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Difficulties in recruiting pregnant women with eating or weight issues. (2010)
Journal Article
Tierney, S., Butterfield, C., Stringer, E., Fox, J., McGowan, L., & Furber, C. (2010). Difficulties in recruiting pregnant women with eating or weight issues. British Journal of Midwifery, 18(11), 717-723. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2010.18.11.79559

During pregnancy, the eating behaviour and body of childbearing women can become open to public scrutiny. It is important to gather the views of those who are pregnant and have an eating/weight issue to ensure that maternity services meet their needs... Read More about Difficulties in recruiting pregnant women with eating or weight issues..

Goal Setting for Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue: A Qualitative Exploration (2010)
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Cliss, A., Morris, M., Ambler, N., Knops, B., Hammond, A., Almeida, C., & Hewlett, S. (2010). Goal Setting for Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue: A Qualitative Exploration. Rheumatology,

Background: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) addresses the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and often uses goal setting to facilitate behaviour change. Some studies suggest that goal setting improves health-related behaviours in lon... Read More about Goal Setting for Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue: A Qualitative Exploration.

Podiatrists’ perspectives of the provision of foot health education for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. (2010)
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A, G., A, H., & A, W. (2010). Podiatrists’ perspectives of the provision of foot health education for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 3, https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-3-s1-o11

Introduction Patient education is considered to be a key role for podiatrists in the management of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). However there is no evidence that identifies or supports the most appropriate strategies and content for its... Read More about Podiatrists’ perspectives of the provision of foot health education for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis..

Evaluating clinical librarian services : a systematic review (2010)
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Brettle, A., Maden-Jenkins, M., Anderson, L., McNally, R., Pratchett, T., Tancock, J., …Webb, A. (2011). Evaluating clinical librarian services : a systematic review. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 28(1), 3-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2010.00925.x

Background: Previous systematic reviews have indicated limited evidence and poor quality evaluations of clinical librarian (CL) services. Rigorous evaluations should demonstrate the value of CL services, but guidance is needed before this can be ac... Read More about Evaluating clinical librarian services : a systematic review.

An evaluation of CPD learning and impact upon positive practice change (2010)
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Lee, N. (2010). An evaluation of CPD learning and impact upon positive practice change. Nurse Education Today, 31(4), 390-395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.07.012

This paper explores positive practice change in nursing and health care practice following continuing professional development (CPD). It is derived from a commissioned evaluation study within the United Kingdom (UK). Evaluation data was gathered usin... Read More about An evaluation of CPD learning and impact upon positive practice change.

Emotion in crisis: Primary and secondary mental health contexts (2010)
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Morton, J. (2010). Emotion in crisis: Primary and secondary mental health contexts. Journal of Social Work Practice, 24(4), 461-474. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650531003594036

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between emotion and the experience of a mental health crisis, in particular how this relationship is understood in crisis resolution services and formal mental health (primary and secondary) se... Read More about Emotion in crisis: Primary and secondary mental health contexts.

Distant Voices Still Lives: reflections on the impact of media reporting of the cases of Christopher Clunis and Ben Silcock (2010)
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Cummins, I. (2010). Distant Voices Still Lives: reflections on the impact of media reporting of the cases of Christopher Clunis and Ben Silcock. Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, 3(4), 18-29. https://doi.org/10.5042/eihsc.2011.0074

One of the main features of the reform of the Mental Health Act (2007) was the introduction of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs). CTOs represent a fundamental shift in the rights of people with severe mental health problems, who have been detained in... Read More about Distant Voices Still Lives: reflections on the impact of media reporting of the cases of Christopher Clunis and Ben Silcock.

Exploring visuomotor priming following biological and non-biological stimuli (2010)
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Gowen, E., Bradshaw, C., Galpin, A., & Lawrence, A. (2010). Exploring visuomotor priming following biological and non-biological stimuli. Brain and Cognition, 74(3), 288-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2010.08.010

Observation of human actions influences the observer’s own motor system, termed visuomotor priming, and is believed to be caused by automatic activation of mirror neurons. Evidence suggests that priming effects are larger for biological (human) as op... Read More about Exploring visuomotor priming following biological and non-biological stimuli.

Arterial injury in total knee arthroplasty (2010)
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Butt, U., Samuel, R., Sahu, A., Butt, I., Johnson, D., & Turner, P. (2010). Arterial injury in total knee arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 25(8), 1311-1318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2010.05.018

Arterial complications associated with knee arthroplasty are relatively rare, although probably underreported, complications of knee arthroplasty that carry a risk of significant morbidity. Thorough preoperative assessment and close liaison with a va... Read More about Arterial injury in total knee arthroplasty.

Congenital cleft foot deformity (2010)
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Choudry, Q., Kumar, R., & Turner, P. (2010). Congenital cleft foot deformity. Foot and Ankle Surgery, 16(4), e85-e87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fas.2009.07.003

Cleft foot or ectrodactyly is a rare congenital anomaly. It is often associated with cleft hands. Most early authors advised non-operative treatment but more recently surgical treatment has been advised. However the last two decades have seen a trend... Read More about Congenital cleft foot deformity.

A 15-step model for writing a research proposal (2010)
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Hollins Martin, C. J., & Fleming, V. (2010). A 15-step model for writing a research proposal. British Journal of Midwifery, 18(12), 791-798

On occasion midwives may be required to construct a research proposal. In the current climate of evidence-based practice. Such activity is considered an elemental skill for career progression in both education and service. Examples of where writing a... Read More about A 15-step model for writing a research proposal.

Obesity interventions for people with a learning disability (2010)
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Jinks, A., Cotton, A., & Rylance, R. (2011). Obesity interventions for people with a learning disability. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 3(67), 460-471. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05508.x

Aim.  This paper is a review of the effectiveness of non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical interventions designed to promote weight loss in people with a learning disability and how qualitative evidence on people’s experiences and motivations can help und... Read More about Obesity interventions for people with a learning disability.

Between-session reliability of the star excursion balance test (2010)
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Munro, A., & Herrington, L. (2010). Between-session reliability of the star excursion balance test. Physical Therapy in Sport, 11(4), 128-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2010.07.002

Objective: To assess the learning effect, testeretest reliability and measurement error associated with the SEBT. Design: Repeated-measures study. Setting: Controlled university laboratory environment. Participants: Twenty-two healthy recreationa... Read More about Between-session reliability of the star excursion balance test.

Deinstitutionalisation; mental health services in the age of neo-liberalism (2010)
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Cummins, I. (2010). Deinstitutionalisation; mental health services in the age of neo-liberalism. Journal of Social Policy and Social Work in Transition, 1(2), 55-74

The policy of deinstitutionalisation i.e. the closure of large psychiatric hospitals and a move towards community-based mental health services has been a feature of services developments in liberal democracies. This policy was the result of a series... Read More about Deinstitutionalisation; mental health services in the age of neo-liberalism.

Complex training in ice hockey: the effects of a heavy resisted sprint on subsequent ice-hockey sprint performance (2010)
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Matthews, M., Comfort, P., & Crebin, R. (2010). Complex training in ice hockey: the effects of a heavy resisted sprint on subsequent ice-hockey sprint performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(11), 2883-2887. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181e7253c

The aim of the study was to investigate the acute effect of a heavy resisted sprint when used as a preload exercise to enhance subsequent 25-m on-ice sprint performance. Eleven competitive ice-hockey players (mean 6 SD: Age = 22.09 6 3.05 years; Bo... Read More about Complex training in ice hockey: the effects of a heavy resisted sprint on subsequent ice-hockey sprint performance.

A systematic review of common physiotherapy interventions in school-aged children with cerebral palsy (2010)
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Martin, L., Baker, R., & Harvey, A. (2010). A systematic review of common physiotherapy interventions in school-aged children with cerebral palsy. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 30(4), 294-312. https://doi.org/10.3109/01942638.2010.500581

This systematic review focused on the common conventional physiotherapy interventions used with children with cerebral palsy (CP), aged 4 to 18 years, and critically appraised the recent evidence of each of these interventions using the Oxford Centre... Read More about A systematic review of common physiotherapy interventions in school-aged children with cerebral palsy.

A qualitative study of the experiences and expectations of women receiving in-patient postnatal care in one English maternity unit (2010)
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Beake, S., Rose, V., Bick, D., Weavers, A., & Wray, J. (2010). A qualitative study of the experiences and expectations of women receiving in-patient postnatal care in one English maternity unit. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 10(70), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-10-70

Background Studies consistently highlight in-patient postnatal care as the area of maternity care women are least satisfied with. As part of a quality improvement study to promote a continuum of care from the birthing room to discharge home from hosp... Read More about A qualitative study of the experiences and expectations of women receiving in-patient postnatal care in one English maternity unit.

The social cost of variable tuition fees (2010)
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Hall, M. (2010). The social cost of variable tuition fees

Newspaper article outlining how variable tuition fees could penalise universities that offer the best chances to students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds

Ordinary people, extraordinary voices : the emotional labour of lay people caring for and about people with a mental health problem. (2010)
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Hogg, C., & Warne, T. (2010). Ordinary people, extraordinary voices : the emotional labour of lay people caring for and about people with a mental health problem. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 19(5), 297-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00683.x

Many attempts to reduce the stigmatization of people with mental illness have often been predicated, based on the desire to persuade the public that people with mental illness are ‘ill’ in the same way as people with medical conditions. This paper pr... Read More about Ordinary people, extraordinary voices : the emotional labour of lay people caring for and about people with a mental health problem..