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Exploring the benefits and barriers to Nordic walking in people with Parkinson's disease: a feasibility study (2021)
Journal Article
McCracken, S., Logan, P., Anthony, K., & Parr, J. (2021). Exploring the benefits and barriers to Nordic walking in people with Parkinson's disease: a feasibility study. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 17(5), 193-202. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2021.17.5.193

Background - Nordic Walking (NW) has shown promising outcomes for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PwPD).

Aim - To explore implementation of NW in the National Health Service.

Method - Literature review and feasibility study. PwPD joined an e... Read More about Exploring the benefits and barriers to Nordic walking in people with Parkinson's disease: a feasibility study.

Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes: systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Whear, R., Abbott, R. A., Bethel, A., Richards, D. A., Logan, P. A., Garside, R., …Thompson Coon, J. (2022). Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes: systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(1), 78-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15047

Aim
This systematic review identifies, appraises and synthesizes the evidence on the provision of fundamental nursing care to hospitalized patients with a highly infectious virus and the effectiveness of adaptations to overcome barriers to care.... Read More about Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes: systematic review.

Evaluation of the First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) model of primary care: a qualitative insight (2021)
Journal Article
Goodwin, R., Moffatt, F., Hendrick, P., Stynes, S., Bishop, A., & Logan, P. (2021). Evaluation of the First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) model of primary care: a qualitative insight. Physiotherapy, 113, 209-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.08.003

Objective: First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) is a primary care model where expert musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapists undertake the first patient consultation, to enhance MSK-patient care and free-up GP capacity. The authors report the qualitative... Read More about Evaluation of the First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) model of primary care: a qualitative insight.

COVID-NURSE: evaluation of a fundamental nursing care protocol compared with care as usual on experience of care for noninvasively ventilated patients in hospital with the SARS-CoV-2 virus—protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial (2021)
Journal Article
Richards, D. A., Sugg, H. V., Cockcroft, E., Cooper, J., Cruickshank, S., Doris, F., …Romanczuk, L. (2021). COVID-NURSE: evaluation of a fundamental nursing care protocol compared with care as usual on experience of care for noninvasively ventilated patients in hospital with the SARS-CoV-2 virus—protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 11(5), Article e046436. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046436

Introduction Patient experience of nursing care is correlated with safety, clinical effectiveness, care quality, treatment outcomes and service use. Effective nursing care includes actions to develop nurse–patient relationships and deliver physical a... Read More about COVID-NURSE: evaluation of a fundamental nursing care protocol compared with care as usual on experience of care for noninvasively ventilated patients in hospital with the SARS-CoV-2 virus—protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Polypharmacy, benzodiazepines, and antidepressants, but not antipsychotics, are associated with increased falls risk in UK care home residents: a prospective multi-centre study (2020)
Journal Article
Izza, M. A. D., Lunt, E., Gordon, A. L., Gladman, J. R. F., Armstrong, S., & Logan, P. A. (2020). Polypharmacy, benzodiazepines, and antidepressants, but not antipsychotics, are associated with increased falls risk in UK care home residents: a prospective multi-centre study. European Geriatric Medicine, 11, 1043-1050. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-020-00376-1

Purpose: Falls and polypharmacy are both common in care home residents. Deprescribing of medications in residents with increased falls risk is encouraged. Psychotropic medications are known to increase falls risk in older adults. These drugs are ofte... Read More about Polypharmacy, benzodiazepines, and antidepressants, but not antipsychotics, are associated with increased falls risk in UK care home residents: a prospective multi-centre study.

A randomised feasibility study assessing an intervention to keep adults physically active after falls management exercise programmes end (2020)
Journal Article
Audsley, S., Kendrick, D., Logan, P., Jones, M., & Orton, E. (2020). A randomised feasibility study assessing an intervention to keep adults physically active after falls management exercise programmes end. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6, Article 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00570-9

Background: Physical inactivity contributes to disability and falls in older adults. Falls prevention exercise (FaME) programmes improve physical activity, physical function and reduce falling rates. Improvements in physical function reduce, and fall... Read More about A randomised feasibility study assessing an intervention to keep adults physically active after falls management exercise programmes end.

First point of contact physiotherapy; a qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article
Logan, P., Goodwin, R., Moffatt, F., Timmons, S., Chadborn, N., & Hendrick, P. (2020). First point of contact physiotherapy; a qualitative study. Physiotherapy, 108, 29-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2020.02.003

© 2020 The Authors Objectives: First point of contact physiotherapy (FPCP) provides patients direct access to a physiotherapist. Literature demonstrates efficacy of FPCP. Evidence has highlighted the need for cultural shifts from both patient and pro... Read More about First point of contact physiotherapy; a qualitative study.

Barriers and facilitators of loaded self-managed exercises and physical activity in people with patellofemoral pain: understanding the feasibility of delivering a multi-centred randomised controlled trial, a UK qualitative study (2019)
Journal Article
Smith, B. E., Moffatt, F., Hendrick, P., Bateman, M., Selfe, J., Rathleff, M. S., …Logan, P. (2019). Barriers and facilitators of loaded self-managed exercises and physical activity in people with patellofemoral pain: understanding the feasibility of delivering a multi-centred randomised controlled trial, a UK qualitative study. BMJ Open, 9(6), Article e023805. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023805

Objectives: There is an emergent body of evidence supporting exercise therapy and physical activity in the management of musculoskeletal pain. The purpose of this study was to explore potential barriers and facilitators with patients and physiotherap... Read More about Barriers and facilitators of loaded self-managed exercises and physical activity in people with patellofemoral pain: understanding the feasibility of delivering a multi-centred randomised controlled trial, a UK qualitative study.

A loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain: a mixed methods feasibility study (2019)
Journal Article
Smith, B. E., Hendrick, P., Bateman, M., Moffatt, F., Skovdal Rathleff, M., Selfe, J., …Logan, P. (2019). A loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain: a mixed methods feasibility study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 20, Article 129. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2516-1

Background:
A novel loaded self-managed exercise programme that includes pain education and self-management strategies may result in better outcomes for people with patellofemoral pain (PFP). However, establishing program feasibility is an essential... Read More about A loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain: a mixed methods feasibility study.

Evaluation of the Guide to Action Care Home fall prevention programme in care homes for older people: protocol for a multi-centre, single blinded, cluster randomised controlled trial (FinCH) (2019)
Preprint / Working Paper
Logan, P., McCartney, K., Armstrong, S., Clarke, A., Conroy, S., Darby, J., …Horne, . J. (2019). Evaluation of the Guide to Action Care Home fall prevention programme in care homes for older people: protocol for a multi-centre, single blinded, cluster randomised controlled trial (FinCH). National Institute for Health Research

Background: Falls in older care home residents are at least five times more frequent than in community dwelling adults and have higher direct costs. Care home research is limited but suggests that fall-related injuries might be prevented by fall prev... Read More about Evaluation of the Guide to Action Care Home fall prevention programme in care homes for older people: protocol for a multi-centre, single blinded, cluster randomised controlled trial (FinCH).

Musculoskeletal pain and exercise—challenging existing paradigms and introducing new (2018)
Journal Article
Smith, B. E., Hendrick, P., Bateman, M., Holden, S., Littlewood, C., Smith, T. O., & Logan, P. (2018). Musculoskeletal pain and exercise—challenging existing paradigms and introducing new. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(14), 907-912. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098983

Traditional pain models that describe tissue pathology as a source of nocioceptive input directly linked with pain expression, have been insufficient for assessing and treating musculoskeletal pain. The need for pain to be avoided or alleviated as m... Read More about Musculoskeletal pain and exercise—challenging existing paradigms and introducing new.

Chair based exercise in community settings: a cluster randomised feasibility study (2018)
Journal Article
Robinson, K., Long, A., Leighton, P., Armstrong, S., Pulikottill-Jacob, R., Gladman, J., Gordon, A., Logan, P., Anthony, K., Harwood, R., Blackshaw, P., & Masud, T. (2018). Chair based exercise in community settings: a cluster randomised feasibility study. BMC Geriatrics, 18(1), Article 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0769-4

Background: Some older people who find standard exercise programmes too strenuous may be encouraged to exercise while remaining seated - chair based exercises (CBE). We previously developed a consensus CBE programme (CCBE) following a modified Delphi... Read More about Chair based exercise in community settings: a cluster randomised feasibility study.

A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia (2018)
Journal Article
Harwood, R. H., van der Wardt, V., Goldberg, S. E., Keamey, F., Logan, P., Hood-Moore, V., Booth, V., Hancox, J. E., Masud, T., Hoare, Z., Brand, A., Tudor Edwards, R., Jones, C., das Nair, R., Pollock, K., Godfrey, M., Gladman, J. R., Vedhara, K., Smith, H., & Orrell, M. (2018). A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4, Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0239-y

Background:
People with dementia progressively lose abilities and are prone to falling. Exercise- and activity-based interventions hold the prospect of increasing abilities, reducing falls, and slowing decline in cognition. Current falls prevention... Read More about A development study and randomised feasibility trial of a tailored intervention to improve activity and reduce falls in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia.

The experience of living with patellofemoral pain—loss, confusion and fear-avoidance: a UK qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
Smith, B. E., Moffatt, F., Hendrick, P., Bateman, M., Rathleff, M. S., Selfe, J., …Logan, P. (2018). The experience of living with patellofemoral pain—loss, confusion and fear-avoidance: a UK qualitative study. BMJ Open, 8(1), Article e018624. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018624

Objectives:
To investigate the experience of living with patellofemoral pain.

Design:
Qualitative study design using semi-structured interviews, and analysed thematically using the guidelines set out by Braun and Clarke.

Setting:
A National... Read More about The experience of living with patellofemoral pain—loss, confusion and fear-avoidance: a UK qualitative study.

Incidence and prevalence of patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Smith, B. E., Selfe, J., Thacker, D., Hendrick, P., Bateman, M., Moffatt, F., …Logan, P. (2018). Incidence and prevalence of patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 13(1), Article e0190892. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190892

Background: Patellofemoral pain is considered one of the most common forms of knee pain, affecting adults, adolescents, and physically active populations. Inconsistencies in reported incidence and prevalence exist and in relation to the allocation of... Read More about Incidence and prevalence of patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Study protocol: a mixed methods feasibility study for a loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, B. E., Hendrick, P., Bateman, M., Moffatt, F., Rathleff, M. S., Selfe, J., …Logan, P. (2017). Study protocol: a mixed methods feasibility study for a loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4(24), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0167-2

Background: Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is one of the most common forms of knee pain in adults under the age of 40, with a prevalence of 23% in the general population. The long-term prognosis is poor, with only one third of people pain-free 1 year afte... Read More about Study protocol: a mixed methods feasibility study for a loaded self-managed exercise programme for patellofemoral pain.

Should exercises be painful in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain?: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, B. E., Hendrick, P., Smith, T. O., Bateman, M., Moffatt, F., Rathleff, M. S., …Logan, P. (2017). Should exercises be painful in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain?: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(23), https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097383

Background: Chronic musculoskeletal disorders are a prevalent and costly global health issue. A new form of exercise therapy focused on loading and resistance programmes that temporarily aggravates a patient’s pain has been proposed. The object of th... Read More about Should exercises be painful in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain?: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Current management strategies for patellofemoral pain: an online survey of 99 practising UK physiotherapists (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, B. E., Hendrick, P., Bateman, M., Moffatt, F., Rathleff, M. S., Selfe, J., …Logan, P. (2017). Current management strategies for patellofemoral pain: an online survey of 99 practising UK physiotherapists. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 18, Article 181. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1539-8

Background: Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is considered one of the commonest forms of knee pain. This study aimed to identify how physiotherapists in the United Kingdom (UK) currently manage patellofemoral pain (PFP), particularly in relation to exercise... Read More about Current management strategies for patellofemoral pain: an online survey of 99 practising UK physiotherapists.

Measurement of confidence: the development and psychometric evaluation of a stroke specific, measure of confidence (2017)
Journal Article
Horne, J., Lincoln, N., & Logan, P. (2017). Measurement of confidence: the development and psychometric evaluation of a stroke specific, measure of confidence. Clinical Rehabilitation, 31(11), 1529-1537. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215517705424

Objective: To design, develop and psychometrically evaluate a stroke specific measure of confidence, the Confidence after Stroke Measure (CaSM)
Design: Cross-sectional
Setting: Adults in the community
Participants: Stroke survivors and healthy eld... Read More about Measurement of confidence: the development and psychometric evaluation of a stroke specific, measure of confidence.

The Community In-reach Rehabilitation and Care Transition (CIRACT) clinical and cost-effectiveness randomisation controlled trial in older people admitted to hospital as an acute medical emergency (2016)
Journal Article
Sahota, O., Pulikottil-Jacob, R., Marshall, F., Montgomery, A., Tan, W., Sach, T., Logan, P., Kendrick, D., Watson, A., Walker, M., & Waring, J. (in press). The Community In-reach Rehabilitation and Care Transition (CIRACT) clinical and cost-effectiveness randomisation controlled trial in older people admitted to hospital as an acute medical emergency. Age and Ageing, 46(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw149

Objective: To compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a Community In-reach Rehabilitation and Care Transition (CIRACT) service with the traditional hospital-based rehabilitation (THB-Rehab) service.

Design: Pragmatic randomised controlled... Read More about The Community In-reach Rehabilitation and Care Transition (CIRACT) clinical and cost-effectiveness randomisation controlled trial in older people admitted to hospital as an acute medical emergency.