Outputs (115)

Association between outpatient follow-up and incidence of revision after knee and hip replacements: a population-based cohort study (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Follow-up visits 5 or 7 years after surgery were recommended for people having primary hip or knee replacement. The benefits of this practice to patients and the healthcare system, however, have not yet been specifically examined. The aim... Read More about Association between outpatient follow-up and incidence of revision after knee and hip replacements: a population-based cohort study.

Mid-to late-term follow-up of primary hip and knee arthroplasty: the UK SAFE evidence-based recommendations (2023)
Journal Article

Aims To review the evidence and reach consensus on recommendations for follow-up after total hip and knee arthroplasty. Methods A programme of work was conducted, including: a systematic review of the clinical and cost-effectiveness literature; analy... Read More about Mid-to late-term follow-up of primary hip and knee arthroplasty: the UK SAFE evidence-based recommendations.

Combining realist evaluation and transformative evaluation to advance research in palliative care: The case of end of life companionship (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Palliative care requires innovative methods to understand what works, for whom, in what circumstances and why. Realist evaluation has become one prominent approach due to its preoccupation with building, and testing, causal theories to ex... Read More about Combining realist evaluation and transformative evaluation to advance research in palliative care: The case of end of life companionship.

Assessment and management of children with head injury: Practice and opinion (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Head injury is common in children with approximately 700 000 attendances at emergency departments annually; one-third are conveyed by ambulance. However, 75% of them are discharged with no treatment. Most head-injured children could be ma... Read More about Assessment and management of children with head injury: Practice and opinion.

The role of the designated prescribing supervisor: An evaluation (2023)
Journal Article

Aim To understand the experience of non-medical prescribers undertaking the role of designated prescribing supervisor with students on the non-medical prescribing course for the first time. Methods Questionnaire completed by 34 designated prescribing... Read More about The role of the designated prescribing supervisor: An evaluation.

Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats (2023)
Journal Article

In this article, the Voices in a Pandemic: Children’s Lockdown Experiences Applied to Recovery (VIP- CLEAR) team talk about the research they have undertaken in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the voices of children need to be listened t... Read More about Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats.

Robotics technology for pain treatment and management: A review (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The use of robots for pain management is a new and active research field. The aim of this scoping review is to identify current research, which groups or conditions are being targeted for treatment, which devices are being used, and how effective the... Read More about Robotics technology for pain treatment and management: A review.

The-state-of-the-art of soft robotics to assist mobility: A review of physiotherapist and patient identified limitations of current lower-limb exoskeletons and the potential soft-robotic solutions (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Soft, wearable, powered exoskeletons are novel devices that may assist rehabilitation, allowing users to walk further or carry out activities of daily living. However, soft robotic exoskeletons, and the more commonly used rigid exoskeleto... Read More about The-state-of-the-art of soft robotics to assist mobility: A review of physiotherapist and patient identified limitations of current lower-limb exoskeletons and the potential soft-robotic solutions.

Informal caregiver training for people with chronic pain in musculoskeletal services (JOINT SUPPORT): Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction: Chronic musculoskeletal (bone, joint or muscle) pain is disabling. People with it frequently have difficulties in managing everyday activities. Individuals may rely on family members or friends to support them. These people are known as... Read More about Informal caregiver training for people with chronic pain in musculoskeletal services (JOINT SUPPORT): Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Can retrospectively fusing SPECT to CT images reduce radiation doses in myocardial perfusion imaging? (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction: To establish if the CT dataset acquired during the stress element of myocardial perfusion imaging can be fused to the subsequent rest scan to reduce radiation doses from these procedures. Methods: 86 rest scans were processed and evalua... Read More about Can retrospectively fusing SPECT to CT images reduce radiation doses in myocardial perfusion imaging?.