All Outputs (8)

Patient experiences of brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: hearing the patient voice through qualitative interviews (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose: Brachytherapy for gynecological cancer is reported to cause pain, anxiety, and distress with no clear guidance for optimizing patient experiences. The aim of this study was to explore patient experiences of brachytherapy and views on improve... Read More about Patient experiences of brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: hearing the patient voice through qualitative interviews.

Non-pharmacological fatigue interventions for patients with a primary brain tumour: A scoping review protocol (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction Fatigue is the most prevalent symptom for patients with a primary brain tumour (PBT), significantly reducing quality of life and limiting daily activities. Currently, there are limited options for managing cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in... Read More about Non-pharmacological fatigue interventions for patients with a primary brain tumour: A scoping review protocol.

Understanding the role of allied health professional support workers with exercise qualifications in the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan within allied health professional services in England (2023)
Journal Article

Demand modelling for the allied health professionals (AHPs) workforce showed that significant expansion would be needed to successfully deliver on the National Health Service (NHS) Long Term Plan. The aim was to explore the use of AHP support workers... Read More about Understanding the role of allied health professional support workers with exercise qualifications in the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan within allied health professional services in England.

Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation to promote extubation success in critically ill adults on intensive care: Protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Extubation failure, defined as reintubation within 48h, is associated with increased intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay and higher mortality risk. One cause of extubation failure is secretion retention, resulting from an inability t... Read More about Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation to promote extubation success in critically ill adults on intensive care: Protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial.

Proof of concept of prehabilitation: a combination of education and behavioural change, to promote physical activity in people with fibromyalgia (2023)
Journal Article

Objectives: To establish proof of concept of a prehabilitation intervention, a combination of education and behavioural change, preceding a physical activity programme in people with fibromyalgia (FM). Settings: Open-label, feasibility clinical trial... Read More about Proof of concept of prehabilitation: a combination of education and behavioural change, to promote physical activity in people with fibromyalgia.

Evidencing the long-term impact of a musculoskeletal allied health professionals and nurse research internship programme (2023)
Journal Article

Background/Aims The UK-wide AHP and Nurse Research Internship Programme (2015-2022) is an effective, well-recognised model for building musculoskeletal (MSK) research capacity. The programme aim was to encourage and accelerate early clinical academic... Read More about Evidencing the long-term impact of a musculoskeletal allied health professionals and nurse research internship programme.

Strategies to enhance physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A Delphi survey (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction: Managing symptoms, resisting functional decline and maintaining health and independence are key motivators for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) who successfully engage with physical activity (PA). To inform PA support for people wi... Read More about Strategies to enhance physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A Delphi survey.

Hospital practitioner views on the benefits of continence education and best ways to provide training (2023)
Journal Article

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.