Globally, children have been adversely affected by the wide variety of impacts of SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus | COVID-19). Vulnerable children who depend on the support of education and health and social care systems were left unprotected as these system... Read More about The impact of COVID 19 on children, young people, and families in Sihanoukville, Cambodia : the mitigating work of M’Lop Tapang.
The Sprint Mechanics Assessment Score: A Qualitative Screening Tool for the In-field Assessment of Sprint Running Mechanics. (2024)
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Qualitative movement screening tools provide a practical method of assessing mechanical patterns associated with potential injury development. Biomechanics play a role in hamstring strain injury and are recommended as a consideration within injury sc... Read More about The Sprint Mechanics Assessment Score: A Qualitative Screening Tool for the In-field Assessment of Sprint Running Mechanics..
The student evaluation of a Research-informed Teaching activity using simulation (2024)
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Our Research-informed Teaching experience (RiTe) activity has been embedded within the Diagnostic Radiography curriculum since 2013 as part of a Level 5 (Year 2) Research Methods module. Outcomes are linked to research skill development and self-effi... Read More about The student evaluation of a Research-informed Teaching activity using simulation.
Using wearable technology data to explain recreational running injury: A prospective longitudinal feasibility study (2023)
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Neal, B. S., Bramah, C., McCarthy-Ryan, M. F., Moore, I. S., Napier, C., Paquette, M. R., & Gruber, A. H. (2024). Using wearable technology data to explain recreational running injury: A prospective longitudinal feasibility study. Physical Therapy in Sport, '65, 130-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.12.010Objectives Investigate 1) if collecting and analysing wristwatch inertial measurement unit (IMU) and global positioning system (GPS) data using a commercially-available training platform was feasible in recreational... Read More about Using wearable technology data to explain recreational running injury: A prospective longitudinal feasibility study.
Ditch Age Assessments: Children Seeking Asylum and Refuge in the UK (2023)
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The Home Office’s latest age assessment measures, announced in September 2023, will allow the use of scientific age assessment methods to estimate the age of children arriving in the UK. This would subject them to medical procedures that leading paed... Read More about Ditch Age Assessments: Children Seeking Asylum and Refuge in the UK.
Response To Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse Consultation (Two) - November 2023 (2023)
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In November 2023, we responded to the Government's consultation on the introduction of Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse. This followed our response in August 2023 to the Government's call for evidence on Mandatory Reporting. We were disappoi... Read More about Response To Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse Consultation (Two) - November 2023.
Adaptation and psychometric testing of the Turkish evaluation of daily activity questionnaire in people with rheumatoid arthritis (2023)
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Purpose: The aims were to translate the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) into Turkish, then test validity and reliability in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Turkey.
Material and Methods: Phase 1: The EDAQ was forward and b... Read More about Adaptation and psychometric testing of the Turkish evaluation of daily activity questionnaire in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
RCPCH: Child protection standing committee update November 2023 (2023)
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Changes to consent guidance for Child Protection medicals: We have strengthened our guidance on obtaining consent for Child Protection medicals. This will be uploaded to the child protection companion shortly.
Guidelines for Initia... Read More about RCPCH: Child protection standing committee update November 2023.
Objective: The aims were to: revise the Work Experience Survey‐Rheumatic Conditions (WES‐RC‐ UK), a work assessment listing 142 workplace barriers; investigate content validity, reliability, and concurrent validity; update the accompanying WES‐RC and... Read More about The Work Experience Survey – Rheumatic conditions (United Kingdom): Psychometric properties and identifying the workplace barriers of employed people with inflammatory arthritis receiving vocational rehabilitation.
THE UK Work Experience Survey- Rheumatic Conditions (UK WES-RC) MANUAL v 4 (2023) (2023)
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The UK WES-RC Manual (v4, 2023) explains what the UK Work Experience Survey Rheumatic Conditions (UK version) is, how to use it, and provides an example case study with completed WES-RC and solutions list. Designed to be used with the UK WES-RC (v3 2... Read More about THE UK Work Experience Survey- Rheumatic Conditions (UK WES-RC) MANUAL v 4 (2023).
Work Experience Survey-Rheumatic Conditions (WES-RC): UK Version (v.3: 2023) (2023)
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The Work Experience Survey - Rheumatic Conditions (UK version -v. 3, 2023) is a semi-structured interview/ checklist used in work rehabilitation to identify the workplace barriers experienced by people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. The... Read More about Work Experience Survey-Rheumatic Conditions (WES-RC): UK Version (v.3: 2023).
Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (UK): User Manual v4 2023 (2023)
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The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) User Manual: Version 4 2023 explains how to use and score the EDAQ (UK version). There are two Manual Supplements for Rasch transforming EDAQ data if researchers wish to use parametric analyses in... Read More about Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (UK): User Manual v4 2023.
Work Transitions Index - British English (2023)
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The British English version of the Work Transitions Index (WTI) has been psychometrically tested in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), osteoarthritis (OA) and fibromyalgia (FM). The WTI was forward translated, reviewed by a... Read More about Work Transitions Index - British English.
Perceived Workplace Support Scale - British English (2023)
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The British English version of the Perceived Workplace Support Scale (PWSS) has been psychometrically tested in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), osteoarthritis (OA) and fibromyalgia (FM). The PWSS was forward translated,... Read More about Perceived Workplace Support Scale - British English.
Perceived Workplace Support Scale – Czech version (2023)
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The Czech version of the Perceived Workplace Support (PWSS) has been forward and backward translated, linguistically and culturally adapted and reviewed by an expert panel (including patient research partners and rheumatology health professionals)... Read More about Perceived Workplace Support Scale – Czech version.
Workplace Accommodations, Benefits, Policies and Practices Scale - British English (2023)
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The British English version of the Workplace Accommodations, Benefits, Policies and Practices Scale (WABPPS) has been psychometrically tested in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), osteoarthritis (OA) and fibromyalgia (FM). T... Read More about Workplace Accommodations, Benefits, Policies and Practices Scale - British English.
Workplace Accommodations, Benefits, Policies and Practices Scale – Czech version (2023)
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The Czech version of the Workplace Accommodations, Benefits, Policies and Practices Scale (WABPPS) has been forward and backward translated, linguistically and culturally adapted and reviewed by an expert panel (including patient research partners... Read More about Workplace Accommodations, Benefits, Policies and Practices Scale – Czech version.
Work Transitions Index– Czech version (2023)
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The Czech version of the Work Transitions Index (WTI) has been forward and backward translated, linguistically and culturally adapted and reviewed by an expert panel (including patient research partners and rheumatology health professionals). The... Read More about Work Transitions Index– Czech version.
Psychometric testing of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Work Instability Scale in employed people with fibromyalgia (2023)
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Objective: The aim of the study was to establish whether the Rheumatoid Arthritis Work Instability Scale (RA‐WIS), in its current form, is applicable for use with employed people with fibromyalgia (FM) to identify the risk of work disability and need... Read More about Psychometric testing of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Work Instability Scale in employed people with fibromyalgia.
Work-Health-Personal Life Perceptions Scale- British-English version (2023)
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The British English version of the Work Health Personal Life Perceptions Scale (WHPLPS) has been psychometrically tested in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), osteoarthritis (OA) and fibromyalgia (FM). The WHPLPS was forwar... Read More about Work-Health-Personal Life Perceptions Scale- British-English version.