Background: Antenatal care (ANC) protects against maternal morbidity and mortality.
Maternal mortality remains unacceptably high in sub-Saharan African communities, which is
strongly linked to low antenatal clinic attendance. Despite substantial ev...
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#Feminist; An Analysis of the meaning and impact of Hashtag Feminism for Young Nigerian Women. (2024)
Thesis
In recent years, the widespread use of social media, in all cultural contexts, has made them not only an instrument of entertainment, but also a way to communicate and disseminate ideas. This has become particularly important when it comes to the fem... Read More about #Feminist; An Analysis of the meaning and impact of Hashtag Feminism for Young Nigerian Women..
The complex challenge of prescribing as an advanced clinical practice physiotherapist (2024)
Journal Article
Boggon, C., & Pryor, C. (2024). The complex challenge of prescribing as an advanced clinical practice physiotherapist. #Journal not on list, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.12968/ijap.2024.2.1.29Non-medical prescribing (NMP) has been developing in the UK over the last couple of decades. As part of their NMP course, the author explores some of the legal, professional and ethical complexities that await them and other Health and Care Professio... Read More about The complex challenge of prescribing as an advanced clinical practice physiotherapist.
Respiratory care/rate (2024)
Digital Artefact
Pilkington, R. (2024). Respiratory care/rate
1963 `Three sides to every story'- Living the patient, carer and staff experience of COVID (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Introduction When COVID-19 first entered our world in March 2020 and the country went into lock down, the NHS braced itself for one of its biggest challenges of this century. Older, frail patients were in the highest risk group, with those in care ho... Read More about 1963 `Three sides to every story'- Living the patient, carer and staff experience of COVID.
Temporality and the meaning of social security money within households (2024)
Book Chapter
The relationship between the temporal aspects of social security policy and intra-household dynamics is underexplored. Temporal aspects of policy, including benefit waiting periods and payment frequency, affect the money management within households,... Read More about Temporality and the meaning of social security money within households.
Italian adaptation and psychometric validation of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) and its modified versions in adults with multiple sclerosis: a Rasch analysis study (2024)
Journal Article
Piscitelli, D., Brichetto, G., Geri, T., Battista, S., Testa, M., Monti Bragadin, M., & Pellicciari, L. (2024). Italian adaptation and psychometric validation of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) and its modified versions in adults with multiple sclerosis: a Rasch analysis study. Disability and Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2302878Purpose: Several outcome measures are available to assess the severity of fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to adapt the Italian version of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS-40) and its modified versions: a 21-item... Read More about Italian adaptation and psychometric validation of the Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) and its modified versions in adults with multiple sclerosis: a Rasch analysis study.
Temporality and the meaning of social security money within households (2024)
Book Chapter
Summers, K., & Young, D. (2024). Temporality and the meaning of social security money within households. In F. Bennett, S. Avram, & S. Austen (Eds.), A Research Agenda for Financial Resources within the Household (241-254). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802204001The relationship between the temporal aspects of social security policy and intra-household dynamics is under-explored. Temporal aspects of policy, including benefit waiting periods and payment frequency, affect the money management within households... Read More about Temporality and the meaning of social security money within households.
Impact of political conflict on foreign direct investments in the mining sector: Evidence from the event study and spatial estimation (2024)
Journal Article
This study aims to investigate the impact of conflict on greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) in the mining sector covering the period of the 1st quarter of 2003 until the 3rd quarter of 2017, across 151 countries. Unlike previous works, this p... Read More about Impact of political conflict on foreign direct investments in the mining sector: Evidence from the event study and spatial estimation.
This expert guide offers a new approach to physiotherapy education. It supports you to formulate your own approach to different scenarios, then compare this with what the experts say – helping you learn the facts and how to problem solve at the same... Read More about The Student Physiotherapist's Companion: A Case-Based Test-Your-Knowledge Guide - E-Book: The Student Physiotherapist's Companion: A Case-Based Test-Your-Knowledge Guide.
Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review (2024)
Journal Article
Background
Several systematic reviews (SRs), with and without meta-analyses, have investigated the use of wearable devices to improve physical activity, and there is a need for frequent and updated syntheses on the topic.
Objective
We aimed to e... Read More about Wearable Devices to Improve Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behaviour: An Umbrella Review.
Book Review: Why the police should be trained by Black people (2024)
Journal Article
Silika, K. (in press). Book Review: Why the police should be trained by Black people. Policing and Society, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2023.2296083
The Impact of Welfare Conditionality on Experiences of Job Quality (2024)
Journal Article
Jones, K., Wright, S., & Scullion, L. (in press). The Impact of Welfare Conditionality on Experiences of Job Quality. Work, Employment and Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/09500170231219677This article contributes to emerging debates about how behavioural conditionality within welfare systems influences job quality. Drawing upon analysis of unique data from three waves of qualitative longitudinal interviews with 46 UK social security r... Read More about The Impact of Welfare Conditionality on Experiences of Job Quality.
EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis (2024)
Journal Article
Introduction: Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are increasingly common with a significant impact on individuals and society. Non-pharmacological treatments are considered essential to reduce pain and improve function and quality of life. EULAR recomm... Read More about EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis.
Neoliberalism, division and austerity: precarity and hunger in the UK (2024)
Book Chapter
Beck, D., & Gwilym, H. (2024). Neoliberalism, division and austerity: precarity and hunger in the UK. In L. Gregory, & S. Iafrati (Eds.), Diversity and Welfare Provision: Tension and Discrimination in 21st Century Britain (60-74). Policy Press
Do extreme temperatures affect cognition? A short review of the impact of acute heat stress on cognitive performance of firefighters (2024)
Journal Article
Thompson, C., Ferrie, L., Pearson, S. J., Highlands, B., & Matthews, M. J. (in press). Do extreme temperatures affect cognition? A short review of the impact of acute heat stress on cognitive performance of firefighters. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1270898. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1270898Research shows that exposure to high environmental temperatures can affect task performance. Theoretical explanations outline that heat is a source of stress that competes for limited-capacity resources, therefore if a task is resource-intensive, and... Read More about Do extreme temperatures affect cognition? A short review of the impact of acute heat stress on cognitive performance of firefighters.
Use of removable support boot versus cast for early mobilisation after ankle fracture surgery: cost-effectiveness analysis and qualitative findings of the Ankle Recovery Trial (ART). (2024)
Journal Article
To estimate the cost-effectiveness of using a removable boot versus a cast following ankle fracture from the National Health Service and Personal Social Services (NHS+PSS) payer and societal perspectives and explore the impact of both treatments on p... Read More about Use of removable support boot versus cast for early mobilisation after ankle fracture surgery: cost-effectiveness analysis and qualitative findings of the Ankle Recovery Trial (ART)..
Modern welfare in the United Kingdom is a universal (dis)credit to Beveridge. Is it time for a basic income? (2024)
Journal Article
Beck, D., Peters, R., Bridge, G., Poitier, F., & Pearson, B. (2024). Modern welfare in the United Kingdom is a universal (dis)credit to Beveridge. Is it time for a basic income?. Social Policy and Administration, https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.13002Universal Credit signalled a revolution in the delivery and costs of welfare provisioning. UC aimed to reduce spending on welfare, but in doing so now threatens the stability of a functioning and cohesive society. Over recent years, and most notably... Read More about Modern welfare in the United Kingdom is a universal (dis)credit to Beveridge. Is it time for a basic income?.
Student midwives' lived experiences of caring for bereaved parents following perinatal loss using actor-based simulation: A phenomenological study. (2024)
Journal Article
Leyland, A., & Choucri, L. (in press). Student midwives' lived experiences of caring for bereaved parents following perinatal loss using actor-based simulation: A phenomenological study. Midwifery, 130, 103913. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2023.103913Student midwives frequently encounter bereaved parents in clinical practice; however, the experience of caring for bereaved parents can be a significant source of traumatic stress. Although the use of simulation to teach bereavement care is considere... Read More about Student midwives' lived experiences of caring for bereaved parents following perinatal loss using actor-based simulation: A phenomenological study..
Midwives’ experiences of discussing health behaviour change within routine maternity care: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis (2024)
Journal Article
Talbot, H., Peters, S., Furber, C., & Smith, D. M. (2024). Midwives’ experiences of discussing health behaviour change within routine maternity care: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis. Women and Birth, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.01.002Problem
Behaviours, such as smoking, alcohol use, unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity and vaccination non-adherence may lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Background
Pregnancy has been identified as an opportune time for midwives to suppo... Read More about Midwives’ experiences of discussing health behaviour change within routine maternity care: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.