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Disabled young people's hopes and dreams in a rapidly changing society: A co-production peer research study (2020)
Journal Article
Curran, T., Jones, M., Ferguson, S., Reed, M., Lawrence, A., Cull, N., & Stabb, M. (in press). Disabled young people's hopes and dreams in a rapidly changing society: A co-production peer research study. Disability and Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2020.1755234

The idea that disabled children and young people should be at the centre of decision making about their future is promoted in policy practice and research, yet this often translates into a narrow agenda on transitions through services and benefit sys... Read More about Disabled young people's hopes and dreams in a rapidly changing society: A co-production peer research study.

A qualitative evaluation of the appropriateness, validity, acceptability, feasibility and interpretability of the Bristol Impact of Hypermobility (BIoH) questionnaire (2018)
Journal Article
Manns, S., Cramp, F., Lewis, R., Clark, E. M., & Palmer, S. (2018). A qualitative evaluation of the appropriateness, validity, acceptability, feasibility and interpretability of the Bristol Impact of Hypermobility (BIoH) questionnaire. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 38, 69-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2018.10.002

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Background: The Bristol Impact of Hypermobility (BIoH) questionnaire is a condition-specific patient-reported outcome measure developed for adults with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS). It has previously demonstrated strong conc... Read More about A qualitative evaluation of the appropriateness, validity, acceptability, feasibility and interpretability of the Bristol Impact of Hypermobility (BIoH) questionnaire.

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: An international survey of clinical practice (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Grieve, S., Llewellyn, A., Jones, L., Manns, S., Glanville, V., & McCabe, C. (2018, September). Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: An international survey of clinical practice. Poster presented at International Association for the Study of Pain 17th World Congress on Pain

AIM OF INVESTIGATION Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a highly distressing, persistent pain condition that occurs in a limb predominantly after trauma. There is no cure but early intervention should significantly improve outcomes1. Currently... Read More about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: An international survey of clinical practice.

Easy undressing with soft robotics (2018)
Journal Article
Helps, T., Taghavi, M., Manns, S., Turton, A., & Rossiter, J. (2018). Easy undressing with soft robotics. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 10965 LNAI, 79-90. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96728-8_7

© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018. Dexterity impairments affect many people worldwide, limiting their ability to easily perform daily tasks and to be independent. Difficulty getting dressed and undressed is commonly... Read More about Easy undressing with soft robotics.

Test-retest reliability and smallest detectable change of the Bristol Impact of Hypermobility (BIoH) questionnaire (2017)
Journal Article
Palmer, S., Manns, S., Cramp, F. A., Lewis, R., & Clark, E. M. (2017). Test-retest reliability and smallest detectable change of the Bristol Impact of Hypermobility (BIoH) questionnaire. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 32, 64-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2017.08.007

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Objective The Bristol Impact of Hypermobility (BIoH) questionnaire is a patient-reported outcome measure developed in conjunction with adults with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS). It has demonstrated strong concurrent validity... Read More about Test-retest reliability and smallest detectable change of the Bristol Impact of Hypermobility (BIoH) questionnaire.

Focus groups for co-design of robotic trousers for improving mobility in older people (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Turton, A., Manns, S., Hampshire, L., O'Conner, R., Helps, T., Rossiter, J., & Mure, B. (2017, June). Focus groups for co-design of robotic trousers for improving mobility in older people. Paper presented at Royal College of occupational Therapists Conference 2017

Research purpose and aims By 2039 more than one in twelve of the population is projected to be aged 80 or over, bringing increased prevalence of immobility and reduced quality of life (ONS, 2015). Current assistive equipment for improving mobility c... Read More about Focus groups for co-design of robotic trousers for improving mobility in older people.

Does family-centred neonatal discharge planning reduce healthcare usage? A before and after study in South West England (2016)
Journal Article
Fleming, P. J., Blair, P. S., Powell, J. E., Ingram, J. C., Ingram, J. C., Powell, J., …Fleming, P. J. (2016). Does family-centred neonatal discharge planning reduce healthcare usage? A before and after study in South West England. BMJ Open, 6(3), e010752. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010752

Objective: To implement parent-oriented discharge planning (Train-to-Home) for preterm infants in neonatal care. Design: Before and after study, investigating the effects of the intervention during two 11-month periods before and after implementation... Read More about Does family-centred neonatal discharge planning reduce healthcare usage? A before and after study in South West England.

Preparing for home: A before-and-after study to investigate the effects of a neonatal discharge package aimed at increasing parental knowledge, understanding and confidence in caring for their preterm infant before and after discharge from hospital (2016)
Report
Ingram, J., Blair, P., Powell, J., Manns, S., Burden, H., Pontin, D., …Fleming, P. (2016). Preparing for home: A before-and-after study to investigate the effects of a neonatal discharge package aimed at increasing parental knowledge, understanding and confidence in caring for their preterm infant before and after discharge from hospital

Background Improved survival and shorter length of stay (LOS) for preterm infants, together with poorly organised discharge planning in some neonatal units, leaves many parents ill prepared to take their babies home, with increased use of out-of-hou... Read More about Preparing for home: A before-and-after study to investigate the effects of a neonatal discharge package aimed at increasing parental knowledge, understanding and confidence in caring for their preterm infant before and after discharge from hospital.

The feasibility of using a parenting programme for the prevention of unintentional home injuries in the under-fives: A cluster randomised controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article
Mytton, J., Ingram, J., Manns, S., Stevens, T., Mulvaney, C., Blair, P., …Stewart-Brown, S. (2014). The feasibility of using a parenting programme for the prevention of unintentional home injuries in the under-fives: A cluster randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessment, 18(3), 1-183. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18030

Background: Unintentional injury is the leading cause of preventable death of children over the age of 1 year in the UK and a major cause of attendance at emergency departments. Children having one injury are at increased risk of further injuries. Pa... Read More about The feasibility of using a parenting programme for the prevention of unintentional home injuries in the under-fives: A cluster randomised controlled trial.

Patients' perspectives on the educational preparation of cardiac nurses (2014)
Journal Article
Thompson, D. R., Albarran, J. W., Albarran, J., Jones, I., Lockyer, L., Manns, S., …Thompson, D. (2014). Patients' perspectives on the educational preparation of cardiac nurses. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 13(5), 451-458. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515113507166

© The European Society of Cardiology 2013. Background: Over the last two decades the UK health service has endeavoured to place patient and public involvement at the heart of its modernisation agenda. Despite these aspirations the role of patients in... Read More about Patients' perspectives on the educational preparation of cardiac nurses.

Facilitators and barriers to engagement in parenting programs: A qualitative systematic review (2013)
Journal Article
Mytton, J., Ingram, J., Manns, S., & Thomas, J. (2014). Facilitators and barriers to engagement in parenting programs: A qualitative systematic review. Health Education and Behavior, 41(2), 127-137. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198113485755

Parenting programs have the potential to improve the health and well-being of parents and children. A challenge for providers is to recruit and retain parents in programs. Studies researching engagement with programs have largely focused on providers... Read More about Facilitators and barriers to engagement in parenting programs: A qualitative systematic review.

'Catch up' in children born prematurely: Maternal expectations (2009)
Journal Article
Manns, S. (2009). 'Catch up' in children born prematurely: Maternal expectations. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 15(1), 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2008.11.002

The term catch-up forms part of discourses that surround discussions about the development of children born prematurely. However, it is a critically unchallenged term. Doctoral research explored maternal expectations that have arisen from the adoptio... Read More about 'Catch up' in children born prematurely: Maternal expectations.


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