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First for stroke: using the Microsoft ‘Kinect’ as a facial paralysis stroke rehabilitation tool (2014)
Journal Article
Breedon, P., Russell, A., Logan, P., Newell, O., O’Brien, B., Edmans, J., …Hall, P. (2014). First for stroke: using the Microsoft ‘Kinect’ as a facial paralysis stroke rehabilitation tool. International Journal of Integrated Care, 14(8), https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.1760

There are around 152,000 incidents of stroke each year in the UK, with 16% of cases having long lasting facial weakness. Most strokes occur after 65 years of age and with people living longer the number of sufferers will continue to increase, making... Read More about First for stroke: using the Microsoft ‘Kinect’ as a facial paralysis stroke rehabilitation tool.

Support and assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics (2014)
Journal Article
Quinn, T. J., Snooks, H. A., Carter, B., Dale, J., Foster, T., Humphreys, I., …Russell, I. T. (2014). Support and assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics. PLoS ONE, 9(9), Article e106436. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106436

Objective: To evaluate effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of Computerised Clinical Decision Support (CCDS) for paramedics attending older people who fall. Design: Cluster trial randomised by paramedic; modelling. Setting: 13 ambulance... Read More about Support and assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics.

Rehabilitation aimed at improving outdoor mobility for people after stroke: a multi-centre randomised controlled study (the Getting out of the House Study) (2014)
Journal Article

Background: One-third of stroke patients are dependent on others to get outside their homes. This can cause people to become housebound, leading to increased immobility, poor health, isolation and misery. There is some evidence that outdoor mobility... Read More about Rehabilitation aimed at improving outdoor mobility for people after stroke: a multi-centre randomised controlled study (the Getting out of the House Study).