Outputs (427)

Evaluation of Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent Allied Health Professionals preceptorship programmes: a mixed method UK study (2023)
Journal Article
Salt, E., Jackman, K., & O’Brien, A. V. (in press). Evaluation of Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent Allied Health Professionals preceptorship programmes: a mixed method UK study. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), Article 591. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04515-7

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate current preceptorship provision across AHP professions in the Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent (SSOT) region of England to improve consistency, share and optimise best practice. Background: Preceptorship, defined as a p... Read More about Evaluation of Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent Allied Health Professionals preceptorship programmes: a mixed method UK study.

Comparison of typical radiation doses and risks using an anthropomorphic ‘bone fracture’ phantom for commonly performed X‐ray projections in a 5‐year‐old (2023)
Journal Article
Doyle, E., Dimmock, M. R., Lee, K. L., Thomas, P., & Bassed, R. B. (in press). Comparison of typical radiation doses and risks using an anthropomorphic ‘bone fracture’ phantom for commonly performed X‐ray projections in a 5‐year‐old. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.717

Introduction: Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are typical dose levels for medical imaging examinations for groups of standard‐sized patients or standard phantoms for broadly defined types of equipment used as a tool to aid optimisation of protecti... Read More about Comparison of typical radiation doses and risks using an anthropomorphic ‘bone fracture’ phantom for commonly performed X‐ray projections in a 5‐year‐old.

Effects of high-intensity interval training with an eccentric hamstring exercise program in futsal players: A randomized controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Gómez, E. M., Atef, H., Elsayed, S. H., Zakaria, H. M., Navarro, M. P., & Sulé, E. M. (2023). Effects of high-intensity interval training with an eccentric hamstring exercise program in futsal players: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine, 102(31), Article e34626. https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000034626

Background: Physiotherapy protocols based on high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or eccentric hamstring exercises like Nordic Curl (NC) have been scarcely studied in futsal players. The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of... Read More about Effects of high-intensity interval training with an eccentric hamstring exercise program in futsal players: A randomized controlled trial.

The potential for compression garments to influence upper limb function in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (2023)
Thesis
Alshehab, M. A. H. A. M. The potential for compression garments to influence upper limb function in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/530031

Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term that describes a group of people with various motor, sensory and mental dysfunctions caused by permanent damage to the developing brain. Depending on the location and size of the brain damage, signs and symptom... Read More about The potential for compression garments to influence upper limb function in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy.

Achieving zero by 30 in Bangladesh through a One Health approach (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Ghosh, S., Hasan, M., Nath, N., Haider, N., Higgins Jones, D., Islam, M., Rahaman, M. M., Mursalin, H., Mahmud, N., Kamruzzaman, M., Rabby, M. F., Kar, S., Ullah, S. M., Rashed Shah, M., Jahan, A., Sohel Rana, M., Chowdhury, S., Uddin, M. J., Sunil, T., Ahmed, B.-N., …Islam, M. N. Achieving zero by 30 in Bangladesh through a One Health approach

Background: Bangladesh is making progress toward achieving zero human dog-mediated rabies deaths by 2030, a global goal set in 2015.

Methods: Drawing from multiple datasets, including patient immunization record books and mass dog vaccination (MD... Read More about Achieving zero by 30 in Bangladesh through a One Health approach.

Effect of aerobic exercise, slow deep breathing and mindfulness meditation on cortisol and glucose levels in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Obaya, H. E., Abdeen, H. A., Salem, A. A., Shehata, M. A., Aldhahi, M. I., Muka, T., Marques-Sule, E., Taha, M. M., Gaber, M., & Atef, H. (in press). Effect of aerobic exercise, slow deep breathing and mindfulness meditation on cortisol and glucose levels in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, Article 1186546. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1186546

Background: Aerobic exercise combined with breathing exercise can be an integral part of diabetes mellitus treatment. This single-center, randomized, parallel-group study investigated the effect of the combination of aerobic exercise with slow deep b... Read More about Effect of aerobic exercise, slow deep breathing and mindfulness meditation on cortisol and glucose levels in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.

Would the Actigraph Always be Sufficient for Sleep Analysis in Exercise-Based Studies? A Case Report of Negative Response of Sleep to Exercise (2023)
Journal Article
Atef, H., & Gaber, M. (in press). Would the Actigraph Always be Sufficient for Sleep Analysis in Exercise-Based Studies? A Case Report of Negative Response of Sleep to Exercise. Sleep Science, 16(02), 265-270. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1770808

Introduction: Sleep deprivation is common after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). It is mostly managed well by exercise. The number of reported post-CABG cases that respond negatively to exercise is scanty. The etiology is usually associated wi... Read More about Would the Actigraph Always be Sufficient for Sleep Analysis in Exercise-Based Studies? A Case Report of Negative Response of Sleep to Exercise.

Is there a difference in the analgesic response to intra-articular bupivacaine injection in people with knee osteoarthritis pain with or without central sensitisation? Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Zedan, Y., Knaggs, R., Cooper, D., Kurien, T., Walsh, D. A., Auer, D. P., & Scammell, B. E. (2023). Is there a difference in the analgesic response to intra-articular bupivacaine injection in people with knee osteoarthritis pain with or without central sensitisation? Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 13(7), e072138. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072138

Introduction: Pain is the main symptom of osteoarthritis (OA) with approximately 50% of patients reporting moderate-to-severe pain. Total knee replacement (TKR) is the ultimate treatment option to alleviate pain in knee OA. Nevertheless, TKR does not... Read More about Is there a difference in the analgesic response to intra-articular bupivacaine injection in people with knee osteoarthritis pain with or without central sensitisation? Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Measuring Vulnerability in Grief: The Psychometric Properties of the Italian Adult Attitude to Grief Scale (2023)
Journal Article
Gori, A., Topino, E., Imperatore, P., Musetti, A., Sim, J., & Machin, L. (2023). Measuring Vulnerability in Grief: The Psychometric Properties of the Italian Adult Attitude to Grief Scale. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 13(6), 975-985. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe13060074

Although experiences of loss and the consequent grief are natural in human life, some individuals may have difficulty managing these events, to the point of developing significant impairment in their functioning in important life areas. Given this, t... Read More about Measuring Vulnerability in Grief: The Psychometric Properties of the Italian Adult Attitude to Grief Scale.

Bio-impedance spectroscopy added to a fluid management protocol does not improve preservation of residual kidney function in incident hemodialysis patients in a randomized controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Davies, S. J., Coyle, D., Lindley, E. J., Keane, D., Belcher, J., Caskey, F. J., Dasgupta, I., Davenport, A., Farrington, K., Mitra, S., Ormandy, P., Wilkie, M., Macdonald, J., Zanganeh, M., Andronis, L., Solis-Trapala, I., & Sim, J. (2023). Bio-impedance spectroscopy added to a fluid management protocol does not improve preservation of residual kidney function in incident hemodialysis patients in a randomized controlled trial. Kidney International, 104(3), 587-598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2023.05.016

Avoiding excessive dialysis-associated volume depletion may help preserve residual kidney function (RKF). To establish whether knowledge of the estimated normally hydrated weight from bioimpedance measurements (BI-NHW) when setting the post-hemodialy... Read More about Bio-impedance spectroscopy added to a fluid management protocol does not improve preservation of residual kidney function in incident hemodialysis patients in a randomized controlled trial.