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The unmet needs of stroke survivors and stroke caregivers: a systematic narrative review (2020)
Journal Article
Azah, N., Aziz, A., Fisher, R. J., Ahmad, K., & Walker, M. F. (2020). The unmet needs of stroke survivors and stroke caregivers: a systematic narrative review. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 29(8), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.104875

Introduction: Facilitating stroke survivors and their caregivers to lead a fulfilling life after stroke requires service providers to think about their different needs. Poor post stroke care may lead to unmet needs in stroke survivors and stroke care... Read More about The unmet needs of stroke survivors and stroke caregivers: a systematic narrative review.

Changing lifestyle for dementia risk reduction: Inductive content analysis of a national UK survey (2020)
Journal Article
Bosco, A., Jones, K. A., Di Lorito, C., Stephan, B. C., Orrell, M., & Oliveira, D. (2020). Changing lifestyle for dementia risk reduction: Inductive content analysis of a national UK survey. PLoS ONE, 15(5), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233039

Objective: To explore what motivates individuals to change their behaviour to reduce their risk of dementia. Methods: We conducted secondary qualitative analysis of a UK-based online survey on motivation to change lifestyle and health behaviour for... Read More about Changing lifestyle for dementia risk reduction: Inductive content analysis of a national UK survey.

The development of an mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: combining theoretical and ecologically valid approaches (2020)
Journal Article
Maidment, D. W., Coulson, N. S., Wharrad, H., Taylor, M., & Ferguson, M. A. (2020). The development of an mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: combining theoretical and ecologically valid approaches. International Journal of Audiology, 59(7), 492-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2020.1755063

© 2020 British Society of Audiology, International Society of Audiology, and Nordic Audiological Society. Objective: This paper describes the development of a novel mobile health (mHealth) educational intervention, called m2Hear, designed for first-t... Read More about The development of an mHealth educational intervention for first-time hearing aid users: combining theoretical and ecologically valid approaches.

Describing return to work after stroke: A feasibility trial of 12-month outcomes (2020)
Journal Article
Radford, K., Grant, M. I., Sinclair, E. J., Kettlewell, J., & Watkin, C. (2020). Describing return to work after stroke: A feasibility trial of 12-month outcomes. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 52(4), Article 00048. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2647

Objective: Stroke is the greatest cause of disability in adults. A quarter of strokes in the UK affect people of working age, yet under half of them return to work after stroke. There has been little investigation into what constitutes "return to wor... Read More about Describing return to work after stroke: A feasibility trial of 12-month outcomes.

The modified functional comorbidity index performed better than the Charlson index and original functional comorbidity index in predicting functional outcome in geriatric rehabilitation: a prospective observational study (2020)
Journal Article
Kabboord, A. D., Godfrey, D., Gordon, A. L., Gladman, J. R. F., Van Eijk, M., van Balen, R., & Achterberg, W. P. (2020). The modified functional comorbidity index performed better than the Charlson index and original functional comorbidity index in predicting functional outcome in geriatric rehabilitation: a prospective observational study. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1498-z

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.

CORE-Kids: a protocol for the development of a core outcome set for childhood fractures (2020)
Journal Article
Marson, B. A., Marson, B., Manning, J. C., James, M., Craxford, S., Deshmukh, S., & Ollivere, B. (2020). CORE-Kids: a protocol for the development of a core outcome set for childhood fractures. BMJ Open, 10(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036224

Introduction Limb fractures in children are common yet there are few trials that compare treatments for these injuries. There is significant heterogeneity in the outcomes reported in the paediatric orthopaedic literature, which limits the ability... Read More about CORE-Kids: a protocol for the development of a core outcome set for childhood fractures.

External Validation of the ‘PHYT in Dementia’, a Theoretical Model Promoting Physical Activity in People with Dementia (2020)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Bosco, A., Pollock, K., Harwood, R., das Nair, R., Logan, P., …van der Wardt, V. (2020). External Validation of the ‘PHYT in Dementia’, a Theoretical Model Promoting Physical Activity in People with Dementia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(5), Article 1544. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051544

Physical activity is beneficial for people with dementia. We previously developed a theoretical model to explain behaviour change in physical activity in dementia (PHYT-in-dementia). This study aimed to externally validate the model. Validation occur... Read More about External Validation of the ‘PHYT in Dementia’, a Theoretical Model Promoting Physical Activity in People with Dementia.

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.

Proceedings of BSRM and SRR (2020)
Journal Article
Kettlewell, J., Radford, K., Timmons, S., Bridger, K., Kendrick, D., de Dios Perez, B., & das Nair, R. (2020). Proceedings of BSRM and SRR. Clinical Rehabilitation, 34(4), 551-567. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215520902499

The Society for Research in Rehabilitation (SRR) is the major multidisciplinary rehabilitation research society in the United Kingdom (www.srr.org.uk). Its aim is to advance education and research into all aspects of rehabilitation medicine and to di... Read More about Proceedings of BSRM and SRR.

Superusers’ Engagement in Asthma Online Communities: Asynchronous Web-Based Interview Study (2020)
Other
De Simoni, A., Shah, A. T., Fulton, O., Parkinson, J., Sheikh, A., Panzarasa, P., …Griffiths, C. J. Superusers’ Engagement in Asthma Online Communities: Asynchronous Web-Based Interview Study

Background: Superusers, defined as the 1% of users who write a large number of posts, play critical roles in online health communities (OHCs), catalysing engagement and influencing other users’ self-care. Their unique online behavior is key to susta... Read More about Superusers’ Engagement in Asthma Online Communities: Asynchronous Web-Based Interview Study.

Comparing face-to-face with online training for occupational therapists in advising on fitness for work: Protocol for the CREATE study (2020)
Journal Article
Coole, C., Konstantinidis, S. T., Ablewhite, J., Radford, K., Thomson, L., Khan, S., & Drummond, A. (2020). Comparing face-to-face with online training for occupational therapists in advising on fitness for work: Protocol for the CREATE study. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 83(3), 172-178. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022619893563

© The Author(s) 2020. Introduction: Occupational therapists play a key role in advising on fitness for work; however, there is a concern that they lack knowledge and confidence in using the Allied Health Professions health and work report (formerly t... Read More about Comparing face-to-face with online training for occupational therapists in advising on fitness for work: Protocol for the CREATE study.

Frequency of anxiety after stroke: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies (2020)
Journal Article
Knapp, P., Dunn-Roberts, A., Sahib, N., Cook, L., Astin, F., Kontou, E., & Thomas, S. A. (2020). Frequency of anxiety after stroke: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. International Journal of Stroke, 15(3), 244-255. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493019896958

Background Anxiety is a common and distressing problem after stroke. Aims To undertake an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies of anxiety after stroke and integrate the findings with those reported previously.... Read More about Frequency of anxiety after stroke: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Group cognitive rehabilitation to reduce the psychological impact of multiple sclerosis on quality of life: the CRAMMS RCT (2020)
Journal Article
Lincoln, N. B., Bradshaw, L. E., Constantinescu, C. S., Day, F., Drummond, A. E., Fitzsimmons, D., …CRAMMS Trial Collaborative Group. (2020). Group cognitive rehabilitation to reduce the psychological impact of multiple sclerosis on quality of life: the CRAMMS RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 24(4), 1-182. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24040

Abstract Background People with multiple sclerosis have problems with memory and attention. The effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation has not been established. Objectives The objectives were to assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-eff... Read More about Group cognitive rehabilitation to reduce the psychological impact of multiple sclerosis on quality of life: the CRAMMS RCT.

Ethnic disparity in access to the memory assessment service between South Asian and white British older adults in the United Kingdom: A cohort study (2020)
Journal Article
Ogliari, G., Turner, Z., Khalique, J., Gordon, A. L., Gladman, J. R. F., & Chadborn, N. H. (2020). Ethnic disparity in access to the memory assessment service between South Asian and white British older adults in the United Kingdom: A cohort study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 35(5), 507-515. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5263

Background: Equality of access to memory assessment services by older adults from ethnic minorities is both an ethical imperative and a public health priority. Objective: To investigate whether timeliness of access to memory assessment service diffe... Read More about Ethnic disparity in access to the memory assessment service between South Asian and white British older adults in the United Kingdom: A cohort study.

Measuring and optimising the efficiency of community hospital inpatient care for older people: the MoCHA mixed-methods study (2020)
Journal Article
Young, J., Hulme, C., Smith, A., Buckell, J., Godfrey, M., Holditch, C., …Thiebaud, J. (2020). Measuring and optimising the efficiency of community hospital inpatient care for older people: the MoCHA mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(1), 1-99. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08010

Background: Community hospitals are small hospitals providing local inpatient and outpatient services. National surveys report that inpatient rehabilitation for older people is a core function but there are large differences in key performance meas... Read More about Measuring and optimising the efficiency of community hospital inpatient care for older people: the MoCHA mixed-methods study.

Long-Stay and Ageing (2019)
Book Chapter
Di Lorito, C. (2019). Long-Stay and Ageing. In B. Völlm (Ed.), Long-Term Forensic Psychiatric Care: Clinical, Ethical and Legal Challenges (181-198). Springer

Older forensic psychiatric patients stay in secure services longer than prisoners sentenced for the same offence, patients in general psychiatric settings and forensic psychiatric patients of all ages. Prolonged stay may reflect that service provisio... Read More about Long-Stay and Ageing.