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'I'm hurting, I want to kill myself': Rheumatoid arthritis flare is more than a high joint count-an international patient perspective on flare where medical help is sought (2012)
Journal Article
Bartlett, S. J., Pohl, C., Bingham, C. O., Hewlett, S., Sanderson, T., May, J., …Woodworth, T. (2012). 'I'm hurting, I want to kill myself': Rheumatoid arthritis flare is more than a high joint count-an international patient perspective on flare where medical help is sought. Rheumatology, 51(1), 69-76. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keq455

Objective: People with RA have episodes of worsening disease activity (flares) that prompt them to seek clinical review or medication change. This study explored patients' perspectives of flare that prompts them to seek medication review. Methods: Fo... Read More about 'I'm hurting, I want to kill myself': Rheumatoid arthritis flare is more than a high joint count-an international patient perspective on flare where medical help is sought.

Mental health nurses' attitudes towards the physical health care of people with severe and enduring mental illness: The development of a measurement tool (2012)
Journal Article
Robson, D., Haddad, M., Gray, R., & Gournay, K. (2012). Mental health nurses' attitudes towards the physical health care of people with severe and enduring mental illness: The development of a measurement tool. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(1), 72-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.07.011

Background: It is well established that people with schizophrenia and related serious mental illnesses die prematurely and have significantly higher medical co-morbidity compared with the general population. Mental health nurses have a key role in im... Read More about Mental health nurses' attitudes towards the physical health care of people with severe and enduring mental illness: The development of a measurement tool.

Alterations in peripheral muscle contractile characteristics following high and low intensity bouts of exercise (2012)
Journal Article
Morris, M. G., Dawes, H., Howells, K., Scott, O. M., Cramp, M., & Izadi, H. (2012). Alterations in peripheral muscle contractile characteristics following high and low intensity bouts of exercise. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 112(1), 337-343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-011-1970-8

The aim of this study was to monitor muscle contractile performance in vivo, using an electrical stimulation protocol, immediately following an acute high and low intensity exercise session conducted at the same average intensity performed on a cycle... Read More about Alterations in peripheral muscle contractile characteristics following high and low intensity bouts of exercise.