All Outputs (48)

Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach (2024)
Journal Article
De Dios Pérez, B., das Nair, R., & Radford, K. (2024). Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach. Clinical Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241235956

Objective To describe the process of developing a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis. Design We used the person-based approach, to develop interventions through an iterative process incorporat... Read More about Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach.

Peer mentoring for people with acquired brain injury – a systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
De Dios Perez, B., Morris, R. P., Craven, K., & Radford, K. A. (2024). Peer mentoring for people with acquired brain injury – a systematic review. Brain Injury, 38(4), 316-329. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2024.2310779

Introduction: Over 100 million people worldwide live with disabilities resulting from an acquired brain injury (ABI). ABI survivors experience cognitive and physical problems and require support to resume an active life. They can benefit from support... Read More about Peer mentoring for people with acquired brain injury – a systematic review.

Realist Evaluation Comparison of Dementia-Friendly Communities in England and the Netherlands (2024)
Journal Article
Chadborn, N. H., Thijssen, M., Logan, P., Radford, K., & Graff, M. (2024). Realist Evaluation Comparison of Dementia-Friendly Communities in England and the Netherlands. Health and Social Care in the Community, 2024, Article 5576029. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5576029

Introduction. Dementia-friendly communities coordinate activities and events which offer social inclusion and participation of people with dementia. Initiatives can include memory cafés, sports, and tourist and heritage visits. This study explored ho... Read More about Realist Evaluation Comparison of Dementia-Friendly Communities in England and the Netherlands.

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Employment of People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multi-Methods Study (2024)
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De Dios Perez, B., Pritchard, C., Powers, K., das Nair, R., Evangelou, N., Ford, H., …Radford, K. (2024). The Impact of COVID-19 on the Employment of People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multi-Methods Study. International Journal of Ms Care, https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2023-049

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led to approximately half of the working population in the United Kingdom being unable to work temporarily. This study aims to understand the employment needs and experiences of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in... Read More about The Impact of COVID-19 on the Employment of People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Multi-Methods Study.

Factors influencing employers’ support for employees with acquired brain injuries or mental illness to return to- and stay in work: A qualitative systematic review (2024)
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Craven, K., De Dios Pérez, B., Holmes, J., Fisher, R., & Radford, K. A. (in press). Factors influencing employers’ support for employees with acquired brain injuries or mental illness to return to- and stay in work: A qualitative systematic review. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.3233/wor-230214

BACKGROUND: People with acquired brain injuries (ABIs) often experience residual limitations and co-morbid mental illnesses that restrict work participation. Employers are key in enabling successful return-to-work and job retention. OBJECTIVE: This r... Read More about Factors influencing employers’ support for employees with acquired brain injuries or mental illness to return to- and stay in work: A qualitative systematic review.

“I’ve still got a job to go back to”: the importance of early vocational rehabilitation after stroke (2023)
Journal Article
Moore, N., Reeder, S., O’Keefe, S., Alves-Stein, S., Schneider, E., Moloney, K., …Lannin, N. A. (in press). “I’ve still got a job to go back to”: the importance of early vocational rehabilitation after stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2230125

Purpose Returning to work is an important goal after stroke, not only as a recovery indicator but also for facilitating independent living and improved social identity. The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of vocational rehabil... Read More about “I’ve still got a job to go back to”: the importance of early vocational rehabilitation after stroke.

The effectiveness of occupational therapy supporting return to work for people who sustain serious injuries or develop long-term (physical or mental) health conditions: A systematic review (2023)
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De Dios Perez, B., McQueen, J., Craven, K., Radford, K., Blake, H., Smith, B., …Holmes, J. (2023). The effectiveness of occupational therapy supporting return to work for people who sustain serious injuries or develop long-term (physical or mental) health conditions: A systematic review. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 86(7), 467-481. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226231170996

Introduction: People with long-term conditions or recovering from serious injuries can struggle to return to work. The evidence for occupational therapy supporting return to work is limited. We aimed to identify and explain how occupational therapy i... Read More about The effectiveness of occupational therapy supporting return to work for people who sustain serious injuries or develop long-term (physical or mental) health conditions: A systematic review.

A mixed-methods feasibility case series of a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis (2023)
Journal Article
De Dios Pérez, B., das Nair, R., & Radford, K. (2024). A mixed-methods feasibility case series of a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(5), 875-886. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2181411

Purpose: To ascertain the feasibility and acceptability of delivering a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention [MSVR] for people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) in a community setting. Secondary objectives included determining whether MS... Read More about A mixed-methods feasibility case series of a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention for people with multiple sclerosis.

The Workwell trial: protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis (2022)
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Hammond, A., Radford, K. A., Ching, A., Prior, Y., O’Brien, R., Woodbridge, S., …Holland, P. (2022). The Workwell trial: protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis. Trials, 23(1), Article 937. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06871-z

Background: The Workwell trial is a multi-centre randomised controlled trial with the aims of evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis, who are expe... Read More about The Workwell trial: protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of job retention vocational rehabilitation for employed people with inflammatory arthritis.

Experiences of people with multiple sclerosis at work: Towards the understanding of the needs for a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention (2022)
Journal Article
De dios perez, B., Radford, K., & das Nair, R. (2022). Experiences of people with multiple sclerosis at work: Towards the understanding of the needs for a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 72(1), 303-313. https://doi.org/10.3233/wor-210012

Background: Supporting people with multiple sclerosis (MS) at work can be challenging due to the unpredictable nature and myriad of disease-related symptoms, and issues related to the work environment. Objective: To explore, amongst people with MS... Read More about Experiences of people with multiple sclerosis at work: Towards the understanding of the needs for a job retention vocational rehabilitation intervention.

Qualitative study exploring factors affecting the implementation of a vocational rehabilitation intervention in the UK major trauma pathway (2022)
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Kettlewell, J., Radford, K., Kendrick, D., Patel, P., Bridger, K., Kellezi, B., …Timmons, S. (2022). Qualitative study exploring factors affecting the implementation of a vocational rehabilitation intervention in the UK major trauma pathway. BMJ Open, 12(3), Article e060294. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060294

Objectives This study aimed to: (1) understand the context for delivering a trauma vocational rehabilitation (VR) intervention; (2) identify potential barriers and enablers to the implementation of a VR intervention post-trauma. Design Qualitative st... Read More about Qualitative study exploring factors affecting the implementation of a vocational rehabilitation intervention in the UK major trauma pathway.

Patients views on which return-to-work outcomes should be prioritised: A nominal group technique focus group (2022)
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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.

Embedding mentoring to support trial processes and implementation fidelity in a randomised controlled trial of vocational rehabilitation for stroke survivors (2021)
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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.

Factors Affecting the Delivery and Acceptability of the ROWTATE Telehealth Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for Traumatic Injury Survivors: A Mixed-Methods Study (2021)
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Kettlewell, J., Lindley, R., Radford, K., Patel, P., Bridger, K., Kellezi, B., …Kendrick, D. (2021). Factors Affecting the Delivery and Acceptability of the ROWTATE Telehealth Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for Traumatic Injury Survivors: A Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), Article 9744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189744

Background: Returning to work after traumatic injury can be problematic. We developed a vocational telerehabilitation (VR) intervention for trauma survivors, delivered by trained occupational therapists (OTs) and clinical psychologists (CPs), and exp... Read More about Factors Affecting the Delivery and Acceptability of the ROWTATE Telehealth Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for Traumatic Injury Survivors: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Patient Perspectives on Key Outcomes for Vocational Rehabilitation Interventions Following Traumatic Injury (2021)
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Bridger, K., Kellezi, B., Kendrick, D., Radford, K., Timmons, S., Rennoldson, M., …Kettlewell, J. (2021). Patient Perspectives on Key Outcomes for Vocational Rehabilitation Interventions Following Traumatic Injury. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), Article 2035. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042035

Returning to work after traumatic injury can have a range of benefits, but there is currently little research that incorporates patient perspectives to identify outcomes of vocational rehabilitation interventions that are important to survivors. Trau... Read More about Patient Perspectives on Key Outcomes for Vocational Rehabilitation Interventions Following Traumatic Injury.

Vocational rehabilitation to enhance return to work after trauma (ROWTATE): protocol for a non-randomised single-arm mixed-methods feasibility study (2021)
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Kendrick, D., das Nair, R., Kellezi, B., Morriss, R., Kettlewell, J., Holmes, J., …Radford, K. (2021). Vocational rehabilitation to enhance return to work after trauma (ROWTATE): protocol for a non-randomised single-arm mixed-methods feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1), Article 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00769-4

Background Traumatic injuries are common amongst working age adults. Survivors often experience physical and psychological problems, reduced quality of life and difficulty returning to work. Vocational rehabilitation improves work outcomes for a ran... Read More about Vocational rehabilitation to enhance return to work after trauma (ROWTATE): protocol for a non-randomised single-arm mixed-methods feasibility study.

Feasibility study and process evaluation of MRI plus physiotherapy vs. physiotherapy alone in non-specific chronic low back pain among patients in Saudi Arabia (2020)
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Alhowimel, A., Alotiabi, M., Coulson, N., & Radford, K. (2020). Feasibility study and process evaluation of MRI plus physiotherapy vs. physiotherapy alone in non-specific chronic low back pain among patients in Saudi Arabia. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6(1), Article 188. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00731-w

© 2020, The Author(s). Aim: To determine the feasibility of conducting a definitive randomised control trial (RCT) to answer the following questions: (1) Is early physiotherapy treatment acceptable and feasible for patients and direct healthcare prov... Read More about Feasibility study and process evaluation of MRI plus physiotherapy vs. physiotherapy alone in non-specific chronic low back pain among patients in Saudi Arabia.

A study of mapping usual care and unmet need for vocational rehabilitation and psychological support following major trauma in five health districts in the UK (2020)
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Kettlewell, J., Timmons, S., Bridger, K., Kendrick, D., Kellezi, B., Holmes, J., …Radford, K. (2021). A study of mapping usual care and unmet need for vocational rehabilitation and psychological support following major trauma in five health districts in the UK. Clinical Rehabilitation, 35(5), 750-764. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215520971777

Objective: To identify where and how trauma survivors’ rehabilitation needs are met after trauma, to map rehabilitation across five UK major trauma networks, and to compare with recommended pathways. Design: Qualitative study (interviews, focus group... Read More about A study of mapping usual care and unmet need for vocational rehabilitation and psychological support following major trauma in five health districts in the UK.

Psychosocial consequences of diagnosing nonspecific low-back pain radiologically: a qualitative study (2020)
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Alhowimel, A., Alotaibi, M., Coulson, N., & Radford, K. (2022). Psychosocial consequences of diagnosing nonspecific low-back pain radiologically: a qualitative study. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 38(7), 890-896. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2020.1802799

Background Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a complex biopsychosocial problem with financial implications for society. Most LBP is categorized as nonspecific CLBP (NS-CLBP); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used in the investigation... Read More about Psychosocial consequences of diagnosing nonspecific low-back pain radiologically: a qualitative study.

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.