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Reflexivity (2019)
Book Chapter

Central to reflexivity is an awareness that the researcher and the object of study exist in a mutual relationship with one another. Thus, reflexivity calls for attention to how thinking comes to be, how it is shaped by preexisting knowledge, and how... Read More about Reflexivity.

Assessment of older people 6 : assessing the spiritual domain (2019)
Journal Article
Kendall, N., & Wiltjer, H. (2019). Assessment of older people 6 : assessing the spiritual domain. Nursing Times, 115(10), 24-27

The multidisciplinary and holistic assessment of older people allows health professionals to gain insight into their individual needs. The spiritual domain is one of five key domains that need to be explored when assessing older people. All humans ar... Read More about Assessment of older people 6 : assessing the spiritual domain.

The effects of six-weeks change of direction speed and technique modification training on cutting performance and movement quality in male youth soccer players. (2019)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., McBurnie, A., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2019). The effects of six-weeks change of direction speed and technique modification training on cutting performance and movement quality in male youth soccer players. Sports, 7(9), 205. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7090205

Cutting manoeuvres are important actions associated with soccer performance and a key action associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury; thus, training interventions that can improve cutting performance and movement quality are of... Read More about The effects of six-weeks change of direction speed and technique modification training on cutting performance and movement quality in male youth soccer players..

The effect of training interventions on change of direction biomechanics associated with increased anterior cruciate ligament loading : a scoping review (2019)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2019). The effect of training interventions on change of direction biomechanics associated with increased anterior cruciate ligament loading : a scoping review. Sports Medicine, 49, 1837-1859. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01171-0

Change of direction (COD) manoeuvres are associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk due to the propensity to generate large multiplanar knee joint loads. Given the short- and long-term consequences of ACL injury, practitioners are i... Read More about The effect of training interventions on change of direction biomechanics associated with increased anterior cruciate ligament loading : a scoping review.

Field tests of performance and their relationship to age and anthropometric parameters in adolescent handball players (2019)
Journal Article
Hammami, M., Hermassi, S., Gaamouri, N., Aloui, G., Comfort, P., Shephard, R., & Chelly, M. (2019). Field tests of performance and their relationship to age and anthropometric parameters in adolescent handball players. Frontiers in Physiology, 10, 1124. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.01124

Handball performance is influenced by age, anthropometric characteristics, technical skills, tactical understanding, and physical abilities. The aims of this study were (i) to determine differences in anthropometric characteristics and physical perfo... Read More about Field tests of performance and their relationship to age and anthropometric parameters in adolescent handball players.

A survey examining the use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation on adult intensive care units across the UK (2019)
Journal Article
adult intensive care units across the UK. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 21(4), 283-289. https://doi.org/10.1177/1751143719870121

Introduction: Despite potential benefits, it is not known how widely physiotherapists use mechanical insufflation exsufflation devices on UK adult intensive care units. This survey aimed to describe mechanical insufflation-exsufflation
use in UK adu... Read More about A survey examining the use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation on adult intensive care units across the UK.

Co-creating social space (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Withnell, N., & Baker, A. (2019, September). Co-creating social space. Presented at RAISE Conference 2019, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University

Impact of Dialysis on the Dyadic Relationship Between Male Patients and Their Female Partners (2019)
Journal Article
C, M., S, S., A, W., & S, M. (2019). Impact of Dialysis on the Dyadic Relationship Between Male Patients and Their Female Partners. Qualitative Health Research, 30(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732319869908

The objective of this study was to explore the impact of three early phases of renal dialysis, namely pre-dialysis, starting dialysis, and establishing dialysis, on dyadic relationships. Twenty UK-based dyads (20 male patients and their female partne... Read More about Impact of Dialysis on the Dyadic Relationship Between Male Patients and Their Female Partners.

The case for prioritising the improvement of orthopaedic trauma nursing skills in low to middle income countries : a scoping review (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Klunder-Rosser, J. (2019, September). The case for prioritising the improvement of orthopaedic trauma nursing skills in low to middle income countries : a scoping review. Poster presented at Royal College of Nursing 2019 International Research Conference, Sheffield

Background: Traumatic orthopaedic injuries are responsible for 5.8 million deaths every year,
with 90% occurring in Low to Middle Income Countries. Approximately 6 times as many
people are injured due to trauma than those who die of it, and these i... Read More about The case for prioritising the improvement of orthopaedic trauma nursing skills in low to middle income countries : a scoping review.

A midwife's advice for new students (2019)
Journal Article
Barker, K. (2019). A midwife's advice for new students. British Journal of Midwifery, 27(9), 543-543. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2019.27.9.543

The ‘best of times, the worst of times’? Beginning your midwifery journey may be daunting, but it will also be incredibly rewarding. Karen Barker shares her words of wisdom for new starters

Understanding the nature of mental health nursing within CAMHS PICU: 1. Identifying nursing interventions that contribute to the recovery journey of young people (2019)
Journal Article
Foster, C., & Smedley, K. (2019). Understanding the nature of mental health nursing within CAMHS PICU: 1. Identifying nursing interventions that contribute to the recovery journey of young people. Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care, 15(2), 87-102. https://doi.org/10.20299/jpi.2019.012

Child and adolescent mental health services psychiatric intensive care units(CAMHS PICU) are a small, specialised, but important component of the portfolio of child and adolescent mental health service delivery in the UK. There has been no published... Read More about Understanding the nature of mental health nursing within CAMHS PICU: 1. Identifying nursing interventions that contribute to the recovery journey of young people.

Understanding the nature of mental health nursing within CAMHS PICU: 2. Staff experience and support needs (2019)
Journal Article
Foster, C., & Smedley, K. (2019). Understanding the nature of mental health nursing within CAMHS PICU: 2. Staff experience and support needs. Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care, 15(2), 103-115. https://doi.org/10.20299/jpi.2019.013

In the UK and other western countries, child and adolescent care is increasingly understood as a distinct speciality. Internationally, inpatient units are the most widely used element of acute adolescent mental health services. Child and adolescent m... Read More about Understanding the nature of mental health nursing within CAMHS PICU: 2. Staff experience and support needs.

Maladaptive schemas as a potential mechanism through which irrational beliefs relate to psychological distress in athletes (2019)
Journal Article
Turner, M., Aspin, G., & Gillman, J. (2019). Maladaptive schemas as a potential mechanism through which irrational beliefs relate to psychological distress in athletes. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 44, 9-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.04.015

Objectives
The psychological wellbeing of athletes, in particular the concept of psychological distress, is receiving growing research attention. Irrational beliefs as proposed in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) have been shown to be posit... Read More about Maladaptive schemas as a potential mechanism through which irrational beliefs relate to psychological distress in athletes.

Greater trochanteric pain syndrome in the UK National Health Service: A multicentre service evaluation (2019)
Journal Article
Stephens, G., O'Neill, S., Clifford, C., Cuff, A., Forte, F., Hawthorn, C., & Littlewood, C. (2019). Greater trochanteric pain syndrome in the UK National Health Service: A multicentre service evaluation. Musculoskeletal Care, 17(4), 390-398. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1419

Purpose: Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) is a debilitating condition causing lateral hip pain. A recent randomized controlled trial (LEAP) demonstrated that exercise interventions for GTPS provided superior outcomes, compared with corticost... Read More about Greater trochanteric pain syndrome in the UK National Health Service: A multicentre service evaluation.

Positive and negative affect mediate the influences of a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy on sleep quality (2019)
Journal Article
Latif, I., Hughes, A., & Bendall, R. (2019). Positive and negative affect mediate the influences of a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy on sleep quality. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 628. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00628

Positive affect, negative affect, and emotion regulation strategies are related to sleep quality. Emotion regulation can also act as either a protective factor against the development of psychopathologies, or as a risk factor for their development, a... Read More about Positive and negative affect mediate the influences of a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy on sleep quality.

A systematic review investigating the effectiveness of surgical versus conservative management of unstable ankle fractures in adults (2019)
Journal Article
Elgayar, L., Arnall, F., & Barrie, J. (2019). A systematic review investigating the effectiveness of surgical versus conservative management of unstable ankle fractures in adults. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, 58(5), 933-937. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jfas.2018.12.017

Nine percent of all fractures affect the ankle, with an annual incidence of 122/100,000 in Edinburgh, UK. While unstable fractures are usually treated surgically, there has been no recent systematic review of the evidence supporting this decision. In... Read More about A systematic review investigating the effectiveness of surgical versus conservative management of unstable ankle fractures in adults.

A Prospective Observational Cohort Study on Pharmacological Habitus, Headache-Related Disability and Psychological Profile in Patients with Chronic Migraine Undergoing OnabotulinumtoxinA Prophylactic Treatment (2019)
Journal Article
Gandolfi, M., Donisi, V., Marchioretto, F., Battista, S., Smania, N., & Del Piccolo, L. (in press). A Prospective Observational Cohort Study on Pharmacological Habitus, Headache-Related Disability and Psychological Profile in Patients with Chronic Migraine Undergoing OnabotulinumtoxinA Prophylactic Treatment. Toxins, 11(9), 504. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11090504

Chronic Migraine (CM) is a disabling neurologic condition with a severe impact on functioning and quality of life. Successful therapeutic management of patients with CM is complex, and differences in therapeutic response could be attributable to gene... Read More about A Prospective Observational Cohort Study on Pharmacological Habitus, Headache-Related Disability and Psychological Profile in Patients with Chronic Migraine Undergoing OnabotulinumtoxinA Prophylactic Treatment.