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Implementing vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the UK National Health Service: a mixed-methods feasibility study (2024)
Journal Article
De Dios Perez, B., Holmes, J., Elder, T., Lindley, R., Evangelou, N., das Nair, R., Senior, C., Booth, V., Hassard, J., Ford, H. L., Newsome, I., & Radford, K. (2024). Implementing vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the UK National Health Service: a mixed-methods feasibility study. Disability and Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2417031

Purpose: To implement a job retention vocational rehabilitation (VR) intervention (MSVR) for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their employers in the UK National Health Service (NHS). Methods: Multicentre, single-arm feasibility study with post... Read More about Implementing vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the UK National Health Service: a mixed-methods feasibility study.

Development of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention to support Return to Work and Wellbeing following Major Trauma: A Person-Based Approach (2024)
Journal Article
Radford, K., Kettlewell, J., das Nair, R., Morriss, R., Holmes, J., Kellezi, B., Timmons, S., Jones, T., Tressider, H., Andrews, I., Bridger, K., Patel, P., Lindley, R., De Dios Perez, B., Statham, A., Jones, T., Hoffman, K., James, M., Kendrick, D., & ROWTATE study team. (2024). Development of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention to support Return to Work and Wellbeing following Major Trauma: A Person-Based Approach. BMJ Open, 14(10), Article e085724. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085724

Objectives: Major trauma centres save lives but rehabilitation to support return-to-work (RTW) is lacking. This paper describes development of a vocational rehabilitation intervention (the ROWTATE intervention) to support RTW following traumatic inju... Read More about Development of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention to support Return to Work and Wellbeing following Major Trauma: A Person-Based Approach.

A qualitative study exploring how vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis can be integrated within existing healthcare services in the United Kingdom (2024)
Journal Article
De Dios Perez, B., Booth, V., das Nair, R., Evangelou, N., Hassard, J., Ford, H. L., Newsome, I., & Radford, K. (2024). A qualitative study exploring how vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis can be integrated within existing healthcare services in the United Kingdom. BMC Health Services Research, 24, Article 995. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11424-y

Background
To explore how a vocational rehabilitation (VR) intervention can be integrated within existing healthcare services for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the United Kingdom (UK) National Health Service (NHS).

Methods
Data from 37... Read More about A qualitative study exploring how vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis can be integrated within existing healthcare services in the United Kingdom.

Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach (2024)
Journal Article
De Dios Pérez, B., das Nair, R., & Radford, K. (2024). Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach. Clinical Rehabilitation, 38(7), 965-978. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241235956

Objective
To describe the process of developing a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis.

Design
We used the person-based approach, to develop interventions through an iterative process incorporat... Read More about Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach.

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Employment of People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multi-Methods Study (2024)
Journal Article
De Dios Perez, B., Pritchard, C., Powers, K., das Nair, R., Evangelou, N., Ford, H., Tallantyre, E., Dobson, R., & Radford, K. (2024). The Impact of COVID-19 on the Employment of People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multi-Methods Study. International Journal of Ms Care, 26(Q3), 174-186. https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2023-049

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to approximately half of the working population in the United Kingdom being unable to work temporarily. This study aims to understand the employment needs and experiences of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in... Read More about The Impact of COVID-19 on the Employment of People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multi-Methods Study.

Promoting Activity, Independence, and Stability in Early Dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Harwood, R. H., Goldberg, S. E., Brand, A., van Der Wardt, V., Booth, V., Di Lorito, C., Hoare, Z., Hancox, J., Bajwa, R., Burgon, C., Howe, L., Cowley, A., Bramley, T., Long, A., Lock, J., Tucker, R., Adams, E. J., O’Brien, R., Kearney, F., Kowalewska, K., …Masud, T. (2023). Promoting Activity, Independence, and Stability in Early Dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 382, Article e074787. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-074787

Objective To determine the effectiveness of an exercise and functional activity therapy intervention in adults with early dementia or mild cognitive impairment compared with usual care.

Design Randomised controlled trial.

Setting Participants’... Read More about Promoting Activity, Independence, and Stability in Early Dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): randomised controlled trial.

The facilitators and barriers to improving functional activity and wellbeing in people with dementia: A qualitative study from the Process Evaluation of Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) (2023)
Journal Article
Lorito, C. D., Van Der Wardt, V., Pollock, K., Howe, L., Booth, V., Logan, P., Gladman, J., Masud, T., Das Nair, R., Goldberg, S., Vedhara, K., O'Brien, R., Adams, E., Cowley, A., Bosco, A., Hancox, J., Burgon, C., Bajwa, R., Lock, J., Long, A., …Harwood, R. H. (2023). The facilitators and barriers to improving functional activity and wellbeing in people with dementia: A qualitative study from the Process Evaluation of Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED). Age and Ageing, 52(8), Article afad166. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad166

Background. The PRomoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) study delivered an exercise and functional activity programme to participants living with dementia. A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) showed no measurable be... Read More about The facilitators and barriers to improving functional activity and wellbeing in people with dementia: A qualitative study from the Process Evaluation of Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED).

A mixed-methods feasibility case series of a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis (2023)
Journal Article
De Dios Pérez, B., das Nair, R., & Radford, K. (2024). A mixed-methods feasibility case series of a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(5), 875-886. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2181411

Purpose: To ascertain the feasibility and acceptability of delivering a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention [MSVR] for people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) in a community setting. Secondary objectives included determining whether MS... Read More about A mixed-methods feasibility case series of a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis.

How people with knee pain understand why their pain changes or remains the same over time: A qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Walsh, D. A., Rathbone, J., Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Fernandes, G. S., Valdes, A. M., McWilliams, D. F., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Hancox, J. E., Vedhara, K., das Nair, R., & Ferguson, E. (2023). How people with knee pain understand why their pain changes or remains the same over time: A qualitative study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 5(2), Article 100345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2023.100345

Objectives
Guidelines recommend knee osteoarthritis pain management based on biopsychosocial mechanisms. Treatment adherence and effectiveness may be affected if there is a mismatch between patient perspectives and treatment focus. We therefore exam... Read More about How people with knee pain understand why their pain changes or remains the same over time: A qualitative study.

Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in early dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): A randomised controlled trial (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Harwood, R. H., Goldberg, S. E., Brand, A., van Der Wardt, V., Booth, V., Di Lorito, C., Hoare, Z., Hancox, J., Bajwa, R., Burgon, C., Howe, L., Cowley, A., Bramley, T., Long, A., Lock, J., Tucker, R., Adams, E., O’Brien, R., Kearney, F., Kowalewska, K., …Masud, T. Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in early dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): A randomised controlled trial

Background Dementia is associated with frailty leading to increased risks of falls and hospitalisations. Interventions are required to maintain functional ability, strength and balance.

Design Multi-centre parallel group randomised controlled tria... Read More about Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in early dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED): A randomised controlled trial.