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What does quality of care mean from a resident perspective thesis submission corrected? (2024)
Thesis

Purpose: Despite substantial regulatory oversight, quality of care within the care home sector remains problematic. The aim of the research is to improve quality of care for residents by asking those who live in care homes what quality of care means... Read More about What does quality of care mean from a resident perspective thesis submission corrected?.

“We just have to keep stitching ourselves back into the fabric of the shop”: the lived experiences of older volunteers in the charity retail sector (2024)
Thesis

Charity shops have long been found to promote sociability, nurture experiences of belonging and act as spaces for community, caring and well-being. Older people remain the demographic most likely to participate in this setting and charity shop volunt... Read More about “We just have to keep stitching ourselves back into the fabric of the shop”: the lived experiences of older volunteers in the charity retail sector.

Cost-effectiveness of bioimpedance-guided fluid management in patients undergoing haemodialysis: the BISTRO RCT (2024)
Journal Article

Background: The BioImpedance Spectroscopy to maintain Renal Output randomised controlled trial investigated the effect of bioimpedance spectroscopy added to a standardised fluid management protocol on the risk of anuria and preservation of residual k... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of bioimpedance-guided fluid management in patients undergoing haemodialysis: the BISTRO RCT.

Developing Age-Friendly Communities In An Emergent Post-Pandemic World: Final Project Report (2024)
Report
Kelly, S., & Clark, A. (in press). Developing Age-Friendly Communities In An Emergent Post-Pandemic World: Final Project Report. Dunhill Medical Trust

This report presents findings from the 'Developing Age-friendly Communities in an Emergent Post-Pandemic World' research project. The Dunhill Medical Trust funded the work, which has been completed by a partnership led by the University of Salford wi... Read More about Developing Age-Friendly Communities In An Emergent Post-Pandemic World: Final Project Report.

Developing Age-Friendly Communities in an Emergent Post-Pandemic World: Executive Summary (2024)
Report
Kelly, S., & Clark, A. (in press). Developing Age-Friendly Communities in an Emergent Post-Pandemic World: Executive Summary. Dunhill Medical Trust

‘Developing Age-Friendly Communities in an Emergent Post-Pandemic World’ was a research project led by the University of Salford in partnership with Inspiring Communities Together and Manchester Metropolitan University. It was funded by the Dunhill M... Read More about Developing Age-Friendly Communities in an Emergent Post-Pandemic World: Executive Summary.

A Systematic Scoping Review of the Literature on Sexual Orientation Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (SO-OCD): Important Clinical Considerations and Recommendations (2024)
Journal Article

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterised by the occurrence of persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced as intrusive and unwanted (obsessions), and compulsive actions that the individual feels driven to... Read More about A Systematic Scoping Review of the Literature on Sexual Orientation Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (SO-OCD): Important Clinical Considerations and Recommendations.

Establishing a national linked database for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the UK: multi-method public and professional involvement to determine acceptability and feasibility. (2024)
Journal Article

Introduction: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is one of the leading non-genetic causes of developmental disability worldwide and is thought to be particularly common in the UK. Despite this, there is a lack of data on FASD in the UK.

Object... Read More about Establishing a national linked database for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the UK: multi-method public and professional involvement to determine acceptability and feasibility..

Witchcraft's Shadow: Ritual Killings and Policing Challenges in Zimbabwe (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Silika, K. (2024, September). Witchcraft's Shadow: Ritual Killings and Policing Challenges in Zimbabwe. Paper presented at International Network Against Witchcraft Accusations and Ritual Attacks, Lancaster, UK

Witchcraft, despite its precolonial roots, casts a persistent shadow over modern Zimbabwe. Even amidst advancements in education and technology, harmful practices like ritual killings remain deeply embedded, claiming a disturbing 40% of the nation's... Read More about Witchcraft's Shadow: Ritual Killings and Policing Challenges in Zimbabwe.

Kinematic, Neuromuscular and Bicep Femoris In Vivo Mechanics during the Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Variations of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise (2024)
Journal Article
Ripley, N., Fahey, J., Comfort, P., & McMahon, J. (2024). Kinematic, Neuromuscular and Bicep Femoris In Vivo Mechanics during the Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Variations of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise. #Journal not on list, 3(3), 310-322. https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles3030027

The Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) is effective at decreasing hamstring strain injury risk. Limited information is available on the in vivo mechanics of the bicep femoris long head (BFLH) during the NHE. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to o... Read More about Kinematic, Neuromuscular and Bicep Femoris In Vivo Mechanics during the Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Variations of the Nordic Hamstring Exercise.

Frantz Fanon: combat breathing (2024)
Journal Article
Patel, T. G. (2024). Frantz Fanon: combat breathing. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2024.2404252

This book is the latest offering by Professor Nigel C. Gibson on the work and relevance of Frantz Fanon. A recognised expert in Africana thought and postcolonialism, in “Frantz Fanon: Combat Breathing”, Gibson facilitates readers’ application and ass... Read More about Frantz Fanon: combat breathing.

Activities of Daily Living and Self-Care as Human Occupation (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter highlights conventional understandings of self-care activities of daily living within occupational therapy and occupational science. Activities of daily living (ADL) are deemed necessary for health and are performed routinely. This chapt... Read More about Activities of Daily Living and Self-Care as Human Occupation.

Effect of Fitness Level on Time Course of Recovery After Acute Strength and High-Intensity Interval Training (2024)
Journal Article

The aim was to investigate time course of recovery after acute bouts of strength (STR) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT). A secondary goal was to assess the influence of total fitness score (TFS), composed of handgrip strength and maximum a... Read More about Effect of Fitness Level on Time Course of Recovery After Acute Strength and High-Intensity Interval Training.

The influence of knee position during static calibration trials on evaluation of knee loading during gait in individual with medial knee osteoarthritis (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, M., Lu, J., Chen, B., Pang, J., & Zhan, H. (in press). The influence of knee position during static calibration trials on evaluation of knee loading during gait in individual with medial knee osteoarthritis. Scientific Reports, 14, Article 21692. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72934-7

Quantitative three-dimensional gait analysis has been used to evaluate the loading at the knee (i.e. external knee adduction moment, EKAM) during level ground walking in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The magnitude of EKAM can be influenc... Read More about The influence of knee position during static calibration trials on evaluation of knee loading during gait in individual with medial knee osteoarthritis.

Patients who decline blood component transfusion: a narrative review of alternative management strategies. (2024)
Journal Article
Hill, V. (2024). Patients who decline blood component transfusion: a narrative review of alternative management strategies. Nursing Standard, https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2024.e12189

Blood component transfusions are a valuable clinical intervention and are widely used in healthcare. However, some patients may decline transfusion, for example if it conflicts with their religious beliefs or they are concerned about the associated r... Read More about Patients who decline blood component transfusion: a narrative review of alternative management strategies..

Fatigue and health-related quality of life in multiple sclerosis (2024)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating, chronic neurological disease with diverse symptoms. Fatigue is a major aspect of this, impacting negatively on physical functioning, productivity, general wellbeing and health-related quality of life.... Read More about Fatigue and health-related quality of life in multiple sclerosis.

The use of long-arm (indirect) supervision for nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals in health and social care settings: A systematic literature review (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Internationally, critical shortages of healthcare workers have been reported. Indirect supervision is one educational approach which has the potential to expand placement opportunities for the future healthcare workforce. However, its use... Read More about The use of long-arm (indirect) supervision for nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals in health and social care settings: A systematic literature review.

GAMEHEARTS Workshop Report (2024)
Report

The GAMEHEARTS project aims to bolster the European video game industry ecosystems (hereafter, EVGIE) within the larger framework of creative and cultural industries (hereafter, CCI) by promoting economic growth, job creation, and social cohesion thr... Read More about GAMEHEARTS Workshop Report.

Pathway to Postgraduate Success (2024)
Data

Postgraduate students often face significant challenges during their transition into higher education, including socio-cognitive stressors, cultural shock, and the balancing of academic and personal responsibilities. Further to this they are often ju... Read More about Pathway to Postgraduate Success.

In-person and online mixed method non-randomised studies exploring feasibility and acceptability of HEADS: UP, an adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programme for stroke survivors experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Depression and anxiety are prevalent after stroke and associated with poor outcomes. We previously co-developed a stroke-specific self-management intervention, HEADS: UP (Helping Ease Anxiety and Depression after Stroke). The two studies... Read More about In-person and online mixed method non-randomised studies exploring feasibility and acceptability of HEADS: UP, an adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction programme for stroke survivors experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Mouse cursor trajectories capture the flexible adaptivity of predictive sentence processing. (2024)
Journal Article

Recent psycholinguistic findings raise fundamental questions about comprehenders’ ability to rationally adapt their predictions during sentence processing. Two mouse cursor tracking experiments (each N = 85) assessed this adaptivity by manipulating t... Read More about Mouse cursor trajectories capture the flexible adaptivity of predictive sentence processing..