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Exploring teachers’ perceptions of promoting acceptance of diverse appearances in primary school children (4-11 years) (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Objectives and design: Research suggests children can begin judging others based on their appearance as early as 4 years old. Stigma towards children who have a diverse appearance (e.g., higher weight, visible difference) can have a negative impact o... Read More about Exploring teachers’ perceptions of promoting acceptance of diverse appearances in primary school children (4-11 years).

Remotely delivered cognitive-behavioural and personalized exercise interventions to lessen the impact of fatigue: A qualitative evaluation (2022)
Journal Article

Objectives: Fatigue can be a disabling symptom of inflammatory rheumatic diseases. LIFT (Lessening the Impact of Fatigue in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a randomized Trial) is a randomized trial of remotely delivered cognitive-behavioural approac... Read More about Remotely delivered cognitive-behavioural and personalized exercise interventions to lessen the impact of fatigue: A qualitative evaluation.

Identification of research priorities for suicide prevention in Nepal: A Delphi study (2022)
Journal Article

Background: Suicide is a significant public health concern in Nepal and there is a need for an evidence-based suicide prevention programme to facilitate stakeholders working towards suicide prevention in Nepal. Collaborative research between stakehol... Read More about Identification of research priorities for suicide prevention in Nepal: A Delphi study.

CO7 Patient reported outcome measure for giant cell arteritis: cross-sectional validation study (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A machine learning model for predicting sit-to-stand trajectories of people with and without stroke: towards adaptive robotic assistance (2022)
Journal Article

Sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transfers are fundamental daily motions that enable all other types of ambulation and gait. However, the ability to perform these motions can be severely impaired by different factors, such as the occurrence of a stroke,... Read More about A machine learning model for predicting sit-to-stand trajectories of people with and without stroke: towards adaptive robotic assistance.

An interpretative phenomenological analysis exploring lived experiences of bulimia nervosa (2022)
Thesis

Background
Bulimia nervosa is defined as a clinically recognised disorder, the key diagnostic features of which are eating an ‘abnormally’ large amount of food within a short space of time and compensatory behaviours such as abusing laxatives, vomit... Read More about An interpretative phenomenological analysis exploring lived experiences of bulimia nervosa.

Role of assistive devices in rehabilitation of people with stroke (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation provides an overview on role of assistive devices - Lycra Arm sleeves/accelerometers/ GripAble Gaming Device for the rehabilitation of upper limb function in people with stroke.

Of the 80% of people with stroke who lose upper-l... Read More about Role of assistive devices in rehabilitation of people with stroke.

Remote provision of 'next steps' exercise class in people with stroke: An online survey of participants' experience (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Physiotherapy rehabilitation is a fundamental component of multidisciplinary management following stroke, for biopsychosocial exercise benefits and secondary prevention. Bristol After Stroke and the University of the West of England’s Bri... Read More about Remote provision of 'next steps' exercise class in people with stroke: An online survey of participants' experience.

Professional perspectives on impacts, benefits and disadvantages of changes made to community continence services during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the EPICCC-19 national survey (2022)
Journal Article

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic required changes to the organisation and delivery of NHS community continence services which assess and treat adults and children experiencing bladder and bowel difficulties. Although strong evidence exists for the p... Read More about Professional perspectives on impacts, benefits and disadvantages of changes made to community continence services during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the EPICCC-19 national survey.

Effect of inpatient rehabilitation treatment ingredients on functioning, quality of life, length of stay, discharge destination, and mortality among older adults with unplanned admission: An overview review (2022)
Journal Article

Background: To synthesise the evidence for the effectiveness of inpatient rehabilitation treatment ingredients (versus any comparison) on functioning, quality of life, length of stay, discharge destination, and mortality among older adults with an un... Read More about Effect of inpatient rehabilitation treatment ingredients on functioning, quality of life, length of stay, discharge destination, and mortality among older adults with unplanned admission: An overview review.

Complex regional pain syndrome: Practical diagnostic and treatment guidelines, 5th edition (2022)
Journal Article

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.

Assessment of electrocardiogram interpretation competency among healthcare professionals and students of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences: A multidisciplinary study (2022)
Journal Article

Background: Electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation is a core clinical skill that helps to rapid diagnosis of potentially life-threatening diseases. Misinterpretation of the electrocardiogram can lead to inappropriate clinical decisions with adverse o... Read More about Assessment of electrocardiogram interpretation competency among healthcare professionals and students of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences: A multidisciplinary study.

Assessing acceptability and identifying barriers and facilitators to implementation of the EULAR recommendations for patient education in inflammatory arthritis: a mixed-methods study with rheumatology professionals in 23 European and Asian countries (2022)
Journal Article

Objectives: To disseminate and assess the level of acceptability and applicability of the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) recommendations for patient education among professionals in rheumatology across Europe and three Asi... Read More about Assessing acceptability and identifying barriers and facilitators to implementation of the EULAR recommendations for patient education in inflammatory arthritis: a mixed-methods study with rheumatology professionals in 23 European and Asian countries.

Displacement and belonging: A social dreaming matrix (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Displacement and belonging: a social dreaming matrix
Social dreaming is a ‘practice of sharing and working with dreams in a social space’ (Lawrence 2005).
It provides opportunities for uncovering hidden emotions and thoughts among the participants,... Read More about Displacement and belonging: A social dreaming matrix.

Musical Mastery: Equality in access to music therapy training (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This hybrid workshop will draw together trainers, graduates, students and placement educators to hear their different perspectives and to explore access to music therapy. training. In particular, how do trainers engage with the concenpt of 'musical... Read More about Musical Mastery: Equality in access to music therapy training.

(Em)bracing liminality - A phenomenological exploration of non-binary individuals' subjective embodiment (2022)
Thesis

There is limited research on the experiences of trans and non-binary individuals, and the research that has been conducted has attracted criticism from the trans and non-binary community on the grounds of not adequately respecting and accounting for... Read More about (Em)bracing liminality - A phenomenological exploration of non-binary individuals' subjective embodiment.

What are the barriers and facilitators to effective health promotion in urgent and emergency care? A systematic review (2022)
Journal Article

Background: There are potential health gains such as reducing early deaths, years spent in ill-health and costs to society and the health and care system by encouraging NHS staff to use encounters with patients to help individuals significantly reduc... Read More about What are the barriers and facilitators to effective health promotion in urgent and emergency care? A systematic review.

Mapping the patient and family liaison role in UK helicopter emergency medical services: A service evaluation (2022)
Journal Article

Objective: Patient and family liaison practitioners are a relatively recent addition to UK helicopter emergency medical services to support patients with their recovery. A service evaluation was completed that mapped the current provision of patient... Read More about Mapping the patient and family liaison role in UK helicopter emergency medical services: A service evaluation.

Food for life get togethers evaluation: Good food and building community capacity through cook and share grants (2022)
Report

‘Food for Life Get Togethers’ are regular community activities that connect people from all ages and backgrounds through growing, cooking and eating good food. In mid-2021 Food for Life asked community groups across the UK to apply for a £150 Cook an... Read More about Food for life get togethers evaluation: Good food and building community capacity through cook and share grants.

Leaving no one behind: Interventions and outcomes of the COVID-19 vaccine maximising uptake programme (2022)
Journal Article

The devastating impact of COVID-19 on individuals and communities has accelerated the development of vaccines and the deployment of ambitious vaccination programmes to reduce the risks of infection, infection transmission and symptom severity. Howeve... Read More about Leaving no one behind: Interventions and outcomes of the COVID-19 vaccine maximising uptake programme.