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The etemic model of Gypsy Roma Traveller community vulnerability: is it time to rethink our understanding of vulnerability? (2016)
Journal Article
Heaslip, V., Hean, S., & Parker, J. (2016). The etemic model of Gypsy Roma Traveller community vulnerability: is it time to rethink our understanding of vulnerability?. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(17-18), 3426-3435. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13499

Aims and objectives
To present a new etemic model of vulnerability.

Background
Despite vulnerability being identified as a core consequence of health and health experiences, there has been little research exploring the meaning of vulnerability a... Read More about The etemic model of Gypsy Roma Traveller community vulnerability: is it time to rethink our understanding of vulnerability?.

Case study – children with sickle cell disease (2016)
Book Chapter
Grant, J., & Bloodworth, T. (2016). Case study – children with sickle cell disease. In Nursing children and young people : a case book. United Kingdom: Open University Press

This is an interactive case study of the care and management of a child with Sickle Cell Disease

Management of a child with autism spectrum disorder (2016)
Book Chapter
Grant, J., & Binns, F. (2016). Management of a child with autism spectrum disorder. In A. Long (Ed.), Nursing children and young people : a case book. United Kingdom: Open University Press

This is a case study of the care and management of a child on the autism spectrum and his family in the hospital setting.

Prevalence and assessment of traumatic brain injury in prison inmates : a systematic PRISMA review (2016)
Journal Article
Allely, C. (2016). Prevalence and assessment of traumatic brain injury in prison inmates : a systematic PRISMA review. Brain Injury, 30(10), 1161-1180. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2016.1191674

The primary objectives of the present systematic PRISMA review was: (1) to explore the range of prevalence of TBI in offenders, and whether this is higher than in a control sample; (2) to determine which screening measures are available, and evaluate... Read More about Prevalence and assessment of traumatic brain injury in prison inmates : a systematic PRISMA review.

Social work and the penal state (2016)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2016). Social work and the penal state. European Journal of Social Work, 20(1), 54-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2016.1206850

The Criminal Justice System (CJS) has historically been a key site of social work intervention. Wacquant (2008, 2009a and 2009b) argues that the growth of social insecurity and the expansion of the penal state are endogenous features of the neo-liber... Read More about Social work and the penal state.

Digital public health & is sitting the new smoking? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Clarke-Cornwell, A., & Cooper-Ryan, A. (2016, August). Digital public health & is sitting the new smoking?. Presented at Manchester Science Festival, Library of Ideas at Victoria Station, Manchester

Patient and public involvement in research (2016)
Book Chapter
Williamson, T. (2016). Patient and public involvement in research. In A. Glasper, & C. Rees (Eds.), Nursing and Healthcare Research at a Glance. Wiley

Nursing and Healthcare Research at a Glance is perfect for nursing and healthcare students, as well as newly qualified practitioners and anyone looking for a refresher or introduction to research.

Covering a broad range of topics gathered under... Read More about Patient and public involvement in research.

Influence of wheel size on muscle activity and tri-axial accelerations during cross-country mountain biking (2016)
Journal Article
Hurst, H., Atkins, S., Metcalfe, J., Rylands, L., & Sinclair, J. (2016). Influence of wheel size on muscle activity and tri-axial accelerations during cross-country mountain biking. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35(14), 1342-1348. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1215497

This study aimed to investigate the influence of different mountain bike wheel diameters on muscle activity and whether larger diameter wheels attenuate muscle vibrations during cross-country riding. Nine male competitive mountain bikers (age 34.7 ±... Read More about Influence of wheel size on muscle activity and tri-axial accelerations during cross-country mountain biking.

The effect of mountain bike wheel size on cross-country performance (2016)
Journal Article
Hurst, H., Atkins, S., Metcalfe, J., Rylands, L., & Sinclair, J. (2016). The effect of mountain bike wheel size on cross-country performance. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35(14), 1349-1354. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1215498

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of different wheel size diameters on indicators of cross-country mountain bike time trial performance. Nine competitive male mountain bikers (age 34.7 ± 10.7 years; stature 177.7 ± 5.6 cm; body... Read More about The effect of mountain bike wheel size on cross-country performance.

Gait analysis : clinical facts (2016)
Journal Article
Baker, R., Esquenazi, A., Benedetti, M., & Deloovere, K. (2016). Gait analysis : clinical facts. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 52(4), 560-574

Gait analysis is a well-established tool for the quantitative assessment of gait disturbances providing functional diagnosis, assessment for treatment planning, and monitoring of disease progress. There is a large volume of literature on the research... Read More about Gait analysis : clinical facts.

Exploring patients’ views toward giving web-based feedback and ratings to general practitioners in England : a qualitative descriptive study (2016)
Journal Article
Patel, S., Cain, R., Neailey, K., & Hooberman, L. (2016). Exploring patients’ views toward giving web-based feedback and ratings to general practitioners in England : a qualitative descriptive study. JMIR, 18(8), e217. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5865

Background: Patient feedback websites or doctor rating websites are increasingly being used by patients to give feedback about their health care experiences. There is little known about why patients in England may give Web-based feedback and what may... Read More about Exploring patients’ views toward giving web-based feedback and ratings to general practitioners in England : a qualitative descriptive study.

Motives and Barriers to Physical Activity Among Older Adults of Different Socioeconomic Status (2016)
Journal Article
Gray, P. M., Murphy, M. H., Gallagher, A. M., & Simpson, E. E. A. (2016). Motives and Barriers to Physical Activity Among Older Adults of Different Socioeconomic Status. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24(3), 419-429. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2015-0045

This study explored motives and barriers to physical activity (PA) among older adults of differing socioeconomic status (SES) utilizing a self-determination theory and self-efficacy theory framework. Focus groups (n = 4) were conducted with older adu... Read More about Motives and Barriers to Physical Activity Among Older Adults of Different Socioeconomic Status.

Impact of the application of redecision methods in executive coaching workshops on psychological wellbeing : a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness (2016)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M., Theuns, P., Rosseau, M., & Rosseau, R. (2016). Impact of the application of redecision methods in executive coaching workshops on psychological wellbeing : a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 7(2), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.29044/v7i2p3

Previous research has found that participants in redecision marathons experience increased personal growth and improvements in psychological well-being (McNeel, 1982; Noriega-Gayol, 1997; Widdowson & Rosseau, 2014). In this article, the authors condu... Read More about Impact of the application of redecision methods in executive coaching workshops on psychological wellbeing : a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness.

The effect of dual tasking on foot biomechanics in people with functional ankle instability (2016)
Journal Article
Tavakoli, S., Forghany, S., & Nester, C. (2016). The effect of dual tasking on foot biomechanics in people with functional ankle instability. Gait & Posture, 49, 364-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.07.302

Background: Some cases of repeated inversion ankle sprains are thought to have a neurological basis and are termed functional ankle instability (FAI). In addition to factors local to the ankle, such as loss of proprioception, cognitive demands have t... Read More about The effect of dual tasking on foot biomechanics in people with functional ankle instability.

Understanding the use of standardized nursing terminology and classification systems in published research : a case study using the International Classification for Nursing Practice® (2016)
Journal Article
Strudwick, G., & Hardiker, N. (2016). Understanding the use of standardized nursing terminology and classification systems in published research : a case study using the International Classification for Nursing Practice®. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 94, 215-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.06.012

Background

In the era of evidenced based healthcare, nursing is required to demonstrate that care provided by nurses is associated with optimal patient outcomes, and a high degree of quality and safety. The use of standardized nursing terminologie... Read More about Understanding the use of standardized nursing terminology and classification systems in published research : a case study using the International Classification for Nursing Practice®.

A method to determine the impact of reduced visual function on nodule detection performance (2016)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., Lança, C., Lança, L., & Hogg, P. (2017). A method to determine the impact of reduced visual function on nodule detection performance. Radiography, 23(1), 19-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2016.07.002

Purpose: In this study we aim to validate a method to assess the impact of reduced visual function and observer performance concurrently with a nodule detection task.

Materials and methods: Three consultant radiologists completed a nodule detectio... Read More about A method to determine the impact of reduced visual function on nodule detection performance.

Radiologist variability in assessing the position of the cavoatrial junction on chest radiographs (2016)
Journal Article
Chan, T., England, A., Meredith, S., & McWilliams, R. (2016). Radiologist variability in assessing the position of the cavoatrial junction on chest radiographs. British Journal of Radiology, 89(1065), https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20150965

Objectives: To assess the variability in identifying the cavo-atrial junction (CAJ) on chest x-rays amongst radiologists.
Methods: Twenty-three radiologists (13 consultants and 10 trainees) assessed 25 postero-anterior erect chest x-rays (including... Read More about Radiologist variability in assessing the position of the cavoatrial junction on chest radiographs.

Mobile, wearable and ingestible health technologies : towards a critical research agenda (2016)
Journal Article
Rich, E., & Miah, A. (2017). Mobile, wearable and ingestible health technologies : towards a critical research agenda. Health Sociology Review, 26(1), 84-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/14461242.2016.1211486

In this article, we review critical research on mobile and wearable health technologies focused on the promotion of ‘healthy lifestyles’. We begin by discussing key governmental and policy interests which indicate a shift towards greater digital inte... Read More about Mobile, wearable and ingestible health technologies : towards a critical research agenda.