear firstly, to what extent this is driven by the properties of the prosthesis, and secondly, whether this has detriment... Read More about Does transverse plane mechanical compliance affect amputee gait and in-socket forces?.

The social security rights of older international migrants in the European Union (2006)
Journal Article
Dwyer, P., & Papadimitriou, D. (2006). The social security rights of older international migrants in the European Union. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 32(8), 1301-1319. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691830600927773

Europe is now home to a significant and diverse population of older international migrants. Social and demographic changes have forced the issue of social security in old age onto the European social policy agenda in the last decade. In spite of an i... Read More about The social security rights of older international migrants in the European Union.

An evaluation of educational preparation for cancer and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents : issues in the assessment of practice (2006)
Journal Article
Hale, C., Long, T., Sanderson, L., Tomlinson, P., & Carr, K. (2006). An evaluation of educational preparation for cancer and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents : issues in the assessment of practice. Nurse Education Today, 26(7), 528-537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2006.01.007

This paper reports on findings from an externally funded research study designed to map and analyse the educational preparation for cancer and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents. The courses reviewed in the whole study, were the Eng... Read More about An evaluation of educational preparation for cancer and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents : issues in the assessment of practice.

Developing and evaluating an interactive information skills tutorial (2006)
Journal Article
Grant, M., & Brettle, A. (2006). Developing and evaluating an interactive information skills tutorial. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 23, 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2006.00655.x

Objective:  To develop and evaluate a web-based interactive information skills tutorial integrated into the curriculum. To determine whether the tutorial was acceptable to students and explore the use of a skills assessment tool in identifying whethe... Read More about Developing and evaluating an interactive information skills tutorial.