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Manual therapy student handbook : assessment & treatment of the lumbar spine - part 12 (2016)
Journal Article
Hatcher, J. (2018). Manual therapy student handbook : assessment & treatment of the lumbar spine - part 12. Co-kinetic,

This is the twelfth article from our Manual Therapy Student Handbook (see the ‘Contents panel’ for further details) and it describes how to assess and treat common complaints involving the lumbar spine. As well as listing a comprehensive assessment p... Read More about Manual therapy student handbook : assessment & treatment of the lumbar spine - part 12.

Manual therapy student handbook : assessment & treatment of the thoracic spine - part 13 (2016)
Journal Article
Hatcher, J. (2018). Manual therapy student handbook : assessment & treatment of the thoracic spine - part 13. Co-kinetic,

This is the thirteenth and final article from our Manual Therapy Student Handbook (see the ‘Contents panel’ for further details) and it describes how to assess and treat common complaints involving the thoracic spine. As well as listing a comprehensi... Read More about Manual therapy student handbook : assessment & treatment of the thoracic spine - part 13.

Social work with sex offenders : making a difference (2016)
Book
Cowburn, M., & Myers, J. (2016). Social work with sex offenders : making a difference. Bristol: UK: Policy Press

This topical book explores social work practice with people who have sexually offended. It addresses the emotional impacts of ‘facing the sex offender’, the importance of values and ethics in practice, it reviews popular and academic understandings o... Read More about Social work with sex offenders : making a difference.

Within- and between-session reliability of medial gastrocnemius architectural properties (2016)
Journal Article
McMahon, J., Turner, A., & Comfort, P. (2016). Within- and between-session reliability of medial gastrocnemius architectural properties. Biology of Sport, 33(2), 185-188. https://doi.org/10.5604/20831862.1200511

This study aimed to determine the within- and between-session reliability of medial gastrocnemius (MG) architecture (e.g. muscle thickness (MT), fascicle length (FL) and pennation angle (PA)), as derived via ultrasonography followed by manual digit... Read More about Within- and between-session reliability of medial gastrocnemius architectural properties.

Results of a national foot health survey of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (2016)
Journal Article
Cherry, L., Blake, A., Alcacer-Pitarch, B., Edwards, C., Hopkinson, N., Teh, L., …Williams, A. (2016). Results of a national foot health survey of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Rheumatology, 55(Supp.1), i110. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew130

Background: SLE can affect many tissues throughout the body. Anecdotally, it is suggested that people with SLE experience a range of complications in the foot and lower limb, including vascular impairment (e.g. RP), neurological impairment, poor t... Read More about Results of a national foot health survey of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Working through the pain… and getting on with it — some patients’ experiences of living with Lupus-related foot problems (2016)
Journal Article
Williams, A., Blake, A., Cherry, L., Alcacer- Pitarch4, B., Edwards, C., Hopkinson, N., …Teh, L. (2016). Working through the pain… and getting on with it — some patients’ experiences of living with Lupus-related foot problems. Rheumatology, 55(Supp.1), i109. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew129.008

Background: Along with its skin manifestations, SLE can present with a variety of musculoskeletal signs and symptoms and vascular problems that can affect the feet. Furthermore, there is the potential for reduced tissue viability, leading to thinn... Read More about Working through the pain… and getting on with it — some patients’ experiences of living with Lupus-related foot problems.

Successful strategies supporting recruitment, intervention delivery and retention targets in a randomized controlled trial of a complex intervention (2016)
Journal Article
Plummer, Z., Almeida, C., Ambler, N., Blair, P., Choy, E., Dures, E., …Hewlett, S. (2016). Successful strategies supporting recruitment, intervention delivery and retention targets in a randomized controlled trial of a complex intervention. Rheumatology, 55(Supp 1), i121. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew128.020

Background: Complex interventions are widely used in modern health care practice and are defined as those having potentially interacting components. Evaluation can be challenging due to difficulties in logistics, standardisation and delivery. In addi... Read More about Successful strategies supporting recruitment, intervention delivery and retention targets in a randomized controlled trial of a complex intervention.

Editorial for 35th anniversary issue Nursing Education and ‘Room 101’ (2016)
Journal Article
Nursing Education and ‘Room 101’. Nurse Education Today, 42, 57-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.04.013

After a lifetime of work in nursing eduction, Martin disposes of a number of pet distractions from true Higher Education into George Orwell (and lately Frank Skinner's)'ROOM 101'. These include unnecessary bureaucracy, spurious 'quality assurance', a... Read More about Editorial for 35th anniversary issue Nursing Education and ‘Room 101’.

Facilitation of learning : part 2 (2016)
Journal Article
Warburton, T., Houghton, T., & Barry, D. (2016). Facilitation of learning : part 2. Nursing Standard, 30(35), 41-48. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.35.41.s47

The previous article in this series of 11, Facilitation of learning: part 1, reviewed learning theories and how they relate to clinical practice. Developing an understanding of these theories is essential for mentors and practice teachers to enable t... Read More about Facilitation of learning : part 2.

Foot health education provision for people with rheumatoid arthritis–an online survey of UK podiatrists’ perceptions (2016)
Journal Article
Graham, A., & Williams, A. (2016). Foot health education provision for people with rheumatoid arthritis–an online survey of UK podiatrists’ perceptions. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 9(13), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-016-0145-6

Background Patient education supports general disease self-management and in relation to foot problems, it is recommended as a key intervention for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Further, it is known what the foot health educational (FHE) ne... Read More about Foot health education provision for people with rheumatoid arthritis–an online survey of UK podiatrists’ perceptions.

Literature review of post-traumatic stress disorder in the critical care population (2016)
Journal Article
Morrissey, M., & Collier, E. (2016). Literature review of post-traumatic stress disorder in the critical care population. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25(11-12), 1501-1514. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13138

Aim To determine which factors relate to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder, in adult patients who are admitted to critical care units. Background Patient survival rates from critical care areas are improving each year and this has... Read More about Literature review of post-traumatic stress disorder in the critical care population.

Friction foot blisters : the effect of hydration on the risk of blister creation (2016)
Book Chapter
creation. In P. Humbert, H. Maibech, F. Fanian, & P. Agache (Eds.), Agache’s Measuring the Skin (1-9). Springer International Publishing

Foot skin is susceptible to developing a range of mechanical dermatoses as a consequence of the repetitive loads generated during walking and running. Friction blisters are included in this class of conditions and should not be underestimated as they... Read More about Friction foot blisters : the effect of hydration on the risk of blister creation.

Does perceived restorativeness mediate the effects of perceived biodiversity and perceived naturalness on emotional well-being following group walks in nature? (2016)
Journal Article
Marselle, M., Irvine, K., Lorenzo-Arribas, A., & Warber, S. (2016). Does perceived restorativeness mediate the effects of perceived biodiversity and perceived naturalness on emotional well-being following group walks in nature?. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 46, 217-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.04.008

Natural environments are associated with positive health and well-being. However, little is known about the influence of environmental qualities on well-being and the mechanisms underlying this association. This study explored whether perceived resto... Read More about Does perceived restorativeness mediate the effects of perceived biodiversity and perceived naturalness on emotional well-being following group walks in nature?.

Evidence-based practice : knowing what's good or bad (2016)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2016). Evidence-based practice : knowing what's good or bad. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 10(4), 199-201. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2016.10.4.199

Within this article, the author will be discussing how the support worker can tell if research and evidence-based practice are good and robust and will benefit service users and their families. What makes a piece of research worthy of implementati... Read More about Evidence-based practice : knowing what's good or bad.

A review of incidental findings on low-resolution CT images during SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging : a clinical dilemma (2016)
Journal Article
Coward, J., Nightingale, J., & Hogg, P. (2016). A review of incidental findings on low-resolution CT images during SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging : a clinical dilemma. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 44(3), 167-172. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.116.174557

Incidental findings are common in medical imaging. There is a particularly high prevalence of incidental findings within the thorax, the most frequent being pulmonary nodules. Whilst pulmonary nodules have the potential to be malignant, the vast m... Read More about A review of incidental findings on low-resolution CT images during SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging : a clinical dilemma.

Developing confidence in mental health students to recognise and manage physical health problems using a learning intervention (2016)
Journal Article
Chadwick, A., & Withnell, N. (2016). Developing confidence in mental health students to recognise and manage physical health problems using a learning intervention. Nurse Education in Practice, 19, 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2016.04.002

Globally, there is increased recognition of a higher prevalence of physical ill health and mortality in individuals with mental health problems. A review of the literature highlighted the need to address deterioration in physical health of those with... Read More about Developing confidence in mental health students to recognise and manage physical health problems using a learning intervention.

Harmonising data collection from osteoarthritis studies to enable stratification : recommendations on core data collection from an Arthritis Research UK clinical studies group (2016)
Journal Article
Kingsbury, S., Corp, N., Watt, F., Felson, D., O’Neill, T., Holt, C., …Arden, N. (2016). Harmonising data collection from osteoarthritis studies to enable stratification : recommendations on core data collection from an Arthritis Research UK clinical studies group. Rheumatology, 55(8), 1394-1402. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew201

OBJECTIVE: Treatment of OA by stratifying for commonly used and novel therapies will likely improve the range of effective therapy options and their rational deployment in this undertreated, chronic disease. In order to develop appropriate datasets... Read More about Harmonising data collection from osteoarthritis studies to enable stratification : recommendations on core data collection from an Arthritis Research UK clinical studies group.

Clinical recommendations for pain, sedation, withdrawal and delirium assessment in critically ill infants and children: an ESPNIC position statement for healthcare professionals (2016)
Journal Article
position statement for healthcare professionals. Intensive Care Medicine, 42(6), 972-986. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4344-1

Background: This position statement provides clinical recommendations for the assessment of pain, level of sedation, iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome and delirium in critically ill infants and children. Admission to a neonatal or paediatric intensive... Read More about Clinical recommendations for pain, sedation, withdrawal and delirium assessment in critically ill infants and children: an ESPNIC position statement for healthcare professionals.