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No effect of repeated post-resistance exercise cold or hot water immersion on in-season body composition and performance responses in academy rugby players: a randomised controlled cross-over design (2022)
Journal Article
Horgan, B., Halson, S., Drinkwater, E., West, N., Tee, N., Alcock, R., …Haff, G. (2022). No effect of repeated post-resistance exercise cold or hot water immersion on in-season body composition and performance responses in academy rugby players: a randomised controlled cross-over design. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 123(2), 351-359. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-022-05075-2

Following resistance exercise, uncertainty exists as to whether the regular application of cold water immersion attenuates lean muscle mass increases in athletes. The effects of repeated post-resistance exercise cold versus hot water immersion on bod... Read More about No effect of repeated post-resistance exercise cold or hot water immersion on in-season body composition and performance responses in academy rugby players: a randomised controlled cross-over design.

Links between daytime napping, night-time sleep quality and infant attention: an eye-tracking, actigraphy and parent-report study (2022)
Journal Article
Hasshim, N., Bramham, J., Keating, J., Gaffney, R. A., Keenan, L., Conroy, S., …Downes, M. (2022). Links between daytime napping, night-time sleep quality and infant attention: an eye-tracking, actigraphy and parent-report study. Children, 9(11), 1613. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9111613

The current study explored the potential influence of infant sleep, measured by parental report and actigraphy, and family functioning on attention development using eye tracking. The use of actigraphy in parallel with parental report, has the advant... Read More about Links between daytime napping, night-time sleep quality and infant attention: an eye-tracking, actigraphy and parent-report study.

Effective communication: core to promoting respectful maternity care for disabled women (2022)
Journal Article
Collins, B., Hall, J., Hundley, V., & Ireland, J. (2022). Effective communication: core to promoting respectful maternity care for disabled women. Midwifery, 116, 103525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2022.103525

Previous research highlights that disabled women have less choice, control and respect of their dignity during pregnancy, childbirth and parenting. The experience of dignity and respect during pregnancy and childbirth for those with physical and sens... Read More about Effective communication: core to promoting respectful maternity care for disabled women.

‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’? The Experiences of Forty Social Workers in England Who Had Previously Indicated They Would Stay In or Leave Children and Families Social Work (2022)
Journal Article
McLaughlin, H., Scholar, H., McCaughan, S., & Pollock, S. (2023). ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’? The Experiences of Forty Social Workers in England Who Had Previously Indicated They Would Stay In or Leave Children and Families Social Work. The British Journal of Social Work, 53(4), 1963-1983. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac191

This article is focused on the concern about the retention of child and family social workers in England. Retention of workers is seen as a major issue for the delivery of quality services for service users, stability of workforces and development of... Read More about ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’? The Experiences of Forty Social Workers in England Who Had Previously Indicated They Would Stay In or Leave Children and Families Social Work.

Researching "race" in lesbian space: a critical reflection (2022)
Book Chapter
Held, N. (2022). Researching "race" in lesbian space: a critical reflection. In R. Ryan-Flood, & A. Rooke (Eds.), Queering Methodology: Lessons and Dilemmas from Lesbian Lives (88-99). Oxon/New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003302469

Feminist researchers have acknowledged that racial differences between researcher and researched impact on the research process; however, there has been little concern with how “race” is actually made in/through the research process. If we think “rac... Read More about Researching "race" in lesbian space: a critical reflection.

Treatment of food aversion and eating problems in children with short bowel syndrome: a systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Gigola, F., Carletti, V., Coletta, R., Certini, M., Del Riccio, M., Bortolotti, C., & Morabito, A. (2022). Treatment of food aversion and eating problems in children with short bowel syndrome: a systematic review. Children, 9(10), 1582. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101582

Food Aversion (FA) is a strong refusing behaviour to the oral assumption of food that can affect children with Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS). Management includes behavioural and Messy Play treatments, with few reports on systematic strategies to return... Read More about Treatment of food aversion and eating problems in children with short bowel syndrome: a systematic review.

Intestinal twin-to-twin transplant for short gut: Review of the literature and discussion of a complex case (2022)
Journal Article
Ugolini, S., Coletta, R., & Morabito, A. (2022). Intestinal twin-to-twin transplant for short gut: Review of the literature and discussion of a complex case. Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 44(2), https://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2022.287

Paediatric Intestinal Transplantation (IT) presents the highest mortality on the waiting-list due to anatomical disproportion. Living-Donor IT (LDIT) offers the best advantages and when performed among identical monozygotic twins, it also benefits fr... Read More about Intestinal twin-to-twin transplant for short gut: Review of the literature and discussion of a complex case.

Interprofessional practice in the intensive treatment unit during the Covid-19 pandemic; the reflections of an advanced practitioner radiographer (2022)
Journal Article
Booth, S., Verrier, W., Naylor, S., Strudwick, R., & Harvey-Lloyd, J. (2022). Interprofessional practice in the intensive treatment unit during the Covid-19 pandemic; the reflections of an advanced practitioner radiographer. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 29, 100561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2022.100561

Background The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 posed significant challenges to the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom (UK). Existing workforce shortages were further exacerbated with staff absence, and... Read More about Interprofessional practice in the intensive treatment unit during the Covid-19 pandemic; the reflections of an advanced practitioner radiographer.

The importance of psychological flow in a creative, embodied and enactive psychological therapy approach (Arts for the Blues) (2022)
Journal Article
Parsons, A., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Turner, R., Thurston, S., Starkey, J., Omylinska-Thurston, J., & Karkou, V. (2022). The importance of psychological flow in a creative, embodied and enactive psychological therapy approach (Arts for the Blues). Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17432979.2022.2130431

Psychological flow can be experienced in various occupational, recreational and creative domains and may confer increased well-being. Yet, very few studies have examined flow as a potential feature of creative arts therapies – particularly therapies... Read More about The importance of psychological flow in a creative, embodied and enactive psychological therapy approach (Arts for the Blues).

The economic case for hospital discharge services for people experiencing homelessness in England: An in-depth analysis with different service configurations providing specialist care (2022)
Journal Article
Tinelli, M., Wittenberg, R., Cornes, M., W Aldridge, R., Clark, M., Byng, R., …Whiteford, M. (2022). The economic case for hospital discharge services for people experiencing homelessness in England: An in-depth analysis with different service configurations providing specialist care. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(6), e6194-e6205. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.14057

There are long-standing concerns that people experiencing homelessness may not recover well if left unsupported after a hospital stay. This study reports on a study investigating the cost-effectiveness of three different ‘in patient care coordination... Read More about The economic case for hospital discharge services for people experiencing homelessness in England: An in-depth analysis with different service configurations providing specialist care.

With women: Stories from midwives of ethnic heritage. Promoting insight into the art and science of midwifery to our local communities (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Furber, C. (2022, October). With women: Stories from midwives of ethnic heritage. Promoting insight into the art and science of midwifery to our local communities. Paper presented at Royal College of Midwives Annual conference 2022, Cardiff, Wales

This talk outlined work that is ongoing in supporting midwifery as a career to local communities and schools

Putting the 'Slave' in 'Anti-Slavery': A Critical Analysis of the UK National Referral Mechanism (2022)
Thesis
Findlay, J. Putting the 'Slave' in 'Anti-Slavery': A Critical Analysis of the UK National Referral Mechanism. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis presents a critical analysis of the UK government’s National Referral Mechanism (NRM), which supposedly exists to identify and support victims of ‘modern slavery and human trafficking’ (MSHT). Critical scholarship on MSHT has argued that... Read More about Putting the 'Slave' in 'Anti-Slavery': A Critical Analysis of the UK National Referral Mechanism.

The effect of resistance training on functional capacity in middle-aged to elderly individuals with peripheral artery disease: a meta-analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Pearson, S., Sindall, P., Caldow, E., & Taberner, P. (2022). The effect of resistance training on functional capacity in middle-aged to elderly individuals with peripheral artery disease: a meta-analysis. International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology, https://doi.org/10.23736/S0392-9590.22.04922-7

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an ischemic disease of the lower limbs, caused by atherosclerotic plaques, leading to impairments in functional capacity and reduced quality of life. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the effect of 12-week and 24-w... Read More about The effect of resistance training on functional capacity in middle-aged to elderly individuals with peripheral artery disease: a meta-analysis.

Relationships and reciprocity in learning: a Palestine field trip for social work and youth and community students (2022)
Journal Article
community students. Critical and Radical Social Work, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1332/204986021X16623675816737

For over ten years now, social work and youth and community students from a university in England have travelled to Palestine to be hosted by families and conduct a study tour of the West Bank. They have visited governors in the West Bank, community... Read More about Relationships and reciprocity in learning: a Palestine field trip for social work and youth and community students.

A randomized controlled study of a French compassionate mind training (2022)
Journal Article
Leboeuf, I., Andreotti, E., Irons, C., Beaumont, E., & Antoine, P. (2022). A randomized controlled study of a French compassionate mind training. Mindfulness,

Objectives Compassionate mind training (CMT) is an intervention that consists of a series of exercises used in compassion-focused therapy to reduce fears, blocks, and resistance toward compassion; increase the compassionate motivation of the partici... Read More about A randomized controlled study of a French compassionate mind training.

Podiatrist's prescribing practice (2022)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2022). Podiatrist's prescribing practice. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 4(10), 426-427. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2022.4.10.426

Last month's research roundup provided an overview of articles assessing the role and remit of physiotherapist prescribers (Robertson, 2022). This month, we will review papers concerning podiatrists and their prescribing practice. The first is a revi... Read More about Podiatrist's prescribing practice.

Working as a counselling psychologist in Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services (2022)
Book Chapter
Omylinska-Thurston, J., & Frost, C. (2022). Working as a counselling psychologist in Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services. In D. Best, H. Nicholas, & M. Bradley (Eds.), Roles and Contexts in Counselling Psychology. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003159339

IAPT is the main provider of psychological therapy for adults within the National Health Service (NHS). It was developed in 2008 as a way of organising a systematic delivery of evidence-based interventions for anxiety and depression. Counselling psyc... Read More about Working as a counselling psychologist in Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) services.

Developing age-friendly communities in an emergent post pandemic world (2022)
Other
Blezard, E., Ahmed, A., Elder, B., Clark, A., & Groves, V. (2022). Developing age-friendly communities in an emergent post pandemic world

This work will contribute new knowledge and recommendations about how age-friendly initiatives can better support older people to remain socially connected to the places where they live, particularly in the light of experiences of Covid-19 and reduce... Read More about Developing age-friendly communities in an emergent post pandemic world.