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The challenge of western-influenced notions of knowledge and research training: lessons for decolonizing the research process and researcher education (2023)
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Gobena, E. B., Hean, S., Heaslip, V., & Studsrød, I. (2023). The challenge of western-influenced notions of knowledge and research training: lessons for decolonizing the research process and researcher education. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2023.2197272

In this paper, based on fieldwork experiences in Ethiopia, we have taken an African and Indigenous perspective to highlight and critically reflect on how Western notions of knowledge and research training for social work sometimes fail to engage mean... Read More about The challenge of western-influenced notions of knowledge and research training: lessons for decolonizing the research process and researcher education.

Work limitations and associated factors in rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia (2023)
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Brown, T., Hammond, A., Ching, A., & Parker, J. (in press). Work limitations and associated factors in rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia. Musculoskeletal Care, 21(3), 827-844. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1760

Introduction: Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) impact on work participation. The aims of this study were to: examine work limitations of working people with: rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), osteoarthritis (OA),... Read More about Work limitations and associated factors in rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia.

Living with migraine: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies (2023)
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Battista, S., Lazzaretti, A., Coppola, I., Falsiroli Maistrello, L., Rania, N., & Testa, M. (in press). Living with migraine: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1129926

Introduction: Migraine is one of the top ten causes of disability worldwide. However, migraine is still underrated in society, and the quality of care for this disease is scant. Qualitative research allows for giving voice to people and understanding... Read More about Living with migraine: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

Digital nursing practice theory: A scoping review and thematic analysis (2023)
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Wynn, M., Vasilica, C., Garwood‐Cross, L., & Davis, D. (in press). Digital nursing practice theory: A scoping review and thematic analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 79(11), 4137-4148. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15660

Aims This scoping review aims to identify existing theories associated with digital nursing practice to add a lens on the future use of digital technologies by nurses. Design A review of theories related to digital technology in nursing practice... Read More about Digital nursing practice theory: A scoping review and thematic analysis.

Evaluation of the current status of prosthetic rehabilitation services for major limb loss: a descriptive study in Ugandan Referral hospitals (2023)
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Mulwinda, B., Nalwoga, R. P., Mwaka, E. S., Kenney, L. P. J., Ackers, L., & Ssekitoleko, R. T. (2024). Evaluation of the current status of prosthetic rehabilitation services for major limb loss: a descriptive study in Ugandan Referral hospitals. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(5), 969-978. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2188266

Background: Low-income-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) have a large burden of major limb loss. No recent study has reported on Uganda’s state of public sector prosthetics services. This study aimed to document the landscape of major limb loss,... Read More about Evaluation of the current status of prosthetic rehabilitation services for major limb loss: a descriptive study in Ugandan Referral hospitals.

National Strength and Conditioning Association Position Statement on Weightlifting for Sports Performance (2023)
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Comfort, P., Haff, G. G., Suchomel, T. J., Soriano, M. A., Pierce, K. C., Hornsby, W. G., …Stone, M. H. (in press). National Strength and Conditioning Association Position Statement on Weightlifting for Sports Performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 37(6), 1163-1190. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004476

The origins of weightlifting and feats of strength span back to ancient Egypt, China, and Greece, with the introduction of weightlifting into the Olympic Games in 1896. However, it was not until the 1950s that training based on weightlifting was adop... Read More about National Strength and Conditioning Association Position Statement on Weightlifting for Sports Performance.

Masking approaches to analyse plantar pressure data of new and confident walking infants (2023)
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Montagnani, E., Morrison, S., & Price, C. (2023). Masking approaches to analyse plantar pressure data of new and confident walking infants. Gait & Posture, 102, 93-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.03.006

Background Due to its easy and straightforward use, regional analysis with the “standard” mask is the most common approach for quantifying plantar pressures in infancy. Such a mask, however, identifies foot regions based on typical foot proportions... Read More about Masking approaches to analyse plantar pressure data of new and confident walking infants.

A systematic review of the different calculation methods for measuring jump height during the countermovement and drop jump tests (2023)
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Xu, J., Turner, A., Comfort, P., Harry, J., McMahon, J., Chavda, S., & Bishop, C. (in press). A systematic review of the different calculation methods for measuring jump height during the countermovement and drop jump tests. Sports Medicine, 11, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01828-x

Background The height obtained during the countermovement jump (CMJ) and drop jump (DJ) tests have been measured by numerous studies using different calculation methods and pieces of equipment. However, the differences in calculation methods and e... Read More about A systematic review of the different calculation methods for measuring jump height during the countermovement and drop jump tests.

Reliability, Validity, and Comparison of Barbell Velocity Measurement Devices during the Jump Shrug and Hang High Pull (2023)
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J. Suchomel, T., S. Techmanski, B., R. Kissick, C., & Comfort, P. (2023). Reliability, Validity, and Comparison of Barbell Velocity Measurement Devices during the Jump Shrug and Hang High Pull. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk8010035

This study examined the reliability, potential bias, and practical differences between the GymAware Powertool (GA), Tendo Power Analyzer (TENDO), and Push Band 2.0 (PUSH) during the jump shrug (JS) and hang high pull (HHP) performed across a spectrum... Read More about Reliability, Validity, and Comparison of Barbell Velocity Measurement Devices during the Jump Shrug and Hang High Pull.

A Wearable Insole System to Measure Plantar Pressure and Shear for People with Diabetes (2023)
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Tang, J., Bader, D. L., Moser, D., Parker, D. J., Forghany, S., Nester, C. J., & Jiang, L. (2023). A Wearable Insole System to Measure Plantar Pressure and Shear for People with Diabetes. Sensors, 23(6), 3126. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23063126

Pressure coupled with shear stresses are the critical external factors for diabetic foot ulceration assessment and prevention. To date, a wearable system capable of measuring in-shoe multi-directional stresses for out-of-lab analysis has been elusive... Read More about A Wearable Insole System to Measure Plantar Pressure and Shear for People with Diabetes.

Imagined places of the past: the interplay of time and memory in the maintenance of place attachment (2023)
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Lomas, M. J., Ayodeji, E., & Brown, P. (2024). Imagined places of the past: the interplay of time and memory in the maintenance of place attachment. Current Psychology, 43(3), 2618-2629. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04421-7

Place attachment describes the emotional connection that people hold with a physical space, and such bonds have been shown to be associated with higher levels of life satisfaction, as well as physical and mental well-being. Although a temporal elemen... Read More about Imagined places of the past: the interplay of time and memory in the maintenance of place attachment.

Lessons learnt from facilitating care home placements for counselling and psychotherapy students during the COVID‐19 pandemic (2023)
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Hubbard, L., Kelly, S., Rose-Ford, H., Clark, J., & Stephens, M. (2023). Lessons learnt from facilitating care home placements for counselling and psychotherapy students during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 24(1), 209-218. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12631

Purpose In 2021, an opportunity arose to place four counselling and psychotherapy (C&P) students in three care homes across Greater Manchester as part of a 6-week interprofessional education (IPE) care home scheme. Whilst, due to ethical concerns ar... Read More about Lessons learnt from facilitating care home placements for counselling and psychotherapy students during the COVID‐19 pandemic.

Still a rite of passage? A perspective on current therapeutic attitudes and interventions in relation to cyberbullying (2023)
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Jones, C. (2023). Still a rite of passage? A perspective on current therapeutic attitudes and interventions in relation to cyberbullying. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12635

This paper examines cyberbullying concerning therapeutic interventions. A section on bullying and how bullying impacts the therapeutic environment is included. The author provides his definition of bullying to incorporate cyberbullying and how it is... Read More about Still a rite of passage? A perspective on current therapeutic attitudes and interventions in relation to cyberbullying.

Psychometric testing of the British English Workplace Activity Limitations Scale in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions (2023)
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Hammond, A., Tennant, A., Ching, A., Parker, J., Prior, Y., Gignac, M., …O'Brien, R. (2023). Psychometric testing of the British English Workplace Activity Limitations Scale in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkad028

Objectives: The aims were to validate a British English version of the Workplace Activity Limitations Scale (WALS) linguistically, then test this psychometrically in RA, axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), OA and FM. Methods: The WALS was forward trans... Read More about Psychometric testing of the British English Workplace Activity Limitations Scale in four rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions.

Efficacy of mirror therapy on lower limb motor recovery, balance and gait in subacute and chronic stroke: a systematic review (2023)
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Kundi, M., & Spence, N. (2023). Efficacy of mirror therapy on lower limb motor recovery, balance and gait in subacute and chronic stroke: a systematic review. Physiotherapy Research International,

Objective Mirror therapy (MT) has been proposed to be an effective therapeutic regimen for lower limb stroke rehabilitation. This review is the first to evaluate the efficacy of MT in subacute and chronic stroke for lower-limb motor functions, balan... Read More about Efficacy of mirror therapy on lower limb motor recovery, balance and gait in subacute and chronic stroke: a systematic review.

Effect of additional Nordic hamstring exercise or sprint training on the modifiable risk factors of hamstring strain injuries and performance (2023)
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Ripley, N., Cuthbert, M., Comfort, P., & McMahon, J. (2023). Effect of additional Nordic hamstring exercise or sprint training on the modifiable risk factors of hamstring strain injuries and performance. PLoS ONE, 18(3), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281966

The Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) has commonly been investigated in isolation, however, within practice multiple modalities are commonly incorporated. However, the NHE has a low level of compliance within sport, with sprinting being potentially bei... Read More about Effect of additional Nordic hamstring exercise or sprint training on the modifiable risk factors of hamstring strain injuries and performance.

PROTOCOL: Domestic abuse interventions for mothers in or exiting prison: an evidence and gap map (2023)
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Rogers, M., Lockwood, K., Speake, E., & Campbell, F. (2023). PROTOCOL: Domestic abuse interventions for mothers in or exiting prison: an evidence and gap map. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1313

This is the protocol for a evidence and gap map. The objectives are as follows: to identify existing research and gaps in evidence according to the types of interventions, settings, study design and outcomes; to use the EGM findings to inform subsequ... Read More about PROTOCOL: Domestic abuse interventions for mothers in or exiting prison: an evidence and gap map.

Obstacles to successful rehabilitation and resettlement of drug use offenders (2023)
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Thompson, R., & Clegg, K. (2023). Obstacles to successful rehabilitation and resettlement of drug use offenders. Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRPP-06-2022-0027

Purpose – This preliminary small-scale research aimed to achieve an insight into drug use offenders’ rehabilitation experiences both in and out of prison, as well as considering how perceptions of the public may inhibit their successful reintegrati... Read More about Obstacles to successful rehabilitation and resettlement of drug use offenders.