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Cost-effectiveness of joint protection and hand exercise for hand osteoarthritis (2013)
Journal Article
Oppong, R., Jowett, S., Nicholls, E., Hill, S., Hammond, A., Hay, E., & Dziedzic, K. (2013). Cost-effectiveness of joint protection and hand exercise for hand osteoarthritis. Rheumatology,

Background: European guidelines have proposed that joint protection and hand exercise should be used in the management of hand osteoarthritis (OA). However, the evidence regarding the cost-effectiveness of these interventions has not been well establ... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of joint protection and hand exercise for hand osteoarthritis.

Shoulder joint position sense in injured and noninjured judo athletes (2013)
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May Green, C., Comfort, P., & Herrington, L. (2013). Shoulder joint position sense in injured and noninjured judo athletes. International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training, 18(2), 29-33. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.18.2.29

Context: A reduction in joint position sense (JPS) is sometimes a consequence of shoulder injury that may adversely affect the ability to maintain dynamic joint stability. Objective: To compare shoulder JPS between previously injured and noninju... Read More about Shoulder joint position sense in injured and noninjured judo athletes.

The effect of unstable sandals on single-leg standing (2013)
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Price, C., Smith, L., Graham-Smith, P., & Jones, R. (2013). The effect of unstable sandals on single-leg standing. Footwear Science, 5(3), 147-154. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2013.790487

Purpose: Unstable footwear lacks peer-review published research to support concepts and claims. The present study was therefore undertaken to quantify and compare the effect of commercially available unstable sandals on single-leg balance in a health... Read More about The effect of unstable sandals on single-leg standing.

Higher coffee intake in pregnancy linked to prolonged gestation, and higher caffeine intake linked with babies being small for gestational age (2013)
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Hollins Martin, C. (2014). Higher coffee intake in pregnancy linked to prolonged gestation, and higher caffeine intake linked with babies being small for gestational age. Evidence-Based Nursing, 17(4), 106. https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2013-101683

Commentary on: Sengpiel V, Elind E, Bacelis J, et al. Maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy is associated with birth weight but not with gestational length: results from a large prospective observational cohort study. BMC Med 2013;11:42. Implica... Read More about Higher coffee intake in pregnancy linked to prolonged gestation, and higher caffeine intake linked with babies being small for gestational age.

Repair : comparing Facebook 'chat' with spoken interaction (2013)
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Meredith, J., & Stokoe, E. (2014). Repair : comparing Facebook 'chat' with spoken interaction. Discourse and Communication, 8(2), 181-207. https://doi.org/10.1177/1750481313510815

Previous research on the conversation analytic phenomenon of ‘repair’ has focused on its design and function in spoken interaction. Conversely, research on written text or writing rarely focuses on interaction. In this article, we examine repair in w... Read More about Repair : comparing Facebook 'chat' with spoken interaction.

Teaching age and discrimination : a life course perspective (2013)
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Collier, E., & Foster, C. (2014). Teaching age and discrimination : a life course perspective. Nurse Education in Practice, 14(4), 333-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2013.12.001

Age discrimination in health and social care is a universal issue with significant potential ramifications for practice, and one which should be explicitly addressed in health and social care pre-registration education. However, developing teaching a... Read More about Teaching age and discrimination : a life course perspective.

“My view that disability is okay sometimes clashes” : experiences of two disabled occupational therapists (2013)
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Chacala, A., Mccormack, C., Collins, B., & Beagan, B. (2014). “My view that disability is okay sometimes clashes” : experiences of two disabled occupational therapists. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 21(2), 107-115. https://doi.org/10.3109/11038128.2013.861016

Aims: While disability is the focus of much attention in occupational therapy, there has been little attention paid to disability within the profession. Disabled therapists not only bring valuable perspectives on disability, but also pose important c... Read More about “My view that disability is okay sometimes clashes” : experiences of two disabled occupational therapists.

What do nursing students learn about patient safety? An integrative literature review (2013)
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Tella, S., Liukka, M., Jamookeeah, D., Smith, N., Partanen, P., & Turunen, H. (2014). What do nursing students learn about patient safety? An integrative literature review. Journal of Nursing Education, 51(1), 7-13. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20131209-04

Preventing adverse events and enhancing patient safety in health care are key objectives of nursing education. This integrative literature review critically appraises the content of patient safety in prelicensure nursing education, the teaching and l... Read More about What do nursing students learn about patient safety? An integrative literature review.

Auntie knows best? public broadcasters and current affairs knowledge (2013)
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Soroka, S., Andrews, B., Toril, A., Shanto, I., Curran, J., Coen, S., …Jones, P. (2013). Auntie knows best? public broadcasters and current affairs knowledge. British Journal of Political Science, 43(4), 719-739. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123412000555

Public service broadcasters (PSBs) are a central part of national news media landscapes. In many countries, PSBs are the first choice of citizens when it comes to news providers. And in perhaps more countries still, PSBs are thought of as specialists... Read More about Auntie knows best? public broadcasters and current affairs knowledge.

The effects of ACL injury on knee proprioception: A meta-analysis (2013)
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Relph, N., Herrington, L., & Tyson, S. (2014). The effects of ACL injury on knee proprioception: A meta-analysis. Physiotherapy, 100(3), 187-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2013.11.002

Background It is suggested the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) plays a significant role in knee proprioception, however, the effect of ACL injury on knee proprioception is unclear. Studies utilising the two most common measurement techniques, join... Read More about The effects of ACL injury on knee proprioception: A meta-analysis.

Comparison of gait between healthy participants and persons with spinal cord injury when using a powered gait orthosis-a pilot study (2013)
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Arazpour, M., Mehrpour, S., Bani, M., Hutchins, S., Bahramizadeh, M., & Rahgozar, M. (2013). Comparison of gait between healthy participants and persons with spinal cord injury when using a powered gait orthosis-a pilot study. Spinal Cord, 52(1), 44-48. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2013.139

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a powered gait orthosis (PGO) on the temporal–spatial parameters and kinematics of walking in both healthy participants and persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) using three-dimensional... Read More about Comparison of gait between healthy participants and persons with spinal cord injury when using a powered gait orthosis-a pilot study.

Policing and mental illness in the era of deinstutionalisation and mass incarceration: A UK Perspective (2013)
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Cummins, I. (2013). Policing and mental illness in the era of deinstutionalisation and mass incarceration: A UK Perspective. International journal of criminology & sociological theory, 6(4), 92-104

The policy of deinstitutionalisation, a progressive policy aimed at reducing the civic and social isolation of the mentally ill, did not achieve its utopian aims. Wolff (2005)/Moon (2000) argue that the Asylum has been replaced by fragmented, disloca... Read More about Policing and mental illness in the era of deinstutionalisation and mass incarceration: A UK Perspective.

Cross cultural adaptation, reliability, internal consistency and validation of the Arabic version of the knee injury and osteoarthritis score (KOOS) for Egyptian people with knee injuries (2013)
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Almangoush, A., Herrington, L., Attia, I., Jones, R., Aldawoudy, A., Abdul Aziz, A., & Waley, A. (2013). Cross cultural adaptation, reliability, internal consistency and validation of the Arabic version of the knee injury and osteoarthritis score (KOOS) for Egyptian people with knee injuries. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 21(12), 1855-1864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2013.09.010

Objective: The objective of this study was to cross-culturally adapt and validate the Arabic version of the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) among a sample from Egyptian populace. Methods: This version was obtained with forward/... Read More about Cross cultural adaptation, reliability, internal consistency and validation of the Arabic version of the knee injury and osteoarthritis score (KOOS) for Egyptian people with knee injuries.

Support workers : key members of the multidisciplinary team (2013)
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Stonehouse, D. (2013). Support workers : key members of the multidisciplinary team. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 7(10), 512-514. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2013.7.10.512

Multidisciplinary team working is key to patients receiving the right care at the right time, delivered by appropriately qualified and experienced staff. Support workers are a vital part of this team and their contribution needs to be recognised,... Read More about Support workers : key members of the multidisciplinary team.

A survey of occupational therapy for employed people with musculoskeletal conditions (2013)
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Coole, C., Drummond, A., Watson, P. J., Worthington, E., & Hammond, A. (2013). A survey of occupational therapy for employed people with musculoskeletal conditions. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(11), https://doi.org/10.4276/030802213X1383325580451

Introduction: Musculoskeletal conditions are a common cause of sickness absence and work disability. Little is known about the work-related advice and support that occupational therapists provide to this client group and their employers. The purpose... Read More about A survey of occupational therapy for employed people with musculoskeletal conditions.

Time and method: After survival, for a renewed praxis of social theory (2013)
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Frade, C. (2013). Time and method: After survival, for a renewed praxis of social theory

This paper is an intervention in the debate on Big Data or the digital. Recognising the importance of engaging with what has become known as Big Data, I seek to re-situate the Big Data issue in a different perspective and to disrupt the debate around... Read More about Time and method: After survival, for a renewed praxis of social theory.

Four-year longitudinal impact evaluation of the action for children UK neglect project : outcomes for the children, families, action for children, and the UK (2013)
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Long, T., Murphy, M., Fallon, D., Livesley, J., Devitt, P., McLoughlin, M., & Cavanagh, M. (2014). Four-year longitudinal impact evaluation of the action for children UK neglect project : outcomes for the children, families, action for children, and the UK. Child Abuse and Neglect, 38(8), 1358-1368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.10.008

Neglect has a devastating impact on children and is the most pervasive form of child maltreatment in the United Kingdom. The study purpose was to establish outcomes for neglected children following structured assessment and intervention to ascertain... Read More about Four-year longitudinal impact evaluation of the action for children UK neglect project : outcomes for the children, families, action for children, and the UK.

Case study : Multi-dimensional Community Clinical Leadership Programme (2013)
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Leigh, J., Hynes, C., Wild, J., Cappleman, J., & Rutherford, J. (2013). Case study : Multi-dimensional Community Clinical Leadership Programme

In 2010 a multi-dimensional Community Clinical Leadership Programme was launched to create a future generation of world class leaders who can respond creatively and competently to the challenges facing the NHS. Workforce is our greatest asset an... Read More about Case study : Multi-dimensional Community Clinical Leadership Programme.

Local Democracy in a Digital Age: Lessons for Local Government from the Manchester Congestion Charge Referendum (2013)
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Hepburn, P. (2014). Local Democracy in a Digital Age: Lessons for Local Government from the Manchester Congestion Charge Referendum. Local Government Studies, 40(1), 82-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2013.829457

Local government in England has, in general, struggled with exploiting the much heralded democratic potential of the Internet. Evaluations of the local e-democracy initiatives, funded as part of the New Labour Government’s e-government programme, wer... Read More about Local Democracy in a Digital Age: Lessons for Local Government from the Manchester Congestion Charge Referendum.