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A realist evaluation of the implementation of open visiting in an acute care setting for older people (2019)
Journal Article
Hurst, H. (2019). A realist evaluation of the implementation of open visiting in an acute care setting for older people. BMC Health Services Research, 19, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4653-5

Background Open visiting refers to the principle of unrestricted visiting hours in the hospital setting to enable relatives, families and carers to visit at any time. There has been recognition that open visiting supports the principle of patient an... Read More about A realist evaluation of the implementation of open visiting in an acute care setting for older people.

The accuracy of Cobb angle measurement on CT scan projection radiograph images (2019)
Journal Article
Alrehily, F., Hogg, P., Twiste, M., Johansen, S., & Tootell, A. (2020). The accuracy of Cobb angle measurement on CT scan projection radiograph images. Radiography, 26(2), e73-e77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2019.11.001

Introduction: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a spinal deformity that can affect young children. It requires frequent exposure to X-rays to monitor the deformity, which can lead to the development of radiation-induced cancer later in life. T... Read More about The accuracy of Cobb angle measurement on CT scan projection radiograph images.

Work, welfare and wellbeing? The impacts of welfare conditionality on people with mental health impairments in the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Dwyer, P., Scullion, L., Jones, K., McNeill, J., & Stewart, A. (2020). Work, welfare and wellbeing? The impacts of welfare conditionality on people with mental health impairments in the UK. Social Policy and Administration, 54(2), 311-326. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12560

The personal, economic and social costs of mental ill-health are increasingly acknowledged by many governments and international organisations. Simultaneously, in high income nations the reach of welfare conditionality has extended to encompass many... Read More about Work, welfare and wellbeing? The impacts of welfare conditionality on people with mental health impairments in the UK.

Passing (2019)
Book Chapter
Smith, G. (2019). Passing. In The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (1-2). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosp006.pub2

The concept of passing originates in popular and legal discourses of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries about relations between black and white people in the United States. Passing as an analytic concept in sociology owes much to the work o... Read More about Passing.

The need for a structured approach to violence risk assessment in autism (2019)
Journal Article
Westphal, A., & Allely, C. (2019). The need for a structured approach to violence risk assessment in autism. ˜The œjournal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 47(4), https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.003896-19

The relationship between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and violence is poorly understood. Several violence risk factors are either modified by or are unique to ASD; clinicians conducting violence risk assessment of people with ASD must consider thes... Read More about The need for a structured approach to violence risk assessment in autism.

Correlational analysis between joint-level kinetics of countermovement jumps and weightlifting derivatives (2019)
Journal Article
Kipp, K., Suchomel, T., & Comfort, P. (2019). Correlational analysis between joint-level kinetics of countermovement jumps and weightlifting derivatives. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 18(4), 663-668

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanical similarity between net joint moments (NJM) of the countermovement jump (CMJ) and the hang power clean (HPC) and jump shrug (JS). Twelve male Lacrosse players performed three maximal effort C... Read More about Correlational analysis between joint-level kinetics of countermovement jumps and weightlifting derivatives.

Dose optimisation in paediatric radiography - using regression models to investigate the relative impact of acquisition factors on image quality and radiation dose (2019)
Journal Article
Ali, M., Hogg, P., & England, A. (2019). Dose optimisation in paediatric radiography - using regression models to investigate the relative impact of acquisition factors on image quality and radiation dose. Physica Medica, 68, 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.10.034

Objective: To investigate the optimum pelvis X-ray acquisition factors for a 10-year-old child. Secondly, to evaluate the impact of each acquisition factor on image quality (IQ) and radiation dose. Method: Images were acquired using a pelvis phan... Read More about Dose optimisation in paediatric radiography - using regression models to investigate the relative impact of acquisition factors on image quality and radiation dose.

Optimising paediatric afferent component early warning systems : a hermeneutic systematic literature review and model development (2019)
Journal Article
Jacob, N., Moriarty, Y., Lloyd, A., Mann, M., Tume, L., Sefton, G., …Allen, D. (2019). Optimising paediatric afferent component early warning systems : a hermeneutic systematic literature review and model development. BMJ Open, 9(11), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028796

Objective: To identify the core components of successful early warning systems for detecting and initiating action in response to clinical deterioration in paediatric inpatients. Methods: A hermeneutic systematic literature review informed by tra... Read More about Optimising paediatric afferent component early warning systems : a hermeneutic systematic literature review and model development.

Policy transfer and part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014 (2019)
Journal Article
Wilding, M., Madoc-Jones, I., Ahmed, A., Gibbons, A., Jones, K., & Rogers, M. (2020). Policy transfer and part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014. Social Policy and Society, 19(1), 171-182. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746419000344

Part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014and its implementation has been keenly observed by governments outside of Wales, as they continue to search for policy solutions to help address the homelessness crisis.This paper examines the extent to whichther... Read More about Policy transfer and part 2 of the Housing Act (Wales) 2014.

Experiences of rural life among community-dwelling older men with dementia and their implications for social inclusion (2019)
Journal Article
Hicks, B., Innes, A., & Nyman, S. (2021). Experiences of rural life among community-dwelling older men with dementia and their implications for social inclusion. Dementia, 20(2), 444-463. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301219887586

Current international dementia care policies focus on creating ‘dementia-friendly’ communities that aim to support the social inclusion of people with dementia. Although it is known that the geo-socio-cultural rural environment can impact on the expe... Read More about Experiences of rural life among community-dwelling older men with dementia and their implications for social inclusion.

A clinimetric analysis of the Pressure Ulcer Risk Primary or Secondary Evaluation Tool : PURPOSE-T (2019)
Journal Article
Wynn, M., & Holloway, S. (2019). A clinimetric analysis of the Pressure Ulcer Risk Primary or Secondary Evaluation Tool : PURPOSE-T. British Journal of Nursing, 28(20), S4-S8. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2019.28.20.s4

The assessment of patients' risk for developing pressure ulcers is a routine and fundamental nursing process undertaken to prevent avoidable harm to patients in all care settings. Many risk assessment tools are currently used in clinical practice, ho... Read More about A clinimetric analysis of the Pressure Ulcer Risk Primary or Secondary Evaluation Tool : PURPOSE-T.

Sedation AND Weaning In Children (SANDWICH) : protocol for a cluster randomised stepped wedge trial. (2019)
Journal Article
Blackwood, B., Agus, A., Boyle, R., Clarke, M., Hemming, K., Jordan, J., …Walsh, T. (2019). Sedation AND Weaning In Children (SANDWICH) : protocol for a cluster randomised stepped wedge trial. BMJ Open, 9, e031630. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031630

Introduction: Weaning from ventilation is a complex process involving several stages that include recognition of patient readiness to begin the weaning process; steps to reduce ventilation while optimising sedation in order not to induce distress; an... Read More about Sedation AND Weaning In Children (SANDWICH) : protocol for a cluster randomised stepped wedge trial..

Imaginary homelessness prevention with prison leavers in Wales (2019)
Journal Article
Madoc-Jones, I., Ahmed, A., Hughes, C., Dubberley, S., Gorden, C., Washington-Dyer, K., …Lockwood, K. (2020). Imaginary homelessness prevention with prison leavers in Wales. Social Policy and Society, 19(1), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746419000356

Despite a move towards more preventative practices, we have reported that policy objectives to help prison leavers find accommodation on release in Wales have not translated into improved outcomes for this group. In this article we engage in a critic... Read More about Imaginary homelessness prevention with prison leavers in Wales.

Homelessness prevention policy in an international context : The Housing Act (Wales) 2014 (2019)
Journal Article
Ahmed, A., & Madoc-Jones, I. (2020). Homelessness prevention policy in an international context : The Housing Act (Wales) 2014. Social Policy and Society, 19(1), 95-108. https://doi.org/10.1017/S147474641900037X

A review article preceding a series of articles in this special issue considering specific aspects of the impacts and implementation processes of the Welsh legislation – we contextualise the introduction of the prevention agenda in Wales by defining... Read More about Homelessness prevention policy in an international context : The Housing Act (Wales) 2014.

Comparison of countermovement jump–derived reactive strength index modified and underpinning force-time variables between super league and championship rugby league players (2019)
Journal Article
McMahon, J., Jones, P., & Comfort, P. (2019). Comparison of countermovement jump–derived reactive strength index modified and underpinning force-time variables between super league and championship rugby league players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003380

The countermovement jump (CMJ) is regularly tested in rugby league (RL), with recent work reporting reactive strength index modified (RSImod) to distinguish between levels of play. Differences in CMJ-derived RSImod and underpinning force-time variabl... Read More about Comparison of countermovement jump–derived reactive strength index modified and underpinning force-time variables between super league and championship rugby league players.

Corrections to : The effect of Nordic hamstring exercise intervention volume on eccentric strength and muscle architecture adaptations : a systematic review and meta-analyses (2019)
Journal Article
Cuthbert, M., Ripley, N., McMahon, J., Evans, M., Haff, G., & Comfort, P. (2020). Corrections to : The effect of Nordic hamstring exercise intervention volume on eccentric strength and muscle architecture adaptations : a systematic review and meta-analyses. Sports Medicine, 50(1), 101-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01208-4

Correction to: Sports Medicine https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01178-7