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First-person narratives around sexuality in residential healthcare settings: a meta-ethnographic synthesis (2016)
Journal Article
Hooper, A., De Boos, D., Nair, R. D., & Moghaddam, N. (2016). First-person narratives around sexuality in residential healthcare settings: a meta-ethnographic synthesis. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 31(2), 207-229. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2015.1131256

The aim of this review is to identify, critically appraise, and synthesise the existing literature exploring adults’ narratives around sexuality within residential healthcare settings from a first-person perspective. A systematic literature review wa... Read More about First-person narratives around sexuality in residential healthcare settings: a meta-ethnographic synthesis.

Evaluating cognitive rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: on the bumpy road to establishing evidence (2015)
Journal Article
das Nair, R. (2015). Evaluating cognitive rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: on the bumpy road to establishing evidence. Neurodegenerative Disease Management, 5(6), https://doi.org/10.2217/nmt.15.44

There is marked enfeeblement of the memory; conceptions are formed slowly; the intellectual and emotional faculties are blunted in their totality,” Charcot (1877) reportedly noted about people with multiple sclerosis (MS) [1]. Despite these early obs... Read More about Evaluating cognitive rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: on the bumpy road to establishing evidence.

Comparing individual and group intervention for psychological adjustment in people with multiple sclerosis: a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
das Nair, R., Kontou, E., Smale, K., Barker, A., & Lincoln, N. (2015). Comparing individual and group intervention for psychological adjustment in people with multiple sclerosis: a feasibility randomised controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215515616446

Objective

To modify a published group intervention for adjustment to multiple sclerosis (MS) to suit an individual format, and to assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to compare individual and group intervention for people... Read More about Comparing individual and group intervention for psychological adjustment in people with multiple sclerosis: a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Descriptions of memory rehabilitation group interventions for neurological conditions: a systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Martin, K.-J., Sinclair, E., & das Nair, R. (2016). Descriptions of memory rehabilitation group interventions for neurological conditions: a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 30(7), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215515595273

Objective: To establish what aspects of group-based cognitive rehabilitation for memory problems are reported, and to develop a checklist for authors, which may to improve reporting of these interventions in future studies.
Data sources: A systemati... Read More about Descriptions of memory rehabilitation group interventions for neurological conditions: a systematic review.

Women’s experiences of using vaginal trainers (dilators) to treat vaginal penetration difficulties diagnosed as vaginismus: a qualitative interview study (2015)
Journal Article
Macey, K., Gregory, A., Nunns, D., & das Nair, R. (2015). Women’s experiences of using vaginal trainers (dilators) to treat vaginal penetration difficulties diagnosed as vaginismus: a qualitative interview study. BMC Women's Health, 15(1), Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-015-0201-6

Background

Recent research has highlighted controversies in the conceptualisation, diagnosis and treatment of vaginismus. Vaginal trainers are currently the most widely used treatment. Critiques have highlighted concerns that the evidence-base of... Read More about Women’s experiences of using vaginal trainers (dilators) to treat vaginal penetration difficulties diagnosed as vaginismus: a qualitative interview study.

Translating knowledge into practice: content analysis of online resources about sexual difficulties for individuals with traumatic brain injury (2015)
Journal Article
Moreno, J. A., & das Nair, R. (2015). Translating knowledge into practice: content analysis of online resources about sexual difficulties for individuals with traumatic brain injury. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 30(4), 448-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2015.1039937

For many individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), the Internet is the only available source of information regarding their sexual problems following TBI. This study aimed to evaluate the content and the quality of patient or carer information t... Read More about Translating knowledge into practice: content analysis of online resources about sexual difficulties for individuals with traumatic brain injury.

Pain Phenotype in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Classification and Measurement Properties of painDETECT and Self-Report Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs Scale in a Cross-Sectional Study (2015)
Journal Article
Moreton, B. J., Tew, V., das Nair, R., Wheeler, M., Walsh, D. A., & Lincoln, N. B. (2015). Pain Phenotype in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Classification and Measurement Properties of painDETECT and Self-Report Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs Scale in a Cross-Sectional Study. Arthritis Care and Research, 67(4), 519-528. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22431


Objective

Multiple mechanisms are involved in pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA). The painDETECT and Self‐Report Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (S‐LANSS) questionnaires screen for neuropathic pain and may also identify... Read More about Pain Phenotype in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Classification and Measurement Properties of painDETECT and Self-Report Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs Scale in a Cross-Sectional Study.

Evaluating a person-centred chronic pain service using indices of reliable and clinically significant change (2015)
Journal Article
Macey, K., Clarke, S., Golijani-Moghaddam, N., & Das Nair, R. (2015). Evaluating a person-centred chronic pain service using indices of reliable and clinically significant change. European journal for person centered healthcare, 3(1), 19. https://doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v3i1.855

Background: Psychological interventions for chronic pain often require substantial individualisation, which can undermine links with the research evidence on which treatment is based. To ensure patients receive effective therapy, evaluation is needed... Read More about Evaluating a person-centred chronic pain service using indices of reliable and clinically significant change.

Rehabilitation of memory following brain injury (ReMemBrIn): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
das Nair, R., Lincoln, N., Ftizsimmons, D., Brain, N., Montgomery, A., Bradshaw, L., …Pink, A. (2015). Rehabilitation of memory following brain injury (ReMemBrIn): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16(6), https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-16-6

Background
Impairments of memory are commonly reported by people with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Such deficits are persistent, debilitating, and can severely impact quality of life. Currently, many do not routinely receive follow-up appointment... Read More about Rehabilitation of memory following brain injury (ReMemBrIn): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

How reliable are case formulations?: a systematic literature review (2014)
Journal Article
Flinn, L., Braham, L., & das Nair, R. (2015). How reliable are case formulations?: a systematic literature review. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 54(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12073

Objectives: This systematic literature review investigated the inter-rater and test–retest reliability of case formulations. We considered the reliability of case formulations across a range of theoretical modalities and the general quality of the pr... Read More about How reliable are case formulations?: a systematic literature review.

A meta-synthesis of qualitative research on perceptions of people with long-term neurological conditions about group-based memory rehabilitation (2014)
Journal Article
das Nair, R., Martin, K.-J., & Sinclair, E. (in press). A meta-synthesis of qualitative research on perceptions of people with long-term neurological conditions about group-based memory rehabilitation. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 25(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2014.971820

The effectiveness of memory rehabilitation based on randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses has been inconclusive, but patient reports based on qualitative studies have been largely positive. We conducted a meta-synthesis of qualitative studie... Read More about A meta-synthesis of qualitative research on perceptions of people with long-term neurological conditions about group-based memory rehabilitation.

An evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis (2014)
Journal Article
Smale, K. J., Carr, S. E., Schwartz, A. F., das Nair, R., & Lincoln, N. B. (2015). An evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis. Clinical Rehabilitation, 29(5), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215514548733

Objective:
To assess the treatment integrity of a memory rehabilitation programme for people with multiple sclerosis.

SUBJECTS:
Data were drawn from the intervention group of a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation. This comprised... Read More about An evaluation of treatment integrity in a randomised controlled trial of memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis.

Doing fence sitting: a discursive analysis of clinical psychologists' constructions of mental health (2014)
Journal Article
Lofgren, A., Hewitt, V., & das Nair, R. (2015). Doing fence sitting: a discursive analysis of clinical psychologists' constructions of mental health. Qualitative Health Research, 25(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732314549479

A growing body of research indicates that the way health care professionals conceptualize mental health might have important clinical implications. We adopted a discursive psychology approach to explore clinical psychologists’ accounts of mental heal... Read More about Doing fence sitting: a discursive analysis of clinical psychologists' constructions of mental health.

“A room full of strangers every day”: the psychosocial impact of developmental prosopagnosia on children and their families (2014)
Journal Article
Dalrymple, K. A., Fletcher, K., Corrow, S., das Nair, R., Barton, J. J., Yonas, A., & Duchaine, B. (2014). “A room full of strangers every day”: the psychosocial impact of developmental prosopagnosia on children and their families. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 77(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.06.001

Objective: Individuals with developmental prosopagnosia (‘face blindness’) have severe face recognition difficul¬ties due to a failure to develop the necessary visual mechanisms for recognizing faces. These difficulties occur in the absence of brain... Read More about “A room full of strangers every day”: the psychosocial impact of developmental prosopagnosia on children and their families.

Exploring recruitment barriers and facilitators in early cancer detection trials: the use of pre-trial focus groups (2014)
Journal Article
das Nair, R., Skellington Orr, K., Vedhara, K., & Kendrick, D. (2014). Exploring recruitment barriers and facilitators in early cancer detection trials: the use of pre-trial focus groups. Trials, 15(1), Article 98. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-98

Background

Recruiting to randomized controlled trials is fraught with challenges; with less than one third recruiting to their original target. In preparation for a trial evaluating the effectiveness of a blood test to screen for lung cancer (the... Read More about Exploring recruitment barriers and facilitators in early cancer detection trials: the use of pre-trial focus groups.

The psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest (2014)
Journal Article
Wilson, M., Staniforth, A., Till, R., das Nair, R., & Vesey, P. (2014). The psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 85(6), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.02.008

Aim of the study: This exploratory study aimed to investigate the psychosocial outcomes for cardiac arrest survivors and explore if there is a greater impact on psychosocial outcome for individuals experiencing anoxic brain injury as a result of the... Read More about The psychosocial outcomes of anoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest.

Group memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: a feasibility randomized controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article
Carr, S., das Nair, R., Schwartz, A., & Lincoln, N. (2014). Group memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: a feasibility randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 28(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215513512336

Objective: To assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a group memory rehabilitation programme combining compensation and restitution strategies.
Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Community.

Participants: People with multiple sc... Read More about Group memory rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis: a feasibility randomized controlled trial.

Talking about sex after traumatic brain injury: perceptions and experiences of multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals (2013)
Journal Article
Dyer, K., & das Nair, R. (2013). Talking about sex after traumatic brain injury: perceptions and experiences of multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals. Disability and Rehabilitation, 36(17), https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2013.859747

Purpose: Research indicates that although 50–60% of people who have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience changes in sexual functioning, sexuality issues remain largely unaddressed in rehabilitation. This study aimed to explore rehabilitation... Read More about Talking about sex after traumatic brain injury: perceptions and experiences of multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals.