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Promoting social inclusion? The impact of village services on the lives of older people living in rural England (2011)
Journal Article
Dwyer, P., & Hardill, I. (2011). Promoting social inclusion? The impact of village services on the lives of older people living in rural England. Ageing and society, 31(2), 243-264. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X10000851

Drawing on data from a qualitative study, this paper explores the impact of ‘village services’ on the lives of people aged 70 or more years living in rural England. Throughout the paper, the phrase ‘village services’ refers to six community-based ser... Read More about Promoting social inclusion? The impact of village services on the lives of older people living in rural England.

Feeling cooped up after childbirth – the need to go out and about. (2011)
Journal Article
Wray, J. (2011). Feeling cooped up after childbirth – the need to go out and about

It is well known that recovering from childbirth can be a real challenge for many women. New mothers are, mostly, left to self care and manage their own recovery process. In seeking to feel like their old selves again mothers in this ethnographic stu... Read More about Feeling cooped up after childbirth – the need to go out and about..

Plethora or paucity : a systematic search and bibliometric study of the application and design of qualitative methods in nursing research 2008-2010 (2011)
Journal Article
Ball, E., McLoughlin, M., & Darvill, A. (2011). Plethora or paucity : a systematic search and bibliometric study of the application and design of qualitative methods in nursing research 2008-2010. Nurse Education Today, 31(3), 299-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.12.002

Qualitative methodology has increased in application and acceptability in all research disciplines. In nursing, it is appropriate that a plethora of qualitative methods can be found as nurses pose real-world questions to clinical, cultural and ethica... Read More about Plethora or paucity : a systematic search and bibliometric study of the application and design of qualitative methods in nursing research 2008-2010.

The effect of upper limb orthotics after stroke: A systematic review (2011)
Journal Article
Tyson, S., & Kent, R. (2011). The effect of upper limb orthotics after stroke: A systematic review. NeuroRehabilitation, 28(1), 29-36. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-2011-0629

Upper limb orthotics, or splints, are widely advocated for people with stroke however opinion about whether, and how, they should be used is varied. We therefore systematically reviewed the literature on upper limb orthotics for people with stroke an... Read More about The effect of upper limb orthotics after stroke: A systematic review.

Unilateral cerebral palsy : a population-based study of gait and motor function (2011)
Journal Article
Dobson, F., Morris, M., Baker, R., & Graham, H. (2011). Unilateral cerebral palsy : a population-based study of gait and motor function. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 53(5), 429-435. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03878.x

Aim: to investigate the spectrum and relationships between gait patterns and motor function in a population-based cross study of children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP). Method: children identified with unilateral CP born in Victoria, Australi... Read More about Unilateral cerebral palsy : a population-based study of gait and motor function.

Tibialis anterior tendon shortening in combination with Achilles tendon lengthening in spastic equinus in cerebral palsy (2011)
Journal Article
Rutz, E., Baker, R., Tirosh, O., Romkes, J., Haase, C., & Brunner, R. (2011). Tibialis anterior tendon shortening in combination with Achilles tendon lengthening in spastic equinus in cerebral palsy. Gait & Posture, 33(2), 152-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.11.002

Equinus is the commonest deformity in cerebral palsy (CP). Many different surgical procedures have been described for the treatment of spastic equinus. In long standing equinus deformities the tibialis anterior muscle becomes elongated which is one... Read More about Tibialis anterior tendon shortening in combination with Achilles tendon lengthening in spastic equinus in cerebral palsy.

Evaluation of the organisation and delivery of patient-centred acute nursing care (2011)
Journal Article
Haigh, C., & Ormandy, P. (2011). Evaluation of the organisation and delivery of patient-centred acute nursing care. Contemporary Nurse, 37(2), 253-264

The key driver for this study arose from two serious untoward incidents that occurred in a large district general hospital in the United Kingdom. Following investigation of both these events the Director of Nursing in post at that time believed that... Read More about Evaluation of the organisation and delivery of patient-centred acute nursing care.

What drives adaptive gait changes to acutely presented monocular blur? (2011)
Journal Article
Chapman, G., Scally, A., & Elliott, D. (2011). What drives adaptive gait changes to acutely presented monocular blur?. Optometry and Vision Science, 88(2), 352-354. https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0b013e31820840dc

PURPOSE: To determine whether gait alterations due to monocular spherical lens blur were a safety strategy or driven by lens magnification. METHODS: Adaptive gait and visual function were measured in 10 older adults (mean age, 74.9 ± 4.8 years) wi... Read More about What drives adaptive gait changes to acutely presented monocular blur?.

Origins, purpose and future of Sure Start children’s centres in England (2011)
Journal Article
Camps, L., & Long, T. (2011). Origins, purpose and future of Sure Start children’s centres in England. Nursing Children and Young People, 24(1), 26-30

Sure Start began in England under the UK’s former Labour government as an intervention for families with young children, particularly targeting the most deprived in society. More than a decade later the service is under threat in many parts of th... Read More about Origins, purpose and future of Sure Start children’s centres in England.

Exploring the housing needs of migrant workers in Harlow and Broxbourne : Executive summary (2011)
Report
Scullion, L., & Morris, G. (2011). Exploring the housing needs of migrant workers in Harlow and Broxbourne : Executive summary

It was recognised that, since 2004, a large number of Central and Eastern European migrants had moved into Harlow and Broxbourne. To meet the challenge of providing responsive services, the overall aim of this study was to enhance intelligence in... Read More about Exploring the housing needs of migrant workers in Harlow and Broxbourne : Executive summary.

Exploring the housing needs of migrant workers in Harlow and Broxbourne : Final report (2011)
Report
Scullion, L., & Morris, G. (2011). Exploring the housing needs of migrant workers in Harlow and Broxbourne : Final report

This report presents the findings of a study looking at the housing needs and experiences of Central and Eastern European (CEE) migrants living and working in Harlow and Broxbourne. The research was commissioned by Harlow District and Broxbourne B... Read More about Exploring the housing needs of migrant workers in Harlow and Broxbourne : Final report.

Continuing Professional Development: Social phobia: nature and treatment (2011)
Journal Article
Darling, J., Curran, J., Rogers, P., & Gournay, K. (2011). Continuing Professional Development: Social phobia: nature and treatment. British Journal of Wellbeing, 2(1), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjow.2011.2.1.37

This article discusses social phobia, and common approaches to treatment of the condition. The mental health professional's role in recognising and treating social phobia will be explored. The article includes some self-assessment to test the reader'... Read More about Continuing Professional Development: Social phobia: nature and treatment.

Guidelines for the management of the foot health problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis (2011)
Journal Article
problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Musculoskeletal Care, 9(2), 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.200

Background. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as a chronic systemic disease, commonly affects the feet, impacting negatively on patients' quality of life. Specialist podiatrists have a prime role to play in the assessment and management of foot and ankle p... Read More about Guidelines for the management of the foot health problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

Do foot orthoses replicate the static longitudinal arch angle during midstance in walking? (2011)
Journal Article
Burn, H., Branthwaite, H., Chockalingam, N., Larose Chevalier, T., & Naemi, R. (2011). Do foot orthoses replicate the static longitudinal arch angle during midstance in walking?. #Journal not on list, 21(3), 129-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foot.2010.12.004

Introduction In a normal clinical environment, foot function and treatment efficacy is evaluated using static foot posture assessment. Whilst there are several methods of static assessment, the longitudinal arch angle (LAA) has been validated as a r... Read More about Do foot orthoses replicate the static longitudinal arch angle during midstance in walking?.

Qualitative research (2011)
Book Chapter
Ball, E. (2011). Qualitative research. In The Nursing Companion. Palgrave Macmillan

The cognitive underpinnings of emerging mathematical skills: Executive functioning, patterns, numeracy, and arithmetic (2011)
Journal Article
Lee, K., Ng, S. F., Pe, M. L., Ang, S. Y., Hasshim, N., & Bull, R. (2011). The cognitive underpinnings of emerging mathematical skills: Executive functioning, patterns, numeracy, and arithmetic. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 82(1), 82 - 99. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8279.2010.02016.x

Background: Exposure to mathematical pattern tasks is often deemed important for developing children's algebraic thinking skills. Yet, there is a dearth of evidence on the cognitive underpinnings of pattern tasks and how early competencies on these t... Read More about The cognitive underpinnings of emerging mathematical skills: Executive functioning, patterns, numeracy, and arithmetic.