All Outputs (202)

Systematic review of surveillance systems for AMR in Africa (2022)
Journal Article
Okolie, O., Igwe, U., Ismail, S., Uzairue, L., & Adukwu, E. C. (2022). Systematic review of surveillance systems for AMR in Africa. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 78(1), 31-51. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkac342

AIMS: Surveillance is a useful tool for tracking antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends, patterns, therapeutic and policy interventions. Proper correlation of surveillance data gives meaningful insight into the underlying epidemiology and facilitates... Read More about Systematic review of surveillance systems for AMR in Africa.

Exposure to green and historic urban environments and mental well-being: Results from EEG and psychometric outcome measures (2022)
Journal Article
Reece, R., Bornioli, A., Bray, I., & Alford, C. (2022). Exposure to green and historic urban environments and mental well-being: Results from EEG and psychometric outcome measures. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), 13052. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013052

Previous studies have identified the benefits of exposure to green or historic environments using qualitative methods and psychometric measures, but studies using a combination of measures are lacking. This study builds on current literature by focus... Read More about Exposure to green and historic urban environments and mental well-being: Results from EEG and psychometric outcome measures.

The lived experience of healthcare workers in preventing falls in community dwelling individuals with dementia (2022)
Journal Article
Felton, N., & Deave, T. (2022). The lived experience of healthcare workers in preventing falls in community dwelling individuals with dementia. Geriatrics, 7(5), 113. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics7050113

Older adults living with dementia have at least twice the risk of falling compared to their peers living without cognitive impairment. There is evidence for the effectiveness of standard interventions in falls prevention in community dwellings, but t... Read More about The lived experience of healthcare workers in preventing falls in community dwelling individuals with dementia.

A survey of hospice day services in the United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland: How did hospices offer social support to palliative care patients, pre-pandemic? (2022)
Journal Article
Bradley, N. M., Dowrick, C. F., & Lloyd-Williams, M. (2022). A survey of hospice day services in the United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland: How did hospices offer social support to palliative care patients, pre-pandemic?. BMC Palliative Care, 21(1), Article 170. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01061-9

Introduction: Social support is described by patients and other stakeholders to be a valuable component of palliative day care. Less is known about the range of hospice services that have been used in practice that facilitate social support. An onlin... Read More about A survey of hospice day services in the United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland: How did hospices offer social support to palliative care patients, pre-pandemic?.

ANCA associated vasculitis subtypes: Response (response to letter) (2022)
Journal Article
Austin, K., Janagan, S., Wells, M., Crawshaw, H., McAdoo, S., & Robson, J. C. (2022). ANCA associated vasculitis subtypes: Response (response to letter). Journal of Inflammation Research, 15, 5687-5688. https://doi.org/10.2147/JIR.S387397

Many thanks for the opportunity to respond to the interesting letter to the Editor from Merkel, Jayne, and Bekker, with regard to our publication “ANCA Associated Vasculitis Subtypes: Recent Insights and Future Perspectives”.1 In the management se... Read More about ANCA associated vasculitis subtypes: Response (response to letter).

Kidney stones among Iranian adults: Prevalence and socioeconomic inequality assessment in a cohort-based cross-sectional study (2022)
Journal Article
Zahirian Moghadam, T., Pourfarzi, F., Mohseni Rad, H., & Zandian, H. (2022). Kidney stones among Iranian adults: Prevalence and socioeconomic inequality assessment in a cohort-based cross-sectional study. Health Science Reports, 5(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.877

Background and Aims: Kidney stone disease is a crystal concretion formed usually within the kidneys. The worldwide prevalence of kidney stones could be affected by numerous differences in socioeconomic, and environmental factors. The purpose of this... Read More about Kidney stones among Iranian adults: Prevalence and socioeconomic inequality assessment in a cohort-based cross-sectional study.

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. (2022). Prognostic factors for persistent pain after a distal radius fracture: A systematic review. Hand Therapy, 27(4), 123-136. 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 effects of an integrated mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan programme on sleep disturbance among community-dwelling elderly people: protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Chan, S. H., Ng, S. M., Yu, C. H., Chan, C. M., Wang, S. M., & Chan, W. C. (2022). The effects of an integrated mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan programme on sleep disturbance among community-dwelling elderly people: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 23(1), Article 808. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06737-4

Background: Many elderly individuals who experience sleep disturbances would consider complementary and alternative medicine as an alternative therapeutic option in light of the limitations of traditional treatments. Mindfulness-based interventions (... Read More about The effects of an integrated mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan programme on sleep disturbance among community-dwelling elderly people: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Supporting women with learning disabilities in infant feeding decisions: UK health care professionals' experiences (2022)
Journal Article
Douglass, E., Dowling, S., Johnson, C., & Lucas, G. (2023). Supporting women with learning disabilities in infant feeding decisions: UK health care professionals' experiences. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 19(1), e13432. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13432

Women with learning disabilities are less likely to breastfeed than other women. They may find it hard to understand or learn feeding techniques or know that they have infant feeding choices. This population may be supported during their pregnancies... Read More about Supporting women with learning disabilities in infant feeding decisions: UK health care professionals' experiences.

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.

Addressing the professional and educational issues for the cancer nursing and allied health professions workforce: A collaborative, strategic, UK-wide approach (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Armoogum, J., Bell, D., Bowles, K., Campbell, K., Davis, J., Fores, M., …Taylor, V. (2022, September). Addressing the professional and educational issues for the cancer nursing and allied health professions workforce: A collaborative, strategic, UK-wide approach. Presented at ESMO Congress, Paris, France

Background Cancer will affect 1 in 2 of us during our lifetime. Never has the time to focus upon the cancer workforce been more critical. The importance of developing the cancer workforce has been emphasised globally, within Europe and the United Ki... Read More about Addressing the professional and educational issues for the cancer nursing and allied health professions workforce: A collaborative, strategic, UK-wide approach.

Amplifying young children’s voices: Educational experiences of 3- to 7-year-olds in Wales during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Chicken, S., Tyrie, J., Parnell, J., Waters-Davis, J., & Tur Porre, G. (2022, September). Amplifying young children’s voices: Educational experiences of 3- to 7-year-olds in Wales during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Paper presented at BERA (British Education Research Association) Conference 2022, Liverpool

Originality and significance Longitudinal evidence indicates that early life experiences, including those relating to early education and care (ECEC), impact a range of broad developmental areas including educational outcomes, cognitive developm... Read More about Amplifying young children’s voices: Educational experiences of 3- to 7-year-olds in Wales during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Leisure and Wellbeing (2022)
Book
Mansfield, L., & Daykin, N. (Eds.). (2022). Leisure and Wellbeing. UK: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

This book provides an interdisciplinary collection of theoretical and methodological contributions critically exploring the connections between leisure and wellbeing. It expands the field of leisure studies to highlight the contribution of internatio... Read More about Leisure and Wellbeing.

Features of the transposed seasonality of the 2021 RSV epidemic in the UK and Ireland: analysis of the first 10 000 patients (2022)
Journal Article
Roland, D., Williams, T., Lyttle, M. D., Marlow, R., Hardelid, P., Sinha, I., …Cunningham, S. (2022). Features of the transposed seasonality of the 2021 RSV epidemic in the UK and Ireland: analysis of the first 10 000 patients. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107(11), 1062-1063. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-324241

Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) introduced globally to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2 led to disruption of the typical respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) seasonality.1 Studies examining the resurgence of RSV have been limited by sample size an... Read More about Features of the transposed seasonality of the 2021 RSV epidemic in the UK and Ireland: analysis of the first 10 000 patients.

Strengthening networks for community-based action on 'good food': Short report (2022)
Report
Hills, S., Ismail, S., Beardmore, A., & Jones, M. (2022). Strengthening networks for community-based action on 'good food': Short report. Food for Life Get Togethers Programme

‘Food for Life Get Togethers’ are regular community activities that connect people from all ages and backgrounds through growing, cooking and eating good food. The programme seeks to support the aspirations of community food organisers of which an im... Read More about Strengthening networks for community-based action on 'good food': Short report.

The impact of COVID-19 on emergency medical service-led out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation: A qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article
Coppola, A., Kirby, K., Black, S., & Osborne, R. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on emergency medical service-led out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation: A qualitative study. British Paramedic Journal, 7(2), 8-15. https://doi.org/10.29045/14784726.2022.09.7.2.8

Background: Following the emergence of COVID-19, there have been local and national changes in the way emergency medical service (EMS) staff respond to and treat patients in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The views of EMS staff on the impact... Read More about The impact of COVID-19 on emergency medical service-led out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation: A qualitative study.

Strengthening networks for community-based action on 'good food' (2022)
Report
Hills, S., Ismail, S., Beardmore, A., & Jones, M. (2022). Strengthening networks for community-based action on 'good food'. Food For Life: Get Togethers Programme

‘Food for Life Get Togethers’ are regular community activities that connect people from all ages and backgrounds through growing, cooking and eating good food. The programme seeks to support the aspirations of community food organisers of which an im... Read More about Strengthening networks for community-based action on 'good food'.

Do general practitioners working in or alongside the emergency department improve clinical outcomes or experience? A mixed-methods study (2022)
Journal Article
Scantlebury, A., Adamson, J., Salisbury, C., Brant, H., Anderson, H., Baxter, H., …Benger, J. R. (2022). Do general practitioners working in or alongside the emergency department improve clinical outcomes or experience? A mixed-methods study. BMJ Open, 12(9), e063495. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063495

OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of general practitioners (GPs) working in or alongside the emergency department (GPED) on patient outcomes and experience, and the associated impacts of implementation on the workforce. DESIGN: Mixed-methods study: i... Read More about Do general practitioners working in or alongside the emergency department improve clinical outcomes or experience? A mixed-methods study.

Reply - October 2022 (2022)
Journal Article
Grayson, P. C., Ponte, C., Robson, J. C., Suppiah, R., Judge, A., Hutchings, A., …Merkel, P. A. (2022). Reply - October 2022. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 74(10), 1725-1726. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.42267

Drs. Yazici and Yazici question a specific aspect of the methodology used to develop and validate the 2022 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for ANCA-associated vasculitides. They state concerns with the fact that patients recruited into the Diagnost... Read More about Reply - October 2022.

Presentations of children to emergency departments across Europe and the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational observational study (2022)
Journal Article
Nijman, R. G., Honeyford, K., Farrugia, R., Rose, K., Bognar, Z., Buonsenso, D., …Titomanlio, L. (2022). Presentations of children to emergency departments across Europe and the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational observational study. PLoS Medicine, 19(8), e1003974. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003974

BACKGROUND: During the initial phase of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, reduced numbers of acutely ill or injured children presented to emergency departments (EDs). Concerns were raised about the potential for delayed and more sever... Read More about Presentations of children to emergency departments across Europe and the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational observational study.