All Outputs (7)

First for stroke: using the Microsoft ‘Kinect’ as a facial paralysis stroke rehabilitation tool (2014)
Journal Article

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.

Systematic review into motivational strategies that support adherence to exercise for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia (2014)
Journal Article

Introduction: Physical exercise has a positive effect on cognitive functioning, mobility and activities of daily living in people with dementia (Forbes & al., 2013; Pitkälä & al., 2013). Most exercise studies employ motivational strategies to support... Read More about Systematic review into motivational strategies that support adherence to exercise for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia.

Support and assessment for Fall Emergency Referrals (SAFER 1): cluster randomised trial of computerised clinical decision support for paramedics (2014)
Journal Article

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.

Antihypertensive treatment in people with dementia (2014)
Journal Article

Introduction The range and magnitude of potential benefits and harms of antihypertensive treatment in people with dementia has not been previously established. Method A scoping review to identify potential domains of benefits and harms of antihyp... Read More about Antihypertensive treatment in people with dementia.

Developing the principles of chair based exercise for older people: a modified Delphi study (2014)
Journal Article

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).

Health status of UK care home residents: a cohort study (2014)
Journal Article

Background: UK care home residents are often poorly served by existing healthcare arrangements. Published descriptions of residents’ health status have been limited by lack of detail and use of data derived from surveys drawn from social, rather than... Read More about Health status of UK care home residents: a cohort study.