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A randomised trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of different emergency department healthcare professionals in soft tissue injury management (2012)
Journal Article
Benger, J. R., Cramp, F., McClellan, C. M., McClellan, C., Cramp, F. (., Powell, J., & Benger, J. (2012). A randomised trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of different emergency department healthcare professionals in soft tissue injury management. BMJ Open, 2(6), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001092

Objectives: To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of soft tissue injury management by emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) and extended scope physiotherapists (ESPs) compared to the routine care provided by doctors in a UK emergency department (ED).... Read More about A randomised trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of different emergency department healthcare professionals in soft tissue injury management.

Modelling the direct and indirect effects of thought suppression on personal choice (2012)
Journal Article
Hooper, N., Stewart, I., Duffy, C., Freegard, G., & McHugh, L. (2012). Modelling the direct and indirect effects of thought suppression on personal choice. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 1(1-2), 73-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2012.06.001

The current study sought to provide an empirical model of the direct and indirect effects of thought suppression on personal choice. In Experiment 1 (direct effect) participants were required to make a preference on a dichotomous choice task. After m... Read More about Modelling the direct and indirect effects of thought suppression on personal choice.

Refinement of the Distress Management Problem List as the basis for a holistic therapeutic conversation among UK patients with cancer (2012)
Journal Article
Brennan, J., Gingell, P., Brant, H., & Hollingworth, W. (2012). Refinement of the Distress Management Problem List as the basis for a holistic therapeutic conversation among UK patients with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 21(12), 1346-1356. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.2045

Objective Originally devised in the USA, the Distress Thermometer is being deployed in many cancer settings in the UK. It is commonly used with a Problem List (PL), which has never been validated with a UK population. This study aimed to refine the P... Read More about Refinement of the Distress Management Problem List as the basis for a holistic therapeutic conversation among UK patients with cancer.

Community mental health and social exclusion: Working appreciatively towards inclusion (2012)
Journal Article
Fieldhouse, J., & Onyett, S. (2012). Community mental health and social exclusion: Working appreciatively towards inclusion. Action Research, 10(4), 356-372. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476750312451761

A central feature of community mental health practice is the social inclusion of its service users. This involves opening up life opportunities in the mainstream community, requiring collaboration with community partners. A group of mental health ser... Read More about Community mental health and social exclusion: Working appreciatively towards inclusion.

Leaving the Philippines: Oral histories of nurses' transition to Canadian nursing practice (2012)
Journal Article
Ronquillo, C. E. (2012). Leaving the Philippines: Oral histories of nurses' transition to Canadian nursing practice. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 44(4), 96-115

Filipino nurses are the leading group of immigrant nurses in Canada, making up a substantial portion of the nursing workforce, yet little is known about the contexts surrounding their immigration and transition experiences at the individual level. Th... Read More about Leaving the Philippines: Oral histories of nurses' transition to Canadian nursing practice.

Systematic review on factors associated with medication non-adherence in Parkinson's disease (2012)
Journal Article
Deane, K. H. O., Gray, R. J., Myint, P. K., Daley, D. J., Daley, D., Myint, P., …Deane, K. (2012). Systematic review on factors associated with medication non-adherence in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 18(10), 1053-1061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.09.004

Background: Medication non-adherence is prevalent in Parkinson's disease (PD) and results in substantial motor dysfunction. Although various approaches have been suggested to address non-adherence in PD, good quality evidence of associated factors is... Read More about Systematic review on factors associated with medication non-adherence in Parkinson's disease.

Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults (2012)
Journal Article
Byron-Daniel, J., Cramp, F., Cramp, F. (., & Byron-Daniel, J. Z. (2012). Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012(11), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006145.pub3

© 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Cancer-related fatigue is recognised as an important symptom associated with cancer and its treatment. A number of studies have investigated the effects of physical activity in reducing cancer-related fa... Read More about Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults.

Will I waste your time? Delays in help-seeking for RA flares (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Flurey, C. A., Morris, M., Pollock, J., Hughes, R., Richards, P., & Hewlett, S. (2012, November). Will I waste your time? Delays in help-seeking for RA flares. Poster presented at ACR/ARHP, Washington, USA

Practice-based research: Electronic community of practice (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Ronquillo, C. E., Black, A., & Sandhu, K. (2012, November). Practice-based research: Electronic community of practice. Presented at InspireNet 2012 Connect 2012 Conference: Making Research Partnerships Work: What does it take?, Vancouver, Canada

This invited presentation provided an overview of establishing, organizing, and participating in electronic communities of practice.

Patient directed self management of pain (PaDSMaP) compared to treatment as usual following total knee replacement: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2012)
Journal Article
Donell, S., Deane, K., Swift, L., Barton, G., Balls, P., Darrah, C., & Gray, R. (2012). Patient directed self management of pain (PaDSMaP) compared to treatment as usual following total knee replacement: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 13, 204. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-204

Background: In 2009, 665 patients underwent total knee replacements (TKRs) at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), representing nearly 1% of the national total. Pain control following the operation can be poor, an... Read More about Patient directed self management of pain (PaDSMaP) compared to treatment as usual following total knee replacement: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Identifying core domains to assess flare in rheumatoid arthritis: An OMERACT international patient and provider combined Delphi consensus (2012)
Journal Article
Christensen, R., Furst, D. E., Strand, V., Leong, A. L., Bykerk, V., Boonen, A., …Hewlett, S. (2012). Identifying core domains to assess flare in rheumatoid arthritis: An OMERACT international patient and provider combined Delphi consensus. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 71(11), 1855-1860. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201201

Objectives: For rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is no consensus on how to define and assess flare. Variability in flare definitions impairs understanding of findings across studies and limits ability to pool results. The OMERACT RA Flare Group sough... Read More about Identifying core domains to assess flare in rheumatoid arthritis: An OMERACT international patient and provider combined Delphi consensus.

Sleep specialists' opinion on sleep disorders and fitness to drive a car: The necessity of continued education (2012)
Journal Article
Verster, J. C., Mets, M. A., Alford, C., & Verster, J. (2012). Sleep specialists' opinion on sleep disorders and fitness to drive a car: The necessity of continued education. Industrial Health, 50(6), 499-508. https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2012-0001

Whether patients with sleep disorders are fit to drive, and who should determine this, is a matter of debate. However, scientific literature is available on these topics to aid clinicians making these decisions. A survey was conducted to assess sleep... Read More about Sleep specialists' opinion on sleep disorders and fitness to drive a car: The necessity of continued education.

From poison to problem: Governing the drug using population (2012)
Thesis
Walmsley, I. From poison to problem: Governing the drug using population. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/942606

Contemporary approaches to the treatment of problematic drug use situate the individual within a complex system of power-relations. This system of power-relations operates through a wide range of experts, techniques, strategies, institutions and subj... Read More about From poison to problem: Governing the drug using population.

Comparing CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN clinical decision rules for paediatric head injuries (2012)
Journal Article
Lyttle, M., Crowe, L., Crowe, E., Dunning, J., & Babl, F. E. (2012). Comparing CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN clinical decision rules for paediatric head injuries. Emergency Medicine Journal, 29(10), 785-794. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2011-200225

Many children present to emergency departments following head injury (HI), with a small number at risk of avoidable poor outcome. Difficulty identifying such children, coupled with increased availability of cranial CT, has led to variation in practic... Read More about Comparing CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN clinical decision rules for paediatric head injuries.