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E-scooters in Greater Manchester (2022)
Journal Article
Sherriff, A., Blazejewski, L., & Lomas, M. (2022). E-scooters in Greater Manchester

This report presents the !ndings of a University of Salford study focused on the shared e-scooter trial taking place in Greater Manchester and launched in autumn 2020. Sharing schemes are services that make vehicles, such as e-scooters, available... Read More about E-scooters in Greater Manchester.

The accuracy of first metatarsophalangeal joint palpation guided injections. An arthrography cadaveric study (2022)
Journal Article
Reilly, I., Chockalingam, N., & Naemi, R. (2022). The accuracy of first metatarsophalangeal joint palpation guided injections. An arthrography cadaveric study. #Journal not on list, 2(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fastrc.2022.100219

Background Injectable glucocorticoids are widely used in the management of foot pathology, in particular for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the great toe - hallux limitus/rigidus. Injections can be performed using anatomical (blind) guided metho... Read More about The accuracy of first metatarsophalangeal joint palpation guided injections. An arthrography cadaveric study.

Adults’ Understanding and 6-To-7-Month-Old Infants’ Perception of Size and Mass Relationships in Collision Events (2022)
Journal Article
Sanal-Hayes, N. E. M., Hayes, L. D., Walker, P., Mair, J. L., & Bremner, J. G. (in press). Adults’ Understanding and 6-To-7-Month-Old Infants’ Perception of Size and Mass Relationships in Collision Events. Applied Sciences, 12(19), 9846. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199846

Humans first start to perceive the relationship between object size and mass in simple collision events at about 5.5–6.5 months of age. They perceive this link in simple collision events by attending to the size of the moving object and anticipating... Read More about Adults’ Understanding and 6-To-7-Month-Old Infants’ Perception of Size and Mass Relationships in Collision Events.

Does preoperative weight loss in a specialist medical weight management centre influence postoperative weight loss after bariatric surgery? (2022)
Journal Article
Slater, C., Santhosh, S., Ellison, J., Majeed, W., Summers, L., Senapati, S., …Syed, A. (2022). Does preoperative weight loss in a specialist medical weight management centre influence postoperative weight loss after bariatric surgery?. Clinical Obesity, https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12560

Summary: Weight loss of 5%–10% is advised in medical weight management (MWM) programmes prior to bariatric surgery but it remains to be established whether it influences postoperative weight loss outcomes. We studied postoperative percent total weigh... Read More about Does preoperative weight loss in a specialist medical weight management centre influence postoperative weight loss after bariatric surgery?.

Lung function in critical care (2022)
Book Chapter
Smith, J., & Din, R. (2022). Lung function in critical care. In I. Peate, & B. Hill (Eds.), Fundamentals of Critical Care: A textbook for Nursing and Healthcare students. Oxford: Wiley

Determinants of nutrition practice and food choice in UK construction workers (2022)
Journal Article
Wronska, M., Coffey, M., & Robins, A. (2022). Determinants of nutrition practice and food choice in UK construction workers. Health Promotion International, 37(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daac129

Summary The workplace is considered an effective setting for health and wellbeing interventions, including programmes focusing on nutrition, and provides opportunities to tailor programmes to meet the specific needs of industry and employees. This st... Read More about Determinants of nutrition practice and food choice in UK construction workers.

A Qualitative Study Exploring the Impact the Self-Compassion App Has on Levels of Compassion, Self-Criticism, and Wellbeing (2022)
Journal Article
Beaumont, E., Irons, C., & McAndrew, S. (2022). A Qualitative Study Exploring the Impact the Self-Compassion App Has on Levels of Compassion, Self-Criticism, and Wellbeing. OBM integrative and complimentary medicine, https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2203045

Self-guided, smartphone apps may be helpful in reducing symptoms associated with psychological distress and may boost wellbeing, and levels of compassion. To our knowledge this is the first study to examine the impact a 28-day app based on Compassion... Read More about A Qualitative Study Exploring the Impact the Self-Compassion App Has on Levels of Compassion, Self-Criticism, and Wellbeing.

Exploring the role of the UK renal social worker: the nexus between health and social care for renal patients (2022)
Journal Article
Seekles, M., & Ormandy, P. (2022). Exploring the role of the UK renal social worker: the nexus between health and social care for renal patients. PLoS ONE, 17(9), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275007

Introduction Patients living with progressive chronic kidney disease may face a variety of ongoing physical, emotional, financial and/or social challenges along the disease pathway. In most UK renal units, psychosocial support has traditionally been... Read More about Exploring the role of the UK renal social worker: the nexus between health and social care for renal patients.

Evaluation of socioeconomic and nutritional status in an arsenic-exposed population of Bihar, India (2022)
Thesis
Suman, S. Evaluation of socioeconomic and nutritional status in an arsenic-exposed population of Bihar, India. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background: Arsenic contamination of groundwater and food has become a challenging public health problem in the world. This study is a part of the UK-India bilateral project NutriSAM (2017-2020) and includes a population-based household survey in ars... Read More about Evaluation of socioeconomic and nutritional status in an arsenic-exposed population of Bihar, India.

Social work practice with self-neglect and homelessness: Findings from vignette-based interviews (2022)
Journal Article
Harris, J., Martineau, S., Manthorpe, J., Burridge, S., Ornelas, B., Tinelli, M., & Cornes, M. (2023). Social work practice with self-neglect and homelessness: Findings from vignette-based interviews. The British Journal of Social Work, 53(4), 2256-2276. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcac180

This article reports social workers’ attitudes and approaches to working with people experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness (MEH) who self-neglect, and whether these people receive services, including safeguarding, differently from other popula... Read More about Social work practice with self-neglect and homelessness: Findings from vignette-based interviews.

Fully remote intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD and Complex PTSD (2022)
Journal Article
Bongaerts, H., Voorendonk, E. M., Van Minnen, A., Rozendaal, L., Telkamp, B., & de Jongh, A. (2022). Fully remote intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD and Complex PTSD. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2022.2103287

Background: It is unknown whether remotely delivered intensive trauma-focused therapy not only is an effective treatment for PTSD, but also for Complex PTSD. Objective: Testing the hypothesis that a brief, fully remotely administered intensive tra... Read More about Fully remote intensive trauma-focused treatment for PTSD and Complex PTSD.

The effectiveness of occupational therapy in enabling adults with a diagnosis of depression to improve their function and meaningful participation; a mixed methods study (2022)
Thesis
Christie, L. The effectiveness of occupational therapy in enabling adults with a diagnosis of depression to improve their function and meaningful participation; a mixed methods study. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background: Depression is a leading cause of disability and is characterised by a loss of interest in activities as well as difficulty carrying out everyday activities. Occupational therapy aims to enable people to participate in the daily activi... Read More about The effectiveness of occupational therapy in enabling adults with a diagnosis of depression to improve their function and meaningful participation; a mixed methods study.

Genetic haemochromatosis: diagnosis and treatment of an iron overload disorder (2022)
Journal Article
Johnson, M., & Mortimore, G. (2022). Genetic haemochromatosis: diagnosis and treatment of an iron overload disorder. Nursing Standard, 37(11), 77-82. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2022.e11896

Genetic haemochromatosis is a potentially serious iron overload disorder, yet there is a lack of awareness of the condition among the public and many healthcare professionals. In the UK, around one in 150 people have the genetic mutations that cause... Read More about Genetic haemochromatosis: diagnosis and treatment of an iron overload disorder.

Prevalence of painful temporomandibular disorders, awake bruxism and sleep bruxism among patients with severe post‐traumatic stress disorder (2022)
Journal Article
Knibbe, W., Lobbezoo, F., Voorendonk, E., Visscher, C., & de Jongh, A. (2022). Prevalence of painful temporomandibular disorders, awake bruxism and sleep bruxism among patients with severe post‐traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 49(11), 1031-1040. https://doi.org/10.1111/joor.13367

Background: Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with painful temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and may be part of the aetiology of awake bruxism (AB) and sleep bruxism (SB). Investigating the associations between PTSD symptoms on the o... Read More about Prevalence of painful temporomandibular disorders, awake bruxism and sleep bruxism among patients with severe post‐traumatic stress disorder.

Why doesn’t a prosthetic hand always do what it’s told? (2022)
Journal Article
Chadwell, A., Prince, M., Head, J., Galpin, A., Thies, S., & Kenney, L. (2022). Why doesn’t a prosthetic hand always do what it’s told?. Frontiers for Young Minds, https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2022.786663

There are online videos which appear to show electrically-powered prosthetic hands to be nearperfect replacements for a missing hand (e.g. https://youtu.be/F_brnKz_2tI). However, for many users, the reality can be different. Prosthetic hands don’t a... Read More about Why doesn’t a prosthetic hand always do what it’s told?.

Implementation of the infection control estimate : A case study on the use of a newly developed digital tool for outbreak management in the acute setting (2022)
Journal Article
Wynn, M., Brady, S., McKenna, J., Swanson, L., & George, R. (2022). Implementation of the infection control estimate : A case study on the use of a newly developed digital tool for outbreak management in the acute setting. Journal of Infection Prevention, 24(1), 45-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/17571774221127576

Aim An Infection Control Estimate (ICE) Tool was developed based on a previously published concept of applying military planning techniques to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) management strategies in the acute healthcare setting. Methods Initi... Read More about Implementation of the infection control estimate : A case study on the use of a newly developed digital tool for outbreak management in the acute setting.

Why does my prosthetic hand not always do what it is told? (2022)
Journal Article
Chadwell, A., Prince, M., Head, J., Galpin, A., Thies, S., & Kenney, L. (2022). Why does my prosthetic hand not always do what it is told?. Frontiers for Young Minds, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2022.786663

There are online videos that appear to show electrically powered prosthetic (artificial) hands to be near-perfect replacements for a missing hand. However, for many users, the reality can be quite different. Prosthetic hands do not always respond as... Read More about Why does my prosthetic hand not always do what it is told?.

A Year Like No Other (2022)
Book
Patrick, R., Power, M., Garthwaite, K., Kaufman, J., Page, G., & Pybus, K. (2022). A Year Like No Other. Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447364719

Telling the stories of low-income families, this book exposes the ways that pre-existing inequalities, insecurities and hardships were amplified during the pandemic in the UK and offers key policy recommendations for change.