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Predicting the risk of amputation and death in patients with diabetic foot ulcer. A long‐term prospective cohort study of patients in Tanzania (2022)
Journal Article
G. Abbas, Z., Chockalingam, N., K. Lutale, J., & Naemi, R. (2022). Predicting the risk of amputation and death in patients with diabetic foot ulcer. A long‐term prospective cohort study of patients in Tanzania. #Journal not on list, 5(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/edm2.336

Introduction This prospective cohort study aimed to identify the characteristics of patients with diabetic foot ulcer who are at higher risk of amputation and at increased risk of death. Methods About 103(M/F:60/43) participants, with active foo... Read More about Predicting the risk of amputation and death in patients with diabetic foot ulcer. A long‐term prospective cohort study of patients in Tanzania.

Complex lives : exploring experiences of Universal Credit claimants in Salford during Covid-19 (2022)
Book Chapter
Scullion, L., Gibbons, A., Connors, C., Pardoe, J., & Beck, D. (2022). Complex lives : exploring experiences of Universal Credit claimants in Salford during Covid-19. In K. Garthwaite, R. Patrick, M. Power, A. Tarrant, & R. Warnock (Eds.), COVID-19 collaborations : researching poverty and low-income family life during the pandemic (56-70). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447364504.ch004

Exploring Universal Credit (UC) in Salford is a qualitative longitudinal project delivered by the Salford Anti-Poverty Taskforce; a research and knowledge exchange partnership between the University of Salford and Salford City Council. The project be... Read More about Complex lives : exploring experiences of Universal Credit claimants in Salford during Covid-19.

Social security during Covid-19: The experiences of military veterans (2022)
Book Chapter
Scullion, L., Martin, P., Hynes, C., & Young, D. (2022). Social security during Covid-19: The experiences of military veterans. In K. Garthwaite, R. Patrick, M. Power, A. Tarrant, & R. Warnock (Eds.), Covid Realities : Researching Poverty and Low-Income Family Life during the Pandemic (149-164). Bristol: Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447364504

Research published prior to Covid-19 has illustrated some of the difficulties that veterans can experience within the benefits. Drawing upon unique insights from the UK’s first substantive qualitative research focusing on veterans within the benefits... Read More about Social security during Covid-19: The experiences of military veterans.

Welfare at a (social) distance : accessing social security and employment support during the Covid-19 and its aftermath (2022)
Book Chapter
Robertshaw, D., Summers, K., Scullion, L., Edmiston, D., Baumberg Geiger, B., Gibbons, A., …Young, D. (2022). Welfare at a (social) distance : accessing social security and employment support during the Covid-19 and its aftermath. In K. Garthwaite, R. Patrick, M. Power, A. Tarrant, & R. Warnock (Eds.), COVID-19 collaborations : researching poverty and low-income family life during the pandemic (30-43). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447364504.ch002

This chapter reflects on both our key findings and our experiences of undertaking the research during the pandemic. First, we examine the experiences of claimants, focusing specifically on Universal Credit (UC) and those who were engaging with the be... Read More about Welfare at a (social) distance : accessing social security and employment support during the Covid-19 and its aftermath.

Is bolus or continuous enteral feeding better in critically ill children: an evidence-based review (2022)
Journal Article
Littler, H., & Tume, L. (2022). Is bolus or continuous enteral feeding better in critically ill children: an evidence-based review. Nursing in Critical Care, 28(1), 36-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12788

Inadequate nutrition can lead to increased morbidity and mortality for mechanically ventilated children in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Enteral feeding can either be delivered by gravity bolus (intermittent) feeding or continuously via... Read More about Is bolus or continuous enteral feeding better in critically ill children: an evidence-based review.

Does professional identity impact on the credibility of leaders of integrated health and social care services? (2022)
Thesis
Longshaw, C. Does professional identity impact on the credibility of leaders of integrated health and social care services?. (Thesis). University of Salford

The last two decades has seen a range of government reforms that have involved major changes in the provision of health and social care. The drive towards integration continues with the recent publication of The Health Care Bill (2021). This research... Read More about Does professional identity impact on the credibility of leaders of integrated health and social care services?.

Gait rehabilitation for foot and ankle impairments in early rheumatoid arthritis: a feasibility study of a new gait rehabilitation programme (GREAT Strides). (2022)
Journal Article
Hendry, G., Bearne, L., Foster, N., Godfrey, E., Hider, S., Jolly, L., …Steultjens, M. (2022). Gait rehabilitation for foot and ankle impairments in early rheumatoid arthritis: a feasibility study of a new gait rehabilitation programme (GREAT Strides). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1), 115. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01061-9

Background Foot impairments in early rheumatoid arthritis are common and lead to progressive deterioration of lower limb function. A gait rehabilitation programme underpinned by psychological techniques to improve adherence, may preserve gait and lo... Read More about Gait rehabilitation for foot and ankle impairments in early rheumatoid arthritis: a feasibility study of a new gait rehabilitation programme (GREAT Strides)..

Volunteering together : inclusive volunteering and disabled people. (2022)
Journal Article
Donahue, K., Goodall, C., Jochum, V., & Kamerāde, D. (2022). Volunteering together : inclusive volunteering and disabled people

This research project is funded by Spirit of 2012 as part of its incubation fund to support inclusive volunteering and understand more about volunteering for disabled people. Disability is a common experience in the UK, two out of every five adults (... Read More about Volunteering together : inclusive volunteering and disabled people..

Every day is a struggle: Life at the sharp end of the cost-of-living crisis (2022)
Report
Kaufman, J., Page, G., Aldridge, H., Pybus, K., & Patrick, R. (2022). Every day is a struggle: Life at the sharp end of the cost-of-living crisis. Covid Realities

Covid Realities was launched in April 2020 to document the experiences of parents and carers living on low incomes during the pandemic. While the project was due to end in December 2021 (with our final report published in January 2022), the scale of... Read More about Every day is a struggle: Life at the sharp end of the cost-of-living crisis.

The role of the bedside assistant in robot-assisted surgery: A critical synthesis (2022)
Journal Article
Britton, C. R., Francis, I., Tay, L. J., & Krishnamoothy, B. (2022). The role of the bedside assistant in robot-assisted surgery: A critical synthesis. Journal of Perioperative Practice, 32(9), 208-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/17504589221094136

Introduction: Robot-assisted surgery has grown exponentially since its inception and first approval in the United States in the year 2000. The surgeon operating with the assistance of the robot sits remotely to the patient and another practitioner a... Read More about The role of the bedside assistant in robot-assisted surgery: A critical synthesis.

Breaking the impasse: rethinking refugee integration through the Equality Act 2010 in the United Kingdom (2022)
Journal Article
Walkey, C., Brown, P., & Martin, P. Breaking the impasse: rethinking refugee integration through the Equality Act 2010 in the United Kingdom. Social Policy and Society, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746422000239

Integration is widely considered to be difficult to define and even harder to facilitate. Whist the integration of migrants to the United Kingdom (UK) remains a ‘hot topic’ in policy, politics and public opinion it is also the subject of numerous att... Read More about Breaking the impasse: rethinking refugee integration through the Equality Act 2010 in the United Kingdom.

The lived experience of people with upper limb absence living in Uganda : a qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article
Morgado-Ramirez, D., Nakandi, B., Ackers, H., Ssekitoleko, R., Mwaka, E., Kenney, L., …Donovan-Hall, M. (2022). The lived experience of people with upper limb absence living in Uganda : a qualitative study. African journal of disability, 11, 890. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v11i0.890

Background: The impact of upper limb absence on people’s lived experiences remains severely under-explored, particularly in African countries, with implications for policy and service design. Objectives: explore the lived experiences of people wit... Read More about The lived experience of people with upper limb absence living in Uganda : a qualitative study.

Associations of complete blood count parameters with disease-free survival in right- and left-sided colorectal cancer patients. (2022)
Journal Article
Alsalman, A., Al-Mterin, M., Abu-Dayeh, A., Alloush, F., Murshed, K., & Elkord, E. (2022). Associations of complete blood count parameters with disease-free survival in right- and left-sided colorectal cancer patients. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12(5), 816. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12050816

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Some complete blood count (CBC) parameters are found to be associated with CRC prognosis. In this study, ninety-seven pretreated CRC patients were included, and the patien... Read More about Associations of complete blood count parameters with disease-free survival in right- and left-sided colorectal cancer patients..

Moral work in victim–offender meetings (2022)
Journal Article
Birkbeck, C., & Smith, G. (2022). Moral work in victim–offender meetings. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 24(1), 59-78. https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958221095976

Although many studies of restorative justice touch on its moral dimensions, they provide a rather fragmentary view of the moral work that takes place in meetings between victims and offenders. We treat moral work as a discursive phenomenon that emerg... Read More about Moral work in victim–offender meetings.

The acute effects of higher versus lower load duration and intensity on morphological and mechanical properties of the healthy Achilles tendon: a randomized crossover trial (2022)
Journal Article
Merza, E., Pearson, S., Lichtwark, G., & Malliaras, P. (2022). The acute effects of higher versus lower load duration and intensity on morphological and mechanical properties of the healthy Achilles tendon: a randomized crossover trial. Journal of Experimental Biology, 225(10), https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243741

ABSTRACT The Achilles tendon (AT) exhibits volume changes related to fluid flow under acute load which may be linked to changes in stiffness. Fluid flow provides a mechanical signal for cellular activity and may be one mechanism that facilitates tend... Read More about The acute effects of higher versus lower load duration and intensity on morphological and mechanical properties of the healthy Achilles tendon: a randomized crossover trial.

Challenges in prescribing practice (2022)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2022). Challenges in prescribing practice. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 4(5), 188-189. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2022.4.5.188

Deborah Robertson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided