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Optimum positioning for AP pelvis radiography : a literature review (2018)
Journal Article
Alzyoud, K., Hogg, P., Snaith, B., Flintham, K., & England, A. (2018). Optimum positioning for AP pelvis radiography : a literature review. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 49(3), 316-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2018.04.025

Aim

Pelvic radiography is used for the identification of hip joint changes, including pathologies such as osteoarthritis. Several studies have recommended that the position for this radiological procedure should be standing, not supine, to reflec... Read More about Optimum positioning for AP pelvis radiography : a literature review.

How to write a good essay : general principles for success (2018)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2018). How to write a good essay : general principles for success. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 12(6), 292-295. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2018.12.6.292

The author has more than 14 years’ experience in higher education, supporting students in essaywriting
and in marking across all levels up to masters, and as an external examiner. This article
examines and highlights the general principles which wi... Read More about How to write a good essay : general principles for success.

A mixed‐method systematic review of the effectiveness and acceptability of preoperative psychological preparation programmes to reduce paediatric preoperative anxiety in elective surgery (2018)
Journal Article
Dai, Y., & Livesley, J. (2018). A mixed‐method systematic review of the effectiveness and acceptability of preoperative psychological preparation programmes to reduce paediatric preoperative anxiety in elective surgery. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 74(9), 2022-2037. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13713

Aim
To explore the effectiveness of preoperative psychological preparation programmes aimed to reduce paediatric preoperative anxiety and the potential factors that could have an impact on parent and children's acceptance of such interventions.
B... Read More about A mixed‐method systematic review of the effectiveness and acceptability of preoperative psychological preparation programmes to reduce paediatric preoperative anxiety in elective surgery.

The short-term effect of swimming training load on shoulder rotational range of motion, shoulder joint position sense and pectoralis minor length (2018)
Journal Article
Higson, E., Herrington, L., Butler, C., & Horsley, I. (2018). The short-term effect of swimming training load on shoulder rotational range of motion, shoulder joint position sense and pectoralis minor length. Shoulder and Elbow, 10(4), 285-291. https://doi.org/10.1177/1758573218773539

Background: Shoulder pain or injury is the most common issue facing elite competitive swimmers and the most frequent reason for missed or modified training. Literature suggests that highly repetitive upper limb loading leads to inappropriate adaptati... Read More about The short-term effect of swimming training load on shoulder rotational range of motion, shoulder joint position sense and pectoralis minor length.

A feel for the game : exploring gaming 'experience' through the case of sports-themed video games (2018)
Journal Article
Crawford, G., Muriel, D., & Conway, S. (2019). A feel for the game : exploring gaming 'experience' through the case of sports-themed video games. Convergence, 25(5-6), 937-952. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856518772027

Video gaming is often understood and narrated as an 'experience', and we would suggest that this is particularly notable with sports-themed video games. However, we would argue that how the game experience is curated and consumed, and how this relate... Read More about A feel for the game : exploring gaming 'experience' through the case of sports-themed video games.

Manual handling of burdens as a predictor of birth outcome—a Finnish Birth Register Study (2018)
Journal Article
Kwegyir-Afful, E., Lamminpää, R., Selander, T., Gissler, M., Vehviläinen-Julkunen, K., Heinonen, S., …Räsänen, K. (2018). Manual handling of burdens as a predictor of birth outcome—a Finnish Birth Register Study. European Journal of Public Health, 28(6), 1122-1126. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky081

Background: Negative effects of manual handling of burdens on pregnancy outcomes are not elucidated in Finland. This study examines the association between perinatal outcomes and occupational exposure to manual handling of burdens.

Methods: The... Read More about Manual handling of burdens as a predictor of birth outcome—a Finnish Birth Register Study.

The ‘fear factor’ : Nigerian women and practitioners’ views on the factors affecting attendance in mammography screening (2018)
Thesis
Lawal, O. (in press). The ‘fear factor’ : Nigerian women and practitioners’ views on the factors affecting attendance in mammography screening. (Thesis). University of Salford

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death amongst women. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a significant increase in the incidence of breast cancer is expected in developing countries (such as Nigeria) by 2030. Mammography... Read More about The ‘fear factor’ : Nigerian women and practitioners’ views on the factors affecting attendance in mammography screening.

Ethical practice for the playwork practitioner (2018)
Book Chapter
Stonehouse, D. (2018). Ethical practice for the playwork practitioner. In F. Brown, & M. Wragg (Eds.), Play and Playwork: Notes and Reflections in a Time of Austerity. London: Routledge

This paper discusses the importance of ethics for play and playwork practitioners as the sector and work force move towards becoming a recognised profession within the United Kingdom. Exactly what is meant by the term ethics is defined, before moving... Read More about Ethical practice for the playwork practitioner.

Prescribing for the ageing patient (2018)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2018). Prescribing for the ageing patient. Nurse Prescribing, 16(5), 238-240. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2018.16.5.238

There are many considerations that need to be made when prescribing for the ageing patient. This article will illustrate the common issues when prescribing for the over-65 population. Focus will be on pharmacokinetics and the four processes that occu... Read More about Prescribing for the ageing patient.

A review of the risks associated with children and young people’s social media use and the implications for social work practice (2018)
Journal Article
Willoughby, M. (2019). A review of the risks associated with children and young people’s social media use and the implications for social work practice. Journal of Social Work Practice, 33(2), 127-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2018.1460587

This paper explores what the research says about the risks to children and young people of using social media. Taking a systematic approach this literature search identified 16 peer reviewed articles, written in English since January 2010. Four areas... Read More about A review of the risks associated with children and young people’s social media use and the implications for social work practice.

Endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS) alone or in combination with chimney grafts (chEVAS) for treating complications of previous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedures (2018)
Journal Article
Paraskevas, K., Karouki, M., Rehman, A., Torella, F., McWilliams, R., England, A., & Fisher, R. (2018). Endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS) alone or in combination with chimney grafts (chEVAS) for treating complications of previous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedures. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, 41(7), 1015-1020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-018-1952-x

Objective
Late complications after previous endovascular
aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedures include type I/III
endoleaks causing aneurysm growth and rupture. We
reviewed our results from the management of such complications with endovascular aneu... Read More about Endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS) alone or in combination with chimney grafts (chEVAS) for treating complications of previous endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) procedures.

Early, specialist vocational rehabilitation to facilitate return to work after traumatic brain injury : the FRESH feasibility RCT (2018)
Journal Article
Radford, K., Sutton, C., Sach, T., Holmes, J., Watkins, C., Forshaw, D., …Phillips, J. (2018). Early, specialist vocational rehabilitation to facilitate return to work after traumatic brain injury : the FRESH feasibility RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 22(33), 1-124. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22330

Background
Up to 160,000 people incur traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year in the UK. TBI can have profound effects on many areas of human functioning, including participation in work. There is limited evidence of the clinical effectiveness and c... Read More about Early, specialist vocational rehabilitation to facilitate return to work after traumatic brain injury : the FRESH feasibility RCT.

Characteristics of a protocol to collect objective physical activity/sedentary behaviour data in a large study : seniors USP (understanding sedentary patterns) (2018)
Journal Article
Dall, P., Skelton, D., Dontje, M., Coulter, E., Stewart, S., Cox, S., …Chastin, S. (2018). Characteristics of a protocol to collect objective physical activity/sedentary behaviour data in a large study : seniors USP (understanding sedentary patterns). Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 1(1), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2017-0004

The Seniors USP study measured sedentary behaviour (activPAL3, 9 day wear) in older adults. The measurement protocol had three key characteristics: enabling 24-hour wear (monitor location, waterproofing); minimising data loss (reducing monitor failur... Read More about Characteristics of a protocol to collect objective physical activity/sedentary behaviour data in a large study : seniors USP (understanding sedentary patterns).

The UK renal psychosocial workforce : a mapping exercise (2018)
Report
Seekles, M., Coyne, E., Ormandy, P., Wells, L., Bevin, A., & Danbury-Lee, A. (2018). The UK renal psychosocial workforce : a mapping exercise

This is the first detailed workforce report in the UK that describes the provision of psychosocial care to kidney patients across 84 renal units. It presents an overview of the renal psychosocial workforce (in July 2017) and compares this to results... Read More about The UK renal psychosocial workforce : a mapping exercise.

Comparison of single- and dual-monitor approaches to differentiate sitting from lying in free-living conditions (2018)
Journal Article
Smits, E., Winkler, E., Healy, G., Dall, P., Granat, M., & Hodges, P. (2018). Comparison of single- and dual-monitor approaches to differentiate sitting from lying in free-living conditions. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 28(8), 1888-1896. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13203

High levels of sedentary time have been detrimentally linked to health outcomes. Differentiating sitting from lying may help to further understand the mechanisms associated with these health impacts. This study compares the inter‐method agreement bet... Read More about Comparison of single- and dual-monitor approaches to differentiate sitting from lying in free-living conditions.

Big Data, Method and the Ethics of Location: A Case Study of a Hookup App for Men Who Have Sex with Men (2018)
Journal Article
Light, B., Mitchell, P., & Wikström, P. (2018). Big Data, Method and the Ethics of Location: A Case Study of a Hookup App for Men Who Have Sex with Men. Social Media + Society, 4(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305118768299

With the rise of geo-social media, location is emerging as a particularly sensitive data point for big data and digital media research. To explore this area, we reflect on our ethics for a study in which we analyze data generated via an app that faci... Read More about Big Data, Method and the Ethics of Location: A Case Study of a Hookup App for Men Who Have Sex with Men.

Type D personality, stress, coping and performance on a novel sport task (2018)
Journal Article
Borkoles, E., Kaiseler, M., Evans, A., Ski, C., Thompson, D., & Polman, R. (2018). Type D personality, stress, coping and performance on a novel sport task. PLoS ONE, 13(4), e0196692. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196692

We investigated (1) the relationship between Type D personality, stress intensity appraisal of a self-selected stressor, coping, and perceived coping effectiveness and (2) the relationship between Type D personality and performance. In study one, 482... Read More about Type D personality, stress, coping and performance on a novel sport task.

The popularity of newer racisms : justifications, excuses and re-defined borders (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. (2018, April). The popularity of newer racisms : justifications, excuses and re-defined borders. Presented at All Souls Criminology Seminar Series, The Old Library - All Souls College, Oxford, UK

This paper discusses some of the processes and consequences of newer racisms in contemporary society, based on Dr Tina Patel's paper. In arguing that we have recently witnessed a surge in the popularity of racism (under which I also include Islamopho... Read More about The popularity of newer racisms : justifications, excuses and re-defined borders.