All Outputs (50)

Descriptions of memory rehabilitation group interventions for neurological conditions: a systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Martin, K., Sinclair, E., & das Nair, R. (2016). Descriptions of memory rehabilitation group interventions for neurological conditions: a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 30(7), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215515595273

Objective: To establish what aspects of group-based cognitive rehabilitation for memory problems are reported, and to develop a checklist for authors, which may to improve reporting of these interventions in future studies. Data sources: A systemati... Read More about Descriptions of memory rehabilitation group interventions for neurological conditions: a systematic review.

Compliance with Australian stroke guideline recommendations for outdoor mobility and transport training by post-inpatient rehabilitation services: an observational cohort study (2015)
Journal Article
McCluskey, A., Ada, L., Kelly, P. J., Middleton, S., Goodall, S., Grimshaw, J. M., …Karageorge, A. (2015). Compliance with Australian stroke guideline recommendations for outdoor mobility and transport training by post-inpatient rehabilitation services: an observational cohort study. BMC Health Services Research, 15, Article 296. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0952-7

Background: Community participation is often restricted after stroke, due to reduced confidence and outdoor mobility. Australian clinical guidelines recommend that specific evidence-based interventions be delivered to target these restrictions, such... Read More about Compliance with Australian stroke guideline recommendations for outdoor mobility and transport training by post-inpatient rehabilitation services: an observational cohort study.

The Association of Specific Executive Functions and Falls Risk in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early-Stage Dementia (2015)
Journal Article
Harwood, R., Logan, P., van der Wardt, V., Logan, P. A., Hood, V., Booth, V., …Harwood, R. H. (2015). The Association of Specific Executive Functions and Falls Risk in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early-Stage Dementia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 40(3-4), 178-185. https://doi.org/10.1159/000433523

Background/Aims: Impairment in executive function is associated with a heightened risk for falls in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. The purpose of this study was to determine which aspects of executive function are assoc... Read More about The Association of Specific Executive Functions and Falls Risk in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early-Stage Dementia.

Medical students' and doctors' attitudes towards older patients and their care in hospital settings: a conceptualisation (2015)
Journal Article
Samra, R., Griffiths, A., Cox, T., Conroy, S., Gordon, A., & Gladman, J. R. (2015). Medical students' and doctors' attitudes towards older patients and their care in hospital settings: a conceptualisation. Age and Ageing, 44(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afv082

Background: despite assertions in reports from governmental and charitable bodies that negative staff attitudes towards older patients may contribute to inequitable healthcare provision for older patients when compared with younger patients (those ag... Read More about Medical students' and doctors' attitudes towards older patients and their care in hospital settings: a conceptualisation.

Evaluation of the effect of nurse education on patient-reported foot checks and foot care behaviour of people with diabetes receiving haemodialysis (2015)
Journal Article
Brand, S. L., Musgrove, A., Jeffcoate, W., & Lincoln, N. B. (2016). Evaluation of the effect of nurse education on patient-reported foot checks and foot care behaviour of people with diabetes receiving haemodialysis. Diabetic Medicine, 33(2), 204-207. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.12831

AIMS: To assess whether a programme of nurse education increased the frequency with which nurses conducted foot checks on people with diabetes undergoing haemodialysis and to evaluate whether this influenced self-reported foot care behaviour. METHOD... Read More about Evaluation of the effect of nurse education on patient-reported foot checks and foot care behaviour of people with diabetes receiving haemodialysis.

Active treatment for idiopathic adolescent scoliosis (ACTIvATeS): A feasibility study (2015)
Journal Article
Williams, M. A., Heine, P. J., Williamson, E. M., Toye, F., Dritsaki, M., Petrou, S., …Lamb, S. E. (2015). Active treatment for idiopathic adolescent scoliosis (ACTIvATeS): A feasibility study. Health Technology Assessment, 19(55), https://doi.org/10.3310/hta19550

© 2015 by Begell House, Inc. Background: The feasibility of conducting a definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of scoliosis-specific exercises (SSEs) for adolescent idiopathic scolio... Read More about Active treatment for idiopathic adolescent scoliosis (ACTIvATeS): A feasibility study.

Preparatory review of studies of withdrawal of anti-hypertensive medication in older people (2015)
Journal Article
Harrison, J. K., Gladman, J. R., van der Wardt, V., & Conroy, S. (2015). Preparatory review of studies of withdrawal of anti-hypertensive medication in older people. East Midlands Research into Ageing Network (EMRAN) Discussion Paper Series, 3,

Introduction: Since 2012 we have undertaken a programme of research into the management of hypertension in people with dementia. As part of this we are studying the feasibility of withdrawing antihypertensive drugs in people with dementia and well-co... Read More about Preparatory review of studies of withdrawal of anti-hypertensive medication in older people.

Women’s experiences of using vaginal trainers (dilators) to treat vaginal penetration difficulties diagnosed as vaginismus: a qualitative interview study (2015)
Journal Article
Macey, K., Gregory, A., Nunns, D., & das Nair, R. (2015). Women’s experiences of using vaginal trainers (dilators) to treat vaginal penetration difficulties diagnosed as vaginismus: a qualitative interview study. BMC Women's Health, 15(1), Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-015-0201-6

Background Recent research has highlighted controversies in the conceptualisation, diagnosis and treatment of vaginismus. Vaginal trainers are currently the most widely used treatment. Critiques have highlighted concerns that the evidence-base of... Read More about Women’s experiences of using vaginal trainers (dilators) to treat vaginal penetration difficulties diagnosed as vaginismus: a qualitative interview study.

Facilitating return to work through early specialist health-based interventions (FRESH): Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
Radford, K. A., Phillips, J., Jones, T., Gibson, A., Sutton, C., Watkins, C., …Shakespeare, D. (2015). Facilitating return to work through early specialist health-based interventions (FRESH): Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 1, Article 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-015-0017-z

© 2015 Radford et al. Background: Over one million people sustain traumatic brain injury each year in the UK and more than 10 % of these are moderate or severe injuries, resulting in cognitive and psychological problems that affect the ability to wor... Read More about Facilitating return to work through early specialist health-based interventions (FRESH): Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Symptoms into words: how medical patients talk about fatigue (2015)
Book Chapter
Standen, P., Ward, C. D., Saunders, L., & Beer, C. (2015). Symptoms into words: how medical patients talk about fatigue. In C. D. Ward (Ed.), Meanings of ME: interpersonal and social dimensions of chronic fatigue (67-85). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137467324_7

Fatigue, which is the central symptom of CFS/ME, is notoriously difficult to define. We describe an investigation in which we raise two questions. First, does the way people use fatigue-related language reflect distinctive patterns? Second, is there... Read More about Symptoms into words: how medical patients talk about fatigue.

Systematic review of the epidemiology of non-collision injuries occurring to older people during use of public buses in high income countries (2015)
Journal Article
Kendrick, D., Drummond, A. E., Logan, P., Barnes, J., & Worthington, E. (2015). Systematic review of the epidemiology of non-collision injuries occurring to older people during use of public buses in high income countries. Journal of Transport and Health, 2(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2015.06.002

Each year more than 6,000 people are injured on public buses in the UK, approximately half of whom are aged 65 or over. This review synthesises the published literature on the epidemiology of non-collision injuries occurring in older people using pub... Read More about Systematic review of the epidemiology of non-collision injuries occurring to older people during use of public buses in high income countries.

Falls prevention interventions in older adults with cognitive impairment: A systematic review of reviews (2015)
Journal Article
Harwood, R., Booth, V., Booth, V., Logan, P., Harwood, R. H., & Hood, V. (2015). Falls prevention interventions in older adults with cognitive impairment: A systematic review of reviews. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 22(6), 289-296. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2015.22.6.289

Aim: This critical review explores the review material on falls prevention interventions in older adults with a cognitive impairment such as dementia. Method: A critical, systematic, review of review method was used. Five large electronic databas... Read More about Falls prevention interventions in older adults with cognitive impairment: A systematic review of reviews.

Online social support for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: a content analysis of support exchanges within a newly launched discussion forum (2015)
Journal Article
Smedley, R. M., Coulson, N. S., Gavin, J., Rodham, K., & Watts, L. (2015). Online social support for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: a content analysis of support exchanges within a newly launched discussion forum. Computers in Human Behavior, 51(A), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.04.040

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a debilitating illness characterised by unexplained pain that is disproportionate to any initiating event. Individuals living with CRPS can become socially isolated, and online support communities may provide them wi... Read More about Online social support for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: a content analysis of support exchanges within a newly launched discussion forum.

Translating knowledge into practice: content analysis of online resources about sexual difficulties for individuals with traumatic brain injury (2015)
Journal Article
Moreno, J. A., & das Nair, R. (2015). Translating knowledge into practice: content analysis of online resources about sexual difficulties for individuals with traumatic brain injury. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 30(4), 448-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2015.1039937

For many individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), the Internet is the only available source of information regarding their sexual problems following TBI. This study aimed to evaluate the content and the quality of patient or carer information t... Read More about Translating knowledge into practice: content analysis of online resources about sexual difficulties for individuals with traumatic brain injury.

Cost-effectiveness of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for frail older people discharged from acute medical units: economic evaluation in a two-centre randomised controlled trial (AMIGOS) (2015)
Journal Article
Bayer, A., Tanajewski, L., Franklin, M., Gkountouras, G., Berdunov, V., Edmans, J., …Elliott, R. (2015). Cost-effectiveness of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for frail older people discharged from acute medical units: economic evaluation in a two-centre randomised controlled trial (AMIGOS). PLoS ONE, 10(5), Article e0121340. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121340

Background Poor outcomes and high resource-use are observed for frail older people discharged from acute medical units. A specialist geriatric medical intervention, to facilitate Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, was developed to reduce the incide... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for frail older people discharged from acute medical units: economic evaluation in a two-centre randomised controlled trial (AMIGOS).

Provision of NHS generalist and specialist services to care homes in England: review of surveys (2015)
Journal Article
Iliffe, S., Davies, S. L., Gordon, A. L., Schneider, J., Dening, T., Bowman, C., …Goodman, C. (2016). Provision of NHS generalist and specialist services to care homes in England: review of surveys. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 17(2), 122-137. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423615000250

Background: The number of beds in care homes (with and without nurses) in the United Kingdom is three times greater than the number of beds in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. Care homes are predominantly owned by a range of commercial, not-f... Read More about Provision of NHS generalist and specialist services to care homes in England: review of surveys.

Randomised controlled study comparing two psychological therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) vs. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) (2015)
Journal Article
AlHadethe, A., Hunt, N., Ghaffar, A., & Thomas, S. A. (2015). Randomised controlled study comparing two psychological therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) vs. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET). Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders and Treatment, 4(4), Article 1000145. https://doi.org/10.4172/2324-8947.1000145

Background: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common psychological reaction after traumatic events. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) as treatments f... Read More about Randomised controlled study comparing two psychological therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) vs. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET).

General Practitioners’ views of blood pressure control in people with and without dementia (2015)
Journal Article
van der Wardt, V., Conroy, S., Taggar, J., & Gladman, J. R. (2015). General Practitioners’ views of blood pressure control in people with and without dementia. East Midlands Research into Ageing Network (EMRAN) Discussion Paper Series, 1,

Introduction: Since 2012, our group has undertaken a programme of research examining the treatment of hypertension in people with dementia. Hypertension is managed by GPs, who are guided by NICE guidelines, which make no mention of different manageme... Read More about General Practitioners’ views of blood pressure control in people with and without dementia.

Systematic review of EASY-care needs assessment for community-dwelling older people (2015)
Journal Article
Craig, C., Chadborn, N., Sands, G., Tuomainen, H., & Gladman, J. R. (2015). Systematic review of EASY-care needs assessment for community-dwelling older people. Age and Ageing, 44(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afv050

Background: undertaking comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs) combined with long-term health and social care management can improve the quality of life of older people [ 1]. The EASY-Care tool is a CGA instrument designed for assessing the physi... Read More about Systematic review of EASY-care needs assessment for community-dwelling older people.

Are accelerometers a useful way to measure activity in care home residents? (2015)
Journal Article
Walker, G. M., Logan, P., Gordon, A. L., Conroy, S., Armstrong, S., Robertson, K., …Gladman, J. R. F. (2015). Are accelerometers a useful way to measure activity in care home residents?. Age and Ageing, 44(suppl 1), i12-i12. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afv032.02

Introduction: Accurate measurement of activity in care home residents is important for monitoring and evaluating interventions for activity promotion. Accelerometers provide a potential method. However, their usefulness in this population has not bee... Read More about Are accelerometers a useful way to measure activity in care home residents?.