All Outputs (520)

A Qualitative Study Exploring the Lives and Caring Practices of Young Carers of Stroke Survivors (2022)
Journal Article
Cameron, T. M., Walker, M. F., & Fisher, R. J. (2022). A Qualitative Study Exploring the Lives and Caring Practices of Young Carers of Stroke Survivors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), 3941. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073941

This study investigated the life transformation of children when a parent returned home from hospital after a stroke. The study explored children’s experiences of taking on caring roles in partnership with their well parent and stroke survivors’ perc... Read More about A Qualitative Study Exploring the Lives and Caring Practices of Young Carers of Stroke Survivors.

Sustaining interventions in care homes initiated by quality improvement projects: a qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article
Devi, R., Martin, G. P., Banerjee, J., Gladman, J. R., Dening, T., Barat, A., & Gordon, A. L. (2022). Sustaining interventions in care homes initiated by quality improvement projects: a qualitative study. BMJ Quality and Safety, 32(11), 665-675. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2021-014345

Introduction: Inadequate and varied quality of care in care homes has led to a proliferation of quality improvement (QI) projects. This study examined the sustainability of interventions initiated by such projects. Method: This qualitative study expl... Read More about Sustaining interventions in care homes initiated by quality improvement projects: a qualitative study.

Enabling the Authentic Voice: Generating Ethnographies of Women with Cerebral Palsy (2022)
Journal Article
Shah, S., Bradbury-Jones, C., & Taylor, J. (2022). Enabling the Authentic Voice: Generating Ethnographies of Women with Cerebral Palsy. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 24(1), 82-95. https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.833

Historically, research has been undertaken using methods that have restricted the participation of disabled women with speech impairments. Metaphorically and literally, their voices have not been heard. Facing barriers to speak for themselves makes i... Read More about Enabling the Authentic Voice: Generating Ethnographies of Women with Cerebral Palsy.

Patients views on which return-to-work outcomes should be prioritised: A nominal group technique focus group (2022)
Journal Article
Bridger, K., Kellezi, B., Kendrick, D., Kettlewell, J., Holmes, J., Timmons, S., …Radford, K. (2022). Patients views on which return-to-work outcomes should be prioritised: A nominal group technique focus group. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 85(9), 704-711. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226211072766

Objective: Injuries can have a long-lasting effect on ability to return to work, but there is little research on which outcomes are most important to patients. This study aims to identify and prioritise return-to-work outcomes important to patients f... Read More about Patients views on which return-to-work outcomes should be prioritised: A nominal group technique focus group.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in care home research infrastructure (2022)
Journal Article
Gordon, A. L., Rick, C., Juszczak, E., Montgomery, A., Howard, R., Guthrie, B., …Tate, V. (2022). The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in care home research infrastructure. Age and Ageing, 51(3), Article afac052. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac052

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in catastrophic levels of morbidity and mortality for care home residents. Despite this, research platforms for COVID-19 in care homes arrived late in the pandemic compared with other care settings. The Prophylactic The... Read More about The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in care home research infrastructure.

‘It is designed for everybody to find their own level and to improve themselves’; views of older people and instructors of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme (2022)
Journal Article
Gumber, L., Timmons, S., Coupland, C., Gladman, J., Lliffe, S., Kendrick, D., …Orton, E. (2022). ‘It is designed for everybody to find their own level and to improve themselves’; views of older people and instructors of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme. Age and Ageing, 51(2), Article afac023. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac023

Background: Older adults are at increased risk of falls due to ageing, decreased muscle strength and impaired balance. Clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy and effectiveness of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme in improving fun... Read More about ‘It is designed for everybody to find their own level and to improve themselves’; views of older people and instructors of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme.

A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT (2022)
Journal Article
Logan, P. A., Horne, J. C., Allen, F., Armstrong, S. J., Clark, A. B., Conroy, S., …Sims, E. J. (2022). A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(9), 1-136. https://doi.org/10.3310/cwib0236

Background
Falls in care home residents are common, unpleasant, costly and difficult to prevent.

Objectives
The objectives were to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Guide to Action for falls prevention in Care Hom... Read More about A multidomain decision support tool to prevent falls in older people: the FinCH cluster RCT.

A Biopsychosocial Intervention for Stroke Carers (BISC): development and description of the intervention (2022)
Journal Article
Kontou, E., Thomas, S. A., Cobley, C., Fisher, R., Golding-Day, M. R., & Walker, M. F. (2022). A Biopsychosocial Intervention for Stroke Carers (BISC): development and description of the intervention. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 10(1), 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2021.2016412

Objective: Family members of stroke survivors are often not supported for their caring role, with many reporting adjustment difficulties. This paper describes the development and content of a group-based intervention for informal carers of stroke sur... Read More about A Biopsychosocial Intervention for Stroke Carers (BISC): development and description of the intervention.

Multifactorial falls prevention programme compared with usual care in UK care homes for older people: Multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation (2021)
Journal Article
Logan, P. A., Horne, J. C., Gladman, J. R., Gordon, A. L., Robertson, K., Sach, T., …Sims, E. (2021). Multifactorial falls prevention programme compared with usual care in UK care homes for older people: Multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation. BMJ, 375, Article e066991. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-066991

Objectives To determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of a multifactorial fall prevention programme compared with usual care in long term care homes. Design Multicentre, parallel, cluster randomised controlled trial. Setting Long term care home... Read More about Multifactorial falls prevention programme compared with usual care in UK care homes for older people: Multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial with economic evaluation.

Nominal group technique to establish the core components of home-based rehabilitation for survivors of stroke with severe disability (2021)
Journal Article
Fisher, R. J., Riley-Bennett, F., Russell, L., Lee, C., Sturt, R., Walker, M., & Sackley, C. (2021). Nominal group technique to establish the core components of home-based rehabilitation for survivors of stroke with severe disability. BMJ Open, 11(12), Article e052593. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052593

In the UK, over 20% of patients leaving hospital after a stroke will be severely disabled. Despite this, limited clinical guidance is available to teams tasked with providing support for this complex population at home. Additionally, many areas acros... Read More about Nominal group technique to establish the core components of home-based rehabilitation for survivors of stroke with severe disability.

Large-scale implementation of stroke early supported discharge: the WISE realist mixed-methods study (2021)
Journal Article
Fisher, R. J., Chouliara, N., Byrne, A., Cameron, T., Lewis, S., Langhorne, P., …Walker, M. F. (in press). Large-scale implementation of stroke early supported discharge: the WISE realist mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 9(22), 1-150. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr09220

Background
In England, the provision of early supported discharge is recommended as part of an evidence-based stroke care pathway.

Objectives
To investigate the effectiveness of early supported discharge services when implemented at scale in pra... Read More about Large-scale implementation of stroke early supported discharge: the WISE realist mixed-methods study.

Are dementia services and support organisations meeting the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) caregivers of LGBT people living with dementia? A scoping review of the literature (2021)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Bosco, A., Peel, E., Hinchliff, S., Dening, T., Calasanti, T., …Harwood, R. H. (2022). Are dementia services and support organisations meeting the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) caregivers of LGBT people living with dementia? A scoping review of the literature. Aging and Mental Health, 26(10), 1912-1921. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.2008870

Objectives. More than 60% of people with dementia live at home, where assistance is usually provided by informal caregivers. Research on the experiences of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) caregivers is limited. This scoping review o... Read More about Are dementia services and support organisations meeting the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) caregivers of LGBT people living with dementia? A scoping review of the literature.

Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China (2021)
Journal Article
Wu, L., Buchanan, H., & van Wijk, A. J. (2021). Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(721670), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.721670

The short form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire (s-FDPQ) is a validated measure developed to screen patients for their fear of pain associated with dental procedures. As there is a high prevalence of dental fear/anxiety in Chinese adults, the... Read More about Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China.

Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China (2021)
Journal Article
Wu, L., Buchanan, H., & van Wijk, A. J. (2021). Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 721670. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.721670

The short form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire (s-FDPQ) is a validated measure developed to screen patients for their fear of pain associated with dental procedures. As there is a high prevalence of dental fear/anxiety in Chinese adults, the... Read More about Translation and Validation of the Short Form of the Fear of Dental Pain Questionnaire in China.

Feasibility RCT of neuromuscular electrical stimulation; an Intervention to Maintain and improve neuroMuscular function during periods of Immobility (IMMI): Protocol (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Gladman, J., Aloraibi, S., Greenhaff, P., Piasecki, M., Phillips, B., Atherton, P., …Gordon, A. Feasibility RCT of neuromuscular electrical stimulation; an Intervention to Maintain and improve neuroMuscular function during periods of Immobility (IMMI): Protocol

East Midlands Research into Ageing Network (EMRAN) is a research collaboration across the East Midlands to facilitate collaborative applied clinical research into ageing and the care of older people. EMRAN was set up by NIHR CLAHRC East Midlands and... Read More about Feasibility RCT of neuromuscular electrical stimulation; an Intervention to Maintain and improve neuroMuscular function during periods of Immobility (IMMI): Protocol.

Evaluating stroke early supported discharge using cost-consequence analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Byrne, A., Chouliara, N., Cameron, T., Geue, C., Lewis, S., Robinson, T., …Fisher, R. J. (2022). Evaluating stroke early supported discharge using cost-consequence analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(23), 7127-7133. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1983043

Purpose: To evaluate different stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) services in different geographical settings using cost-consequence analysis (CCA), which presents information about costs and outcomes in the form of a balance sheet. ESD is a mult... Read More about Evaluating stroke early supported discharge using cost-consequence analysis.

Deconditioning in people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative study from the Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) process evaluation (2021)
Journal Article
Di Lorito, C., Masud, T., Gladman, J., Godfrey, M., Dunlop, M., Bosco, A., & Harwood, R. (2021). Deconditioning in people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative study from the Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) process evaluation. BMC Geriatrics, 21, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02451-z

Background: Restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased risk of deconditioning in the general population. No empirical evidence of this effect however has been gathered in people living with dementia. This study aims... Read More about Deconditioning in people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative study from the Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) process evaluation.

Rehabilitation potential in older people living with frailty: a systematic mapping review (2021)
Journal Article
Cowley, A., Goldberg, S. E., Gordon, A. L., & Logan, P. A. (2021). Rehabilitation potential in older people living with frailty: a systematic mapping review. BMC Geriatrics, 21(1), Article 533. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02498-y

Background: Following periods of acute ill-health and injury, older people are frequently assessed and provided with rehabilitation services. Healthcare practitioners are required to make nuanced decisions about which patients are likely to benefit f... Read More about Rehabilitation potential in older people living with frailty: a systematic mapping review.

Barriers and enablers to participating in regular screening programmes for women with cerebral palsy: A qualitative life course study (2021)
Journal Article
Shah, S., Taylor, J., & Bradbury-Jones, C. (2022). Barriers and enablers to participating in regular screening programmes for women with cerebral palsy: A qualitative life course study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(3), 823-833. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15058

Aims: To determine the barriers and enablers to regular, women-oriented screening programmes for women with cerebral palsy (CP); and to discuss the participants’ suggestions for change. Design: Qualitative life course approach. Methods: Twenty-five l... Read More about Barriers and enablers to participating in regular screening programmes for women with cerebral palsy: A qualitative life course study.

Embedding mentoring to support trial processes and implementation fidelity in a randomised controlled trial of vocational rehabilitation for stroke survivors (2021)
Journal Article
Craven, K., Holmes, J., Powers, K., Clarke, S., Cripps, R. L., Lindley, R., …Radford, K. (2021). Embedding mentoring to support trial processes and implementation fidelity in a randomised controlled trial of vocational rehabilitation for stroke survivors. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21, Article 203. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01382-y

Background: Little guidance exists regarding how best to upskill and support those delivering complex healthcare
interventions to ensure robust trial outcomes and implementation fidelity. Mentoring was provided to occupational
therapists (OTs) deli... Read More about Embedding mentoring to support trial processes and implementation fidelity in a randomised controlled trial of vocational rehabilitation for stroke survivors.