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“You can’t just jump on a bike and go”: a qualitative study exploring parents’ perceptions of physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes (2014)
Journal Article
Quirk, H., Blake, H., Dee, B., & Glazebrook, C. (2014). “You can’t just jump on a bike and go”: a qualitative study exploring parents’ perceptions of physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes. BMC Pediatrics, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-014-0313-4

Background Parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) have an important role in supporting diabetes management behaviours and helping to maintain their child’s healthy lifestyle. Physical activity has known benefits for children with... Read More about “You can’t just jump on a bike and go”: a qualitative study exploring parents’ perceptions of physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes.

Hearing loss and dementia: an exploratory study of the views of audiologists (2014)
Journal Article
Wright, N., Stickley, T., Mulla, I., Bradshaw, E., Buckley, L., & Archbold, S. (2014). Hearing loss and dementia: an exploratory study of the views of audiologists. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 15(4), 220-231. https://doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-08-2014-0014

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore audiologists, views and experiences of working with older adults with dementia. Design/methodology/approach – An online survey was distributed to audiologists working in the UK NHS and private se... Read More about Hearing loss and dementia: an exploratory study of the views of audiologists.

Early labour midwifery care in Italy: local and cross-cultural challenges (2014)
Journal Article
Iannuzzi, L., & Borrelli, S. E. (2014). Early labour midwifery care in Italy: local and cross-cultural challenges. Evidence Based Midwifery, 12(4),

INTRODUCTION. The definition of early labour and its management are debatable issues at a local, national and international level. In Italy, this issue is also of concern. APPROACH. This is a descriptive discussion paper designed to portray the cros... Read More about Early labour midwifery care in Italy: local and cross-cultural challenges.

Food choices and practices during pregnancy of immigrant women with high-risk pregnancies in Canada: a pilot study (2014)
Journal Article
Higginbottom, G. M., Valliantos, H., Forgeron, J., Gibbons, D., Mamede, F., & Bariola, R. (2014). Food choices and practices during pregnancy of immigrant women with high-risk pregnancies in Canada: a pilot study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14(370), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-014-0370-6

Background: Immigrant women may be regarded as a vulnerable population with respect to access and navigation of maternity care services. They may encounter difficulties when accessing culturally safe and appropriate maternity care, which may be furth... Read More about Food choices and practices during pregnancy of immigrant women with high-risk pregnancies in Canada: a pilot study.

"This wound has spoilt everything”: emotional capital and the experience of surgical site infections (2014)
Journal Article
Brown, B., Tanner, J., & Padley, W. (in press). "This wound has spoilt everything”: emotional capital and the experience of surgical site infections. Sociology of Health and Illness, 36(8), https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12160

In this article we explore the experience of suffering from a surgical site infection, a common complication of surgery affecting around 5 per cent of surgical patients, via an interview study of 17 patients in the Midlands in the UK. Despite their p... Read More about "This wound has spoilt everything”: emotional capital and the experience of surgical site infections.

Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM) (2014)
Journal Article
Rothnie, K., Cotton, S. C., Fielding, S., Gray, N. M., Little, J., Cruickshank, M. E., …Sharp, L. (2014). Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM). Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 12(1), Article 154. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-014-0154-8

Background There is a need for an instrument to measure the psychosocial burden of receiving an abnormal cervical cytology result which can be used regardless of the clinical management women receive. Methods 3331 women completed the POSM as part... Read More about Measuring the psychosocial burden in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology in the TOMBOLA trial: psychometric properties of the Process and Outcome Specific Measure (POSM).

Investigating the psychometric properties of patient reported outcome measures in individuals with chronic diabetic neuropathic pain: prospective longitudinal cohort study protocol (2014)
Journal Article
Meeta, P., Claydon, L. S., RamaKrishnan, M., Hendrick, P., & Baxter, D. G. (2015). Investigating the psychometric properties of patient reported outcome measures in individuals with chronic diabetic neuropathic pain: prospective longitudinal cohort study protocol. Physical Therapy Reviews, 19(6), https://doi.org/10.1179/1743288X14Y.0000000157

The prevalence of diabetes in New Zealand is estimated to be 7% of the total population. And higher incidence rates of peripheral neuropathic pain (NeP) in diabetic populations have been estimated (between 3 and 25%). A range of outcome measures (OMs... Read More about Investigating the psychometric properties of patient reported outcome measures in individuals with chronic diabetic neuropathic pain: prospective longitudinal cohort study protocol.

Occupational therapy in HomEcare Re-ablement Services (OTHERS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2014)
Journal Article
Whitehead, P. J., Drummond, A. E., Walker, M. F., Parry, R. H., McGeorge, I. D., & Latif, Z. (2014). Occupational therapy in HomEcare Re-ablement Services (OTHERS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-447

Background: Homecare re-ablement services have been developed by local authorities in England in response to the government agenda for health and social care. These services aim to optimize users’ independence and ability to cope at home, and reduce... Read More about Occupational therapy in HomEcare Re-ablement Services (OTHERS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Exposure to traumatic perinatal experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms in midwives: prevalence and association with burnout (2014)
Journal Article
Sheen, K., Spiby, H., & Slade, P. (2015). Exposure to traumatic perinatal experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms in midwives: prevalence and association with burnout. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.11.006

Background: Midwives provide care in a context where life threatening or stressful events can occur. Little is known about their experiences of traumatic events or the implications for psychological health of this workforce. Objectives: To investiga... Read More about Exposure to traumatic perinatal experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms in midwives: prevalence and association with burnout.

Reasons for participating and not participating in a e-health workplace physical activity intervention (2014)
Journal Article
Bardus, M., Blake, H., Lloyd, S., & Suzanne Suggs, L. (2014). Reasons for participating and not participating in a e-health workplace physical activity intervention. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 7(4), https://doi.org/10.1108/IJWHM-11-2013-0040

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the reasons for participating and not participating in an e-health workplace physical activity (PA) intervention. Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews and two focus groups... Read More about Reasons for participating and not participating in a e-health workplace physical activity intervention.

Assessment of availability of visual inspection with acetic –acid (VIA) requirements for cervical cancer screening in secondary health care institutions of Kaduna State, Nigeria (2014)
Journal Article
Musa, U., Balarabe, F., Chado, M. A., & Ladan, M. A. (2014). Assessment of availability of visual inspection with acetic –acid (VIA) requirements for cervical cancer screening in secondary health care institutions of Kaduna State, Nigeria. https://doi.org/10.9790/0853-131125762

The study determined the availability of visual inspection with acetic-acid requirements for cervical cancer screening in secondary health care institutions of Kaduna state. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was used for the study. The study popul... Read More about Assessment of availability of visual inspection with acetic –acid (VIA) requirements for cervical cancer screening in secondary health care institutions of Kaduna State, Nigeria.