All Outputs (42)

Family-led rehabilitation after stroke in India (ATTEND): a randomised controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article
Lindley, R., Anderson, C. S., Billot, L., Forster, A., Hackett, M. L., Harvey, L. A., …Pandian, J. D. (2017). Family-led rehabilitation after stroke in India (ATTEND): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 390(10094), 588-599. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2817%2931447-2

Background: Most people with stroke in India have no access to organised rehabilitation services. The effectiveness of training family members to provide stroke rehabilitation is uncertain. Our primary objective was to determine whether family-led st... Read More about Family-led rehabilitation after stroke in India (ATTEND): a randomised controlled trial.

Assessment of mood in aphasia following stroke: validation of the Dynamic Visual Analogue Mood Scales (D-VAMS) (2017)
Journal Article
Barrows, P. D., & Thomas, S. A. (2017). Assessment of mood in aphasia following stroke: validation of the Dynamic Visual Analogue Mood Scales (D-VAMS). Clinical Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215517714590

OBJECTIVES:
To validate a non-verbal self-report measure of mood - the Dynamic Visual Analogue Mood Scales (D-VAMS) - against the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and assess its suitability as an outcome measure or screening measure for... Read More about Assessment of mood in aphasia following stroke: validation of the Dynamic Visual Analogue Mood Scales (D-VAMS).

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.

The use of an online support group for neuromuscular disorders: a thematic analysis of message postings (2017)
Journal Article
Meade, O., Buchanan, H., & Coulson, N. S. (2018). The use of an online support group for neuromuscular disorders: a thematic analysis of message postings. Disability and Rehabilitation, 40(19), 2300-2310. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2017.1334239

Purpose: People affected by neuromuscular disorders can experience adverse psychosocial consequences and difficulties accessing information and support. Online support groups provide new opportunities for peer support. The aim of this study was to un... Read More about The use of an online support group for neuromuscular disorders: a thematic analysis of message postings.

Attitudes of older people with mild dementia and mild cognitive impairment and their relatives about falls risk and prevention: a qualitative study (2017)
Journal Article
Peach, T., Pollock, K., van der Wardt, V., das Nair, R., Logan, P., & Harwood, R. H. (2017). Attitudes of older people with mild dementia and mild cognitive impairment and their relatives about falls risk and prevention: a qualitative study. PLoS ONE, 12(5), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177530

Objective: To explore the perceptions of older people with mild dementia and mild cognitive impairment, and their family carers, about falling, falls risk and the acceptability of falls prevention interventions.
Design: Qualitative study involving t... Read More about Attitudes of older people with mild dementia and mild cognitive impairment and their relatives about falls risk and prevention: a qualitative study.

Adherence support strategies for exercise interventions in people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
van der Wardt, V., Hancox, J., Gondek, D., Logan, P., das Nair, R., Pollock, K., & Harwood, R. H. (2017). Adherence support strategies for exercise interventions in people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a systematic review. Preventive Medicine Reports, 7, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.05.007

Exercise-based therapy may improve health status for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or dementia but cannot work without adherence, which has proven difficult. This review aimed to evaluate strategies to support adherence among people wit... Read More about Adherence support strategies for exercise interventions in people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a systematic review.

Characteristics and outcomes of hospitalised patients with vertebral fragility fractures: a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Ong, T., Kantachuvesiri, P., Sahota, O., & Gladman, J. R. (2018). Characteristics and outcomes of hospitalised patients with vertebral fragility fractures: a systematic review. Age and Ageing, 47(1), 17-25. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx079

Background: The complex management for patients presenting to hospital with vertebral fragility fractures provides justification for the development of specific services for them. A systematic review was undertaken to determine the incidence of hospi... Read More about Characteristics and outcomes of hospitalised patients with vertebral fragility fractures: a systematic review.

Withdrawal of antihypertensive medication: a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
van der Wardt, V., Harrison, J. K., Welsh, T. J., Conroy, S., & Gladman, J. R. (2017). Withdrawal of antihypertensive medication: a systematic review. Journal of Hypertension, 35, https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000001405

Although antihypertensive medication is usually continued indefinitely, observations during wash-out phases in hypertension trials have shown that withdrawal of antihypertensive medication might be well tolerated to do in a considerable proportion of... Read More about Withdrawal of antihypertensive medication: a systematic review.

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.

Factors related to medical students’ and doctors’ attitudes towards older patients: a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Samra, R., Cox, T., Gordon, A. L., Conroy, S., Lucassen, M., & Griffiths, A. (2017). Factors related to medical students’ and doctors’ attitudes towards older patients: a systematic review. Age and Ageing, 46(6), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx058

Background: Studies have sought to identify the possible determinants of medical students’ and doctors’ attitudes towards older patients by examining relationships with a variety of demographic, educational/training, and job factors. This review coll... Read More about Factors related to medical students’ and doctors’ attitudes towards older patients: a systematic review.

A thematic analysis of messages posted by moderators within health-related asynchronous online support forums (2017)
Journal Article
Smedley, R. M., & Coulson, N. S. (2017). A thematic analysis of messages posted by moderators within health-related asynchronous online support forums. Patient Education and Counseling, 100(9), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.04.008

Objective: To identify and describe the activities performed by online support community moderators.
Methods: A total of 790 messages were downloaded for analysis. Messages were written by 59 moderators from 6 forums that represent a diverse range o... Read More about A thematic analysis of messages posted by moderators within health-related asynchronous online support forums.

Benchmarking the prevalence of care problems in UK care homes using the LPZ-i: a feasibility study (2017)
Journal Article
Darby, J., Horne, J., Lewin, J., Crocker, C., Coates, E., McEwan, K., …Gordon, A. L. (2017). Benchmarking the prevalence of care problems in UK care homes using the LPZ-i: a feasibility study. East Midlands Research into Ageing Network (EMRAN) Discussion Paper Series, 13,

Background: UK care homes have no mechanism for counting, collating or analyzing prevalence of care problems to benchmark quality of care. This study investigated the feasibility of the International Prevalence Measurement of Quality of... Read More about Benchmarking the prevalence of care problems in UK care homes using the LPZ-i: a feasibility study.

Model registration: a call to action (2017)
Journal Article
Sampson, C. J., & Wrightson, T. (2017). Model registration: a call to action. PharmacoEconomics - Open, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41669-017-0019-2

Evidence regarding the effectiveness of health technologies can be distorted via numerous mechanisms, including publication bias, methodological errors, over- interpretation of findings and fraud. In recent years, popular science writers have brought... Read More about Model registration: a call to action.

Challenges and opportunities in understanding dementia and delirium in the acute hospital (2017)
Journal Article
Jackson, T. A., Gladman, J. R., Harwood, R. H., MacLullich, A. M., Sampson, E. L., Sheehan, B., & Davis, D. H. (2017). Challenges and opportunities in understanding dementia and delirium in the acute hospital. PLoS Medicine, 14(3), Article e1002247. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002247

What is the problem?

Dementia in general hospitals

Dementia is very common in patients admitted to acute hospitals, affecting one in four patients, with 6% of people living with dementia being inpatients in acute hospitals at any given time [1,... Read More about Challenges and opportunities in understanding dementia and delirium in the acute hospital.

Social Identity in People with Multiple Sclerosis: An Examination of Family Identity and Mood (2017)
Journal Article
Barker, A. B., Lincoln, N. B., Hunt, N., & das Nair, R. (2018). Social Identity in People with Multiple Sclerosis: An Examination of Family Identity and Mood. International Journal of Ms Care, 20(2), 85-91. https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2016-074

Background: Mood disorders are highly prevalent in people with MS. MS causes changes to a person’s sense of self. The Social Identity Model of Identity Change posits that group membership can have a positive effect on mood during identity change. The... Read More about Social Identity in People with Multiple Sclerosis: An Examination of Family Identity and Mood.

Promoting Healthy Adolescent Lifestyles Through Serious Games: Enacting a Multidisciplinary Approach (2017)
Book Chapter
Dunwell, I., Condon, L. A., Bul, K. C., Lang, A. R., Atkinson, S., Coulson, N. S., & Collins, E. (2017). Promoting Healthy Adolescent Lifestyles Through Serious Games: Enacting a Multidisciplinary Approach. In Serious Games and Edutainment Applications (323-348). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51645-5_15

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. Long-term health risks associated with unhealthy lifestyles present a significant current and future burden for healthcare providers. Adolescence represents a critical time for intervention, as habits form... Read More about Promoting Healthy Adolescent Lifestyles Through Serious Games: Enacting a Multidisciplinary Approach.

Being the ‘med reg’: an exploration of junior doctors’ perceptions of the medical registrar role (2017)
Journal Article
Fisher, J. M., Garside, M. J., Brock, P., Gibson, V., Hunt, K., Wyrko, Z., & Gordon, A. L. (2017). Being the ‘med reg’: an exploration of junior doctors’ perceptions of the medical registrar role. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 47(1), https://doi.org/10.4997/JRCPe.2017.116

The role of the medical registrar is a challenging one and is acknowledged as being a disincentive to a career in medicine for some junior doctors. We set out to build a broader understanding of the role through exploration of Foundation Doctors’ and... Read More about Being the ‘med reg’: an exploration of junior doctors’ perceptions of the medical registrar role.

A low cost virtual reality system for home based rehabilitation of the arm following stroke: a randomised controlled feasibility trial (2017)
Journal Article
Standen, P., Threapleton, K., Richardson, A., Connell, L., Brown, D., Battersby, S., …Burton, A. (2017). A low cost virtual reality system for home based rehabilitation of the arm following stroke: a randomised controlled feasibility trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 31(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215516640320

OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial of a home-based virtual reality system for rehabilitation of the arm following stroke.
DESIGN: Two group feasibility randomised controlled trial of intervention versus... Read More about A low cost virtual reality system for home based rehabilitation of the arm following stroke: a randomised controlled feasibility trial.

Understanding the models of community hospital rehabilitation activity (MoCHA): a mixed method study (2017)
Journal Article
Gladman, J., Buckell, J., Young, J., Smith, A., Hulme, C., Saggu, S., …Tucker, H. (2017). Understanding the models of community hospital rehabilitation activity (MoCHA): a mixed method study. BMJ Open, 7(2), Article e010483. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010483

Introduction

To understand the variation in performance between community hospitals, our objectives are: to measure the relative performance (cost efficiency) of rehabilitation services in community hospitals; to identify the characteristics of c... Read More about Understanding the models of community hospital rehabilitation activity (MoCHA): a mixed method study.