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Hospital practitioner views on the benefits of continence education and best ways to provide training (2023)
Journal Article
Percival, J., Abbott, K., Allain, T., Bradley, R., Cramp, F., Donovan, J., …Cotterill, N. (in press). Hospital practitioner views on the benefits of continence education and best ways to provide training. Nursing Open, https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1582

Aim: The aim of the study was to explore practitioners' experiences and perspectives on continence training, in order to understand its relevance to practice and how take-up of, and engagement with, such training may be improved. Design: 27 qualitati... Read More about Hospital practitioner views on the benefits of continence education and best ways to provide training.

What do people with osteoarthritis think about using a digital behaviour change intervention to support physical activity? (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Berry, A., Walsh, N., & McCabe, C. (2022, October). What do people with osteoarthritis think about using a digital behaviour change intervention to support physical activity?. Poster presented at 9th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress, October 2022, Abu Dhabi, UWE,

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 8.75 million people in the UK. Physical activity (PA) is recommended as a core treatment, yet nearly half of people with OA are inactive. Accessible and user-friendly interventions are needed to motivate people... Read More about What do people with osteoarthritis think about using a digital behaviour change intervention to support physical activity?.

Prognostic factors for persistent pain after a distal radius fracture: A systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Rolls, C., Van der Windt, D. A., McCabe, C., Babatunde, O. O., & Bradshaw, E. (in press). Prognostic factors for persistent pain after a distal radius fracture: A systematic review. Hand Therapy, 175899832211249. https://doi.org/10.1177/17589983221124973

Introduction: The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the evidence regarding prognostic factors for persistent pain, including Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), after a distal radius fracture (DRF), a common condition after which per... Read More about Prognostic factors for persistent pain after a distal radius fracture: A systematic review.

The challenges of managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome throughout the care pathway - reporting therapists' perspectives (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Coggins, J., McCabe, C., Walsh, N., Pearon, J., Rolls, C., Collins, C., & Llewellyn, A. (2022, September). The challenges of managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome throughout the care pathway - reporting therapists' perspectives. Poster presented at International Association for the Study of Pain 2022 World Congress on Pain, Toronto, Canada

Background and Aims Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a severe chronic pain condition which usually occurs following limb trauma[1] and causes significant burden to individuals and society. The UK has a small number of specialist CRPS centres... Read More about The challenges of managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome throughout the care pathway - reporting therapists' perspectives.

Delphi study to define core clinical outcomes for inclusion in a complex regional pain syndrome international research registry and data bank (2022)
Journal Article
Llewellyn, A., Buckle, L., Grieve, S., Birklein, F., Brunner, F., Goebel, A., …McCabe, C. (2023). Delphi study to define core clinical outcomes for inclusion in a complex regional pain syndrome international research registry and data bank. PAIN, 164(3), 543-554. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002729

ABSTRACT: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) clinical trials have historically captured a diverse range of outcomes. A minimum set of CRPS patient-reported outcomes has been agreed for inclusion in a future CRPS international clinical research reg... Read More about Delphi study to define core clinical outcomes for inclusion in a complex regional pain syndrome international research registry and data bank.

Complex regional pain syndrome: Practical diagnostic and treatment guidelines, 5th edition (2022)
Journal Article
Harden, R. N., McCabe, C. S., Goebel, A., Massey, M., Suvar, T., Grieve, S., & Bruehl, S. (2022). Complex regional pain syndrome: Practical diagnostic and treatment guidelines, 5th edition. Pain Medicine, 23(1), S1-S53. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnac046

There have been some modest recent advancements in the research of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, yet the amount and quality of the work in this complicated multifactorial disease remains low (with some notable exceptions; e.g., the recent work on t... Read More about Complex regional pain syndrome: Practical diagnostic and treatment guidelines, 5th edition.

‘It’s there, it’s in front of your face if you put on the radio or the TV’: COVID-19, perceptions of death and dying and the context of public engagement (2022)
Journal Article
Llewellyn, A., Wilkinson, C., McCabe, C., Byron, J., Madel, L., & Wilson, A. (2022). ‘It’s there, it’s in front of your face if you put on the radio or the TV’: COVID-19, perceptions of death and dying and the context of public engagement. Palliative Medicine, 36(1 Suppliment), 3-122. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163221093145

Background/aims: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought conversations about death and dying to the fore. Prior studies indicate that holding conversations about the future and end of life planning is beneficial but can be very difficult. Therefore, it is... Read More about ‘It’s there, it’s in front of your face if you put on the radio or the TV’: COVID-19, perceptions of death and dying and the context of public engagement.

Practitioner suggestions for improving continence care in hospitals (2022)
Journal Article
Percival, J., Cotterill, N., Cramp, F., & McCabe, C. (2022). Practitioner suggestions for improving continence care in hospitals. Nursing Times, 118(4),

Difficulties with bladder control affect one in five people in the UK and bowel problems affect one in ten. The quality of continence care can be poor and is then associated with increased admission to nursing or residential homes. Our study, which... Read More about Practitioner suggestions for improving continence care in hospitals.

Peoples’ experiences of painful diabetic neuropathy: A qualitative interview study (2021)
Journal Article
McCabe, C., Cramp, F., Gauntlett-Gilbert, J., & Davies, B. (2021). Peoples’ experiences of painful diabetic neuropathy: A qualitative interview study. Pain and Rehabilitation, 50, 14-21

Objective Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a common complication of diabetes. This study explored the experience and impact of living with PDN. Design People with PDN were recruited through local NHS clinics and by national advertisement in di... Read More about Peoples’ experiences of painful diabetic neuropathy: A qualitative interview study.

Health care professionals’ views regarding chronic post cancer treatment pain in cancer survivors: understanding, experience and confidence (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Armoogum, J., Foster, C., LLewellyn, A., Harcourt, D., & McCabe, C. (2021, November). Health care professionals’ views regarding chronic post cancer treatment pain in cancer survivors: understanding, experience and confidence. Poster presented at UK Oncology Nursing Society Conference (UKONS), Online

Introduction: Chronic post-cancer treatment pain (CPCTP) is pain caused by cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery (1). The prevalence of CPCTP affects many cancer ranges from 24 to 48% of people who have finished cancer t... Read More about Health care professionals’ views regarding chronic post cancer treatment pain in cancer survivors: understanding, experience and confidence.

Virtual reality-induced sensorimotor conflict evokes limb-specific sensory disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome (2021)
Journal Article
Brun, C., Pinard, A. M., McCabe, C. S., & Mercier, C. (2021). Virtual reality-induced sensorimotor conflict evokes limb-specific sensory disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2, Article 694293. https://doi.org/10.3389/frvir.2021.694293

The origin of sensory disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) remains unclear. It has been hypothesized that such disturbances are due to attentional effects and/or sensorimotor integration deficits. If sensory disturbances are explaine... Read More about Virtual reality-induced sensorimotor conflict evokes limb-specific sensory disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome.

‘We tend to get pad happy’: A qualitative study of health practitioners’ perspectives on the quality of continence care for older people in hospital (2021)
Journal Article
Percival, J., Abbott, K., Allain, T., Bradley, R., Cramp, F., Donovan, J. L., …Cotterill, N. (2021). ‘We tend to get pad happy’: A qualitative study of health practitioners’ perspectives on the quality of continence care for older people in hospital. BMJ Open Quality, 10(2), Article e001380. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001380

Bladder and bowel control difficulties affect 20% and 10% of the UK population, respectively, touch all age groups and are particularly prevalent in the older (65+ years) population. However, the quality of continence care is often poor, compromising... Read More about ‘We tend to get pad happy’: A qualitative study of health practitioners’ perspectives on the quality of continence care for older people in hospital.

Florence Nightingale's legacy for clinical academics: A framework analysis of a clinical professorial network and a model for clinical academia (2021)
Journal Article
Pattison, N., Deaton, C., McCabe, C., Coates, V., Johnston, B., Nolan, F., …Briggs, M. (2022). Florence Nightingale's legacy for clinical academics: A framework analysis of a clinical professorial network and a model for clinical academia. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 31(3-4), 353-361. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15756

Background: Clinical academic nursing roles are rare, and clinical academic leadership positions even more scarce. Amongst the United Kingdom (UK) academia, only 3% of nurses who are employed within universities are clinically active. Furthermore, ac... Read More about Florence Nightingale's legacy for clinical academics: A framework analysis of a clinical professorial network and a model for clinical academia.

Visual illusions modulate body perception disturbance and pain in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A randomized trial (2021)
Journal Article
Lewis, J. S., Newport, R., Taylor, G., Smith, M., & McCabe, C. S. (2021). Visual illusions modulate body perception disturbance and pain in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A randomized trial. European Journal of Pain, 25(7), 1551-1563. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1766

Background: Effective treatment of longstanding Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a challenge, as causal mechanisms remain elusive. People with CRPS frequently report distorted subjective perceptions of their affected limb. Evidence of pain re... Read More about Visual illusions modulate body perception disturbance and pain in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A randomized trial.

Physical appearance and well-being in adults with incurable cancer: A thematic analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Tollow, P., Ogden, J., McCabe, C. S., & Harcourt, D. (in press). Physical appearance and well-being in adults with incurable cancer: A thematic analysis. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002632

Objectives: Existing research has established the importance of appearance concerns for individuals with cancer and identified appearance as an important factor in dying with dignity. No research, however, has explored in depth the role of appearance... Read More about Physical appearance and well-being in adults with incurable cancer: A thematic analysis.

What are the holistic experiences of adults living long-term with the consequences of cancer and its treatment? A qualitative evidence synthesis (2020)
Journal Article
Rogers, K., McCabe, C., & Dowling, S. (2021). What are the holistic experiences of adults living long-term with the consequences of cancer and its treatment? A qualitative evidence synthesis. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 50, Article 101864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2020.101864

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Purpose: The number of people living with and beyond cancer is increasing; a significant number of these people will experience the long-term and late effects of cancer and its treatment. Research into this group has been identifi... Read More about What are the holistic experiences of adults living long-term with the consequences of cancer and its treatment? A qualitative evidence synthesis.