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The effectiveness of counselling with older people: results of a systematic review (2005)
Journal Article
Hill, A., & Brettle, A. (2005). The effectiveness of counselling with older people: results of a systematic review. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 5(4), 265-272. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733140500510374

In 2003 the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) commissioned a systematic review of the research evidence relating to counselling older people. This paper reports on some of the findings of this review, particularly those whi... Read More about The effectiveness of counselling with older people: results of a systematic review.

Provision of counselling services in secondary schools: a survey of Local Education Authorities in England and Wales (2005)
Journal Article
Polat, F., & Jenkins, P. (2005). Provision of counselling services in secondary schools: a survey of Local Education Authorities in England and Wales. Pastoral Care in Education, 23(4), 17-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0122.2005.00347.x

This paper explores the current state of counselling as provided by local education authorities (LEAs) to secondary schools in England and Wales. A questionnaire was sent to all 172 LEAs in England and Wales. The data suggest that the counselling pro... Read More about Provision of counselling services in secondary schools: a survey of Local Education Authorities in England and Wales.

Mitral annular myocardial velocity assessment of segmental left ventricular diastolic function after prolonged exercise in humans (2005)
Journal Article
George, K., Oxborough, D., Forster, J., Whyte, G., Shave, R., Dawson, E., …Gaze, D. (2005). Mitral annular myocardial velocity assessment of segmental left ventricular diastolic function after prolonged exercise in humans. Journal of Physiology, 569, 305-313. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2005.095588

We assessed segmental and global left ventricular (LV) diastolic function via tissue-Doppler
imaging (TDI) as well as Doppler flow variables before and after a marathon race to extend
our knowledge of exercise-induced changes in cardiac function. T... Read More about Mitral annular myocardial velocity assessment of segmental left ventricular diastolic function after prolonged exercise in humans.

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and depressive symptoms: the association revisited (2005)
Journal Article
Vileikyte, L., Leventhal, H., Gonzalez, J., Peyrot, M., Rubin, R., Ulbrecht, J., …Boulton, A. (2005). Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and depressive symptoms: the association revisited. Diabetes Care, 28(10), 2378-2383. https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.28.10.2378

OBJECTIVE: We examined the association between severity of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and depressive symptoms and investigated the potential mediators of this association.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (... Read More about Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and depressive symptoms: the association revisited.

Postmodernization: a phase we're going through? Management in social care (2005)
Journal Article
Lawler, J., & Harlow, E. (2005). Postmodernization: a phase we're going through? Management in social care. British Journal of Social Work, 35(7), 1163-1174. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch209

This paper considers the challenges facing managers of social care services in public sector organizations in the UK. Some theorists might argue that these challenges are the manifestation of a new postmodern era. It is argued here, however, that soc... Read More about Postmodernization: a phase we're going through? Management in social care.

Enacted others: specifying Goffman's phenomenological omissions and sociological accomplishments (2005)
Journal Article
Smith, G. (2005). Enacted others: specifying Goffman's phenomenological omissions and sociological accomplishments. Human Studies, 28(4), 397-415. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10746-005-9006-1

Erving Goffman's distinctive contribution to an understanding of others was grounded in his information control and ritual models of the interaction process. This contribution centered on the forms of the interaction order rather than self-other rela... Read More about Enacted others: specifying Goffman's phenomenological omissions and sociological accomplishments.

Unsung heroes who put their lives at risk? Informal caring, health and neighbourhood attachment (2005)
Journal Article
Barrow, S., & Harrison, R. (2005). Unsung heroes who put their lives at risk? Informal caring, health and neighbourhood attachment. Journal of Public Health, 27(3), 292-297. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdi038

Background: Previous studies have highlighted the effects of informal caring on mental health, but evidence for its wider impact remains scant. We explored associations between informal care and a range of health (and health-related) measures. We als... Read More about Unsung heroes who put their lives at risk? Informal caring, health and neighbourhood attachment.

Health professionals' perspectives in exercise referral process: implications for the referral process (2005)
Journal Article
Graham, R., Dugdill, L., & Cable, N. (2005). Health professionals' perspectives in exercise referral process: implications for the referral process. Ergonomics, 48(11-14), 1411-1422. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140130500101064

The number of exercise referral schemes expanded rapidly across the UK during the 1990s. Health professionals are thought to be one of the most credible sources of health advice for patients and, hence, are thought to have a pivotal role to play in e... Read More about Health professionals' perspectives in exercise referral process: implications for the referral process.

Exercise referral: the public health panacea for physical activity promotion? A critical perspective of exercise referral schemes; their development and evaluation (2005)
Journal Article
Dugdill, L., Graham, R., & McNair, F. (2005). Exercise referral: the public health panacea for physical activity promotion? A critical perspective of exercise referral schemes; their development and evaluation. Ergonomics, 48(11-14), 1390-1410. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140130500101544

This review critically explores the development, impact and evaluation of exercise referral schemes (ERS) in the UK. A rapid expansion in the use of such ERSs has been recorded throughout leisure and primary care settings, but the evidence underpinni... Read More about Exercise referral: the public health panacea for physical activity promotion? A critical perspective of exercise referral schemes; their development and evaluation.

Cutting across boundaries : a case study using feminist praxis to understand the meanings of self-harm (2005)
Journal Article
McAndrew, S., & Warne, T. (2005). Cutting across boundaries : a case study using feminist praxis to understand the meanings of self-harm. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 14(3), 172-180. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-0979.2005.00378.x

Deliberate self-harm predominantly occurs in women under the age of 30 years. This qualitative case study using feminist methods explored the experiences of three women who each had a long history of self-harming behaviour. Psychoanalytical concepts... Read More about Cutting across boundaries : a case study using feminist praxis to understand the meanings of self-harm.

The equal environments assumption of classical twin studies may not hold (2005)
Journal Article
Richardson, K., & Norgate, S. (2005). The equal environments assumption of classical twin studies may not hold. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 75(3), 339-350. https://doi.org/10.1348/000709904X24690

The classical twin method – comprising comparisons of monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins – in the domain of cognitive abilities and attainments has led to wide acceptance of results suggesting a large amount of additive genetic variance, with... Read More about The equal environments assumption of classical twin studies may not hold.

Standards for education and training for interagency working in child protection in the UK : implications for nurses, midwives and health visitors (2005)
Journal Article
Long, T., Davis, C., Johnson, M., Murphy, M., Race, D., & Shardlow, S. (2006). Standards for education and training for interagency working in child protection in the UK : implications for nurses, midwives and health visitors. Nurse Education Today, 26(1), 11-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2005.05.011

This article presents a discussion of key issues for the education of
nurses, midwives and health visitors following the completion of a Department of
Health funded project, managed by the General Social Care Council and conducted
jointly by two r... Read More about Standards for education and training for interagency working in child protection in the UK : implications for nurses, midwives and health visitors.

A prospective study of psychosocial risk factors and absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: implications for occupational screening (2005)
Journal Article
Bartys, S., Burton, K., & Main, C. (2005). A prospective study of psychosocial risk factors and absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: implications for occupational screening. Occupational Medicine, 55(5), 375-379. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqi052

Objectives: There is considerable evidence documenting the association between psychosocial risk factors and work disability due to musculoskeletal disorders, and this has prompted suggestions that psychosocial screening should be administered in the... Read More about A prospective study of psychosocial risk factors and absence due to musculoskeletal disorders: implications for occupational screening.

Efficacy of multilayered hosiery in reducing in-shoe plantar foot pressure in high-risk patients with diabetes (2005)
Journal Article
Garrow, A., van Schie, C., & Boulton, A. (2005). Efficacy of multilayered hosiery in reducing in-shoe plantar foot pressure in high-risk patients with diabetes. Diabetes Care, 28(8), 2001-2006. https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.28.8.2001

OBJECTIVE: High plantar pressure is an acknowledged risk factor in the development of plantar ulcers in the diabetic neuropathic foot. This study examines the ability of preventive foot care (PFC) socks to reduce plantar foot pressures in a sample of... Read More about Efficacy of multilayered hosiery in reducing in-shoe plantar foot pressure in high-risk patients with diabetes.

Foot ulcer risk is lower in South-Asian and African-Caribbean compared with European diabetic patients in the UK : the North-West diabetes foot care study (2005)
Journal Article
Abbott, C., Garrow, A., Carrington, A., Morris, J., van Ross, E., & Boulton, A. (2005). Foot ulcer risk is lower in South-Asian and African-Caribbean compared with European diabetic patients in the UK : the North-West diabetes foot care study. Diabetes Care, 28(8), 1869-1875. https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.28.8.1869

OBJECTIVE: To determine 1) foot ulcer rates for European, South-Asian, and African-Caribbean diabetic patients in the U.K and 2) the contribution of neuropathy and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) differences to altered ulcer risk between the groups... Read More about Foot ulcer risk is lower in South-Asian and African-Caribbean compared with European diabetic patients in the UK : the North-West diabetes foot care study.