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Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation (2016)
Journal Article
Turner, K. V., Moreton, B. M., Walsh, D. A., & Lincoln, N. (2017). Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(8), https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2016.1161840

PURPOSE: To examine the fit between data from the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ-2) and the Rasch model, and to explore the reliability and internal responsiveness of measures of pain in people with knee osteoarthritis.
METHODS: Partic... Read More about Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation.

Can illness beliefs, from the common-sense model, prospectively predict adherence to self-management behaviours?: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Aujla, N., Walker, M., Sprigg, N., Abrams, K., Massey, A., & Vedhara, K. (in press). Can illness beliefs, from the common-sense model, prospectively predict adherence to self-management behaviours?: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychology and Health, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2016.1153640

Objective: To determine whether people’s beliefs about their illness, conceptualised by the common sense model (CSM), can prospectively predict adherence to self-management behaviours (including, attendance, medication, diet and exercise) in adults w... Read More about Can illness beliefs, from the common-sense model, prospectively predict adherence to self-management behaviours?: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries (2016)
Journal Article
Garbett, K., Harcourt, D., & Buchanan, H. (2017). Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries. Journal of Health Psychology, 22(13), https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316638549

This study uses blog analysis, a new and novel technique, to explore the positive outcomes experienced by burn survivors. This study examined 10 burn survivor blogs to offer a unique, longitudinal insight into burn survivor recovery. Using thematic a... Read More about Using online blogs to explore positive outcomes after burn injuries.

Evaluation of a group acceptance commitment therapy intervention for people with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a pilot randomized controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Clarke, S. P., Poulis, N., Moreton, B. J., Walsh, D. A., & Lincoln, N. B. (2016). Evaluation of a group acceptance commitment therapy intervention for people with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(7), https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2016.1160295

OBJECTIVES: The aim was to evaluate an Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) intervention for people with knee or hip osteoarthritis; a related aim was to compare treatment effects from Rasch-transformed and standard scales.
METHODS: Participants were... Read More about Evaluation of a group acceptance commitment therapy intervention for people with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Understanding user reactions and interactions with an internet-based intervention for tinnitus self-management: mixed-methods process evaluation protocol (2016)
Journal Article
Greenwell, K., Sereda, M., Coulson, N. S., & Hoare, D. J. (2016). Understanding user reactions and interactions with an internet-based intervention for tinnitus self-management: mixed-methods process evaluation protocol. JMIR Research Protocols, 5(1), Article e49. https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.5008

Background: Tinnitus is a common medical symptom that can affect an individual’s emotional and functional quality of life. Psychological therapies are acknowledged as beneficial to people with tinnitus; however, such therapies are not always readily... Read More about Understanding user reactions and interactions with an internet-based intervention for tinnitus self-management: mixed-methods process evaluation protocol.

Memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis (2016)
Journal Article
das Nair, R., Martin, K.-J., & Lincoln, N. (2016). Memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3(CD0087), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008754.pub3

Background: This is an update of the Cochrane review ‘Memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis’ (first published in the Cochrane Library 14 March 2012, Issue 3). Impairments in cognitive function, particularly memory, are common in pe... Read More about Memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis.

New horizons in the implementation and research of comprehensive geriatric assessment: knowing, doing and the “know-do” gap (2016)
Journal Article
Gladman, J. R., Conroy, S. P., Ranhoff, A. H., & Gordon, A. L. (2016). New horizons in the implementation and research of comprehensive geriatric assessment: knowing, doing and the “know-do” gap. Age and Ageing, 45(2), 194-200. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw012

In this paper we outline the relationship between the need to put existing applied health research knowledge into practice (the “know-do gap”) and the need to improve the evidence base (the “know gap”) with respect to the health care process used for... Read More about New horizons in the implementation and research of comprehensive geriatric assessment: knowing, doing and the “know-do” gap.

Is stroke early supported discharge still effective in practice? A prospective comparative study (2016)
Journal Article
Fisher, R. J., Cobley, C., Potgieter, I., Moody, A., Nouri, F., Gaynor, C., Byrne, A., & Walker, M. F. (2016). Is stroke early supported discharge still effective in practice? A prospective comparative study. Clinical Rehabilitation, 30(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215515578697

Objective:
Randomised controlled trials have shown the benefits of Early Supported Discharge (ESD) of stroke survivors. Our aim was to evaluate whether ESD is still beneficial when operating in the complex context of frontline healthcare provision.... Read More about Is stroke early supported discharge still effective in practice? A prospective comparative study.

An Occupational Therapy intervention for residents with stroke-related disabilities in UK Care Homes (OTCH): cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation (2016)
Journal Article
Sackley, C. M., Walker, M. F., Burton, C. R., Watkins, C. L., Mant, J., Roalfe, A. K., …Peryer, G. (2016). An Occupational Therapy intervention for residents with stroke-related disabilities in UK Care Homes (OTCH): cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 20(15), 1-138. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20150

Background: Care home residents with stroke-related disabilities have significant activity limitations. Phase II trial results suggested a potential benefit of occupational therapy (OT) in maintaining residents’ capacity to engage in functional activ... Read More about An Occupational Therapy intervention for residents with stroke-related disabilities in UK Care Homes (OTCH): cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation.

Protocol investigating the clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy delivered remotely for unscheduled care users with health anxiety: randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Patel, S., Malins, S., Guo, B., James, M., Kai, J., Kaylor-Hughes, C., …Morriss, R. K. (2016). Protocol investigating the clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy delivered remotely for unscheduled care users with health anxiety: randomised controlled trial. BJPsych Open, 2, https://doi.org/10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.002220

Background
Health anxiety and medically unexplained symptoms cost the National Health Service (NHS) an estimated £3 billion per year in unnecessary costs with little evidence of patient benefit. Effective treatment is rarely taken up due to issues s... Read More about Protocol investigating the clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy delivered remotely for unscheduled care users with health anxiety: randomised controlled trial.